Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread Arnold Stark
I have the information that a pre-production DA16-45 just arrived at Pentax Europe (Hamburg), so I guess that it will be available soon. Arnold RĂ¼diger Neumann schrieb: Hallo infos on the coming DA16-45 are on http://www.aohc.it/pressrelease/lns0308e.htm regards RĂ¼diger

istD low light

2003-11-13 Thread Kevin Waterson
I have been asked to do some low light (ballet) shots. I normally do this with a 800 film pushed to 1600, anyone done anything with the istD in low light or can point to some examples. I need the shots to be sale quality. Also, I would want to use a fast lens, 1.4 85mm. Kind regards Kevin --

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread Ryan Lee
I was just wondering if anyone else agrees with me that the new DA lenses seem like a bit of a backward move. Shouldn't they be working toward incorporating full frame CCDs and reducing the cost of that technology first? Doesn't this new DA lens reduce the optical sweet spot (and isn't that bad?)?

Re: Mystery Photo

2003-11-13 Thread Ryan Lee
Yay! it's something I can answer.. I think your tripod (I assume you were using a tripod to catch fireworks..) head was loose and your camera slipped during a bulb exposure. And the reason I can say this is because I've done it before ;) It was my 5n on a Velbon mountain chaser tripod (I think

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread Dario Bonazza 2
William Robb wrote: I'd like to add that now lens designers have another medium to keep in mind when they design optics, that being the computer monitor. Of course, mostly because it's a powerful way of inspecting pictures. NOT because it can drive to grossly wrong information as recent

Re: Pentax RAW file discoveries

2003-11-13 Thread John Francis
I looked at the Pentax PEF file and noticed that it starts out directly with what looked like EXIF information. To see if this is true I wrote this simple perl script: . . . Actually, as has already been noted on the PDML, a PEF file is simply a TIFF file. It looks as though it starts

Re: Wide angles for *ist D

2003-11-13 Thread Heiko Hamann
Hi Cotty, on 12 Nov 03 you wrote in pentax.list: Ah, zooms. I never considered a wide zoom when I wanted my wide angle. Honestly - with my MZ-5n I was very satisfied with the 28mm of my 28- 105PZ concerning wide angle. But it took only one day to change that: When I tried this preproduction

Re: Mystery Photo

2003-11-13 Thread Jostein
Interesting shot. I think the broad red and white reflections looks like traffic. The narrow reflections look more like camera motion. Or maybe the reflecting glass was moving? Jostein Quoting Greg Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Everyone. It looks cool, but I have no idea what happend to cause

Re: on the topic of Frankencameras..

2003-11-13 Thread Jostein
Quoting John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: But, in any case, that's not the right formula to use. The correct way to ask the question is, roughly speaking: If defects show up approximately once every N square mm of silicon, what is the chance of getting an error in a component that covers

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread Alin Flaider
Ryan wrote: RL I was just wondering if anyone else agrees with me that the new DA lenses RL seem like a bit of a backward move. RL .. RL I wonder how RL much resources this direction takes away from moving towards full frame RL (maybe Pentax isn't even considering it!). Well Ryan, I

Re: Pentax marketing (was Re: What is the high-end Pentax lens strategy????)

2003-11-13 Thread Jostein
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: There are four young German women who run the whole campaign. We met them at Photokina 2002. They got into the picture after photokina 2000, and blamed Pentax for not targetting their real market with their ultra-traditional and un-trendy marketing. They

Re: I'm back

2003-11-13 Thread Jostein
Welcome back, Tiger. Congratulations on the new camera, and welcome to the... ...Now what was the name again... *isthood...? Cheers, Jostein Quoting Tiger Moses [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Been around...always shooting the Pentax (or my Russian cams), but I joined back tonite because I got my new

