Re: PESO: Popradske pleso

2005-03-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
Depends on my finances, I had a potential contract fall through and I'm pretty broke right now. On the other hand I may have a lot of time to fill. You never know. frank theriault wrote: On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 11:46:59 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Damn, why does everyone

PESO_--_Before the Storm

2005-03-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
Well as someone else, I believe it was Butch Black mentioned we're getting our weekly 6-8 inch snowstorm, earlier this after noon I took the dog for a walk on the beach and as is my wont I carried a camera. This is one of the more interesting photos I captured. (It was a productive

Re: PAW: Snowman on the Hill

2005-03-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
I've seen them around here and we've had plenty of snow this year. David Savage wrote: I don't know about the U.S. But I've seen them here in Oz the last few Christmas' We've got a good excuse :-) Dave S On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:03:03 -0800, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: OT: Lost E-mails

2005-03-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
E-mail is not delivered directly, an intermediate server may be helpfully deleting spam as well. This could lead to all sorts of lost messages. John Francis wrote: Unfortunately my earlier post about missing eMail rather undermines this theory. I receive my pdml posts at an ISP where I can be

Re: PAW: US president Bush in Slovakia

2005-03-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
Now this is truly offensive. I've respected Albano in the past but he's just hit my kill file. I hope he enjoys Bruce's company. Albano Garcia wrote: Sad you didn't had a good snipper rifle :-( --- Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry, no political content... ;-) just a quick one from the

Re: PESO_--_Before the Storm

2005-03-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
DiGiorgi wrote: --- Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_bts1.html Pentax *ist-D iso 800 1/650sec smc Pentax F 70-210mm f4.0~5.6 @ 210mm f8.0 I like the feel of this photo. Perhaps a touch more contrast would be nice. Godfrey

Re: PESO: On My Way to Work

2005-03-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
Nice, high key, photo. Nice detail in the snow, could stand to be a bit brighter, (that could be my monitor), needless to say it would be a damn site more pleasant if it were earlier in the season. Rick Womer wrote: Here in Philly yesterday's snow was very sticky. I walk a mile to work, and

Re: PAW: US president Bush in Slovakia

2005-03-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
You know you're getting old when you have to respond to your own posts to clarify, that's Bruce Rubenstein, not any other Bruce, by the way, no offense intended... Except to Albano. Peter J. Alling wrote: Now this is truly offensive. I've respected Albano in the past but he's just hit my kill

Re: Later guys and gals

2005-03-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
Good luck Bill, Hope everything comes out all right... Bill Owens wrote: Later this evening I will be unsubbing until late this week or early next. There is a real PIA that I hope will be corrected tomorrow. Doc says 3-4 days in the hospital. Bill -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given

Re: Bris PDML follow up...

2005-03-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
Every time I see this header I think about what a Bris is, and decide I don't really want to see the photos... Tan and Steve wrote: Hey John! Thanks so much for the invitation, but I won't be able to make it today. Wednesdays are a big day for us, and regrettably I just won't be able to squeeze

Re: Book Competition

2005-03-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
Oh sure, you say that now... Cotty wrote: Well, time's up and Bob was the only competitor, and he already has the book! I'll offer the same competition to the EOS list and see how they do. Can't be muck worse ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PAW: US president Bush in Slovakia

2005-03-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
: - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling Subject: Re: PAW: US president Bush in Slovakia You know you're getting old when you have to respond to your own posts to clarify, that's Bruce Rubenstein, not any other Bruce, by the way, no offense intended... Except to Albano. Would it have made

Re: Bris PDML follow up...

2005-03-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
Actually I already looked and I must say I was impressed, though disappointed to not see the blossom. frank theriault wrote: On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 19:40:20 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Every time I see this header I think about what a Bris is, and decide I don't really want

Re: fabric for backdrop

2005-03-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
That would probably do just fine. Amita Guha wrote: I want to start playing around shooting objects against a backdrop, and I don't want to spend the money on a real backdrop. Mainly I just want to experiment with artificial lighting, and I'll probably be doing a lot of closeups. Is there a

Re: PESO_--_Before the Storm

2005-03-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
If I'd had any control over the wind maybe... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/1/2005 12:13:59 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_bts1.html Technical Information: Pentax *ist-D iso 800 1/650sec smc Pentax F 70-210mm

Re: KEH Inventory???

