OT: Help with PageMaker

2003-12-11 Thread Dario Bonazza
exporting the book into pdf file. Please reply to me ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ), for not increasing too much OT messages in PDML list. Thanks. Dario Bonazza

Re: New Pentax DSLR next year

2003-12-14 Thread Dario Bonazza
of their (previously well deserved) reputation. In the mean time, pro-35mm SLR's made Canon and Nikon big in reputation, supporting their sales of 35mm consumer stuff to an extent Pentax can only dream of. Truly clever management! Dario Bonazza

Re: New Pentax DSLR next year

2003-12-14 Thread Dario Bonazza
Rob Studdert wrote: Firstly I can't believe that many pros who could use digital in their work are still using Pentax 645, there just isn't sufficient advantage. Secondly they better cripple the mount as there is so much P645 glass out there in the used market. Ditto. Dario Bonazza

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Dario Bonazza
Copywriter, technical translator and, from time to time, capable to slip a picture into my work. And my customers don't care so much which camera brand they're taken with, as long as they fit :-) Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10 and Sigma HSM

2007-01-03 Thread Dario Bonazza
Current Sigma lenses for Pentax are not HSM, while current Sigma HSM lenses are not for Pentax. If/when they will be released in Pentax KAF-2 mount, they should work. Dario - Original Message - From: Sandy Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Re: Hot Dog Heaven

2007-01-03 Thread Dario Bonazza
I'd pick it as my favorite pic among those seen here for ages. If I'll ever have to write about using fisheyes, I'm going to ask you for using it. Dario - Original Message - From: Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 6:38 PM Subject: PESO:

Re: [Solved] Finding a K10D in Belgium (and first impressions)

2007-01-05 Thread Dario Bonazza
And a FA 1.4/50mm maybe too? ;-) Happy birthday! Dario - Original Message - From: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 8:53 PM Subject: [Solved] Finding a K10D in Belgium (and first impressions) So here it is, guys

Re: K10D with AF540FGZ

2007-01-06 Thread Dario Bonazza
Mark Roberts wrote: I agree. I found P-TTL to be vastly superior to TTL on digital. I'd tweak your sentence as follows: I found P-TTL to be vastly superior to TTL on the *istD. With the *istDS, the plain old TTL works very well, enough you can hardly find any difference. Dario -- PDML

RAW converter of choice

2007-01-07 Thread Dario Bonazza
At the end of some testing, my new RAW converter of choice for the K10D is Silkypix. This is because: Adobe Bridge/Photoshop CS2/ACR (call it at your leisure) is not up to my expectations for a good conversion. Too much grain effect at any speed, especially on a smooth sky, and too much

Sigma EF500 DG Super madness?

2007-01-07 Thread Dario Bonazza
I own the Sigma EF500 DG Super (PA P-TTL type, 2nd type, I think). I asked Sigma importers for Italy about its compatibility with the K10D and they replied no problem, it's compatible and you can use it with your K10D. So I took all my silliness in my hands and put the damn thing on the K10D

Re: RAW converter of choice

2007-01-08 Thread Dario Bonazza
pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 5:54 AM Subject: Re: RAW converter of choice - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza Subject: RAW converter of choice At the end of some testing, my new RAW converter of choice for the K10D is Silkypix. Dario, did you base

Re: Sigma 500 DG Super

2007-01-08 Thread Dario Bonazza
Sure in my case it's not a matter of just 1/2 to 1 stop. Pictures are almost black at any supported shutter speed and aperture, despite a well visible, hence powerful output is emitted. I'd say 7-8 stops, or maybe completely wrong synch. Dario - Original Message - From: David J Brooks

Re: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone message really thatcomplicated)

2007-01-08 Thread Dario Bonazza
Which way of spelling is correct? I suppose both, but one in U.S. English and the other in U.K English etc? Almost. I'd say that spellings looking wrong are UK English, while all possible spelling variations (including the UK English ones, typos, cats walking on the keyboard, etc.) are US

