Re: Flash sync question

2003-09-11 Thread Alan Chan
I don't know much about Sunpak but perhaps yours wasn't designed for Pentax. Even the most complicated Pentax cameras have 4 contacts only. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan I have an old model camera, Pentax SF10 w/Sunpak auto 266 D thyristor flash. Now whether that means anything to

Re: Lens test in German Color Foto

2003-09-11 Thread Arnold Stark
Sylwester wrote: Taht's just another proof how stupid some tests could be... I just remember, that in CF tests, older kit lens - FA 28-80/3.5-5.6 was better than not only FA 28-70/4 AL, but even it proved to be better than FA* 28-70/2.8... Maybe the magazine has to be read and judged with a

Re: Re: Building a photo database. Any MS Access experts out there?

2003-09-11 Thread dagt
Fra: John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dag, we've used Access too for various applications over the years, including an Access 2 program that currently runs in 38 hospitals in our state, and an Access 95 (became 97) program that manages the maintenance of our city council's mobile phones and

Re: OS-X

2003-09-11 Thread Cotty
On 10/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Pretty funny link, mac users with bandwidth to spare will especially enjoy it. bg http://www.waveworks.net/mac.html This one wouldn't even complete loading unless I downloaded Macromedial Flash 6 player. That sort of coercion I can do without! So I

FW: Night Photos.

2003-09-11 Thread Trevor Bailey
G'day All. The missus is mad keen on decorating the house with bloody christmas lights again this year. Seeing as how I am the poor mug that has to get on the roof and do all the fitting of the things, I was thinking of getting some photos of the lights at just on dark. Can anyone suggest what

Price on a Pentax lens please

2003-09-11 Thread Cotty
What, in the opinion of the list, is: A/ too much B/ just right C/ a bargain in any currency you like for the Pentax SMC K 50mm f/1.2 ??? Many thanks. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: Pentax Users Gallery

2003-09-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I'm new to the group and have a question. I noticed in the gallery this coming month's gallery theme is Professional. What is the criteria for Professional? Is this in regards to professional photography, photographs of a profession or speaks of a

Re: Top five PUG submitters

2003-09-11 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Cotty wrote (in respect of the reigning high submitter to PUG): Pugzilla? Pugeroy? Pugenon? Pugicist? PUG*ist??? Pugtan (male) Pugtana (female) mike

Re: Lens test in German Color Foto

2003-09-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi Arnlod. It seems that my reply to your message got lost. So I am trying once more sigh. - The prices given by the magazine are the prices on the German market. I stand corrected. I suppose it is uncustomary for German magazine to publish prices outside Germany. Well, my bad. - The ratings

Subject!

2003-09-11 Thread Paul Delcour
Hi all, could we all please check that the contents of our mails match the subject heading. Sorry to mingle in this, but it is annoying finding message after message not covering the subject heading. :-) Paul Delcour

Re: Flash sync question

2003-09-11 Thread Alan Chan
For Pentax AF cameras, you might want to stick with these flashes. There are a couple of these on eBay now so you might wish to check them out. http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/flashes/AF/index.html Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan I will look around and see what other flash types there are

Re: Price on a Pentax lens please

2003-09-11 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Thursday, September 11, 2003, 8:30:02 AM, you wrote: What, in the opinion of the list, is: A/ too much B/ just right C/ a bargain in any currency you like for the Pentax SMC K 50mm f/1.2 ??? in HM's pounds here in Olde London Towne they are normally priced around the £250- mark

Re: Price on a Pentax lens please

2003-09-11 Thread Alan Chan
I'd say the absolute maximum is US$300 for the K, significantly more for the A. But I don't really know the market price for this lens that well. :-) Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan What, in the opinion of the list, is: A/ too much B/ just right C/ a bargain in any currency you like

Re: Pentax Users Gallery

2003-09-11 Thread dagt
Fra: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Charlton Vaughan I'm new to the group and have a question. I noticed in the gallery this coming month's gallery theme is Professional. What is the criteria for Professional? Is this in regards to professional

Re: Noise level of SF1n PZ-1p M-Z5n MZ-S ?