2005-03-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
There's been a dearth of w/a and ultra w/a Pentax glass at KEH for months now, since the introduction of the *ist-D and *ist-Ds in fact. But KEH has also divided Pentax K mount gear into Autofocus/Manual Focus and Digital. So while there are still quite a few lenses, (except of course the

Re: Winter is still here

2005-02-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
Sure they do, but I think they're headquartered in Atlanta, and they used up all their remote budgets on the last couple of blizzards and last years Hurricanes. Graywolf wrote: Yep I made it and they were there. Funny thing is the weather channel is still predicting 1-3 inches accumulation. I

Re: Book Competition

2005-02-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
William Robb wrote: What single thing do you consider to be the most important element of photography? == The front element. Silver. Pretty girls Now that's an answer I can get behind. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through

Re: Book Competition

2005-02-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
Christian wrote: What single thing do you consider to be the most important element of photography? == The front element. Silver. Pretty girls Rubber. OOPS! wrong mailing list Makes me wonder what the right mailing list is. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't

Re: Lost E-mails

2005-02-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
I volunteer to carry out those executions. I promiss it will be painful. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: OT: Lost E-mails There was an AP news article this morning in the paper (from 2-25-05). It addressed the increasingly unreliable state of e-mail.

Re: My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
Jeez, it still has the plastic on the bottom. Mark Roberts wrote: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, kids, I think I see why people like this camera so much. I just needed the pro model to realize it. Have a peak if you like. Be warned, the page is around 400kb.

Re: PAW: Snowman on the Hill

2005-02-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
Very, very, cute. I didn't think you had it in you. ;-) Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/snowman.html Just a quick grab from my car window this past Christmas. Some Californians have an interesting idea about what a snowman really is. These snow creatures seemed to have

Re: PAW: Willy the Springer Spaniel

2005-02-27 Thread Peter J. Alling
Beautiful shot of a dignified spaniel. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've struggled to get a decent picture of Willy for quite some time. Yesterday I got him to sit still on the stairs for a few moments. He's getting on in years now, but he's still quite handsome. Shot him with the FA 50/1.4 at f8

Re: Shutter shutdown

2005-02-27 Thread Peter J. Alling
--- Peter J. Alling wrote: All I can say is thank god I don't live in Australia, even with security it hasn't gotten that bad here yet. Derby Chang wrote: An interesting article from yesterdays Sydney Morning Herald. It isn't easy being a street photographer these days. The Rex Dupain

Re: My dog, my pal (Was Willy the Springer Spaniel)

2005-02-27 Thread Peter J. Alling
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling Subject: Re: My dog, my pal (Was Willy the Springer Spaniel) Outside of a dog a book is mans best friend, inside of a dog it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx Actually Marx stole it from Twain. But yes... -- I can

Re: Uh oh...What's going on here?

2005-02-27 Thread Peter J. Alling
That looks like the color fringing I see when I use the Vemer 12mm before processing. I haven't seen anything like that when using an actual Pentax lens yet. Paul Stenquist wrote: I've seen that kind of fringing before in out of focus areas under similar conditions when using my A400/5.6 with

Re: Book Competition

2005-02-27 Thread Peter J. Alling
I don't know, it would depend on what universe he resides in wouldn't it. Cotty wrote: On 27/2/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I have a copy of Martin Evening's excellent book 'Adobe Photoshop 7 for Photographers' to give away for just the cost of the postage. I already have the

Re: Score!

2005-02-27 Thread Peter J. Alling
Nice, I though I got a steal when I got the same combination for about $200.00. Be careful, you might just fall in love with the ME. I did at least temporarily. John Celio wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=3875961078 Finally got me a pancake 40mm, and an ME to boot!

