Any more *istD questions?

2003-09-10 Thread Heiko Hamann
Hi, I will have the possibility to handle a *istD at the weekend. If I shall try soemthing for you, then tell me. I will take some FA-lenses with me, a SMC-M 10/2.8 and my AF500FTZ. Cheers, Heiko

Re: Any more *istD questions?

2003-09-10 Thread Alan Chan
See if the eyepiece is coated glass. Just rub it when the saleman looked elsewhere. :-) Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan I will have the possibility to handle a *istD at the weekend. If I shall try soemthing for you, then tell me. I will take some FA-lenses with me, a SMC-M 10/2.8 and my

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

2003-09-10 Thread dagt
Fra: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 09:22:49 -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: Is there anyone on the list with Access experience who can answer some questions? There's only one question that matters when Access is involved. And the answer is run fast, run far, run

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

2003-09-10 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
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 Access in the long term. And there is always very good FileMaker - for both - Classic

Re: Fame at last!

2003-09-10 Thread Cotty
On 9/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: apparently our Cotty is looking for a motor MX.. somehow he's going to try to boost frame rate on the Frankencamera (Canax?). Now that would be an interesting exercise ;-) Sadly nothing like it - just browsing. I had the drive on a couple of

Re: Missing PUGster?

2003-09-10 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Thanks for the replies. What I was subtly trying to ask was: is Bill OK? I was off list for all of August and might have missed any announcements. mike

First Front Cover

2003-09-10 Thread Cotty
On 9/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: here it is. http://www.catskillregionguide.com/ local magazine with a circulation of about 30,000. Herb Really nice shot Herb. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps

OT: Run from Access?

2003-09-10 Thread Dr E D F Williams
Strange opinion. I don't like Microsoft. I've never met anyone who does. But Nova, a successful Finnish Financial software package, was written with Access. It's been selling quite well for many years and is up to version 5 or 6 now. I used Access myself to make a billing system some years back

Re: OS-X

2003-09-10 Thread Chris Stoddart
On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Cotty wrote: So really, the following could well be true: 'Noting that a pretty young woman called Siobhan in Ireland is building G5 Macs,...' This is just _so_ wrong! EVERYBODY knows that Niamh builds the Macs. Siobhan is the secretary! Hope this helps :-) Chris (wish

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

2003-09-10 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Wednesday, September 10, 2003, 8:52:02 AM, you wrote: Fra: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 09:22:49 -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: Is there anyone on the list with Access experience who can answer some questions? There's only one question that matters when Access

Re: Fame at last!

2003-09-10 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Cotty wrote: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2950550386category=29982 and http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2950546482category=15240 As an inexperienced Ebayer, my intital response to these two pages is that I wouldn't go near this (these?) person(s)

Re: more wide angle filter stuff

2003-09-10 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, Amita Guha wrote: I've been looking around online and some people talk about using step-up rings...could I perhaps use a normal-width filter with a step-up ring and avoid vignetting that way? Yes, this was discussed at about the same time (or even in the same thread) as

Re: some more *ist D samples (Pentax pile)

2003-09-10 Thread mike wilson
Hi, An interesting selection of gear. Especially the LX titanium(?) plus winder and battery pack thrown on the top of the pile. I don't look after my own gear as well as I would like (yes, there is Irish blood in my background) but I would be embarassed to show this to the world. Most of it

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

2003-09-10 Thread Paul Delcour
Hi all, you may think I'm trying to collect Pentax lenses... I'm still considering to get a good zoom for parties, weddings, any situation where switching primes can be tedious and makeing me miss shots. There's an A28-135/4 on a secondhand site for sale at about 200$. From what I've read on

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

2003-09-10 Thread dagt
OK, I've had a look: You could start by trying this: Under tools you choose relations and make a one to many link from the film number in the film table to the film number in the image table. If you have mistyped some film number you may get an error. Next, when making a form for image data

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

2003-09-10 Thread Alan Chan
I have never used the zooms you mentioned, but the issue assoicated with the SMC-A 28-135/4 is weight. Other lenses you might consider included SMC-A 35-105/3.5 Tamron SP 28-75/2.8. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan you may think I'm trying to collect Pentax lenses... I'm still

Re: Any more *istD questions?

