On 1/11/07 9:20 AM, Digital Image Studio, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So if Pentax is doing as well as everyone suggests why do they
continuously resort to hideous rebate schemes? Why not just set
appropriate prices?
I thought you were claiming that they set the price deliberately low :-).
On 1/11/07, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My apologies to all as I frequently get Doug Brewer and Doug Franklin mixed
up - which is the list owner?
After all these years, Shel? :-)
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On 1/11/07 9:45 AM, K.Takeshita, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Otherwise, I do not care much about why they are doing a rebate programme.
The cheaper, the better.
And so far, it is just Pentax U.S.A doing this for whatever reason.
Wish they do this in Canada.
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On 1/11/07 9:49 AM, K.Takeshita, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And so far, it is just Pentax U.S.A doing this for whatever reason.
Wish they do this in Canada.
Because it is from January to March, which is traditionally slow period,
Pentax Imaging U.S.A. may simply wish to move the products without
On 1/11/07 10:06 AM, Shel Belinkoff, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ken? Your name sounds familiar - do I know you?
OK, LOL :-)
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On 1/11/07 5:15 PM, Gonz, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wonder how they could do this, it seems Foveon has most of the
relevant intellectual property pretty locked up. Licensing?
There has been a persistent rumour since 1.5 years ago or so that Canon and
Foveon have been working together on
On 1/11/07 5:15 PM, Gonz, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wonder how they could do this, it seems Foveon has most of the
relevant intellectual property pretty locked up.
Are Fuji (multilayer) and Nikon (LBCAST) not working on something similar?
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On 1/11/07 6:10 PM, Bob Sullivan, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Woe is us! Woe is US!
Throw your Pentax cameras away.
Get rid of that Pentax glass.
Canon has made it all obsolete!
And I just bought a K10D last month...
It's about time list members start getting bored with their new purchases
Tim Øsleby wrote:
That's the main problem with me, I never know when to shut up ;-)
Blame it on PDML, which often makes otherwise quiet man into a wild
screaming broadcaster. It's not your fault :-)
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On 1/11/07 6:28 PM, Alastair Robertson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Plain text I hope now and perhaps success at last!
PDML ignores nothing.
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On 1/09/07 10:59 PM, David Savage, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What makes the American public health system, so much better than any
other countries?
It is actually not so much of that.
Truth is;
Canada has a universal health care system and all health care is essentially
free. Federal
On 1/10/07 9:53 AM, David Savage, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Which raises another question, how expensive is private health insurance?
I am not too familiar with this point and someone else should chime in.
But universal medicare is not free of course, and we pay for it.
I have not looked at my
On 1/10/07 1:43 PM, Tom C, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rather than fighting violence with violence, find a way to stop the
violence. That's also logical
Tell it to what's his name (a guy in Washington) ?
Oops, it is getting touchy :-).
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On 1/10/07 1:57 PM, Adam Maas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There's no such thing as a dangerous weapon, only
dangerous men (and women).
But a samurai warrior who had to fight in close proximity to his opponent
with sword, literally with his flesh and bone, is either very brave or
crazy.
OTOH,
On 1/10/07 2:07 PM, Tom C, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Case in point in the news recently. Some Muslim cab drivers at airports
that will not carry passengers that are transporting wine or alcohol after
arriving home from a trip. Their personal convictions or religious beliefs
are fine but
On 1/10/07 4:06 PM, Markus Maurer, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In lthe Monday New Zurich newspaper I have read that a nation (which name I
will not mention here for good reason) has concrete plans to attack 3 atom
fabric locations in the Iran with nuclear bombs.
Anyone who even have a passing
On 1/10/07 6:48 PM, Shel Belinkoff, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's only partially correct, but it's also a load bullshit, literally.
Bison were killed for sport and for their skins. There were bounties put
on bison and hunters were encouraged to massacre them. The extermination
of the
On 1/10/07 8:13 PM, P. J. Alling, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There's a theory that Mohawk is derived either from the Narraganset word
for man-eater or the Unami term that translates as cannibal-monsters.
Whether it was due to their warlike nature or actual eating of human
flesh it could account
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On 1/09/07 8:55 AM, Shel Belinkoff, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think I understand what you're trying to do with this one, but, imo, it
misses the mark (as i see the mark to be). I believe the photo could be
stronger with a different (or even non-existent) title, as the title has
led me to
On 1/09/07 9:17 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
a bent pin in a CF card cage.
