Re: Web Site Take Two
G'day again Shaun Actually what I was getting at was not moving the external links to a separate page but including a window target in the HTML code so that the external link opens in a new, separate window rather than replacing your page. Most HTML editors should be able to do this but, in any case, you can edit the code manually. For example, in the paragraph under Wittenoom Gorge on your home page there is a link to Mesothelioma Web. The code for the link is: a href=http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/mesothelioma.htm;strongmesothelioma. /strong/a When someone clicks on this link the Mesothelioma Web site replaces your page and the visitor might not return. However, the following code would open Mesothelioma Web in a new window and leave your page active. a href=http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/mesothelioma.htm; target=window1strongmesothelioma. /strong/a Sorry if I'm telling you something you already know. + Brian Walters Australian Plants Societies http://farrer.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/ On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:12 , 'Dr. Shaun Canning' [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Thanks for the positive comments Brian. Much appreciated. I will indeed move the links to a separate page. In fact, I might get rid of that stuff altogether. Undecided as yet. Thanks again... Cheers Shaun Brian Walters said: Shaun Really impressive site - I looked mainly at the flower shots as that's my interest. I liked the clarity in the thumnbnails and the sharpness of the scans generally. Were all of these taken with the *istD or have some of them been scanned from slides and then worked over in software? I've got quite a lot of wildflower shots on slides but I've found it difficult to get decent scans. My transparency adaptor attached to the Epson 1650 Photo scanner gives results which are acceptable for the web but not much else and I've found the quality of Kodak Photo CD scans ranges from excellent to abysmal with most being just OK. Back to your website - I agree with earlier comments about the size of the images and I still think they are a bit large. Is there a reason why they need to be that large? As a viewer of the site, I would prefer if they could fit on the screen without scrolling. The only other thing I can think of is the way you reference your external links. At present, anyone who clicks on the mesothelioma link, for example, gets taken away from your site and may not return. It might be worth targeting the external links to a separate window so that your site stays active. Cheers Brian Msg sent via Spymac Mail - http://www.spymac.com
Re: Web Site Take Two
Thanks Brian, that's what I'll do! P.S. I see you work for CSU? That's my old stomping ground (Albury) Cheers Shaun Brian Walters said: G'day again Shaun Actually what I was getting at was not moving the external links to a separate page but including a window target in the HTML code so that the external link opens in a new, separate window rather than replacing your page. Most HTML editors should be able to do this but, in any case, you can edit the code manually. For example, in the paragraph under Wittenoom Gorge on your home page there is a link to Mesothelioma Web. The code for the link is: a href=http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/mesothelioma.htm;strongmesothelioma. /strong/a When someone clicks on this link the Mesothelioma Web site replaces your page and the visitor might not return. However, the following code would open Mesothelioma Web in a new window and leave your page active. a href=http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/mesothelioma.htm; target=window1strongmesothelioma. /strong/a Sorry if I'm telling you something you already know. + Brian Walters Australian Plants Societies http://farrer.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/ On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:12 , 'Dr. Shaun Canning' [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Thanks for the positive comments Brian. Much appreciated. I will indeed move the links to a separate page. In fact, I might get rid of that stuff altogether. Undecided as yet. Thanks again... Cheers Shaun Brian Walters said: Shaun Really impressive site - I looked mainly at the flower shots as that's my interest. I liked the clarity in the thumnbnails and the sharpness of the scans generally. Were all of these taken with the *istD or have some of them been scanned from slides and then worked over in software? I've got quite a lot of wildflower shots on slides but I've found it difficult to get decent scans. My transparency adaptor attached to the Epson 1650 Photo scanner gives results which are acceptable for the web but not much else and I've found the quality of Kodak Photo CD scans ranges from excellent to abysmal with most being just OK. Back to your website - I agree with earlier comments about the size of the images and I still think they are a bit large. Is there a reason why they need to be that large? As a viewer of the site, I would prefer if they could fit on the screen without scrolling. The only other thing I can think of is the way you reference your external links. At present, anyone who clicks on the mesothelioma link, for example, gets taken away from your site and may not return. It might be worth targeting the external links to a separate window so that your site stays active. Cheers Brian Msg sent via Spymac Mail - http://www.spymac.com
Re: DSLR slide duplicator
- Original Message - From: Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry - I followed the link and all I found was a typical 1:1 slide duplicator. No indication that they had addressed the DSLR issues. I may not have found the right spot in the web site... Stan Stan, You need to read the whole text, it's not obvious from the headings and captions, except for the first word of the title, Digital Zoom Slide Duplicator T2 for SLRs. About halfway down the page, just before the heading Specifications is the following statement: specifically to use with digital reflex cameras this slide duplicator was designed to consider the focal length extension factor of 1.6x compared to 24x36mm. This results in format-filling duplicates. Seems pretty clear to me that it's meant for APS and similar format DSLRs. BTW I was mistaken to say it was available now, in the caption of the photo it says, available approx. 05/04. That's fairly soon. To be certain that you found the correct item, this is the pathway from Soligor's homepage to the item: Go to www.soligor.com click on Product Guide (on upper left) click on Digital / Photo / Optics / Personal Electronics (on illustration) click on Optical Accessories for DIGICAMS (in list) click on Slide Duplicator for DIGICAMS (in list) click on Digital Zoom Slide Duplicator T2 for SLRs (in list) THIS IS IT! regards, Anthony Farr
Re: Web Site Take Two
Shaun Appearances can be deceptive. CSU (Wagga campus) kindly agreed to host the ASGAP website but I don't work there. They've given use access to their server which is really great and has allowed up to create a much larger web site than would have been possible otherwise. Cheers Brian + Brian Walters Australian Plants Societies http://farrer.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/ On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 16:12 , 'Dr. Shaun Canning' [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Thanks Brian, that's what I'll do! P.S. I see you work for CSU? That's my old stomping ground (Albury) Cheers Shaun Msg sent via Spymac Mail - http://www.spymac.com
Re: Update 2: Paw in progress:Pictures from old work jobs.
Hello brooksdj, Wednesday, April 21, 2004, 3:30:26 PM, you wrote: bcin bcin http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=244208 bcin Hi gang. bcin I have added 10-11 pictures to day,from main land bcin British Columbia,gliders,humming birds, bcin and oh, an bcin actual work shotvbgThis job was to establish first bcin order elevations through out the bcin Yellow Head Hwy bcin area from Jasper to Prince George. Those humming birds photos are great! I like those little blurred wings, no. 1 is a very pleasing composition against a blue sky framed by clouds. Also liked the beachcomber, but would like to see a little more detail in his beard. Attila
Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey
Hi, I'm doing some research on the topic of street photography and the question has several parts. The first, to keep it on topic, is what Pentax camera and lens(es) make the best street shooting combo and why? Pop Photo just did and article on street photography and mentioned the K1000 and a 50mm f2, if I remember correctly, as a good option if you can't run out and buy a Leica M7. The MX with a small lens such as the M35/2, M40/2.8 or M50/1.4 is very good because it's small, unobtrusive and very quick to use. The second part would be who is your favorite street shooter, past or present, and why? If forced to make a decision I would probably choose Cartier-Bresson. Although he didn't invent the field he brought it to a state of almost perfection. He went beyond the fascination with the ordinary, which I think was a hallmark of his predecessors and occasionally looked like twee 'genre' painting, and brought that type of photography into the mainstream of 20th century art by revealing a world beyond the ordinary. He very clearly continues the traditions of late 19th century art and thought, but, like the other main figures in the art of the pre-war years, radically changed that tradition and changed completely and forever the way we see the world. He is the only photographer who has ever been an artist of the first rank. I apologise of this all sounds very pretentious I guess a third part would be, do you have a favorite street photo web site or email list? www.magnumphotos.com -- Cheers, Bob
Re: OT: Best restaurants in the world - official!
Hi, Also remember that popularity often works against a restaurant, the hoi polloi will abandon a former favourite if they think it's getting popular with the riff-raff. the hoi polloi (Greek: 'the many') and the riff-raff are the very same people! Perhaps you're thinking of the hoity-toity. I love this kind of misunderstanding. It reminds me of a friend of mine who for the first 40 years of his life was convinced that it's a doggie-dog world. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: Copyright on photos?