Re: RAW converter of choice

2007-01-08 Thread Dario Bonazza
William Robb wrote: When I first got my istD, the only RAW converter I had was the much pilloried Pentax software, which didn't look so good on screen, but looked fine in print. The screen image is something like a 5x magnification (or more) of the print, so a lot of what we see as problems

Re: Pentax rebate programme started

2007-01-11 Thread Dario Bonazza
Their message is: Have you got the K100D (or K10D)? Now please buy genuine lenses and accessories (and keep me healthy). I understand they're mainly trying to get customers hooked. However, one should have plenty of products to sell, which I'm not sure is currently applicable to Pentax. I think

Re: K10D RAW and DNG image size

2007-01-15 Thread Dario Bonazza
PEF = 10 GB DNG = 16 GB Dario - Original Message - From: Roman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 2:58 PM Subject: K10D RAW and DNG image size What's the average size of RAW and DNG image files on K10D? -- new photos ever so often...

Re: K10D RAW and DNG image size

2007-01-15 Thread Dario Bonazza
MB, of course! Dario - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 8:58 PM Subject: Re: K10D RAW and DNG image size On Jan 15, 2007, at 10:15 AM, Mike Hamilton wrote: PEF = 10 GB DNG = 16

What's that K10D box?

2007-01-28 Thread Dario Bonazza
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/parts/image_for_link/79704-5442-1-1.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: shrinking Tokina lens line

2007-01-28 Thread Dario Bonazza
That was already evident at Photokina last September, where they were only promoting the Pentax co-developed lenses. At that time, I was rather surprised by that. Now I better understand it all as a re-shaping of their line, something that Pentax did in 2005-2006 with the infamous Pentax lens

Re: shrinking Tokina lens line

2007-01-28 Thread Dario Bonazza
For those who missed the Pentax massacre, here is the recap: http://theonlinephotographer.blogspot.com/2006/02/pentax-holds-product-massacre-too.html Dario - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, January 28

Re: Pentax Gallery

2007-03-15 Thread Dario Bonazza
I've tried an experiment. I've edited the title (only the title, nothing else) of a picture of mine which was already Approved in gallery. By doing that, the picture turns back into Ready for review (or whatever they call it) status. Then, that same picture was Declined. Is the title the main

Re: Gallery Access

2007-03-15 Thread Dario Bonazza
I see you added really great stuff. I remember those pictures of yours! Dario - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 10:09 PM Subject: Re: Gallery Access Hey Dario, now you're not the only

Meeting in Venice

2007-03-16 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hello folks! Here are some pictures from that Venice meeting, which took place last Saturday: At the restaurant, left to right: Meg, Stan, Gianfranco, Veronica and Maurizio: http://www.dariobonazza.com/public/ven1629.jpg Stan, Gianfranco and Veronica:

Re: Meeting in Venice

2007-03-16 Thread Dario Bonazza
Just a clarification: Stan, Gianfranco and Dario are the PDMLers, while Meg, Veronica and Maurizio are not. Dario - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 2:54 PM Subject: Meeting in Venice

Re: Digital 14mm F2.8 or 12-24mm F4.0?

2007-03-18 Thread Dario Bonazza
I've used the 14mm. Not so much wider and not sharper than my DA 16-45, hence I wasn't really tempted to buy it. In brief, I think it's not enought a step from the DA 16-45mm. For those who own the DA 18-55mm, it can be a totally different case and it can be worth. The DA 12-24 has been on my

Disguised 2.8/35 Macro

2007-03-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/lens/2007/03/19/5861.html Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Hello again!

2007-03-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Flavio, welcome back! Sorry, we no longer drink beer here, only tap water ;-) Ciao, Dario Of course I did NOT! I only posted my re-presentation before reading your messages...good morning everybody, on the far side of the water, BTW! ;-))) Where's the beer? Cheers, Flavio --

Re: OT: Facts about the PDML's favorite photographer

2007-03-21 Thread Dario Bonazza
Boris Liberman wrote: I thought Chuck Norris was pretty good at karate... Nobody's perfect, but Ken Rockwell. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Unbelievable Pentax sighting

2007-03-21 Thread Dario Bonazza
A banner above, a banner on the left and a pop-up: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/ Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D Dust removal ineffective

