Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-25 Thread David Mann
On Jun 24, 2005, at 10:28 PM, Tom Reese wrote: I really would like to shoot some landscapes with one. I bet that thing gives some incredible full frame perspective. It's surprisingly difficult to use a 15mm lens well: not many scenes really call for it. But when you need to get

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/24/05, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.lookingglassphoto.com/index.html Are you sure that's Berkeley and not Toronto? Looks like Frank shot the portrait on the home page. :-P 1) It's colour, 2) Those green things in the background are fairly sharp, and, 3) That's

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/23/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 23/6/05, Tom Reese, discombobulated, unleashed: And we have Frank, Cotty and Bill Robb as well. Now hang on a minute mate. It's bad enough being lumped into the same frying pan as Frank. But Rottweiler Robb as well?? Geez, I'm away from the

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/6/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: -frank (who has a long memory, Cotty. GFM is only about 11 months away... g Flashguns at ten paces sir! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Tom Reese
William Robb wrote: Reese's Pieces at the next GFM. Don't start something you can't finish Robb. I'll send you back to Regina with all your parts rearranged. BTW, curse you and that 15/3.5 lens. You got my curiosity up and I've been wanting one since GFM. Those babies are in high demand.

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Mark Roberts
Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6/22/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the camera shops I visit is selling Film is Not Dead T-shirts ;-)) I think I grabbed a snap of the sample shirt hung on the wall just below the Moose head LOL Shel Would that be these guys?

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Mark Roberts
Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW, curse you and that 15/3.5 lens. You got my curiosity up and I've been wanting one since GFM. Those babies are in high demand. Did you see this one? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=4688item=7522707091rd=1ssPageName=WDVW I should

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Tom Reese
William Robb wrote: I thought there was something odd about (Doug the List Guy) Brewer Yeah and there's something cold about ice cream. Tom Reese

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Tom Reese
Mark (the Enabler) Roberts wrote: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really would like to shoot some landscapes with one. I bet that thing gives some incredible full frame perspective. http://www.robertstech.com/graphics/pages/7d202303.htm

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice work. Great use of that wide AOV. The foreground elements and resulting perspective make these special. Paul On Jun 24, 2005, at 7:06 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW, curse you and that 15/3.5 lens. You got my curiosity up and I've been wanting one since

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Jun 24, 2005, at 7:06 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I really would like to shoot some landscapes with one. I bet that thing gives some incredible full frame perspective.

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tom Reese Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Mark (the Enabler) Roberts wrote: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really would like to shoot some landscapes with one. I bet that thing gives some incredible full frame perspective. http

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tom Reese Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? I really would like to shoot some landscapes with one. I bet that thing gives some incredible full frame perspective. If you promise not to steal it, maybe we could arrange a loan. William Robb

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Tom Reese
Bill Robb made a most generous offer: If you promise not to steal it, maybe we could arrange a loan (of his A 15/3.5). Thank you for the offer Bill. I really appreciate it but I never borrow anything I can't easily replace. I couldn't stand the guilt if something happened to it while it was in

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Tom Reese
P. J. Alling wrote this about the different angle of view between the 15mm and 20mm pentax lenses: The actual 5° would make an enormous difference, 15° would make a stupendous difference Hmmm. I used the Field Of View Calculator on Boz's website:

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/6/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.robertstech.com/graphics/pages/7d202422.htm Hm. Look mighty familiar!!! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread P. J. Alling
The actual 5° would make an enormous difference, 15° would make a stupendous difference Tom Reese wrote: Mark (the Enabler) Roberts wrote: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really would like to shoot some landscapes with one. I bet that thing gives some incredible full frame

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread P. J. Alling
The numbers dont tell the whole story, you have to see it through a viewfinder, (and in a picture). Tom Reese wrote: P. J. Alling wrote this about the different angle of view between the 15mm and 20mm pentax lenses: The actual 5° would make an enormous difference, 15° would make a

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Herb Chong
well, on the *istD, the DA 14 is a good substitute. Herb... - Original Message - From: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 6:28 AM Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? BTW, curse you and that 15/3.5 lens. You got my curiosity up