Re: C 41 BW film

2005-02-27 Thread Peter J. Alling
They seem to be slightly finer grained than traditional BW and scan very well. On the other hand, they are reputed to be not particularly archival. In other words they fade, just like color negatives. It depends on what you're looking for. Isaac wrote: Hello all. I'm wondering what

Re: March PUG is open

2005-02-27 Thread Peter J. Alling
Thanks again. Adelheid v. K. wrote: Hi folks, The March PUG is available on my website AND on the komkon server. http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/05mar and http://pug.komkon.org Cheers Adelheid -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the

Re: Shutter shutdown

2005-02-27 Thread Peter J. Alling
of candid photography which amateurs do, where the image is generally used only for their private satisfaction, or for very limited exhibition. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 27

Re: Book Competition

2005-02-27 Thread Peter J. Alling
The photographers brain but in Cottys case maybe an exception is in order. :-D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/27/2005 4:06:30 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tie-breaker :-) What single thing do you consider to be the most important element of photography?

Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition?

2005-02-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
mike wilson wrote: Ryan Lee wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/canoneos350d/ Canon 350D: About the same dimensions as the ist DS, 60g lighter, and 8 megapixels. Thoughts? Does it take Pentax glass? No, but it does have a mirror prism. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war.

Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition?

2005-02-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
8mp isn't enough of an improvement in resolution over 6mp to make much difference, especially as there will be an increase in noise at higher ISOs. This will have to be removed by software which will probably cost quality. If it's the usual Canon construction for their lower end cameras the

Re: APS Sensor Size

2005-02-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
APS C is aps Classic, more or less the same ratio as 35mm film (35mm ~ 24x36mm, APS-C ~ 16x24)). APS-H is the HDTV format on APS thats ~ 16x30, the other APS format is panoramic which is 10x30mm. As far as I now there aren't any Digital cameras that have a Panoramic sensor. I doubt that there

Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition?

2005-02-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
And your point? Jim Apilado wrote: I own a Canon EOS RT that has the same mount as the Canon digitals. There is a special adapter you can get that will allow the use of older M42 Super Takumar and SMC Takumar lenses. Jim A. From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss

Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition?

2005-02-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
Message - From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 2:44 AM Subject: Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition? 8mp isn't enough of an improvement in resolution over 6mp to make much difference, especially as there will be an increase in noise

Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition?

2005-02-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
Actually I top and bottom post, the toung in cheak answer was mine. Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, Peter J. Alling wrote: And your point? The point has to be don't top post. Otherwise, Jim answered tongue-in-cheek the question Does it take Pentax glass? below. Kostas

Re: APS Sensor Size

2005-02-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
You sure? Jim Apilado wrote: That would be cool to get an Xpan Hasselblad with a panoramic APS sensor. Jim A. From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 12:37:46 -0500 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: APS Sensor Size Resent-From

Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition?

2005-02-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
That should be tongue... (sometimes I should pay attention to the spell checker...) Peter J. Alling wrote: Actually I top and bottom post, the toung in cheak answer was mine. Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, Peter J. Alling wrote: And your point? The point has to be don't

Re: Shutter shutdown

2005-02-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
All I can say is thank god I don't live in Australia, even with security it hasn't gotten that bad here yet. Derby Chang wrote: An interesting article from yesterdays Sydney Morning Herald. It isn't easy being a street photographer these days. The Rex Dupain anecdote is rather sad.

Re: My dog, my pal (Was Willy the Springer Spaniel)

2005-02-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
Outside of a dog a book is mans best friend, inside of a dog it's too dark to read. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, a dog is truly man's best friend. A buddy of mine once met a woman he wanted to marry, but she insisted that he give up his dog. He agonized over it for a while, and in the end he

Re: PESO: Family Photo

2005-02-25 Thread Peter J. Alling
That's cute, it would be cuter if the dog had the same expression, too much to ask for I suppose. David Oswald wrote: Bruce Dayton wrote: Hello David, Love to take a look, but my browser says the link could not be found. Oh shoot, I screwed up my first PESO post. Ok, here goes again...