Re: Batteries, was Re: istD Histogram display

2003-11-13 Thread Tom Ivar Helbekkmo
Otis Wright rusty.@att.net writes: Have seen statements suggesting NiMh batteries lose 1%-2% of their charge a day. Can't remember how good the source was. Maybe someone else has more accurate numbers. Compared to NiCd, NiMH pack a bit (30% to 50%) more capacity into the same volume and

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread Ryan Lee
Hi Alin, And so they sat back and waited for a miracle.. Not that I'm regretting buying into languorous, apathetic Pentax.. and surely not like Pentax doesn't have a wide range of decent optics for most purposes. I'm beginning to suspect that the perfect sensibility in the mz5n's design,

Re: Wide angles for *ist D

2003-11-13 Thread Cotty
On 12/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I can understand using medium wide mostly, and then not being wide enough and needing to zoom out as wide as possible (say, shooting a group in a confined space / small room etc). But if you had the big wide already, you could simply move forward to

Re: Pentax lens prices

2003-11-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I'm a manual sniping kinda guy :-) It's kinda the thrill of the hunt, isn't it? Well it's funny you say that. When I first started out (the hard way) and figured out all by myself that driving up the price of something days before close was a waste of

Re: Tamron

2003-11-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: IS ??? I might be having a blond moment here, but I'll bite...what or who is that..lol. Image Stablization (sp?) Has to be experienced to be believed. Unfortunately not a Tamron option. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: Wide angles for *ist D

2003-11-13 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Cotty wrote: As you know, I'm a manual focus guy. I do us the AF on my AF lenses sometimes, though rarely. Mostly on the 70-200 with my lad's football or whatever. I personally think AF on 14mm lens is a complete and utter waste of time and I never have it switched on.

Re: Wide angles for *ist D

2003-11-13 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Cotty wrote: On 12/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I can understand using medium wide mostly, and then not being wide enough and needing to zoom out as wide as possible (say, shooting a group in a confined space / small room etc). But if you had the big wide

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread Leonard Paris
I did the same thing with the same results from them. The only thing I guess we can hope for is that .PEF is very close to .NEF and, maybe, even identical. I'm not ashamed of using software written for Nikon if it works well with my Pentax. Len --- * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 From:

Re: Batteries, was Re: istD Histogram display

2003-11-13 Thread Leonard Paris
Truthfully, I too prefer a proprietary rechargeable battery. As long as it is a Lithium ion rechargeable with capacity equal to (or better than) the BP511 that Canon uses in the D30, D60. Len --- * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL

Re: Publishing and digital photos

2003-11-13 Thread brooksdj
Wendy , you wrote: Sigh. Can't get the staff these days. Wondering if I can get away with a dye sub print from the olympus instead. Dave - what do you reckon? Will it pass muster? Hi Wendy Well if the oh'sss and ha'sss from the lads at the last

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread brooksdj
- Original Message - William Robb wrote: For me, it was a decision based on looking at pictures, not charts or spec sheets. And =THAT'S= what it's ALL about or at least, it's supposed to be Well thats was the most

Gasp - a film question

2003-11-13 Thread brooksdj
Just wondering if i'm going to experience problems at my venue Sunday. Location is the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto,indoor venue in the horse palace(yes they have palaces for them.lol)It was and still is after reno's, a hockey rink but with some new seating and upgraded

Re: MX battery misshap - MX light meter malfunction

2003-11-13 Thread jmb
graywolf wrote: Oh? That's the problem! MXen tend to sulk when they have to compete for affection against an LX. (GRIN) jmb wrote: I'll have to test it against the meter on my LX. Do the black MXen have better self esteem? I'd like to get one.

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, Ryan wrote: I was just wondering if anyone else agrees with me that the new DA lenses seem like a bit of a backward move. snip Whole thing kinda reminds me of APS.. Could it be this is another Pentax nail in the pro coffin? I've been wondering for some time whether the present DSLR

Re: Wide angles for *ist D

2003-11-13 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, Kostas wrote: You're kidding me. Fisheyes? No, he's just suprised. mike

Re: I really like the MZ-S!