2003-09-11 Thread Th. Stach
Andre Langevin schrieb: What are the relative noise level of PZ-1p and MZ-S for shutter + winding (compared to SF-1n and MZ-5n cameras I already know as a reference)? Hello Andre! That's not an easy question! I would not only take the absolute noise level into account but also the pitch of

Re: Price on a Pentax lens please

2003-09-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: What, in the opinion of the list, is: A/ too much B/ just right C/ a bargain in any currency you like for the Pentax SMC K 50mm f/1.2 ??? in HM's pounds here in Olde London Towne they are normally priced around the £250- mark for good examples.

Reaction by Paul Fox on the 135/2.5 mailthread

2003-09-11 Thread Paul Delcour
Hi all, this is from Paul Fox who had an excellent response. He may join us, but for the moment couldn't work out how to join. I showed him the way... :-) Paul Delcour From Paul Fox: I just found the thread on pentax discission forum but I don't know to reply.. Anyway : I have made my

Re: Noise level of SF1n PZ-1p M-Z5n MZ-S ?

2003-09-11 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Andre wrote: What are the relative noise level of PZ-1p and MZ-S for shutter + winding (compared to SF-1n and MZ-5n cameras I already know as a reference)? Can't compare them to the references, as I don't have either but, compared to each other, I would say that the MZ-S is quieter.

Re: Pentax A28-135/4 --- SMC 135/2.5

2003-09-11 Thread Paul Delcour
Ah Fred, that reminds me that the min. focus disctance at 1.7m makes the lens partly useless. I often get much closer than that. Can any zoom handle that better? It's primes for now then. :-) Paul Delcour From: Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003

Re: Pentax Users Gallery - theme: professional

2003-09-11 Thread Paul Delcour
If people look at me and say, but you're a professional conductor, they mean that word implies I know it all, or at least a lot. I don't of course. The word just means I conduct for a living, no matter how good ar bad: that has nothing to do with it. Amateurs can be better at things than many a

2000mm

2003-09-11 Thread Paul Delcour
There's one on ebay.de http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2950656543category=12877 Wow! :-) Paul Delcour

Early AF400T modification

2003-09-11 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Early versions of this flash do not swivel 270degrees, as later models do. The head only turns 90degrees each way from straight ahead. This is how to modify it to get more turn. CAVEAT: I AM NOT RECOMMENDING ANYONE TO DO THIS WORK. I AM ONLY EXPLAINING HOW I DID IT. The stops for the

Re: 2000mm

2003-09-11 Thread Anders Hultman
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Paul Delcour wrote: There's one on ebay.de http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2950656543category=12877 Wow! The collest thing about these extreme tele lenses is the focusing scale. While more normal lenses have 15 meters as the last mark before infinity,

Four lenses

2003-09-11 Thread Clive evans
Hi All In one of his books Galen Rowell said that 60% of his best images were made with either a 20mm or a 180mm. of the remaining 40%, 60% were with a 35mm or 85mm.[This is all pre-zoom] OK these are Nikon focal lenghts but its an interesting exercise..especialy

Re: Building a photo database. Any MS Access experts out there?

2003-09-11 Thread Jostein
DougF, I don't know which version of Access you have been exposed to, but from what you say, I think you have run way over to the far side. Access97 is pretty stable in a single user environment, but not for shared applications. Access2000 is a _lot_ better in this respect. Take the AutoPug as

Re: Cable switch for ist-D

2003-09-11 Thread Jostein
Christian, That's a good one. I ran into a similar problem with the old IR remote sender/receiver, which is a two-component story with a handheld IR flash, and a receiver that sits on the hotshoe and triggers the camera by cable release. It was designed for the original 645 and contemporaries

Re: Building a photo database. Any MS Access experts out there?

2003-09-11 Thread Jostein
On 10 Sep 2003 at 9:12, Doug Franklin wrote: Maybe I'm biased, in part, by the types of apps that I've worked on with databases in general and Access in particular. To me, you don't go from small to medium sized until you're talking about 100k records or so. Large doesn't start until

Re: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-11 Thread Camdir
It appears to be the poor man's house, hence 8mm required. Guess at a 1 or 2DK. OPeter

RE: Re: Building a photo database. Any MS Access experts out

2003-09-11 Thread Jostein
On 10 Sep 2003 at 14:30, Alan Abbott wrote: Anyone any experience with MySQL? We use MySQL for a project at work. It has proven to be very stable. It was simple to install, and has required no particular maintenance at all. Don't know much about APIs available. The front-end we have is web