2003-09-10 Thread Alin Flaider
Heiko, some image samples with noise reduction off, at 200 and 1600 ASA, also some raw samples... Servus, Alin Heiko wrote: HH I will have the possibility to handle a *istD at the weekend. If I shall HH try soemthing for you, then tell me. I will take some FA-lenses with me, HH a

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

2003-09-10 Thread whickersworld
Alan Chan wrote: I have never used the zooms you mentioned, but the issue assoicated with the SMC-A 28-135/4 is weight. Hi Alan, Long ago I resolved that I would bear the weight of any lens that helped me produce the results I wanted. big grin The SMC-A 28-135/4 did not last long in my

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

2003-09-10 Thread Mark Roberts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark wrote: What I'm most interested in is a way of automatically populating fields in the Individual prints table with information from the film rolls table after I enter the film roll # in a form. OK, I've had a look: You could start by trying this: Under

Re: Enlarger Prices

2003-09-10 Thread brooksdj
- Original Message - Subject: Re: Enlarger Prices Were I new in the market for a Beseler enlarger, I would skip the 6x7 and jump straight into a 23C. William Robb William. Does the 23C take 6x6 or 6x7 carriers.I'm assumming they

Re: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-10 Thread Bob S
Do they do this because the price of land (space) is so precious and the price of Pentax gear is so cheap? (relatively speaking g ) Bob S. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Damn - Original Message - From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] One more link here:

ebay wording for my ad

2003-09-10 Thread brooksdj
Hi all. I plan to put an SF-1 and Sigma 100-300af on ebay soon.I now have some time to be able to monitor and reply to any emails. Some may remember i had a problem with 3-4 rolls of film out of the 20 odd that i shot.The odd

Re: Any more *istD questions?

2003-09-10 Thread Stan Halpin
on 9/10/03 1:56 AM, Heiko Hamann at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I will have the possibility to handle a *istD at the weekend. If I shall try soemthing for you, then tell me. I will take some FA-lenses with me, a SMC-M 10/2.8 and my AF500FTZ. Cheers, Heiko I would like to see a photo

Re: Top five PUG submitters

2003-09-10 Thread Steve Desjardins
Bruce is the official PUGmeister. And how says PUGmeister Bruce?

Re: OS-X

2003-09-10 Thread Treena
Alright, that was funny. I've had every single one of those things happen - and always at deadline. I think it's the curse we suffer for relying on machines. I've always thought morale would go up if we were allowed to ritually sacrifice pieces of equipment now and then. - Original Message

Re: Missing PUGster?

2003-09-10 Thread Mark Cassino
I wondered if Bill's Pow-Wow shot was in the PUG and spent some time looking through his sizeable portfolio there - so Pugster came to mind. - MCC At 03:54 PM 9/9/2003 +0100, you wrote: Hi, Mark wrote: Bill Casselberry (a former PUGster) I usually read PUGster as synonymous with PDMLer.

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-10 Thread Mark Cassino
Congrats, Herb! At 04:33 PM 9/9/2003 -0400, you wrote: here it is. http://www.catskillregionguide.com/ local magazine with a circulation of about 30,000. Herb - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI - Photography: http://www.markcassino.com

Re: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-10 Thread Steve Desjardins
Is this a private collection or does this guy own a store? If this is just a hobby, I think we can safely say that he's not bothered by the price of the *istD. Maybe we could write to him and have a PDML meeting at his house. He certainly justifies the pentax-fan title in the URL. Steven

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

2003-09-10 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 09:15:53 +0100, Bob Walkden wrote: Despite all its faults, Access is an extremely useful prototyping tool. That I'll agree with. Prototype to your heart's content. And it's OK for small databases with low turnover in the data, if you don't mind taking customer calls

