Microsoft Digital Image 2006
I've been cleaning out here and came across this package that arrived with new versions of XP Pro and MS Office a few weeks ago. I don't know anything about it. Do any of us know the product or use it? I haven't bothered to try it out and haven't even opened the package. From the blurb on the box it looks like a product for making slide shows and albums. Don -- Dr E D F Williams www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ 41660 TOIVAKKA – Finland - +358400706616
OT - Fuel Cells (was - Re: Local Gas Prices)
On 28/4/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: And put more effort and money into finding exploiting alternatives to petrol. Side note: filmed at Oxford University last week, watched as methane I think it was methane) was mixed with a catalyst to produce heat and clean steam - at room temperature! Watch as steam makes a come-back in 5 to 10 years. Also - methane (definitely methane this time) was mixed with a catalyst to produce pure hydrogen - at room temperature. Previously this could only be achieved with hundreds of degrees C of heat. The company with the patent on the catalysts is called Oxford Catalysts and floated on the London Stock Exchange last week to raise £15million to get going. Expect fuel cell technology to take off in a very large way over the coming few years. Prediction: in 10 years batteries will have gone the way of film! http://www.oxfordcatalysts.com/ Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
RE: OT - Fuel Cells (was - Re: Local Gas Prices)
And put more effort and money into finding exploiting alternatives to petrol. Side note: filmed at Oxford University last week, watched as methane I think it was methane) was mixed with a catalyst to produce heat and clean steam - at room temperature! Watch as steam makes a come-back in 5 to 10 years. Also - methane (definitely methane this time) was mixed with a catalyst to produce pure hydrogen - at room temperature. Previously this could only be achieved with hundreds of degrees C of heat. jolly good. [...] Expect fuel cell technology to take off in a very large way over the coming few years. Prediction: in 10 years batteries will have gone the way of film! you mean they'll all be in my fridge? I don't have room! http://www.oxfordcatalysts.com/
Re: OT: the cost of digital storage
On Apr 28, 2006, at 11:27 PM, Jostein wrote: Many solutions have been suggested, but none have been priced. It would be very interesting to hear how much people have invested in hardware for their backup solution. I'm buying TDK blanks in 10-packs including slim cases for NZ$20. I'd have preferred Verbatim Datalife but I could only find them in singles with full-size cases (at NZ$2.50 per disc). I'm not writing a heck of a lot though... I recently wrote my 12th pair, but I suspect that it won't be too long before I start running into a storage crisis :) - Dave
Re: Local Gas Prices
I do understand the wider consequences of rising fuel prices; I just wish that our society hadn't become so dependent on the stuff. To be honest I'm far more concerned about the effects of rising property prices, but this thread is OT enough already. - Dave On Apr 29, 2006, at 1:56 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: That's a very short-sighted point of view. Higher fuel prices effect just about every aspect of your life, from the cost of basic foods to home services. Most everything is transported somehow, and the cost of fuel is a major factor in the rising cost of goods, as manufacturers and distributors raise their prices to accommodate the higher fuel costs and try to maintain their profit. Shel [Original Message] From: David Mann NZ$1.70 a litre for 91. It seems to go up on a weekly basis now, but being predominantly pedal-powered I find it difficult to care.
Re: Local Gas Prices
You me both. Dave S. On 4/29/06, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To be honest I'm far more concerned about the effects of rising property prices, but this thread is OT enough already. - Dave
Re: iPod camera adapter and OptioMX
Mmm is there any working alternative, then ? 2006/4/28, Ryan K. Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thibouille wrote: Anyone tried those 2 together? Is speed OK or really abysmal? Would a VOSONIC XS Drive II be quite faster ? -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ... They both kinda sucked, IMHO. The ipod camera thing is too slow, as is the Vosonic... especially in regards to battery life. If all you're files will be small, I suppose it would be okay. -Ryan -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
Re: Local Gas Prices
On Apr 28, 2006, at 12:23 AM, John Mullan wrote: take a gander at this page. http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx Looks like Wyoming is the place to live. You'd think gas prices would be somehow related to proximity to refineries, but I don't recall any oil refineries in Wyoming. Too bad it doesn't show how much of the price is taxes. Bob
Re: Local Gas Prices
On Apr 28, 2006, at 6:59 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: The best price in the Detroit area is now around $2.89/ gallon. When I started driving in 1964, gas was less than 0.30 per gallon in most places. I can well remember storming away from a gas station in outrage back in the 70s, saying, it will be a cold day in hell when I pay fifty cents for a gallon of gas!! A, the good old days. Bob
Re: Local Gas Prices
On Apr 28, 2006, at 10:45 AM, Martin Trautmann wrote: Apart from ships dedicated e.g. to south american orange juice (I don't know what they transport backwards), Probably insecticide to spray on the orange trees. Bob
Re: Local Gas Prices
On Apr 28, 2006, at 11:16 AM, graywolf wrote: Unfortunately in 99% of the US today an automobile is a necessity not a luxury. That said, do not believe that price does not affect gas usage. I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not been here generally just don't understand this about the USA. Things are far apart here, and for the most part we don't have transportation alternatives. Most of us don't have access to passenger train service. Bus service is very limited, and very slow. It's driving in our cars or not getting there. I had some friends from Germany who were coming to New York on holiday and they thought they would just pop down one day to visit me in Virginia while they were here. Once they realized how long it would take to get here that plan evaporated. Bob
Re: Life in the Raw
I'm a little confused by these posts. I have been converting Pentax RAW files from the D to .DNG files using Adobe Digital Negative Converter. It works and doesn't take too long to do the job. Now I have a storage problem -- again. Don Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Apr 28, 2006, at 1:03 PM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: I was under the impression that the current version of dcraw had been updated to handle DNGs. Is that not so? Yes, it supposedly handles DNG's. I'm talking about the conversion from a PEF *TO* a DNG. There is no utility (that I've found) that will do it. Ah yes. That part of it you're out of luck on for the present. Besides, unless there's more metadata information extracted in the process, there's no point in obfuscating the file anymore. First off, the original capture file is the source ... How could you extract more metadata in the process of converting from PEF to DNG? DNG conversion simply moves all the existing metadata into the DNG format, along with the sensor data. The real advantage of the DNG format, aside from taking up less space through applying lossless compression to the sensor data, is that it was designed to be a container format so more metadata can be added to the RAW file itself (RAW processing parameters, IPTC data, etc) without otherwise affecting the RAW data at all. So ultimately a DNG file usually has more metadata in it but the additions come from processing with savvy applications, not from the original RAW format file. Godfrey --No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/326 - Release Date: 27.4.2006 -- Dr E D F Williams www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ 41660 TOIVAKKA – Finland - +358400706616
RE: Local Gas Prices
Unfortunately in 99% of the US today an automobile is a necessity not a luxury. That said, do not believe that price does not affect gas usage. I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not been here generally just don't understand this about the USA. Things are far apart here, and for the most part we don't have transportation alternatives. Most of us don't have access to passenger train service. Bus service is very limited, and very slow. It's driving in our cars or not getting there. but that's because you guys have arranged it that way. You can unarrange it by building better railroads and improved buses. And move your cities a bit closer together... That reminds me of an American gentleman I met in Munich many, many years ago. He had not been in Europe since WWII. I asked him what he thought were the main differences between Europe and the US. He said Well, your cities are so close together. Bob
RE: Local Gas Prices
I find that Europeans and people from the UK we're Europeans too! Bob
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Re: Local Gas Prices
On Apr 29, 2006, at 8:20 AM, Bob W wrote: but that's because you guys have arranged it that way. You can unarrange it by building better railroads and improved buses. And move your cities a bit closer together... That reminds me of an American gentleman I met in Munich many, many years ago. He had not been in Europe since WWII. I asked him what he thought were the main differences between Europe and the US. He said Well, your cities are so close together. We could move New Orleans in between Baltimore and NYC, I suppose. Bob
RE: Local Gas Prices
Bob Shell wrote: I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not been here generally just don't understand this about the USA. Things are far apart here, and for the most part we don't have transportation alternatives. You're right on the whole. I've had maps out in the past to point this out to some folk (making the point about the map showing the same scale for each country) who wanted to make a motoring tour of the USA in a short breakI now nod and agree, it's much simpler and let them find out on arrival. Malcolm PS - What really gets to me is when they return and say 'You wouldn't believe how big it is'. Aaaargh!
