Re: F stop other than A

2005-10-26 Thread Don Williams
I have a card reader all I need is a card to put in it once in a while. But the AC supply is an over-rated device. For 12 Euro I can get a 6V lead acid (gel) accumulator which is not subject to blackouts, brownouts, surges and other glitches. Last year a large birch was blown onto the power

Re: GESO: The magical creature

2005-10-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
If you like sushi, here's a shot (NOT mine) that you will love: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3830030

Re: [OT] Nikon's D200 is coming...

2005-10-26 Thread Kenneth Waller
CanoBTW - very interesting Nikon's macro twin flash - it is not using cables at all, just wireless flash with dedicated controller ;-) Canon has something similar, but I not sure about the wireless part. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO: Abandoned Mill

2005-10-26 Thread Kenneth Waller
Very nicely done. I just don't care for all that blank sky. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Dave Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Abandoned Mill A collegue and I planned a photo outing this past saturday morning, hoping to get some sunrise shots. Turned out cold,

Re: PESO: The Check Out - MMA

2005-10-26 Thread Glen
At 10:23 AM 10/26/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seeing these pics from the SF outing has led me to a thought. I believe it's easier to take pictures of people in public places when you're accompanied by at least one other photographer. To oversimplify and exaggerate: Being part of a group

PESO: Gitty-up

2005-10-26 Thread Jack Davis
The days spent riding tree limbs are truly some of my fondest 60 year old memories. Especially on breezy days. My wife caught the attached of one of our granddaughters while on a family outing this past weekend. (I'm jealous). I'm somewhat surprises at the DOF set by the program and the image

Re: [OT] Nikon's D200 is coming...

2005-10-26 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Kenneth Waller wrote on 26.10.05 17:33: Canon has something similar, but I not sure about the wireless part. Yes, they have - MR-24EX (or something), but indeed it is wired. AFAIR Cotty has uses it? -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread graywolf
Pentax no longer warehouses. It goes from the production lines to the distribution center in the Philippines where it is transshipped to the dealers. Even places like BH can not get enough to warehouse them. Almost everything is on quotas. (All this according to a Pentax Rep) Thank the

Re: Sent the Dark Side to My Brother

2005-10-26 Thread graywolf
Gee, I thought the 300/4 for the 67 was basically the same lens as the K-300/4 with a different mount. I never had a problem lifting or holding that. Now Ken's 600mm Bazooka, that would be a bit of a problem handholding. A 300 on the 67 is about the same magnification as a 135 on a 35mm

RE: PESO: The Check Out - MMA

2005-10-26 Thread Tim Øsleby
I haven't done much street shooting, but I have photographed a lot at music events, indoor and outdoor festivals. My experience is that when I'm carrying my Olympus 5050 people are acting suspicious. When I'm using the DS, and carrying a couple of lenses, people treat me differently. But I do

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread tomreese
They drop ship in some instances. My A 15mm never went to the dealer I bought it from. It was shipped direct (from the distribution? receiving? center) from Pentax. I wonder if most of this is due to the dealers trying to keep their inventory low. They don't want to keep anything on hand that

Re: Power supply

2005-10-26 Thread keith_w
Cory Papenfuss wrote: On Wed, 26 Oct 2005, keith_w wrote: Gonz wrote: In another group, I read about the Lenmar ACON6, which supplies 2.1A @ 6.5v. The voltage is correct, the current is just shy of the 3A that the Pentax supplies, but it seems to be just overengineered. I have used it

Re: [OT] Nikon's D200 is coming...

2005-10-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/10/05, Sylwester Pietrzyk, discombobulated, unleashed: Yes, they have - MR-24EX (or something), but indeed it is wired. AFAIR Cotty has uses it? I have the MR 14 ring flash, not the twin light. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

RE: PESO: Three NorCal Shots

2005-10-26 Thread Tim Øsleby
The Marnie vs Godfrey picture is stunning. The colours, the tones, the perfect use of OOF, and the general composition. This is a winner! The drummer isn't bad either. It's only a pity he seems so absent in this moment. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power

RE: PESO: Gitty-up

2005-10-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Nice shot - captures the moment well. 495K is a little large for such a small web pic ... Shel [Original Message] From: Jack Davis My wife caught the attached of one of our granddaughters while on a family outing this past weekend. (I'm jealous)

Re: [OT] Nikon's D200 is coming...

