...
routine?
A possibility.
Dan Scott
together let's each shoot a couple frames of the same
subject with the K35/3.5 and the FA 35/2. That ought to show a little
of the similarities and differences between the two (@ f/3.5 and down).
What do you think?
Dan Scott
On Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at 07:54 AM, Cotty wrote:
A Smart Police car! Is that an oxymoron? Assuming cops travel in pairs,
where do they stow the handcuffed burglar?
Cotty
They put him under the hood and let the hamster take a break?
Dan Scott
to prefer mirror telescopes. Is there some sort
of paradox here, or does it all have to do with the prohibitive expense
of a refractive telescope/lens with 6 or larger elements?
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
I suspect bokeh is a not a common topic in Astronomy.
Dan Scott
I've found that gives me a
realistic range of yellows. Now I just need to figure out how to get my
scanner to do the same.
Dan Scott
, but now next to nothing. I
wonder if it's common for other people too?
Thanks,
Dan Scott
of elements in the scene being photographed for bad bokeh
to end up on the film. Plus, the third factor affecting valuation of
bokeh is the viewer. If you like the bokeh in evidence on the print or
transparency, it's good bokeh if you don't, it's bad.
Dan Scott
http://www.photocritique.net/
http://www.photosig.com/
The two above are worth visiting.
Dan Scott
On Wednesday, December 11, 2002, at 06:22 AM, T Rittenhouse wrote:
Pro camera -- one you can not afford.
Am camera -- one you have.
How about
Pro camera generates more income than it cost
Am camera costs more every time you use it
Dan Scott
On Wednesday, December 11, 2002, at 12:13 PM, Lon Williamson wrote:
Dan, you a resourceful Texan and all with no doubt, a big-ass Cowboy
hat, should have no problem. Use your big paw, and if that ain't
enough, the brim of your hat.
LOL
Dan Scott
the snapshot, but years
later, turned
into a pro, then sold the photo? What's the body then?
That should be enough to chew on for now...
Hey y'all up there near Frank,
Why'nt y'all see if you can hook him up with a nice girl or something,
man. His stitching's getting all ravelly up there.
Dan
the problem you mention.
Haven't done it myself, but I will when and if I pick up this lens.
Dan Scott
.
Dan Scott
for better, from such otherwise nice folks...
keith whaley
Oh, I don't know about that. It isn't like this particular example has
added much Pentax/Photography related goodness to the list, so I'm
reasonably glad I can't see it.
Dan Scott
reasons to look
for a specific lens and certainly room for all of them.
Dan Scott
quicker :-)
Cesar
Panama City, Florida
Outstanding. That one is going into the keeper file.
Dan Scott
of an accessory hat with two power units mounted on
either side, much like the much lauded and technologically advanced
beer hat of the '70s. I understand that as the power units discharge,
the waste heat is scavenged and reused in the winter for ear warming.
Dan Scott
push bw like that. Maybe it's just surplus.
Collin
I bought one of those last month. I think it was the film they market
as Kodak Black White a C-41 film. I think they just want even more
people to try it.
Dan Scott
On Thursday, December 12, 2002, at 02:57 PM, Lon Williamson wrote:
I have never had the nerve to shoot over 1X. How fiddly is doing
this?
You'll definitely want to use a tripod.
Dan Scott
and
snapshots (maybe Voightlander) and Canon EOS for macro.
However, I'd rather think I was quitting Pentax because something new
and incredibly cool came out, and I'd go with whatever that was if it
fit into my budget.
Dan Scott
On Thursday, December 12, 2002, at 02:46 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mark, I've been called damned in the past,
but never lovable.
I like this group. grin.
OK, group hug everyone!
I carry pepper spray for special moments just like this. ;-)
Dan
if it's his camera and
he's getting paid for the shot? What if ...
Dan Scott (my son has been doing this to me all week:-)
On Thursday, December 12, 2002, at 09:23 PM, William Robb wrote:
Of course, by the same theory, if you have a scalpel, are you
automatically a surgeon?
William Robb
I have a camera, but I'm all too frequently not a photographer.
Dan Scott
collecting are truly compatible? Is attempting to do both really doing
justice to either?
Food for thought.