Re: OS-X

2003-09-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Chris Stoddart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Cotty wrote: So really, the following could well be true: 'Noting that a pretty young woman called Siobhan in Ireland is building G5 Macs,...' This is just _so_ wrong! EVERYBODY knows that Niamh builds the Macs. Siobhan is the

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

2003-09-10 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 9:52:02 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] for small firms and home use it's OK. [...] A critical caveat. I agree. For home use it's probably OK. The only problem we had was that our based was built in Access 2.0, but when Access 97 arrived it turneed out that M$ had

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: here it is. http://www.catskillregionguide.com/ local magazine with a circulation of about 30,000. Congrats, Herb! My first cover shot was an Adirondacks sports magazine (though not nearly as good a shot as yours) - we're going to have to go on an upstate

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

2003-09-10 Thread Mark Erickson
Paul, I owned an A28-135/4 for a while. The photo quality was good, but it is indeed a large lens. It has a very large front element (77mm filter diameter) and only does macro (close focus) at its 28mm setting. Try one if you can to see if you like the handling. --Mark Paul Writes-

Re: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-10 Thread Paul Eriksson
Patrick Wunsch wrote: If you could only have four lenses in your camera bag, which ones would you chose and why. I ask this because I am trying to narrow down my choices and assess my needs versus wants while still be able to pay the mortgage! I have the K1000 and ZX-5n cameras and am most

Re: some more *ist D samples (four lens question)

2003-09-10 Thread Stan Halpin
on 9/10/03 9:56 AM, Patrick Wunsch at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you could only have four lenses in your camera bag, which ones would you chose and why. I ask this because I am trying to narrow down my choices and assess my needs versus wants while still be able to pay the mortgage! I

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

2003-09-10 Thread Paul Delcour
I love my 24/2.8 50/1.7 85/1.8 If I would have to add one more, I think it would either be the Tokina 17/3.5 or my 100/4 macro. I seldom use my 200/4, though I have the Pentax 2x converter giving me a 400/8. :-) Paul Delcour From: whickersworld [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL

RE: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-10 Thread Hans Beumer
My pic would be a basic line-up. M 28mm f3.5 FA 50mm f1.4 A 100mm f4.0 K 200mm f4.0 A messy line-up from K to FA. Unfortunately I haven't got the Pentax 2x converter for extra tele. It's on my to get and get it quick list. I would put these friends on MX and MZ-5 (ZX-5) Hans B.

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

2003-09-10 Thread T Rittenhouse
The fact that there are freebees out there that work better (at least for programmers) doesn't make Access seem all that good either. When Access came out I played with it. I simply could not do what I needed to do with it. Upgraded to 2.0, and found the same limitations. I have not even bothered

Re: Lens test in German Color Foto

2003-09-10 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 10.09.03 17:32, Boris Liberman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pentax SMC-FA 3,5-5.6/28-90mm, (130 Euros) 28/50/90mm: 68/75/65 pts, averag 69 pts. Pentax SMC-FA 3,2-4,5/28-105mm, (300 Euros) 28/70/105mm: 66/66/65 pts, average 66 pts. Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems like the first

Re: Top five PUG submitters

2003-09-10 Thread Steve Desjardins
Right. We need another distinction for the reigning submitter. How about GrandPUGster ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/10/03 09:39AM - Original Message - From: Steve Desjardins Subject: Re: Top five PUG submitters Bruce is the official PUGmeister. And how says PUGmeister Bruce? Actually,

Manual Diaphragm Lenses

2003-09-10 Thread Steve Desjardins
Am I correct in assuming that Manual Diaphragm Lenses, like the old 400 f5.6, will work fine on the *istD with stop down metering? Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Enlarger Prices

2003-09-10 Thread T Rittenhouse
The 23C handles film sizes from Minox to 2-1/2x3-1/2 (slightly larger than 6x9) and there was a carrier for just about everything inbetween. As far as I know all versions 23C no matter when made use the same accessories so they are easier to find than accessories for Omega enlargers which changed

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-10 Thread Steve Desjardins
Beauty. I really like these blurred stream pictures, and this is a good one. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/09/03 04:33PM here it is. http://www.catskillregionguide.com/ local magazine with a circulation of about 30,000. Herb

Re: Any more *istD questions?