As a person who experienced this (I was always careful in making sure that
CF card was pushed in proper orientation and straight), it was such a relief
when I saw sliding contacts of SD cards.
Ken
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On 1/09/07 9:15 AM, Mark Roberts, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
However, I think a Mustang should look like a Mustang. That one
looks like a Nissan.
Give it a couple of years - by then Mustangs may *be* Nissans or
Toyotas. ;-)
U, that would be a tragedy.
When I first visited U.S. years ago,
On 1/09/07 10:03 AM, Thibouille, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That said, in a properly designed CF slot (most card readers are not)
but like the ist-D, I really can't imagine someone damaging the
pins... did someone from PDML managed to damage any ? ;)
In my case, it was a dark side G3 which I
On 1/09/07 10:30 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What about the use of would have for had? As in, If I would
have written it properly, nobody could have been offended.
Correct US use? It sounds diabolical to me.
8-)
It's a colloquialism or vernacular in US English. (I'm
On 1/09/07 10:27 AM, Adam Maas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Frankly, I'd rather have a Nissan Silvia, Fairlady or Skyline than any Pony
Car. Cubic Inches are fun, handling is more fun.
I was talking about the nostalgia in a different era. Since mid 80's for
several years, I used to have a 300ZX
On 1/09/07 5:13 PM, frank theriault, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's pretty much like being American, but with better health care and no
guns...
Sounds like utopia !
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On 1/09/07 7:54 PM, P. J. Alling, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Don't let him fool you they've got lots of guns...
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl50.htm
I shoot (but not score :-).
Frank was just symbolic, but gun control here (with its shortfalls) is far
stricter than
On 1/09/07 8:45 PM, P. J. Alling, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hand guns don't cause crime, if that were true once Great Britain banned
all hand guns, (and made shotgun ownership much more difficult), violent
crime would have been eliminated, in fact it increased, (violent crime
rates in England
On 1/08/07 4:13 PM, DagT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Around here the US was respected for being kind, for helping us after
the war, but you have been loosing that respect and thus support the
last years. I think it is a bit sad. Having lived there as a child I
always felt some connection.
In
On 1/08/07 4:19 PM, Bob W, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
moaning or apologising
This is not to pick out Bob :-).
I am increasing seeing certain words spelt in a different way than (I
thought) I learned in school, and was thinking about asking somebody about
it. Suddenly, I thought why don't I ask
On 1/08/07 4:56 PM, Adam Maas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The s is correct, z is american usage (Sadly common in Canada as the
schools teach correct english less and less).
Thanks Adam.
One more person to confirm this?
I learned English in Japan, where they taught U.K. English in school at
On 1/08/07 5:01 PM, Scott Loveless, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Apologize, etc., is the U.S. spelling.
Apologise, etc., is an incorrect spelling used by the rest of the
English speaking world. HTH. ;-)
Thanks, Scott and Bob.
Now I've got it.
Perhaps I will use these spellings case by case.
On 1/08/07 5:44 PM, Cotty, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If it has a 'Z' in it, it was written by someone who likely paints a
flag on their fence :-)
LOL :-))
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On 1/08/07 6:21 PM, Doug Franklin, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But if S is correct, then I have to mind to switch to S.
Both are correct, though the folks that use the other way are likely to
look at you funny if you spell it one way.
Actually, this was what concerned me. I have no problem
On 1/08/07 6:23 PM, Tim Øsleby, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What is different is that we don't paint it at fences. We have flagpoles for
the flag. For us painting it at a fence would be very close to dishonouring
the flag, making it kitsch.
So. Basically I believe what I was trying to explore
On 1/08/07 6:48 PM, David J Brooks, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
even if Gentec
did finally call this afternoon.
They are probably pounded by U.S. Office. If so, it is really bad. Even if
not, from what you have been reporting, you have been awfully patient!
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On 1/08/07 10:30 PM, ann sanfedele, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The z is USA , the s is used by the Brits
ann (the Scrabble player, remember? )
Must be right!
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On 1/08/07 10:46 PM, Paul Stenquist, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
a Chinese SUV
!!!
Is that what's coming our way?
What's the world becoming of!
But I am curious to see.
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On 1/07/07 7:07 PM, David Savage, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So will you now have to reboot your car at every other set of traffic
lights?
And, God forbids no crush please!