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Herb Chong
Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Oh sure, pour more fuel on the fire. I already have an FA 20mm and I have some doubts about how much difference that extra 15 degrees AOV would make. I really need to compare the two lenses. The only thing worse than wanting something is having

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Tom Reese
Herb Chong replied to my comments about wanting a 15/3.5 by writing: well, on the *istD, the DA 14 is a good substitute. That might be but it's a terrible substitute for a slide shooter using an MZ-S. Tom Reese

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread P. J. Alling
Very, very true. Tom Reese wrote: Herb Chong replied to my comments about wanting a 15/3.5 by writing: well, on the *istD, the DA 14 is a good substitute. That might be but it's a terrible substitute for a slide shooter using an MZ-S. Tom Reese -- A man's only as old as the woman

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Herb Chong
Message - From: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 9:12 PM Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? That might be but it's a terrible substitute for a slide shooter using an MZ-S.

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Tom Reese
Herb Chong wrote: the Sigma 12-24 is pretty good and not hugely expensive. mine is very sharp. from comments here and other places, it seems that it suffers from the usual Sigma problem of not so great QC. i got lucky and got a good example. won't be as flare resistant as the Pentax, and bokeh

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Cesar
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Tom Reese Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Mark (the Enabler) Roberts wrote: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really would like to shoot some landscapes with one. I bet that thing gives some incredible full frame

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-24 Thread Cesar
Tom Reese wrote: Bill Robb made a most generous offer: If you promise not to steal it, maybe we could arrange a loan (of his A 15/3.5). Thank you for the offer Bill. I really appreciate it but I never borrow anything I can't easily replace. I couldn't stand the guilt if something

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread Cotty
On 22/6/05, Kenneth Waller, discombobulated, unleashed: Here's another A rooster lays an egg on a pitched roof that runs exactly north/south. The question is ready for this Will the egg roll off the roof on the east or west side? A 1000 pixels to the one with the correct answer.

Re: Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread mike wilson
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] If I brought a dead aircrash survivor to your car wash, would you insist on checking his watermark That teeters on the edge of being worthy of inclusion in the quotes list. - Email provided by

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread keithw
Cotty wrote: On 22/6/05, Kenneth Waller, discombobulated, unleashed: Here's another A rooster lays an egg on a pitched roof that runs exactly north/south. The question is ready for this Will the egg roll off the roof on the east or west side? A 1000 pixels to the one with

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread danilo
I don't understand why you thought you should fool us Europeans. At least in Italy, I've already heard all of this jokes. It may be just a little bit difficult to understand all those english words, that's the only way to fool us, to not understand what rooster stay for, but since I knew it I've

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread Graywolf
You are obviously in the right place, Danilo. The PDML is more of a community than just a mailing list. Some of the nicest people in the world hang out here. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- danilo wrote: I don't understand

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: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread Tom Reese
Graywolf wrote: The PDML is more of a community than just a mailing list. Some of the nicest people in the world hang out here. And we have Frank, Cotty and Bill Robb as well. Tom Reese

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread danilo
uahahah rofl

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/6/05, Tom Reese, discombobulated, unleashed: And we have Frank, Cotty and Bill Robb as well. Now hang on a minute mate. It's bad enough being lumped into the same frying pan as Frank. But Rottweiler Robb as well?? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? No one said it's a barometer for anything., Bill asked a question about the area and I replied. Don't take it personal. Remember, Paul is the guy who figures the children of professional

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tom Reese Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Graywolf wrote: The PDML is more of a community than just a mailing list. Some of the nicest people in the world hang out here. And we have Frank, Cotty and Bill Robb as well. Tom Reese Reese's

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Sorenson Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Cruel? You want cruel? TRAGEDY IN EASTERN CANADA (Gander NFLD - CP) Canada's worst air disaster occurred earlier today when a Cessna 152, a small two-seater plane, crashed into a cemetery early

Re: Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Re: Are your photos too good? Geez that is at least fifty years old. The survivors get shipped to Kentucky for burial. That's where western hemisphere air crash survivors have been buried for more than seventy years

