Re: Survey D and DS result
Another *ist Ds. Shy not, but you people keep yacking there is no catching up. :) Holger in Portland, OR Fred Widall wrote: The totals do seem quite low - who's being shy about their (digital) equipment - shyness is not something I expect to see around here This lead me to wonder how many people are subscribed to this list. Anyone have the answer ?? I found that the mailing list archive does list the number of messages posted each month. From those numbers here are the yearly totals 2001 33690 - 92 per day 2002 37448 - 102 per day 2003 34807 - 95 per day 2004 48505 - 133 per day Nobody can claim that we don't have a lot to say - some of it may even be useful !!! -- Fred Widall, Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall --
RE: Survey D and DS result
Did you count each one twice, Herb? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. februar 2005 01:40 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Survey D and DS result not everyone responded, like me. i know when Jostein surveyed around the summertime, there were over 60 *istD owners on the list. Herb - Original Message - From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:05 PM Subject: Re: Survey D and DS result > Surprised the total isn't higher, and surprised the DS is already at 20% > of the D. > > John > > On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:55:15 +0100, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> The result of my little survey is: >> Pentax *ist D represented on this list: 25 >> Pentax *ist DS represented on this list: 5
re: Survey D and DS result
106 mails every day - in (unweiged average). I really should photograph more, sit behind the computer less! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. februar 2005 05:48 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Survey D and DS result In a message dated 2/1/2005 4:31:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I found that the mailing list archive does list the number of messages posted each month. From those numbers here are the yearly totals 2001 33690 - 92 per day 2002 37448 - 102 per day 2003 34807 - 95 per day 2004 48505 - 133 per day Nobody can claim that we don't have a lot to say - some of it may even be useful !!! I try very hard to avoid that. Marnie aka Doe ;-)
RE: Survey D and DS result
...So am I. Concidering the number of emails on this list concerning these two cameras! Pentax was one of the leading camera manufacturers of P&S cameras in the nineties (quality wise, at least). I assume that 85% of all Pentax cameras, still working or in use today is just that - P&S cameras. I guess mails about these cameras ammont to less than 15% of the mails on this list. I sometimes wonder which Pentax camera is: The most sold model ever (my guess is the K1000). The most "still working" camera today (perhaps also K1000). The most used Pentax today (might be something like the Zoom70 or Espio738). Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. februar 2005 02:15 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Survey D and DS result On 2 Feb 2005 at 0:05, John Forbes wrote: > Surprised the total isn't higher, and surprised the DS is already at 20% > of the D. Don't be, I suspect it's far from a total assessment, I recall some time ago there was a count of *ist D owners which neared or exceeded 50 units. 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: Blue Mountain Jamaican Coffee - Phleeewie!
As a Finger Lakes native, I must say that it is not the driving around that gets you drunk. It is the vinyard stops along the way... Stan On Feb 1, 2005, at 10:10 PM, Graywolf wrote: There are a lot of good vineyards in New York state. You can get awful drunk driving around the Finger Lakes area. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- John Francis wrote: Bear in mind that there's a pretty high fixed cost to get a heavy bottle of glass filled with mostly water onto your shelves (not to mention any local tax on alcoholic beverages). On the East coast (Boston/NY/Washington, etc.) wine from California has to travel about as far as one from France, so both have quite significant shipping costs. That gets the prices a lot closer to parity, and it's quite often possible to find a French import that offers better bang for the buck than many domestic labels. The closer you get to the West coast, though, the more the balance shifts in favour of the domestic product. It's also easier to find a Californian wine close to the European style since several of the larger French labels have set up their own Californian vineyards. Tom C mused: I'll have to try some of the more expensive domestic variety then. Thanks. Tom C. From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Blue Mountain Jamaican Coffee - Phleeewie! Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:53:41 -0500 (EST) Tom C mused: Yeah, I must have ignored your post. It was an impulse purchase. A lesson learned. I have recently, in the last month, had real French champagne for the first time. I know the label I bought is not to be considered expensive as champagne goes ($42). But I do have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It was wonderful. Heads and tails over the $5-$15 sparkling wines from California. Tom C. Yep. Probably on a par with the $28 a bottle Californian stuff. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.4 - Release Date: 2/1/2005
Re: To Mac Users
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm sure he's realigned his priorities these days. I'm > speaking historically. While Woz was the genius behind the > Apple // and its DOS, he was not a lead figure in the shift to > the Mac platform. Steve Wozniak was certainly not the driving force behind Apple's Macintosh. The Macintosh was Jeff Raskin's idea, originally, was foisted on Steve Jobs as the board of directors were certain that it would fail and felt SJ needed "to be taught a lesson in humility". SJ, of course, said "to f**k with that s**t" and made it the basis of the company's future. Woz was already moving away from the company: he had been in a serious airplane accident and had a lot of difficulty returning to work on computers. He decided to depart the scene at Apple and move on to other things, the Mac wasn't his thing at all. Godfrey __ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo
Re: To Mac Users
That's both the blessing and the curse of a Mac. It comes with a pretty good choice of hardware; as good as most configurations you could put together yourself, after carefully doing your homework. The downside is that you sometimes end up paying for some extras that you could do without. But nowadays the prices are much closer, so that extra premium is less significant; you need to value your time pretty cheaply to justify the amount of effort needed to save a noticeable sum. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mused: > > We're back to PC plug-in here. I've seen a dual 2.5 G5 run the 30-inch > monitor with the factory equipped video card. It's excellent. > Paul > > > > On 1 Feb 2005 at 18:16, John Francis wrote: > > > > > For $80 you can get a graphics card that supports multiple monitors at > > > insane resolutions, has 128MB of on-board graphcs memory, and even TV. > > > > These types of specs still don't assure the card output will be excellent > > for > > imaging. At high resolutions and refresh speeds DAC speed/linearity, > > analogue > > tuning and board lay-outs do affect absolute resolution and perceived > > quality > > screen (DVI interfaces excluded) > > > > > > 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: Survey D and DS result
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Survey D and DS result In a message dated 2/1/2005 4:31:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I found that the mailing list archive does list the number of messages posted each month. From those numbers here are the yearly totals 2001 33690 - 92 per day 2002 37448 - 102 per day 2003 34807 - 95 per day 2004 48505 - 133 per day Nobody can claim that we don't have a lot to say - some of it may even be useful !!! I try very hard to avoid that. I am embarrassed to say, I am responsible for fully 1 in 20 of those posts. William Robb
Re: PESO: Breeze
Guilty. I feel like I'm imposing when I'm carrying and grabbing shots. So I take "breaks" without my camera. Maybe if I always carried it like a growth on my body, no one would notice anymore. LOL. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 20:36:34 -0600, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Geez thanks Frank. Its rare that I can catch her candid. Everyone is always "aware" when I'm carrying a camera... I find the opposite. Since I always have a camera with me, everyone seems to be used to that fact, and most of my friends and acquaintances don't seem to notice that I'm taking photos of them - like my PAW from earlier this evening. Same here. Perhaps the difference is found in that "when I'm carrying" remark. It may imply that Gonz is sometimes seen without one. ;-) ERNR
Re: PESO -- Canon Girl
This was a grab shot of a young girl using her slr taking a grab shot. The look of concentration is priceless. I only hope I look more relaxed. http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_canongirl.html Is that concentration, or trying to see through the Canon viewfinder? HAR!!! William Robb
Re: What the heck is THIS????
