Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread John Forbes
The largest camera chain in he UK is called Jessops. At the Isle of Man branch over Christmas they had four DSLRs in the window. One was a Canon, the others were Pentax. You had to go inside to see a Nikon. John On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 04:49:43 -, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread Cotty
On 29/12/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: My shoulder is sore just thinking about it. Chiropractor bills so far this year: £300. Ibuprofen gel helps. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread Cotty
On 29/12/06, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: I just weight our Claico cat. 27 lbs.:-) Yeah but come one Dave, remove all the lace underwear, suspenders, heels, and what's she weigh now? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 29/12/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: My shoulder is sore just thinking about it. Chiropractor bills so far this year: £300. Ibuprofen gel helps. A gel? Is that a topical application, or a gelatin capsule, to swallow? keith -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Dec 29, 2006, at 7:04 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Only problem is the L1 locks up when flushing the buffer, unless they've fixed that in a firmware update. Not sure what you mean there. The one I snapped with at the store seems to do buffered writes, and be fairly

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I visited my friend Marc Williams in his studio this morning. Marc shoots a lot of ad work as well as some very artful wedding portfolios. His equipment ranges from film Leicas (MP3, M7) to an M8, Canon Mark II DS and 5D, a Hassy with a digital back, and a Mamiya RZ67 with a digital

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread George Sinos
We'll know the K series has arrived when we see a Magic Lantern guide or something like it. I was at the local bookstore yesterday and saw one for the Sony a100 and all of the canon and nikon series. No pentax to be found. See you later, gs htpp://georgesphotos.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

SV: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread Jens Bladt
. december 2006 23:20 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: GESO: playing in the studio I visited my friend Marc Williams in his studio this morning. Marc shoots a lot of ad work as well as some very artful wedding portfolios. His equipment ranges from film Leicas (MP3, M7) to an M8, Canon Mark II DS

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/12/06, keith_w, discombobulated, unleashed: A gel? Is that a topical application, or a gelatin capsule, to swallow? Gel as in gellatin - a transparent semi-liquid that you apply to skin: http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/13726.html I have a tendon strain under the shoulder bones

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/12/06, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: Gel as in gellatin Okay, gelatin :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread Bob W
Actually my back is in good shape. I went to my chiro about 5 months ago with muscle spasms in the lumbar region. After X rays, turns out I have one desiccated disc (q.v.) and so had intensive repair regimen and doing nicely now. No sciatica, so caught it early enough. Backs are a

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 31/12/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 30/12/06, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: Gel as in gellatin Okay, gelatin :-) Gelatinous? -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/12/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: perhaps that explains why so many journalists are spineless! Bob (I don't mean it - I just oculdn't resist) Har!! If only I was a journalist ! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
A pleasure to meet you as well, Boris. I think my hands are about average, but they're certainly big enough to wrap around the K10D grip. I was shooting one handed on the street today while sipping on a cup of coffee. No problem. I think that if I'm really steady, it's because I've been

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: Har!! If only I was a journalist ! Paparazzi, then? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/12/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Paparazzi, then? Pulease. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
I've got to try some of that stuff! Bob S. On 12/30/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 30/12/06, keith_w, discombobulated, unleashed: A gel? Is that a topical application, or a gelatin capsule, to swallow? Gel as in gellatin - a transparent semi-liquid that you apply to skin:

GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
I visited my friend Marc Williams in his studio this morning. Marc shoots a lot of ad work as well as some very artful wedding portfolios. His equipment ranges from film Leicas (MP3, M7) to an M8, Canon Mark II DS and 5D, a Hassy with a digital back, and a Mamiya RZ67 with a digital back. In

RE: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Markus Maurer
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 11:20 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO: playing in the studio I visited my friend Marc Williams in his studio this morning. Marc shoots a lot of ad work as well as some

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
) comparison shots of the two cameras. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 11:20 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO: playing in the studio I visited my friend

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/12/06, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Here''s Marc shooting me. I shot him with the K10D and the DA 12-24 at 24mm. The stop was f5.6. The shutter was 1/6th of a second at ISO 640. Shake reduction works: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5386304 Tell your friend

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]: David J Brooks wrote: I just weight our Claico cat. 27 lbs.:-) Geez, Dave, have another drink :-) I did, why'd ya think i weighed her.:-) At least she weighs just under what Cotty an i drag around for money. LOL Dave -- Christian

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Quoting Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]: David J Brooks wrote: I just weight our Claico cat. 27 lbs.:-) Geez, Dave, have another drink :-) I did, why'd ya think i weighed her.:-) At least she weighs just under what Cotty an i drag around for

