Re: OT: Not sure about this one

2004-02-19 Thread Kevin Waterson
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Re: OT: Not sure about this one

2004-02-19 Thread Kevin Waterson
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Re: OT: My most recent web site (re)design

2004-02-23 Thread Kevin Waterson
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Re: PAW: Hot Hot Hot

2004-02-24 Thread Kevin Waterson
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Re: What is PAW

2004-02-24 Thread Kevin Waterson
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Re: *ist D Formula 1 tests

2004-02-26 Thread Kevin Waterson
What lens/shutter speed are you using here? Kind regards Kevin -- __ (_ \ _) ) | / / _ ) / _ | / ___) / _ ) | | ( (/ / ( ( | |( (___ ( (/ / |_| \) \_||_| \) \) Kevin

Re: *ist D figures

2003-08-24 Thread Kevin Waterson
. To what aim? Kind regards Kevin -- __ (_ \ _) ) | / / _ ) / _ | / ___) / _ ) | | ( (/ / ( ( | |( (___ ( (/ / |_| \) \_||_| \) \) Kevin Waterson Port Macquarie

Re: UK *istD Price

2003-09-03 Thread Kevin Waterson
true consumer DSLR. Will it take a K mount? Kevin -- __ (_ \ _) ) | / / _ ) / _ | / ___) / _ ) | | ( (/ / ( ( | |( (___ ( (/ / |_| \) \_||_| \) \) Kevin Waterson

Re: *istD images posted

2003-09-08 Thread Kevin Waterson
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Re: test

2003-09-18 Thread Kevin Waterson
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Re: OT Lots of Nasty Spam

2003-09-21 Thread Kevin Waterson
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Re: my first moon shot

2003-09-21 Thread Kevin Waterson
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Re: Who was the first PDML'er you met in person?

2008-12-08 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am ashamed to admit, I have never met a PDML'er in person. But I did meet Rob Studdert's girlfriend once. Lovely gel. Never met a pdml'er in person either, but did send a negative scanner to one in Western Australia on loan,

*istD auto focus woes

2004-12-10 Thread Kevin Waterson
Every shot I take using auto focus is a little soft, regardless of the lens I use. It would seem the focus point is confused. Its not that the whole image is out of focus, simply the focal plane, with objects in the fore ground being in focus and the object that I have focused on is soft. This is

Re: flash duration

2004-12-11 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Take a picture of an object moving 60 miles per hour. Calculate flash duration based on the motion blurr you see...if you find any. Regards, Bob S. I need a flash duration of between 1/15,000 and 1/20,000 and I need lots of

Re: OT: Gimp Plug-Ins

2004-12-24 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, David Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone here know much about how to install a Gimp Plug-In? I went to their official site, picked the download option for the redeye plug-in, and I get a text version of the program. Does the same thing for other

6x7 Mirror and lense problems

2006-10-09 Thread Kevin Waterson
As luck would have it I found a lovely shot and as I hit the trigger on the cable release the mirror went up, but failed to come back down. I figgled(tm) with it and cannot seem to be able to get it to return into the down position. Another item broken is my 6x7 135mm lens. The focos no longer

Re: 6x7 Mirror and lense problems

2006-10-09 Thread Kevin Waterson
as a dead battery. Hope this helps. James - Original Message - From: Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 7:07 PM Subject: 6x7 Mirror and lense problems As luck would have it I found a lovely shot and as I hit the trigger on the cable

Re: 645D estimated street price - unbeleivable it must be a mistake!

2006-10-18 Thread Kevin Waterson
but the many other MF digitals have a removable/replaceable back making upgrades easy. However, if Pentax can keep the price low, I see this as a positive step. The advantage of replacing the whole body is that you get the benifits of any new technology in focusing etc. Kevin On 10/18/06, P. J.

larger digital -v- film comparison

2006-10-18 Thread Kevin Waterson
Whilst not strictly Pentax related, I found this older article comparing some 4x5 http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/Cramer.shtml I found it interesting any how... Kevin -- -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting

6x7 Victory

2006-11-02 Thread Kevin Waterson
So I bid on a this auction and won. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemih=015item=250042038942 2 6x7's for US $260.00.. but wait there's more.. As I was about to leave to pay for these gems the seller contacted me to tell me one of the camera's is broken, the mirror is stuck in the