2005-10-26 Thread DagT
Den 26. okt. 2005 kl. 15.38 skrev Sylwester Pietrzyk: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 26.10.05 15:34: Some Nikonians are already complaining about the small finder And they haven't seen that in reality yet ;-) Which reminds me of some discussions here regarding the 645D and other

Re: PESO: The Check Out - MMA

2005-10-26 Thread graywolf
This is an interesting thing. I used to get a lot of speeding tickets. Then suddenly I stopped getting them. I could not figure out why. Finally I realized I had gotten married and my wife was in the car with me on most long trips. With two of us in the car it was not as easy to get a

Re: PESO: Abandoned Mill

2005-10-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/10/05, Dave Kennedy, discombobulated, unleashed: A collegue and I planned a photo outing this past saturday morning, hoping to get some sunrise shots. Turned out cold, overcast and foggy. Ended up at this mill in Balaclava, about an hour from home. This is one of those places I'd love to

Re: PESO: Abandoned Mill

2005-10-26 Thread keith_w
Dave Kennedy wrote: A collegue and I planned a photo outing this past saturday morning, hoping to get some sunrise shots. Turned out cold, overcast and foggy. Ended up at this mill in Balaclava, about an hour from home. This is one of those places I'd love to get into, but there are no

RE: PESO - The Check Out

2005-10-26 Thread Tim Øsleby
A fine relaxed moment. Only wish you where standing a few inches more to the left. I'm neither to fond of the things growing out of the subjects head. This said, the light is good, and so is the general composition. Well seen. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate

Re: PESO: Abandoned Mill

2005-10-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/10/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.pbase.com/davekennedy/image/51247594/original Nice pic Pete. I went to Balaclava once but there was nowt to see ;-) APOLOGIES. Brain fart. Nice pic Dave. Really nice shot. Love the atmosphere. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

RE: PESO: Red Native

2005-10-26 Thread Tim Øsleby
I like the background. The composition is good. Still I can't make up my mind. The shadows don't look right. I can't figure out the direction of the natural light. This disturbs me. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very

Pentax announces revised SLR strategy

2005-10-26 Thread John Forbes
Apparently Pentax have taken note of Tom C's pleas: There was a tiny knock at the door, almost inaudible. The Great Panjandrum, the Mikado of Pentax, frowned. Come in, he barked. The door opened a fraction, and a small, pale, man crept timidly in. He had the appearance of a troglodyte,

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Cotty
I have to say that I would have no trouble at all in recommending the Pentax DSLRs over the competition without hesitation. The scene down the viewfinder is enough to convince most people. My mate who purchased one is thrilled with it, and loves the fact that it's a Pentax instead of 'what

Re: Snake in Oxford

2005-10-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/10/05, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed: Brilliant photographs, Cotty. Expecially the photo-essay- That's most kind of you Jens. Appreciate it. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Snake in Oxford

2005-10-26 Thread keith_w
Jens Bladt wrote: Brilliant photographs, Cotty. Expecially the photo-essay- Regards Jens Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt Totally agree! Very well done, sir. I liked the series with Cesar at the pub and his doing street photography, but the next series with up close and

Re: Snake in Oxford

2005-10-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/10/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Ken wasn't being kind, just truthful, those were two great little galleries. I'm officially speaking to you again. Ta. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread graywolf
I think that Pentax is trying to keep production low so not to get stuck with obsolete camera they have to discount heavily to get rid of. Also, here in the US the IRS started taxing warehouse stock as assets a few years back which makes it expensive to stockpile anything. The 15mm being an

Skills - was Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Tom, I love my cameras and lenses! They are not perfect, but I have no interest or desire to switch to another brand. In the past I have used Olympus, Canon, Pentax and Nikon. And Pentax is where I ended up. I like their interfaces and lenses. I was thinking this morning about the

Re: Pentax announces revised SLR strategy

2005-10-26 Thread graywolf
LOL! graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- John Forbes wrote: Apparently Pentax have taken note of Tom C's pleas: There was a tiny knock at the door, almost inaudible. The Great Panjandrum, the Mikado of Pentax, frowned.