Re: tap tap tap

2005-02-25 Thread Peter J. Alling
No. Kevin Waterson wrote: is this thing on? Kevin -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke

Re: OT: Canon 20D Astro Camera

2005-02-25 Thread Peter J. Alling
There may be a reason that their prices are so low. Look here http://www.epinions.com/webs-Web_Services-All-Merchants-RoyalCamera_com/display_~reviews Tom C wrote: From the MAPUG list, Canon is putting out a modified version of the 20D specifically for astrophotography. Also, there's a link at

Re: PESO - End Of The Season

2005-02-25 Thread Peter J. Alling
That's just lovely. Mark Cassino wrote: Up till now the latest I ever got a snow crystal here was 2/12. I only had a short window between the start of snowfall and the time when temps got above freezing, but managed to snag a couple of keepers. The best from this morning:

Re: Look what I scored.....

2005-02-25 Thread Peter J. Alling
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: Look what I scored. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItemrd=1item=3875458420ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT William Robb Nice catch Bill. Looks in great condition. Thanks Cotty. At least you don't hate me for it. For

Re: FS Friday - FA* Lenses and more....

2005-02-25 Thread Peter J. Alling
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Don Sanderson Subject: RE: FS Friday - FA* Lenses and more Don (I'll go $1.50) I'm in for $2.25. Heck, I'll even bid that in US$ 4.50 in euros. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive

Re: Back From An Extended Absence With A QUestion :)

2005-02-25 Thread Peter J. Alling
The K 20 mm f4 is probably one of the few lenses that are considered inferior to it's M counterpart. You can read about it at Stans comments web site. http://stans-photography.info/ David Chang-Sang wrote: A So my weekend turned into a month away.. that's what happens when you go to New

Re: FS Friday - FA* Lenses and more....

2005-02-25 Thread Peter J. Alling
Mark Roberts wrote: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Don Sanderson Don (I'll go $1.50) I'm in for $2.25. Heck, I'll even bid that in US$ 4.50 in euros. 5 Quatloos Which brings up the question

Re: FS Friday - FA* Lenses and more....

2005-02-25 Thread Peter J. Alling
John Francis wrote: Peter J. Alling mused: Mark Roberts wrote: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Don Sanderson Don (I'll go $1.50) I'm in for $2.25. Heck, I'll even bid

Re: PESO: Bike Shop

2005-02-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
Cotty wrote: On 23/2/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/bikeshop.jpg Col man. Who needs LSD. Like it. Actually, this sort of photo really isn't my cup of tea at all, but the fellow whose style I'm imitating has made a good living

Re: PESO ^

2005-02-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
Well it's certainly minimalist in concept. I like it. DagT wrote: I´ve been looking through the archive for some new pictures to hang in the living room, and found this: http://www.foto.no/bildekritikk/images/161927.jpg I think I used the LX, *85 1.4 and Provia 100F. Is it too much (or too

Re: Help! *istD problems (repost)

2005-02-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
Af has nothing to do with the focusing screen, except for the display of which sensor is being used. Gonz wrote: Maybe there is a different path from lens to AF and to MF? There is, but they both have to go through the focusing screen don't they? So I'm thinking I must be having vision

Re: PESO Save the whale

2005-02-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
Sadly I still can't get to your site. Albano Garcia wrote: It's an ice cream shop, maybe the bizarrest (it's an sculpture handmade with concrete)... Enjoy: http://www.flaneur.com.ar/20.htm Regardos, = Albano Garcia Photography Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar

Re: Glass viewfinder optics for the SF1n

2005-02-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
I haven't tried it but I bet the repair kit for the SF1 is an upgrade to the SF1n. Don Sanderson wrote: I now have 2 SF1n bodies, one with coated glass optics I stole from an SF1 and the other with the stock plastic lenses in the viewfinder. The plastic one is just usable, the glass one's got a

Re: All this with a D70?