RE: Flash sync question

2003-09-11 Thread keller.schaefer
Charlton, may I ask whether this happens with all lenses you use? It could be that your lens is defective. Remember, we are talking TTL flash here and whether or not the flash is triggered (and with what 'strength') is determined by the camera during exposure. In other words, the camera checks

Re: OS-X

2003-09-11 Thread Jostein
On 9 Sep 2003 at 22:00, Cotty wrote: 'Noting that a pretty young woman called Siobhan in Ireland is building G5 Macs,...' How 'bout a PDML-meet in Ireland? :-) Jostein -- Photos at: http://www.oksne.net -- .

Re: G'day All

2003-09-11 Thread Lon Williamson
These danged Aussies is taking over the list! Welcome, Trevor. Beware enablement.. -Lon John Coyle wrote: G'day Trev! Welcome to the list, and if you're ever coming to BrisVegas give me a bell!

Fs on Friday: Pentax 2000mm f13.5

2003-09-11 Thread Th. Stach
YES, I'M GUILTY... ...of breaking two rules at a time here, but it's not me selling the item. And who of you has actually ever seen such a monster? Not me! http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2950656543category=12877 :-) Thomas

Re: A New Tool

2003-09-11 Thread Lon Williamson
Yup. Too far left focuses grain. Herb Chong wrote: one thing i have discovered in my experimentation. the leftmost position is not usually the position with minimum effect. start at the leftmost setting of deblur and move the slider to the right one click at a time. you will see that there are

Re: Reaction by Paul Fox on the 135/2.5 mailthread

2003-09-11 Thread Th. Stach
Hi, now there's only missing the F/FA 135/2.8[IF] in his comparison! What do we know about it? All the best Thomas Hi all, this is from Paul Fox who had an excellent response. He may join us, but for the moment couldn't work out how to join. I showed him the way... :-) Paul Delcour

Re: Night Photos.

2003-09-11 Thread Alin Flaider
Trevor wrote: TB I figured that if I left the MZ60 on smiley green and mounted on a TB tripod, TB The pentax would work out it's own settings. TB Is this correct? Not necessarily, Trevor. Too much light and the meter might underexpose. In normal illumination, with shaded areas prevailing,

Re: Building a photo database. Any MS Access experts out there?

2003-09-11 Thread Lon Williamson
Another vote for FileMaker. Easiest to program that I ever saw. Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: on 10.09.03 5:54, Doug Franklin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If it is, avoid it at all costs. Are you using OSX? If so, there are tons of open source databases out there, and almost any of them will beat

Re: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-11 Thread Lon Williamson
Paul Eriksson wrote: If we're not talking about the *ist D then it would be FA 24mm f/2.0 FA 35mm f/2.0 FA 100mm macro f/2.8 FA 80-200mm f/2.8 or FA 200mm f/2. If you can stand 1 stop slower for the first three, substitute: K 24mm f/2.8 M 35mm f/f.8 M 100mm macro f/4 And if you want a 200mm

RE: Flash sync question

2003-09-11 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, keller.schaefer wrote: may I ask whether this happens with all lenses you use? It could be that your lens is defective. Remember, we are talking TTL flash here and whether or not the flash is triggered (and with what 'strength') is determined by the camera during

Re: Building a photo database. Any MS Access experts out there?

2003-09-11 Thread Lon Williamson
Mark, you may want to avoid thumbnails in the database if you're talking huge amounts of pictures. If the database provides a picture name that you can find quickly with a decent picture browser and an organized series of picture folders, you'll probably be able to ZIP or RAR your database to a

Re: Pentax A28-135/4 --- SMC 135/2.5

2003-09-11 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Paul Delcour wrote: that reminds me that the min. focus disctance at 1.7m makes the lens partly useless. I often get much closer than that. Can any zoom handle that better? The FA28-80/3.5-5.6, 0.5m across the zoom range. The FA50/1.7 is 0.45m, for comparison. OK, not

Re: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! And if you want a 200mm prime instead of the 4th: M 200mm f/4 Lon, mind if I ask you (and other wizards) about this very lens. Is it heavy? How's it optically? Is there A version? Boris

RE: Pentax Users Gallery - theme: professional

2003-09-11 Thread Bill Owens
Musical type conductor? If so, where. Bill -Original Message- From: Paul Delcour [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 7:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax Users Gallery - theme: professional If people look at me and say, but you're a professional

Re: Flash sync question

2003-09-11 Thread Lon Williamson
I just pulled my Sunpak out, and lo, tis the auto 266D. There's a switch labled OT and PT. Must be set to PT (meaning Pentax, not Olympus). Does analog TTL or thyristor on one of two f-stops (2.8 or 5.6 when at ISO 100). Tilt, no swivel, on full manual it cannot do fractions of full flash.