2003-11-13 Thread Mark Roberts
graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OTOH, I have hear persistant rumors of an upcoming Nikon F6. Yeah, it'll come out around the same time as the Autofocus LX. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread Steve Desjardins
I suspect that Pentax just can't even begin to compete with Canon anymore. Because of the sheer amount of RD money Canon had, it probably already has prototypes for a number of cameras. So, for example, if Pentax did come out with a full frame DSLR, I'm sure Canon would one-up it within a month

Re: Batteries, was Re: istD Histogram display

2003-11-13 Thread Doug Franklin
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:00:23 +0100, Tom Ivar Helbekkmo wrote: See http://www.rcbatteryclinic.com/ for information on rechargeable batteries. (It's a site for radio control modelers, a group of people who really, really appreciate (and need) good batteries.) It's a good site, but you have to

Re: Wide angles for *ist D

2003-11-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Honestly - with my MZ-5n I was very satisfied with the 28mm of my 28- 105PZ concerning wide angle. But it took only one day to change that: When I tried this preproduction *istD with its 18-35 lens, I made the mistake and put the 18-35 on my MZ-5n.

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suspect that Pentax just can't even begin to compete with Canon anymore. Because of the sheer amount of RD money Canon had, it probably already has prototypes for a number of cameras. So, for example, if Pentax did come out with a full frame DSLR, I'm

Real Digital

2003-11-13 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Check out the new View Camera magazine. The review of Better Light's 4x5 scanning backs is impressive. The top-of-the-line model produces a 309 meg image but costs $13k. The low end model produces a 50 meg image and is $6k. http://www.viewcamera.com Collin

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread graywolf
Have you talked to your opthalmologist? There seem to be a lot of blind photographers out there. My eyesight is not very good, never has been, but I can still focus a camera. Of course I do need to replace my glasses every couple of years. Also I would think most of your horse shots could be

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Ryan Lee Subject: Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26 I was just wondering if anyone else agrees with me that the new DA lenses seem like a bit of a backward move. Shouldn't they be working toward incorporating full frame CCDs and reducing the cost of that

Steves Digicams final conclusion (at last)...

2003-11-13 Thread Rob Brigham
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/istd_pg7.html

Re: I'm back

2003-11-13 Thread Chris Brogden
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Tiger Moses wrote: Been around...always shooting the Pentax (or my Russian cams), but I joined back tonite because I got my new *ist-D next to me! Welcome back, and congrats on the *istD! chris

Re: Pentax enthusiast (long)

2003-11-13 Thread mike wilson
Hi, David Madsen wrote: OK, I am ready for my lashing. I don't think that will happen. Almost everyone on this list (or at least a significant proportion) agrees with you. What people continually castigate Pentax for is its abysmal, pathetic, stomach-churningly bad marketing department.

Re: what is a good price for a A* 85mm f1.4?

2003-11-13 Thread Bob Blakely
Depends on condition and current supply vs. demand. Some folks have been lucky enough to get one for less than $600, but in excellent condition I've seen them go for $800 to $1100. The FA* 85/1.4 is a different animal and should go for $450 to $500. Regards, Bob...

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread Eactivist
Graywolf wrote: Sometimes I wonder how anyone ever took a photograph back in the old days. I don't know if it's true, but somewhere I heard or read that professional photographers used to have a limited life span, just like professional athletes. Had to quit young, thirties, forties. When

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Ryan Lee Subject: Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26 I agree with this totally. I give them points for identifying, and tending to this market, but if Canon unveils a full frame CCD in a 300D price range a bit too soon, it'll be a disaster for Pentax if

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:53 AM Subject: Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26 Well, actually for 16-45/4 lens it is very small (just imagine this zoom range and brightness for 35mm

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Sylwester Pietrzyk Subject: Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26 Never? LX was strictly marketed as a pure professional tool, and as such a system it won hearts of many pro photographers around the world. It took many customers away from Nikon F3 and

Re: I really like the MZ-S!