Re: Snake in Oxford

2005-10-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/10/05, keith_w, discombobulated, unleashed: Totally agree! Very well done, sir. I liked the series with Cesar at the pub and his doing street photography, but the next series with up close and personal shots just took the day! Great! Thanks Keith. I'm just proud that there is some Pentax

RE: Pentax announces revised SLR strategy

2005-10-26 Thread Tom C
Absolutely marelous! :-) Tom C. From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Pentax announces revised SLR strategy Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:46:33 +0100 Apparently Pentax have taken note of Tom C's pleas:

RE: Pentax announces revised SLR strategy

2005-10-26 Thread Tom C
Marvelous... :-) Tom C. From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Pentax announces revised SLR strategy Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:46:33 +0100 Apparently Pentax have taken note of Tom C's pleas: There

PESO - Shout out at the Okay Corral

2005-10-26 Thread Doug Brewer
Happy snap of a niece http://www.alphoto.com/images/shout.jpg enjoy

RE: PESO: Gitty-up

2005-10-26 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Shel! Helen's husband --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice shot - captures the moment well. 495K is a little large for such a small web pic ... Shel [Original Message] From: Jack Davis My wife caught the attached of one of our granddaughters while on a

RE: PESO - Late Authum

2005-10-26 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thanks for your comments Tom C, Skye, Shel, Boris, Cotty and Kenneth. Just one thing Tim, it seems you could safely use 200 ISO Boris: You wonder why I didn't use 200 ISO. Me too. It's simply a mistake. I'll blame the dog distracting me ;-) I like the shot but it seems overexposed or poorly

*ist D without a card

2005-10-26 Thread Don Williams
I have discovered that almost nothing works without a card in the camera. No menu changes can be made. Using the remote program the camera will expose a frame (***L) then download it to the PC and that's about all. Don -- Dr E D F Williams ___

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread tomreese
I think that Pentax is trying to keep production low so not to get stuck with obsolete camera they have to discount heavily to get rid of. That makes perfect sense. JIT inventory is the hot thing in manufacturing. Also, here in the US the IRS started taxing warehouse stock as assets a few

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Tom C
I have to say that, maybe I'm a dolt, but several months ago I started looking down other camera brand viewfinders to try and see what the hoopla was all about, and to tell the truth I did not see a noticeable difference between them and Pentax. Maybe I was not paying close enough

RE: PESO: Abandoned Mill

2005-10-26 Thread Tim Øsleby
I have a soft spot for this kind of photography. I'm a bit nostalgic ;-) Here everything seems right. The angle and framing is good, only wish you had left the window intact at right. The water is perfect, a bit foggy, but not too foggy. The little island in the stream is the little extra needed

Re: PESO - The Check Out

2005-10-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Marco, You know that I am a fan of your work. In this instance, I really like the moment caught and the look on his face. What bothers me is that the woman on his right protrudes too much into his space. -- Bruce Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 1:16:54 AM, you wrote: MA During the SF

Re: Pentax announces revised SLR strategy

2005-10-26 Thread Jack Davis
John, Hastily archived. Thanks, Jack --- John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apparently Pentax have taken note of Tom C's pleas: There was a tiny knock at the door, almost inaudible. The Great Panjandrum, the Mikado of Pentax, frowned. Come in, he barked. The door opened a

Re: Pentax service manuals on eBay

2005-10-26 Thread Mark Roberts
P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Well, eBay pulled my service manual auction because it contained a link to my web site. I've re-listed but with a link to my My eBay page (which has a link to the free service manual page). We'll see if this flies or if I need to resort

Re: *ist D without a card

2005-10-26 Thread pnstenquist
Then just stick a 64 meg card in the slot. You can get one for peanuts. When I use my camera with Remote Assistant, I have a card in the slot. It doesn't get used; the camera writes to the computer hard drive, but all of the software is happy. Paul I have discovered that almost nothing

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread pnstenquist
You weren't paying attention. I compared a Rebel XT to my D just the other day. I thought someone turned the lights out. I have to say that, maybe I'm a dolt, but several months ago I started looking down other camera brand viewfinders to try and see what the hoopla was all about, and to

Re: *ist D without a card

2005-10-26 Thread skye
eh? I can make menu changes without a card in the camera. Do I have a super special D? I have a spare 8MB card you can have if you like. On 10/26/05, Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have discovered that almost nothing works without a card in the camera. No menu changes can be made.