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On 1/06/07 1:31 PM, Bob Shell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think cell
phone use in theaters, restaurants, and many other places should
simply be banned since people are too damned stupid to know when it
isn't appropriate.
They are not only rude and unsophisticated, but have nerve to do so.
On Jan 6, 2007, at 2:18 PM, Tom C wrote:
Welcome.
BTW, Don't believe anything Paul Stenquist, William Robb, Mark Roberts,
Frank Theriault, or Jostein say. :-)
Seems like one usual suspect is missing. Can't remember who :-).
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On 1/05/07 1:57 PM, David Savage, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I can see a slight amount in the tree building but none in the road.
I think I picked a bad example. I've just gone and searched through my
archive for another shot at 17mm and it displays obvious fishiness. So
I'm withdrawing my
On 1/05/07 2:52 PM, Christian, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not surprised at all. They have an ad in permanent rotation behind home
plate at Camden Yards which is visible on TV during EVERY play.
(Baltimore Orioles; pro baseball team for those who don't know)
Has something changed in Pentax
On 1/05/07 2:28 PM, David Savage, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I got the lens for a specific project that ended up not happening.
(360 degree QT VR panos of a ship's interior).
Oh, you did it again to me! :-).
I love ships and always wanted to make it one of my themes. Moving into an
urban condo,
On 1/04/07 2:40 AM, Markus Maurer, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why do some lenses go over infinity focus? What is that good for?
IIRC, this is done to compensate for the thermal expansion/contraction.
This is more profound in barrels made of aluminum such as Limiteds.
Longer FL lenses must have
For those interested in this matter, some comparison images samples between
two lenses.
This is a Chinese site and often heavy depending on time. Scroll near mid
section to see samples.
http://digi.163.com/06/1103/10/2V0DUTSQ001618EI.html
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On 1/04/07 7:19 PM, Paul Stenquist, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Every report I've seen said that Tokina lenses would not share SMC
coatings.
They share SMC coating. Trust me on this.
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On 1/04/07 7:19 PM, Paul Stenquist, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can't understand everything, but the main criticism is the bad flare
control.
The reviewer made only a passing reference in one sentence that flare might
be a problem.
See other review.
http://www.tokina.co.jp/d_slr/index.html
On 1/04/07 7:39 PM, Lawrence Kwan, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you are correct, and *if* this Tokina did have the SMC coating, has
there been any previous SMC lenses with this poor flare control? I almost
take it for granted that SMC = excellent flare control. Am I wrong?
I see two samples
On 1/04/07 7:39 PM, Lawrence Kwan, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you are correct, and *if* this Tokina did have the SMC coating, has
there been any previous SMC lenses with this poor flare control? I almost
take it for granted that SMC = excellent flare control. Am I wrong?
One thing I
On 1/04/07 8:22 PM, Adam Maas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There aren't K mount
versions of any of the shared designs.
That makes sense :-).
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On 1/03/07 1:12 PM, Adam Maas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Monarch shot is good, if a little over-saturated. The road and
treeline is a fun example of a blue/gold polarizer. The other two are crap.
Looking at the tree line and its edge, magic wand was used to make the sky
look clear :-).
Ken
On 1/03/07 3:57 PM, Charles Robinson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A Haiku:
Yesterday it worked
Today it is not working
Windows is like that
Yesterday it worked
Today it is working
Tomorrow it will be working
Windows is not like that
But Mac is
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On 1/02/07 8:59 AM, Bob Shell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In my case I majored in zoology
Wow, best fit for PDML!
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I am fond of APS-C but not despising FF. I am just satisfied with the
current performance and compactness of gears of APS-C DSLR. And of course I
have no intention whatsoever to bring out some $3,000 for essentially
nothing more than just a camera. This might change if and when the
On 1/02/07 10:46 AM, Bronek Kozicki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm not saying never, but currently Pentax seems to be heading in different
direction. We will see. As for now, I'm buying both FA and DA lenses,
depending
on my immediate needs.
It is well known that Canon's lens line up is not
I am not particularly looking for these articles (I am too busy :-(, but one
of the sites I frequent gives daily link to interesting articles, and
thought this might be of interest to some in this list (this is from Bob
Atkins site and just for the entertainment purpose for long winter nights).
I
On Jan 2, 2007, at 1:15 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
Whats a spell checker
A tool to add your own spelling so that it won't bother you again. All you
need is just an add button.
