I bought FZ-20 before the *istDS was announced. The FZ-20 is a mixed
bag, but still manages to provide a lot of fun all the same.
I like the FZ-20 output a lot, but I wish the ergonomics had been
designed by Pentax instead of Panasonic. The handgrip is too small for
my hands and the controls
the *istD
— eerily, the 1st shot was a "Waffle House".
Dan Scott
rison with other countries.
(Here the body costs around £2000 or $4000)!
J.Diaz
$4000! You could buy two here and still have enough change left for
airfare back home.
Dan Scott
lenses— google his name and
you'll find his site.
Dan Scott
at
all for the contemporary Mac OS (unix-based).
I'm counting my blessings and knocking on wood.
Dan Scott
On Saturday, August 23, 2003, at 07:21 AM, Lon Williamson wrote:
My wife's sister died suddenly, and I am in receipt of a passle
of JPEGS from which to select pictures to print and pass out at
a service in her memory. My wive is asking for 5x7 prints of
a recent portrait of her sister.
The pictu
On Thursday, August 21, 2003, at 05:13 PM, William Robb wrote:
Dan, they have been selling buggy whips to people who are too darned
stubborn to buy into horseless carriages for about 15 years now.
This is their market.
William Robb
Looking at my gear, I can see that's true—but even I'd be in th
On Thursday, August 21, 2003, at 01:04 PM, Dan Scott wrote:
That was supposed to be off list.
:-(
Hi Frank,
I just read this (taking me awhile to catch up on my PDML). It's a
bummer, especially having to temporarily move away from your kids.
But hey, like you said—it's big opportunity, too (got to be better than
ending up a flat, frozen popsicle).
Hang in there.
Dan
On Thursday, August 7
chnology is great, but at some point they're going to be in
the position of offering the finest buggywhip in the world to a market
that has moved on to superhighways and high speed mass-transit.
Dan Scott
http://www.bmumford.com/photo/camctlr.html
Has a neat gizmo for catching high speed events, unattended triggering,
time lapse photography. Haven't used it, but it looks cool.
Dan Scott
On Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at 04:30 PM, Jostein wrote:
Does anyone else get the feeling that "before 2005" ought to be "before
2004" if Pentax are to keep up with the competition?
Jostein
"Should" and "Ought To" have no conceptually equivalent terms in the
Pentax lexicon (belongs in the clas
cs is the shear
_number_ of them. When you hit the last photo on that last page you
suddenly discover you've run out of essay before you've run out of
interest.
Very nice work Cotty.
Dan Scott
browser options for Macs than ever
before (see http://www.macorchard.com/)
While waiting to film the interviews I went over and cleaned up all the
Macintosh desktops, getting rid of nonesense and setting mouse speeds
and
sizes to something half-decent ;-) Gotta keep the side up!
Me, too!
Dan Scott
or texture of the goat with or against that of the tree and the
shrine could be another way to add to the appeal of your photo.
Hope this helps (disregard if it doesn't).
Dan Scott
On Thursday, August 14, 2003, at 12:20 PM, Joe Wilensky wrote:
The FA 35mm f/2 does have a slightly larger manual focus ring on its
end, and a better manual focus feel, than the other FA primes I have
(50/1.4 and 28/2.8).
Joe
It's a beaut. My favorite lens, in fact.
Dan Scott
On Thursday, August 14, 2003, at 12:52 PM, Lon Williamson wrote:
Dan Scott-
As an aside, it's good to see you back. You were gone
for a while.
Nice to be back. I went on vacation and came back to thousands of
unread pdml messages (more pdml than spam, if you can believe it).
Originall
On Thursday, August 14, 2003, at 10:12 AM, William Robb wrote:
Moose are like Sherman tanks.
William Robb
But not nearly as friendly.
Dan Scott
table ringtones for cell phones? That could easily get out of
hand...while a shutter emulator isn't bad, what if it extends to other
sounds, tones, tunes or tiny digitized voices chirping "gotcha!" every
time you shoot?