2007-03-23 Thread Dario Bonazza
jim wrote: I turned on my dust removal every time the camera was turned on. It didn't remove any spots at all. I got the Pentax sensor cleaning kit. Removed all the spots I had. Hi, where did you get it from? Yet I haven't seen it for sale. Thanks. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Pics from Japan PIE other tidbits of Pentax news (from Ken)

2007-03-24 Thread Dario Bonazza
Size and weight are more or less like the film version. Kodak 31-megapixel sensor. Compare sensor size with the one of the K10D: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/parts/image_for_link/86843-5892-9-1.html Dario - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: Wish Me Luck

2007-03-26 Thread Dario Bonazza
Of course! Best luck to you, Grace and your daughter. I think usually the mother has far better chances to keep the child than the father, even when there's no true reason for that. In your case, the father should truly be hopeless. Dario - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist

Re: Battery life on K10D

2007-03-28 Thread Dario Bonazza
I've never been able to shoot more than 400 pix per battery charge, 350-370 being my usual score with LCD auto-review turned off and using flash very very litle or not at all. Not bad, but far from over 1,000 shots as some are getting here. I own three batteries (the one which came with the

Re: Digi-Boy

2007-04-05 Thread Dario Bonazza
Welcome D-knarf! I'd better suggest you to spray-paint the whole thing instead of taping it... what about glossy white? Dario - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net; PDML pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April

Re: Protection glass / filters

2007-04-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
On film, I mostly used Hoya 1B filters. On digital I've become most demanding on image quality, hence no more filters on my lenses. Dario - Original Message - From: Roman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 10:10 AM Subject: Protection glass / filters

Storm (in a glass?) on the Hoya-Pentax merge

2007-04-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
News here: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080sid=a8aPwjcZNgvsrefer=asia Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax Calls Off Hoya Share-Swap Merger Plan

2007-04-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Yes, and JCO for President ;-) $ 50 in the pot here. Dario - Original Message - From: cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 6:48 PM Subject: Re: Pentax Calls Off Hoya Share-Swap Merger Plan Lets pool the financial

Official Press releases (was: Storm on the Hoya-Pentax merge)

2007-04-11 Thread Dario Bonazza
http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/news/announce/20070410-01.pdf http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/news/announce/20070410-02.pdf Dario - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 12:52 PM Subject: Storm

Re: Is it worth updating this..

2007-04-17 Thread Dario Bonazza
And then... AOHC website: www.aohc.it My personal website, including Pentax stuff: www.dariobonazza.com Dario - Original Message - From: Jan van Wijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 4:18 PM Subject: Re: Is it worth updating

Re: PDML Members' web pages

2007-04-18 Thread Dario Bonazza
Thanks Mark. Just 'half-mirrored' here: http://www.aohc.it/links3e.htm Dario - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:58 PM Subject: PDML Members' web pages Quick-n-dirty page:

PESO: Tall shadows

2007-04-23 Thread Dario Bonazza
Taken from the S.Marco tower in Venice, looking down at the passers-by in S.Marco Square: http://www.dariobonazza.com/misc/misc18e.htm Apart from the obvious increased contrast and BW conversion, the picture has been flipped, rotated and cropped as required. Does it work for you? Dario --

GESO: Frecce Tricolori

2007-04-23 Thread Dario Bonazza
This is the quite known (I think) Italian acro team: http://www.dariobonazza.com/freccee.htm Sure I'm not an expert plane shooter (this is in fact just the second time I've shot something like that in 20 years), but I like that gallery. Anyone else? Do you see major mistakes to get rid of the

Re: Just for the hell of it!