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Alright, I'll bite, Whats black and blue and floats in St. John's harbor? William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul Sorenson Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Cruel? You want cruel? TRAGEDY IN EASTERN CANADA (Gander NFLD - CP) Canada's worst air disaster occurred

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Cotty
Okay look guys, if you operated a car wash, and I brought my car along, would you insist on seeing my proof of ownership before you washed and valeted it? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
a different processor guy. Shel [Original Message] From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 6/21/2005 3:37:14 PM Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Hi Bill, As said

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Hi Bill, As said in an earlier message, a copied photo is pretty obvious. But I was talking about film, scanned images on CD, and those images

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
digital in many situations. It seems I'm not alone in that feeling ... at least not out here in the boonies LOL Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 6/22/2005 4:03:18 AM Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? I'm pleased to here

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/6/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: Look, digital is on the march ... San Francisco will be the last bastion on earth that uses film in any quantity. OK ... we'll at some point have to go digital. We will ultimately embrace it and learn to like and accept it. Ironic seeing

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Okay look guys, if you operated a car wash, and I brought my car along, would you insist on seeing my proof of ownership before you washed and valeted it? No. As long as you realize the question and answer

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Cotty
From: Cotty Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Okay look guys, if you operated a car wash, and I brought my car along, would you insist on seeing my proof of ownership before you washed and valeted it? No. As long as you realize the question and answer are both irrelevant. William

Re: Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread mike wilson
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/06/22 Wed PM 12:54:11 GMT To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? From: Cotty Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Okay look guys, if you operated a car wash, and I brought my car along, would

Re: Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Geez that is at least fifty years old. The survivors get shipped to Kentucky for burial. That's where western hemisphere air crash survivors have been buried for more than seventy years. Thought you'd fool us, did you! Shel From: Cotty Okay, here's another question. Imagine a

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Steve Jolly
Cotty wrote: Imagine a plane coming down and crashing *right* on the border between Canada and the United States. Literally, half the plane on one side of the border, and half the plane on the other side. So where do you bury the survivors? I'd advise against trying to bury them - they might

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/6/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: The survivors get shipped to Kentucky for burial. That's where western hemisphere air crash survivors have been buried for more than seventy years. Thought you'd fool us, did you! LOL. Well, I was hoping to catch maybe one or two of our

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/6/05, Steve Jolly, discombobulated, unleashed: I'd advise against trying to bury them - they might object. C'mon Steve, I expect a mathematical formula as an explanation from you young man Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Okay, here's another question. Imagine a plane coming down and crashing *right* on the border between Canada and the United States. Literally, half the plane on one side of the border, and half the plane on the other side. So where

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
so far, and expect that number to climb as digging continues into the evening. mike wilson wrote: From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/06/22 Wed PM 12:54:11 GMT To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? From: Cotty Subject: Re: Are your photos too

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Tom Reese
Jostein wrote: Cotty wrote: Imagine a plane coming down and crashing *right* on the border between Canada and the United States. Literally, half the plane on one side of the border, and half the plane on the other side. So where do you bury the survivors? That reminds me of the story about

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread David Savage
photos too good? Wrom: LBDXRQB Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Okay look guys, if you operated a car wash, and I brought my car along, would you insist on seeing my proof of ownership before you washed and valeted it? No. As long as you realize the question and answer

Re: Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread mike wilson
From: Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/06/22 Wed PM 02:20:02 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Cruel? You want cruel? TRAGEDY IN EASTERN CANADA (Gander NFLD - CP) Canada's worst air disaster occurred earlier today when a Cessna 152

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Graywolf
In Cotty's backyard. He will furish the the beer. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Cotty wrote: From: Cotty Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Okay look guys, if you operated a car wash, and I brought my car along

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Graywolf
12:54:11 GMT To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? From: Cotty Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Okay look guys, if you operated a car wash, and I brought my car along, would you insist on seeing my proof of ownership before you washed

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Okay, here's another question. Imagine a plane coming down and crashing *right* on the border between Canada and the United States. Literally, half the plane on one side of the border, and half the plane

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/6/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Imagine a plane coming down and crashing *right* on the border between Canada and the United States. Literally, half the plane on one side of the border, and half the plane on the other side. So where do you bury the survivors? Trick

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Not before first asking if you'd like fries with that ... Shel [Original Message] From: Cotty If I brought a dead aircrash survivor to your car wash, would you insist on checking his watermark More wine *hic*

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread frank theriault
On 6/22/05, Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cruel? You want cruel? TRAGEDY IN EASTERN CANADA (Gander NFLD - CP) Canada's worst air disaster occurred earlier today when a Cessna 152, a small two-seater plane, crashed into a cemetery early this morning in central Newfoundland.