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On 1/02/07 4:36 PM, Peter Fairweather, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why are their so few female contributors to this list? Does this
reflect camera users as a whole or just list users possibly?
I thought a number of female contributors were rather high in this list.
But it's true you can count
Hi Rob,
My comments iin-line.
Ken
On 1/02/07 5:10 PM, Digital Image Studio, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 02/01/07, K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There was an interview article with Nikon on FF subject. Among other things
they said, they have been observing Canon 5D sales
On 1/02/07 6:08 PM, Jens Bladt, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Any comments on these Japanese (Seiko) cameras?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157594454452626/
http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Aires
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On 1/02/07 8:22 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Having spent a good part of two days on and off scanning P645
negatives, I'm resigned to the fact that this process is hopelessly,
infuriatingly tedious and unproductive. I remember now why I was so
happy to be done with it.
Any
On 1/02/07 8:43 PM, graywolf, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes this third neurologist's profound $3000 opinion was, Duh, I dunno!
Which confirms the second's professional opinion. The first was sure she
knew exactly what the problem was, only the treatment did not help a
bit. The only consolation
On 1/02/07 9:06 PM, Digital Image Studio, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My current occupation is still very new to me, I had zero training and
no intentions of getting into this line of work but as we all know
life delivers these little challenges from time to time. To date I've
refrained from
On 1/01/07 1:45 PM, John Forbes, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If every other manufacture brings out a FF body Pentax will as well or
they _will_ _die_. Simple as that.
But the others won't. Simple as that.
And actually it won't affect Pentax. Any full-frame bodies would be
much more
On 1/01/07 1:42 PM, David J Brooks, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If my sensores are dirty enough to be cleaned, i usually send to Nikon.
I'm a chicken to try it myself.
On the plus side, i have only had to do the D1 once, and the D2H gets
a cleaning every time it breaks and goes in for
On 1/01/07 2:35 PM, P. J. Alling, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
APS-C cannot, unfortunately, satisfy the most demanding photographers.
Pentax has already run up against the noise barrier with the K10D.
They've been forced to abandon 3200 ISO sensitivity. (Nikon's choice
was to use extremely
One of popular Japanese photojournalists, in his blog, tells;
He understands that in CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas
starting from Jan.8, a very interesting PS digicam and a surprising
announcement might be revealed. He cannot disclose the detail here (in his
blog) but if this
On 1/01/07 5:18 PM, Paul Stenquist, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm 308.
Good number (308WIN)
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On 1/01/07 4:40 PM, Digital Image Studio, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There was an interview article with Nikon on FF subject. Among other things
they said, they have been observing Canon 5D sales for a while but it never
went beyond 5% of total DSLR sales. FF sensor cost in case of 5D is still
On 1/01/07 7:06 PM, Michael Perham, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ken, are these announcements specific to Pentax or of general interest?
From the context of it, it was not specific to Pentax.
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On 1/01/07 9:31 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
not an attack upon you.
I did not think it was directed to anyone specific :-).
But by calling a thread stupid, I just felt that some people might have been
offended and did not think there was any need to stir up a pod which was
And peace on earth (and PDML :-)
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On 12/29/06 5:53 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BTW, my apologies to the rest of the list for this rudeness, on Tom's
behalf. He does need some anger management therapy. Puts his grasp
of reality into question, but he doesn't mean to be such a clown. He
just wants to get
On 12/29/06 5:30 PM, Markus Maurer, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
what happened to this list lately?
I notice an incredible increase in the use of strong and unpleasant words
here even from some of the older members for no visible reason.
Some of the mostly OT themes even end with personal
On 12/29/06 6:49 PM, Cotty, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey, we need valentine.
Donitsa??
Why not? :-)
Caveman jokes would be so much better than doomsday scenario.
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On 12/29/06 7:20 PM, Tim Øsleby, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This reminds me. The Doomsday thread was political. I was the one who
started the madness. I feel a bit bad about that.
Don't, Tim, you are a man of commonsense with humility, I know.
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On 12/29/06 8:02 PM, Bob W, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Do any of you have these, and would like to comment? Any others I
should consider?
I am not particularly a bino person but I have this exact model. It is good
for walk-about purpose but x8 might be a bit short for bird watching,
depending
On 12/29/06 7:58 PM, Tom C, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5386798
Nice. I like it.
But what are those white streaks?
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On 12/29/06 8:08 PM, Markus Maurer, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is not a joke but true:
In an hour Swiss television 2 shows a thriller with Samuel L. Jackson called
Caveman Valentine - Tod eines Engels Death of an angel.