2007-04-24 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Graywolf, Maybe the appropriate definition is more versatile rather than better. I think of digital as being far more versatile than film. More versatile means there are more chances it can better suit someone's needs (about shooting and editing pictures). That's my case for sure. For a

Re: PESO: Tall shadows

2007-04-24 Thread Dario Bonazza
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dario Bonazza Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 12:30 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Tall shadows Taken from the S.Marco tower in Venice, looking down at the passers-by in S.Marco Square: http://www.dariobonazza.com/misc/misc18e.htm Apart from the obvious

K10D is TIPA's best expert DSLR 2007

2007-04-24 Thread Dario Bonazza
http://www.tipa.com/awa_2007.lasso Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: GESO: Frecce Tricolori

2007-04-24 Thread Dario Bonazza
is truly impressive. At what ISO and shutter speeds did you shoot them? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dario Bonazza Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 12:24 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO: Frecce Tricolori

Re: GESO: Frecce Tricolori

2007-04-24 Thread Dario Bonazza
I wrote: ISO 200 at 1/1000 sec. Answering Flavio's question, that's re. the planes, not the rooftops. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

OT help with print spooler

2007-04-25 Thread Dario Bonazza
This is a help question for the XP geeks out there. I can no longer print by any printer since the Spooler SubSystem App. closes down as soon as I switch a printer on. Even manual starting the spooler in Services doesn't help, as the Spooler SubSystem App. closes down again immediately. Any

Re: OT help with print spooler

2007-04-25 Thread Dario Bonazza
Problem fixed. Thanks Bob. Dario - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 11:59 PM Subject: OT help with print spooler This is a help question for the XP geeks out there. I can no longer print

New Pentax software and K10D firmware

2007-04-26 Thread Dario Bonazza
http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/support/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT help with print spooler

2007-04-26 Thread Dario Bonazza
On Apr 26, 2007, at 12:30 AM, Bob W wrote: p.s. how did you find a virgin in Italy? I disinstalled the printer driver which had worked flawlessly for ages and reinstalled a virgin one from the original CD suppied by HP... et voila (typical Italian word ;-) everything was back to work. So,

Re: Venice rooftops - comparison of DA12-24mm vs DA21mm

2007-04-27 Thread Dario Bonazza
Picture by me (DA 12-24mm @ 12mm f/9): http://www.dariobonazza.com/public/Dario1653wm.jpg Picture by Stan (DA 21mm Limited f/7.1): http://www.dariobonazza.com/public/Stan2592wm.jpg Both processed with same parameters in PS CS2 (copied from previous conversion, but with different CA

Re: Venice rooftops - comparison of DA12-24mm vs DA21mm

2007-04-27 Thread Dario Bonazza
- From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 12:36 PM Subject: Re: Venice rooftops - comparison of DA12-24mm vs DA21mm Picture by me (DA 12-24mm @ 12mm f/9): http://www.dariobonazza.com/public/Dario1653wm.jpg Picture

Re: Judging Photos

2007-05-01 Thread Dario Bonazza
Paul Stenquist wrote: I think he means that with the switch to digital, the average photographer has become more concerned with technical perfection. I believe that this is generally true. With film, only those who did their own darkroom work had absolute control. Now nearly all advanced

Speaking of judging photos...

2007-05-01 Thread Dario Bonazza
...I've asked five or seven members of this bunch, known for their involvement/interest in street photography, to help me choosing some BW pictures out of 25 entries for a mini-exhibit at Pentax Day next May 20. Sadly, one week later I've only got one useful reply (thank-you, Juan). Sure I've

Re: MZ-S/MR-52 Reserected as K1!

2007-05-01 Thread Dario Bonazza
I have a strong feeling it's an official fake. I think K1 to be a posthumous name put by Pentax on their MR-52 prototype (which at that time had very likely to be marketed as the MZ-D), just to support their current camera line. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Speaking of judging photos...

2007-05-01 Thread Dario Bonazza
Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 6:15 PM Subject: Speaking of judging photos... ...I've asked five or seven members of this bunch, known for their involvement/interest in street photography, to help me choosing

Re: Speaking of judging photos...

2007-05-01 Thread Dario Bonazza
Beard Juan Buhler Cotty Godfrey DiGiorgi Graywolf Walter Hamler Maris V. Lidaka Sr. Brendan MacRae Bong Manayon Patrick Nelson Paul Stenquist Bob Sullivan Kenneth Waller Till the next time, Dario - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml

Re: Speaking of judging photos...