Seriously silly food for thought,
Dan Scott
f the
benefits of shooting digitally ( I had hoped ) was the ability to shoot
silently.
Dan Scott
As for me, I'm still waiting to see how this whole electricity fad
shakes out.
Steam rules!
Dan Scott
st .5 pixel unsharp mask
puts a good edge on things.
One of the biggest criticisms their early digicams had was overly
aggressive sharpening—maybe they've taken that to heart here? The
images shown are quite pleasing with regard to not looking particularly
digital. A big plus for my taste.
u're quite welcome.
Dan Scott
on; Gary Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
North Texas; John Mustarde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
San Angelo; Charles Hardwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
San Antonio; Eleanor Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
San Antonio; Ken Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
San Antonio; Dan Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
t of them
can't fly (I pretty sure they can't run, for that matter). ;-)
Is it just me, or do the photos from Canon's digital cameras look
better than photos from their film cameras?
Dan Scott
does.
Dan Scott
See y'all in a week or two.
Dan Scott
ng
lots of new lenses to sell to the people buying 'em 'cause they don't
make any money off of lenses sold on Ebay. I bet there will be plenty
of good used glass to go around (especially when people go digital and
want to shoot with the new lenses that match the perspective of their
old film lenses).
Dan Scott
IR thingee?
I saw that, and thought that the cover looked too big to be a PC socket
cover. OTOH, I don't know what else it could be hiding, either.
William Robb
It's where you plugin the controller for those micro-RC cars. ;-)
Dan Scott
I don't have. :-)
Guess I'll have to make due with old analog, out of date 20th century
technology....
Dan Scott
(packing my lovely ZX-5n, 24, 35, 77, 100, and 135 for a brief trip to
FL—paying my last respects to a much loved family member)
;ll decide you have to take
one for a spin just to see what you can squeeze out of it with your
glass.
I'm hoping it will turn out to be a decent camera, not just one that's
finally compatible with Pentax glass
Dan Scott
Oops. Never mind. I should read all the threads before I post.
Dan Scott
On Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at 10:39 PM, Dan Scott wrote:
On Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at 10:10 PM, Mark D. wrote:
Hey Folks,
This might be a picture of the coming DSLR (provided
the link works):
http
from the film *ist.
Rob Studdert
Yes.
And it looks like they aren't production models, just a prototype or
mockup.
Dan Scott
.jpg
Sort of looks a little like the PZ-1p in the grip, doesn't it?
Definitely not much MZ-D influence.
Dan Scott
. Clearly a tormented and, most likely, evil
soul
Dan Scott
orget this is their entry level DSLR. I imagine that if this
does well bigger and better things will be along, in due time.
Dan Scott
and the
MZ-S.
Wonder if the slanted deck from the MZ-S could account for some of the
7mm difference in height from the film *ist ? (pentaprism, too, of
course)
Dan Scott
On Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at 10:26 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Flash sync to slow at 1/150,damn.Nice to see it takes just about any
Pentax
lens though.
Dave Brooks
Perhaps it goes higher with the last flash Pentax released. The
something 360?
Dan Scott
red."
Dan Scott
les to the
actual print. I'm actually satisfied with this one
for a change! The ferns are really fantastic looking
in the full rez scan.
http://jcoconnell.com/temp/woodspath01s.jpg
I think it was 1/30 @ f22
Tmax 400
Hazy Sun & tree cover.
90mm F8 on a Speed Graphic.
Neat!
Dan Scott
nt. I was shooting the FA* 24/2.
Cesar
Panama City, Florida
in Baltimore, Maryland
Let me clarify—my people kit has been getting good use, but my flower
kit hasn't. Better?;-)
Dan Scott
een photos of has already taken the name of a whole line for
itself. How will they differentiate between the various *ists?—**ist,
***ist, or what?
Dan Scott
roblem:
http://jcoconnell.com/temp/apartment02p.jpg
BTW, I just got a Schneider 90mm/F8 S. A. wide angle
for my 4X5 and this lens kicks some serious ass!!