Fra: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... For instance, say you took a photo a young girl riding a pony in front of a distinctive barn. To use that photo commercially you would need a model release from from the girl, and her parents. You would need a property release from the owner of the pony. And another from the owner of the barn. Then you have a sellable photo. The publisher then needs a release from you to publish the photo. Sometimes the chain of releases is so difficult to chase down the photo has no commercial value at all. That is international copyright law. There may well be other local laws that apply. Anyone who is not pretty knowledgeable about how the laws work in their area (country, state, county, local) really ought to talk to an attorney who specializes in intellectual property. I don't agree with you there. There is a considerable effort made in Europe to harmonize the the national copyright laws and there are some things that differ from your law. There are two things you can't publish without permission, and that is persons and other, copyrighted material. There is an exception made for architecture. So you can sell a photo of another persons property, at least as long as you did not have to break an entrance to get there (in which case you have broken another law). So you can sell an image of a general crowd of people in front of a building (without any private persons standing out in the image), you can sell the picture of the neighbours dog (except if he made an effort in styling it), but you can not sell a photo of a sculpture (unless you have made a substantial effort to make the photo more than just a photograph of the sculpture). There are still some differences between the European countries, but the tendency is toward the right of the holder of the copyright. One important thing is that you cannot sell the copyright, only the right to control its use. DagT
Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat
Hi, Thursday, April 22, 2004, 4:25:53 AM, shaun wrote: As an archaeologist in Australia I travel about a bit in Aboriginal communities, and from time to time have eaten some of the most disgusting sounding things imaginable. I have eaten Witchety Grubs (big thick grubs about the size of a mans thumb - taste like almonds though), bats, kangaroo intestine, goanna, emu, numerous other grubs and ants, bush turkeys, snake, numerous types of native fruits etc etc... Most of it was great... what a hero! You must make a contribution to the next edition of Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany, which is a popular book about, well, food and drink. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0747566542/026-7267103-3186036 I can't remember the details, but there is one section which tells you what things other things taste like, e.g. wichety grubs taste like almonds, cyanide tastes like almonds, almonds taste like something else, which in turn tastes like grasshoppers, etc. I've only glanced at it really, but I got the impression that if you resolve all the crossing lines and exclude the middle, everything tastes like chicken. -- Cheers, Bob
Re[2]: fast film not a solution?
AC To be honest, with 6x8 prints, I can hardly notice any difference... It AC may be noticeable if you go up to 8x10, but I never tried... AC I don't overexpose 400 film usually, with ME-S and LX, the correct AC setting gives excellent exposures. I use Fuji Superia X-TRA 400. With 6x8 prints, I can't see any difference. At 8x10 I have to look hard to notice, but I'm not sure that it is caused by the film or by my cheap consumer zoom. I ought to buy a better lens some day... Attila
Re: Copyright on photos?
Hi, There are two things you can't publish without permission, and that is persons and other, copyrighted material. There is an exception made for architecture. So you can sell a photo of another persons property, at least as long as you did not have to break an entrance to get there (in which case you have broken another law). So you can sell an image of a general crowd of people in front of a building (without any private persons standing out in the image), you can sell the picture of the neighbours dog (except if he made an effort in styling it), but you can not sell a photo of a sculpture (unless you have made a substantial effort to make the photo more than just a photograph of the sculpture). this is oversimplified. Although there are serious problems in France, I think that in most of the rest of Europe you do not need their permission to publish a photo of someone. If you did then there would be no paparazzi, and all other photojournalism would come to an abrupt end. In Britain I believe you can even use photographs of people in adverts without their permission if you have made reasonable efforts to get it, but haven't been able to trace them. This was a source of great argument in Magnum a few years ago when some very unflattering photos by Martin Parr were used without permission in adverts with a very unpleasant copy line. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: TTL ringlight flash
There are quite a few ringflashes at BH, costing to over $1200. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?ci=1sb=pspn=1sq=descInitialSearch=yesO=SearchBarA=searchQ=*shs=ring+flashimage.x=9image.y=9 There are only two listed on the BH website - one is a Phoenix, and the other a Vivitar. They are very CHEAP (usd$99 and $89 respectively), and I am a bit weary about buying one that is so cheap. -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: Best restaurants in the world - official!
That's the word! Thanks for putting that right, Bob. Mrs Malaprop ~would~ be proud of me :-) regards, Anthony Farr - Original Message - From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Also remember that popularity often works against a restaurant, the hoi polloi will abandon a former favourite if they think it's getting popular with the riff-raff. the hoi polloi (Greek: 'the many') and the riff-raff are the very same people! Perhaps you're thinking of the hoity-toity. I love this kind of misunderstanding. It reminds me of a friend of mine who for the first 40 years of his life was convinced that it's a doggie-dog world. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: Copyright on photos?
Fra: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, There are two things you can't publish without permission, and that is persons and other, copyrighted material. There is an exception made for architecture. So you can sell a photo of another persons property, at least as long as you did not have to break an entrance to get there (in which case you have broken another law). So you can sell an image of a general crowd of people in front of a building (without any private persons standing out in the image), you can sell the picture of the neighbours dog (except if he made an effort in styling it), but you can not sell a photo of a sculpture (unless you have made a substantial effort to make the photo more than just a photograph of the sculpture). this is oversimplified. Although there are serious problems in France, I think that in most of the rest of Europe you do not need their permission to publish a photo of someone. If you did then there would be no paparazzi, and all other photojournalism would come to an abrupt end. Well, yes, there are LOTS of details here :-) You do not need a written permission (I believe the Germans are/were more strict), but the person must at least have accepted that you were there and took some photographs. To be safe you should always ask. If you use it for advertising you have to ask for persmission. If you only use the image too promote your own photography, like in an exhibition, the person usually can't say no. Public persons, like the subjects of the paparazzi, have less rights than private persons. It is part of the job. In Britain I believe you can even use photographs of people in adverts without their permission if you have made reasonable efforts to get it, but haven't been able to trace them. This was a source of great argument in Magnum a few years ago when some very unflattering photos by Martin Parr were used without permission in adverts with a very unpleasant copy line. In Norway you usually can't do that. We even had a case where IKEA used a person who looked like the prime minister. I think they managed to stop it. DagT
Re: OT - Can files be retrieved from a damaged CD?
On 22 Apr 2004 at 8:16, Mark Cassino wrote: There's a program called ISOBuster that will doggedley pull everything possible off the CD. I had a CD that was missing a chunk of the silver coating, and this program was able to pull almost all of the data off of it. It will also retrieve partial files when possible. http://www.smart-projects.net/isobuster/ (or www.isobuster.com - which will redirect to the first page.) The program was freeware when I used it a year or so ago, don't know if it still is. That's a handy little utility, many thanks for the pointer. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: Character of M135/3.5
I haven't exactly used the M 3.5 but I was happy with the K 3.5 until I picked up a K 2.3. Even then it didn't seem too horribly slow especially by modern standards. Based on what I've read it should be a more than acceptable optic. Collin Brendemuehl wrote: I picked one up yesterday @ Midwest. It was interesting to look at the cast of the coatings. It didn't have that more common rich amber case of the 50mm. It was more of a mix of amber/blue/purple, more like the 43/1.9 or F50/1.7 (et. al.) Who out there is happy with this lens? I know it's a bit slow, but the price was right. Collin Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
Re: First (and hopefully not last) Post and using both flash connectors
John posted, regarding http://aussieslang.com It's certainly entertaining, though I don't think the author can have been to Britain. Half his words/phrases are found in Britain, and most, like arse are definitely not imports from Australia. Arse in fact is Saxon, and came to Britain a very, very long time ago. A LOT of them are found far from both Britain Australia, not just in Britain as you may not have meant to imply. ERN
Re: Character of M135/3.5
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Peter J. Alling wrote: I haven't exactly used the M 3.5 but I was happy with the K 3.5 until I I too have the K135/3.5, but it's a different lens (and I like it very much too, though I would like to try a K2.5-not takumar-to see if I can hand-hold it for available light). The only thing I can contribute is that the M135/3.5 is covered reasonably well in Stan's site. Regards, Kostas
Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat
It still exists, on North Terrace, outside the Railway station most days. Not there 24hrs, but certainly regularly. Love, Light and Peace, - Peter Loveday Director of Development, eyeon Software That's the one I've been thinking of. I thought that it vanished. Must have been wrong (not the first or last time). It looks like we have to go on a nocturnal expedition to the City ;-) (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Disgusting things that people eat
Yes, he is 6 years old, and yes, he got sent to his room for being cheeky, but I guess this just goes to show you how much of a role Vegemite plays in Australian households! lol. Long live Vegemite, hail the king! lol... tan. On the other hand it is a little sad when young people develop tunnel vision. I witnessed a girl (12-13yo) walking into a room, where tables could hardly support the food that was deposited on them, in 2 seconds scanning through at least 20 various dishes (hot, cold, sweet sour, meats, vegetarian, fish you name it - it was there)that were on offer and with capricious tone in her voice turning to the hosts and asking do you have any Vegemite here? (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Character of M135/3.5
I'm very happy with mine. I also have the K135/2.5, and they seem pretty even in image quality, so the determining factors for which one gets used are speed/size/weight considerations. It's also nice that it takes a common (to Pentax) 49mm filter. Handy when matched up with an M28/3.5, M50/1.4, and an M85/2. William in Utah - Original Message - From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:04 AM Subject: Character of M135/3.5 I picked one up yesterday @ Midwest. It was interesting to look at the cast of the coatings. It didn't have that more common rich amber case of the 50mm. It was more of a mix of amber/blue/purple, more like the 43/1.9 or F50/1.7 (et. al.) Who out there is happy with this lens? I know it's a bit slow, but the price was right. Collin Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
Re: Lost In the Woods
Wonderful account, Mark.. Glad to see you figured it out eventually- though you should know that we were priming Jostein to be the replacement snowflake photographer! I'm just wondering, with the 6x7 gear and the heavyweight tripod, how you reached the hmm.. I think I'll take the SWAMP TRAIL.. decision! Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 11:49 PM Subject: Lost In the Woods Yesterday I went out to a fairly small 325 acre nature preserve, to shoot some scenics with wildflowers. About a mile into the woods, furthest point in, I consulted an old map that was posted and decided to take the Swamp Trail. About a half hour later the trail dwindled down to next to nothing, and ended in a dry stream bed. I took what I thought was the continuance of the trail only to find that it was just a little deer path that petered out a few hundred yards into thick swampy woods. Back at the dried stream bed, I was unable to relocate the original trail - which I later discovered was probably also just a little deer trail that I had stumbled onto. So, after about 15 minutes I realized I was hopelessly lost. After half an hour of wandering around searching for a trail - and almost getting stuck knee deep in the swamp muck - I finally found a really old marker sign for the trail. Unfortunately, there was absolutely no evidence of any trail near it, and I knew I was in trouble. (When I finally got out of the woods I discovered that the Swamp Trail no longer existed. But the really old map / sign in the heart of the woods was never updated.) Fortunately, I did have a compass with me. I ultimately had to just slog my way in a fixed direction through the woods by compass to get out. I knew that a river bordered the east side of the preserve and that the main trail intersected the river, so I just headed due east for about half an hour until I hit the river, and then hiked along the bank till I hit the main trail. All told, it toke about 2 hours before I was on a trail I knew, and was a pretty disconcerting experience. If I had not had the compass, I don't know if I ever would have gotten out - it was amazing (when using the compass) to see how poor my sense of direction really was - but it was a cloudy day, no sun or shadows for reference, and all those trees start to look alike after a while. So - I entered the woods at 9 a.m. and finally got back to my car at 3 PM, having carried my 6x7 gear and heavyweight tripod all the time. One the plus side - I think I got some good shots! I know that Marnie raised the question about emergency gear a while back. I have now resolved to always bring a compass (which I usually have done anyhow), to always bring a cell phone (mine was sitting in the car yesterday), always bring a flashlight (I realized yesterday that the compass would be pretty useless out in the dark) and always bring a pocket raincoat (it fortunately did not rain yesterday, but it looked like it was about to at any time.) A Snickers bar and bottle of water would of been handy as well - MCC - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
Re: Lost In the Woods
Mark! Compass? 325 acres? That's not very big. (Only about 0.73 of a mile square. Conversely it's about 0.50 of a square mile. A section, 1 mile by 1 mile, is 640 acres.) You must be from the city! :) Collin Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat
Oh, that's just great. Now I'll have to hunt one down and try it ... - Original Message - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 5:20 PM Subject: Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat We americans invent junk food. It takes you guys to make it insane though. Now why not combine a couple of threads and deep fry some Moon Pies? GRIN.