Re: Local Gas Prices
On Apr 29, 2006, at 8:20 AM, Bob W wrote: And move your cities a bit closer together... Lets attempt to come up with realistic ideas. William Robb
Re: Local Gas Prices
- Original Message - From: Malcolm Smith Subject: RE: Local Gas Prices I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not been here generally just don't understand this about the USA. Things are far apart here, and for the most part we don't have transportation alternatives. You're right on the whole. I've had maps out in the past to point this out to some folk (making the point about the map showing the same scale for each country) who wanted to make a motoring tour of the USA in a short breakI now nod and agree, it's much simpler and let them find out on arrival. A friend of ours had a fellow from England over for a visit. He decided he wanted to see a bit of the countryside, so we took a short drive in the country, perhaps 4 hours at highway speeds (100kph). When we got home, he wanted to see how much of Canada we had traversed, and was rather shocked at how little he had seen when I showed him on a map where we had gone. William Robb
RE: Local Gas Prices
William Robb wrote: And move your cities a bit closer together... Lets attempt to come up with realistic ideas. Over here the expansion of cities is making that a reality. Malcolm
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RE: Local Gas Prices
William Robb wrote: A friend of ours had a fellow from England over for a visit. He decided he wanted to see a bit of the countryside, so we took a short drive in the country, perhaps 4 hours at highway speeds (100kph). When we got home, he wanted to see how much of Canada we had traversed, and was rather shocked at how little he had seen when I showed him on a map where we had gone. I know :-( One of my friends was looking for a piece of radio gear he was looking for, which he found on eBay. He'd spent years looking for it and it was going for pennies. I found out he didn't bid on it, because the seller wouldn't post it. He thought the round trip of 60 miles was too far to go. I rest my case. Malcolm
Re: Local Gas Prices
But then those cities would be in danger of being hit by hurricanes. BTW I had this friend who had the solution. He figured that you could move all the people in North America into high rise apartments on Long Island. Then the deer and the bear would have the rest of the continent to themselves. The worse part of it was that he did not think it was a stupid idea, he thought people were too stupid to do it; but then he dropped out of a thermodynamics class because the others in it kept laughing at his perpetual-motion ideas. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 29, 2006, at 8:20 AM, Bob W wrote: but that's because you guys have arranged it that way. You can unarrange it by building better railroads and improved buses. And move your cities a bit closer together... That reminds me of an American gentleman I met in Munich many, many years ago. He had not been in Europe since WWII. I asked him what he thought were the main differences between Europe and the US. He said Well, your cities are so close together. We could move New Orleans in between Baltimore and NYC, I suppose. Bob --No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/326 - Release Date: 4/27/2006
Re: Local Gas Prices
What really is shocking is when you look on a globe and see what a tiny place Europe is. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Malcolm Smith Subject: RE: Local Gas Prices I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not been here generally just don't understand this about the USA. Things are far apart here, and for the most part we don't have transportation alternatives. You're right on the whole. I've had maps out in the past to point this out to some folk (making the point about the map showing the same scale for each country) who wanted to make a motoring tour of the USA in a short breakI now nod and agree, it's much simpler and let them find out on arrival. A friend of ours had a fellow from England over for a visit. He decided he wanted to see a bit of the countryside, so we took a short drive in the country, perhaps 4 hours at highway speeds (100kph). When we got home, he wanted to see how much of Canada we had traversed, and was rather shocked at how little he had seen when I showed him on a map where we had gone. William Robb
Re: OT - Fuel Cells (was - Re: Local Gas Prices)
A hardy laugh is a good way to start the day. Thanks, Bob. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Bob W wrote: [...] Expect fuel cell technology to take off in a very large way over the coming few years. Prediction: in 10 years batteries will have gone the way of film! you mean they'll all be in my fridge? I don't have room!
Re: Local Gas Prices
On Apr 29, 2006, at 8:23 AM, Bob W wrote: I find that Europeans and people from the UK we're Europeans too! Some of my UK friends bristle if called European, so I always try to make the distinction. Bob
Re: OT - Fuel Cells (was - Re: Local Gas Prices)
And they will get the methane by cracking petroleum. I get a rather grand sense of deja vu from this report, Cotty. How many times over the years have I heard that same story? There is a miracle break through every few years and that is the last you hear of that. As long as you can just pump petroleum out of the ground nothing else will be able to compete with it. What does it actually cost to get petroleum out of the ground? A penny a gallon*, or is that too high a figure? All the rest of the price you pay is transportation, taxes, and profits. *yes I am aware that it takes several gallons of raw petroleum to make a gallon of gasoline, but you get other usable stuff out of the left overs. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Cotty wrote: On 28/4/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: And put more effort and money into finding exploiting alternatives to petrol. Side note: filmed at Oxford University last week, watched as methane I think it was methane) was mixed with a catalyst to produce heat and clean steam - at room temperature! Watch as steam makes a come-back in 5 to 10 years. Also - methane (definitely methane this time) was mixed with a catalyst to produce pure hydrogen - at room temperature. Previously this could only be achieved with hundreds of degrees C of heat. The company with the patent on the catalysts is called Oxford Catalysts and floated on the London Stock Exchange last week to raise £15million to get going. Expect fuel cell technology to take off in a very large way over the coming few years. Prediction: in 10 years batteries will have gone the way of film! http://www.oxfordcatalysts.com/ Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
RE: Local Gas Prices
sounds like rather a good idea to me. Unless somebody thinks of ideas that, to the majority, sound outrageous and ridiculous, nothing will ever change. You can bet your life that when the first Cro-Magnon suggested using cast-off slithers of hand-axe flints as blades there were a hundred other Cro-Magnons pointing and laughing at him for such a stupid idea. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 13:43 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices But then those cities would be in danger of being hit by hurricanes. BTW I had this friend who had the solution. He figured that you could move all the people in North America into high rise apartments on Long Island. Then the deer and the bear would have the rest of the continent to themselves. The worse part of it was that he did not think it was a stupid idea, he thought people were too stupid to do it; but then he dropped out of a thermodynamics class because the others in it kept laughing at his perpetual-motion ideas. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 29, 2006, at 8:20 AM, Bob W wrote: but that's because you guys have arranged it that way. You can unarrange it by building better railroads and improved buses. And move your cities a bit closer together... That reminds me of an American gentleman I met in Munich many, many years ago. He had not been in Europe since WWII. I asked him what he thought were the main differences between Europe and the US. He said Well, your cities are so close together. We could move New Orleans in between Baltimore and NYC, I suppose. Bob --No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/326 - Release Date: 4/27/2006
RE: Local Gas Prices