Newton's rings, I think. Somebody here know what to do.
Dan Scott
On Monday, February 24, 2003, at 04:52 PM, Lawrence Kwan wrote:
On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Dan Scott wrote:
I hear ya, but as it's the only 5MP P&S Pentax has mentioned, fair or
not, it's the only Pentax I can compare to the other 5MP digicams. :-(
But you forgot Pentax has a *5X* o
On Monday, February 24, 2003, at 03:59 PM, Mike Johnston wrote:
Dan,
Yeah, that one does look killer.
--Mike
It does. Just noticed Steve's Digicams has a link to the Sony brochure.
Dan Scott
e pic and cover:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder.tcl?folder_id=285079
Regards
Albano
That is a beautiful building. Great shot (and one of the few 28mm shots
I've seen that I really like).
Congrats,
Dan Scott
ed
people shots!? t
Folks, it's been done. Give it a rest! No more People shots, please.
:-P
Dan Scott
On Sunday, February 23, 2003, at 12:32 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote:
tom,
I would
*waste* shots because it was so quick to shoot or needing to *finish*
off that roll of 36. 36 shots per roll is both great and terrible.
Bruce
I really appreciate Portra 160NC being available in 8 shot rolls.
Dan
On Monday, February 24, 2003, at 03:21 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dan Scott posted:
Still dropping too; it was about 35 F when last I
looked.
Balmy 37 F here.
Guess I ought to put my sandals on when I go out.
Dan Scott
ft).
I'm hoping Pentax has got a few rabbits in the hat, though.
Dan Scott
ir",
as well (anyone else see an ugly trend developing here?).
Dan Scott
On Monday, February 24, 2003, at 11:49 AM, Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
You're supposed to want cameras that fit into candy tins.
BR
Actually, Bruce, I really *want one of those, too—but in addition to,
and not as a replacement for, one of the better 5MP P&S.
Dan Scott
*Whether my pe
foot of snow we got on Saturday night then!
---
Wendy Beard
Don't despair, I'm pretty sure Spring will work its way up to you, as
well.
If it's any comfort, yesterday's 79 degree F temp has been replaced
with today's 42 F (one of you forgot to close the door, maybe?).
Dan Scott
to 1/2000 shutter
speeds. Shoots in the dark, too.
Pretty neat. I've been looking at the Canon G3 and the Optio 550 but,
with the new Sony added to the mix, the Optio is really lagging. :-(
Dan Scott
autofocus lenses, I'd guess Pentax
figured the sound of the rewind wasn't going to be anymore intrusive
than the sound of the lens focussing for all the previous shots.
Dan Scott
,
Welcome to the PDML.
Dan Scott
Henbit is starting to bloom here, which means
Spring is just around the corner.
Time to get those lenses cleaned up and shake last year's desiccated
mud out of the ground cloth.
Dan Scott
s Hardware...
- MCC
Congratulations! Your "hobby" shots from a few years ago were better
than 99.99% of what one usually finds in entomological publications. I
bet they were thrilled to have it.
Dan Scott
your thoughts.
Well, I know there are quite a few serious photographers on this list,
but what portion of Pentax's current 35mm customers would fit into the
serious, "35mm photographer" category?
Dan Scott
From Fuji's press release:
New Digital Camera Back with 20.8 Million Total Pixels Super CCD
Fujifilm will announce the development of a new state-of-the-art
medium format digital camera back for professional use. The back is
equipped with Fujifilm's newly developed 20.8 million total pixels
Grande at least.
Mercury thermometers too?
Rob Studdert
Honeywell sells thermostats with mercury switches.
Dan Scott
That's why I think some of the photos are of preproduction models
(along with things like misalignment of graphics and a few others).
