Re: 77mm f1.8 ltd

[Cotty]

On 28/1/07, Mike Hamilton, discombobulated, unleashed:

>> >> >I ordered my black one through McBain camera (my local dealer)
>> >>
>> >> That in Sweetwater ?
>> >
>> >Nope, that's in Edmonton, Alberta.  www.mcbaincamera.com
>>
>> Damn, that sure sounds like just the sorta store ol McBain woulda setup
>> right after he opened the station. Course, he's dead and all, but heck.
>> I can just imagine ol Harmonica sat out on the porch, playin away there,
>> with an ol Spottie round his neckthat or a noose nyeh yeh nyeh...
>
>Lol...  sounds like I'm missin' out on a joke here...

One of my favourite films.



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Re: PESO - Fun in the office

[dao_]

Hello,

Saturday, January 27, 2007, 6:39:31 PM, you wrote:
BL> Hi!
BL> http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16421&full=1
BL> I hope it at least makes you chuckle ;-).
BL> Boris

Nice photo. I like it!
I'm interesting about this lens. How is it?

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Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

[Cotty]

On 29/1/07, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I'm simply asking
>for first hand experiences. First hand experiences are a lot more worth than
>defensive marketing. 

I have no experience of in-body SR, and I only have experience of one
lens with in-lens IS (20-200 2.8 L IS). From where I'm standing, the I
like the IS because I can see with my own eyes that it's working,
although it does use battery power, and the lens is what some would
consider big and heavy. I normally carry a camera weighing 24 lbs so to
me the IS lens is a relief to shoulder about. I like the IS and have it
switched on as a default. It does what it says on the tin, and I can't
fault it. Had it since summer of 2004 and it has not skipped a beat. I
also have a 2X converter but use it only extremely rarely as I don't
like the image degredation.

I don't have any other IS lenses, although I sometimes wish the 24-70 I
use a lot had it. I find no need for IS on wider lenses. I'm hoping to
pick up a 24mm lens in the not-too-distant, and if I had a choice of one
with IS or one without, I'd pick the latter.

If the Darkside offers in-body IS, I would guess that it will be in the
prosumer range and I have no plans for any more bodies within a couple
of years. I am waiting for a fix to full-frame vignetting, and then I
anticipate a full-frame body by about 2010.

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Re: OT: Does company restructuring ever end??

[Cotty]

On 28/1/07, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Last Tuesday, i was told we have no work past April 8, which i
>fiqures, looking at the job boards.:-)


Chin my man. Think of Eric Idle on the cross ;-)

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Re: has anyone here been to Iceland?

[mike wilson]

> 
> From: Thrainn Vigfusson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2007/01/28 Sun PM 05:45:47 GMT
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
> Subject: Re: has anyone here been to Iceland?
> 
> Mike is right that there is an Icelander on the list, but after changing jobs 
> last summer I've been too busy to participate, except for PUGs.

I'm sorry I couldn't remember your name.  I'm getting old(er) and (more) 
forgetful.

Do you have high levels of mosquito activity in the summer?


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Test message

[jim]

Just a test. last messages haven't been going through for some reason.
maybe I have upset someone /thing :)

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K10D and long exposure times

[jim]

My K10D takes a long time  (10-20 seconds) to come up with preview image and 
saving to SD card after taking a long exposure (all above 15 seconds).
Camera was in hyper manual mode and I was guessing the exposure times.
Is this normal or is there some user error involved (ie I don't know what I is 
doing).
I noticed this while taking pics of a comet (yes finally saw it).
pics were taken with the original firmware. Haven't tried the updated firmware 
yet.

Apologies if this has been discussed earlier as i missed it and am to lazy to 
find it :)

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Re: 77mm f1.8 ltd

[mike wilson]

> 
> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2007/01/28 Sun PM 10:17:50 GMT
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
> Subject: Re: 77mm f1.8 ltd
> 
> 
> - Original Message - 
> From: "David J Brooks"
> Subject: Re: 77mm f1.8 ltd
> 
> 
> >I ordered one back in early December. Not holding my breath.
> 
> Damn. All the interest in this lens all of a sudden. I "sold" my silver one 
> a year and a half ago to a list member who, as of yet, hasn't bothered to 
> pay me for it.
> Sigh.