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 29/12/06, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Here''s Marc shooting me. I shot him with the K10D and the DA 12-24 at 24mm. The stop was f5.6. The shutter was 1/6th of a second at ISO 640. Shake reduction works:

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 29, 2006, at 3:37 PM, Cotty wrote: Tell your friend Marc that he's a wuss - all that fancy camera support for a piddly Mamiya. ;-) I just weighed my DVCam. 26lbs :-( My shoulder is sore just thinking about it. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Christian
David J Brooks wrote: I just weight our Claico cat. 27 lbs.:-) Geez, Dave, have another drink :-) -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 29, 2006, at 2:19 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I visited my friend Marc Williams in his studio this morning. Marc shoots a lot of ad work as well as some very artful wedding portfolios. His equipment ranges from film Leicas (MP3, M7) to an M8, Canon Mark II DS and 5D, a Hassy with

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Scott Loveless
On 12/29/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 29, 2006, at 2:19 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I visited my friend Marc Williams in his studio this morning. Marc shoots a lot of ad work as well as some very artful wedding portfolios. His equipment ranges from film Leicas

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, the support system is great. You can bring the camera down to ground level and pull it in close enough for macro. I want one. I suspect the 645D is going to alter the pricing structure of MF. Marc seems to think that my happen as well. He says that a lot of pro shooters have an eye

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 30/12/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let's hope the Pentax 645D is a trifle less expensive that that. I expect it will be, but more than around $4000 and it's well out of my league, for the present anyway. If it ever surfaces (unlikely now IMO) my guess is that it would be

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Mark Cassino
Paul Stenquist wrote: I visited my friend Marc Williams in his studio this morning. ... I'd type something but I'm drooling too much - might short the keyboard... - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Scott Loveless
On 12/29/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I visited my friend Marc Williams in his studio this morning. Marc shoots a lot of ad work as well as some very artful wedding portfolios. His equipment ranges from film Leicas (MP3, M7) to an M8, Canon Mark II DS and 5D, a Hassy with a

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
I can't imagine why the 645D wouldn't surface. It's in the pipeline, and a lot of well-connected people consider it a foregone conclusion. Pentax now has more resources than they ever did. This camera will make a statement. I know from your past comments that you weren't expecting a camera

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 30/12/06, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A studio stand like that would be a luxury for me at this point, but if business justified it I think I'd buy one. A couple years ago I tried one out with a 'blad. Determined to get one for myself, I priced a few of them. The tripod is

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 30/12/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't imagine why the 645D wouldn't surface. It's in the pipeline, and a lot of well-connected people consider it a foregone conclusion. Pentax now has more resources than they ever did. This camera will make a statement. I know from your

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread David Savage
On 12/30/06, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't see through rosy marketing glasses. Marketing glasses are bull brown, not rose. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 29, 2006, at 4:43 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: I saw the Leica M8 and their version of the Panasonic L1 (can't recall the name offhand .. digi lux 3 maybe?). I continue to be impressed with the SLR although i don't see the benefit from buying the red dot as opposed to the Panasonic. It's

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 29, 2006, at 5:14 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I can't imagine why the 645D wouldn't surface. It's in the pipeline, and a lot of well-connected people consider it a foregone conclusion. Pentax now has more resources than they ever did. This camera will make a statement. I know from your

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Rob's glasses are black and blinding:-). Paul On Dec 29, 2006, at 8:53 PM, David Savage wrote: On 12/30/06, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't see through rosy marketing glasses. Marketing glasses are bull brown, not rose. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Dec 29, 2006, at 4:43 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: I saw the Leica M8 and their version of the Panasonic L1 (can't recall the name offhand .. digi lux 3 maybe?). I continue to be impressed with the SLR although i don't see the benefit from buying the red dot as

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 29, 2006, at 7:04 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Only problem is the L1 locks up when flushing the buffer, unless they've fixed that in a firmware update. Not sure what you mean there. The one I snapped with at the store seems to do buffered writes, and be fairly quick about it too. Didn't

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 30/12/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rob's glasses are black and blinding:-). Not so, practically I don't even own a pair of sun-glasses. ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Dec 29, 2006, at 8:35 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: However the competition obviously aren't too perturbed that Pentax maybe encroaching on their market (maybe because they aren't), they seem to be maintaining their higher pricing and still making sales and obviously far greater

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 30/12/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know what the international numbers are, but locally Pentax is definitely taking a bigger piece of the pie than ever before. All local camera stores are now selling the K cameras. Very few of them sold the *ist series cameras. One