don't go confusing Europe and the European Union. Europe stretches from the Urals to the Atlantic, and is much larger than North America. The European Union occupies a remote peninsula on the westernmost tip of Europe. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 14:00 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices What really is shocking is when you look on a globe and see what a tiny place Europe is. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof ---
RE: Local Gas Prices
Correction: it's not larger - I just looked at a map. I was thinking of the whole Eurasian landmass. Still, Europe is not small compared with N. America. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 14:34 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Local Gas Prices don't go confusing Europe and the European Union. Europe stretches from the Urals to the Atlantic, and is much larger than North America. The European Union occupies a remote peninsula on the westernmost tip of Europe. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 14:00 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices What really is shocking is when you look on a globe and see what a tiny place Europe is. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof ---
Re: Local Gas Prices
Den 29. apr. 2006 kl. 14.20 skrev Bob W: Unfortunately in 99% of the US today an automobile is a necessity not a luxury. That said, do not believe that price does not affect gas usage. I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not been here generally just don't understand this about the USA. Things are far apart here, and for the most part we don't have transportation alternatives. Most of us don't have access to passenger train service. Bus service is very limited, and very slow. It's driving in our cars or not getting there. but that's because you guys have arranged it that way. You can unarrange it by building better railroads and improved buses. And move your cities a bit closer together... That reminds me of an American gentleman I met in Munich many, many years ago. He had not been in Europe since WWII. I asked him what he thought were the main differences between Europe and the US. He said Well, your cities are so close together. The daily transport problem is simply a result of people living too far from their jobs. It should have been solved by better city planning .-) DagT
Re: Local Gas Prices
Den 29. apr. 2006 kl. 14.30 skrev William Robb: - Original Message - From: Malcolm Smith Subject: RE: Local Gas Prices I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not been here generally just don't understand this about the USA. Things are far apart here, and for the most part we don't have transportation alternatives. You're right on the whole. I've had maps out in the past to point this out to some folk (making the point about the map showing the same scale for each country) who wanted to make a motoring tour of the USA in a short breakI now nod and agree, it's much simpler and let them find out on arrival. A friend of ours had a fellow from England over for a visit. He decided he wanted to see a bit of the countryside, so we took a short drive in the country, perhaps 4 hours at highway speeds (100kph). When we got home, he wanted to see how much of Canada we had traversed, and was rather shocked at how little he had seen when I showed him on a map where we had gone. We have the same problem here. Because of the landscape it takes several days to drive from Oslo to the far north. Actually it´s about the same distance as from Oslo to Rome, but on much worse roads. DagT
Re: iPod camera adapter and OptioMX
For a standalone storage tank, I use the Epson P2000. It's much more capable than the iPod, much faster with built-in SD and CF slots, and includes the ability to review JPEGs and Pentax RAW format files (at least from the DS and D). It also plays music and some digital movie formats. Godfrey On Apr 29, 2006, at 3:17 AM, Thibouille wrote: Mmm is there any working alternative, then ? They both kinda sucked, IMHO. The ipod camera thing is too slow, as is the Vosonic... especially in regards to battery life. If all you're files will be small, I suppose it would be okay. Anyone tried those 2 together? Is speed OK or really abysmal? Would a VOSONIC XS Drive II be quite faster ?
Re: Local Gas Prices
Many American cities are close together. If you count the suburbs where commuters live, New York and Philadelphia almost touch. Ditto New York and Boston. But that's beside the point. Part of the American psyche depends heavily on mobility and freedom of movement. Before we solve the problem of how to live closer to the things we need and want, we will undoubtedly solve the problem of how to travel at a reasonable cost. The same can probably be said for Canadians. What's more, today's crude prices are partly the result of investor speculation. As the global situation changes, they could fall through the bottom once again. A six month spike in prices does not necessarily a crisis make. Paul On Apr 29, 2006, at 8:34 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: William Robb wrote: And move your cities a bit closer together... Lets attempt to come up with realistic ideas. Over here the expansion of cities is making that a reality. Malcolm
Re: Life in the Raw
Don, The issue for Cory is that he runs a Linux system, and DNG Converter is only available on Mac OS X and Windows. Godfrey On Apr 29, 2006, at 5:06 AM, Don Williams wrote: I'm a little confused by these posts. I have been converting Pentax RAW files from the D to .DNG files using Adobe Digital Negative Converter. It works and doesn't take too long to do the job. Now I have a storage problem -- again.
RE: Local Gas Prices
Yes, let's all get together and move Chicago to just outside of New York All together now ... 1-2-3 PUSH! LOL Shel [Original Message] From: Bob W And move your cities a bit closer together...
Re: Local Gas Prices
Den 29. apr. 2006 kl. 15.11 skrev Bob Shell: On Apr 29, 2006, at 8:23 AM, Bob W wrote: I find that Europeans and people from the UK we're Europeans too! Some of my UK friends bristle if called European, so I always try to make the distinction. From an English newspaper: Storm in the English Channel, the Continent is isolated DagT
Re: Life in the Raw
Sorry, I didn't remember about Cory's disability. But every every time I start toying with the idea of re-installing Red Hat something like this happens to set me right. I love Microsoft -- I don't think. The server can run Linux via a dual boot system, but I have it running XP Pro at the moment. It acts as a storage facility in case of disasters which happen with awful regularity here in little Toivakka. Aino's PC downstairs has extra drive capacity and acts as a dumping ground too. Don Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Don, The issue for Cory is that he runs a Linux system, and DNG Converter is only available on Mac OS X and Windows. Godfrey On Apr 29, 2006, at 5:06 AM, Don Williams wrote: I'm a little confused by these posts. I have been converting Pentax RAW files from the D to .DNG files using Adobe Digital Negative Converter. It works and doesn't take too long to do the job. Now I have a storage problem -- again. --No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/327 - Release Date: 28.4.2006 -- Dr E D F Williams www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ 41660 TOIVAKKA – Finland - +358400706616
Small, Portable Ink Jet Printer - Image Storage
A question was posed to me by a friend. She is looking for a small, portable, ink jet printer that can produce prints up to about 5x7 in size, no need to go larger, although she'll consider 8x10 if she has to, that can work on either batteries or electricity, or perhaps from on inverter in her van. She's going to be traveling around the US and would like to make small prints for the people she photographs. Limiting the results to color is fine. Also - and I know this has come up before, but options may have changed - what might be a good image storage option - perhaps something with a nice-sized screen that can accept SD and CF cards. She's thought about a lap top, but would ideally like something smaller and more portable. I've no idea what to suggest to her. Shel
Re: OT: My book is in
and illegal in most places... William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: OT: My book is in No, but fathering my grand daughter makes me a faux pas:-) I think that would make you something most people would be uncomfortable with.. HAR!!! ww -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Small, Portable Ink Jet Printer - Image Storage