*istD max CF Card Size

2006-11-10 Thread Kevin Waterson
What is the maximum size of a Compact Flash card for the *istD? Kind regards Kevin -- -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Metz flash repair in australia

2006-11-15 Thread Kevin Waterson
I have several metz 45 CT series flashes and like most of them in the world, the battery packs are dead and no longer hold charge. The cheapest price I could find was $75.00 to repack them. Does anybody know of a better price somewhere? The most expensive price I got was $140.00. Kind regards

Re: Metz flash repair in australia

2006-11-15 Thread Kevin Waterson
On 11/16/06, Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mine came with an AA cell holder and I use NiMH cells. They last twice as long as the pack ever did. To start with filling the holder was a bit of a fiddle. I found the NiMH batteries at 1.2 volt lessened the guide number of the flash. the

Re: Metz flash repair in australia

2006-11-16 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do it yourself... An example: http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//pentax_nicd_pack/ Sadly I tried, but the result was a damaged battery holder. The base of the Metz battery pack is very fragile. Kind regards Kevin --

MZ-S and HSIE film

2006-11-23 Thread Kevin Waterson
Does anybody know If High Speed Infrared Emulsion film can be used with the MZ-S? Does the internal infrared mechanism affect it? I have a wedding to shoot tomorrow and would like to pop off a few IR of the bride and groom. Kind regards Kevin -- -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on

Re: MZ-S and HSIE film

2006-11-24 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Use a different camera. The infared system counts sprocket holes passing in the MZ-S. Regards, Bob S. Thankfully I always carry a K1000 with me wherever I go.. thanks for the tip, Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a

Pimp My LX

2006-11-25 Thread Kevin Waterson
I must say I like this... Not sure I would ever use it in public lest it get stolen by some rapper. http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/23/pentax-unveils-shiny-lx-gold-slr-to-celebrate-60-years/ Kevin -- -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a

K10D Battery Grip

2006-12-16 Thread Kevin Waterson
Is there such a critter as a K10D battery grip. I wish to try this camera out in some low-light situations and a grip would be essential. Kind regards Kevin -- -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. -- PDML

Re: SV: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom

2005-08-14 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Carlos - do you have any 2.8/80-200mm Pentax shots to show me (us)? I purchased a Tokina 80-200 AT-X Pro off a fellow list member. The results were surpising, a little soft at 200mm but good results like this

Re: Australian web picture law

2005-08-14 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Funny, when I first read that I thought Victorian was being used in an editorial manner to describe the attorney general. Then I realized it referred to the state of Victoria... I think 'draconian' is the word you are after...

Australian hire Pentax 80-200/2.8

2005-08-14 Thread Kevin Waterson
Does anybody know of anywhere in Australia this lense can be rented? Might do me just for testing purposes. Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

Re: Winder ME, anyone?

2005-08-14 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Books are the one thing, thats sells the most over the computer... I missed the beginning of this topic, is somebody looking for an ME Winder? I have one here doing nothing. Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a

Re: Australian hire Pentax 80-200/2.8

2005-08-15 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can't help Kevin. I've never heard of any places that hire Pentax 35mm equipment, certainly not here in Perth. I have a hard enough time getting my hands on Pentax mount lenses to buy, let alone rent. hmm, maybe a niche

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-15 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's easier for me to take them very early in the morning, or make yourself really really obvious - wear a hi-vi tabard - and no one will say a word! I have little 3 day jobby soon where I am the official photographer for an

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-15 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Normally it's not considered legal (considered consistent with normal, democratic practice) to prevent or forbid photographing in places with public access. Freedom of the press is basic in a democracy). So, I guess this is a

Re: raising photographers

2005-08-15 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Vic Mortelmans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very concretely: what kind of camera would you provide your kid for first experience? I game all of mine little point and shoot, so they could get a result at their first push of the button. Then we had a look at the

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-16 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, I can photograph the Empire State Building, and maybe even sell copies of those photos, but I can't build another Empire State Building. Perhaps somebody could sell you a copy... Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-16 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is, and that is, I am sure, by design. Any society that lets lawyers get too high in the social structure runs this risk, and don't even think about letting them run the government. Keep them locked up like the trolls that

Re: The Photographer's Rights (another take and an introduction)

