congrats to pentax

2006-09-13 Thread danilo
lurking danilo. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: congrats to pentax

2006-09-13 Thread danilo
[..] Whatever complaining to start soon, this is the first good news in a long time. [..] This is inevitable! ;) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT - Sloganize your name

2006-01-23 Thread danilo
Beware of Expensive Danilo. I'm not only valuable, I'm expensive! lol danilo.

large format scanner camera

2006-01-19 Thread danilo
for those who don't read slashdot: http://www.scannerphotography.com/photographyGallery/vehicles/index.html wow! danilo

Re: large format scanner camera

2006-01-19 Thread danilo
maybe the root of the site it's a better starting point, http://www.scannerphotography.com/ anyway, as I stated previously it's on slashdot, it's probably slashdotted now, try it later or in the next few days. An ingenious idea and some funny results too. worth to be seen. IMO danilo

Re: OT: canon lens ques

2006-01-14 Thread danilo
going to use it also for non-macro work (why not?) canon weakness? the same of all the canon lens line: costs; those fuck**g hoods whithout which your lens is crappy have outrageous prices (45 euros!!!) (which is the same as the first). ciao Danilo.

Re: OT: Need Computer Help

2006-01-12 Thread danilo
is too much (giving that the theoretical limit of the FAT32 is 2 TB) hope this helps (forgive me if I've never seen an english window installation lately) danilo.

Re: new AF system soon (when D2 arrives)?

2006-01-12 Thread danilo
. the best thing, IMO, is the Full Time Manual Focus!! (don't know how the pentax AF lens work, with the Tamron one I have (17-34 2.8-4) I must switch the AF off every time I put it back in the bag, otherwise I risk to break the AF system by accidentally turning the focus ring doing it) by, Danilo.

Re: 300=420 plus

2006-01-12 Thread danilo
Holga filters, for quality! ;) I have an Hoya filter R72 IR too, which I use with the canon 300D that I have, it's funny to make IR-shots so simply (whith digital, I mean). have fun, danilo.

Re: [OT] The sky is falling - Macs on Intel came!

2006-01-11 Thread danilo
Oh I've always liked rosetta, expecially with salam inside (this was when I was a child, and my grandmother used to prepare it for me in the mid afternoon. Now I'm vegetarian). Rosetta, here in Italy, is a kind of bread ;) ciao Danilo.

Re: 30 years of the K1000.

2006-01-11 Thread danilo
This along prove nothing, let show us a nice side-by-side comparison with an equally chewed SD! ;) danilo. Only my dog chewed one. It's a bit finicky to insert into the reader socked. But what would you expect... http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/cfcardassnack.html

Re: macro bellows + m42 2 eos + misc. + questions.

2006-01-05 Thread danilo
I save this mail for when I will understand it! thank you all for your advices. Danilo. On 1/5/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 4, 2006, at 4:24 AM, Jostein wrote: If you plan to use the lens without reversal, you should pick a macro lens. The macro lenses can cope

Re: Reassembling A*85/1.4

2006-01-03 Thread danilo
On 1/3/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/1/06, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm not wanting to rush this so you may need to wait with baited breath :) Da!! Get in there with some small screwdrivers lad! Show it who's boss! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

macro bellows + m42 2 eos + misc. + questions.

2006-01-03 Thread danilo
?? Will I really need a flash for it? (I haven't one) wish you like my questions! bye Danilo.

Re: New Pentax: 8MP IS

2006-01-03 Thread danilo
It seems like someone at pentax actually listen to their customers (i.e. they read this list :) my fingers are crossed for you all. bye, Danilo

Re: Zeiss lenses for Pentax, etc.?

2005-12-21 Thread danilo
It seems that the waiting is not over, yet! I'm curious. danilo

Re: MX-Qs

2005-12-20 Thread danilo
I've started my photography experience, and I owe a lot to it... ciao, danilo.

Re: PESO - Fractal Frost

2005-12-20 Thread danilo
) thanks, Danilo.

Re: more 12-24 images (someone having a bad day)

2005-12-15 Thread danilo
we in Italy surely have some traffic problems, yes. Anyway we tend to park a little bit better than you in the Pacific Standard Time. bye, Danilo.

Re: Using the A*85/1.4

2005-12-15 Thread danilo
good, were you using a digital or a film camera?? (thinkinh to the crop factor) thanks, danilo.