If she doesn't mind 4x6 prints the Epson PictureMate Deluxe model might be a good solution. It can run off a battery (sold separately) doesn't need to be connected to a computer. http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yesoid=53540922 http://tinyurl.com/avfwx Dave S On 4/29/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A question was posed to me by a friend. She is looking for a small, portable, ink jet printer that can produce prints up to about 5x7 in size, no need to go larger, although she'll consider 8x10 if she has to, that can work on either batteries or electricity, or perhaps from on inverter in her van. She's going to be traveling around the US and would like to make small prints for the people she photographs. Limiting the results to color is fine. Also - and I know this has come up before, but options may have changed - what might be a good image storage option - perhaps something with a nice-sized screen that can accept SD and CF cards. She's thought about a lap top, but would ideally like something smaller and more portable. I've no idea what to suggest to her. Shel
Re: OT - Fuel Cells (was - Re: Local Gas Prices)
There are a couple of problems with this, I don't expect that steam will make a comeback, as direct to electricity is more convenient. Then there's the waste CO(2) from using methane. I don't see it as a problem but the global warming fanatics will. Cotty wrote: On 28/4/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: And put more effort and money into finding exploiting alternatives to petrol. Side note: filmed at Oxford University last week, watched as methane I think it was methane) was mixed with a catalyst to produce heat and clean steam - at room temperature! Watch as steam makes a come-back in 5 to 10 years. Also - methane (definitely methane this time) was mixed with a catalyst to produce pure hydrogen - at room temperature. Previously this could only be achieved with hundreds of degrees C of heat. The company with the patent on the catalysts is called Oxford Catalysts and floated on the London Stock Exchange last week to raise £15million to get going. Expect fuel cell technology to take off in a very large way over the coming few years. Prediction: in 10 years batteries will have gone the way of film! http://www.oxfordcatalysts.com/ Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Small, Portable Ink Jet Printer - Image Storage
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/29 Sat PM 03:02:42 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Small, Portable Ink Jet Printer - Image Storage A question was posed to me by a friend. She is looking for a small, portable, ink jet printer that can produce prints up to about 5x7 in size, no need to go larger, although she'll consider 8x10 if she has to, that can work on either batteries or electricity, or perhaps from on inverter in her van. She's going to be traveling around the US and would like to make small prints for the people she photographs. Limiting the results to color is fine. Also - and I know this has come up before, but options may have changed - what might be a good image storage option - perhaps something with a nice-sized screen that can accept SD and CF cards. She's thought about a lap top, but would ideally like something smaller and more portable. I've no idea what to suggest to her. There are loads of dedicated photo printers that work as standalones by inserting the memory card. I think all the major manufacturers make at least one. I'm not so sure about the ability to run off a battery. mike - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: iPod camera adapter and OptioMX
Thibouille wrote: Mmm is there any working alternative, then ? Epson P2000, pretty good deals w/ rebates these days... and there's docs on upgrading it on the web. -R 2006/4/28, Ryan K. Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thibouille wrote: Anyone tried those 2 together? Is speed OK or really abysmal? Would a VOSONIC XS Drive II be quite faster ? -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ... They both kinda sucked, IMHO. The ipod camera thing is too slow, as is the Vosonic... especially in regards to battery life. If all you're files will be small, I suppose it would be okay. -Ryan -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
Re: Re: OT - Fuel Cells (was - Re: Local Gas Prices)
From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/29 Sat PM 03:34:59 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - Fuel Cells (was - Re: Local Gas Prices) There are a couple of problems with this, I don't expect that steam will make a comeback, as direct to electricity is more convenient. Then there's the waste CO(2) from using methane. I don't see it as a problem but the global warming fanatics will. I can't wait to see the newest digital camera. With a steam vent. Can you imagine the liabilty issues? Cotty wrote: On 28/4/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: And put more effort and money into finding exploiting alternatives to petrol. Side note: filmed at Oxford University last week, watched as methane I think it was methane) was mixed with a catalyst to produce heat and clean steam - at room temperature! Watch as steam makes a come-back in 5 to 10 years. Also - methane (definitely methane this time) was mixed with a catalyst to produce pure hydrogen - at room temperature. Previously this could only be achieved with hundreds of degrees C of heat. The company with the patent on the catalysts is called Oxford Catalysts and floated on the London Stock Exchange last week to raise £15million to get going. Expect fuel cell technology to take off in a very large way over the coming few years. Prediction: in 10 years batteries will have gone the way of film! http://www.oxfordcatalysts.com/ Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout). - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Small, Portable Ink Jet Printer - Image Storage
Have a look at HP's Photosmart 475. It print up to 5x7, and has internal storage. I believe there is a battery option as well. jm - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 8:02 AM Subject: Small, Portable Ink Jet Printer - Image Storage A question was posed to me by a friend. She is looking for a small, portable, ink jet printer that can produce prints up to about 5x7 in size, no need to go larger, although she'll consider 8x10 if she has to, that can work on either batteries or electricity, or perhaps from on inverter in her van. She's going to be traveling around the US and would like to make small prints for the people she photographs. Limiting the results to color is fine. Also - and I know this has come up before, but options may have changed - what might be a good image storage option - perhaps something with a nice-sized screen that can accept SD and CF cards. She's thought about a lap top, but would ideally like something smaller and more portable. I've no idea what to suggest to her. Shel
Re: Local Gas Prices
Bob W wrote: Unfortunately in 99% of the US today an automobile is a necessity not a luxury. That said, do not believe that price does not affect gas usage. I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not been here generally just don't understand this about the USA. Things are far apart here, and for the most part we don't have transportation alternatives. Most of us don't have access to passenger train service. Bus service is very limited, and very slow. It's driving in our cars or not getting there. but that's because you guys have arranged it that way. You can unarrange it by building better railroads and improved buses. And move your cities a bit closer together... That reminds me of an American gentleman I met in Munich many, many years ago. He had not been in Europe since WWII. I asked him what he thought were the main differences between Europe and the US. He said Well, your cities are so close together. Bob No, it's because Europe is tiny compared to North America but has a similar population. Population density permits your wonderful transit systems. Pretty much all of Europe from the Russian Border west could fit in Ontario alone. Ontario is about 9 million people, but takes north of 24 hours to drive across the long way. We simply don't have the population density outside of the Northeast Corridor, Southern California, NYC and the GTA to be able to build european-style mass transit. And those areas have it already. Some of our cities are larger than some european countries, and I'm not talking Monaco. Outside of the few high-density areas, it's not unusual for people to live several hours drive from town and even further from an actual city. Last I checked, the King Ranch in Texas itself was around the size of Lichtenstein. -Adam
Re: Local Gas Prices