2007-05-02 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Tom, Simply, I promised the authors a verdict by April 30 (that happened when such deadline seemed feasible), so yesterday I had to hurry in closing the game. Having received 13 judgements, I thought it was enough. Thank-you to all who contributed and sorry for being so quick in stopping

Re: Speaking of judging photos...

2007-05-02 Thread Dario Bonazza
with the pictures that score nearest zero. Just a crazy thought --Mark Dario Bonazza wrote: Here are the submitted ratings: http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/Street.xls Have you seen that quite many pictures rank among the best for some judges and among the worst for others? Only two

Re: Thinking of AF280T flash

2007-09-24 Thread Dario Bonazza
Boris, like most auto flash do, you have to choose a flash range (e.g. 4-7m) among those made available on the flash unit (and also manually set the camera ISO on the flash unit), then you can read which aperture to set on the lens. If you don't do that, it's at your own risk :-) Dario -

GESO - Ammutinamenti 2007

2007-10-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi all, I've seldom contributed to the list for some time. That could be a possible reason for the low interest raised by my pictures postered here, or perhaps they are just pure crap. That's a possibility I take into serious account (and I'm not kidding). So I've thought for some time whether

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2007

2007-10-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
- From: Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:09 AM Subject: Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2007 Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi all, I've seldom contributed to the list for some time. That could be a possible reason for the low

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2007

2007-10-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2007 Dario, Nice to hear from you again. I went thru the gallery and it is very confusing to me. It looks like a record of performance art. This is hard to do without seeing the audience or knowing the intent. Regards, Bob S. On 10/9/07, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED

GESO - Ammutinamenti 2007 (updated)

2007-10-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Following some advice, I've tried to make that gallery a bit less confusing. In the meanwhile, I wanted so add some more pictures. The result is that the page has been split into two. Daytime shooting: http://www.dariobonazza.com/amm7De.htm Night shots: http://www.dariobonazza.com/amm7Ne.htm

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2007

2007-10-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
: Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2007 Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi all, http://www.dariobonazza.com/amm07e.htm Well, I looked at it at work.. If I had stuff like that going on around here, I'd probably be out taking more pictures. I always like looking at your work, but I often forget to tell

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2007

2007-10-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Adam, Yes, I've been experimenting with slow sync and I'm quite pleased with the results. BTW, which are the shots you like best, including the new ones? Thanks for looking and commenting. Dario - Original Message - From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2007

2007-10-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Dan, Thanks for commenting. I've tried to make those files smaller. There are a few more here: Daytime shooting: http://www.dariobonazza.com/amm7De.htm Night shots: http://www.dariobonazza.com/amm7Ne.htm Would you mind to pick the 3 best ones out of all 36? Dario - Original Message

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2007

2007-10-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Paul, Thanks for commenting. There are a few more here, including blur shots: Daytime shooting: http://www.dariobonazza.com/amm7De.htm Night shots: http://www.dariobonazza.com/amm7Ne.htm Would you mind to pick the 3 best ones out of all 36? Dario - Original Message - From: Paul

Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2007

2007-10-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
:11 AM Subject: Re: GESO - Ammutinamenti 2007 On 09/10/07, Dario Bonazza, discombobulated, unleashed: OK, here's the link for the few which might be interested: http://www.dariobonazza.com/amm07e.htm Lovely work as usual Dario - I love 5 through 9. Great use of shutter and flash

Re: Starfighters Co.

2007-10-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
wrote: Dario Bonazza wrote: And now, let's discuss WWII planes with a quiz for warbird buffs out there. Please take a look at www.dariobonazza.com/public/KGP03047.jpg What's that? Nose of an early P-51 Mustang? Or maybe a Hawker Hurricane? Neither. Although it's almost assuredly got

Re: Starfighters Co. (was: Completely and totally OT: Politics)

2007-10-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
No. Dario - Original Message - From: Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 3:05 PM Subject: Re: Starfighters Co. (was: Completely and totally OT: Politics) I thought it was half of a P-82 Twin Mustang, but my guess

Re: Next move from Pentax: hints about sensor for next camera(s)