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread Kenneth Waller
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 8:54 AM Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? From: Cotty Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Okay look guys, if you operated a car wash, and I brought my car along, would you insist on seeing

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread David Savage
? A 1000 pixels to the one with the correct answer. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - Wrom: EMSFDULHPQQWOYIYZUNNYCGPKY To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 8:54 AM Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Wrom: LEJGDGV Subject: Re

RE: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-22 Thread McRae, Max MS
Rooster eh? Queer bird and no mistake! -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2005 11:52 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Here's another A rooster lays an egg on a pitched roof that runs exactly

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
with the Walm-Mart (or other such labs) corporate mentality. No one has ever asked me if the work was mine. Shel [Original Message] From: William Robb - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? That seems to be a rather subjective concept

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? I'd be real pissed if I brought some work to my lab and Mo said Gee, Shel, that's better than anything you've ever done. It must have been done professionally, so we're not going to print it. OTOH

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I next see her. I'd like to know what, if any, policy her lab has. - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? I'd be real pissed if I brought some work to my lab and Mo said Gee, Shel, that's better than anything you've ever done. It must have

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Hi Bill, As said in an earlier message, a copied photo is pretty obvious. But I was talking about film, scanned images on CD, and those images on memory cards. Therin lies the problem for us. It's

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 6/21/2005 3:37:14 PM Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Hi Bill, As said in an earlier message, a copied photo is pretty obvious. But I was talking about film

RE: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-20 Thread Markus Maurer
not even show a passport or driver license to somebody else than the police, I'm in no way obliged to do so. greetings Markus From: Butch Black [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 3:43 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Rob S replied; I don't

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-20 Thread Rob Studdert
On 19 Jun 2005 at 21:42, Butch Black wrote: Go back to the deep pocket theory. Who would you rather sue? Joe six-pack net worth $50G or Wally-World, net worth $50B. Plus my guess is that suing the customer would get the photographer little more then legal costs But you Honor, I just wanted

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-20 Thread Butch Black
On 19 Jun 2005 at 21:42, Butch Black wrote: Go back to the deep pocket theory. Who would you rather sue? Joe six-pack net worth $50G or Wally-World, net worth $50B. Plus my guess is that suing the customer would get the photographer little more then legal costs But you Honor, I just wanted

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That seems to be a rather subjective concept. How is the photofinisher really supposed to know who made the photo? In some instances if an actual photo is brought in for copying or duplication, it may be easier to tell. But what about a roll of film, or pics on a CD or memory card? Shel

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Go back to the deep pocket theory. Who would you rather sue? Joe six-pack net worth $50G or Wally-World, net worth $50B. Plus my guess is that suing the customer would get the photographer little more

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? That seems to be a rather subjective concept. Laws are somewhat subjective things. William Robb

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-20 Thread Butch Black
That seems to be a rather subjective concept. How is the photofinisher really supposed to know who made the photo? In some instances if an actual photo is brought in for copying or duplication, it may be easier to tell. But what about a roll of film, or pics on a CD or memory card? Shel It is

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-19 Thread Cotty
On 18/6/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: We are paranoid because we don't want to accidentally break the law and then get busted. We want to be erring on the side of caution. thanks for the info - points taken. I had never thought that this goes one, but in retrospect, I am not

RE: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-19 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi William how do you prove ownership of a digital image? With film, I can crop the published image a bit and show you the negative as a prove. greetings Markus that it is the wrong thing to do, and the law happens to agree with us. All the customer has to do is prove ownership. William Robb