I would guess that the flash ring is inside the lens. There should be a long fiber optic probe that attaches to the lens and goes into an orifice. That trasmits the light from the flash up the probe, and the image down to the camera. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Don Sanderson wrote: What do you suppose the connection from lens to PC socket does? Don't see anywhere for a flash ring. Don -Original Message- From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 8:17 PM To: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: What the heck is THIS Dedicated microscopy camera? I think it's more of a dedicated ~endoscopy~ camera. Boz has 3 pix of it at: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/bodies/photos/MF-1_back.jpg http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/bodies/photos/MF-1_front.jpg http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/bodies/photos/MF-1_top.jpg I have 3 pix of it at: http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/mf1/mf11.jpg http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/mf1/mf12.jpg http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/mf1/mf13.jpg I'd say it's basically a modified ME. At least, that's the body that it looks and feels closest to. Fred -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.4 - Release Date: 2/1/2005
Re: PESO -- Canon Girl
In a message dated 2/1/2005 6:11:19 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This was a grab shot of a young girl using her slr taking a grab shot. The look of concentration is priceless. I only hope I look more relaxed. http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_canongirl.html Some technical information: Pentax *ist-D iso 400. Shutter speed 1/180sec smc Pentax FA 20-23mm f4.0 AL @ f4.5 = I agree. Priceless. If making faces helped, I'd be grimacing every time. :-) Very nice grab! Marnie aka Doe
Re: Survey D and DS result
In a message dated 2/1/2005 4:31:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I found that the mailing list archive does list the number of messages posted each month. From those numbers here are the yearly totals 2001 33690 - 92 per day 2002 37448 - 102 per day 2003 34807 - 95 per day 2004 48505 - 133 per day Nobody can claim that we don't have a lot to say - some of it may even be useful !!! I try very hard to avoid that. Marnie aka Doe ;-)
Graywolf's Pick
For February: Blue by Wendy Beard -- I have decided that for 2005 I am going to select one shot from each gallery as "Graywolf's Pick". "Graywolf's Pick" will be the shot that I like the best. Not neccesarily the best shot of the month, but definately the one that speaks to me the loudest. And, like all critics opinions, all that is is my opinion. I will post that under the subject heading of "Graywolf's Pick". -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.4 - Release Date: 2/1/2005
Re: PAW: Farmer John
In a message dated 2/1/2005 4:01:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: According to my personal PAW rules, I show it, even if it doesn't turn out as I'd hoped. So, here it is: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3085197 Feel free to comment. cheers, frank === Generally, I like it, but I don't care for the flash effect -- too light/too dark. Is there anyway you can tone it done a bit? (Improve the contrast so it isn't so extreme?) Then I'd like it better. Marnie aka Doe
Re: PUG's Up!!
In a message dated 2/1/2005 8:03:07 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But, hey, a generation ago, "bad" meant good. Then "phat" meant cool. Why not sick? cheers, frank Right, I had forgotten about bad. But then, that wasn't my generation. Sick = bad, that I can grok. ;-) Marnie aka Doe
Re: PAW: Farmer John
Hi! ft> Something a bit new (for me). I've got several like this, and I might ft> end up doing a bit of a series over time. Sort of "street portraits", ft> if you will. ft> Makes no difference to the photograph, but FWIW this fellow, Farmer ft> John used to be a bike courier, but now runs an organic farm west of ft> the city. Hence the name. ft> I missed the focus, sadly, and took a chance on getting it printed ft> without looking at the neg on the light table with a loupe. Still, I ft> kind of like it despite the technical flaws. ft> According to my personal PAW rules, I show it, even if it doesn't turn ft> out as I'd hoped. So, here it is: ft> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3085197 Frank, it works. At least on the screen. But I know that whatever I see on the screen will probably look much different on the print. So I can only say what I said - it works. It really does. Just my pixels... Boris mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PESO: Breeze
Quoting frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 20:36:34 -0600, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Geez thanks Frank. Its rare that I can catch her candid. Everyone is > > always "aware" when I'm carrying a camera... > > > > > I find the opposite. Since I always have a camera with me, everyone > seems to be used to that fact, and most of my friends and > acquaintances don't seem to notice that I'm taking photos of them - > like my PAW from earlier this evening. Same here. Perhaps the difference is found in that "when I'm carrying" remark. It may imply that Gonz is sometimes seen without one. ;-) ERNR
Re: Finally went ahead and...
Hi! DN> ...ordered a Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye off the bay. Not sure whether it DN> will satisfy my desire for a wide-angle, but it should be worth a try. DN> Played with PTLens and some samples from this lens last night which DN> convinced me to give it a go. DN> Looking forward to getting some mail... I tried it once. Personally, I did not really liked the fish eye effect. But probably it was just one try and I did not have a chance to really get used to it. I went and bought Sigma 18/3.5 rectilinear from fellow PDMLer. Mine is also in the mail, so I am looking forward to it too :). Boris mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PUG's Up!!
On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 22:47:09 -0500, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know Fred's already mentioned it as being up on Adelheid's personal > page, but it's also up on the usual page as well: > > http://pug.komkon.org/ > > Initial views of the thumbs would indicate a pretty damn kewl gallery > this month (or as the kids would say nowadays, "that's sick, man!") > > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson I agree, the shot that jumped out at me was "Ice Blue Morning" by Jens. It looks s damn cold. And as the young folk around hear would say, "it's not just sick, its fully sick mate!" Dave S
Re: Blue Mountain Jamaican Coffee - Phleeewie!