Forget Russia and it is. In fact it's smaller than 2 Canadian Provinces (Quebec, if you count north-south vs. east-west, and Ontario) -Adam Bob W wrote: Correction: it's not larger - I just looked at a map. I was thinking of the whole Eurasian landmass. Still, Europe is not small compared with N. America. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 14:34 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Local Gas Prices don't go confusing Europe and the European Union. Europe stretches from the Urals to the Atlantic, and is much larger than North America. The European Union occupies a remote peninsula on the westernmost tip of Europe. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 14:00 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices What really is shocking is when you look on a globe and see what a tiny place Europe is. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof ---
Re: web page
Mark Roberts wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: J wrote: Hi, what would be a good and easy program to build a web page of photos for someone who has not done this before...Thanks for any info Web Album Generator: http://www.ornj.net/webalbum/index.html Oops. Web Album Generator is intended for use installed on a *web server*. Not applicable to your request. Gallery: http://gallery.menalto.com/ Gallery is really nice, though. Gallery is also a server-side install. Might I recommend Porta instead? -Adam
Re: Local Gas Prices
Think taxes, in NYC the combined state local and federal taxes are approaching $1.00 per gallon. In Wyoming the state and local taxes are pretty much non existent. Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 28, 2006, at 12:23 AM, John Mullan wrote: take a gander at this page. http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx Looks like Wyoming is the place to live. You'd think gas prices would be somehow related to proximity to refineries, but I don't recall any oil refineries in Wyoming. Too bad it doesn't show how much of the price is taxes. Bob -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Small, Portable Ink Jet Printer - Image Storage
Can't answer much about the printer (haven't looked at anything like that). The Epson P2000/P4000 fits the image storage request very well. Difference is 40G or 80G storage, the units have a Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery good for downloading around 13 1-Gbyte cards per charge, and the 3.5 LCD display is superb. Interface to the computer is USB 2.0, card slots include SD and CF (other card types can be used with CF adapters), and the unit can also play music and some digital video formats. It can show a good range of RAW format files too. Godfrey On Apr 29, 2006, at 8:02 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: A question was posed to me by a friend. She is looking for a small, portable, ink jet printer that can produce prints up to about 5x7 in size, no need to go larger, although she'll consider 8x10 if she has to, that can work on either batteries or electricity, or perhaps from on inverter in her van. She's going to be traveling around the US and would like to make small prints for the people she photographs. Limiting the results to color is fine. Also - and I know this has come up before, but options may have changed - what might be a good image storage option - perhaps something with a nice-sized screen that can accept SD and CF cards. She's thought about a lap top, but would ideally like something smaller and more portable. I've no idea what to suggest to her. Shel
Re: Local Gas Prices
Sounds so reasonable now... Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 29, 2006, at 8:20 AM, Bob W wrote: but that's because you guys have arranged it that way. You can unarrange it by building better railroads and improved buses. And move your cities a bit closer together... That reminds me of an American gentleman I met in Munich many, many years ago. He had not been in Europe since WWII. I asked him what he thought were the main differences between Europe and the US. He said Well, your cities are so close together. We could move New Orleans in between Baltimore and NYC, I suppose. Bob -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Small, Portable Ink Jet Printer - Image Storage
The 4500 is a better choice than the 4000, RAW compatibility is improved, and so is the 3.8 display reportedly. -Adam Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Can't answer much about the printer (haven't looked at anything like that). The Epson P2000/P4000 fits the image storage request very well. Difference is 40G or 80G storage, the units have a Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery good for downloading around 13 1-Gbyte cards per charge, and the 3.5 LCD display is superb. Interface to the computer is USB 2.0, card slots include SD and CF (other card types can be used with CF adapters), and the unit can also play music and some digital video formats. It can show a good range of RAW format files too. Godfrey On Apr 29, 2006, at 8:02 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: A question was posed to me by a friend. She is looking for a small, portable, ink jet printer that can produce prints up to about 5x7 in size, no need to go larger, although she'll consider 8x10 if she has to, that can work on either batteries or electricity, or perhaps from on inverter in her van. She's going to be traveling around the US and would like to make small prints for the people she photographs. Limiting the results to color is fine. Also - and I know this has come up before, but options may have changed - what might be a good image storage option - perhaps something with a nice-sized screen that can accept SD and CF cards. She's thought about a lap top, but would ideally like something smaller and more portable. I've no idea what to suggest to her. Shel
Re: Local Gas Prices
Not all of you agree on that... Bob W wrote: I find that Europeans and people from the UK we're Europeans too! Bob -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: web page
Adam Maas wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Gallery: http://gallery.menalto.com/ Gallery is really nice, though. Gallery is also a server-side install. Might I recommend Porta instead? No it isn't! I just installed it and ran it on my desktop. Generates galleries similar to the way Adobe Photoshop does but with quite a lot more versatility and customizability. And unlike Photoshop it's free.
Re: Local Gas Prices
In that case you're Americans, if I remember my Plate tectonics Brittan is on the North American plate... Bob W wrote: don't go confusing Europe and the European Union. Europe stretches from the Urals to the Atlantic, and is much larger than North America. The European Union occupies a remote peninsula on the westernmost tip of Europe. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 14:00 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices What really is shocking is when you look on a globe and see what a tiny place Europe is. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Local Gas Prices
Another example to show the comparative size of the US: I live in California, in the San Francisco Bay area - one of the more densely populated regions of the USA. There was an article in the paper yesterday about a guy who wanted to live out in the rural areas, where he could afford several acres of land (this is a guy who is earning a high-tech salary). He ended up with a daily commute round trip of over 350 miles.
Re: Local Gas Prices
I agree, but around here there is a bright side: Even if fuel prices are increasing the larger effect is that Norway as a country earns a lot of money. Our pensions are secured .-) The smart thing to do for the future is to develop alternatives, find other ways to produce fuel. DagT Den 29. apr. 2006 kl. 11.07 skrev David Mann: I do understand the wider consequences of rising fuel prices; I just wish that our society hadn't become so dependent on the stuff. To be honest I'm far more concerned about the effects of rising property prices, but this thread is OT enough already. - Dave On Apr 29, 2006, at 1:56 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: That's a very short-sighted point of view. Higher fuel prices effect just about every aspect of your life, from the cost of basic foods to home services. Most everything is transported somehow, and the cost of fuel is a major factor in the rising cost of goods, as manufacturers and distributors raise their prices to accommodate the higher fuel costs and try to maintain their profit. Shel [Original Message] From: David Mann NZ$1.70 a litre for 91. It seems to go up on a weekly basis now, but being predominantly pedal-powered I find it difficult to care.