Get it back.  I'm a good payer.


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Re: Fixing inaccurate AF of my *ist D

[Thibouille]

On dpreview forum, there are a couple threads on the subject if you're
confident enough.
If you remove a couple screws you can tweak the AF.

Dunno where those screws are.

2007/1/28, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hello guys
> Photographing yesterday  - in the first snow this winter - I discovered that
> my *ist D did not focus accurately anymore.
> I have tried to put all the different lenses I used on my MZ-S. This seemed
> to focus normally - that is very accurately.
>
> Have anyone had this experience with the D?
> Can it be fixed at a reasonable cost?
>
> With a little luck, I will get receive my K10D in the middle of the week, so
> I won't miss to many AF-shots.
> Knowing how to handle it's limitations (speed), I am quite happy with the D.
> So, I am planning to keep it as a back up body.
>
> Regards
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> http://www.jensbladt.dk
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Re: K10D and long exposure times

[Thibouille]

With long exposures, the noise reduction applied by te camera will
slow it down quite much (same with the D) and BTW will degrade quality
at the same time.

Deactivate the NR when shooting long exposure is really really mandatory.

2007/1/29, jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> My K10D takes a long time  (10-20 seconds) to come up with preview image and 
> saving to SD card after taking a long exposure (all above 15 seconds).
> Camera was in hyper manual mode and I was guessing the exposure times.
> Is this normal or is there some user error involved (ie I don't know what I 
> is doing).
> I noticed this while taking pics of a comet (yes finally saw it).
> pics were taken with the original firmware. Haven't tried the updated 
> firmware yet.
>
> Apologies if this has been discussed earlier as i missed it and am to lazy to 
> find it :)
>
> James
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Re: Interest in developing a software around photograhy?

[Thibouille]

Mmm I might program just that but it will not come before a time and
would be specific to Pentax (at first, at least).

BTW anybody knows where to find EXIF specifications ?

2007/1/28, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Anyone know of an EXIF editor that will allow you to insert/edit *all*
> the EXIF tags? I'm looking for something to do this and everything that
> I've tried so far (admittedly not much) only permits editing of a few
> things like dates. I want to be able to change camera data, ISO,
> everything.
>
> The reason for this weird request is that I'm currently sending
> material so a soon-to-be-public online photo gallery and their image
> submission system checks the EXIF before this stuff before accepting
> images. Naturally, the JPEG's from my scanned 645 negatives don't
> comply... What I've done so far is to open both the JPEG from the 645
> neg scan and and one from a K10D shot in Photoshop, then copy the 645
> image and paste it onto the K10D shot, flatten and save. This gives me
> the 645 image with K10D EXIF data. I open this file in a hex editor and
> edit the EXIF data there. You can see why I want a proper EXIF editor
> now, can't you? ;-)
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Re: ist D Problem

[mike wilson]

Is there an internal battery?
> 
> From: Evan Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2007/01/28 Sun PM 11:31:06 GMT
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
> Subject: Re: ist D Problem
> 
> 
> On Jan 28, 2007, at 5:32 PM, William Robb wrote:
> 
> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: "Evan Hanson"
> > Subject: Re: ist D Problem
> >
> >
> >> Thanks guys but I'm beginning to suspect a camera fault.  Both the
> >> delete and info buttons now seem nonfunctional which is a real shame
> >> because so far I love the camera.
> >>
> >
> > This sounds more like battery flakeout than anything else.
> >
> > William Robb
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Re: OT: Does company restructuring ever end??

[mike wilson]

> 
> From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sorry for the rant, but the Nikon BB told me to P***s off, when i
> tried to post this.:-)

Pants?
Plums?
Poets?
Paris?
Poops? (think I'm getting close...)
Penis? (closer)
Press? (nah, lost it)

Make sure every little thing from now on works to your advantage.  They have 
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Re: New Kodak inkjet printer coming

[mike wilson]

> 
> From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2007/01/28 Sun PM 11:31:50 GMT
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
> Subject: Re: New Kodak inkjet printer coming
> 
> If it will lead to a reduced price for Epson inks, I'll toast it with  
> a tumbler of scotch.
> paul

You could use 80year old vintage and it would still be cheaper.