Re: Disgusting things that Autralians eat
Having worked for the great red Coca-Cola god, I can tell you it does still have some natural flavoring - just not enough to produce the effect for which it is so famous. :) - Original Message - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 5:43 PM Subject: Re: Disgusting things that Autralians eat DR PEPPER may have been prune juice, but it is 100% artificial nowadays, as far as I know.
Re: OT - Can files be retrieved from a damaged CD?
In a message dated 4/21/2004 8:54:27 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: DVD media is much nicer in this regard as it has two hard polymer surfaces unlike CDs. Rob Studdert -- So, if one has the choice, backing up to DVDs is definitely better? Any particular brand name of DVD media to recommend? I am getting enough photos on my computer now where I have to start thinking about backup storage more seriously. Marnie aka Doe I do have two DVD drives. And can write +R or -R. TIA.
Re: Disgusting things that Autralians eat
In a message dated 4/22/2004 7:58:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Having worked for the great red Coca-Cola god, I can tell you it does still have some natural flavoring - just not enough to produce the effect for which it is so famous. :) -- You're kidding! It still has cocaine in it? Hard to believe. Marnie aka Doe ;-)
Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey
Hi Malcom ... Not to put too fine a point on it, the M7 is a recent Leica, only a year or two (at most) on the market. 20+ years ago you'd have been using an M4-series, or older. One thing that makes a Leica (and other RF cameras) better than an SLR for street photography (God, do I hate that term and description!) is that you can see outside the frame lines, which means you can see what's coming into the frame and what's surrounding it, allowing for better composition in fast changing environments. There are other factors as well, but I'll leave them be for now ... although, I will say that all too often an SLR is too big or too noisy, or both, for certain situations. Personally, I like the MX quite a bit for those times when an SLR is a good choice. It's a nice compliment to the Leica, especially with certain lenses, like the M50/1.4 or the K35/2.5 or 28/3.5. The FA* 43mm is a superb choice (in fact, it's also made in a Leica thread mount ahh!) and I suspect the FA* 77mm would be fine as well. shel Malcolm Smith wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm doing some research on the topic of street photography and the question has several parts. The first, to keep it on topic, is what Pentax camera and lens(es) make the best street shooting combo and why? I'm sure the MX and 40mm pancake lens will get a mention, it's a great combination. The Leica M7 is a rangefinder (isn't it?) and as I haven't owned one for 20+ years, I can't remember why that would be better than an SLR.
Re: Lost In the Woods
It can be disconcerting. I carry both a compass and a flashlight in my bag, and have been known to stuff a Columbia jacket in there as well. The most absolutely and irrevocably lost I have ever been, though, was in Granada, Spain. You wouldn't think so, it being all urban and everything, but oh my goodness I was lost. I had decided during the hot part of the day to go get a sketchbook and commit a few doodles to paper, and I had seen an art supply store not far from the hotel. The proprietors, of course, decided at the same time to shut down for the afternoon, and they pulled down the little gate, covering the store so I walked right past it. hmmm. I know it's right around here somewhere. Maybe down this street. No? Maybe this way. I was supposed to meet my wife back at the hotel for a little siesta, change of clothes and then a ride to a reception, and as it got closer to time for me to meet her, the farther away I got and the more convinced I became that I would soon find myself in Portugal. The time came and went, with me no closer than I had been. I saw much, much more of Granada than I had intended to on that day. And my wife, who is normally quite compassionate and worrisome, came back to the hotel, snoozed, changed clothes, and left my lost little ass behind. At long last, tired and angry and sweaty, something occurred to me that should have done hours earlier. I hailed a cab. (um, yeah...duh) Made it back to the hotel, ran upstairs and into my wife's loving ar--- hello? Anyone here? I know you were worried...hello? Oh, well. Changed shirts and got another cab, somehow managing to locate in the dark recesses of my brain the name of the place where we were supposed to attend the reception, (at the Alhambra, for you who are familiar), and surprised her by actually arriving where I was supposed to be. I'm glad you made it out okay, Mark. But you gotta love the mind of the photographer. Well, let's see, it's getting late in the day. I have no food or water or the foggiest idea where I am. I think I'll take some pictures. To drag this back in the neighborhood of being on-topic, this reminds me to recycle an old fave: http://www.alphoto.com/poodles/index.html At 09:49 AM 4/22/04, throwing caution to the wind, Mark Cassino wrote: tale of being lost
Re: annsan's photos hit the big screen - yippie!
Yup. Ann is one of the best photographers on this list. Mark Cassino wrote: WOW! Congrats, Ann! Sounds excellent!
OT: New Gadgets, New Toys (Photo/CF Storage)
I am looking into storage for my DSLR, so I can off-load pictures from a flash card in the field, wipe the card, and start over. I am realizing that shooting with a DSLR I will be shooting tons more photos than before and need a way to increase my storage capacity. A bit of extra money will be coming my way shortly. However, not enough for me to want to get a laptop. So, so far this looks like a fairly good idea: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/BE6FY7/qid=1082646806/sr=1-2 /ref=sr_1_2_etk-electronics/002-9840715-2164845?v=glances=electronicsn=17228 2 I am wondering if anyone has used it or something similar. If another brand or another type of gadget, what? And what is your opinion of it? Any input would be helpful. TIA, Marnie aka Doe
Re: ok, now I'm cool
Whither, when withered, do whitted wags whander? Whut? frank theriault wrote: John, Maybe I was being ironic, and I actually did mean wither. Of course I wasn't, and I did mean whither. I couldn't decide which way it was spelled, so I guessed. I guessed wrong. ...snip
Re: OT - Can files be retrieved from a damaged CD?