2003-09-10 Thread Robert Gonzalez
See how many pictures you can take in continous mode. There's a controversy on its real number, there are quotes from as low as five to as high as 8. Also try to get a feel for shutter lag. Thanks, rg Heiko Hamann wrote: Hi, I will have the possibility to handle a *istD at the weekend. If

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-10 Thread T Rittenhouse
Grats on the cover shot, Herb. Feels good, doesn't it? --graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.515 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 9/1/03

Re: Which four lenses?

2003-09-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Just 3 would I use in that scenario: A generally affordable set -- 24mm 50mm 100mm But if one must have 4 ... A nice set -- 31mm 43mm 77mm 150mm I don't go as far as recommending 200mm because of size. The set of 3 is lighter easier to carry. -- -- Collin Brendemuehl KC8TKA

RE: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-10 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Primes? 20mm 28mm 50mm 135mm J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -Original Message- From:

Re: Lens test in German Color Foto

2003-09-10 Thread T Rittenhouse
What they don't say is that in every case individual examples of each model lens can very +-10 points or so. In other words, just like all such tests the only value to the test is they help sell magazines. The final and absolute test of any lens is do YOU like the photos YOU get with it.

Re: Lens test in German Color Foto

2003-09-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pentax SMC-FA 3,5-5.6/28-90mm, (130 Euros) 28/50/90mm: 68/75/65 pts, averag 69 pts. Pentax SMC-FA 3,2-4,5/28-105mm, (300 Euros) 28/70/105mm: 66/66/65 pts, average 66 pts. Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems like the first of the two is a kit zoom

Re: Lens test in German Color Foto

2003-09-10 Thread Paul Delcour
But I gues the PDML is right, right? :-) Paul Delcour From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 12:25:35 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Lens test in German Color Foto Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003

Re: Lens test in German Color Foto

2003-09-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 12:24:21 -0400 T Rittenhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What they don't say is that in every case individual examples of each model lens can very +-10 points or so. In other words, just like all such tests the only value to the test is they help sell magazines. The final

OT: Now ...

2003-09-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
... I've found a 43/1.9 in Germany, but is there one in NA that's available? -- -- Collin Brendemuehl KC8TKA The problems are so over-rated. -- Petula Clark --

Re: Fame at last!

2003-09-10 Thread Keith Whaley
Cotty wrote: On 10/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Cotty wrote: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d ll?ViewItemitem=2950550386category=29982 and http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d ll?ViewItemitem=2950546482category=15240 As an inexperienced Ebayer, my intital response

Re: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-10 Thread T Rittenhouse
This is an interesting question to me because I normally carry 4 lenses in my camera bag. 24mm/2.0 Vivitar 50mm/1.7 Pentax-M 100mm/2.8 Pentax-M 80/200mm/2.8 Tokina + a 2x teleconverter to make the Tokina a 160-400/5.6 The reason I use the Vivitar and the 1.7 is because the M24/2.8 and M50/1.4

Re: Lens test in German Color Foto

2003-09-10 Thread T Rittenhouse
Not so, Mark. Lens testing is a good way to find out if a particular lens is defective. I try to do a test (brick wall) of every lens I buy before the return period is up. Said test also gives one an idea just what are the strong and weak points of that particular lens. Hum... Notice what I keep

Re: Lens test in German Color Foto

2003-09-10 Thread Matjaz Osojnik
The reason for slow kit lenses scoring better in Color Foto than their faster and more expensive counterparts is quite simple: they test lenses wide open and two stops down. So a slow zoom is tested at let's say f5.6 and f11, while a fast expensive 2.8 lens is tested at f2.8 and 5.6. They

Re: OS-X

2003-09-10 Thread Keith Whaley
Scott D wrote: 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 passed...