2005-02-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
For all who thought they were alone in their loathing of Kincade there's always this... http://artihate.jinwicked.com/kinkade.html Tom C wrote: Bob, You also might wish to know that his gallery (Kinkade's) is listed on the Boise State University Suicide Prevention web page. I guess one could

Re: PAW: Snowman on the Hill

2005-02-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
Very nice. It gives a nice homey feel to an otherwise forbidding edifice of Government, and everything is in focus. (I just had to add that). It doesn't surprise me that there no armed guards everywhere in Canada, after all you don't take threats to your Government seriously, so why would

Re: Look what I scored.....

2005-02-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
Nice. William Robb wrote: I can't believe it. One bid!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=3875458420ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT William Robb -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot

PES0 -- After the Snow -- Revisited

2005-02-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
I decided to revisit the flying truck of after the snow. There are three shots in the little gallery which I guess makes it a GESO but I didn't feel like posting it as such. http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_After_The_Snow_--_Revisited.html No technical details. All were taken with

Re: PESO: Pete Leans into the Turn

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
At least part of this is blurred. Actually it's a very very good shot, not quite up to SI standards but then again you didn't machine gun thousands of pictures to get results just a little bit better than this. frank theriault wrote: On the weekend I posted a little gallery of 4 or 5 of my

Re: Try to be helpful and ................

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling Subject: Re: Try to be helpful and Asbestos can be a useful material for underwear as well. Have you ever noticed that everything you sit on feels like underwear? William Robb I don't even want to think

Re: Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Get a ZX/MZ 5n or MZ3 and it won't matter. You'll feel right at home. Isaac wrote: I'm lucky that I don't have to choose. I just have the K1000 right now. I would like to add another one, but have no clue what I want. An autofocus model would be nice, but I don't know what to look for. All those

Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Anecdotal evidence is sometimes all you have. You just have to weight it according to where it comes from. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: RE: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD Re: scientific... My original words were meant to mean that 'taking a 1000

Re: Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Isaac Subject: RE: Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop I'm lucky that I don't have to choose. I just have the K1000 right now. I would like to add another one, but have no clue what I want. An autofocus model would be nice, but I don't know

Re: interesting flash limitation in *ist-Ds

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Not on the shutter speed. I haven't noticed any blatant under exposures or over exposures so I assumed it was using TTL. I'll have to check the manual and maybe experiment. (I'm more and more glad I got the D and not the Ds, though a bigger buffer would be nice). Mark Erickson wrote: I took a

Pong was [Re: Ping...]

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Not a clue. Doesn't seem like it should be a problem. I don't think anyone would bother to make the software that bright, and what would be the purpose. Alin Flaider wrote: Any particular reason why I can't post but replies in existing threads...? Servus, Alin -- I can understand why

Re: OT Truely impressive on-line map service

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Actually that makes it inclusion by exclusion. mike wilson wrote: Henk Terhell wrote: It is even worse. If you sail to the west or to the east from the US coast you will fall off this world. It's the opposite of the thinking in the time of Columbus. Hopefully this isn't a future map since these

Re: Mad

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Tom C wrote: D**M Al Gore and his stinkin' information highway. Tom C. Your point? -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J.

Re: Mad

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
If he really invented the internet we SHOULD elect him president so we can impeach him... Bob Blakely wrote: Hey! Stop dissing the guy who invented the internet and made it possible to gripe to each other about our equipment and our photos at nearly the speed of light! Regards, Bob... From:

Re: Switch the List!