On 22 Apr 2004 at 10:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, if one has the choice, backing up to DVDs is definitely better? Discounting the obvious capacity advantage I think yes at least from the perspective of speed and robustness. Any particular brand name of DVD media to recommend? I've been using Sony and Imation 4x DVD-R media (compatible with more players) and I've burnt no coasters and had no verification problems in over 20 discs now. I've heard all the guff about buying Japanese made product but I've not heard anything but speculation as to the quality of media manufactured elsewhere. My Imation discs are made in Taiwan and they seem OK. Just like my Supermicro M/B and Matrox video card, the previous time I purchased they were made in the USA and Canada respectively the last pair I bought were both made in China, it's cheaper. I am getting enough photos on my computer now where I have to start thinking about backup storage more seriously. Well that was what lead me there, it was pretty painful having to write three CDs to one 2GB memory card down-load :-( Marnie aka Doe I do have two DVD drives. And can write +R or -R. TIA. As I mentioned I'm writing -R media at 4x so a full 4.7GB disc can be written, closed and verified in about 30 minutes under Nero 5. What you have to ensure data integrity (ire a good burn) is that firstly the drive is properly ventilated and has an adequate ripple free power supply and secondly the system has adequate data band-width. I've got a RAID array in my server with can deliver 45MB/s sustained and the writer has an 8MB buffer so it's streams along quite nicely (even on my old Celeron 500 system). Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Not to put too fine a point on it, the M7 is a recent Leica, only a year or two (at most) on the market. 20+ years ago you'd have been using an M4-series, or older. What he meant is he hasn't used a rangefinder in 20+ years. One thing that makes a Leica (and other RF cameras) better than an SLR for street photography (God, do I hate that term and description!) is that you can see outside the frame lines, which means you can see what's coming into the frame and what's surrounding it, allowing for better composition in fast changing environments. Can you explain this a bit more please? Why is aiming different? The other thing I would add is that with a wideangle lens and assuming the right light conditions, one can set the aperture to 8 or 11 and forget about focusing, just think about the picture. Kostas
Re: Lost In the Woods
Yeah, I know - not big at all. The area is claimed to be one of the few patches of Michigan forest that was never logged - but the trees don;t look all that big. But even in a small area like that, it's easy to spend a lot of time wandering around if you don't have a compass for direction. - MCC At 10:46 AM 4/22/2004 -0400, you wrote: Mark! Compass? 325 acres? That's not very big. (Only about 0.73 of a mile square. Conversely it's about 0.50 of a square mile. A section, 1 mile by 1 mile, is 640 acres.) You must be from the city! :) Collin - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
Re: Lost In the Woods
Mark, I'm glad you were not lost to the wilderness for good. I would have felt the need to move back to the Great Lakes and take-up the lighthouse and nature mantle. Shortly after expressing this, I would have felt the smack of my wife's hand on the back of my head. So it's good you got out. Cory - Original Message - From: Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:49 AM Subject: Lost In the Woods Yesterday I went out to a fairly small 325 acre nature preserve, to shoot some scenics with wildflowers. About a mile into the woods, furthest point in, I consulted an old map that was posted and decided to take the Swamp Trail. About a half hour later the trail dwindled down to next to nothing, and ended in a dry stream bed. I took what I thought was the continuance of the trail only to find that it was just a little deer path that petered out a few hundred yards into thick swampy woods. Back at the dried stream bed, I was unable to relocate the original trail - which I later discovered was probably also just a little deer trail that I had stumbled onto. So, after about 15 minutes I realized I was hopelessly lost. After half an hour of wandering around searching for a trail - and almost getting stuck knee deep in the swamp muck - I finally found a really old marker sign for the trail. Unfortunately, there was absolutely no evidence of any trail near it, and I knew I was in trouble. (When I finally got out of the woods I discovered that the Swamp Trail no longer existed. But the really old map / sign in the heart of the woods was never updated.) Fortunately, I did have a compass with me. I ultimately had to just slog my way in a fixed direction through the woods by compass to get out. I knew that a river bordered the east side of the preserve and that the main trail intersected the river, so I just headed due east for about half an hour until I hit the river, and then hiked along the bank till I hit the main trail. All told, it toke about 2 hours before I was on a trail I knew, and was a pretty disconcerting experience. If I had not had the compass, I don't know if I ever would have gotten out - it was amazing (when using the compass) to see how poor my sense of direction really was - but it was a cloudy day, no sun or shadows for reference, and all those trees start to look alike after a while. So - I entered the woods at 9 a.m. and finally got back to my car at 3 PM, having carried my 6x7 gear and heavyweight tripod all the time. One the plus side - I think I got some good shots! I know that Marnie raised the question about emergency gear a while back. I have now resolved to always bring a compass (which I usually have done anyhow), to always bring a cell phone (mine was sitting in the car yesterday), always bring a flashlight (I realized yesterday that the compass would be pretty useless out in the dark) and always bring a pocket raincoat (it fortunately did not rain yesterday, but it looked like it was about to at any time.) A Snickers bar and bottle of water would of been handy as well - MCC - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com - --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.661 / Virus Database: 424 - Release Date: 4/20/2004
Re: Lost In the Woods
The real lesson was, he didn't panic... He knew he was totally lost, and quite literally didn't know which way to turn. Instead, he kept his wits about him, and thought his way out of an otherwise frightening situation, proceeding with a solution that would surely get him out and home, albeit with a little delay. Well done, Mark. keith whaley Doug Brewer wrote: It can be disconcerting. I carry both a compass and a flashlight in my bag, and have been known to stuff a Columbia jacket in there as well. The most absolutely and irrevocably lost I have ever been, though, was in Granada, Spain. You wouldn't think so, it being all urban and everything, but oh my goodness I was lost. I had decided during the hot part of the day to go get a sketchbook and commit a few doodles to paper, and I had seen an art supply store not far from the hotel. The proprietors, of course, decided at the same time to shut down for the afternoon, and they pulled down the little gate, covering the store so I walked right past it. hmmm. I know it's right around here somewhere. Maybe down this street. No? Maybe this way. I was supposed to meet my wife back at the hotel for a little siesta, change of clothes and then a ride to a reception, and as it got closer to time for me to meet her, the farther away I got and the more convinced I became that I would soon find myself in Portugal. The time came and went, with me no closer than I had been. I saw much, much more of Granada than I had intended to on that day. And my wife, who is normally quite compassionate and worrisome, came back to the hotel, snoozed, changed clothes, and left my lost little ass behind. At long last, tired and angry and sweaty, something occurred to me that should have done hours earlier. I hailed a cab. (um, yeah...duh) Made it back to the hotel, ran upstairs and into my wife's loving ar--- hello? Anyone here? I know you were worried...hello? Oh, well. Changed shirts and got another cab, somehow managing to locate in the dark recesses of my brain the name of the place where we were supposed to attend the reception, (at the Alhambra, for you who are familiar), and surprised her by actually arriving where I was supposed to be. I'm glad you made it out okay, Mark. But you gotta love the mind of the photographer. Well, let's see, it's getting late in the day. I have no food or water or the foggiest idea where I am. I think I'll take some pictures. To drag this back in the neighborhood of being on-topic, this reminds me to recycle an old fave: http://www.alphoto.com/poodles/index.html At 09:49 AM 4/22/04, throwing caution to the wind, Mark Cassino wrote: tale of being lost
RE: Semi OT-Street Photography survey
Pop Photo just did and article on street photography and mentioned the K1000 and a 50mm f2, The K1000 wouldn't be my first choice for street photography because the mirror slap is horrendous. Of course, I've tried it anyway. :) My favorite camera for street photography is my old Yashicamat TLR. The shutter is quiet because there's no mirror, and you're not actually looking AT people, you're looking down into the waist finder, so I think that helps.
Re: OT - Can files be retrieved from a damaged CD?
In a message dated 4/22/2004 8:35:59 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've got a RAID array in my server with can deliver 45MB/s sustained and the writer has an 8MB buffer so it's streams along quite nicely (even on my old Celeron 500 system). Rob Studdert -- Rob, thanks for the info.! I've come across mentions of RAID before, but really have no idea what it is. Is this something that can be put on an ordinary PC? And, well, what is it? ;-) Marnie aka Doe
Re: Lost In the Woods
I always carry a compass with me when I'm shooting in the woods (or the mountains or the moors or...). Mostly it's for locating where sunset and sunrise are going to be but I occasionally put it to navigational uses the way you did :) I also keep a light Gore-Tex jacket bungeed to the side of my Lowe Pro backpack and have a Mylar space blanket packed away inside. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: OT: New Gadgets, New Toys (Photo/CF Storage)
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking into storage for my DSLR, so I can off-load pictures from a flash card in the field, wipe the card, and start over. I am realizing that shooting with a DSLR I will be shooting tons more photos than before and need a way to increase my storage capacity. A bit of extra money will be coming my way shortly. However, not enough for me to want to get a laptop. So, so far this looks like a fairly good idea: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/BE6FY7/qid=1082646806/sr=1-2 /ref=sr_1_2_etk-electronics/002-9840715-2164845?v=glances=electronicsn=17228 2 This link goes to a GMini 120. There are many many similar gadgets. I would recommend doing a search on dpreview's (http://www.dpreview.com) storage forum for any device that you are considering. I'll probably pick up a GMini 220 at some point. They have somewhat mixed reviews though. Specifically the battery is not field replacable, which really limits how many times you can use it on a trip unless you have access to AC power. Currently I'm using a 4g Microdrive and I expect this to keep me going through the summer. They are $200 if you buy a Creative Labs MuVo2 and remove the drive. I bought my MuVo2 from JR Music World. They are backordered everywhere, but JR got me the unit in about two weeks which wasn't too bad. With the 4gb Microdrive you get about 280 RAW pictures or 990+ L*** JPEGs on the Pentax *ist D. alex
Re: OT: New Gadgets, New Toys (Photo/CF Storage)
On 22 Apr 2004 at 11:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am wondering if anyone has used it or something similar. If another brand or another type of gadget, what? And what is your opinion of it? I'm using an X-Drive II (as are a few people here) with an 80GB drive, it was much less expensive than any other similar products but it is pretty basic, no bells and whistles. It is a USB2 device and connected to my PC via USB2 interface it can sustain about 4.3MB/s from a card of the integrated HDD. However the transfer speed from the card to the integrated HDD is less spectacular, just over 1MB/s so a full 2GB card takes about 32 minutes. The internal L-ion rechargable battery is supposed to have a 6 hour life but I suspect it's somewhat shorter than this, I haven't yet tempted fate to find out. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: Lost In the Woods
At 12:29 AM 4/23/2004 +1000, Ryan Lee wrote: Wonderful account, Mark.. Glad to see you figured it out eventually- though you should know that we were priming Jostein to be the replacement snowflake photographer! LOL - I guess in addition to bringing a flashlight and cell phone, I should also get a will :-0 I'm just wondering, with the 6x7 gear and the heavyweight tripod, how you reached the hmm.. I think I'll take the SWAMP TRAIL.. decision! I hope to answer that with a PAW ... - MCC - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey
Hi, ...street photography (God, do I hate that term and description!) ... Hooray! Yes, I hate it too. It carries such a lot of baggage: inverse snobbery, political correctness, self-satisfied superiority, self-regarding capital-A artiness, I suffer for the truth undergraduate bullshit, with a pathetic claim of imagined bravery in the face of pretend danger, practiced mostly by posers enthralled by their own off-the-peg image of urban grit. And it's not just the term. Most 'street photography' is itself pointless, exploitative, vacuous crap masquerading as insight and concern, but hiding a boundless vapidity. Its pompous, pseudo-profundity is chaff thrown out to hide the true depths of its shallowness. Present company excepted, of course. I also hate the term 'travel photography', for some of the same reasons, then a few others on top. What other photographic terms do people hate? Don't hold back now! -- Cheers, Bob
Re: Character of M135/3.5
I did some test shots with my 150 and 135 f 3.5last year, with slide film and am very happy with slide and BW results. Either the mini lab i deal with or the film choices i use are not good,but my proofs are not that great with any of my M lenses.To soft. The BW and slides are very sharp. I do like the size and feel of both of them. Now that they will work on an *istD Hummm. :-) Dave I picked one up yesterday @ Midwest. It was interesting to look at the cast of the coatings. It didn't have that more common rich amber case of the 50mm. It was more of a mix of amber/blue/purple, more like the 43/1.9 or F50/1.7 (et. al.) Who out there is happy with this lens? I know it's a bit slow, but the price was right. Collin Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
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Re: Lost In the Woods
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:49:28 -0400, Mark Cassino wrote: it toke about 2 hours before I was on a trail I knew So _THAT'S_ what happened! :-) TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: OT - Can files be retrieved from a damaged CD?