> On Jan 28, 2007, at 6:12 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> 
> > Just got back from Rochester. Spent a couple of days there seeing old
> > friends. Saw my friend from the George Eastman House, but didn't talk
> > photography. Didn't get to chat with Kodak people working on sensors
> > but I did hear about a new inkjet printer that's going to be announced
> > in about a week. It's a letter-size (A4), pigment-ink photo printer
> > that they hope/expect to really shake up the market. The "per-print"
> > cost of ownership is supposedly astonishingly low. My source referred
> > to it as "disruptive" pricing, meaning that it's likely to caused
> > hurried meetings at Epson/HP/Canon that day after it's announced.
> >
> > Might be interesting.
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Re: ist D Problem

[David Savage]

There is a button cell in the base that is user changeable.

Cheers,

Dave

On 1/29/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there an internal battery?

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Re: ist D Problem

[Paul Stenquist]

I use lithium AAs in both the camera and the grip. I get more than  
2000 exposures on a set and no problems.
Paul
On Jan 28, 2007, at 11:04 PM, William Robb wrote:

>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Evan Hanson"
> Subject: Re: ist D Problem
>
>
>
>>> What did you replace them with?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> So far Ive tried a new set of rechargeables, lithium's, and
>> akalines.  The info, delete, and DPOF buttons are all not working.
>
> It's expensive, but the camera seems to work best on CR-3V batteries.
> I had no end of problems with batteries, until I settled on a pair  
> of CR-3Vs
> in the body, no batteries in the grip.
>
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Re: Interest in developing a software around photograhy?

[Eric Featherstone]

On 28/01/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone know of an EXIF editor that will allow you to insert/edit *all*
> the EXIF tags? I'm looking for something to do this and everything that
> I've tried so far (admittedly not much) only permits editing of a few
> things like dates. I want to be able to change camera data, ISO,
> everything.
>
> The reason for this weird request is that I'm currently sending
> material so a soon-to-be-public online photo gallery and their image
> submission system checks the EXIF before this stuff before accepting
> images. Naturally, the JPEG's from my scanned 645 negatives don't
> comply... What I've done so far is to open both the JPEG from the 645
> neg scan and and one from a K10D shot in Photoshop, then copy the 645
> image and paste it onto the K10D shot, flatten and save. This gives me
> the 645 image with K10D EXIF data. I open this file in a hex editor and
> edit the EXIF data there. You can see why I want a proper EXIF editor
> now, can't you? ;-)

Hi Mark,

I've used ExifUtils for this. It certainly allows you to set camera
make and model, focal length, exposure and ISO and much more.
www.hugsan.com/EXIFutils/
(for windows linux or osx)
Mind you, it's a command line utility so may not be ideal for some.

Cheers,
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Re: ist D Problem

[mike wilson]

Sounds like the prime suspect to me.
> 
> From: "David Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2007/01/29 Mon AM 09:46:38 GMT
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> 
> There is a button cell in the base that is user changeable.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Dave
> 
> On 1/29/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Is there an internal battery?
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Re: K10D and long exposure times

[jim]

On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:26:51 +0100, Thibouille wrote:

>With long exposures, the noise reduction applied by te camera will
>slow it down quite much (same with the D) and BTW will degrade quality
>at the same time.

>Deactivate the NR when shooting long exposure is really really mandatory.


That has fixed it. thanks.
Falls in to the "I don't know what I is doing" category :)
One day I am going to learn how to use this camera properly ;)

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Re: Olympian

[Kostas Kavoussanakis]

On Sat, 27 Jan 2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

> Given the different format proportions of the E-1 compared to an *ist
> D/DS, the relationship is 5Mpixels spread over an 18x13.5 mm sensor
> vs a 20.9x15.7 mm sensor. In area, that comes to about 35% less light
> gathering power at the sensor.

Is the DOF also greatly increased?

Kostas

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Re: 77mm f1.8 ltd

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "mike wilson" 
Subject: Re: 77mm f1.8 ltd



> Get it back.  I'm a good payer.

Been trying that for a few months now.

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Camera Raw 3.7 for K10D slated for release at same time as Lightroom

[K.Takeshita]

Old news?