2005-08-16 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Krisjanis Linkevics [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If they want this to be a paranoid society Dont knock it, it worked fine for Hitler. kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-16 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes. However, what I really fear is what the next step after cameras will be. And the next, and the next after that... The point is, if everyone accepts every measure taken to restrict freedom (as I see it) because it is in

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-17 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How is it possible to have a rational dislike of an ethnic minority? I am sure there are folks who could argue this, KKK members perhaps but I am not one of them. kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-17 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hear, hear! I vote for Bill. I'll throw my vote that way also. So Bill, are you now going run for office and straighten out this mess so we can all get back to taking some photos? Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-18 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In my country, they used the actions of a somewhat deranged person with a hunting rifle to put in place a completely useless firearms registry program which has cost billions of dollars and done very little if anything

Re: Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 questions

2005-08-18 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, I am currently looking at Tokina AT-X 828 AF PRO (80-200, f/2.8) It is still expensive (~$610-$60~=$550), but ... Does anybody have experience with this lens? Has anybody used it with *ist DS/D? Are there any

Re: On-line printing services

2005-08-19 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since we're a USA publication, we're interested in services in the USA. Well, you would not find much pleasant to write about in .au Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is

Re: Good Sources For Used Gear?

2005-08-19 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adorama My dealings with Adorama have led to nothing but turmoil. They still owe me money after double charging me. They owe me again for sending a delivery to the wrong address, fortunately the reciever forwarded this on and I

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-19 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you want, you can still get a gun. Just not one that shoots as fast as you can pull the trigger. You would need a _very_ good reason to have a firearm now in .au As an aside, I went to hand in a 12g shotgun at a local police

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-20 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most of the recent US presidents have been hell bent on starting wars, Nixon seems to have been commited to ending them. I dont know a great deal about American history but, who was the last president _NOT_ involved in a

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-20 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you only counting major wars, or are you including all military actions abroad? Any military action is an act of war. This rubbish about police actions and the like wears a little thin very quickly, especially for those on the

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-20 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, E.R.N. Reed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What about the one who caught cold at his inauguration and only lived a month? William Henry Harrison. Anybody since him? As to recent presidents hell-bent on starting wars, I don't recall which wars Ford and Carter started.

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-21 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, E.R.N. Reed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And by the way, I remember that there were conflicts in Afghanistan, Angola, Mozambique and Central America in that time frame, but for the life of me I can't remember any sort of wars in the Caribbean during the Carter

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-21 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But I see a difference between the U.S. having heavy involvement and light involvement and a president starting it or not. I wonder if the families of those killed see the difference. Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-22 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Launching a war simply because you want to (maybe just for political reasons) I think all wars are fought for political reasons. and convincing others it is a good thing, is certainly different from responding to an outright attack

Re: Tokina ATX 828 80-200 f2.8 SD

2005-08-22 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Charles Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The other alternative is to buy the sigma but at over $1500 Australian its expensive. Where did you find the Sigma? Everywhere I look they tell me they need to order one in from the US. Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-22 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So your point is that the Japanese were justified in bombing Pearl Harbor so that they could continue the rape of Nanking? No, those are your words. I made no point about justification and we have all seen how Americans

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-22 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It was probably impossible to avoid conflict with the Japanese without ceding them hegemony over Asia and the Western Pacific. I think you may be right here, the whole mess was believed to have started with the San Francisco

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-22 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suggest that you read flyboys by James Bradley, especially those parts that deal with the manner in which the military of Japan dominated the government and distorted the samurai code of bushido into a a military

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-22 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kevin, Shut the hell up before you alienate any more people. I love it when you order me about. Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-22 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, keithw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems China might be heading a similar direction with Taiwan... I sincerely hope not. I hope not also, I would not know what side to back. But this would be another whole discussion on its own. Sino-Thaiwanese relationships are

Re: The Photographer's Rights (please behave)

2005-08-22 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yup - just needs a nice white-hot lance to pierce it at just the right moment LOL Sorry to dissappoint you, I bowwed out :) Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb

Infra Red Triggers

2005-08-22 Thread Kevin Waterson
All this talk about war has got me eager to take some macro's of insects. Can anybody recommend an IR system for use with the *istD to trigger the shutter? Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the

Why full frame?