There are a lot of good vineyards in New York state. You can get awful drunk driving around the Finger Lakes area. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- John Francis wrote: Bear in mind that there's a pretty high fixed cost to get a heavy bottle of glass filled with mostly water onto your shelves (not to mention any local tax on alcoholic beverages). On the East coast (Boston/NY/Washington, etc.) wine from California has to travel about as far as one from France, so both have quite significant shipping costs. That gets the prices a lot closer to parity, and it's quite often possible to find a French import that offers better bang for the buck than many domestic labels. The closer you get to the West coast, though, the more the balance shifts in favour of the domestic product. It's also easier to find a Californian wine close to the European style since several of the larger French labels have set up their own Californian vineyards. Tom C mused: I'll have to try some of the more expensive domestic variety then. Thanks. Tom C. From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Blue Mountain Jamaican Coffee - Phleeewie! Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:53:41 -0500 (EST) Tom C mused: Yeah, I must have ignored your post. It was an impulse purchase. A lesson learned. I have recently, in the last month, had real French champagne for the first time. I know the label I bought is not to be considered expensive as champagne goes ($42). But I do have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It was wonderful. Heads and tails over the $5-$15 sparkling wines from California. Tom C. Yep. Probably on a par with the $28 a bottle Californian stuff. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.4 - Release Date: 2/1/2005
Re: PUG's Up!!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/1/2005 7:48:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Initial views of the thumbs would indicate a pretty damn kewl gallery this month (or as the kids would say nowadays, "that's sick, man!") cheers, frank Sick? That seems weird. Although I suppose the "neat" of my generation was no weirder. But sick seems to mean the opposite. Marnie aka Doe :-) Sick has come to have both meanings. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: To Mac Users
If I remember an article I read a while ago correctly Woz was a proponent of the Lisa, which at the time was a superior platform and an upgraded Apple ][. There was also the Apple ]I[ which I don't remember anything about, except that it didn't sell as well as Apple might have hoped. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sure Woz is a Mac proponent now. He wasn't way back when. And he may have been right. Switching platforms may have been a necessity for Apple, or it may have set them back a few years. No one will ever no. Paul On 1/2/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Although if truth be told, "Woz" was never a big Mac proponent. He sometimes contributes on another list I'm on. He's big into PowerBooks Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: PUG's Up!!
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 19:52:41 -0800 (PST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sick? That seems weird. Although I suppose the "neat" of my generation was no > weirder. > > But sick seems to mean the opposite. > I learned about it when I got new handlebars for my bike, and a 20-something year old courier told me they were "sick". At first I was insulted, but apparently it was a compliment. But, hey, a generation ago, "bad" meant good. Then "phat" meant cool. Why not sick? cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO_--_Winterscape
Well yea, I guess. frank theriault wrote: On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 20:14:07 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: About 100 yards from my apartment. ...which would be in Connecticut? -frank -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: PUG's Up!!
In a message dated 2/1/2005 7:48:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Initial views of the thumbs would indicate a pretty damn kewl gallery this month (or as the kids would say nowadays, "that's sick, man!") cheers, frank Sick? That seems weird. Although I suppose the "neat" of my generation was no weirder. But sick seems to mean the opposite. Marnie aka Doe :-)
Re: Film Still Best for Many Applications? (was Ruminations... )
In a message dated 2/1/2005 10:38:01 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Which lab is that, Marnie? Where are they located? There are quite a few in the eBay that do very high quality darkroom and digital work. Shel = Well, I was speaking of labs in C.C. County. Action Photo. It would be even a longer trip for me to go to Berkeley or something. And I no longer need it, being now, all digital. Though I am thinking of letting Action blow up one of my digitals to bigger than 8X10 (the biggest I can print), and see how they do. They've really been pushing that capability now. And I liked what they did with my shots in the past. Slides, well, it's hard to totally mess up slides. So that was not a good indicator, but they did pretty good on prints when I was still shooting with negative film. (That didn't last long, as I switched to positive film sometime ago, when I was shooting film -- it scanned better.) Marnie aka Doe :-)
PUG's Up!!
I know Fred's already mentioned it as being up on Adelheid's personal page, but it's also up on the usual page as well: http://pug.komkon.org/ Initial views of the thumbs would indicate a pretty damn kewl gallery this month (or as the kids would say nowadays, "that's sick, man!") cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: To Mac Users
I'm sure Woz is a Mac proponent now. He wasn't way back when. And he may have been right. Switching platforms may have been a necessity for Apple, or it may have set them back a few years. No one will ever no. Paul > On 1/2/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Although if truth be told, "Woz" was never a big Mac proponent. > > He sometimes contributes on another list I'm on. He's big into PowerBooks > > > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com > _ > >
Re: To Mac Users
> > > Cotty wrote: > > > On 1/2/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > > >>Although if truth be told, "Woz" was never a big Mac proponent. > > > > > He sometimes contributes on another list I'm on. He's big into PowerBooks I'm sure he's realigned his priorities these days. I'm speaking historically. While Woz was the genius behind the Apple // and its DOS, he was not a lead figure in the shift to the Mac platform. > > > Cotty wrote: > > > On 1/2/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > > >>Although if truth be told, "Woz" was never a big Mac proponent. > > > > > He sometimes contributes on another list I'm on. He's big into PowerBooks > > I bought one of his "Woz Signature" Apple IIGS's...way back when. > Neat machine, but it never went anywhere... > > keith > > > Cheers, > > Cotty >
Re: PDML Mail Archives
On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 08:47:23 -0600, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How long does it normally take for posts to appear in the archives? > I just did a search for 'wounded ME-F' to see if any of my 3 posts > made it here and the result was: > > "No matches were found for 'wounded ME-F'" > > This thread was started by Derby last night, where did it go? > > Don > IIRC, as quickly as 5 or 10 minutes, usually within 1/2 to 1 hour. My PAW: Farmer John thread, which I started about 4 hours ago isn't there at all, which it certainly would be under normal circumstances (whatever the hell "normal" means on this list! ). >From a quick scan of the archives, it seems that most of this evening's posts aren't there. Hmmm... -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Bizarre Architecture...
On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 18:50:46 -0600, William Robb wrote: > >> http://www.flaneur.com.ar/18.htm > > It looks like the bridge on an aircraft carrier. > > Bauhaus meets wee Timmy Leary. Meets Orwell's 1984. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: Finally went ahead and...
On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:41:40 +1000, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Frank if you can make an image unsharp though lack of focus on a 16mm you are > truly a legend :-) I see you chose your words very carefully, Rob, but I figure if anyone can do it, I'm the guy. I'll give it a shot this weekend. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Scanning woes #2
Cleaning the rollers is even suggested in the manual that comes with the scanner ... I've used the Coolscan 4000 and the Coolscan V for a total of three years and thousands of scans. Never had the problem, but all the scanners I used were cleaned regularly. Might have something to do with it. It might also be noted that there's an optional frame to hold the film. It's the FH-3 35mm Strip Film Holder and eliminates the problem completely. It is used instead of the standard film thingy and is inserted into the scanner via the slide adapter. That information is also in the manual. Shel > [Original Message] > From: William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > At some point, a film that had not been properly washed and > stabilized was probably scanned. > Nor hard to do in this age of washless film processing. > rinse residue from the film gets transferred to the guide wheel in > the scanner, where it awaits the unwary for evermore. > Cleaning the wheel with isopropyl alcohol should solve the problem.