Dan Scott
On Friday, February 21, 2003, at 10:05 AM, Rob Brigham wrote:
And here they both have SMC markings...
http://www.digit.no/Nyheter/Kam
On Thursday, February 20, 2003, at 12:18 PM, Mike Johnston wrote:
Commun*ist!
--Mike
Not quite that extreme. :-)
http://www.self-gov.org/quiz.html
See where you fit, it's quick, superficial, and fun (quite surprising
for some folks, too).
Dan Scott
On Thursday, February 20, 2003, at 10:58 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote:
Ironically, *ist seems to be pretty much the plastic bodied MZ-S type
camera that many have been asking for. An MS-Z type camera with a
lower price point. Seems to be just what people want. I'm not sure
what the disappointment
On Thursday, February 20, 2003, at 09:37 AM, Chris Brogden wrote:
and then Dad would break both of our legs *if* we were
lucky!
chris
Spoiled rotten.
When I wuz a kid we had to break our own legs (and we were grateful,
too).
Dan
On Thursday, February 20, 2003, at 06:46 AM, KT Takeshita wrote:
RE NEW BRAND [*ist]
This is the new brand name of Pentax's SLRs, combining the asterisk
which is
one of the wild card characters in the computer language, and the
English
suffix -ist which means people who do or believe in cert
Agreed.
Dan -- #@&! keyboard down
On Tuesday, February 18, 2003, at 10:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It will fill the position the 5n, L/6, 1p, leaving a spot for the
(maybe it
needs updated) M.
IMO, because of the special nature of the -5n's interface, it cannot be
replaced by a came
$$$ because precision hole constucted 1st, steel and plastic cap fixed
in place around hole afterwards. very high tech
Dan -- :-( #@&! keyboard down
On Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at 07:15 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
Midwest Photo sells these.
Yes, it's a body cap.
The metal in th
820
Regards,
Henry Chu
16/2/2003
Strange looking. Doesn't seem to have SMC on it either.
Dan Scott
On Friday, February 14, 2003, at 07:09 PM, William Robb wrote:
That sounds a lot like what I was saying during the 50mm lens debate a
while
back..
William Robb
You're pretty smart sometimes.
Dan Scott
main index is
here: http://www.pictchallenge.com/indextest.html
BR
Clover used to be a regular member of the PDML. He had a bunch of
comparisons like that that he shot with his buddies.
Dan Scott
raditional, representationalist means.
Once you master your tools and techniques, you have the power to place
every element where you want it and the freedom to explore, bend or
break "rules" as you please. Not mastering the Craft aspect of an art
one wishes to practice is astonishing.
Soapbox mode off.
Dan Scott
Anyone seen this? Is it likely this chip would make it into a slr?
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0302/03021303atmel8mpccd.asp
Dan Scott
tely. Good luck!
Dan Scott
more drawing classes and some composition classes,
also. In fact, you might want to see if one of the schools in your area
offers any Ad Art (advertising art) classes. Designing logos is
something you'll get lots of practice at.
Dan Scott
was folding a petal blankie over its fuzzy little
self for a kitty nap. And the soft focus, definitely. And a soft yellow
background, give it all that sunny day touch.
You know, this could make a great Hallmark card, or possibly even a
Hummel figurine. Too bad the idea's already been taken.
Dan Scott
his
throat...
Wow Mike. I do have a big soft spot in my heart for carnivorous plants,
but how did you know that?
You know, if this photo was in black and white and shot, say, with an
old manual focus 50mm ...
Dan Scott
On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at 11:15 PM, Doug Franklin wrote:
On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 21:00:16 -0600, Dan Scott wrote:
cheek to jowl in recycled plastic pots, on rough PT lumber, in an
aging
and, understandably, mildewy fiberglass green house (which also looked
a lot like some sort of
even if it is a dog optically, you could take the lenses
out and keep it around for an extension tube.
Dan Scott
On Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 01:42 PM, tom wrote:
Guys, I have a new website:
http://www.thomasvanveen.com
Let the berating begin.
tv
Jeez! That is so totally ... nice.
