Re: *ist D News

2003-07-29 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
Also allows for some logistical synchronization in the global distribution channel(s) --- where needed. Otis Wright Mark Roberts wrote: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 29 Jul 2003 at 11:27, Mark Roberts wrote: Sounds about right. The official embargo date is some time in

Re: *ist D News

2003-07-29 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
It has been my experience that major competitors -- to the extent they are interested -- have knowledge of competitive product specs long before they are released to the general public. Otis Wright Mark Roberts wrote: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 29 Jul 2003 at 11:27, Mark

Re: Odd request

2003-07-29 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
I would guess from the thrust of past communciations that the feeling is mutual -- to say the least. Otis Wright Bruce Rubenstein wrote: There are some folks here that I would love to run some medical experiments on with that lens. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You may remember that

Re: Pentax goes to war?

2003-07-25 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
And now we have software written by non-humans. New it would happen. Right on Keith. Otis Wright Keith Whaley wrote: Well, I'll be danged! There WAS some validity to it. However, I don't think it was a human that entered a zero as a divisor, that caused the software problem. Warnings that a

Re: Digital question

2003-07-11 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
Are you sure its a generational thing. I don't recall getting very many prints from slides which account for 95 percent (best guess) of my personal (as opposed to work related) photo work since 1958. Never had much use for prints once I discovered slides. I now keep print film in one

Re: Digital question

2003-07-11 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
. he figured that slides account for less than 1% of total film sales of Fuji USA. he didn't know the actual number though, but it is miniscule compared to their print film sales. Herb - Original Message - From: Otis C. Wright, Jr. rusty.@att.net To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July

Re: Happy Pentax to me

2003-06-26 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
First camera: Brownie Hawkeye (ca. 1952) followed by Argus and then Petri First Pentax: Spotmatic (SP) (ca. 68) followed by Spotmatic F in 74 and a couple of ES IIs and a few more lenses in recent years. No K mount gear.About the time that move appeared on the horizon

Re: Lens Mount Progress

2003-06-21 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
My experience is decidedly different over quite a long period and a wide variety of products. In the main, their valuing factors may have been different from mine, but I don't recall and instance were my experience differed significantly with their findings (I sure it happened but on the

Re: Is an inkjet print a photograph?

2003-06-21 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
Been a long time in this valley. When do we get to climb the next mountain? Otis Wright T Rittenhouse wrote: Well, I submit that each handmade custom photographic print is distinct, that an expert can tell if it was printed by the photographer or by someone else, that even two prints

Re: Moving on!

2003-04-03 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
Nice Touch. Good luck.. Have a great time and take good care. Looking forward to hearing about it all when you have time to join visit with us again. Otis Wright T Rittenhouse wrote: Interesting only to my friends on the list. I guess you ain't one, so ignor the thread. To those who

Re: Sinking flagships

2003-03-09 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
What little out-of-warrantee digital camera repair I've run into has been almost all due to damage of one sort or another or heavy use bordering on abuse. In all cases repair has been quite expensive, which supports the suggestion that repair of low end devices will for the most part not be

Re: Sinking flagships

2003-03-09 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
All though the spare camera may well make repair feasible which surely is a cost factor in itself, direct cost savings may not be so great. My experience is that labor/overhead are by far the major cost contributors to most repairs. Often the cost to recover a part from an assembly exceeds

Re: Sinking flagships

2003-03-09 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
Are you promising to be on the next plane. Otis Bruce Rubenstein wrote: See, I told you. All you serious Pentax users should seek camera asylum in Norway. No one would make fun of you, or show disrespect for your beloved brand of camera, which will be taken care of forever.

Re: K50/1.2 lost in transit

2003-03-08 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
Then there are those items that get set aside for inspection. I lost mail (letters) to and from 'Oz this past Christmas. First time that has happened in many years. Otis Rob Studdert wrote: On 8 Mar 2003 at 10:50, Craig Schroeder wrote: The 2 times that I bought things

Re: whats wrong with this picture?

2003-03-03 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
Nice catch. I use the SMC Takumar lens twice a week on the average. I didn't see the difference even with the hint. Otis. J. C. O'Connell wrote: you got it. Lens has been repaired most likely. JCO -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday,

Re: Pal Kidnapped?

2003-02-28 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
As we all know, in time, all things come to end.Keep an eye on the Sun.. At this venue, they just pass. Fortunately. Otis Brendan wrote: Children, children when will it end :p --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bahahahah :) And I was about to say that Pal = Bruce

Re: Gigapixels...

2003-02-27 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
There goes wave-particle duality into the wastebasket again. Must be a new breed of photons. Otis Bruce Rubenstein wrote: Don't approach it from digital signal processing, because it has nothing to do with what's going on. The phenomenon of interest is where the photon hits the

Re: *ist D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2003-02-26 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
This has been my experience also. However, use my digital (which does have a fairly capable computer interface) mostly for field work. That said, I have observed that there are some number of users who do take advantage ot the direct linkage along with computer control and in some cases

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