Re: PESO: Bizarre Architecture...
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 18:03:46 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I expect to see a "Buck Rogers" style spaceship parked not far away. > > I expected a head to pop out of a doorway, and say, "The Wizard can't see you today, so go away!" It's got that "art deco gone awry" feeling to it, hasn't it? One thing I know about architects (I know there was one on the list a while back, so apologies in advance if you or any other arkie is lurking) is that the best (or at least the best known) have to be as good at self-promotion as they are at designing buildings. This guy seems to have had the first part of those two down pat!! A fun shot, Albano. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO_--_Winterscape
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 20:14:07 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > About 100 yards from my apartment. ...which would be in Connecticut? -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: 500mm/4.5?
Hi Mishka, It was quite a while back, so my memory is not perfect. But I think ti was handheld. It was on a day when I was shooting surfers, and I always shoot them handheld. The metadata is on my other computer, and I'll take a look at it later. But the pic looks like it was shot wide open. Long lenses can be a lot of fun, and they certainly give you a unique perspective. Paul > did you do that off a tripod or handheld? > > mishka > > On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 14:47:20 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2320639&size=lg >
Re: PESO: Breeze
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 20:36:34 -0600, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Geez thanks Frank. Its rare that I can catch her candid. Everyone is > always "aware" when I'm carrying a camera... > I find the opposite. Since I always have a camera with me, everyone seems to be used to that fact, and most of my friends and acquaintances don't seem to notice that I'm taking photos of them - like my PAW from earlier this evening. Farmer John new I had the camera pointed at him, but didn't flinch or even seem to notice. In the circles that I move in, everyone knows that I'll always have a camera and that I'll likely be pointing it their way. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: To Mac Users
We're back to PC plug-in here. I've seen a dual 2.5 G5 run the 30-inch monitor with the factory equipped video card. It's excellent. Paul > On 1 Feb 2005 at 18:16, John Francis wrote: > > > For $80 you can get a graphics card that supports multiple monitors at > > insane resolutions, has 128MB of on-board graphcs memory, and even TV. > > These types of specs still don't assure the card output will be excellent for > imaging. At high resolutions and refresh speeds DAC speed/linearity, analogue > tuning and board lay-outs do affect absolute resolution and perceived quality > screen (DVI interfaces excluded) > > > 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: Survey D and DS result
Quoting Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 2 Feb 2005 at 0:05, John Forbes wrote: > > > Surprised the total isn't higher, and surprised the DS is already at 20% > > > of the D. > > Don't be, I suspect it's far from a total assessment, I recall some time > ago > there was a count of *ist D owners which neared or exceeded 50 units. Yeah. I counted up all the people who'd used an *istD to shoot PUG entries, plus everybody I'd noticed mention ownership of an *istD on the list, and came up with more than 60. This was late last summer. When I mentioned this on the list, someone else said he'd counted more than 100. Many more have mentioned getting them since, and then of course this was before there was any such thing as a Ds on the shelves. Dario collected a list of serial numbers and dates of purchase last summer, so his summary should give an idea of what the *istD ownership count was at that time. ERNR
Re: To Mac Users
Rob Studdert mused: > > On 1 Feb 2005 at 18:16, John Francis wrote: > > > For $80 you can get a graphics card that supports multiple monitors at > > insane resolutions, has 128MB of on-board graphcs memory, and even TV. > > These types of specs still don't assure the card output will be excellent for > imaging. At high resolutions and refresh speeds DAC speed/linearity, analogue > tuning and board lay-outs do affect absolute resolution and perceived quality > screen (DVI interfaces excluded) It's not just a matter of specs. As I said, these are commodity items nowadays. Most of the graphics cards use one of two chipsets; either nVidia or ATI. The DACs on those 'cheap' $80 cards are generally the same as those used on the $200 or $300 cards; perfectly capable of driving 1600 x 1200 or 1920 x whatever at 85Hz or faster, and quite often with a DVI output available for at least one of the monitors. By all means shop around amongst those cards to find the best one for colour fidelity, etc. Just don't assume that a $600 card will be any better than an $80 (or even $40) card; the PC graphics market is based on speed, speed, and speed, and that's what the extra cost buys you.
Re: PESO: Breeze
Geez thanks Frank. Its rare that I can catch her candid. Everyone is always "aware" when I'm carrying a camera... rg frank theriault wrote: On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 01:14:32 -0600, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Been playing around with this one, decided it was way too saturated, but B&W did not do it justice, so I settled for somewhere in between. Comments, flaming critiques, etc. all welcome. http://www.g0nz.com/images/breeze.html Thanks, Gonz Your daughter, eh? She's quite beautiful. Well caught, too. I really like portraits like this - candid, that is. She has such a wistful look on her face, and I like the way the wind's in her hair (as I'm sure you did, hence the title!). Terrific work. cheers, frank
Re: Least expensive Pentax Body with aperture setting for A lenses?
had people been thinking before writing, the alphabet wouldn't have been invented yet. actually, it applies not to pretty much everything. best, mishka (feeling like being a smartass) On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:35:15 + (GMT), Kostas Kavoussanakis < > or is it too big an > inconvenience to think before you write? Sheesh!!!
Re: Scanning woes #2
Wednesday, February 2, 2005, 1:56:34 AM, William wrote: WR> At some point, a film that had not been properly washed and WR> stabilized was probably scanned. WR> Nor hard to do in this age of washless film processing. WR> rinse residue from the film gets transferred to the guide wheel in WR> the scanner, where it awaits the unwary for evermore. WR> Cleaning the wheel with isopropyl alcohol should solve the problem. Thanks, William. I will certainly try it, but will have to await the owner's approval - after all the scanner is not mine. Or maybe, I better not ask him ;-) Good light! fra
Re: 500mm/4.5?
having a 600mm on a shoulder stock might be not such a bad idea in some places around here. especially after dark actually, pretty much anything on a shoulder stock would work. an m16 would be even better :) best, mishka On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 20:47:43 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know, a former acquaintance used to carry a 600mm Novoflex on a > shoulder stock as his "street" lens.