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-8735-8803

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Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 sale and shipping date announcement

[Angel Ramos]

News about the sale and shipping date at this link!  You can place a 
pre-order at a lower price!
Asking price $199 (until April 30,2007) then will go up to $299!  There 
will be added enhancements at the shipping time of February 28.  Actual 
beta program will expire on 02/27/2006.

http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/01/28/lightroom/index.php


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Re: Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 sale and shipping date announcement

[Angel Ramos]

I forgot to mention that the new Camera Raw 3.7 will be available by 
February 28 and will support the K10D PEF files.
Angel

Angel Ramos wrote:
> News about the sale and shipping date at this link!  You can place a 
> pre-order at a lower price!
> Asking price $199 (until April 30,2007) then will go up to $299!  There 
> will be added enhancements at the shipping time of February 28.  Actual 
> beta program will expire on 02/27/2006.
>
> http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/01/28/lightroom/index.php
>
>
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OT - What the duck

[Scott Loveless]

I'm sure quite a few of you are already familiar with "What the Duck".
 Playing catch-up this morning and laughed pretty hard at last
Monday's strip.

http://web.mac.com/aaronandpatty/iWeb/What%20the%20Duck/Comic%20Strips/209B0D31-8025-4FB7-BC02-B8B368D0E2F0.html

Or smaller:  http://tinyurl.com/27kfnd

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Re: PESO - Corn field

[Scott Loveless]

On 1/28/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Not bad, but if you're familiar with Vincent Van Gogh's
> famous version, this is coming up quite a bit short.
> Sorry, but you asked for comments, just being honest...
> http://home.wxs.nl/~wmt/kraai01.jpg
> jco
>
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Re: PESO - Heading Up

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 1/28/2007 7:28:08 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Taken recently in San  Francisco at Lands End.

Pentax K10D, A 70-210/4, Handheld
ISO 200,  1/90 sec @  f/5.6

http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_4334.htm

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Doesn't ring my chimes. I  would have preferred that the front be in focus 
and the top be slightly OOF,  rather than this way around.

HTH, Marnie aka Doe  


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Re: PESO - Corn field

[Scott Loveless]

On 1/28/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In a message dated 1/28/2007 5:04:06 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Tough to get a good  perspective on corn - it is pretty tall.  This one
> just doesn't reach  out and grab me.
>
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>
> =
> What he said.
>
> Marnie  aka Doe
>
>
>
> SL>  http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5025172551467732034
>

Thanks for the comments, Marnie and Bruce.  Much appreciated.  This
was one of several attempts, and probably the best of the bunch (not
saying much, really).  The perspective was a big problem.  I felt like
the camera needed to be a bit higher, but I'm *only* six feet tall and
didn't have a tripod with me.  Maybe I'll take another crack at it
next fall before it gets quite so high.

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Re: Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 sale and shipping date announcement

[Boris Liberman]

Thanks...

Much to think of now...

On 1/29/07, Angel Ramos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I forgot to mention that the new Camera Raw 3.7 will be available by
> February 28 and will support the K10D PEF files.
> Angel
>
> Angel Ramos wrote:
> > News about the sale and shipping date at this link!  You can place a
> > pre-order at a lower price!
> > Asking price $199 (until April 30,2007) then will go up to $299!  There
> > will be added enhancements at the shipping time of February 28.  Actual
> > beta program will expire on 02/27/2006.
> >
> > http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/01/28/lightroom/index.php
> >
> >
> > Angel Ramos
> > Arecibo, Puerto Rico
> >
> >
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Re: PESO: One for Annsan

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 1/21/2007 7:08:23 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]  writes:
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/one_lane.jpg
;-)

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Hehehehehe.

Good  one.

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Re: Peso: Nora and Lily

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 1/18/2007 1:25:03 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]  writes:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5471914


I've  been pretty much away -
My friend Nora died on January 11th at 89 -
We had  been friends for  over 40 years.  
NOt unexpected, but sad for the  survivors, nonetheless.

She was sent off in royal style, in a very  touching fashion.
Her kids asked me to take photos of the proceedings,  the
party celebrating her, the burial and the interior of the house
before  things were taken down and stored or sold or passed on
to children, grand  children and great grand children... not that I
had not already taken many  pictures there - there were specific
things that were especially treasured  they wanted to remember as
she had arranged them.

She would have  preferred scattered ashes to burial, but these things
are for those left  behind and she tacitly consented.  