Re: PESO: The Check Out - MMA

2005-10-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 26, 2005, at 7:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seeing these pics from the SF outing has led me to a thought. I believe it's easier to take pictures of people in public places when you're accompanied by at least one other photographer. To oversimplify and exaggerate: Being part of a

Re: PESO: Abandoned Mill

2005-10-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
Nice shot. This is one where I would probably do a bunch of experimenting with post processing. It might look great in BW or some kind of desaturated state. Possibly even some type of watercolor filtering could be very cool. -- Bruce Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 7:13:54 AM, you wrote: DK A

Re: PESO - Shout out at the Okay Corral

2005-10-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Happy snap of a niece http://www.alphoto.com/images/shout.jpg Great kid shot! Don't know how your subject feels, though. She seems to be sort of on the fence about it... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: PESO: Red Native

2005-10-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Trevor, Glad that you shared with us. It is always nice to see others work and to be able to provide comments. For me, this image is a bit over the top with the flash. Rather than being fill, it lights up the flower and green parts too much so that it doesn't blend at all with the

Re: PAW: People Portraits 2005 #42 - GDG

2005-10-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
This one just doesn't catch my fancy. Probably one of those that either 'speaks' to you or doesn't. -- Bruce Tuesday, October 25, 2005, 11:15:11 PM, you wrote: GD Last Friday's foray into SF ... made a large number of interesting GD photos. Some, like this one, are very appealing to me at

RE: Skills - was Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bruce ... I'd been thinking a bit about your comments even before you posted this message. Pentax has worked for me since 1967. Some Pentax models didn't appeal to me at all, so i didn't choose to buy or use them. There was almost two decades where what Pentax offered just didn't cut it for

RE: PESO: Abandoned Mill

2005-10-26 Thread Don Sanderson
Gorgeous! Don -Original Message- From: Dave Kennedy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:14 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Abandoned Mill A collegue and I planned a photo outing this past saturday morning, hoping to get some sunrise

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 26, 2005, at 7:57 AM, Tom C wrote: ... The point of it is, (NOW PENTAX, HEAR YE HEAR YE...) having been a Pentax user for 15 years, wanting to purchase a Pentax system for my brother, I couldn't bring myself to do it. That should be germane to someone, maybe to Pentax. ... That's

Re: PESO:living in the name of God

2005-10-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Both the muted colors and the perspective from being 10m away add to the 'flatness'. No side-lighting for modeling, too much distance for near-far perspective differentiation. DoF alone isn't it, although people often like to use focus zone blurring to provide the illusion of depth. On

Re: F stop other than A

2005-10-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Just wipe it off. It's got a hardened acrylic cover on it. Mine gets nose grease and fingerprints on it all the time. I've never covered it, and it doesn't have a scratch on it. I wipe it off when it gets dirty. A protective cover blurs the LCD image. Godfrey On Oct 26, 2005, at 8:24

RE: Skills - was Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread pnstenquist
My experience with the D suggests that the buffer behaves in a similar fashion to what you describe hear, even though it's somewhat smaller and slower on paper. I usually get about eight shots when I shoot at normal intervals. I noticed this with some satisfaction when I shot the bank robber

Re: Snake in Oxford

2005-10-26 Thread Raimo K
I definitely want to visit Oxford. I have been within 5 miles of it but I was with a group and it was not in our programme :-(( All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax

Re: PESO - The Check Out

2005-10-26 Thread Raimo K
This is very well seen! All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Marco Alpert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax List pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:16 AM Subject: PESO - The Check

Re: Samantha pictures

2005-10-26 Thread Raimo K
Nice. I liked the outdoor pictures best. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Sandra Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 10:05 PM Subject: Re: Samantha

Re: People Portraits 2005 #42 - GDG

2005-10-26 Thread Raimo K
I think my comment would not be appreciated. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:15 AM Subject:

Re: Gitty-up

2005-10-26 Thread Raimo K
Excellent! Expression, too. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 6:45 PM Subject: PESO: Gitty-up The days

Re: PESO: Perth Pano (Whoops, wrong link)

2005-10-26 Thread Barry Rice
Hey Dave, What technology did you use to take this? I assume something more sophisticated than stitching several images together. Very cool. Very cool indeed. Barry Barry A. Rice, Ph.D. Invasive Species Specialist Global Invasive Species Initiative The Nature Conservancy V: 530-754-8891

Re: PESO - Shout out at the Okay Corral

2005-10-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
Very cute shot. I'm sure that the family will be very happy with that memory captured. -- Bruce Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 10:00:00 AM, you wrote: DB Happy snap of a niece DB http://www.alphoto.com/images/shout.jpg DB enjoy