On 22 Apr 2004 at 11:40, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've come across mentions of RAID before, but really have no idea what it is. Is this something that can be put on an ordinary PC? And, well, what is it? ;-) RAID is an acronym which is well disputed however in essence it's a series of independent drive configured to act in concert. RAID arrays can be configured to enhance speed or data integrity or both. It can be implemented via hardware and in some instances software however if software driven it's likely to load your CPU. More information can be found at: http://www.acnc.com/04_00.html Reliable RAID cards at all price points and for all common HDD interfaces can be found at: http://www.promise.com Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey
I really like the Kodak Retina IIc for that, everything a camera needs except a meter. Good range finder Quite shutter folds into a small pocketable package. It doesn't look like a modern camera so no one takes it seriously. Unfortunately the example I have is a bit worn and I'm afraid every time I cock it's shutter will be the last. Amita Guha wrote: Pop Photo just did and article on street photography and mentioned the K1000 and a 50mm f2, The K1000 wouldn't be my first choice for street photography because the mirror slap is horrendous. Of course, I've tried it anyway. :) My favorite camera for street photography is my old Yashicamat TLR. The shutter is quiet because there's no mirror, and you're not actually looking AT people, you're looking down into the waist finder, so I think that helps.
RE: OT: New Gadgets, New Toys (Photo/CF Storage)
Doesn't this reqiure a computer, a USB cable and a card reader? I would prefere a Flash Trax, a Vosonic X-drive, or an Image Tank, that can read several types of memorycards (for different cameras) and seem more convenient, since I don't need anything besides this, my camera and card to unload the pics. The Flash Trax even has a screen to view the shots! Solifor makes one that can even burn a CD on location! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: alex wetmore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 22. april 2004 17:42 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: OT: New Gadgets, New Toys (Photo/CF Storage) On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking into storage for my DSLR, so I can off-load pictures from a flash card in the field, wipe the card, and start over. I am realizing that shooting with a DSLR I will be shooting tons more photos than before and need a way to increase my storage capacity. A bit of extra money will be coming my way shortly. However, not enough for me to want to get a laptop. So, so far this looks like a fairly good idea: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/BE6FY7/qid=1082646806/sr=1 -2 /ref=sr_1_2_etk-electronics/002-9840715-2164845?v=glances=electronicsn=172 28 2 This link goes to a GMini 120. There are many many similar gadgets. I would recommend doing a search on dpreview's (http://www.dpreview.com) storage forum for any device that you are considering. I'll probably pick up a GMini 220 at some point. They have somewhat mixed reviews though. Specifically the battery is not field replacable, which really limits how many times you can use it on a trip unless you have access to AC power. Currently I'm using a 4g Microdrive and I expect this to keep me going through the summer. They are $200 if you buy a Creative Labs MuVo2 and remove the drive. I bought my MuVo2 from JR Music World. They are backordered everywhere, but JR got me the unit in about two weeks which wasn't too bad. With the 4gb Microdrive you get about 280 RAW pictures or 990+ L*** JPEGs on the Pentax *ist D. alex
RE: Semi OT-Street Photography survey
I dont do a whole lot of it, but if i go into Toronto i usually do the same,take my Yashica-Mat. I take a general meter reading and look down,shuffle my feet,look at a map etc when i focus.The leaf shutter is to quiet to be heard on a busy street corner. Plus the lens on it is quite good Dave Pop Photo just did and article on street photography and mentioned the K1000 and a 50mm f2, The K1000 wouldn't be my first choice for street photography because the mirror slap is horrendous. Of course, I've tried it anyway. :) My favorite camera for street photography is my old Yashicamat TLR. The shutter is quiet because there's no mirror, and you're not actually looking AT people, you're looking down into the waist finder, so I think that helps.
RE: OT: New Gadgets, New Toys (Photo/CF Storage)
I think the gmini does have a screen, albeit a very low res mono one. It also has a CF slot. It wont view RAW files though - only flashtrax does that. I think the Gmini does have better battery life than the flashtrax though, but wont play mp3s or AVIs if that is of interest (whereas flashtrax will). The gmini is a cheap and cheerful job which does basic file holding, is fairly small and allows you to preview jpgs to make sure the file is intact. The flashtrax has a better screen, bigger disc, views RAW files, plays mp3s AVIs and has superlative support from the manufacturer (Archos is poor in this area I believe). It's a toss up between better functionality and less money I think... If you use RAW there is no choice IMO. -Original Message- From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 April 2004 17:27 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: OT: New Gadgets, New Toys (Photo/CF Storage) Doesn't this reqiure a computer, a USB cable and a card reader? I would prefere a Flash Trax, a Vosonic X-drive, or an Image Tank, that can read several types of memorycards (for different cameras) and seem more convenient, since I don't need anything besides this, my camera and card to unload the pics. The Flash Trax even has a screen to view the shots! Solifor makes one that can even burn a CD on location! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: alex wetmore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 22. april 2004 17:42 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: OT: New Gadgets, New Toys (Photo/CF Storage) On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking into storage for my DSLR, so I can off-load pictures from a flash card in the field, wipe the card, and start over. I am realizing that shooting with a DSLR I will be shooting tons more photos than before and need a way to increase my storage capacity. A bit of extra money will be coming my way shortly. However, not enough for me to want to get a laptop. So, so far this looks like a fairly good idea: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/BE6FY7/qid=1 082646806/sr=1 -2 /ref=sr_1_2_etk-electronics/002-9840715-2164845?v=glances=electronicsn =172 28 2 This link goes to a GMini 120. There are many many similar gadgets. I would recommend doing a search on dpreview's (http://www.dpreview.com) storage forum for any device that you are considering. I'll probably pick up a GMini 220 at some point. They have somewhat mixed reviews though. Specifically the battery is not field replacable, which really limits how many times you can use it on a trip unless you have access to AC power. Currently I'm using a 4g Microdrive and I expect this to keep me going through the summer. They are $200 if you buy a Creative Labs MuVo2 and remove the drive. I bought my MuVo2 from JR Music World. They are backordered everywhere, but JR got me the unit in about two weeks which wasn't too bad. With the 4gb Microdrive you get about 280 RAW pictures or 990+ L*** JPEGs on the Pentax *ist D. alex
RE: Semi OT-Street Photography survey
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Not to put too fine a point on it, the M7 is a recent Leica, only a year or two (at most) on the market. 20+ years ago you'd have been using an M4-series, or older. I didn't word that too well, what I meant was it's 20+ years since I had a rangefinder camera - it certainly wasn't a Leica, but back then I couldn't afford a Pentax. I can't remember who did make it, but it was a present for my 13th birthday and was used years later as a p/ex for my first Pentax MX. This will annoy me now, until I remember - I do know it was my second choice of camera, as I didn't have enough for the Zenit E :-) One thing that makes a Leica (and other RF cameras) better than an SLR for street photography (God, do I hate that term and description!) is that you can see outside the frame lines, which means you can see what's coming into the frame and what's surrounding it, allowing for better composition in fast changing environments. There are other factors as well, but I'll leave them be for now ... although, I will say that all too often an SLR is too big or too noisy, or both, for certain situations. Thanks, all noted. I agree with you about the term 'street photography', but most of the alternative descriptions are pretty ghastly too. Perhaps someone can come up with a better description? Personally, I like the MX quite a bit for those times when an SLR is a good choice. It's a nice compliment to the Leica, especially with certain lenses, like the M50/1.4 or the K35/2.5 or 28/3.5. The FA* 43mm is a superb choice (in fact, it's also made in a Leica thread mount ahh!) and I suspect the FA* 77mm would be fine as well. Both the FA* 43 77mm are on my wish list. Malcolm
Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey
I hate using the word images instead of photographs, yet it's becoming so common that I find myself using it sometimes, and I REALLY dislike that! Bob W wrote: Hi, ...street photography (God, do I hate that term and description!) ... What other photographic terms do people hate? Don't hold back now!