Re: OT - Fuel Cells (was - Re: Local Gas Prices)
High speed micro turbine electricity generation. Waste heat is enormous... mike wilson wrote: From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/29 Sat PM 03:34:59 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - Fuel Cells (was - Re: Local Gas Prices) There are a couple of problems with this, I don't expect that steam will make a comeback, as direct to electricity is more convenient. Then there's the waste CO(2) from using methane. I don't see it as a problem but the global warming fanatics will. I can't wait to see the newest digital camera. With a steam vent. Can you imagine the liabilty issues? Cotty wrote: On 28/4/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: And put more effort and money into finding exploiting alternatives to petrol. Side note: filmed at Oxford University last week, watched as methane I think it was methane) was mixed with a catalyst to produce heat and clean steam - at room temperature! Watch as steam makes a come-back in 5 to 10 years. Also - methane (definitely methane this time) was mixed with a catalyst to produce pure hydrogen - at room temperature. Previously this could only be achieved with hundreds of degrees C of heat. The company with the patent on the catalysts is called Oxford Catalysts and floated on the London Stock Exchange last week to raise £15million to get going. Expect fuel cell technology to take off in a very large way over the coming few years. Prediction: in 10 years batteries will have gone the way of film! http://www.oxfordcatalysts.com/ Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout). - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: web page
Mark Roberts wrote: Adam Maas wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Gallery: http://gallery.menalto.com/ Gallery is really nice, though. Gallery is also a server-side install. Might I recommend Porta instead? No it isn't! I just installed it and ran it on my desktop. Generates galleries similar to the way Adobe Photoshop does but with quite a lot more versatility and customizability. And unlike Photoshop it's free. How the heck did you get that to work? Since Gallery requires a webserver, PHP and certain image manipulation libraries. -Adam
Re: Local Gas Prices
From what I have seen of European cities in movies, we do not have traffic congestion problems here in the US anyway. This may be one of those pot and kettle discussions. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- DagT wrote: Den 29. apr. 2006 kl. 14.20 skrev Bob W: Unfortunately in 99% of the US today an automobile is a necessity not a luxury. That said, do not believe that price does not affect gas usage. I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not been here generally just don't understand this about the USA. Things are far apart here, and for the most part we don't have transportation alternatives. Most of us don't have access to passenger train service. Bus service is very limited, and very slow. It's driving in our cars or not getting there. but that's because you guys have arranged it that way. You can unarrange it by building better railroads and improved buses. And move your cities a bit closer together... That reminds me of an American gentleman I met in Munich many, many years ago. He had not been in Europe since WWII. I asked him what he thought were the main differences between Europe and the US. He said Well, your cities are so close together. The daily transport problem is simply a result of people living too far from their jobs. It should have been solved by better city planning .-) DagT --No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/327 - Release Date: 4/28/2006
Re: Local Gas Prices
On Apr 29, 2006, at 12:20 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Think taxes, in NYC the combined state local and federal taxes are approaching $1.00 per gallon. In Wyoming the state and local taxes are pretty much non existent. Sounds like a good reason to move out there. Bob
CS and RAW files from DL2
I've searched the archive and not found any post on this topic, so excuse me if this question has already been asked. Is there a way of getting CS to read istDL2 RAW files? I've downloaded the latest plug in from Adobe that mentions DS2 and DL, but that still gives me a file format error. Am I doing something stupid or do I have to persevere with the Pentax RAW converter until Adobe get round to writing one? Peter
Re: Small, Portable Ink Jet Printer - Image Storage
Both HP and Epson make such printers. I have a friend who uses one for his dance photography. They are usually in the digital camera section at business supply stores like Staples and Office Depot. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Shel Belinkoff wrote: A question was posed to me by a friend. She is looking for a small, portable, ink jet printer that can produce prints up to about 5x7 in size, no need to go larger, although she'll consider 8x10 if she has to, that can work on either batteries or electricity, or perhaps from on inverter in her van. She's going to be traveling around the US and would like to make small prints for the people she photographs. Limiting the results to color is fine. Also - and I know this has come up before, but options may have changed - what might be a good image storage option - perhaps something with a nice-sized screen that can accept SD and CF cards. She's thought about a lap top, but would ideally like something smaller and more portable. I've no idea what to suggest to her. Shel
Re: web page
Mark is probably running the XP webserver option on his system. It comes with XP Pro but is not automatically installed. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Adam Maas wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Adam Maas wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Gallery: http://gallery.menalto.com/ Gallery is really nice, though. Gallery is also a server-side install. Might I recommend Porta instead? No it isn't! I just installed it and ran it on my desktop. Generates galleries similar to the way Adobe Photoshop does but with quite a lot more versatility and customizability. And unlike Photoshop it's free. How the heck did you get that to work? Since Gallery requires a webserver, PHP and certain image manipulation libraries. -Adam
Re: web page
graywolf wrote: Mark is probably running the XP webserver option on his system. It comes with XP Pro but is not automatically installed. He'd have to install a lot more than that to run Gallery, Methinks he's running something else called gallery. Gallery doesn't generate static html pages. -Ryan graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Adam Maas wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Adam Maas wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Gallery: http://gallery.menalto.com/ Gallery is really nice, though. Gallery is also a server-side install. Might I recommend Porta instead? No it isn't! I just installed it and ran it on my desktop. Generates galleries similar to the way Adobe Photoshop does but with quite a lot more versatility and customizability. And unlike Photoshop it's free. How the heck did you get that to work? Since Gallery requires a webserver, PHP and certain image manipulation libraries. -Adam
Re: Re: Local Gas Prices
From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/29 Sat PM 05:17:45 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices From what I have seen of European cities in movies, we do not have traffic congestion problems here in the US anyway. This may be one of those pot and kettle discussions. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- ??? About 10years ago, I went to a talk about global pollution issues. The speaker explained that, at that point, there were more cars in Greater LA than in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and China combined. Must be a bg place. DagT wrote: Den 29. apr. 2006 kl. 14.20 skrev Bob W: Unfortunately in 99% of the US today an automobile is a necessity not a luxury. That said, do not believe that price does not affect gas usage. I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not been here generally just don't understand this about the USA. Things are far apart here, and for the most part we don't have transportation alternatives. Most of us don't have access to passenger train service. Bus service is very limited, and very slow. It's driving in our cars or not getting there. but that's because you guys have arranged it that way. You can unarrange it by building better railroads and improved buses. And move your cities a bit closer together... That reminds me of an American gentleman I met in Munich many, many years ago. He had not been in Europe since WWII. I asked him what he thought were the main differences between Europe and the US. He said Well, your cities are so close together. The daily transport problem is simply a result of people living too far from their jobs. It should have been solved by better city planning .-) DagT --No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/327 - Release Date: 4/28/2006 - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: CS and RAW files from DL2
From: Peter Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/29 Sat PM 05:31:35 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: CS and RAW files from DL2 I've searched the archive and not found any post on this topic, so excuse me if this question has already been asked. Is there a way of getting CS to read istDL2 RAW files? I've downloaded the latest plug in from Adobe that mentions DS2 and DL, but that still gives me a file format error. Am I doing something stupid or do I have to persevere with the Pentax RAW converter until Adobe get round to writing one? Peter I have only PS6, so have been converting to tiff (10Mb to 30Mb...) in Laboratory. So far, not had any need to fiddle with the RAW files. Seems to work for me. What do you think of the 2? m - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: iPod camera adapter and OptioMX
Thibouille wrote: Anyone tried those 2 together? Is speed OK or really abysmal? The iPod speed is bad, but not abysmal. The real problem is battery life: writing to the drive uses the battry up quickly. I was unable to copy a full 1Gb SD card with a full charge. 500M was about the max that I could safely write, and i wouldn't advise pushing it: the iPod got flaky on low power. There's also no way that I know of to use extra power (wall power, external battery, car adapter..) with the camera connector, since power goes in through the same plug as data, and I could find no splitters. As I mentioned, I also found the setup to be flaky: sometimes the ipod would crash on me and on reboot tell me it had no photos on it any more. It was more than a little stressful halfway through a 1 month trip to africa. The epson devices seem like a better bet for photo archiving. I still love my iPod, and use it every day for music, videos, and for showing pictures. -- Jon Paul Schelter http://forksandhope.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] This isn't right, it isn't even wrong.