Re: OT: need a favor

2005-12-15 Thread danilo
Also Openoffice does pdf conversion (word2pdf I mean). it's free (and I think it's also better than word97) www.openoffice.org ciao Danilo

Re: Which Optio?

2005-12-07 Thread danilo
to some 28-80/90 or so. The price range should be around 200$. Does pentax produce some similiar beast? cheers, Danilo.

Re: Which Optio?

2005-12-07 Thread danilo
thank you, Lucas, I'll investigate. I'd really wish he could buy a pentax gear, I know they are good. danilo

Re: First DA 12-24 Shot

2005-12-06 Thread danilo
about the last version one. Cheers, Danilo.

Re: Hi all, any news?

2005-11-30 Thread danilo
http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~sking/tom/pages/bedhogtom.htm uahahahha, this one is very funny, nice idea!! and nice sons too, congrats. Danilo.

Re: Subject: Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-29 Thread danilo
colors 4096*4096*4096 = 68.719.476.736 colors yes you loose a bit converting in 8 bits (pun intended) bye Danilo.

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-29 Thread danilo
Wasn't it: 3 feet ~= 1 meter ?? (school was some times ago) Danilo

Re: New Gallery at photo.net

2005-11-29 Thread danilo
are: - endless boring threads (which includes the so-loved wars, OS on top of them. linux rox! GIMP is better than P.S.) - nice people - (some of) you actually read my grammatical-uncorrect messages cheers, Danilo. oh, I almost forgot, the huge amount of things I'm learning from you all (about

Re: Close to Zero IQ (was Shoot now, focus later)

2005-11-29 Thread danilo
with such a PC, just use win2000 instead of XP to lost less power. So, I would say that a decent 1000mhz, 512mb, machine with as much harddrive space as you can afford is all that is needed (as opposed to wanted) for photography.

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun

2005-11-28 Thread danilo
Uh! I LIKE the maple leaf one, the second one it's nice too (if it wasn't for that ladder...) ...and... what a HUGE greenhouse you have! lol where were them taken? bye, danilo

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-28 Thread danilo
time for a fortune.. Except for Great Britain. According to ISO 9166 and Internet reality Great Britain's toplevel domain should be _gb_. Instead, Great Britain and Nortern Ireland (the United Kingdom) use the toplevel domain _uk_. They drive on the wrong side of the road, too. -- PERL book (or

Re: PESO: my favourite hell-hole

2005-11-25 Thread danilo
because you named it) maybe posing the landline a little more to the bottom would have improved it, IMO, but then prospective distorsion is what you'd get, probably, expecially with the horrible distorted lens you have (lol) cheers, Danilo.

Re: DS Remote switch from Shanghai

2005-11-25 Thread danilo
Ouch!! I bought the canon one, I costs 30+ Euros, sh!7 danilo

Re: Asahiflex

2005-11-15 Thread danilo
I think there's some rules about not posting open auctions in the ML. Beside it, so what? May you explain it to me? is it an outrageous price? or a very rare piece of glass? or you are selling it? sorry I'm out of the collector business. danilo.

Re: Asahiflex

2005-11-15 Thread danilo
On 11/15/05, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: danilo wrote: I think there's some rules about not posting open auctions in the ML. Open? That's a closed auction. BTW, I was also following it, but I gave up far before reaching such prices! Dario ehm, I must drink a coffee

Re: Asahiflex

2005-11-15 Thread danilo
another doubtful day here, but another learning-day too! thanks, Danilo. p.s.: isn't it ironical? In an international ML like this, I'm asking for english words explanation to the only (?) other Italian guy here!! LOL. p.p.s.: Dario do you still live in Italy? (or have you ever lived there?) I

Re: Asahiflex

2005-11-15 Thread danilo
Well, sound interesting. Alatri is actually in the Frosinone area, but then, that is a great region for food!! (do you know other things to live for? (ok, at least another one:)) I'll try to be there. ciao, Danilo

Re: PESO: Democracy in Action

2005-11-14 Thread danilo
Actually the blond-haired one, seems to me more a man that a woman, are you sure he is a girl? Look at his/her arm and butt... don't they seem to belong to a man? Also judging by his face I would say he is a man. danilo.

Re: Modern PC hardware, Was: Re: Full Frame

2005-11-14 Thread danilo
. ;) Danilo.

Re: What is Gmail?

2005-11-05 Thread danilo
, it's perfect. Danilo.

Re: Bye, and thanks for all the fish...