2003-11-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Steve Desjardins Subject: Re: I really like the MZ-S! The funny part is that if the do release an F6 very few people will care, since many of the already small group of potential F6 buyers are now investing in digital. The F6 will probably be a digital.

Re: Pentax enthusiast (long)

2003-11-13 Thread Ryan Lee
- Original Message - From: David Madsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am sure I will get dumped on for saying this, but I am surprised at how much Pentax gets dumped on in this forum. Dinks don't like to be called dinks, and thus have moved one step ahead, and employed this dink-protection

Re: Gasp - a film question

2003-11-13 Thread wendy beard
Beware of mercury vapour! Does some pretty weird stuff. http://www.muddypawz.net/dfst3 I'd play safe and go for the 3200 BW. You may be disappointed with the colour shots if the lighting's like I had. Last time I was shooting in an arena (see above) I was only getting 1/350 at 2.8 so it would

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread alex wetmore
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, William Robb wrote: I'm not imagining it as a 35mm lens, since it doesn't cover the format. The whole point of the small sensors was to enable smaller cameras and lenses. The 16-45 takes a 67mm filter, and is larger than the 18-35. I happen to have that lens, and it is

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread Ryan Lee
- Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] The whole point of the small sensors was to enable smaller cameras and lenses. Not to make it cheap? I don't think it was the lens size that motivated ccd size like you seem to be saying..

Re: Pentax enthusiast (long)

2003-11-13 Thread Eactivist
I am sure I will get dumped on for saying this, but I am surprised at how much Pentax gets dumped on in this forum. My take on it is a little different. A lot of the people on this list have been very loyal Pentaxians. Very partial to Pentax. So they get pained when Pentax falls below the

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread b_rubenstein
Dave does this for money. The idea is to shoot at latge apertures with shallow DOF to separate the subject from the background. Zone focusing means you're a hobbiest that can't afford the right gear. Sure they took pictures in the old days, but not the ones they take today. BR From: graywolf

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread b_rubenstein
Dave does this for money. The idea is to shoot at latge apertures with shallow DOF to separate the subject from the background. Zone focusing means you're a hobbiest that can't afford the right gear. Sure they took pictures in the old days, but not the ones they take today. BR From: graywolf

Re: Gasp - a film question

2003-11-13 Thread brooksdj
I'm not sure if they are MV lights but they look like them.What ever hockey arena's use these days.vbg Thanks for the samples Wendy. My main plan is for the BW,her Mom likes my BW.:-) I think i'll put a shorter lens on the D1 and use digital for any presentations or candids,if i can get back

RE: Pentax enthusiast (long)

2003-11-13 Thread David Madsen
I will concede that the marketing dept. needs help. Thank you for your comment. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 9:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:

RE: Pentax enthusiast (long)

2003-11-13 Thread David Madsen
OK, I will agree that IS is very cool. Nikon caught on, maybe Pentax will get the picture (pun intended). David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: Ryan Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 10:37 AM To: [EMAIL

RE: Pentax enthusiast (long)

2003-11-13 Thread David Madsen
P.S. As a Ziess Ikon and Rolleicord owner, I will concede to your comment about the finer German optics. You'll notice that I said 'dollar for dollar'. I wish I could get Leica gear for the cost of my Pentax. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original

RE: Pentax enthusiast (long)

2003-11-13 Thread David Madsen
I will agree with that. Good comment. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 10:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax enthusiast (long) I am sure

Re: I really like the MZ-S!

2003-11-13 Thread Steve Desjardins
Interesting idea. Do you think they'll go with F6 or F6D, etc., or go for another name? Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/13/03 11:58AM - Original Message

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread brooksdj
True enough Bruce,but the AF and fast glass help here. I started to worry when i compared prints from 2 years ago,shot on 'shudder' Kodak Max 400, with my recent stuff shot with Royal Gold or Gold 200 and some of the Portra series. The older prints were more crisp'. I have been using the primes

Re: I'm back

2003-11-13 Thread Leonard Paris
Hi Tiger! Glad to see you back. Congratulation on your new *ist D. I have one and am very happy with it. Len --- _ Compare high-speed Internet plans, starting at $26.95. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service

Re: I really like the MZ-S!