PESO -- Canon Girl
This was a grab shot of a young girl using her slr taking a grab shot. The look of concentration is priceless. I only hope I look more relaxed. http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_canongirl.html Some technical information: Pentax *ist-D iso 400. Shutter speed 1/180sec smc Pentax FA 20-23mm f4.0 AL @ f4.5 Note: The frame was cropped quite a bit this is maybe 2/3 of the original image. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: PESO -- The Stranger
Exfi information 1/4000sec f6.7, 70mm (about 105mm equivalent). DOF was adequate for my purposes. I'm fine with it. Ann Sanfedele wrote: frank theriault wrote: On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 13:01:52 -0500, Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was expecting maybe Orson Welles :) then I was expecting the puppy going nuts... Cute, Peter - but , um, 1/4000 ??? typo? He was shooting ISO 400 at f6.7 in the snow on a sunny day. I'd say that 1/4000th is about right. cheers, frank -- But but it was a 70-210 f4~5.6 zoom, and a IstD, looks like late afternoon... wouldn't 1/400 have done it? Inquiring minds want to know.. Id have thought that you would stop down to F22 or something instead of shooting that fast - of course if it were really really cold, Peter may not have been able to hold the camera so steady, eh? ann "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: Blue Mountain Jamaican Coffee - Phleeewie!
I can believe it. Your Merlot was quite enjoyable. Tom C. A guy I shot a wedding for last year gave me a bottle of Champagne for Christmas. $150.00 he paid for it. It was OK, but the stuff I made myself (using the traditional method) is on par with it. William Robb
Re: 500mm/4.5?
Mishka wrote: i've thought of that, as well as using it as a vodka bottle. but if i were to limit its use to photography, should i assume -- what would be the typical subjects for it? i can't imagine it as a street lens. portraits? scenics? any examples? I don't know, a former acquaintance used to carry a 600mm Novoflex on a shoulder stock as his "street" lens. -- it should be used mainly off a heavy trupod? how "monopod'able" is it? -- it's close focus is roughly 10m. how limiting is it? -- is fast aperture a significant advantage? -- is it much better than, say, a Tamron or Tokina 300/2.8+1.4x? or Tamron 400/4? i am looking for opinions of people who have it and use it, please. I wish I had a better answer for you, but my biggest Pentax glass is a *300mm f4. I've used for everything from sports to wildlife to portraits to landscapes. I've used my 600mm mirror mainly for nature. thanks, mishka On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 11:19:52 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The uses of a lens are limited only by your imagination, I suppose you could use it as a baseball bat in a pinch. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: Least expensive Pentax Body with aperture setting for A lenses?
Bill, I'm out of meds and mad as hell. Testosterone levels are way out of bounds. Bob S. On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 19:26:59 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Bob Sullivan" > Subject: Re: Least expensive Pentax Body with aperture setting for A > lenses? > > > Kostas, > > How many messages ago was that?... or is it too inconvenient for > > you > > to quote the past text? You want to give me attitude, you'll get > > it > > right back. > > Bob S. > > Bob, are you still on your meds? > I am just wondering if summer is going to come early to the northern > hemisphere. > > > William Robb > >
Re: Least expensive Pentax Body with aperture setting for A lenses?
- Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: Least expensive Pentax Body with aperture setting for A lenses? Kostas, How many messages ago was that?... or is it too inconvenient for you to quote the past text? You want to give me attitude, you'll get it right back. Bob S. Bob, are you still on your meds? I am just wondering if summer is going to come early to the northern hemisphere. William Robb
Re: Least expensive Pentax Body with aperture setting for A lenses?
Kostas, How many messages ago was that?... or is it too inconvenient for you to quote the past text? You want to give me attitude, you'll get it right back. Bob S. On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:35:15 + (GMT), Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 1 Feb 2005, Bob Sullivan wrote: > > > Well, put an A lens on that Super Program and twist the aperture to > > whatever value you want and the camera will go into TV mode for you > > and pick the proper time... or is it too big of an inconvenience to > > shift your hand from the focus ring to the aperture ring? Sheesh!!! > > Let me reply in the same tone as you then: > > Well, go and read the original question and think whether what you > wrote above answers it even partially... or is it too big an > inconvenience to think before you write? Sheesh!!! > > Kostas (my guess is the OP wants to try the aperture-from-the-body > method before shelling out for the DSLRs) > >
Re: PESO -- The Stranger
frank theriault wrote: > On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 13:01:52 -0500, Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was expecting maybe Orson Welles :) > > > > then I was expecting the puppy going nuts... > > > > Cute, Peter - but , um, 1/4000 ??? typo? > > He was shooting ISO 400 at f6.7 in the snow on a sunny day. I'd say > that 1/4000th is about right. > > cheers, > frank > > -- But but it was a 70-210 f4~5.6 zoom, and a IstD, looks like late afternoon... wouldn't 1/400 have done it? Inquiring minds want to know.. Id have thought that you would stop down to F22 or something instead of shooting that fast - of course if it were really really cold, Peter may not have been able to hold the camera so steady, eh? ann > > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: 500mm/4.5?
i've thought of that, as well as using it as a vodka bottle. but if i were to limit its use to photography, should i assume -- what would be the typical subjects for it? i can't imagine it as a street lens. portraits? scenics? any examples? -- it should be used mainly off a heavy trupod? how "monopod'able" is it? -- it's close focus is roughly 10m. how limiting is it? -- is fast aperture a significant advantage? -- is it much better than, say, a Tamron or Tokina 300/2.8+1.4x? or Tamron 400/4? i am looking for opinions of people who have it and use it, please. thanks, mishka On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 11:19:52 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The uses of a lens are limited only by your imagination, I suppose you > could use it as a baseball bat in a pinch.
Re: PESO_--_Winterscape
About 100 yards from my apartment. frank theriault wrote: On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 02:18:10 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Title speaks for itself. http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_winterscape.html *ist-D iso 400 1/350sec SMC-Pentax -FA 43mm f1.9 @ 8.0 -- It's very pretty, very idyllic. I think you've got your 2005 Christmas card! Somewhere in Connecticut? -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: PESO: Bizarre Architecture...
- Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" Subject: Re: PESO: Bizarre Architecture... http://www.flaneur.com.ar/18.htm It looks like the bridge on an aircraft carrier. Bauhaus meets wee Timmy Leary. William Robb
Re: Blue Mountain Jamaican Coffee - Phleeewie!