Dan Scott
I saw this, and immediately thought of our favorite editor.
http://www.usefilm.com/showphoto.php?id=9139
Should we warn Mike? Anyone know if he has a home defibrillator?
Dan Scott
On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at 04:23 PM, Peter Alling wrote:
Do you really miss him.
Aw, cut him some slack. Brad was pulling it together toward the end. He
and Bill were finally able to talk to each other without either of 'em
trying to get the other bustedthat's growth.
Dan Scott
On Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at 03:51 AM, Rob Brigham wrote:
OK lets have a show of hands.
Me. Whenever I think a photo can be enhanced by cropping, I do it. Same
with increasing contrast, blurring, burning, dodging, applying usm,
etc..
Just another tool.
Dan Scott
On Monday, February 10, 2003, at 12:21 PM, Doug Brewer wrote:
umm...Joan Crawford?
Michael Jackson
hinking of _leaving_
Pentax. Xannex, for panic and anxiety attacks, is designed for people
who can't stop thinking a lot about digital lately. ;-)
Dan Scott
half way allows you to pre-focus and hold
so you can compose the way you want without having the camera decide
what you really wanted to focus on was in the dead center of the
viewfinder.
Anyway, is there a better way to do this, or am I doing it "right?"
TIA, Doe aka Marnie ;-)
Sounds ok to me.
Dan Scott
quot;12x
zoom" (4x digital by 3x optical)
Specwise, the Pentax appeals to me more than the Casio does.
Dan scott
"Smart people really ARE trying to get you." :-P
Dan
On Saturday, February 8, 2003, at 01:34 AM, Tonghang Zhou wrote:
Transmeta Corporation mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (408) 919-6380
On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, Dan Scott wrote:
I've just finished reporting the incident to my CC compa
then decided not to release are likely to be the most
unheard of.
Dan Scott
On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 04:12 PM, tom wrote:
Here's the cover image:
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/mag_cover.jpg
Sales have been a disappointment, probably due to Mr. December (Bruce
R.) mooning the camera.
tv
Did they unwrap the rest of the mummy?
Dan Scott
http://www.letsgodigital.nl/webpages/firstlook/pentax/optioS/
pentax_OptioS_uk.html has a first up on the Optio S. Haven't read it
yet, but that's what I'm doing after I hit send.
Dan Scott
e out any way to have him and/or equpiment end up
in the pool without them being able to assign blame . . .;-p
Blink, stagger, "Oops!" blink blink "Oh dear! I am so sorry. I was
blinded by this big purple splotch ... don't worry, I'll get you a
paper towel for that."
Dan Scott
r?
You get to pick one or the other, or maybe both, I guess (you haven't
committed yet, have you?).
I wonder how often this question comes up on Canon lists?
Dan Scott
e isn't that
smeary-TVish look I've seen in samples from earlier Pentax dcams. I
hope we get to see a wider range of samples soon.
Dan Scott
o I don't
know how visible that mottling will be in a print, but on my monitor it
is visible.
Dan Scott
amera
steady at speeds lower than 1/60 and/or consider pushing your film or
using faster film.
That's all I can think of, hope it helps.
Dan Scott
the ME/ME Super some 20+ years ago.
One DSLR, one film sibling and a new 67. That leaves a maximum of
seven Espios :o)
Pål
6 Espios, as there has to be one body devoted to that popular Pentax
accessory Proct-O-Scope®.
;-)
Dan Scott
faces of the camera which could be covered
without reducing or interfering with the Optio S's functionality (i.e.,
not covering the lens, viewfinder, lcd, control button, etc.)
Dan Scott
asn't there a Daphne from Israel? I seem to remember she was replacing
all her M glass with K glass because of the feel.
Dan Scott
On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 03:01 AM, Mike Johnston wrote:
It's very tempting to simply re-title each reply, but people complain
when I
do that, so now I try to copy the existing thread title and paste it
in.
--Mike
And it's a much appreciated change.
Dan Scott
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