2003-11-13 Thread Eactivist
Interesting idea. Do you think they'll go with F6 or F6D, etc., or go for another name? Steven Desjardins They seem to do slightly less goofy names than some we could mention. :-) How about the F5D? Marnie aka Doe Based on name recognition.

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread Mark Roberts
alex wetmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, William Robb wrote: I'm not imagining it as a 35mm lens, since it doesn't cover the format. The whole point of the small sensors was to enable smaller cameras and lenses. The 16-45 takes a 67mm filter, and is larger than the 18-35. I

Re: Wide angles for *ist D

2003-11-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: work to justify it. Besides a 38mm in macro (24mm EX macro) is a very interesting focal length for a macro and it's superb on faces! Would you share an example of the latter? I have only shot faces at 50, other than 70 and above, and that was because I

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread Butch Black
Previously written; I was just wondering if anyone else agrees with me that the new DA lenses seem like a bit of a backward move. Shouldn't they be working toward incorporating full frame CCDs and reducing the cost of that technology first? Doesn't this new DA lens reduce the optical sweet spot

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread alex wetmore
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Mark Roberts wrote: alex wetmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Compared to 35mm lenses in the same size it is small. For comparison lets look at the Sigma 15-30/f3.5-f4.5. Well, that's not a fair comparison. For *equivalent focal length*, you should be comparing it to a

Re: Pentax RAW file discoveries

2003-11-13 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi John, Is this important to know? Will knowing this make for better photographs? If so, in what way? If a Pentax RAW file is essentially a TIFF (as I understand your comment), and Pentax doesn't much compress their RAW files (per comments on a digital camera review site), what is the

Re: AF360FGZ Question

2003-11-13 Thread Leonard Paris
I was mostly speaking about PTTL. It fires the flash once to measure the exposure and then once again to make the actual exposure. I really only use PTTL when using the RTF built into the *ist D, and that's usually when I'm only carrying the camera, with lens, and no other equipment. When I

DC PDML Outing (Ining?) #8 (?)

2003-11-13 Thread tom
Is this number 8? Hell if I know. It's cold, and it gets dark early, so we're going to skip any attempt to actually shoot. We'll get right to the food and beer. Where - My place, near Tyson's Corner, Virginia When - Monday, November 17th, 7:30 I'll make the food, you bring some beer. Or

Re: Pentax RAW file discoveries

2003-11-13 Thread alex wetmore
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Is this important to know? Will knowing this make for better photographs? If so, in what way? If a Pentax RAW file is essentially a TIFF (as I understand your comment), and Pentax doesn't much compress their RAW files (per comments on a digital

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread Leonard Paris
You're into the bits and bytes of it more than I am. I was hoping that, since the D100 and the *ist D both use the same CCD that the CCD itself would have a greater role in defining the RAW format. I guess that was way too much to hope for. I don't hold much hope that Adobe is going to

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Len, On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:56:30 -0600, Leonard Paris wrote: I don't hold much hope that Adobe is going to accomodate the .PEF format in either a plug-in or in their new PhotoShop CS. I fear that there may not be enough *ist D users to cause Adobe to want to support us. Hopefully,

Re: DC PDML Outing (Ining?) #8 (?)

2003-11-13 Thread brooksdj
Is this number 8? Hell if I know. It's cold, and it gets dark early, so we're going to skip any attempt to actually shoot. We'll get right to the food and beer. The only pictures we took at the last TOPDMLWAS f beer and food.vbgWhen Jeff T gets his

Re: Pentax RAW file discoveries

2003-11-13 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The Pentax RAW files are not much smaller than the TIFF, so, IMO, size isn't much of an issue. You say RAW is better, but HOW is it better? Does one get better quality images from a RAW file than from a TIFF file? Just because a TIFF may be processed a bit more in the camera, will that lessen

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The new PS is out and it does not support PEF files. Here's a list of PS supported files: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html Leonard Paris wrote: I don't hold much hope that Adobe is going to accomodate the .PEF format in either a plug-in or in their new PhotoShop CS.