Re: Web Site Take Two
Nice stie, great stuff! Norm Shaun Canning wrote: www.heritageservices.com.au
Re: digital cameras and filter use
On 22 Apr 2004 at 18:45, Markus Maurer wrote: 3.Which filters do you use most if any ? Skylight, Pol? only wondering Only Pol, ND and severe CC filters (for correcting poor artificial light). Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Retina (was Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey)
I've had/seen several Retina bodies (IIIc) but have never had a IIa or IIc. How do they differ from the IIIc? Cord has some nice old Schneider Retina lenses if anyone is interested. And they include the original plastic cases! No mention yet of the (ever-so-popular) Canon G-III QL17 rangefinder. While I don't do street shooting, it would seem good for that function. Quiet and compact. CRB Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
Re: Lost In the Woods
Mark Cassino revealed: ...snip So, after about 15 minutes I realized I was hopelessly lostvery entertaining adventure story snipped here/snip Thanks heaps for sharing that with us Mark, what a great story, can't wait to see the pics! tan.
Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey
On 22 Apr 2004 at 9:53, Keith Whaley wrote: Hey, Shel, no problem here! Images for digital, and photographs for film. I think I've always followed that personal preference... To my mind they are all images, like ship/plane/cars are transport. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: AW: Stll confused *ist D
On 22 Apr 2004 at 18:56, keller.schaefer wrote: ... but don't let this stop you. A much as I like the elegant and simple layout of the MZ-S - adjusting the aperture with the thumb-wheel (with an A or FA lens mounted) also works very well. Not for all of us. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: Lost In the Woods
Maybe he didn't find his way out and this is all in his mind... Doug Franklin wrote: On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:49:28 -0400, Mark Cassino wrote: it toke about 2 hours before I was on a trail I knew So _THAT'S_ what happened! :-) TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
OT: Lyndon B. Johnson Award
Today the Danish prime minister Mr. Rasmussen, received the Lyndon B. Johnson Award, because the Danish people (the Danish fishermen) smuggled a lot of jews to Sweeden during WW2, thus saving their lives. The thruth is that they actually made a lot money this way. Nevertheless they were risking their lives crossing Øresund and passing the German Marine sixty years ago. Perhaps the Sweeds should get one for receiveing and adopting the Jewish people. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 21. april 2004 20:16 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: History I'm surprised, Peter. You're not usually a wise-acre. vbg I wonder where that saying comes from? I can see wise ass (which Peter is one of, BTW), but wise-acre? As opposed to those stupid acres? Well, really, who cares? -frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just when I was composing a wise ass comment. _ MSN Premium includes powerful parental controls and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=htt p://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey
Then hop in your image and drive to Brisbane LOL Rob Studdert wrote: Hey, Shel, no problem here! Images for digital, and photographs for film. I think I've always followed that personal preference... To my mind they are all images, like ship/plane/cars are transport.
Re: OT - Why preflash? (was:Re: DSLR slide duplicator)
- Original Message - From: Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gamma (also written as the infinity symbol, IIRC) . WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! Shame on me for not checking, and shame on list-members who should have known and didn't spot my mistake. And what about those of us who spotted it, but didn't consider it worth correcting a minor error in a parenthetical aside? It's not as if this was particularly germane to the central discussion.
Re: OT: Lyndon B. Johnson Award
Raul Wallenburg was basically abandoned and forgotten for his major part in saving many Jewish people from the Nazis during WW II. Jens Bladt wrote: Perhaps the Sweeds should get one for receiveing and adopting the Jewish people.
Re: digital cameras and filter use
On 22/4/04, MARKUS, discombobulated, offered: 1. What kind of filters if any do digital photographers still use? Only effect filters or some kind of correcting filters too or is everything made later with software? Circular polariser. Everything else I can do in Photoshlop. Mainly grad stuff, but not much. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
Re: OT: New Gadgets, New Toys (Photo/CF Storage)
In a message dated 4/22/2004 9:36:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I would recommend doing a search on dpreview's (http://www.dpreview.com) storage forum for any device that you are considering. - Yeah, but, you know, the manufacturers' don't call these things all by the same name, as in Compact Flash card. So it's hard to search for them anywhere. In google and Amazon I plug in portable drive and get some. But it would be nice if they had a generic name (portable drive with built-in card reader, or 6 in 1, or 4 in 1 reader -- of course some are MP3 players and some are not -- but they are variously called photo wallets, digital photo albums, portable drive, etc., etc.). Thus, I've already learned a lot from the answers in this thread so far. Marnie aka Doe ;-)
RE: Lost In the Woods
Keith Whaley wrote: The real lesson was, he didn't panic... He knew he was totally lost, and quite literally didn't know which way to turn. Instead, he kept his wits about him, and thought his way out of an otherwise frightening situation, proceeding with a solution that would surely get him out and home, albeit with a little delay. Well done, Mark. Well said. Great to have a happy outcome to this trip and I look forward to seeing the PAW. It's also a useful reminder to us all to consider what you take with you on such a trip - even if you don't become disorientated (which is all too easily done) other things can happen. One of my friends broke his ankle badly in the forest, just a few minutes from a well used parking area. He'd left the 'phone in the car. Normally there would be no end of people out walking their dogs, but not of course on this occasion. He was there several hours before someone found him and called for an ambulance. Malcolm
Re: my first PAW: petals
Image appears a little soft (focus). The composition is a little static with the subject more or less in the center of the picture, try different shots with the center of the flower at different positions off center - divide the viewfinder into 9 equal size boxes and put the center of the flower at one of the intersections of the corners of the box - gives a more dynamic feel to the image. Not a rule but something to keep in mind -Original Message- From: Gaurav Aggarwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Apr 22, 2004 5:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: my first PAW: petals I am a beginner in photog. Been shooting for more than a couple of years but have hardly got a good eye for composition and the techniques aren't any better. Recently, I tried macro for the first time. Here is my first PAW. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2303410size=lg All kinds of comments welcome, especially those that will help me improve my compositions skills as well tell me more about how to handle a camera better. Gaurav PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: Retina (was Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey)
Collin Brendemuehl wrote: I've had/seen several Retina bodies (IIIc) but have never had a IIa or IIc. How do they differ from the IIIc? Cord has some nice old Schneider Retina lenses if anyone is interested. And they include the original plastic cases! These are probably for use with the Retina IIIs or Retina Reflex. Beautiful lenses they are... BTW, who's Cord? That name doesn't ring a bell... No mention yet of the (ever-so-popular) Canon G-III QL17 rangefinder. While I don't do street shooting, it would seem good for that function. Quiet and compact. CRB The similarity is great, actually. The IIa had a 50mm f/2.0 Retina-Xenon lens. The IIc had a 50mm Xenon-C or Heligon-C with a replaceable front element, to make it an 80mm f/4.0 or 35mm f/5.6 W.A. lens, and an LVS scale added. The IIIc had a built-in light meter, same lens as above. I think this one was slightly larger body, but I'd have to confirm that with my Retina book. (Or, lazy me, I'd only have to take both out to measure them!) The IIIC was a IIIc with viewfinder enlarged to accept bright frame lines for standard, wide-angle and telephoto lenses. keith whaley
Re: OT - Can files be retrieved from a damaged CD?
In a message dated 4/22/2004 9:12:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: More information can be found at: http://www.acnc.com/04_00.html Reliable RAID cards at all price points and for all common HDD interfaces can be found at: http://www.promise.com Rob Studdert Cool. Thanks! Marnie aka Doe
PAW
Been a while since I got a PAW put up - too busy, have a bunch I may get up there. One thing that I find nice about the PAW vs PUG is being able to show work that may not be your obvious best but can help you learn and grow more. So rather than just being a showcase, it can be a great tool to improve your talents. Anyway, shot this one this morning - saw the sun shining through the petals and thought it provided a perspective that is seen infrequently. Shutter speed 1/180, f9.5, ISO 200, *istD, Tamron SP 90/2.8 macro, handheld. Wish I had the tripod handy, but did the best I could to hold still-it was somewhat windy. Your thoughts and comments are appreciated. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/imgp7114.htm Bruce
Re: Bit selection for Pentax RAW file?