2005-08-23 Thread Kevin Waterson
I really dont see why the rush is on to get a full frame sensor for 35mm. The current Sony chips used by Pentax seem to do the job for most folks just fine. How many folks need the extra size when I can make 40x30 prints from the current sensor. Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and

Re: Why full frame?

2005-08-23 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Kevin ... We must have very different standards or you must be performing some digital magic. I've seen a few 16 x 20 prints made from an istD, and they looked very soft. I have, in front of me, several images I

Re: Why full frame?

2005-08-23 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I totally agree, and have several 20x30s from the *ist D as evidence. In general, I use the 6x7 for this size enlargement, I dont that the room for a 4x5, I would be more likely to go for a 8x10 if that were the case. My simple

Re: Sunning at 24x36 inches?

2005-08-23 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cameron has generously offered to send me a print for evaluation. I'm going to take him up on the offer, and will post a message about what I think about the results he's obtained. Anyone who knows me knows that I am

Re: What Would Make a DSLR Obsolete?

2005-08-23 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll upgrade as soon as I can get ten or twelve megapixels for less than $2500 That will be in 18 months from now. I'll keep this mail for 18 months, I have entered a cron job to remind me then. Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves

Re: 36mm x 36mm sensor?

2005-08-23 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, keithw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does everyone measure prints, to make sure they get their money's worth? Or, am I missing something... I measure mine as mostly they need to be 8x10 Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.

Could this be my next purchase?

2005-08-24 Thread Kevin Waterson
This looks _very_ enticing... http://www.photographyblog.com/index.php/weblog/comments/hasselblad_h2_and_h2d_announced/ enjoy Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

Re: OT: Aus import matters

2005-08-28 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 22/8/05, Ryan Lee, discombobulated, unleashed: Lenses before camera, sir! You've got one and I believe Miss Beard's got one too. And I'll have one in the next couple weeks fingers crossed. Except, I purchased a 70-200 2.8 of

Re: Probably going to switch

2005-08-28 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Larry Hodgson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does the number of high quality fully functional pentax lenses you already own dramatically affect your decision? ( You don't state ). JCO No. I'll still have my Pentax system as a backup. I will being keeping my Pentax

Re: 4th Test

2005-08-28 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This could get me lynched, but, I want the Poms to win the Ashes. This current Aussie side is too full of itself and needs humbling. I hope the Aussies get beat also. I think .au cricketers have been full of themselves for some

80-200mm 2.8 Wanted

2005-08-28 Thread Kevin Waterson
Do you own a Pentax 80-200mm f2.8? You Dont!? Nor do I, but I would like to very soon. If you have such a lense floating about and wish to turn it into cash, please let me know. Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed

Re: 80-200mm 2.8 Wanted

2005-08-29 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd be interested to know if others in Oz can get prices for this lens, as I was under the impression it had been discontinued. I contacted C R Kennedy's and they gave me a price of AU$3200.00 but the lense is discontinued.

Re: 80-200mm 2.8 Wanted

2005-08-29 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: $400 cheaper than my camera store quoted. At $3200 I'd be so tempted. If they were still available I would own one :( Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a

Re: OT: building a web site

2005-08-29 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Michael Spivak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can you suggest any ready suggestions ? something that already exists as an application but need only small configuration to have it up and running ? or you are using your own HTML pages ? I store all my images in a database

Re: Probably going to switch

2005-08-29 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whether Pentax will get a full-frame DSLR depends largely on whether *Sony* (or Matsushita or Sanyo or someone - look for the Korean semiconductor manufacturers to get into the act soon) decides to make the sensor. I'd wager

Re: building a web site

2005-08-29 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Liking your design, I wonder, have you made this yourself? And, care to share some of the scripting, I'm not thinking of the visual elements, the structure below is what interests me. How do you load files? Are you able to load

Re: building a web site

2005-08-29 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tim, I suspect you're not alone in being anti-Flash! The only thing worse than Flash, is a Flash coder ;) Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting

Re: Test

2005-08-30 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could someone reply to this if it gets to the list? Works fine here, have Cc'ed you also Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson I keep telling folks this and they dont believe me. Kind regards Kevin

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting David Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Say, anyone using the Gimp for their image manipulations? Can we start a plugin list for the one's people like and that are perhaps free or cheap? I use The GIMP for most of