Ken what did you do, calling for Valentine?
That's funny.
But
On 12/29/06 8:11 PM, Eric Featherstone, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I'm also using a Minolta Scan
Dual, though the version IV. I'm scanning in some of the other Japan
photos at the moment.
Actually, I got hold of an Elite 5400 (mk1 version) relatively cheaply
from ebay a while ago but it seems
On 12/29/06 8:30 PM, Eric Featherstone, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5386798
Nice, Tom, I like the patterns in the ice, and the soft colours.
So it's ice. I liked the pattern too, but I've never seen ice pattern like
this.
But then again, Tom lives in
On 12/28/06 8:59 AM, P. J. Alling, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There is no right to live, there is a right to attempt to live. If you
had the right to live you could not die.
This thread is becoming ever so bizarre day by day :-))
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On 12/28/06 3:40 PM, Tim Øsleby, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Agreed. That's why I smoke outside rain or cold. You could argue that I
pollute the environment. That's true, but I don't think it is significant.
This is the same argument on car exhaust. Compared to fuel used and gas
emitted by
On 12/28/06 4:04 PM, P. J. Alling, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If the arctic ice
is melting as fast as some seem to think, Polar Bears will be extinct
long before anything done to stop it takes effect.
I am sure that various species have come and gone over so many millions of
years in the past,
On 12/27/06 11:49 AM, Jostein Øksne, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To keep focus on the controversy over man-made or not is very pleasant
because it means you don't have to do anything as long as there is any
straw to cling to claiming that all is well. Politically this may turn
out to be a
On 12/27/06 11:57 AM, Paul Stenquist, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Apparently, my granddaughter threw a piece of plastic inside my epson
2200.
I am sorry about your printer, but this made me giggle and smile :-).
Now that I know Grace by photos, I could almost envisage this accident.
It just
On 12/27/06 12:47 PM, David J Brooks, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Everyone happy with their's.??
Very!
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On 12/27/06 1:18 PM, Tom C, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Who knows?
Exactly.
So for now, I am busy toying with my K10D until I am cooked up by rising
temperature.
Ken
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On 12/24/06 1:59 PM, Steve Farnham, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What does that tell you?
It tells me that a possibility of me dying from hitting my head at a sharp
corner of Tofu would be far greater than dying from climate change in my
life time.
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On 12/23/06 4:20 PM, Bob Shell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I would have expected you to know, Bob, since you cover the biz. But
my point was that Tokina is still Tokina. Hoya hasn't disassembled
them or trashed their product line.
Right. Just the reverse, in fact, since they've improved
On 12/22/06 8:26 AM, Bob Sullivan, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think Pentax and Hoya are both pretty schrewd.
Pentax has been a small company competing with a giant like Canon.
They need a big brother to help them.
Hoya is no dummy either. They get a high quality, good reputation
lens and
On 12/22/06 8:33 AM, keith_w, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No idea what HD stands for...
Holdings
Ken
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On 12/22/06 8:57 AM, K.Takeshita, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
TBO
Should read TOB
Ken
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On 12/22/06, j [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
SO what does everyone think, is it time to unload all my high end
Pentax glass, as I still have not bought a digital body in the Pentax
brand, however I do have a Nikon D1x and D100..What do you think ??? jay
You have to unload your Pentax glasses NOW
On 12/22/06 9:57 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Perhaps. But to me the photographs have always been more important
than the tools that make them. In the end, what people respond to are
the prints and web images, no one really cares what camera they came
out of other than an
http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/PentaxHoya.html
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On 12/21/06 10:52 AM, ann sanfedele, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think ghastly is not the word you want -- at least I hope so -
as ghastly would mean 'awful ! LOL!
ghostly is perhaps what you meant?
Yes, ghostly was more appropriate, although it is still a bit strong. You
know what I was
On 12/21/06 11:45 AM, Adam Maas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually, you're missing something in your comparison. The mirror. SLR
wide angle lens designs are very different from RF designs.
Yes, but hearing stepping of EVF coming close. I understand that next tide
is the elimination of mirror
On 12/21/06 12:43 PM, P. J. Alling, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Pentax already probably uses Hoya glass blanks to make their Pentax
branded lenses.
There aren't many suppliers of glass ingot and other optical materials in
the world.
I would assume that most lens makers including C/N are getting
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