One must remember, as much as we love Herb (well, I like him!) that 16 bit might be overkill. I've done the tests. I like 8 bit. Joseph Tainter wrote: Herb wrote: i'm surprised you see any difference. that isn't the point. the point is that 8-bit mode allows you a few manipulations before you see artifacts. 16-bit mode allows you quite a bit more before that starts to happen. Thanks, Herb. I wasn't aware of that. I may now try more 16-bit editing.
Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey
Hi, Bob W wrote: What other photographic terms do people hate? Don't hold back now! If you mean titles, then portrait photographer rather makes me itch. It always brings a mental picture of someone like Kenneth Williams in the Hancock programme, probably with a name like Baron. Yes, I know he was a real one.. mike
Sports Illistrated workflow
For those interested in how the big guys cover a big event and how they work with all the images, here's a link I got from dpreview's main page. Cool reading IMO. http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-6453-6821 Cory --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.661 / Virus Database: 424 - Release Date: 4/20/2004
Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey
In a message dated 4/22/2004 9:56:27 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Knowledgable sales staff. Dave -- ROFL! Marnie aka Laughing Doe
Re: Character of M135/3.5
Both Keith. I did a similar test with the 28-105 i bought from Joe W. in February. The colour slides and the BW were just great.Tack sharp. I shot some colour neg film for horse passports and again they did not lookt quite right. Therefore: i'm assuming its in the film or proccessing.I did find out last night he will be going out of business in June.Cannot compete in the digital world,so maybe he's not paying attention to detail as he once did.. I once though that my M lenses were at fault,but if slide and BW are giving me great returns,i'd say its not the case. Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did some test shots with my 150 and 135 f 3.5last year, with slide film and am very happy with slide and BW results. Either the mini lab i deal with or the film choices i use are not good,but my proofs are not that great with any of my M lenses.To soft. The BW and slides are very sharp. I do like the size and feel of both of them. Now that they will work on an *istD Hummm. :-) Dave Okay, David, which was it? If your BW (prints?) are very sharp, as are your slides (I assume color?) were both shot thru the same lens? Or different lenses? Which was responsible for the to [sic] soft prints? The 150mm or the 135mm? keith whaley
Re: *ist-D: a report from the field
HEY PENTAX: We've been complaining about this for years. FIX IT. gfen wrote: yOn Sat, 17 Apr 2004, Bill Owens wrote: Typical of all Pentax cameras. When you replace it, put a rubber vand around it. Check with wives, daughters, and girlfriends (or long hair hippy types) for elastic hair bands. I bought a package of little black, non-fabic covered, jobs that aren't supposed to pull your hair out and since they're small and black fit -perfectly- around the eyecup of a ZX-5n.
Re: PAW
Thats a keeper Bruce. I like the framing,and bokeh. The colours look very rich on my monitor.The water(dew) adds to it i think. Dave Been a while since I got a PAW put up - too busy, have a bunch I may get up there. One thing that I find nice about the PAW vs PUG is being able to show work that may not be your obvious best but can help you learn and grow more. So rather than just being a showcase, it can be a great tool to improve your talents. Anyway, shot this one this morning - saw the sun shining through the petals and thought it provided a perspective that is seen infrequently. Shutter speed 1/180, f9.5, ISO 200, *istD, Tamron SP 90/2.8 macro, handheld. Wish I had the tripod handy, but did the best I could to hold still-it was somewhat windy. Your thoughts and comments are appreciated. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/imgp7114.htm Bruce
Re: Copyright on photos?
Cotty wrote: On 22/4/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, offered: I have filmed people many times who absolutely *do not* want to be filmed, and the shots have been used on national TV ad nauseam. Basically it's what you can get away with in court :-) But that's because what you (and I) do falls under the description of news coverage, which has rather less restrictions. The rules differ somewhat from country to country, but freedom of information covers a multitude of sins. Trying to use an image from that news coverage for commercial purposes, though (even something as straightforward as selling a single print to an individual) means you have to play by a different set of rules.
RE: Lost In the Woods
I once spoke with a ranger who told me about a woman that got lost going off the Appalachian trail. She had a cell phone and a GPS unit, so she called the park service and told them her coordinates. This was the first time it had happened this way, and it wasn't easy for them to figure out where she was just using latitude and longitude. They are better prepared now (new maps with better L/L markings) since this is a more common combination of equipment. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: what's your favorite Pentax macro?
I have the Tamron 90mm f2.8 AF and the Pentax F 100mm f2.8. I prefer the Tamron for its handling, particularly the large focusing ring, as I'm often used MF for macro. I can't really see the difference in image quality, and when I tested them the Tamron gave higher contrast. The Pentax did have a fungus problem at the time (since fixed by Pentax), so I should probably test them again. Cheers Nick -Original Message- From: Amita Guha[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20/04/04 22:55:26 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: what's your favorite Pentax macro? Pentax glass experts, It looks like I might finally be able to buy a macro lens soon. I was wondering, what's your favorite Pentax (or other) macro lens and why? It could be AF or MF. Thanks, Amita
Re: Update 2: Paw in progress:Pictures from old work jobs.
Thanks Attila. I shot 3-4 rolls of these guys over the summer.Tough subject but i got a few keepers.:-) Dave Hello brooksdj, Wednesday, April 21, 2004, 3:30:26 PM, you wrote: bcin bcin http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=244208 bcin Hi gang. bcin I have added 10-11 pictures to day,from main land bcin British Columbia,gliders,humming birds, bcin and oh, an bcin actual work shotvbgThis job was to establish first bcin order elevations through out the bcin Yellow Head Hwy bcin area from Jasper to Prince George. Those humming birds photos are great! I like those little blurred wings, no. 1 is a very pleasing composition against a blue sky framed by clouds. Also liked the beachcomber, but would like to see a little more detail in his beard. Attila
Re: Retina (was Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey)
I've had quite a few Retinas over time, from the scale-focusing early models to a Ib, a IIc, and currently a IIa. I like the IIa the best because of the wonderful f/2 lens and the traditional Retina styling -- from the IIc onward (IIIc and then the big c models, IIC and IIIC), the wind levers were on the bottom of the camera and the bodies were a bit larger and bulkier. I even had the telephoto lens and auxillary finder for the IIc, but the Retina is such a cumbersome and unfriendly camera that way that it loses all its benefits (small size, unobtrusive, quick focus). A Retina is best, IMO, when it can be folded up when needed and put in a pocket but also ready for action. The shutters are whisper quiet, and it's the smallest camera I've ever owned with a lens that fast. The viewfinders are small and squinty, and this is where the Canonet and similar '70s rangefinders have an advantage (although most newer cameras have the advantage of built-in lightmeters). But the Retinas flash synch up to 1/300 or 1/500, (I can't remember their top speed now) and can operate in quick point-and-shoot mode. There is even a frame-type sportsfinder available for them (with parallax adjustment!). One of the first times I used my Retina IIa was on a day trip to Manhattan with a trip to see The Producers on Broadway that night. A few nice shots, and I could shoot easily at about 1/60 to 1/125 at f/2.8 in Times Square at night on 400 speed film. When not in use, it slipped easily into my jacket pocket. For a nice writeup of the Retina IIa, see Stephen Gandy's page at: http://www.cameraquest.com/retIIa.htm Joe Collin Brendemuehl wrote: I've had/seen several Retina bodies (IIIc) but have never had a IIa or IIc. How do they differ from the IIIc? Cord has some nice old Schneider Retina lenses if anyone is interested. And they include the original plastic cases! These are probably for use with the Retina IIIs or Retina Reflex. Beautiful lenses they are... BTW, who's Cord? That name doesn't ring a bell... No mention yet of the (ever-so-popular) Canon G-III QL17 rangefinder. While I don't do street shooting, it would seem good for that function. Quiet and compact. CRB The similarity is great, actually. The IIa had a 50mm f/2.0 Retina-Xenon lens. The IIc had a 50mm Xenon-C or Heligon-C with a replaceable front element, to make it an 80mm f/4.0 or 35mm f/5.6 W.A. lens, and an LVS scale added. The IIIc had a built-in light meter, same lens as above. I think this one was slightly larger body, but I'd have to confirm that with my Retina book. (Or, lazy me, I'd only have to take both out to measure them!) The IIIC was a IIIc with viewfinder enlarged to accept bright frame lines for standard, wide-angle and telephoto lenses. keith whaley
Black Crowned Night Heron (now includes toes!)
http://www.robertstech.com/graphics/pages/7d400839.htm Mark Cassino (I think) suggested this shot would be better if it included all of the heron's toes. I pulled it out of the slide mount and, sure enough, the toes were there! I re-scanned it and darkened the sky as someone else suggested. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: my first PAW: petals
Hi Gaurav, I think you have done pretty well with this one. A shallow Depth Of Field, but focus is in the right parts. It seems very natural. To me, it doesn't look like you lack composition skill. :-) If you have a tripod, play around with it a bit and see how DOF changes (at close focus distancecs) as you stop down. Cheers, Jostein - Original Message - From: Gaurav Aggarwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 11:05 AM Subject: my first PAW: petals I am a beginner in photog. Been shooting for more than a couple of years but have hardly got a good eye for composition and the techniques aren't any better. Recently, I tried macro for the first time. Here is my first PAW. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2303410size=lg All kinds of comments welcome, especially those that will help me improve my compositions skills as well tell me more about how to handle a camera better. Gaurav
Re: Black Crowned Night Heron (now includes toes!)