2007-10-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
That officially starts the IKBCNT game at PDML, repeating the big success of the K10D pre-launch time. I'm afraid I smell some stink here too ;-) Dario - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007

Re: Starfighters Co. (was: Completely and totally OT: Politics)

2007-10-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
mike wilson wrote: Civilianised P51 Mustang? Nope. You have another chance, as I wrote WWII when it's actually post-WWII. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

Re: Starfighters Co. (was: Completely and totally OT: Politics)

2007-10-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Err... let's better say post-WWII. Dario - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 12:01 PM Subject: Starfighters Co. (was: Completely and totally OT: Politics) mike wilson wrote: From

Starfighters Co. (was: Completely and totally OT: Politics)

2007-10-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
mike wilson wrote: From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/10/18 Thu PM 08:14:36 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Completely and totally OT: Politics Well, Canada did buy a bunch of F-104's. Too bad ours were low-level nuke ground attack birds (Absolutely

Re: Next move from Pentax: hints about sensor for next camera(s)

2007-10-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Can Not Tell Dario - Original Message - From: John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 1:35 PM Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: hints about sensor for next camera(s) On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:28:21 +0200, Dario

Re: Starfighters Co.

2007-10-20 Thread Dario Bonazza
So here's the answer: www.dariobonazza/public/Fiat_G59.jpg It's a 1948 Fiat G59, a derivative of the WWII-era G55 with a Merlin engine. In Italy, it was only used as a trainer (hence the 2-seat cockpit), while a few were also built with as single-seater fighters for other armed forces. Thanks to

Re: Starfighters Co.

2007-10-20 Thread Dario Bonazza
Of course, I missed the .com: www.dariobonazza.com/public/Fiat_G59.jpg Dario - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 10:44 PM Subject: Re: Starfighters Co. So here's the answer

Re: Next move from Pentax: hints about sensor for next camera(s)

2007-10-22 Thread Dario Bonazza
John Francis wrote: On Sun, Oct 21, 2007 at 07:48:17PM -0600, Tom C wrote: With the caveat regarding who knows about Pentax?... I'd take a full frame sensor that did very well between 200 - 400 ISO any day (ISO 800) w/b nice, over any sensor that had marginal high ISO performance at 1600

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Dario Bonazza
John Sessoms wrote: Yeah, they may have 220V electricity, but they only get it at 50 Hz. Ours is not only thinner, it's faster ... I'm afraid we'll end up agreeing that US electrons are Y, while European ones are X. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

How to estimate vignetting on digital images?

2007-11-07 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi folks, Here is a white-wall shot taken with the DA* 50-135 @ 135mm F2.8, where it shows its highest light falloff at corners: www.dariobonazza.com/public/Vignetting.jpg Do yo have any idea about how to measure that? I mean, how to translate Photoshop values (around 130 for each RGB channel

Re: How to estimate vignetting on digital images?

2007-11-07 Thread Dario Bonazza
, Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi folks, Here is a white-wall shot taken with the DA* 50-135 @ 135mm F2.8, where it shows its highest light falloff at corners: www.dariobonazza.com/public/Vignetting.jpg Do yo have any idea about how to measure that? I mean, how to translate Photoshop values (around

Re: How to estimate vignetting on digital images?

2007-11-07 Thread Dario Bonazza
, which are powers of 2... Kinda makes sense when you think about the math, actually. ;-) I'd trust Klaus' numbers. http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/pentax_50135_28/index.htm Godfrey On Nov 7, 2007, at 2:56 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Thanks Godfrey. That's exactly what I was looking

Re: GESO - Patti Smith

2007-07-06 Thread Dario Bonazza
: Re: GESO - Patti Smith On Jul 4, 2007, at 11:45, Dario Bonazza wrote: Here is a selection of that evening off: http://www.dariobonazza.com/smith07e.htm Nicely done! Well... it may not have been a Pro camera but those are certainly professional-quality results. Thanks for sharing