As it happens, the cemetery is  the very one which Nora took me to
in 1978 to point out the "No Permanent  Planting" sign  that is in my book.
Alas, it has been replaced with "No  dogs allowed in Cemetery".

ann

=
Aha, I misunderstood  re previous comments about Nora.

Nice one, ann. Though I would have  preferred that more of the dinosaur on 
the mantle showed.

Catching the  cat there was fortuitous and it was makes it, naturally.

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Re: Hello, Enablement & GESO

[Fernando Terrazzino]

Hi Boris,

>So, it appears K10D works fine in very sub-zero temperatures
At least in spans of 1 hour. I was covering it in my parka while
walking but the response was really good. Actually, I put it back in
the parka only when my fingers started gettting numb ;o)


> and with plain K mount lenses...
Well, it's a PK-A, but from an antishake perspective is the same as a plain K



On 1/27/07, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Congratulations.
>
> > Long time not posting, just want to share my joy: I've become the
> > happy owner of a K10D. To celebrate I undusted an old macro lens (that
> > now is "image stabilized" hurray!!!) and took some shots. My office
> > moved from downtown Toronto to Markham (north of TO) so macro was the
> > only way I found to make some slightly insteresting shots : (
> >
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157594501800072/
> >
> >
> > It was -20C (-4F) so it was probably more fun to shoot than to watch ;o)
>
> So, it appears K10D works fine in very sub-zero temperatures and with
> plain K mount lenses...
>
> Cool stuff!
>
> Boris
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Re: PESO - Cattail

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 1/24/2007 4:08:44 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Taken on  walk.

Pentax K10D, Tokina AT-X 400/5.6, handheld
ISO 200, 1/3000 sec @  f/8

http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_4279bw.htm

Comments  welcome

-- 
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===
I don't think the B&W adds  much, actually.

Trying to sneak one past the complainers that you do  similar things too 
often, huh? :-) My advice? Never give up what you are good  at, even when you 
branch out and experiment. Experimenting is more prone to  failure, although 
definitely a good idea. So go back and touch base with what  you know you can 
do, 
after experimenting. To reassure yourself, if nothing else.  But also just to 
keep producing good stuff. The world can use good stuff. And  switching back 
and forth may give you insights into experimenting -- carrying  some of the 
same 
skills over into approaching new things. Also, just because you  are good at 
what you do, and you *have* done more than one type of thing. One  should 
never give up what one is good at. IMHO.

Just my .02. Totally  unsolicited.

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Re: Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 sale and shipping date announcement

[Mike Hamilton]

Hey, they've now included a clone tool and healing brush!  Very nice.

Mike

On 1/29/07, Angel Ramos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> News about the sale and shipping date at this link!  You can place a
> pre-order at a lower price!
> Asking price $199 (until April 30,2007) then will go up to $299!  There
> will be added enhancements at the shipping time of February 28.  Actual
> beta program will expire on 02/27/2006.
>
> http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/01/28/lightroom/index.php
>
>
> Angel Ramos
> Arecibo, Puerto Rico
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Re: OT: Microsoft alternative to JPEG

[Cory Papenfuss]

> 
>
> They've dropped the name, "Windows Media Photo" in favour of HD Photo.
> It can store 16 or 32 bits, higher compression than JPEG.
>
> JPEG2000, here we come! :)

If it isn't an open standard, they can piss off.

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Re: PESO: Leslie & Brody

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 1/28/2007 6:36:52 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
One of the  reasons I don't want give up my *ist  D.

http://home.earthlink.net/~enhanson/photos/landb.jpg

Evan


Nice.  I'd tighter crop it, as the background doesn't add a lot. But  nice.

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I gotta brag

[William Robb]

We had the annual obedience trial at the old dog club this weekend.
My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title in three trials, and qualified in all 
four trials.
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html

Pentax content:
K10D 40/2.8 LTD.