nice! great composition, the toes do help and the darker sky really works! Christian - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 3:14 PM Subject: Black Crowned Night Heron (now includes toes!) http://www.robertstech.com/graphics/pages/7d400839.htm Mark Cassino (I think) suggested this shot would be better if it included all of the heron's toes. I pulled it out of the slide mount and, sure enough, the toes were there! I re-scanned it and darkened the sky as someone else suggested. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
AW: AW: Stll confused *ist D
Frankly, I find these differences overrated anyway. Maybe that is due to the fact that I am no professional - but then if I was one, I would hopefully be able to train myself enough to master the particular oddities of *any* (one) camera's user interface. I do find these differences interesting, sometimes amusing, part of the fun - but really nothing that would stop me using a camera. What I find annoying is when the layout of a camera (combined with my own forgetfulness) leads to mistakes - like setting an exposure correction factor on an ME and not to reset it for the rest of the film. Or switching the *ist D to ISO 1600 and forget about it... I'd still say that compared to my other favourite brand (Rollei), Pentax cameras are very straightforward to use. Sven -Ursprungliche Nachricht- Von: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 22. April 2004 19:23 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Re: AW: Stll confused *ist D On 22 Apr 2004 at 18:56, keller.schaefer wrote: ... but don't let this stop you. A much as I like the elegant and simple layout of the MZ-S - adjusting the aperture with the thumb-wheel (with an A or FA lens mounted) also works very well. Not for all of us. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Pentax history . a camera for lefties
Hi does anybody know whether Pentax ever considered constructing a camera for lefties (left handed)? Or have you ever seen another brand? Would have been nice for me. Markus
RE: Pentax history . a camera for lefties
kyrocera yashica made a half frame 35mm camera in the early 90's that was avail in both right and left hand models. JCO J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -Original Message- From: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 3:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pentax history . a camera for lefties Hi does anybody know whether Pentax ever considered constructing a camera for lefties (left handed)? Or have you ever seen another brand? Would have been nice for me. Markus
Re: OT: New Gadgets, New Toys (Photo/CF Storage)
Try USB drive that tends to bring up a lot of hits. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 4/22/2004 9:36:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I would recommend doing a search on dpreview's (http://www.dpreview.com) storage forum for any device that you are considering. - Yeah, but, you know, the manufacturers' don't call these things all by the same name, as in Compact Flash card. So it's hard to search for them anywhere. In google and Amazon I plug in portable drive and get some. But it would be nice if they had a generic name (portable drive with built-in card reader, or 6 in 1, or 4 in 1 reader -- of course some are MP3 players and some are not -- but they are variously called photo wallets, digital photo albums, portable drive, etc., etc.). Thus, I've already learned a lot from the answers in this thread so far. Marnie aka Doe ;-)
Re: Retina (was Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey)
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:03:51 -0700 From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Collin Brendemuehl wrote: I've had/seen several Retina bodies (IIIc) but have never had a IIa or IIc. How do they differ from the IIIc? Cord has some nice old Schneider Retina lenses if anyone is interested. And they include the original plastic cases! These are probably for use with the Retina IIIs or Retina Reflex. Beautiful lenses they are... BTW, who's Cord? That name doesn't ring a bell... Cord Camera Centers is a regional chain. Their 5th Ave. store in Columbus is my source for many, many bargains. Like that load of outdated film and paper each of the past 2 years. And a 90WR for a PDMLer a couple of weeks ago. And a K105/2.8 about 2 years ago. They buy and sell a lot of used equipment. The similarity is great, actually. The IIa had a 50mm f/2.0 Retina-Xenon lens. The IIc had a 50mm Xenon-C or Heligon-C with a replaceable front element, to make it an 80mm f/4.0 or 35mm f/5.6 W.A. lens, and an LVS scale added. The IIIc had a built-in light meter, same lens as above. I think this one was slightly larger body, but I'd have to confirm that with my Retina book. (Or, lazy me, I'd only have to take both out to measure them!) The IIIC was a IIIc with viewfinder enlarged to accept bright frame lines for standard, wide-angle and telephoto lenses. keith whaley Thanks, Collin Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey
Cotty wrote: On 22/4/04, MIKE W, discombobulated, offered: portrait photographer rather makes me itch. It always brings a mental picture of someone like Kenneth Williams in the Hancock programme, probably with a name like Baron. Hilary St. Claire ! shudder
Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey
I just inherited one of these, and it is quite nice. A little more fall off in the lens than I would like to see, but it is quite sharp. I see the lack of autowinder (although supposedly one can be added to it) a feature, rather than a liability. William in Utah. - Original Message - From: Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 2:19 PM Subject: Re: Semi OT-Street Photography survey snip Non-SLR choices: Pentax PC35 (35mm f2.8) Sharp lenses, some distorsion in the 32mm lens, very low noise. PC35 has no auto-winding (neither auto-rewinding). Less noise than a Leica.
Re: Character of M135/3.5
Here are some M135/3.5 shots. :-) http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/pentax_m13535 Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Okay, David, which was it? If your BW (prints?) are very sharp, as are your slides (I assume color?) were both shot thru the same lens? Or different lenses? Which was responsible for the to [sic] soft prints? The 150mm or the 135mm? keith whaley _ MSN Premium with Virus Guard and Firewall* from McAfee® Security : 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: birds and turtles
Herb, I didn't appreciate the technique/skill required to capture moving subjects with long lenses until I got my 600mm several years ago. I had done fairly well with my 300mm FA. My ratio of keepers to shots taken with the 600 is among the lowest of any lens I shoot. On top of that there are only so many catalog shots of wildlife that you can take. So it really is a stalker lens where you might invest a lot of time sitting and waiting for the wildlife to actually do something other than pose. I love my 600 and I have a real appreciation for those that capture great images with it. IMHO long lenses are in a different league than most other lenses (with or without autofocus). Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 8:47 PM Subject: Re: birds and turtles the point i was trying to make is that autofocus would have made it easier to get the shots with the right part in exact focus, not harder. Pentax has a gap in their current FA* long telephoto lenses with no FA* 400/2.8. the FA* 400/5.6 isn't of the same quality and the FA* 300/2.8 isn't long enough. right now, the FA* 600/4 is too pricey, but it's in the budget for October. Herb - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 2:10 PM Subject: Re: birds and turtles I know how hard it must be to do what you're doing and nail down the focus of moving animals with the aperture wide open. Actually, I don't know, because I've never tried it. I can imagine it's difficult, though. As I indicated in my original post, many of the photos I did like, even ones where the focus was off just a tad.
Re: PAW - Week of 4/12
Frank, thanks for commenting. With the exception of shooting b+w, I've tried your technique. It doesn't work for me. VBG Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW - Week of 4/12 What would I have done differently? I'd have taken it in bw. I'd have shaken the camera a bit just before I snapped, you know, to get that jittery look that's becoming my trademark. I'd have gone with a teeny aperture, so I could see the background better. That's what I'd have done. OTOH, your approach has it's merits too, Ken! LOL Other than that silly thing about the Wings (you're not talking hockey, are you?), and the fact that you're usurping one of our great country's most enduring symbols, I'm pretty much blown away by this. The delicate frost, backlit on the edges of the leaves is amazing. And, the frosted whatevers, nicely OOF in the background are incredible. Great comp: not one leaf is complete - I love it. Great photo, Ken. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW - Week of 4/12 Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:17:49 -0400 Taken last fall, on a very frosty morning, in the U P of Michigan. Comments - likes/dislikes - what would you have done differently http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Thanks in advance for looking /commenting. Kenneth Waller _ MSN Premium: Up to 11 personalized e-mail addresses and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=htt p://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: OT: Lyndon B. Johnson Award
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Jens Bladt wrote: Perhaps the Sweeds should get one for receiveing and adopting the Jewish people. Receiving jews wasn't something that Sweden was so very good at, really. One could even say that Sweden was quite bad at it, unfortunately. anders - http://anders.hultman.nu/ med dagens bild och allt!
Re: Lost In the Woods
At 01:09 AM 23/04/2004, you wrote: The real lesson was, he didn't panic... He knew he was totally lost, He wasn't lost lost, he was just temporarily disoriented. Once you get properly lost - YOU STOP and do not move (for a number of reasons) (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: moire effect - trouble in stills as well as DVD and video?
On 22/4/04, ANNSAN, discombobulated, offered: Is this something that has always been a problem with video technology or is it (a) just since the digital revolution and (b) only something to worry about in MOVING images? AFAIK it's just peculiar to images displayed on a Cathode Ray Tube, moving or still and can appear due to two identical patterns not exactly matched up when displayed on a scanning TV screen (CRT). Hence, a noisy pattern on a jacket that displays the Moire effect on the CRT screen will not display it when printed out onto paper. The reason is that on the paper, there is only one image. On the TV screen there are two - interlaced, appearing together. The critical line-up sometimes cannot be achieved between the two interlaced images and the 'strobing' effect - the Moire patterning - results. I'm not sure if it can happen on an LCD screen, I don't think so but I could be wrong. I'm not a tecchy, but can find out. This page may or may not help to understand: http://www.mathematik.com/Moire/ HTH Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