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Besides it's probably not the lists fault. Lasse Karlsson wrote: From: John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 10:04 PM Subject: Switch the List! (was: Re: Mad) Ok, I'm getting tired of all the posts about missing posts. Aren't you? Wouldn't

Re: PAW PESO - Becky Organizing Files

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
I still have a computer with a 5 1/4 inch drive in it, it's not my primary computer, and the drive is a dual 3 1/2 and 5 1/4 unit, and I can't remember the last time I actually put a floppy in it. But I still have one. The photo is nice. Mat Maessen wrote: Is it bad that the first detail in

Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
He's got you there. Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: My degree in a prior geologic era was in Theoretical Mathematics and my senior thesis was on Pattern Recognition: Ambiguous Logic and Statistical Methodology so the answer is Yes. Godfrey --- Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: have you heard of

Re: PAW PESO - Becky Organizing Files

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
frank theriault wrote: snip Seriously, I think you've caught her mood pretty well, here, Shel g.Love the backlighting and the framing, not to mention the low POV. Good shot! BTW, which type of Scotch Tape, regular or invisible? vbg Photo. cheers, frank -- I can understand why mankind

Re: Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Cat p^%#. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling Subject: Re: Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop If you think they feel junky you haven't handled a Rebel. What smells worse, dog p^%# or horse p^%# ? William Robb -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up

Re: OT - Computer nerds unite! I have a networking problem...

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Windows XP is pretty damn stable. Settings could have been changed during an automatic update. That would require re-setting things but a since Tan didn't report a system crash I doubt that anything was corrupted. If she were running WinMe that would be a different story. After my last crash

Re: Wedding

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Yea, that works. (I'll trashcan my other comment now). William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Peter Lacus Subject: PESO: Wedding I am really curious what you'll think about this one. http://www.misenet.sk/wedding/ The title is pretty boring (hope the picture itself isn't g) so

Re: OT - Computer nerds unite! I have a networking problem...

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
The desktop acts as a router and supports ip forwarding, or aliasing, I'm never sure which. Anders Hultman wrote: On Mon, 21 Feb 2005, John Francis wrote: Doesn't fit the symptoms. 1) She doesn't have a router 2) The cable modem is working just fine, as she can get to the internet on

Re: On topic:Looking to reach out and touch things

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
M*300 f4 is a wonderful lens, doesn't focus very close however. On the other hand it's very compact, not much bigger than the [K] 135 f2.5 and weighs about the same amount. A good condition one will run you a bit of cash though. $300-$400 at KEH, sometimes a lot more on e-bay. [EMAIL

Re: Wedding

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
. http://www.misenet.sk/wedding/ The title is pretty boring (hope the picture itself isn't g) so your suggestions how to name it would be appreciated William Robb replied: If Frank was a wedding photographer and Peter J. Alling commented: Yea, that works. (I'll trashcan my other comment now

Re: FA 20mm samples?

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
The descussion has been about primes. However the FA 20-35mm is what I've been using as my 20mm for film and my wide to normal zoom on the *ist-D. I was looking for a decent 20mm prime but since even the SMC-M 20 f4.0 usualy sells for more used, the Vivitar 19mm S1 f1.9 was selling for more

Re: PAW PESO - Obey!

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Then what may they be if not technical details? The guy is a woman, but of course, dressed as she was, it's not possible to tell anything about the person, which was one of the things that intrigued me about the scene. Man, woman, adult, child, old, young? I kind of like

Re: Third-party KAF-mount camera

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
I think there's nothing to recall. Chinon hasn't built an autofocus camera, and Ricoh left the SLR market when autofocus was coming in, Vivitar sells very basic 35mm slrs that leaves only the Russians... Margus Männik wrote: Hi, just wondering... there's a lots of MF cameras using Kor

Re: PESO - Hay Fever Pretty

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Very pretty, very springlike. I think I hate you. Then again I lived in Atlanta for a year and spring started in Feb. I missed winter... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Warning -- Trite alert! More d--- flowers! :-) While scoping out Mission San Jose in Fremont for the NorCal outing (we are going

Re: The end of an icon?

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Bob W wrote: Hi, Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 8:13:22 PM, Jens wrote: Intersting - and sad. By March 2005 they will have lost half of their share capital! A turnaround plan will be presented for the stockholders in May. If they live this long! At worst someone will buy the company for the

Re: The end of an icon?