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

2003-09-10 Thread Matjaz Osojnik
Great set indeed. I mostly use 24/2 and 77/1.8 as well. The third in the bag is 50/1.7. If there is a place for a fourth lens in the bag, then I take 80-320 zoom which I would change in a split second for a high quality AF 70-200/4 or similiar, if pentax would make it. Matjaz I love my

NorCal PDML Get together

2003-09-10 Thread Bruce Dayton
To all interested parties, We are going to have a NorCal outing on September 20th. Planning on a day shooting at Point Reyes. Here is a link to some photos of the area: http://www.pointreyesvisions.com/NewFiles/R%20Folios/RB%20PR%20Color%20Folio.html Should be great photo opportunities, a

Re: some more *ist D samples (Pentax pile)

2003-09-10 Thread T Rittenhouse
And, then again, maybe it is a set up studio shot. --graywolf (playing devils advocate) http://graywolfphoto.com - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 4:52 AM Subject: Re: some more *ist D samples (Pentax

RE: NorCal PDML Get together

2003-09-10 Thread Hans Beumer
Unfortenatly I'm in the Netherlands that day (like most of my days). Otherwise you could count me in :-) Hans B. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: woensdag 10 september 2003 19:27 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: NorCal PDML Get together To

Re: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-10 Thread Bob S
Small bag in the car right now... A20mm/2.8 K24mm/2.8 FA43mm/1.9 FA77mm/1.9 and LX body Sometimes the 24-43-77 are replaced by M50mm/1.4 and A100/2.8 Macro ...still a small kit, but not cheap! Regards, Bob S. Patrick Wunsch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you could only have four lenses in your

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

2003-09-10 Thread Dag T
Patrick Wunsch wrote: If you could only have four lenses in your camera bag, which ones would you chose and why. I ask this because I am trying to narrow down my choices and assess my needs versus wants while still be able to pay the mortgage! I have the K1000 and ZX-5n cameras and am most

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

2003-09-10 Thread Dag T
På onsdag, 10. september 2003, kl. 15:23, skrev Mark Roberts: This little project of mine is only for my personal use and will stay on Access 97 forever. It's just kind of nice to have a database that works exactly the way I want it and doesn't do anything more or less than I need. Just

Re: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-10 Thread rrobinson
Hi. I am new to this group, but not new to Pentax. I have been happily using Pentax equipment for 15 years. The four lenses that I would not be without are: 1. 20mm f2.8 2. 31mm limited 3. 77mm limited 4. Tamron 24-135mm SP zoom The quality of the Limited lenses speak for themselves, the 20mm

Re: Top five PUG submitters

2003-09-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Right. We need another distinction for the reigning submitter. How about GrandPUGster ? Pugzilla? Pugeroy? Pugenon? Pugicist? PUG*ist??? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps

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

2003-09-10 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Wednesday, September 10, 2003, 2:30:15 PM, you wrote: Anyone any experience with MySQL? http://www.pgro.uk7.net/qu071401.htm and http://www.pgro.uk7.net/brand1.htm should tell you all you need to know about MySQL. I worked for a dot.com a few years ago who had their warehousing database

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

2003-09-10 Thread John Francis
Hi, Wednesday, September 10, 2003, 2:30:15 PM, you wrote: Anyone any experience with MySQL? http://www.pgro.uk7.net/qu071401.htm and http://www.pgro.uk7.net/brand1.htm should tell you all you need to know about MySQL. Yep. It isn't a suitable tool for database wonks. It's

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-10 Thread Herb Chong
or the Finger Lakes. i've been meaning to head up that way sometime in the near future. not many backcountry landscape photographers on this mailing list though. Herb - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003

Re: *ist D at BH

2003-09-10 Thread John Dallman
Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i was in BH today and they are accepting orders for it now. i have to wait a little, but by next week, i plan to place my order. I checked with the generally-best retail camera dealer in Cambridge, UK today, and they expect to have stock by the end of

Re: Top five PUG submitters

2003-09-10 Thread Bruce Dayton
How about the Grand PUG-bah? Bruce Wednesday, September 10, 2003, 1:04:43 PM, you wrote: C On 10/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Right. We need another distinction for the reigning submitter. How about GrandPUGster ? C Pugzilla? C Pugeroy? C Pugenon? C Pugicist? C PUG*ist???