2005-11-04 Thread danilo
... otherwise, you just collect it. Storage is cheap this days (actually it's free), why bother unsubsribe/subscribe while you may just ignore it as long as you want? I have a lot of spare invitation if you like bye, Danilo

Re: Re: PDML Map

2005-10-28 Thread danilo
obfuscated stuff... I just gave up very soon... Those of you that can manage to see it, which browser are you using?? ciao, Danilo.

Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...

2005-10-05 Thread danilo
It's the same as the one that says that people like big motorcycles because they like to have a beast between their legs... Then again, there is also a theory saying that big toys may be a compensation for small size in certain other areas... - T

Re: OT: Brand new silver LX

2005-10-03 Thread danilo
go vespa go!! brm popopopoopoopopop ;) Danilo vespa px 2001 edition 151cc.

Re: Til Death Us Do Part

2005-09-30 Thread danilo
), and whatever else may be well burned up in smoke for what I'll care at that time. ;) danilo

Re: OT: Another PayPal scam

2005-09-29 Thread danilo
on the address bar of your browser and _type in_, with your hands, the actual URL. (www.paypal.com or whatever it is). This will reduce the probability to be scanned to 0 (which is almost impossible for the statistics ) bye, danilo.

Re: my after-wishlist thoughts

2005-09-29 Thread danilo
I suppose that, about the 40 DA, it's not that it doesn't cover the full frame, but maybe it's quality is too poor on the edge to qualify it as a full frame lens. but then, I'm just guessing danilo.

Re: Temporarily enabled with 2.8/70-200mm

2005-09-26 Thread danilo
AFAIK, at least for Canon, to remove the aperture ring, was one of the steps toward a camera that can be commanded with just one hand (in fact canon cameras have the most-used commands on the right-most part of them). Canon is aiming at nature photographers (among others), those who may need a

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-23 Thread danilo
? (maybe you meant to _underline_ some arguments?) please don't take it personally but like a constructive criticism... I suspect someone else shares my feelings... bye, I come back lurking Danilo.

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-23 Thread danilo
with you on this (I hope you didn't take my mail as a personal attack) but I find that replying to personal attack (also not directed at me) it's just a waste of bandwidth which adds nothing to our knowledge and does nothing to make it a better day... cheers Danilo.

Re: Firmware question for new *ist-DS owner

2005-09-21 Thread danilo
sorry folks, I _have_ to say this: if you don't mind 8bit per channel and/or color management, give a try to gimp, wich also have a dcraw and an ufraw plugin... ah, it's free. www.gimp.org danilo.

Re: PESO: Portrait of Leah

2005-09-20 Thread danilo
at work, I must code with it, not look at pictures... wait... my boss is coming..., ?php echo hello world; ? ;) danilo

Re: illogical

2005-09-20 Thread danilo
lol, there are times I wonder why I am still subscribed to this list (I use no pentax gear anymore, sad but true). Then threads like this remind me the reasons why... cheers, Danilo

Manual Focus lens on digital..

2005-09-15 Thread danilo
focus screens with split screen/micro prisms (and do you have and use it?) or do you focus with the plain one? And, do the focus confirmation lights light up even when you're using a MF lens? thanks, bye, Danilo. P.s.: hurry up, I've only 95 gmail invitation left! ;)

Re: Some Posting Suggestions

2005-09-14 Thread danilo
needs it? danilo.

Re: Some Posting Suggestions

2005-09-14 Thread danilo
just leave the last one for me and have... another 100 invitation, lol ) but please, send me a private e-mail as I may miss your request otherwise... Oh, btw, now all of you I've already inviteted should also have some invitation too. Gmail is always growing... danilo

Re: CR-2016 Lithium Batteries for istDS

2005-09-13 Thread danilo
needs a simple removal/replacement procedure when it reaches its end of life, while a condensator needs *soldering*. but maybe its life is long enough to make no difference at all... danilo

Re: Decisions, decisions...

2005-09-08 Thread danilo
better with time, hey it's not a bottle of wine!!) just my 2 cents. by, danilo.

Re: IR *istD experiences?

2005-09-02 Thread danilo
yes of course, I'm simply lazy to do it, Indeed I use it in the night shots, but I prefer not to use it, if it's possible (I'm just lazy ;) On 9/1/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 30 second camera limit? Just go to Bulb and hold the shutter open as long as you need. Godfrey

Re: Advice needed: to switch or not to switch....

2005-09-02 Thread danilo
... THAT much... it's because i have a lot of gear for it 3 lenses... ... but now it's the go go selling thing that bothers me ... which lenses do you have? how much are you looking for them? danilo.