Dan Scott
On Thursday, December 12, 2002, at 05:00 PM, Lasse Karlsson wrote:
Hi Lasse,
Nice to see you back again. Congratulations on all the good things
happening to you. And congratulations to the 17 year old's mother for
being smart enough to accompany the both of you. vbg
Dan Scott
On Friday, December 13, 2002, at 01:37 PM, tom wrote:
Can I have a cool name too?
tv
Nope. If you want a cool name, you'll have to earn it. :-)
Dan Scott
look for an M 200/4 or the earlier and larger 200/4. You'd
like the feel and probably like the quality better than a cheap zoom
that goes to 200.
Dan Scott
can delete
the stepped on layers and I'm back to my original image without having
to open a new copy. I also try to remember to make snapshots, but I'm
pretty erratic at that.
Dan Scott
On Friday, December 13, 2002, at 09:51 PM, Steve Pearson wrote:
Dan:
Thanks for the info. I really appreciate the fact
that you have tested the import vs. the US, and found
no difference.
Steve,
You'll be better off buying a roll of each and see how it works for
youyou might have better
Is it possible to do macro work with a 4x5? What lens and extension
would be needed?
Dan Scott
On Saturday, December 14, 2002, at 02:19 PM, Andre Langevin wrote:
Good price for an Auto-bellows A. I would also like to know why it
does not fit the latest Pentax body.
Might not be rotatable due to the handgrip.
Dan Scott
.
Dan Scott
needed a
strip down and CLA?
Cheers,
Cotty
Considering it is a fungussy M 50/2 (if the photo is accurate), you'd
be better off buying a clean sample for the same amount of money.
Dan Scott
On Sunday, December 15, 2002, at 01:18 PM, Pål Jensen wrote:
It was nowehere near the quality of the 77 Limited, which is as good
as any lenses could be as it's performance is diffraction limited, or
the A* 135/1.8 lenes.
Hi Pål,
What does its performance is diffraction limited mean?
Dan
my first shot ever to PUG.
Well done :)
Where is the list of PUG topics?
I cannot seem to find them.
Kind regards
Kevin
No theme this month. Submit anything you like that isn't taboo (newds,
non-pentax, etc.).
Dan Scott
On Sunday, December 15, 2002, at 12:50 PM, Feroze Kistan wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 6:34 AM
Subject: Re: auto bellows + LX
Feroze,
It's your bellows, you rack
that? I guess I'm confused as to why you
specified the 77/1.8 in that way.
Dan Scott
[Rocko's Modern Life]. Maybe the classic
photographer's self-portraita camera obscuring most of one's face as
seen in the bathroom mirror? Too easy?
Dan Scott
or finger or something.
Dan Scott g
your condition is and your
powerlessness to raise yourself out of it. When someone comes along
looking for something interesting to shoot, their interest in you is
most likely in exploiting your misery for their benefit.
I think that is wrong.
Dan Scott
a few enlarging lenses come close. And there are
a few
short teles (like the Leica 90mm Elmarit-R) that are diffraction
limited at
maybe one and a half stops down, which is damned good.
Hope this helps,
--Mike
Yes, it does. Thanks,
Dan Scott
On Monday, December 16, 2002, at 01:09 PM, gfen wrote:
On Sat, 14 Dec 2002, Dan Scott wrote:
Is it possible to do macro work with a 4x5? What lens and extension
would be needed?
I've fooled around with mine quite a few times.. Using my old Pacemaker
with a Dagor WA 111/6.8 or the Optar 135
/hdv1.html
and http://www.wunderground.com/US/TX/Victoria.html
Dan Scott
reliability and
successit never grew on me. Once I sold it, I didn't miss it. Still
don't.
I think that puts me in the modern camp (though not the plastic zoom
camp).
Dan Scott
(* workingI have the second of my two dead ME Supers on the desk next
to me.)
. . .
To support the upcoming Pentax DSLR release, I enclose
Best Wishes $50___$100 $6000__
Please send me the free T-Shirt and my PDML membership for the next
year.
Dan Scott g
, too tacky.
Have it repainted to go with the new leathers. A nice white pearlescent
finish would be very cool, and you'd probably have the only one in the
world.
Dan Scott
On Wednesday, December 18, 2002, at 04:02 PM, Steve Pearson wrote:
Dan-
Did you get it?
Nope. Figured I'd look like a jerk if I bought it after you posted. I
take it you didn't either?
Dan Scott
, mechanical
Pentax slrs is next to non-existent. The people buying Pentax
mechanicals now have a huge supply of high quality mechanicals already
available to them at prices that Pentax would find impossible to beat.