Re: Local Gas Prices
and they're all on the 110 at the same time... mike wilson wrote: From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/29 Sat PM 05:17:45 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices From what I have seen of European cities in movies, we do not have traffic congestion problems here in the US anyway. This may be one of those pot and kettle discussions. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- ??? About 10years ago, I went to a talk about global pollution issues. The speaker explained that, at that point, there were more cars in Greater LA than in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and China combined. Must be a bg place. DagT wrote: Den 29. apr. 2006 kl. 14.20 skrev Bob W: Unfortunately in 99% of the US today an automobile is a necessity not a luxury. That said, do not believe that price does not affect gas usage. I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not been here generally just don't understand this about the USA. Things are far apart here, and for the most part we don't have transportation alternatives. Most of us don't have access to passenger train service. Bus service is very limited, and very slow. It's driving in our cars or not getting there. but that's because you guys have arranged it that way. You can unarrange it by building better railroads and improved buses. And move your cities a bit closer together... That reminds me of an American gentleman I met in Munich many, many years ago. He had not been in Europe since WWII. I asked him what he thought were the main differences between Europe and the US. He said Well, your cities are so close together. The daily transport problem is simply a result of people living too far from their jobs. It should have been solved by better city planning .-) DagT --No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/327 - Release Date: 4/28/2006 - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: web page
Ryan Brooks wrote: graywolf wrote: Mark is probably running the XP webserver option on his system. It comes with XP Pro but is not automatically installed. He'd have to install a lot more than that to run Gallery, Methinks he's running something else called gallery. Gallery doesn't generate static html pages. Actually I'm running nothing special - I just got confused between Gallery and the other application I recommended, Web Album Generator. I posted a note to that effect within seconds of my first mistaken post and it just hasn't appeared on the list yet. Part of the mystery of the Internet...
time for a new SD reader ...
Well buggers. I purchased a Sandisk Ultra II SD card in 2G capacity a week or two back for the Pentax DS. The enhanced capacity allows about 186 RAW exposures on the card! Not bad ... works great. But I hadn't uploaded from it to my computer yet, wanted to fill to capacity first to determine just how many exposures it would carry in toto. Filled it yesterday, 191 PEF files on this round. Problem came in when I tried to upload with my Belkin 8-in-1 card reader. Yeah, it's too old now (bought it two-three years ago ...). It handles CF 2-4G cards just fine, but cannot handle larger than a 1G SD card. Oh well, time for a new one. I'll have to figure some way to test one at the store before I pay for it... Happily, the Epson P2000 with firmware v2.5.1 installed handles the 2G SD card just fine. The joy of firmware upgradeable devices! :-) Godfrey
Re: Small, Portable Ink Jet Printer - Image Storage
That may be so, but as far as I can tell the Epson P4500 has just barely been released (April 20th was the release date listed for Japan). None of the usual vendors in the US have it listed yet, far as I can find. There's also price to consider... The P2000 (40G) can be had for $450 or so pretty easily, sometimes less if you can find a coupon. The P4000 (80G) is currently running in the $650-750 range. I have no complaint with the P2000 yet. Godfrey On Apr 29, 2006, at 9:15 AM, Adam Maas wrote: The 4500 is a better choice than the 4000, RAW compatibility is improved, and so is the 3.8 display reportedly.
FS SF1 with both battery grips
$50 With original grip for lithium and AA grip. +shipping PayPal Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://www.brendemuehl.net He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott
Re: CS and RAW files from DL2
I think the DL2 PEF files are the same format as DS, DL, DS2 PEF files. Camera Raw v3.3 rejects them because the camera descriptor is not in its internal list. I searched the Camera Raw binary with a hex file editor and found Pentax *ist DS2 (as well as the 'D', 'DS' and 'DL' models) listed in two places. In a DS PEF file, I found the same string... I think that if I edited a of Camera Raw v3.3 and changed the 'S' to an 'L' on that string, it would have no problem. I don't have a DL2 PEF file to examine or test with, though. If you want to send me one, I can give it a try. Godfrey On Apr 29, 2006, at 10:31 AM, Peter Jordan wrote: I've searched the archive and not found any post on this topic, so excuse me if this question has already been asked. Is there a way of getting CS to read istDL2 RAW files? I've downloaded the latest plug in from Adobe that mentions DS2 and DL, but that still gives me a file format error. Am I doing something stupid or do I have to persevere with the Pentax RAW converter until Adobe get round to writing one? Peter
RE: Local Gas Prices
Sure. In that case, North America is tiny compared with Europe. As long as you forget everything except Maryland. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Adam Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 16:44 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices Forget Russia and it is. In fact it's smaller than 2 Canadian Provinces (Quebec, if you count north-south vs. east-west, and Ontario) -Adam Bob W wrote: Correction: it's not larger - I just looked at a map. I was thinking of the whole Eurasian landmass. Still, Europe is not small compared with N. America. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 14:34 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Local Gas Prices don't go confusing Europe and the European Union. Europe stretches from the Urals to the Atlantic, and is much larger than North America. The European Union occupies a remote peninsula on the westernmost tip of Europe. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 14:00 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices What really is shocking is when you look on a globe and see what a tiny place Europe is. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof ---
RE: Local Gas Prices
Those who disagree with me will be given a fair trial, then shot, in the interests of democracy. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: P. J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 17:34 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices Not all of you agree on that... Bob W wrote: I find that Europeans and people from the UK we're Europeans too! Bob
RE: Local Gas Prices
Only Scotlandshire, and you're welcome to it. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: P. J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 17:41 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices In that case you're Americans, if I remember my Plate tectonics Brittan is on the North American plate... Bob W wrote: don't go confusing Europe and the European Union. Europe stretches from the Urals to the Atlantic, and is much larger than North America. The European Union occupies a remote peninsula on the westernmost tip of Europe.
RE: Re: Local Gas Prices
I've been to LA. Guess what? There was a lot of traffic (except when they cleared the freeway for the President). On the other hand, I've also been to Winston Salem on a Sunday. No traffic. But they still don't let you jaywalk. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 18:54 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Local Gas Prices From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/29 Sat PM 05:17:45 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices From what I have seen of European cities in movies, we do not have traffic congestion problems here in the US anyway. This may be one of those pot and kettle discussions. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- ??? About 10years ago, I went to a talk about global pollution issues. The speaker explained that, at that point, there were more cars in Greater LA than in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and China combined. Must be a bg place.
Re: Local Gas Prices
that definitely explains why every other car on the hiways is an suv. i bet once gas prices get north of $5, the public transportation will get to european level quite quickly. best, mishka On 4/29/06, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not been here generally just don't understand this about the USA. Things are far apart here, and for the most part we don't have transportation alternatives. Most of us don't have access to passenger train service. Bus service is very limited, and very slow. It's driving in our cars or not getting there.
Re: Local Gas Prices
too late for that mishka We could move New Orleans in between Baltimore and NYC, I suppose. Bob
Re: Local Gas Prices
the daily comute to work to NYC iwould become a killer for me. i'd rather pay for gas. best, mishka On 4/29/06, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 29, 2006, at 12:20 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Think taxes, in NYC the combined state local and federal taxes are approaching $1.00 per gallon. In Wyoming the state and local taxes are pretty much non existent. Sounds like a good reason to move out there. Bob
RE: CS and RAW files from DL2
What plug-in did you download? AFAIK, there's no plug-in that allows you to read DL2 files in Photoshop CS. What you have to do is DL the latest version of Adobe DNG, convert the PEF to DNG format, and then CS with Adobe Camera Raw 2.4 will open it. Shel [Original Message] From: Peter Jordan I've searched the archive and not found any post on this topic, so excuse me if this question has already been asked. Is there a way of getting CS to read istDL2 RAW files? I've downloaded the latest plug in from Adobe that mentions DS2 and DL, but that still gives me a file format error.