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread mike wilson
Hi, graywolf wrote: I will admit that when I have not been shooting for awhile I tend to fiddle myself until I reallize I am doing it and deliberately work to overcome it. Are you trying to make Cotty spill his drink? mike

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread Alin Flaider
Hi Bruce, Yes, how about the Pentax company...? ;o) Well, the paradox is that Pentax has little company and that may be very well their only excuse. I don't think that Fuji (or Kodak for that matter) are players. They lack a SLR tradition nor do they have a client base - so it's

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread Leonard Paris
Hi Shel, good to see you back. I have questions for the eggspurts here, myself. Given that Pentax's software for manipulating and converting a RAW file is a bit lacking in capabilities, what would be the best approach? 1. Shoot everything in largest, highest quality jpeg and print using PIM

RE: Pentax enthusiast (long)

2003-11-13 Thread David Madsen
That makes sense, I do the same thing. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 1:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax enthusiast (long) Actually, it is just

DC PDML Outing (Ining?) #8 (?)

2003-11-13 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
So, you guys are going to be out-ed? CRB

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
A 300/2.8 is a 300/2.8 no matter the format it's on. Period. Now, 300mm on 8x10 is normal, but the magnification is EXACTLY THE SAME as on 35mm! It's just that 35mm has been seriously (severly) CROPPED! CRB Now imagine DA 300/2.8 - being 30% smaller andf lighter than A* 300/3.8 - wouldn't it

Re: Batteries, was Re: istD Histogram display

2003-11-13 Thread Tom Ivar Helbekkmo
Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: See http://www.rcbatteryclinic.com/ for information on rechargeable batteries. (It's a site for radio control modelers, a group of people who really, really appreciate (and need) good batteries.) It's a good site, but you have to keep in mind the way

FA28-105/3.2-4.5

2003-11-13 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
Hi, Does anybody have experience of the FA28-105/3.2-4.5? Have you got/had any other similar lenses and how does it compare in terms of optical quality? I am interested in distortions at the zoom ends, flare, bokeh and resolution. I have the F28-80/3.5-3.5 and the FA28-80/3.5-5.6 and for some

Re: Wide angles for *ist D

2003-11-13 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Cotty wrote: On 13/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: work to justify it. Besides a 38mm in macro (24mm EX macro) is a very interesting focal length for a macro and it's superb on faces! Would you share an example of the latter? I have only shot faces at 50, other

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread Bill Owens
I use number 2, do my editing and then print, but not save the file. It goes back to its original folder unchanged. If I think I might want a reprint later, I'll do a save as and put it in another folder. Bill - Original Message - From: Leonard Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Mark Roberts wrote: No. You'd have to compare a 450/2.8 FULL IMAGE CIRCLE lens on a film camera to a 300/2.8 limited image circle lens on a digital camera. Allright, but it doesn't matter. If 300/2.8 FULL IMAGE CIRCLE lens is two times smaller than 400/2.8 for film, then

Re[2]: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread Bruce Dayton
Alin, Thanks for your insights and thoughts. If I were to consider a DSLR other than the *istD, it would probably be the Nikon D100 at this point. I have tried Canon in the past and just don't really care for them. Besides, my local camera store is Nikon and Pentax - no Canon. Have you looked

RE: Pentax enthusiast (long)

2003-11-13 Thread Bill Sawyer
Mark Cassino has the Sigma, I have the Pentax. We did an impromptu and very unscientific comparison at a Michigan PDML gathering a couple of years ago. At f2.8 and f8 at about 50' distance, at 200mm, the Pentax was sharper. And, Mark states the Sigma freezes wide open at temps below 5 degrees.