Dan Scott
On Wednesday, December 18, 2002, at 06:40 PM, Christian Skofteland
wrote:
Have you seen Cesar's pimped-out LXen? I had to
turn away to avoid seeing my lunch for the second time! ;-)
Christian
You bet. g I guess we have stronger stomachs in Texas. ;-)
Dan Scott
tiny Cotty in full
ST:TROG regalia to go along with that kit. :-)
Dan Scott
it a pactmore like a big stupid soft spot in
my head. Probably won't happen again.
I'm sorry I didn't get it too.
Dan Scott
.
Interesting glimpse into big-time shooting.
Pat White
Maybe five of those 40 people are designated winders for the 5 67s.
Dan Scott
://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
Hi Raimo,
Pull up a stump.
Dan Scott
On Friday, December 20, 2002, at 09:27 AM, Dan Scott wrote:
I've been considering adding another printer to our collection as my
wife is unhappy with her HP. I have an Epson 1270 that I'm quite happy
with, but was thinking about adding a Canon (due to speed reports and
favorable comments
.
The older I get, the more I sound like my old man.
Dan Scott
UI
(ZX-5n, please) and aesthetics would be very appealing to me.
Dan Scott
On Friday, December 20, 2002, at 01:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Friday, December 20, 2002, at 09:27 AM, Dan Scott wrote:
I've been considering adding another printer to our collection as my
wife is unhappy with her HP. I have an Epson 1270 that I'm quite happy
with, but was thinking
assembly.
Herb
Herb,
Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/inkjetepson/
Dan Scott
On Saturday, December 21, 2002, at 09:14 AM, CBWaters wrote:
Ken,
What's the filter size?
Cory
49mm
for me g, not my wife).
See http://drycreekphoto.com/PrintTest/results.htm if you missed my
original query on the subject.
Thanks,
Dan Scott
.bhphoto.com/item/IC=PE281054FAS-USA___BI=27
as being $190. I've never used it, but it gets good reviews on Stan's
site from a number of its owners.
Dan Scott
On Saturday, December 21, 2002, at 09:30 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Oh gawd, only three pages of lenses? Whatever will we do?
Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
Welcome to the Pal University of Accounting. He personally trained an
entire
division of Arthur Anderson.
BR
From: Dan Scott [EMAIL
for families in homeless and abuse shelters, putting out
special treats for the birds who visit our yard and all the rest, all
of that is Christmas, too.
Merry Christmas (or the name any of you may put on this season) to all
of you, and thank you for a good year,
Dan Scott
On Tuesday, December 24, 2002, at 09:41 AM, William Kane wrote:
But what do you sell them if they have a mac?
Il Bill
Well Bill, if they were smart enough to get a mac, they wouldn't be
having those problems in the first place. g Merry Christmas!
Dan Scott
On Thursday, December 26, 2002, at 09:06 PM, Len Paris wrote:
Does anybody carry along a pie pan and a jug of water? If you are
shooting near a highway, it's nice to know when the ground is NOT
vibrating.
Len
Good tip. Thanks.
Dan Scott
On Wednesday, December 25, 2002, at 11:11 PM, Doug Brewer wrote:
Doug
useless bastard list guy
What a minute I thought this was the 'incompetent bastard list', not
the 'useless bastard list'. Hmm, how did I manage that?
Dan Scott
Paul, so did I - it was my ex husband's back in 1966 - mama mia! :)
ann
The very first SLR I ever held/used was one (not the Pentax version;-),
lent to me by a friend to use on one of my Big Bend trips. I thought it
took fine pictures. I still have them, too.
Dan Scott
the ads for Pentax digitals, but the Discovery channel
isn't a Canadian-only channel. It is one of the basic channels usually
offered on all cable packages in the US.
Dan Scott
on the end of the barrel serve any purpose or are
they decorative?
Btw, you have a great expensive scanner in hand almost everyday if I'm
not mistaken. Shoot a print with your Oly, that ought to be good enough
for simple use on the web.
Dan Scott
excited.
tv
Very classy Tom. Reeks of $$$ to burn. ;-)
I think I'm going to pick up a copy to show my wife. Was it some of
that non-professional Pentax equipment? and was this from a paying gig
or designed for the ad? The reject was well rejected, btw, as this one
has presence.
Dan Scott
Picked up a copy of Creative Elements: Landscape Photography --
Darkroom Techniques by
Eddie Ephraums, and a copy of Creative Exposure Control by Les Meehan
tonight. Both look interesting.