- Original Message - From: "John Forbes" Subject: Re: Blue Mountain Jamaican Coffee - Phleeewie! You're in the wrong job, then, William. I probably just don't have an educated palate. William Robb
Re: Scanning woes #2
At some point, a film that had not been properly washed and stabilized was probably scanned. Nor hard to do in this age of washless film processing. rinse residue from the film gets transferred to the guide wheel in the scanner, where it awaits the unwary for evermore. Cleaning the wheel with isopropyl alcohol should solve the problem. William Robb
Re: To Mac Users
I wasn't referring to the hardware, John. That's commodity stuff today, I agree. The hard stuff is in the graphics software system that makes use of the hardware... Godfrey --- John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Desktop graphics systems are commodity items nowadays, and > have been > for some years; about the only application that can tell the > difference > between a $5 graphics chip, a $50 graphics board from NVidia > or ATI and > the top-of-the line subsystem is a real-time 3D > graphics-intensive game. > (And even there the $10 chips in an X-Box or PS/2 do pretty > darn well). > > For $80 you can get a graphics card that supports multiple > monitors at > insane resolutions, has 128MB of on-board graphcs memory, and > even TV. > > (State-of-the-art, nowadays, appears to be a $600 water-cooled > card > with 256MB of RAM clocked at over 1GHz. That's getting pretty > silly) __ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com
Re: To Mac Users
--- Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The underlying OS infrastructure in Mac OS X are a revolution > > over anything in Mac OS 9 or before > > A revolution to Apple perhaps, but just good ol' UNIX to me. LOL ... Uh huh. That *is* a revolution in the microcomputer world... ;-) Godfrey __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com
Re: 500mm/4.5?
did you do that off a tripod or handheld? mishka On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 14:47:20 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2320639&size=lg
Re: To Mac Users
On 1 Feb 2005 at 18:16, John Francis wrote: > For $80 you can get a graphics card that supports multiple monitors at > insane resolutions, has 128MB of on-board graphcs memory, and even TV. These types of specs still don't assure the card output will be excellent for imaging. At high resolutions and refresh speeds DAC speed/linearity, analogue tuning and board lay-outs do affect absolute resolution and perceived quality screen (DVI interfaces excluded) 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: PESO - Frank's roommate
frank theriault wrote: > On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 12:57:42 -0500, Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I didn't get the bounce back on my original post either - > > I think everyone should make a pact to leave the hot links in - in all > > replies > > especially given the odd blank spaces in the posts here! > > Between your comments and Dave's, this one should get a lot of looks - > > hope no one think's it is representative of my photo style tho! > > > > The picture WAS taken at Frank's when I visited him last summer, btw > > > > ann > > I can confirm that. My house. My bunny. Thanks, BTW, Ann, it was a > lovely gift! > > cheers, > frank > Well time to name him then harumph :) ann > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Bizarre Architecture...
Now someone in Texas, USA, should post a picture of the FINA gas station in Shamrock. ( I have shots buried somewhere, but not good ones... Albano, you will see the similarity - I bet he had traveled through the USA :) ann Albano Garcia wrote: > Hi gang, > This is a building built in the 30s by a freak > architect called Salamone. He came to Argentina and > convinced government to build several public buildings > in very small towns (3000 inhabitants). He built > cemetaries entries, cityhalls and slaughterhouses. All > were huge and pastiche, out of scale in their > enviroments. > This is a cityhall: > > http://www.flaneur.com.ar/18.htm > > Regards, > > = > Albano Garcia > Photography & Graphic Design > http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar > http://www.flaneur.com.ar > > > > > > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
RE: Topcon FS ?
Minolta has a very nice TTL flash, the 360, a kind of beefed-up AF-280T, that is also easier to use off-camera than Pentax flashes (no need of an external grip to support the off-camera flash and you also don't loose the on-camera contacts with their acessories). Andre I didn't know! Well, I have read about Exakta adapeters, but never payed attention to the posibilities. Thanks! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Andre Langevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 31. januar 2005 17:27 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: RE: Topcon FS ? Thanks, I know. I parted with my Super D and 3-4 very nice lenses, waist level finder etc. to help finance a trip to South Africa. I guess I regret that. Now I just want a body, htat can perhaps utilize some of my Exakta lenses :-) I nearly got a mint RE-2 yesterday (just 60 USD), but my internet conection droped out...:-( Jens Bladt Jens, you might already know it, but another way to use the Exakta lenses is to put them on a Minolta X-500/570 with the Exakta adaptor. Not the feeling of a Topcon but TTL flash & multi-function back are nice feature. Konica bodies are also a choice but with less feature. Andre
Re: Finally went ahead and...
On 1 Feb 2005 at 19:27, frank theriault wrote: > On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 09:01:50 +1100, David Nelson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ...ordered a Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye off the bay. Not sure whether it > > will satisfy my desire for a wide-angle, but it should be worth a try. > > Played with PTLens and some samples from this lens last night which > > convinced me to give it a go. > > > > Looking forward to getting some mail... > > I just got back my first set of contacts with my new Zenitar fisheye. > I still don't really know how to use it yet, but it's a fun lens! > > OTOH, I've heard that it does funny things with colours (has an > oversaturated look?), but that's pretty moot with me. I'm getting > back a roll of colour prints of Friday, so I might have something to > scan and post. Mind you, I could scan the contacts - they'd be fuzzy, > but with me, who would notice? Frank if you can make an image unsharp though lack of focus on a 16mm you are truly a legend :-) 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: Survey D and DS result
not everyone responded, like me. i know when Jostein surveyed around the summertime, there were over 60 *istD owners on the list. Herb - Original Message - From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:05 PM Subject: Re: Survey D and DS result Surprised the total isn't higher, and surprised the DS is already at 20% of the D. John On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:55:15 +0100, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The result of my little survey is: Pentax *ist D represented on this list: 25 Pentax *ist DS represented on this list: 5
Re: PESO -- The Stranger
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 13:01:52 -0500, Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was expecting maybe Orson Welles :) > > then I was expecting the puppy going nuts... > > Cute, Peter - but , um, 1/4000 ??? typo? He was shooting ISO 400 at f6.7 in the snow on a sunny day. I'd say that 1/4000th is about right. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO -- The Stranger
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 01:29:33 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's a little back story on this, I was taking my puppy for a walk > when he spied this mysterious figure and went completely out of his mind... > > http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_thestranger.html > > A little technical data. > Pentax *ist-d ISO 400 shutter speed 1/4000 > SMC-P F 70-210mm f4~5.6 @ f6.7 > > I love it!! (both the photo, and the pup's reaction) -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: To Mac Users
You'd be amazed... On 2/1/05 16:32, Herb Chong wrote: > whenever i have bought combined Mac/Windows applications books written by a > mostly Mac user, it always struck me that they spent a lot of time telling > the users "this is a computer. it's like having a really fast, dumb > assistant. it does whatever you tell it to do, no matter how stupid" and go > onwards from there. it always struck me how these books assumed that Mac > users needed to be reassured that their computers really don't need a PhD in > computers to use. > > Herb... > - Original Message - > From: "Tim Sherburne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax Discussion List" > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 4:39 PM > Subject: Re: To Mac Users > > >> >> I think the classes are more like "Hey windows user, we're gonna show you >> how Macs can save you time and make computing fun!" > > > >
Re: Air Guitar Magazine: More!