Re: IR *istD experiences?

2005-09-01 Thread danilo
for color images, curves, that is), but the results were very similiar, except that it was more painfull with curves. danilo

Re: Cleaning Pentax-F lenses?

2005-07-29 Thread danilo
As someone already said in an other thread, photography is about craftmanship lol On 7/28/05, Powell Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This may help: http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/70-210.htm Powell

Re: Storing digital images (Was: RAW file processing)

2005-07-27 Thread danilo
When I replace hard drives in my computers, I usually try to get the *smallest* drive I can find: I want it to fill up quickly so that I'm *forced* to offload files to CD or DVD frequently. uahahh I read an article about a data retrieval service that's found it needs to keep a

Re: Have digital cameras made us better photographers?

2005-07-26 Thread danilo
there is a limit, but I'm far below it...) And I've shoot WAY more pics with the Digital Rebel than with the previous MX (sorry to say it here, but it is the truth) Danilo.

Re: Have digital cameras made us better photographers?

2005-07-26 Thread danilo
on the cheaper side, hence no metering/DOF sings on my lenses...) Damn I don't need AF!! f**k Danilo

Re: RAW file processing

2005-07-26 Thread danilo
it to me, for my sanity. DVD + HD is the way, and ciclically check your DVD. My new HD is also kept in close, always off, and used only for pics, and only to do backup or to review some pics (those times I fear). Danilo.

Re: Have digital cameras made us better photographers?

2005-07-25 Thread danilo
I dubt I'll ever tried with film. I do not have an enlarger (yet). Oh, but I'm not a digital-only fan, no. I still like to look at projected slides, they are better than any monitor (never tried, though, an LCD projector, but I feel it's not the same...) cheers, Danilo.

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-21 Thread danilo
about it... At this point is just like resoning in Lire instead of Euros here in Italy, it's just meaningless. An 18 mm lens on a APS-C sensor, is just like an 18mm on an APS-C sensor... ...or at least this is my opinion... ciao, Danilo.

Re: Travelling with Digital.

2005-07-21 Thread danilo
? Those little discs are 40 or more GigaBytes bye, Danilo

Re: Fanatics

2005-07-20 Thread danilo
blame it to not be the most advanced in RD. I wouldn't call them fanatics, maybe just crazy ;) Danilo ( I'm joking, uh? After all, that's just *why* I love this list :)

Re: [almost OT] medium format russian camera

2005-07-19 Thread danilo
it is :) and the other problems you mentioned... Danilo.

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-15 Thread danilo
, hope it isn't offensive) Danilo

Re: Super-A winding

2005-07-15 Thread danilo
You all missed this: p.s.: It was a rear lens cap for a A50/1.4 :-) or I have missed your e-mail.. danilo.

Re: Viewfinder istDs v istD

2005-07-12 Thread danilo
was bought by my father I believe in the 76 or so, just when it was produced... and it's still there ! Sometimes I feel like I made a mistake to witch to another manufacturer... ciao, Danilo

Re: Don't need no stinkin' filters!

2005-07-02 Thread danilo
!) city which is Amsterdam... into a public place (where, though, you have to pay a ticket, but still it's better than nothing... Amsterdam knows how to let you forget about things... !) ciao Danilo (very pleased by this new flame/war! uahaha)

Re: ist Ds photos

2005-06-30 Thread danilo
ok times for a new (geek) joke: There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary and those who don't. Danilo. On 6/30/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Welcome to the world of 001001000100010g Some nice first samples Butch. I really like the mill

Re: WTB a question

2005-06-28 Thread danilo
lol

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread danilo
spotted it at once... oh, I *love* this mailing list, you'll never be bothered with only photography topics, the most part of the topics, in fact, are all about software, hardware, OS wars (which I like sooo much, linux rocks;), and silly things like this. ahah I love it, I love it!! ciao Danilo.

Re: OT - The Mother Tongue

2005-06-23 Thread danilo
You'll also learn how to enhance your chances to sell something on ebay using the right pics... Auch!, my neck!! danilo. On 6/23/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you really want an English lesson, look no further. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItemitem

Re: Happy Midsummer!

2005-06-23 Thread danilo
midsummer? what's that? Here in Italy it's just the second day of the summar, today! Maybe in Finland it's the middle of the summer today? ciao Danilo.