6x7 55mm question for the Brotherhood

2003-09-11 Thread Chris Stoddart
Oh bugger, I have just discovered that my Cokin P-series polariser vignettes on the 55mm f/4 for the 6x7 :-( This is using a cut-down holder (*). I am most dischuffed about this 'cos the same setup doesn't vignette with grad NDs on the 55mm or with anything on the 24mm f/2.8 for 35mm. So my

Re: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-11 Thread Lon Williamson
No wizard, me. But I do own one. The M-200 f/4 is smallish, 52mm thread, built-in hood. I like mine a lot, although scans often show slight chromatic problems (yellowish fringe on one side of an object, bluish on the other). I assume, therefore, no APO elements were used to construct it. The

Re: Building a photo database. Any MS Access experts out there?

2003-09-11 Thread Doug Franklin
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 12:39:12 +0200, Jostein wrote: DougF, I don't know which version of Access you have been exposed to, but from what you say, I think you have run way over to the far side. You're right. I was forced, against my will, judgement, and advice, to implement serious, large

Re: ebay wording for my ad

2003-09-11 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If an item has a reserve on it, I usually don't bid. I find this kind of weird. Whether or not an item has a reserve has no effect at all on whether I bid or how much. eBay doesn't charge me anything for bidding! I wait until the last moment and bid the

Re: Building a photo database. Any MS Access experts out there?

2003-09-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark, you may want to avoid thumbnails in the database if you're talking huge amounts of pictures. If the database provides a picture name that you can find quickly with a decent picture browser and an organized series of picture folders, you'll probably

Re: Building a photo database. Any MS Access experts out there?

2003-09-11 Thread Mark Roberts
John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dag, we've used Access too for various applications over the years, including an Access 2 program that currently runs in 38 hospitals in our state, and an Access 95 (became 97) program that manages the maintenance of our city council's mobile phones and radios

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My family is from the area between Seneca and Cayuga lakes. Heaven. Go there in mid-October... I *will* be in that area in mid-October, actually! Going up to Rochester for a 10-mile race but plan on getting in a couple of extra days for photography. -- Mark

Re: OS-X

2003-09-11 Thread Doug Franklin
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 05:21:07 -0700, Keith Whaley wrote: I understand, but I'll never succumb to I.E. Never! I use Netscape Communicator 4.79 at the moment. Opera! Opera! Opera! Opera! Opera! Opera! ... :-) TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-11 Thread William Johnson
This is tough, but I would pick (from what I have) 16/2.8 fisheye M50/1.4 M85/2 M*300/4 and to cheat a bit, the Vivitar 2x macro focus converter William in Utah. - Original Message - From: Patrick Wunsch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003

Re: 2000mm

2003-09-11 Thread Fred
The collest thing about these extreme tele lenses is the focusing scale. While more normal lenses have 15 meters as the last mark before infinity, this one has 500 m. Just that there is a difference between focusing at 25o and 500 meters is mindboggling :-) Well, yes, they don't focus

OT, related to focus fixer as kicked off by Herb

2003-09-11 Thread Lon Williamson
Another relatively new sharpening tool is FocalBlade, which appears to be an unsharp-mask based tool. I'd say it beats Nik Sharpener Pro by a considerable margin (more flexible, faster, less grain sharpening). I no longer use actions based on USM - gimme FocalBlade any day. And I'm thinking of

Re: Four lenses

2003-09-11 Thread Steve Desjardins
I've notice the same thing. I go with three lenses: 20-35 50 1.4 100 2.8 or 135 2.5 or Sigma 100-300 DL I prefer the 100 or 135, but sometimes I need the reach of the zoom. I've considered a 70-200 or something like that, maybe the Tokina. The Pentax ones are too cheap or way too expensive