RE: PAW: People Portraits 2005 #42 - GDG

2005-10-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi G ... Don't like this one at all on several levels. Too much OOF in the frame. I don't see anything sharp or well focused to catch my eye and act as an anchor for the rest of the photo. That combined with the slight tilt makes the image very jarring. I like the background, and the pic

RE: *ist D without a card

2005-10-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, Resetting menus in the istDS without a card inserted seems to work. I just reset several menu items, turned the camera off and on, and the settings held. What is ***L? Shel [Original Message] From: Don Williams I have discovered that almost nothing works without a card in the

PESO - My Lunch (for Derby Chang)

2005-10-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Like I promised: http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=228423 Though this is anything but fancy... Boris

Re: Gitty-up

2005-10-26 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Raimo! I'll pass it along. She'll be pleased. Jack --- Raimo K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent! Expression, too. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Pentax announces revised SLR strategy

2005-10-26 Thread Bernd Scheffler
LOL! You should start writing fairy-tales, John. I would be curious about. Best, Bernd

Re: PESO: Abandoned Mill

2005-10-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! A collegue and I planned a photo outing this past saturday morning, hoping to get some sunrise shots. Turned out cold, overcast and foggy. Ended up at this mill in Balaclava, about an hour from home. This is one of those places I'd love to get into, but there are no tresspassing signs all

Re: A photo posted for comment

2005-10-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Since it is common for folks to post photos, I've put one of my own new images up. This came off my first roll with my new *istDS (ok, I'm still not used to thinking digitally). I'm writing a book on carnivorous plants and wanted some photos of seeds of a Federally Endangered pitcher

RE: *ist D without a card

2005-10-26 Thread pnstenquist
Shel queried: What is ***L? I was wondering that myself. My best guess is that it's hell for people who are shy about using that word. Hell, we have a town in Michigan named Hell. So we have to use it all the time. But what the hell do I know? Paul

Re: PESO - Late Authum

2005-10-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
Tim, There is a lot to like in this shot. The one issue for me is that the upper background is stealing my attention away from the leaf. I think because the golden color showing through in the leaf is muted and the background is so strong. If you were to crop it just about at the top of the

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Tom C
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's your problem, or Pentax' problem. I don't know why you feel I have to hear about it. Godfrey, you know I didn't think you personally needed to hear about it. There's plenty of traffic on this list that is of no interest to me either... give

Re: *ist D without a card

2005-10-26 Thread skye
um... it's the largest size JPG setting. I think they go *L, **L, and ***L, then TIF and RAW. On 10/26/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is ***L?

Re: Pentax announces revised SLR strategy

2005-10-26 Thread Tom C
I just didn't get who this Tom C guy was he was referring to. Tom C. From: Bernd Scheffler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax announces revised SLR strategy Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:45:09 +0200 LOL! You should start writing

Re: PESO - My Lunch (for Derby Chang)

2005-10-26 Thread pnstenquist
Yum! That looks like Toro behind the ginger??? I had salmon and tuna sushi today as well. I think if you're going to focus selectively, you ought to go with the center foreground. The pile of ginger would probably be the best choice. Paul Hi! Like I promised:

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 26, 2005, at 7:57 AM, Tom C wrote: ... The point of it is, (NOW PENTAX, HEAR YE HEAR YE...) having been a Pentax user for 15 years, wanting to purchase a Pentax system for my brother, I couldn't bring myself to do it. That should be

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Gonz
I'm just wondering how big these companies imagine the DSLR market really is. I mean doesn't the vast majority just purchase a small PS? Do they really want to carry around a DSLR with a crappy lens when they are going to get basically the same picture quality at the size they normally

Re: Skills - was Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Shel, My thoughts were brought to the surface by the new round of lamentations. I do find it amusing that the competition is Canon. None of the other manufacturers are doing tons better than Pentax at the moment - for bringing out new, competitive equipment. There have been a some who

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Glen
At 01:10 PM 10/26/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It took a while to get it. I think it was over a month from order to delivery. I do wonder about the reason for the wait. I kind of doubt that Pentax would keep the parts laying around and assemble the lenses on order. That wouldn't make much

Re: *ist D without a card

2005-10-26 Thread Don Williams
That's kind of you but the one that's on the way from NJ will probably get here in a few days. I just couldn't bring myself to pay 69€ (here in Finland) for a card when I could get the same one for $12 plus postage of $8. I'll get more of them in due course but since the camera will be on a