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread danilo
Oh I'm not new here, I'm just a lurker, hence I second every one of your words... ;) danilo

Re: Looking for advice - wide-angle lense

2005-06-23 Thread danilo
for it 100 euros (used, of course)... I understand the original poster was looking for a wider lens than a 24, rigth? hope this can help, Danilo.

Re: Looking for advice - wide-angle lense

2005-06-23 Thread danilo
sorry, I made a mistake, the lens is actually 3.9 (or 3.8?, well I cant recall;) On 6/23/05, danilo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My girlfriend has a Vivitar 19/3.5 (for yashica, but I think it is also available for pentax K). I'm not able to tell if it is a good lens or not, but from what I saw

Re: Happy Midsummer!

2005-06-23 Thread danilo
Thank you for explaination and links (far better than a more rude RTFM, which, however, would have fit;) danilo.

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread danilo
uahahah rofl

Re: My work flow question

2005-06-22 Thread danilo
I've just added it to my free software page at http://www.robertstech.com/pixel/software.htm What? You are not listing the GIMP? oh my goodness ( my guinness ) http://www.gimp.org ciao, Danilo

Re: BW tips.

2005-06-13 Thread danilo
it. But I'm not, so just silly comments from me. ciao Danilo.

Re: Looking for a lense

2005-05-30 Thread danilo
There are also such things as Jamaican English, Australian English, Canadian English, African American English, Scots English, Estuary English, ... I could go on. don't forget the Maccaroni-English, which I'm proud to speak!! ;) Danilo

Re: Looking for a lense

2005-05-27 Thread danilo
be pronounced, it's the context that makes the should make them offensive, IMO... Thank you for you insight!! Ciao Danilo.

Re: Need taxonomy help from US birdwatcher

2005-05-27 Thread danilo
wow, your collection of birds is just spectacular, Mark... I'd like to shoot bird, but I'd need a long lense (I'm on the part of british ;) which I don't have (and which is too much expensive for me, all in all it's just an hobby for me...) Which lense(s) did you use for them?? Danilo.

Re: Looking for a lense ( OT )

2005-05-27 Thread danilo
(the first reports it as a variant), yet they (quite) always report the word as lens... well, who cares?? ;) Danilo. * searching for the word ethymology (yes I have to check the spelling of almost every word I write) I've found this: For example, lord comes from hlaef weard, meaning bread guard. wow!

Re: Looking for a lense

2005-05-26 Thread danilo
) and for a vigorous anti-Communist campaign after World War II. don't think is right... thanks danilo Good light! fra

Re: Raw

2005-05-24 Thread danilo
problems and without having to recalibrate the setup constantly. well, the gimp have been improved a lot lately (the last year or so)... Godfrey ciao, Danilo.

Re: Raw

2005-05-23 Thread danilo
* better than the GIMP, I may eventually start to use windows for my photographical needs... is the Windows UI that's just so frustrating... (and the mac one is not so much better... yet it's better) please forget the last sentece, thanks ;) Danilo. On 5/19/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Buying an LX

2005-05-19 Thread danilo
, he had a box in the front and on top of it there was a tripod mount so he was always ready!!, he ended to work for the national geographic, btw. entusiasm and stubborness are often the key...) ciao Danilo. On 5/19/05, Antti-Pekka Virjonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Harder to notice a black

Re: Raw

2005-05-19 Thread danilo
familiar layout, for whom is used to PS... The GIMP is surely better than PS elements, anyone who has used both should agree with me on it... and it costs nothing... AND you understand the name? the GIMP !! it's a warranty itself!! ;) ciao, Danilo

Re: There are no wide angle Pentax digicams

2005-05-19 Thread danilo
I have no direct use opinion, but I'm sure I've once see a nikon with an 24-85 lens (yes 24 no typo), maybe you want to look at it also (sry can't remember the model number) Danilo.

Re: There are no wide angle Pentax digicams

2005-05-19 Thread danilo
Forgive me for the use of bad words on the list, I'm a newbe (lol) danilo.

Re: Import tax

2005-05-09 Thread danilo
would gift it's companies to it's son/daughter paying no taxes at all (not that the normal sales wasn't somewhat fraudulent :) ) or I could buy a car reporting it as a gift and pay no taxes, you know how many would do it? quite everyone... just my 2c. danilo.

Re: PAW: Predator/Prey Interaction

2005-04-07 Thread danilo
next minute she'll probably *need* to go to the bathroom with one of her friends and magically disappear in the night. just my point of view ;) danilo.

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