Re: GESO - Patti Smith

2007-07-06 Thread Dario Bonazza
anyway. ;-) Thanks for posting them. G On Jul 4, 2007, at 9:45 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: So I was there, shooting Patti with slow-sync to balance available light mood and good sharpness, when I was told by a rude security guy that I couldn't shoot with a pro camera, as only amateur

Re: GESO - Patti Smith

2007-07-06 Thread Dario Bonazza
] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 04 July 2007 18:54 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Patti Smith STUPID STUFF. SECURITY ET AL HAVE LOST THEIR MINDS THESE DAYS. But darn good photos anyway. ;-) Thanks for posting them. G On Jul 4, 2007, at 9:45 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: So I

Re: GESO - Patti Smith

2007-07-06 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Joe, That was shot at a small town festival I met by chance, with those 'Romans and Celts' being there unexpected (by me, not by the organisation ;-). Dario - Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 7:34 PM Subject:

Turning fisheye pictures into rectilinear

2007-07-11 Thread Dario Bonazza
A friend of mine is interested in obtaining rectilinear pictures from his 10-17mm fisheye zoom. Does anyone has knowledge on that? Since Pentax doesn't supply a dedicated software for making fisheye pictures look straight, which third-party software can be best used? Are there any freeware

Re: Turning fisheye pictures into rectilinear

2007-07-13 Thread Dario Bonazza
/camera combination on request. Dario Bonazza wrote: A friend of mine is interested in obtaining rectilinear pictures from his 10-17mm fisheye zoom. Does anyone has knowledge on that? Since Pentax doesn't supply a dedicated software for making fisheye pictures look straight, which third-party

OT - Ducati Cards anyone? ;-)

2007-07-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0707/07071901sandiskducati.asp Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Carl Zeiss SLR Lenses Now Available for K Bayonet

2007-07-20 Thread Dario Bonazza
Looks like those ZK lenses have focus issues ;-) Dario (how can Zeiss manage to be unable to deliver in-focus pictures?) - Original Message - From: Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 8:43 AM Subject: Carl Zeiss

Re: Published!

2007-07-20 Thread Dario Bonazza
I always forgot to post this link: http://www.dariobonazza.com/puble.htm Dario - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 2:05 PM Subject: Published! All text pictures by me, on shooting live

Re: Stand up straight

2007-07-21 Thread Dario Bonazza
That's Cotty! Nice capture. It renders the mood. Dario (Ready to swap your 31 Ltd with a Lensbaby of your choice ;-) - Original Message - From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 9:35 AM Subject: PESO: Stand up

Re: OT Its our 25th

2007-08-14 Thread Dario Bonazza
You'd better leave some proper drink for the wife :-) Dario (who celebrated a quiet 20th wedding anniversary a week ago) - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 6:26 PM Subject: OT Its our 25th

Re: OT: Question about battery capacity.

2007-08-14 Thread Dario Bonazza
Actually, when I do copywriting work, I'm often unallowed to use proper terms by the customer, which prefers some words to others. As an example, I'm never allowed to use cell, since it is perceived as an understatement of their powerful products. Then I always have to use either battery or

Re: New 12MP APS-C CMOS sensor from Sony

2007-08-20 Thread Dario Bonazza
And the EOS 40D has been introduced, so that we can figure out the next trend: 3 LCD with Live View. Cheers, Dario - Original Message - From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 12:29 PM Subject: New 12MP APS-C

Re: New 12MP APS-C CMOS sensor from Sony

2007-08-21 Thread Dario Bonazza
Yes, nice... ...or for shooting from odd positions, where you cannot put your eye behind the viewfinder (e.g. above heads in the crowd). Dario - Original Message - From: Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Re: Film slrs

2007-08-27 Thread Dario Bonazza
The *ist was the last film SLR model, but hardly great. It was a tiny crippled camera instead. The MZ-S was truly a great camera, IMHO the last great film SLR by PENTAX! Dario - Original Message - From: Jim Apilado [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent:

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread Dario Bonazza
I'd say it's slightly up, still grazing the ground ;-) Thanks Bong. Dario - Original Message - From: Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 12:11 PM Subject: Pentaxian.com It's up! Congratulations to GDG :-)

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