On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:06:02 -0500, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Frank, if your performance artist friend is ever looking for a venue in > Pittsburgh at which to perform "Sex with Filing Cabinet" I strongly > suspect this would be the place. If she wants musical accompaniment, Air > Guitar Magazine is the band. Yeah, Marlee. Maybe Dave and I will bring her down to GFM! > > Ooh, another PDML member becomes an adjective! [in reference to my comment > that Mark's photos looked "Beuhlerian" - frank] I'm just trying to "spread it around" a bit. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: To Mac Users
whenever i have bought combined Mac/Windows applications books written by a mostly Mac user, it always struck me that they spent a lot of time telling the users "this is a computer. it's like having a really fast, dumb assistant. it does whatever you tell it to do, no matter how stupid" and go onwards from there. it always struck me how these books assumed that Mac users needed to be reassured that their computers really don't need a PhD in computers to use. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Tim Sherburne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 4:39 PM Subject: Re: To Mac Users I think the classes are more like "Hey windows user, we're gonna show you how Macs can save you time and make computing fun!"
Re: PESO_--_Winterscape
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 02:18:10 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Title speaks for itself. > > http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_winterscape.html > > *ist-D iso 400 1/350sec > SMC-Pentax -FA 43mm f1.9 @ 8.0 > -- It's very pretty, very idyllic. I think you've got your 2005 Christmas card! Somewhere in Connecticut? -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Survey D and DS result
The totals do seem quite low - who's being shy about their (digital) equipment - shyness is not something I expect to see around here This lead me to wonder how many people are subscribed to this list. Anyone have the answer ?? I found that the mailing list archive does list the number of messages posted each month. From those numbers here are the yearly totals 2001 33690 - 92 per day 2002 37448 - 102 per day 2003 34807 - 95 per day 2004 48505 - 133 per day Nobody can claim that we don't have a lot to say - some of it may even be useful !!! -- Fred Widall, Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall --
Re: Finally went ahead and...
On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 09:01:50 +1100, David Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ...ordered a Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye off the bay. Not sure whether it > will satisfy my desire for a wide-angle, but it should be worth a try. > Played with PTLens and some samples from this lens last night which > convinced me to give it a go. > > Looking forward to getting some mail... I just got back my first set of contacts with my new Zenitar fisheye. I still don't really know how to use it yet, but it's a fun lens! OTOH, I've heard that it does funny things with colours (has an oversaturated look?), but that's pretty moot with me. I'm getting back a roll of colour prints of Friday, so I might have something to scan and post. Mind you, I could scan the contacts - they'd be fuzzy, but with me, who would notice? cheers, frank > -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Breeze
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 01:14:32 -0600, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Been playing around with this one, decided it was way too saturated, but > B&W did not do it justice, so I settled for somewhere in between. > Comments, flaming critiques, etc. all welcome. > > http://www.g0nz.com/images/breeze.html > > Thanks, > > Gonz Your daughter, eh? She's quite beautiful. Well caught, too. I really like portraits like this - candid, that is. She has such a wistful look on her face, and I like the way the wind's in her hair (as I'm sure you did, hence the title!). Terrific work. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW: Farmer John
On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 00:10:48 -, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I meant to add, I like the picture. Might have been taken in 1880, as > much as 2004/5. > Thanks! -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW: Farmer John
On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 00:07:40 -, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ...I missed the focus, sadly, > > There's a first time for everything. :-) > > John That's (at least) the second crack you've made about my focus/sharpness in recent days. Keep up the good work! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW: Farmer John
The focus isn't that bad, better than I did with the girl in the accountants office. Still the image is a bit dark, though there does seem to be some detail in even the deep shadow regions, at \ least on my monitor. frank theriault wrote: Something a bit new (for me). I've got several like this, and I might end up doing a bit of a series over time. Sort of "street portraits", if you will. Makes no difference to the photograph, but FWIW this fellow, Farmer John used to be a bike courier, but now runs an organic farm west of the city. Hence the name. I missed the focus, sadly, and took a chance on getting it printed without looking at the neg on the light table with a loupe. Still, I kind of like it despite the technical flaws. According to my personal PAW rules, I show it, even if it doesn't turn out as I'd hoped. So, here it is: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3085197 Feel free to comment. cheers, frank -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: PAW: Farmer John
On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 16:12:24 -0800, Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting portrait, Frank. > > Where is the light coming from? The flash on the camera. Actually, it was dusk, so the flash (a Vivitar 3700 with Pentax ttl mod) was a bit more than a fill flash in that light. Glad you liked it, Juan. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Survey D and DS result
On 2 Feb 2005 at 0:05, John Forbes wrote: > Surprised the total isn't higher, and surprised the DS is already at 20% > of the D. Don't be, I suspect it's far from a total assessment, I recall some time ago there was a count of *ist D owners which neared or exceeded 50 units. 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: 500mm/4.5?
i frequently use my FA* 400/5.6 on extension tubes or with a good close-up lens to take pictures of flowers. it's a very good lens and holds up well used this way. Herb - Original Message - From: "Mishka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:14 AM Subject: 500mm/4.5? i have an opportunity to buy a K500/4.5 at a good price. i understand that's a pretty good lens. the only thing i am not sure is what it is good for. are there any uses for it, other than sports and birds? best, mishka
Re: PAW: Farmer John
Interesting portrait, Frank. Where is the light coming from? j On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 18:59:53 -0500, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Something a bit new (for me). I've got several like this, and I might > end up doing a bit of a series over time. Sort of "street portraits", > if you will. > > Makes no difference to the photograph, but FWIW this fellow, Farmer > John used to be a bike courier, but now runs an organic farm west of > the city. Hence the name. > > I missed the focus, sadly, and took a chance on getting it printed > without looking at the neg on the light table with a loupe. Still, I > kind of like it despite the technical flaws. > > According to my personal PAW rules, I show it, even if it doesn't turn > out as I'd hoped. So, here it is: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3085197 > > Feel free to comment. > > cheers, > frank > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
Re: Scanning woes #2
well, i mostly do slide scanning, but every time i scan strips of negatives on my 4000, i have no residue or dust to deal with from the roller. it just works, and that is the important thing. Herb - Original Message - From: "Frantisek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Herb Chong" Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:12 AM Subject: Re: Scanning woes #2 I don't know. I know of several users of that range up to 9000. I haven't talked to them about it yet, but one that used the 4000 in work told me of the same problem. I think the wheel probably need just a cleaning, but all in all, I don't like the mechanism when there could be probably a better solution without that risk.