Re: Which four lenses? Was: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-11 Thread Jostein
On 10 Sep 2003 at 16:09, whickersworld wrote: I would recommend: 24mm, 35mm, 85mm, 200mm (my personal choice), or 20mm, 28mm, 50mm, 135mm (for wider angles of view), or 28mm, 50mm, 135mm, 300mm (if you want a longer outfit). John My choice would be: 20mm normal zoom; eg. 24-90 or

Re: Pentax A28-135/4 --- SMC 135/2.5

2003-09-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (Myself, I'd be using only primes for situations that required low rectilinear distortion.) What he said! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Price on a Pentax lens please

2003-09-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: What, in the opinion of the list, is: A/ too much B/ just right C/ a bargain in any currency you like for the Pentax SMC K 50mm f/1.2 ??? in HM's pounds here in Olde London Towne they are normally priced around

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-11 Thread Herb Chong
which days? the Columbus Day weekend is already taken, but the weekend before has possibilities. Herb - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 8:34 AM Subject: Re: First Front Cover I *will* be in that area

Re: Pentax Users Gallery - theme: professional

2003-09-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Musical type conductor? If so, where. And if *not* a musical type conductor, what type??? (I've never met a professional electrical conductor!) -Original Message- From: Paul Delcour [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 7:18

picture pretty Boston

2003-09-11 Thread Amita Guha
We will be spending 3 nights in Cambridge and 2 nights in Rockport, MA, in early October. Aside from the usual tourist attractions, are there any neighborhoods/vantage points/buildings etc. that we shouldn't miss (especially for photography?) We've each been there briefly but never spent any time

RE: Pentax Users Gallery - theme: professional

2003-09-11 Thread Bill Owens
Railroad Bill -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 9:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax Users Gallery - theme: professional Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Musical type conductor? If so, where. And if

Re: 6x7 55mm question for the Brotherhood

2003-09-11 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Hi Chris, I just can tell you that with my 55/4 I use a regular polarizer without problems (B+W 77mm diameter). HTH. Gianfranco Chris Stoddart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have just discovered that my Cokin P-series polariser vignettes on the 55mm f/4 for the 6x7 :-( This is using a cut-down

Re: 6x7 55mm question

2003-09-11 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Chris wrote: Oh bugger Cokin do a bigger system now, called X-Pro. I think it is about 100mm wide. mike

Re: Pentax Users Gallery - theme: professional

2003-09-11 Thread Chris Stoddart
Bus or Tram (at least in Europe) :-) Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Musical type conductor? If so, where. And if *not* a musical type conductor, what type??? (I've never met a professional electrical conductor!) Chris ding, ding all aboard.

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-11 Thread Chris Stoddart
Thanks Herb, That's interesting. I guess you have gradually built up to this which is probably the best way to do it unless you're dead lucky. Meanwhile I hope it's first prize you've won! But congrats anyway on winning and you must show us the shot when you know? Cheers, Chris On Wed, 10 Sep

RE: Four lenses

2003-09-11 Thread J. C. O'Connell
In M42, the 85mm F1.8 SMCT is the one to get but it sells for about $200-300 used. JCO J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com

Re: OT, related to focus fixer as kicked off by Herb

2003-09-11 Thread Lon Williamson
Oh, heck, I forgot the most important item: FocalBlade has Deblur and DeblurPro modes that seem to do things very similar to focus fixer. These modes require less RAM than FocusFixer, and have more User Interface goodies (two sliders and 4 methods in novice mode, and many more in Pro mode). I can

Re: Reaction by Paul Fox on the 135/2.5 mailthread

2003-09-11 Thread Fred
I tend to agree with most of what Paul has passed on to us. I have made my expperiences with many Pentax 135 lenses : The 1.8 A, K2.5, K-Takumar 2.5, M42-Takumar 2.5, A 2.8, M 3.5 My 135mm experience is similar, except for the M 135/3.5, where my 135/3.5 is the K 135/3.5 (which is a different

Re: OT, related to focus fixer as kicked off by Herb

2003-09-11 Thread Herb Chong
i am using FocusFixer on some film camera images taken with my Sigma 15-30 and FA24-90. both are a little softer than i would like. when used gently, the FocusFixer filter improves things a lot, about the same as turning off Digital ICE and then applying a slight sharpen in Photoshop, but without