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
John Francis wrote: Peter J. Alling mused: Bob W wrote: Hi, Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 8:13:22 PM, Jens wrote: Intersting - and sad. By March 2005 they will have lost half of their share capital! A turnaround plan will be presented for the stockholders in May. If they live

Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?)

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Rob Studdert wrote: On 22 Feb 2005 at 19:31, Herb Chong wrote: they would develop for Leica R if they bought the company. if i were Panasonic, i would. i am guessing that no matter what happens, Leica will not exist as a separate company in 2 years. they are selling the Leica R digital back

Re: Try to be helpful and ................

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
F*** Wad I believe. Shel Belinkoff wrote: What' s FW, O, man of many acronyms LOL Shel [Original Message] From: Rob Studdert Should be interesting, what a FW. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of

Re: PESO - General Grant

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Nice exposure, great tonality, good color, but you're right I've got no feeling for the scale of the thing. Bruce Dayton wrote: Over the weekend, my oldest daughter was participating in the California All-State band and we had to go pick her up. The event was in Fresno, which is about 1 1/2

Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?)

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Sounds all to familiar. Rob Studdert wrote: On 22 Feb 2005 at 20:22, Peter J. Alling wrote: I see it that way too. It kind of makes you wonder how these guys get picked. I've worked for too many companies where everyone, except top management, knew the light at the end of the tunnel

Re: Try to be helpful and ................

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Asbestos can be a useful material for underwear as well. Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: --- Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any of you folks in my age bracket (1/2 century give or take) finding it harder every day to follow the advice mama gave ya? You know, like do unto others as you'd have

Re: FA 20mm samples?

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
David Oswald wrote: ..What's the difference between A and M as it would pertain to my DS and my ZX5n? On the ZX-5n... 'F/FA' lenses: Operate in Metered Manual, Av, Tv, and P modes. Six-segment metering, center weighted, and spot metering all available, as well as TTL autoflash. Focal length

Re: FA 20mm samples?

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
The K and M series lenses both had the same mount. The M series were for the most part new designs whereas the K series were quite often M42 lenses outfitted with the new K cosmetics and mount. Jim Hemenway wrote: Thanks, David. So K was yet another lens type between the screwmount and the M?

Re: Focus + Recompose Hoovers - Interesting Info

2005-02-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Which is why in critical situations you should manually focus, using the ground glass and ignore the focus assist, since a focus sensor probably won't be on the point you want in critical focus. Cotty wrote: Just reading about AF using the centre point, and recomposing on closer subjects -

Re: PAW: Surprise

2005-02-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Ok, I won't. Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! http://webaperture.com/gallery/photos/43609 No comment. Boris -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during

Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD

2005-02-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
The FA 35/2 would be your best bet for all of the functionality in the camera, though all have excellent reputations for their optical performance. The M may be a bit less expensive used than the K for equal condition lenses. Andre Langevin wrote: From what I´ve heard some older

Re: PAW: Surprise

2005-02-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Gee Frank, is the only way you see some of these posts is after I reply to them, if that's so I feel so important. frank theriault wrote: On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:22:46 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, I won't. Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! http://webaperture.com/gallery

Peso -- After the Snow

2005-02-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
This is just too much fun not to share, the focus is off and it isn't the technically best photo I've ever taken but let me present http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_ats.html -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of

Re: PESO - Sharp Enough: stupid question

2005-02-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
It's a more apparently precise way of saying uncropped. Rick Womer wrote: What is a 100% crop? --- Powell Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whoops! http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Image1.htm No not that sharp :) At 11:39 AM 21/02/2005 , you wrote: so sharp it cut itself right out of

Re: PESO - Sharp Enough: stupid question

2005-02-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
It's country talk too. I understand Ohio is a hotbed of that sort of thing, so to speak... William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: PESO - Sharp Enough: stupid question What is a 100% crop? I'm just a city-boy, but I think it may be farm-talk. As in,

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