Re: Pentax RAW file discoveries

2003-11-13 Thread John Francis
Hi John, Is this important to know? Will knowing this make for better photographs? If so, in what way? Knowing that a PEF file is, essentially, a TIFF file is about as relevant to making better photographs as a discussion of just what developer to use for a given film. If you don't do

Re: new 15mm/3.5 on ebay

2003-11-13 Thread talampaya
Maybe: http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2961648344category=12877; rd=1 fabio - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 5:46 PM Subject: new 15mm/3.5 on ebay Hi, What was wrong with this - just the

Re: Pentax RAW file discoveries

2003-11-13 Thread John Francis
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, John Francis wrote: I looked at the Pentax PEF file and noticed that it starts out directly with what looked like EXIF information. To see if this is true I wrote this simple perl script: . . . Actually, as has already been noted on the PDML, a PEF file is

RE: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D! (And my little Sony PS)

2003-11-13 Thread Bill Sawyer
It's good to see you with us again, Shel. -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: November 11, 2003 1:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D! (And my little Sony PS) Hi gang ...

Updated: *ist D vs. EOS 300D

2003-11-13 Thread Dario Bonazza 2
More picture details here: http://www.dariobonazza.com/t04p7e.htm I added crops from in-camera TIFF and RAW to TIFF files. Then I added crops from shadow areas in the big pictures at different ISO settings. Bye, Dario Bonazza

Re: DC PDML Outing (Ining?) #8 (?)

2003-11-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: It's cold, and it gets dark early, so we're going to skip any attempt to actually shoot. We'll get right to the food and beer. Who needs food? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread Lewis Matthew
I guess it depends on what you choose to not understand. Lewis From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have never understood how one could see well enough to take photos and not well enough to focus the camera at the same time. - Lewis Matthew wrote: I see my opthalmologist annually, but since I wear

Re: Pentax RAW file discoveries

2003-11-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Finally, is the amount of extra work converting a RAW file to a final image worth it? Having worked a little with some RAW formats, I cannot tell any difference between a photo made from a RAW file or one made from a TIFF, by the time a final print is

Re: DC PDML Outing (Ining?) #8 (?)

2003-11-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: tom wrote: Is this number 8? Hell if I know. It's cold, and it gets dark early, so we're going to skip any attempt to actually shoot. We'll get right to the food and beer. Where - My place, near Tyson's Corner, Virginia When - Monday, November

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I will admit that when I have not been shooting for awhile I tend to fiddle That at the same time as the mandolin, or instead of? ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps

Re: DC PDML Outing (Ining?) #8 (?)

2003-11-13 Thread frank theriault
Yeah, when Jeff gets them posted. Whenever is more like it. I thought the allure of digital is that you don't have to wait for development - from the camera to the computer to the internet. As for Jeff's pics, I'm still waiting... BUT, I got some pics back today. Not a lot (just the MX

Re: DC PDML Outing (Ining?) #8 (?)

2003-11-13 Thread brooksdj
LOL I got my 6x7's back to day.One of Jeffs Canon eos 3 and one of my beer.Which one do you want to see.:-) Dave Yeah, when Jeff gets them posted. Whenever is more like it. I thought the allure of digital is that you don't have to wait for

Re: Pentax enthusiast (long)

2003-11-13 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Thursday, November 13, 2003, 6:00:35 PM, you wrote: P.S. As a Ziess Ikon and Rolleicord owner, I will concede to your comment about the finer German optics. You'll notice that I said 'dollar for dollar'. I wish I could get Leica gear for the cost of my Pentax. over the years I've met

Re: Pentax RAW file discoveries

2003-11-13 Thread Herb Chong
TIFF raster data can start anywhere. only the header has fixed location. Herb - Original Message - From: alex wetmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 9:56 AM Subject: Re: Pentax RAW file discoveries I thought the TIFF portion of the file

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