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-19 Thread Rob Studdert
On 18 Jun 2005 at 11:43, William Robb wrote: The law, in this instance is not about intent, it's about actions. And yes, we are a really easy target to take potshots at, so we are exceptionally careful. We use customers photos from time to time, with written permission. Verbal agreements

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Markus Maurer Subject: RE: Are your photos too good? Hi William how do you prove ownership of a digital image? Thats your problem as a photographer, not mine as a photofinisher. I would really like an ironclad way of being able to tell at the counter

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? On 18 Jun 2005 at 11:43, William Robb wrote: The law, in this instance is not about intent, it's about actions. And yes, we are a really easy target to take potshots at, so we are exceptionally careful

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-19 Thread Rob Studdert
On 19 Jun 2005 at 8:06, William Robb wrote: The copyright owners don't want to sue decietful customers, it's bad for getting repeat business or referals. It's much easier and generally financially more viable to go after a large faceless corporation than someone who's wedding you

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? I guess copyright holders like you guys making prints then, seems like a scam to wring cash out of big corporations. Some photographers will attempt to sting us by sending people

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-19 Thread Rob Studdert
On 19 Jun 2005 at 8:47, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? I guess copyright holders like you guys making prints then, seems like a scam to wring cash out of big corporations. Some photographers

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? In our little backwater we would treat such an action if proven as fraud. We treat it as a copy with permission, and breath a sigh of relief that we dodged one. William Robb

RE: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-19 Thread Jens Bladt
:-) Sharp means (here) elegant, posh, great, stylish etc. Regards Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: P. J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 18. juni 2005 18:02 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Are your photos too good

RE: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-19 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Jens and of course I would like to see you in that sharp outfit or at least see a photo of the Bubettis ;-) greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 10:09 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Are your photos too

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-19 Thread David Savage
Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Are your photos too good? Or one that's in focus, not taken with a Point and Shoot. Under those terms Frank's work is fair game. Steve Jolly wrote: David Mann wrote: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=528e=1u=/ap/20050617/ap_on_hi_te

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-19 Thread Butch Black
Comments interspersed. If this has been covered already, sorry, I'm behind on the digest. On 18 Jun 2005 at 11:43, William Robb wrote: The law, in this instance is not about intent, it's about actions. And yes, we are a really easy target to take potshots at, so we are exceptionally careful.

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-19 Thread Butch Black
Two things I forgot to add that would p**s me off. Not marking proofs with a copyright notice and photojournalistic wedding photographers with no notice, as they were the hardest to tell from an amateur's effort. Butch

Are your photos too good?

2005-06-18 Thread David Mann
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=528e=1u=/ap/20050617/ ap_on_hi_te/photo_printing_frustration Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-18 Thread Steve Jolly
David Mann wrote: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=528e=1u=/ap/20050617/ ap_on_hi_te/photo_printing_frustration I particularly like the implication that a professional photograph is one that has been sharpened in Photoshop... S

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/6/05, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=528e=1u=/ap/20050617/ ap_on_hi_te/photo_printing_frustration Cheers, - Dave LOL. Load a rubbish! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David Mann Subject: Are your photos too good? http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=528e=1u=/ap/20050617/ ap_on_hi_te/photo_printing_frustration More and more, this is becoming a frustrating issue in the industry. We are routinely pulling customer

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-18 Thread Jostein
They should have implemented this fifty years ago to protect their business against negative thieves. Jostein - Original Message - From: David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 11:59 AM Subject: Are your photos too good? http

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-18 Thread Graywolf
! Advertising use. Loss of profits. Big no-no. As I said money is the real issue. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: David Mann Subject: Are your photos too good? http

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-18 Thread P. J. Alling
Or one that's in focus, not taken with a Point and Shoot. Under those terms Frank's work is fair game. Steve Jolly wrote: David Mann wrote: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=528e=1u=/ap/20050617/ ap_on_hi_te/photo_printing_frustration I particularly like the implication that a

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Graywolf Subject: Re: Are your photos too good? Sell lots of them. You will need the money. Which is the point I have been trying to make. It is not about the image. It is about the right to the profits from the image. Paul has the right ot all profits

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