RE: PESO - Shout out at the Okay Corral

2005-10-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Nice family snap ... the red gate enhances the photo nicely. DOF looks about right. ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: Doug Brewer Happy snap of a niece http://www.alphoto.com/images/shout.jpg

Re: PESO: The Check Out - MMA

2005-10-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I'm pretty much with you, Godfrey, although it often depends on who I'm with. I've been with a couple three list members where it's just been the two of us, and with one fellow I was able to photograph pretty much unfettered. We'd do our own thing, come together every now and then, and then go

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Gonz
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side From what some believe (though I don't) Pentax reads the list to get ideas and see what's it present customers want. Well, then they should have plenty to work with. They'd be

Re: PESO: Abandoned Mill

2005-10-26 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Dave, this is a nice one, my first impression was that it nearly looks like painted. Transports very well the feeling of a foggy morning. Thanks for sharing! Pancho Dave Kennedy schrieb: A collegue and I planned a photo outing this past saturday morning, hoping to get some sunrise shots.

Safe voltages for the *stDS flash hotshoe?

2005-10-26 Thread Glen
What amount of voltage and current is the hotshoe of the Pentax *istDS designed for? By this, I am referring to the primary set of contacts that would actually trip a flash unit, and not any of the extra dedicated contacts. Does anyone know the technical details for the hotshoe? thanks, Glen

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side I'm doing my part. That's unusual for a Canadian isn't it? You'd be speaking German and wearing weird crosses on your arms were that the case. LOL plenty of it around still! Imagine not having

Re: [OT] Nikon's D200 is coming...

2005-10-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: DagT Subject: Re: [OT] Nikon's D200 is coming... Some Nikonians are already complaining about the small finder And they haven't seen that in reality yet ;-) Which reminds me of some discussions here regarding the 645D and other upcoming

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: graywolf Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side The 15mm being an older lens probably was in a warehouse someplace in the world and dropped shipped from there to you (however, such a lens is mostly hand assembled anyway and may have been

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Gonz
Cotty wrote: On 25/10/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm doing my part. That's unusual for a Canadian isn't it? Hey watchit, your talking about our 51st state! ;) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Skills - was Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Just a quick test - write time for a DS RAW file to my s-l-o-w SD card looks to be about five seconds. That should improve quite a bit with a 60x or 80x card (yes, I know the camera can't use all that speed, but that's the speed of the next card I'll be getting). Shel [Original Message]

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Gonz
Kenneth Waller wrote: I've booked my sex change op for the end of the month. Fare ye well Cotty. Enter Cottrina So its definitely a software change! It surely isnt firmware. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the

Re: Pentax announces revised SLR strategy

2005-10-26 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi John, You made my day with this excellent essay, great sense of humor! On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:46:33 +0100, John Forbes wrote: Apparently Pentax have taken note of Tom C's pleas: There was a tiny knock at the door, almost inaudible ... snipped rest of a wonderful story

Re: PESO - My Lunch (for Derby Chang)

2005-10-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Not my photograph, but this sushi is more popularr: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3830030 On 10/26/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Like I promised: http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=228423 Though this is anything but fancy...

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Tom Reese
From what I understand, the Nikkor 6mm fisheye, the 13mm ultra-wide angle, and the 2000mm mirror lens were all custom made, after the customer placed the order for the lens. If Nikon did some of their exotic lenses this way, why not Pentax? I suppose it's possible but I doubt it given their

Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

2005-10-26 Thread Tom Reese
William Robb wrote: It took almost 3 months to get my A15mm from Pentax. yeah but you had to wait for the mule train to make its way across 4000 miles of wilderness to get to you. Tom Reese

Re: PESO: Abandoned Mill

2005-10-26 Thread frank theriault
On 10/26/05, Dave Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A collegue and I planned a photo outing this past saturday morning, hoping to get some sunrise shots. Turned out cold, overcast and foggy. Ended up at this mill in Balaclava, about an hour from home. This is one of those places I'd love to

Re: PESO: Abandoned Mill

2005-10-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, I agree with Bruce. I just did a quick sepia conversion and then desaturated it a bit to yield a warm-toned greyscale. Other approaches may also work well. My only small concern is the composition. Showing the complete rightmost window would and the complete rightmost dormer , to my mind,

Photo Net must read

2005-10-26 Thread William Robb
Seriously funny, though I doubt serious http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=006Ivu William Robb

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