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-10 Thread Herb Chong
it's more complicated than that. i have been developing a relationship with the magazine and just submitted my third article with photos to them for publication. the three articles were prearranged and written to a topic we agreed on and a photo count. i also entered their photo contest and this

Re: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-10 Thread Herb Chong
i don't own the 15mm f3.5 so i would substitute my Sigma 15-30mm f3.5-4.5. if i had one, i would keep it in my kit too. i would also subsitute the FA 50mm f2.8m Macro for the 43mm. my personal preferences. my other two lenses are the same as Mark's choices. Herb - Original Message -

Re: Any more *istD questions?

2003-09-10 Thread cbwaters
Just how larger are files from each of the quality settings? CW --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.515 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 9/1/2003

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

2003-09-10 Thread Andre Langevin
Patrick Wunsch wrote: If you could only have four lenses in your camera bag, which ones would you chose and why. I ask this because I am trying to narrow down my choices and assess my needs versus wants while still be able to pay the mortgage! I have the K1000 and ZX-5n cameras and am most

Re: Fame at last!

2003-09-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: They appear to me as two different sellers. The first one looks fine - good feedback. The second one I wouldn't personally buy from, but then I demand pretty good feedback levels. 98.6% positive ain't high enough for me, especially on only 134

NorCal PDML Get together

2003-09-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Let me know if you have interest in attending. Believe me Bruce, I have an interest in attending. Northern California, huh? I went there once as a kid. Very grey skies if I remember correctly, with the occasional whale bone monument next to beach-side

Re: ebay wording for my ad

2003-09-10 Thread frank theriault
Excellent advice all around, Patrick! If an item has a reserve on it, I usually don't bid. Why bother? I'm looking for a bargain, not something with a reserve set at around the KEH price! That's doubly true if it has a BIN and a reserve, since the reserve is inevitably set at the same price

Re: Top five PUG submitters

2003-09-10 Thread frank theriault
The Pug-a-tollah? Pug-sley? Bruce Dayton wrote: How about the Grand PUG-bah? -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer

Re: ebay wording for my ad

2003-09-10 Thread Keith Whaley
frank theriault wrote: Excellent advice all around, Patrick! If an item has a reserve on it, I usually don't bid. Why bother? I'm looking for a bargain, not something with a reserve set at around the KEH price! That's doubly true if it has a BIN and a reserve, since the reserve is

Re: ebay wording for my ad

2003-09-10 Thread Gary L. Murphy
Keith Whaley wrote: prices for everything, but to offer my pretty little camera part, babied and tended as such for years, is hardly worth lowering to the junk table at the Good Will Store prices. Bingo! Hand that man a cigar!!! -- Later, Gary -- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked

Re: Top five PUG submitters

2003-09-10 Thread Tom
Massive Masochist Cotty wrote: On 10/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Right. We need another distinction for the reigning submitter. How about GrandPUGster ? Pugzilla? Pugeroy? Pugenon? Pugicist? PUG*ist??? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: ebay wording for my ad

2003-09-10 Thread Stan Halpin
I think the discussion of Reserves and BIN's needs to distinguish between dealers and hobbyists. Dealers will set a Reserve at wholesale + x%, and then make a bit more by overcharging shipping. I (and other hobbyists I have observed) will: a. forego a reserve on lower value items; b. protect their

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-10 Thread Stan Halpin
on 9/10/03 3:41 PM, Herb Chong at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: or the Finger Lakes. i've been meaning to head up that way sometime in the near future. not many backcountry landscape photographers on this mailing list though. Herb - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL

Re: ebay wording for my ad

2003-09-10 Thread Tom
Well, don't see why they can't put up a minimum bid so anyone can see what they will take for the item, and can not waste time bidding on something that won't sell for what they want to pay. All a reserve is is a hidden minimum. Of course if all you want is to get an idea what your item is

Re: ebay wording for my ad

2003-09-10 Thread brooksdj
Humm.Some good advice from those who responded,thanks folks. My main concern is that i am not 100% sure this camera will not cause problems in the very near future and i dont want to be labeled a bad seller right of the bat,i plan on selling it below average resale price.I'll probably put a low

Re: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-10 Thread Cameron Hood
Money weight no object: FA* 24 FA* 28-70 FA* 80-200 FA* 250 -600 Less range, all primes, and FAR less money weight L 31 L 43 L 77 FA 100 Macro Less Range and Money: FA 24-90 FA 100 Macro F 70-210 F* 300 And to the venerable Bill C. from the beautiful Oregon Coast, we all hope you are out

Re: ebay wording for my ad

2003-09-10 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Keith, I don't want a steal, but I know what I want to pay for something, and I don't want to pay more. Is that a bad thing? A seller has the right to start an auction at whatever price he/she wants. They have the right to put whatever reserve they want on it. I don't begrudge them that.

Re: Fisheye zoom

2003-09-10 Thread Mark Cassino
At 11:55 AM 9/9/2003 +, Paul Delcour wrote: Anyone have any experience with this Pentax fish-eye zoom? I'd like a fish-eye and am doubting between the prime and the zoom. I already have a Tokina 17mm/3.5 super wide angle and need more width. It's not my most used lens, but I do use this from

RE: First Front Cover

2003-09-10 Thread Amita Guha
Many congrats, Herb! That's a beautiful shot. Amita

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

2003-09-10 Thread John Coyle
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 assets (over 3000 units). In all,

Re: some more *ist D samples

2003-09-10 Thread John Francis
Money weight no object: FA* 24 FA* 28-70 FA* 80-200 FA* 250 -600 I'd consider substituting the 17-35 Fisheye at the wide end. That's actually a lens that's high on my 'want' list. Not that I'll get a chance to buy one all that soon - buying a *ist-D has more than used up my

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Herb Chong wrote: here it is. http://www.catskillregionguide.com/ local magazine with a circulation of about 30,000. Herb HErb - terrific! The repro on the site is less than terrific tho - I tried to get it up to screen size and no go... Was Imissing something? Do you have a link

Re: 43mm on Ebay Germany

2003-09-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
499 Euro is more than 550 dollars. Too much. Paul Delcour wrote: Hi all, for those interested, there's one on ebay.de http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2949438406category=12877 499 euro! :-) Paul Delcour

Re: First Front Cover

2003-09-10 Thread Herb Chong
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 get a vertical shot.

Re: OS-X

2003-09-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Apple has never produced chips. Even the Apple // used chips from other suppliers. Of course PC makers don't manufacture their processors. Same thing. Different name. Chris Murray wrote: On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Noting that IBM is building the G5 Macs, it looks like

Re: ebay wording for my ad

2003-09-10 Thread Keith Whaley
Evenin' Frank, frank theriault wrote: Hi, Keith, I don't want a steal, but I know what I want to pay for something, and I don't want to pay more. Is that a bad thing? Nope. Not at all. A seller has the right to start an auction at whatever price he/she wants. They have the right to

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

2003-09-10 Thread Fred
The SMC-A 28-135/4 did not last long in my outfit, because I had to draw the line at holding a heavy lens that had such severe rectilinear distortion. heavy frown [and I replied] It is true that the A 28-135/4's strongest point is certainly not its distortion (it does have a fair amount of

Flash sync question

2003-09-10 Thread Charlton Vaughan
I have an old model camera, Pentax SF10 w/Sunpak auto 266 D thyristor flash. Now whether that means anything to anyone is my guess (but I'm hoping it does) :) The flash syncing with the shutter is very unpredictable and I'm not sure what to do about it. I have the Pentax manual but it's