Re: PAW: Farmer John
I meant to add, I like the picture. Might have been taken in 1880, as much as 2004/5. John On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 18:59:53 -0500, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Something a bit new (for me). I've got several like this, and I might end up doing a bit of a series over time. Sort of "street portraits", if you will. Makes no difference to the photograph, but FWIW this fellow, Farmer John used to be a bike courier, but now runs an organic farm west of the city. Hence the name. I missed the focus, sadly, and took a chance on getting it printed without looking at the neg on the light table with a loupe. Still, I kind of like it despite the technical flaws. According to my personal PAW rules, I show it, even if it doesn't turn out as I'd hoped. So, here it is: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3085197 Feel free to comment. cheers, frank -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: PAW: Farmer John
On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 18:59:53 -0500, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote, inter alia: ...I missed the focus, sadly, There's a first time for everything. :-) John -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: Survey D and DS result
Surprised the total isn't higher, and surprised the DS is already at 20% of the D. John On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:55:15 +0100, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The result of my little survey is: Pentax *ist D represented on this list: 25 Pentax *ist DS represented on this list: 5 All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: PESO - Frank's roommate
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 12:57:42 -0500, Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I didn't get the bounce back on my original post either - > I think everyone should make a pact to leave the hot links in - in all replies > especially given the odd blank spaces in the posts here! > Between your comments and Dave's, this one should get a lot of looks - > hope no one think's it is representative of my photo style tho! > > The picture WAS taken at Frank's when I visited him last summer, btw > > ann I can confirm that. My house. My bunny. Thanks, BTW, Ann, it was a lovely gift! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Blue Mountain Jamaican Coffee - Phleeewie!
You're in the wrong job, then, William. John On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:21:36 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: A guy I shot a wedding for last year gave me a bottle of Champagne for Christmas. $150.00 he paid for it. It was OK, but the stuff I made myself (using the traditional method) is on par with it. -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: PESO - Frank's roommate
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 12:29:28 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ann, I didn't get the original post. But that's cruel, very cruel. I > don't know who it's crueler for Farnk, Franks roommate, or us. :-) Actually, Peter, Believe it or not, Ann did take that at my house! Really. She gave me the stuffed bunny as a present, and then recorded it for posterity on her little digi-cam. Actually, I haven't given it a name yet. I was thinking Peter Rabbit... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
PAW: Farmer John
Something a bit new (for me). I've got several like this, and I might end up doing a bit of a series over time. Sort of "street portraits", if you will. Makes no difference to the photograph, but FWIW this fellow, Farmer John used to be a bike courier, but now runs an organic farm west of the city. Hence the name. I missed the focus, sadly, and took a chance on getting it printed without looking at the neg on the light table with a loupe. Still, I kind of like it despite the technical flaws. According to my personal PAW rules, I show it, even if it doesn't turn out as I'd hoped. So, here it is: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3085197 Feel free to comment. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: What do I need for astrophotography?
i realized from some private email that this description of the Pentax PF-CA35 adapter is a bit misleading. the objective focal length of the PF-100ED is 650mm, but with the PF-CA35 attached, Pentax rates it as a 1250/12.5 lens. unlike the older Pentax telescope adapter, the PF-CA35 has a lens in it. that lens, in my opinion, accounts for much of the flare and CA that i see. for high contrast subjects like birds or branches against a sky, it's pretty nasty. for lower contrast scenes where there is no sky in the background, the flare and CA are much less objectionable. Herb - Original Message - From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 6:38 AM Subject: Re: What do I need for astrophotography? telescopes have a much lower f-stop than you might think. the Pentax PF-80ED is a 600mm/12.5 with the PF-CA35 adapter. quality might also be lower than you might expect too. my PF-100ED is a 650/12.5 with lots of CA and flare. i get a much more light out of my A* 400/2.8 with the 1.7X extender and much less flare and CA. i use the PF-100ED for birding some of the time, but i have never gotten anything publishable with the camera attached. it is an excellent scope though. if your friend's telescope has a tracking mount for long exposures, the small aperture is less of an issue.
Re: Least expensive Pentax Body with aperture setting for A lenses?
The obvious one is the *ist. In fact this wont let you use the aperture ring at all. Nick -Original Message- From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Finally went ahead and...
On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 10:46:35 +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: > My A16/2.8 Fish-eye is now in my regular *ist D kit. I shoot it as > if it were a regular wide angle and convert to rectilinear in post > processing. So I get the occasional benefit of being able to shoot > a fisheye'ish (*ist D) image or ultra-WA rect. I'm still doing film, so I use it as an actual full-frame fish eye. This coming season, though, I'm going to make more of an effort to use it the way you describe. Since I do all my post processing digitally (from scanned film) it's easy for me to simulate the *ist D "crop factor" once I get the shot into the 'puter. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: Finally went ahead and...
Recently saw the Pentax A16/2.8 fisheye together with the 31 and 77 in Rob's 'three-lens' kit, as well as some of the results (rectilinear converted and not). Judging from that, plus the fact that my FA28 is the widest prime I have, I should find some use for it (-: Cheers, David Doug Franklin wrote: I love my Zenitar fish eye, but it's a very special purpose lens. It doesn't come out of my bag very often, though. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.3 - Release Date: 31/01/2005
Re: To Mac Users
Cotty wrote: On 1/2/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Although if truth be told, "Woz" was never a big Mac proponent. He sometimes contributes on another list I'm on. He's big into PowerBooks I bought one of his "Woz Signature" Apple IIGS's...way back when. Neat machine, but it never went anywhere... keith Cheers, Cotty
Re: Finally went ahead and...
On 1 Feb 2005 at 18:37, Doug Franklin wrote: > I love my Zenitar fish eye, but it's a very special purpose lens. It > doesn't come out of my bag very often, though. My A16/2.8 Fish-eye is now in my regular *ist D kit. I shoot it as if it were a regular wide angle and convert to rectilinear in post processing. So I get the occasional benefit of being able to shoot a fisheye'ish (*ist D) image or ultra- WA rect. 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: To Mac Users
On 1/2/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >Although if truth be told, "Woz" was never a big Mac proponent. He sometimes contributes on another list I'm on. He's big into PowerBooks Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO: Bizarre Architecture...
On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 14:38:11 -0800 (PST), Albano Garcia wrote: > This is a building built in the 30s by a freak > architect called Salamone. ... > This is a cityhall: > > http://www.flaneur.com.ar/18.htm It looks like the bridge on an aircraft carrier. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: Finally went ahead and...
On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 14:08:50 -0800 (PST), Jon M wrote: > I'd like to see how it does for you. I've considered > one, as well as the Jupiter 85/2 that seems to show up > in M42 all the time. > > > --- David Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ...ordered a Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye off the bay. Not > > sure whether it I love my Zenitar fish eye, but it's a very special purpose lens. It doesn't come out of my bag very often, though. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