Re: Pentax Users Gallery - theme: professional

2003-09-11 Thread Paul Delcour
Hilversum and surrounding areas, Netherlands. :-) Paul From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:06:34 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Pentax Users Gallery - theme: professional Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Thu, 11

Re: Four lenses

2003-09-11 Thread Paul Delcour
Keith, I have the SMC 85/1.8 and absolutely love it. It may not be full portrait, but the 1.8 gives a lot of candid opportunities with little light. Great to observe people and snap. :-) Paul Delcour From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003

Re: Pentax Users Gallery - theme: professional

2003-09-11 Thread Paul Delcour
You'be amazed at much electricity I conduct when conducting... :-) Paul Delcour From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:52:49 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax Users Gallery - theme: professional Resent-From: [EMAIL

Re: Pentax Users Gallery - theme: professional

2003-09-11 Thread Paul Delcour
I'd love to have railroad as a theme being a mad train lover myself, though, whenever I take pictures of trains myself I am never happy with the result. Somnehow I do not seem to have the feel for how to put them in the frame properly. O well, I'll just enjoy the real thing. :-) Paul Delcour

Re: Pentax Users Gallery - theme: professional

2003-09-11 Thread Alin Flaider
Actually I met several picturesque coach drivers. They certainly displayed a conductor's sobriety. Anyone around? ;o) Servus,Alin Chris wrote: CS Bus or Tram (at least in Europe) :-) Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Musical type conductor? If so, where. And if *not* a

Re: Pentax A28-135/4 --- SMC 135/2.5

2003-09-11 Thread Fred
Ah Fred, that reminds me that the min. focus disctance at 1.7m makes the lens partly useless. I often get much closer than that. Min focus distance is an annoying aspect of many lenses - for me, it's not a constant annoyance, but only an occasional frustration, but sometimes - depending on the

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] I *will* be in that area in mid-October, actually! Going up to Rochester for a 10-mile race but plan on getting in a couple of extra days for photography. which days? the Columbus Day weekend is already taken, but the

Re: Pentax A28-135/4 --- SMC 135/2.5

2003-09-11 Thread Alin Flaider
Paul wrote: PD that reminds me that the min. focus disctance at 1.7m makes the lens partly PD useless. I often get much closer than that. Sorry to disapoint you, the K 135/2.5 you narrowed your search to is limited to 1.5 m (enough for portraits if you ask me, but tastes may vary). To get

Re: OS-X

2003-09-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I understand, but I'll never succumb to I.E. Never! I use Netscape Communicator 4.79 at the moment. Opera! Opera! Opera! Opera! Opera! Opera! ... :-) SAFARI ! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-11 Thread Herb Chong
probably won't work then. another time. Herb... - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:57 AM Subject: Re: First Front Cover The race is on Saturday, October 18. I'll probably come a day early and shoot

Re: Four lenses

2003-09-11 Thread ukasz Kacperczyk
Steve Desjardins wrote: I've notice the same thing. I go with three lenses: 20-35 50 1.4 100 2.8 or 135 2.5 or Sigma 100-300 DL I prefer the 100 or 135, but sometimes I need the reach of the zoom. Either way, I still seem to like the 3 lens approach: wide, normal and fast, long. I've only got

Re: 6x7 55mm question for the Brotherhood

2003-09-11 Thread Bruce Dayton
Brother Chris, Did you discover this from the viewfinder or from finished shots? Did you notice that there was a difference when wide open vs. stopped down? As I will be in a position to use this combination on the upcoming NorCal PDML outing, I am most curious. Thanks for the info. Brother

Re: Building a photo database. Any MS Access experts out there?

2003-09-11 Thread Eactivist
Mark, you may want to avoid thumbnails in the database if you're talking huge amounts of pictures. BTW, I am sure someone has mentioned -- but, if they haven't, link thumbnails, do not embed them in the database. Embedding graphics in an Access database bloats the whole thing memory-wise and

A few BW Takumar shots....