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Re: PESO: Water intakes

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 1/22/2007 10:50:21 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I took this picture  yesterday, with my  *ds.   I went to take pictures of 
Eagles  but they must not have wanted their pictures taken.  This is 
something  I have always wanted to do. This is also the first time in 11 yrs 
I have  been laid off in Jan.  So I figured why not.   Well I guess I  will 
have to try again next week.  This is one of the pictures I  took.  I would 
appreciate any comments.  Thank you  sandy.


http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3342/display/7764310


http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/698154



===
Interesting  shot. Framing is a bit tight, and I'd like the further one's top 
not to so in  line with the bank, road. But these are interesting. 
Interesting enough to  devote a lot more time to -- shooting them again in one 
or more 
more sessions.  

Just my opinion.

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Re: two more

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 1/21/2007 5:21:07 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
One from  Boulogne:

http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/7757564

and  another one from  Liège:

http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/extra/buddies/display/7752110

Enjoy.  Comments and suggestions as always most  welcome.

Ralf

=
I really like the second. I think I  like these things better in color. The 
first isn't bad at all, though. The wet  tissue in front along with the wet 
spots, rocks, etc. add a sense of  grittiness/desolation.

Both are nice, but I prefer color in your  manufacturing shots, I think.

Good as always.

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Re: Hello, Enablement & GESO

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "Fernando Terrazzino"
Subject: Re: Hello, Enablement & GESO


> Hi Boris,
>
>>So, it appears K10D works fine in very sub-zero temperatures
> At least in spans of 1 hour. I was covering it in my parka while
> walking but the response was really good. Actually, I put it back in
> the parka only when my fingers started gettting numb ;o)
>
>
>> and with plain K mount lenses...
> Well, it's a PK-A, but from an antishake perspective is the same as a 
> plain K

I routinely have my K10 out for a half our or more in quite cold temps.
On Saturday, I had it outside in temperatures around -16ºC for close to an 
hour, with no operational problems.

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Re: I gotta brag

[pnstenquist]

Congratulations to both of you!
Paul
 -- Original message --
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> We had the annual obedience trial at the old dog club this weekend.
> My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title in three trials, and qualified in all 
> four trials.
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html
> 
> Pentax content:
> K10D 40/2.8 LTD.
> 
> William Robb 
> 
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Re: OT ? Computers Printers in cold basements

[wendy beard]

I moved my computer and printers to the basement last year. Prior to
that, everything had been set up in the top floor bedroom.
This was a house with forced air heat and air conditioning too, but
the difference in local "climate" was enough to cause havoc with my
printer (epson R1800). The printer went from never clogging to
clogging with an annoying regularity with no change in frequency of
use.
The printer worked much better in the upstairs room which I would say
was the more humid room of the two.

On 1/27/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My studio, computer equipment and printer are all in the basement.
> But it has forced air heat, air conditioning and a dehumidifier. It's
> actually a more stable environment than most above ground rooms.
> Paul

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Re: I gotta brag

[Kostas Kavoussanakis]

On Mon, 29 Jan 2007, William Robb wrote:

> We had the annual obedience trial at the old dog club this weekend.
> My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title in three trials, and qualified in all
> four trials.
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html

Well done!

> Pentax content:
> K10D 40/2.8 LTD.

And the flash?

Kostas

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Re: Olympian

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

On Jan 29, 2007, at 4:13 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:

>> Given the different format proportions of the E-1 compared to an *ist
>> D/DS, the relationship is 5Mpixels spread over an 18x13.5 mm sensor
>> vs a 20.9x15.7 mm sensor. In area, that comes to about 35% less light
>> gathering power at the sensor.
>
> Is the DOF also greatly increased?

The sensor size is so close to what the Pentax DSLRs use,  
particularly when considering a 4:3 image crop, that DoF change is  
insignificant.

G

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Re: New to List and PESO -- Night in the Park

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 1/28/2007 10:50:36 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hello  everyone,

I'm new to the list, and new to Digital SLR Photography.   I had been
craving a Cannon 30d for about a year, but when I finally got  really
serious and read reviews, etc... I decided on the K10d.

I had  the added (dubious) benefit of some old Sears k-mount lenses
floating around  my house that were my fathers.  Probably not the best
lenses, but they  work and I have that attachment with my father that
way.

Anyway I was  out and about in Hemisfair Park near the Tower of the
Americas and took this  photo last night.  Taken with the 18-55  kit
lense.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/82/371597300_1513d87f9b_b.jpg

Converted  to B&W in the beta of  Lightroom.

Thanks

Corey


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Nice shot. Sharp  bench, blurry water, good juxtaposition.