Re: Gimp Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, David Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adam, Could you tell me exactly what you mean by colour management? (I am just learning). It seems like there is about any plugin you could imagine, I believe there is some sort of management available. It

Wanted to by still

2005-08-31 Thread Kevin Waterson
I am still chasing a 80-200mm 2.8 as shown here http://www.pbase.com/cameras/pentax/smc_pfa_80-200_28 I dont seem to be able to find one for love or money so if anybody knows of one laying idle in a shop I would be ever so grateful Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-31 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PS maxes at 2GB memory allocation on both Windows and Mac, this is due to being a 32bit program and being designed for the common 2GB/2Gb split that Windows and Mac prefer (Linux often uses a 1GB/3GB split, but that's a

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-31 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The machine had core memory also. Not enough of it tho! The words enough and memory never go together (unless preceded by not), no matter what *kind* of memory you're talking about. pfft,

Re: Next Pentax DSLR

2005-08-31 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Derek) wrote: My plan is to wait for the upgrade DSLR, buy the upgrade DSLR, then look for a cheap D on ebay for a backup body (hoping that people will be selling their D to finance the next DSLR). This is Pentax we are talking about. No

Re: PUG Themes?

2005-09-02 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Toil Pedantry Askew Protrude Forgotten Close Tarnish Sex Religion Politics Operating Systems (see religion) Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed

NO Prayers

2005-09-02 Thread Kevin Waterson
Just a quick note to folks that have friends or family in New Orleans, or are themselves affected, that our prayers are with you at this time. Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

Re: How do you mount a reversed 50?

2005-09-03 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw an excellent macro shot on dpreview taken with a 50mm lens reverse mounted. I've heard of doing this before, but have no idea how one would go about mounting an FA 50 f/1.4 backwards. A reverse adaptor is available.

Same lense, different color?

2005-09-04 Thread Kevin Waterson
I have been looking at some 28-200 2.8 ED (IF) lenses. Some are black, some are silver. Is there a difference? Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

Re: Same lense, different color?

2005-09-04 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been looking at some 28-200 2.8 ED (IF) lenses. err, 80-200mm Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

Re: Same lense, different color?

2005-09-04 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pentax doesn't have a black one listed and i have not seen any FA* lens offered in more than one color. This one http://www.mpsuperstore.com/camera/discr6323.htm#specs Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb

up2date error

2005-09-06 Thread Kevin Waterson
warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 30c9ecf8 The package boost-1.33.0-3.fc4 is not signed with a GPG signature. Aborting... Package boost-1.33.0-3.fc4 does not have a GPG signature. Is this a good error? Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what

Re: up2date error

2005-09-06 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 30c9ecf8 The package boost-1.33.0-3.fc4 is not signed with a GPG signature. Aborting... Package boost-1.33.0-3.fc4 does not have a GPG signature. err

Re: up2date error

2005-09-06 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Mat Maessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heh, someone else who runs Fedora... Yes, it's a benign error. Just set gpgcheck=0 for the particular repository in question. It serves its purpose. might look at centOS. kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on

Re: up2date error

2005-09-07 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Chris Stoddart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh I am trying that on one of my servers. Been serving a RAID for about a month now with no problems. Looks and feels just like RHEL 4.1. The words 'RedHat' still pop up in a few unexpected places tho, hehehehehe. How do

360 degree software

2005-09-12 Thread Kevin Waterson
I have been looking at iPix ( www.ipix.com ) but it is majorly geared up for the canon G6. I there something more generic to make 360 degree panoramas, then have them mashed into a little 360 degree image that is able to be panned? What are folks using for tripod mounts for 360 degree images.

Re: 360 degree software

2005-09-13 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I could whip a quick js script to scroll the 360 degree image, but I am not up on the latest hardware for 360 panoramas. is why i stopped using all of my special panorama heads and just use an L-bracket on a Really Right Stuff

Re: 360 degree software

2005-09-14 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stitcher Express has a few more useful features but costs more. i find that the nodal point is negligibly important using these three programs if you don't have architectural features near to the camera. that is why i stopped

Re: 360 degree software

2005-09-14 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I prefer the 31mm f/1.8 Limited and the FA 28/2.8AL but I've used the Tamron 17-35/2.8-4 a couple of times. Good stitching software helps a lot. I'm using Arcsoft Panorama Maker 3 at the moment. I have an Pentax FAJ 18-35 I

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