2003-09-11 Thread J. C. O'Connell
FYI, Here's a dozen or so 35mm shots I took yesterday morning with some of my trusty takumars kodak tmax 100: http://www.jcoconnell.com/cspark.htm Hadnt used my Pentax 35mm gear in almost 6 months, (have been 4X5ing a lot lately). Not bad really... Unfortunately, my epson 2450 died right

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Herb Chong wrote: the image size is pretty small and they don't have a link to anything larger. here is where it is on my web site: http://users.bestweb.net/~hchong/Random/Selected_Images3.htm. it's most of the way down the page. click on it to get a larger view. they cropped the edges to

Re: Pentax Users Gallery - theme: professional

2003-09-11 Thread Eactivist
P.S. Your best choice for automatic field fill in, is probably creating some drop down lists. You cam do this in the form wizard. Marnie aka Doe And linking your tables, as others have mentioned.

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-11 Thread Herb Chong
i shot for fine art/gallery composition and they needed a cover shot. i didn't do any verticals of this set of cascades. when i get a chance to spend about 3 or 4 days working on it, i'll have my editorial stock site up and running. this set of pages in the link are the portfolio pages and

Re: Pentax Users Gallery

2003-09-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fra: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Think about what the word professional means to you. Then try to capture it in a single frame. Good luck. I am really looking forward to seeing this gallery. So do I :-) Maybe we'll even have some non-technical

Anyone have an MX for sale?

2003-09-11 Thread Mark Roberts
A friend of mine is looking for a good condition Pentax MX. I'm not selling him mine(!) and I thought checking here would be a better bet than scouring eBay. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

RE: Four lenses

2003-09-11 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Yes. But the K-mount version goes for $400-$500 on ebay. OUCH! JCO J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com

Re: Pentax A28-135/4 --- SMC 135/2.5

2003-09-11 Thread Keith Whaley
My SMC Tak 135mm f/2.5, Model I, gets down to 1.5 meters. My Tak (Bayonet) 135mm f/2.5 gets down to 1.2 meters. keith whaley Paul Delcour wrote: I see. O well, I'll have to live with that. Anyone know if the Takumar gets closer? :-) Paul Delcour From: Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: picture pretty Boston

2003-09-11 Thread Amita Guha
Good point! We're not going to miss it entirely though. We'll be staying near Concord the first night and probably spend some time in Concord the next day, and we'll be out of the city our last 2 days. I'm sure we'll see lots of turning trees. Thanks for your other suggestions, btw. Is it true

Re: SMC-K 85mm f/1.8 (WAS: Four lenses)

2003-09-11 Thread Keith Whaley
Wow! That's a substantial price! Any idea what they sold for new? keith J. C. O'Connell wrote: Yes. But the K-mount version goes for $400-$500 on ebay. OUCH! JCO

Re: Noise level of SF1n PZ-1p M-Z5n MZ-S ?

2003-09-11 Thread Andre Langevin
Hi, Andre wrote: What are the relative noise level of PZ-1p and MZ-S for shutter + winding (compared to SF-1n and MZ-5n cameras I already know as a reference)? Can't compare them to the references, as I don't have either but, compared to each other, I would say that the MZ-S is quieter.

Re: A few BW Takumar shots....

2003-09-11 Thread Keith Whaley
J. C. O'Connell wrote: BTW, checkout the contrast in the 35mm03s image! Stunning! I also like the depth of field in the 24mm 04s. And the one immediately following. Excellent work... keith whaley amazing for a non-multicoated, 1965 vintage super-takumar lens, JCO

Re: picture pretty Boston

2003-09-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
John Francis wrote: (Only one Common, I believe). Actually, there is only one Commons.

Re: Four lenses

2003-09-11 Thread Andre Langevin
For high altitude hiking : M20mm, 40mm, 85mm and 170mm f4 (from 85mm + 2X). For shows: fast 28, 50, 85 and 135 lenses. Andre --

Re: Which four lenses? Was: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-11 Thread John Dallman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (whickersworld) wrote: Patrick Wunsch wrote: If you could only have four lenses in your camera bag, which ones would you chose and why. For 35mm, it would be 17mm, 24mm, 35mm, 85mm. I mostly shoot interiors and portraits, and the 85mm gets

RE: Anyone have an MX for sale?

2003-09-11 Thread Thomas Haller
Check KEH. I saw a black one in excellent-plus condition there recently. - THaller

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