K10D Bundle
What soft-ware will be bundled with the K10D? Hot new RAW converter? Wish I were sufficiently equipped to fantasize further. Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Local Gas Prices
Except that ~90% of Europe's population lives in the area I specified. And so does all of Europe's vaunted public transit infrastructure. -Adam Bob W wrote: Sure. In that case, North America is tiny compared with Europe. As long as you forget everything except Maryland. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Adam Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 16:44 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices Forget Russia and it is. In fact it's smaller than 2 Canadian Provinces (Quebec, if you count north-south vs. east-west, and Ontario) -Adam Bob W wrote: Correction: it's not larger - I just looked at a map. I was thinking of the whole Eurasian landmass. Still, Europe is not small compared with N. America. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 14:34 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Local Gas Prices don't go confusing Europe and the European Union. Europe stretches from the Urals to the Atlantic, and is much larger than North America. The European Union occupies a remote peninsula on the westernmost tip of Europe. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2006 14:00 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices What really is shocking is when you look on a globe and see what a tiny place Europe is. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof ---
Re: Local Gas Prices
On 29/4/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: we're Europeans too! Har, speak for yourself!!! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Local Gas Prices
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 13:59:56 +0100, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What really is shocking is when you look on a globe and see what a tiny place Europe is. Depends what you are comparing it with. It's bigger than the USA. John graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Malcolm Smith Subject: RE: Local Gas Prices I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not been here generally just don't understand this about the USA. Things are far apart here, and for the most part we don't have transportation alternatives. You're right on the whole. I've had maps out in the past to point this out to some folk (making the point about the map showing the same scale for each country) who wanted to make a motoring tour of the USA in a short breakI now nod and agree, it's much simpler and let them find out on arrival. A friend of ours had a fellow from England over for a visit. He decided he wanted to see a bit of the countryside, so we took a short drive in the country, perhaps 4 hours at highway speeds (100kph). When we got home, he wanted to see how much of Canada we had traversed, and was rather shocked at how little he had seen when I showed him on a map where we had gone. William Robb -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: A couple of PESOs
The series of eight bridges from about 1830 to 2000, within a mile, is magnificent. Bob W wrote: that bridge is very dramatic. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 April 2006 19:42 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: A couple of PESOs First, the analogue version of the picture Jostein showed a few weeks ago (there's no need to compare.): http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/channel/50/extra/new/displa y/5542508 Then, one from last year: http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3407/display/5542601 mike
PESO - Pentaxian Portrait (Do you know this man?)
Looks like the list is acting up again ...second try: Pulled from the deep recesses of the photo vault at Casa Belinkoff: http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/cw3.html A few years ago a PDML subscriber came to California, we met, and took in the Salgado exhibit at the Berkeley Art Museum. Here's a shot of the unknown Pentaxian taken in the lobby of his hotel in Downtown Oakland, where we met. Leica M2, 35mm Summicron, Tri-X, ID-11, Nikon Coolscan, Photoshop 7.0 with a final touch-up in CS2. Shel
Re: Local Gas Prices
On 29/4/06, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Brittan Peter, your regressing again... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Local Gas Prices
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 14:11:42 +0100, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 29, 2006, at 8:23 AM, Bob W wrote: I find that Europeans and people from the UK we're Europeans too! Some of my UK friends bristle if called European, so I always try to make the distinction. You need to find some better-educated friends. :-) John -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
PESO - Pentaxian Portrait (Do you know this man?)
Pulled from the deep recesses of the photo vault at Casa Belinkoff: http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/cw3.html A few years ago a PDML subscriber came to California, we met, and took in the Salgado exhibit at the Berkeley Art Museum. Here's a shot of the unknown Pentaxian taken in the lobby of his hotel in Downtown Oakland, where we met. Leica M2, 35mm Summicron, Tri-X, ID-11, Nikon Coolscan, Photoshop 7.0 with a final touch-up in CS2. Shel
Re: CS and RAW files from DL2
Hi Godders, Peter's using CS, not CS2, so he's limited to ACR 2.4. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi I think the DL2 PEF files are the same format as DS, DL, DS2 PEF files. Camera Raw v3.3 rejects them because the camera descriptor is not in its internal list. I searched the Camera Raw binary with a hex file editor and found Pentax *ist DS2 (as well as the 'D', 'DS' and 'DL' models) listed in two places. In a DS PEF file, I found the same string... I think that if I edited a of Camera Raw v3.3 and changed the 'S' to an 'L' on that string, it would have no problem. Peter Jordan wrote: I've searched the archive and not found any post on this topic, so excuse me if this question has already been asked. Is there a way of getting CS to read istDL2 RAW files? I've downloaded the latest plug in from Adobe that mentions DS2 and DL, but that still gives me a file format error. Am I doing something stupid or do I have to persevere with the Pentax RAW converter until Adobe get round to writing one?
K10D Bundle? (2nd try)
What software will be bundled with the K10D? Hot new RAW converter? Wish I were better equipped to know what to hope for. Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: A couple of PESOs
On 29/4/06, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: The series of eight bridges from about 1830 to 2000, within a mile, is magnificent. Eight bridges in 90 minutes...that include some pubs along the way? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO - Pentaxian Portrait (Do you know this man?)
On 29/4/06, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: Pulled from the deep recesses of the photo vault at Casa Belinkoff: http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/cw3.html Cory? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Local Gas Prices
Bob Shell wrote: I find that Europeans and people from the UK who have not been here generally just don't understand this about the USA. Things are far apart here, and for the most part we don't have transportation alternatives. Most of us don't have access to passenger train service. Bus service is very limited, and very slow. It's driving in our cars or not getting there. I have a choice of a 1 1/2 hour bus ride twice a day for a dollar twenty-five each way, or a 15 minute drive twice a day for about 2 dollars each way. Of course, this doesn't factor in the cost of the vehicle, but they can be had quite cheaply here. William Robb
Re: Local Gas Prices
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices Many American cities are close together. If you count the suburbs where commuters live, New York and Philadelphia almost touch. Ditto New York and Boston. But that's beside the point. Part of the American psyche depends heavily on mobility and freedom of movement. Before we solve the problem of how to live closer to the things we need and want, we will undoubtedly solve the problem of how to travel at a reasonable cost. The same can probably be said for Canadians. Part of southern Ontario is pretty congested, out west the cities are pretty spread out. The nearest city to me (other than the one of 180,000 lost souls that is called Regina) is 250km away, the nearest larger cities are 500km east or 800km west, and aren't big cities by American standards. William Robb
Re: Local Gas Prices
- Original Message - From: Adam Maas Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices Forget Russia and it is. In fact it's smaller than 2 Canadian Provinces (Quebec, if you count north-south vs. east-west, and Ontario) To be fair, those are the two largest provinces. William Robb
Re: K10D Bundle? (2nd try)
Jack Davis wrote: What software will be bundled with the K10D? Hot new RAW converter? Wish I were better equipped to know what to hope for. Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Elements 4 hopefully. None of the crap pentax is accusing of being a RAW converter. -Adam