Anyone pick up any interesting books in the last week or two?
Dan Scott
Happy New Year folks!
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
2003 is the place to be
Dan Scott
a
procrastinator. g
Happy New Year!
Dan Scott (also formerly a philosophy major)
Fabio
I couldn't pick just 12...
Dan Scott
On Tuesday, December 31, 2002, at 09:20 PM, frank theriault wrote:
This is too scary. I gotta go back in the archives, to see who said
what in
the recent Golden Ratio debate. This should be interesting...
Happy New Years!!!
-frank
Frank, you are a braver man than me. g
Dan Scott
(Portra 160NC) and more time shootingparticularly the last 3 months.
Dan Scott
On Tuesday, December 31, 2002, at 05:37 AM, Adelheid v. K. wrote:
Hi *,
the January PUG is ready to go.
Another month with great pics.
Cheers
Adelheid
URL:
http://pug.komkon.org/
Great PUG this month!
Dan Scott
Is it moral? g
Dan Scott
On Wednesday, January 1, 2003, at 07:02 AM, tom wrote:
I'm #3.
Hmm, is there a link between a fondness for Pentax and a questioning
mind?
Dan Scott
, give him a boost. Nuthin' to it. It's just
plain old physics and bunny ears. And carrots, too.
Dan Scott
.
Pantyhose :-) As often as I can.
Cotty
Cotty,
I think he meant panty hose over the end of the lens...
;-)
Dan Scott
was choosing a system to go with.
Dan Scott
(and tiny, overcrowded home).
But you'd recommend the rotatrim line. Any you'd avoid?
Dan Scott
On Friday, January 3, 2003, at 10:38 AM, Herb Chong wrote:
not really. they all take the same blades. i use different brands in
mine.
Herb...
Herb,
What do you have?
Dan Scott
to it as a custom single-element lens and leave it at
that.
Dan Scott
that particular discussion.
Changing a subject line to accurately indicate the contents is civil
courtesy in online communities. I wouldn't fault you or anyone else for
that.
Dan Scott
,
but never in the way.
--Cheap Mike
Good tip.
Dan Scott
On Friday, January 3, 2003, at 02:16 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
what do folks have to say about the smc a 50/2
is it worth $40 us?
and yes I am in a very poor phase in my life right now.
Bran
I'd say it's worth about $15 to $20. The SMC A 50/1.7 is worth $40.
Dan Scott
asked before.
Feel free to answer any part of this q that you want.
1. What color ARE color negatives? (color print film)
Marnie,
Send a copy of your complete post to Wm. Robb (including the stuff I
cut, of course). He can give you all the gory details.
Dan Scott
of $15-20 is ridiculous!
keith whaley
Sorry Keith, just going by what I paid for mine.
Dan Scott
for the other people. ;-)
Dan Scott
sucks...er, hoovers. Hope someone spits it out soon.
eg
Dan Scott
On Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at 09:30 PM, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Dan Scott
Subject: Re: Minolta and Konica to merge
Down where, indeed. This this whole is thread is in poor
taste-if I
were y'all, I'd refuse to swallow any of it.
Whats that drooling off
On Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at 07:16 PM, Gregory L. Hansen wrote:
How do you post to the mailing list? Is there a message board or
newsgroup or something? When I want to reply to someone I hit reply
in my
e-mail program and just delete all the text before and after the
portion
I'm
to do a simultaneous shutter release which would
plunge the earth into darkness when those huge pieces of film suckup
all the available light.
It will be a new Dark Age.
Dan Scott
and Adobe
Photoshop Elements software. The Pro version also bundles MonacoEZcolor
and other ArcSoft titles (PhotoStudio, PhotoBase and Panorama Maker).
Dan Scott
Collin, I'll be having some fun now.
Doug
not in List Guy mode right now
:-)
Dan Scott
On Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at 02:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Beetle Thistle by Dan Scott
There are several nice macro shots, so I am not totally sure why this
one grabbed me the most. I think it's the lovely purple. And the fact
that it is against green -- that is always
On Thursday, January 9, 2003, at 04:30 PM, gfen wrote:
(I read somewhere that an average loaf of scrapple contains four pig
rectums, and I think I'm forever turned off...)
Ahh...the fabled pork donut steak.
Dan Scott
not require much in the way of coding skills.
I think for anyone putting up a photopage now, if you've got a copy of
Photoshop on hand, let Photoshop do it and tweak the results as needed.
Dan Scott
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