Welcome to the list! 

If  you hang around here a while, don't worry, you will be enabled and have a 
whole  bunch of new lenses in no time at all.

Marnie aka Doe :-)  


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Re: OT ? Computers Printers in cold basements

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 1/29/2007 7:12:56 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I moved my computer and  printers to the basement last year. Prior to
that, everything had been set up  in the top floor bedroom.
This was a house with forced air heat and air  conditioning too, but
the difference in local "climate" was enough to cause  havoc with my
printer (epson R1800). The printer went from never clogging  to
clogging with an annoying regularity with no change in frequency  of
use.
The printer worked much better in the upstairs room which I would  say
was the more humid room of the two.

==
Interesting.  I have one, so I'll bear that in mind.

So far I am loving it. And not  coincidentally, printing more now than I used 
to.

Marnie aka Doe :-)  


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Re: I gotta brag

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" 
Subject: Re: I gotta brag



>> Pentax content:
>> K10D 40/2.8 LTD.
> 
> And the flash?
> 

Har.
AF-540FGZ

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Re: I gotta brag

[Boris Liberman]

Congrats... There is certain nobility in the way your dog is posing
for the shot ;-).

On 1/29/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We had the annual obedience trial at the old dog club this weekend.
> My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title in three trials, and qualified in all
> four trials.
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html
>
> Pentax content:
> K10D 40/2.8 LTD.
>
> William Robb
>
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Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

[graywolf]

Actually, it was labeled as the DCS no number, people started referring 
to it as the DSC-100 after the DSC-200 replaced it. It was a whopping 
1.3MP camera with, you guessed it, a 1.5x sensor just like your pentax.

Adam Maas wrote:
> Nope,
> 
> The first DSLR (Kodak DCS100 based on the F3HP) was introduced 
> commercially in 1991.
> 
> The first 35mm camera with IS (A Nikon VR P&S, can't recall the model) 
> was introduced 3 years later in 1994. Canon IS lenses would show up a 
> year later in the form of the craptacular 75-300 IS USM. The first 
> really useful IS lens was introduced in 1997 (300 f4L IS USM) and the 
> super teles would show up in 1999, same year as Nikon's D1, which began 
> the modern era of DSLR's and the end of the early Kodak DSLR era.
> 
> Canon's first in-house DSLR, the D30, showed up less than a year after 
> the introduction of the full-line of IS Super-Teles. Kodak did make a EF 
> mount DSLR prior to that, in fact the Canon mount DCS-1 was introduced 
> the same year as the 75-300 IS USM lens(1995).
> 
> -Adam
> 
> 
> J. C. O'Connell wrote:
>> I think you guys are forgetting the fact that Canon introduced
>> IS ("in-lenses") long before DSLRs even existed and you cant even
>> do "in-body" image stabilization with film cameras. So there
>> was NO debate at the time which was better, "in-lenses" was
>> infinately better at the time, because "in-body" was impossible
>> with film cameras. Cut them a little slack, huh?
>> jco
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
>> K.Takeshita
>> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:00 AM
>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
>> Subject: Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?
>>
>>
>> On 1/28/07 8:41 AM, "Cory Papenfuss", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I think Canon is going to have to eat their hat WRT in-body SR.
>> "Rumour" says that's exactly what Canon is contemplating.  Who knows?
>> But it indicates that both methods are toss-up.  Canon can no longer
>> charge high price for IS lenses for sure.
>>
>>> They may be able to fake it by making a cheapie kit lens with IS, but 
>>> I think the market will desire in-body SR.
>> Again, "rumour" says that this is the approach Nikon is contemplating,
>> i.e., trickling down their VR onto even cheaper lenses.
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
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Re: Hello, Enablement & GESO

[Boris Liberman]

Well, Bill, Fernando, I am going to test its operation in opposite
conditions during our summer ;-). Though I foresee no problems.

On 1/29/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Fernando Terrazzino"
> Subject: Re: Hello, Enablement & GESO
>
>
> > Hi Boris,
> >
> >>So, it appears K10D works fine in very sub-zero temperatures
> > At least in spans of 1 hour. I was covering it in my parka while
> > walking but the response was really good. Actually, I put it back in
> > the parka only when my fingers started gettting numb ;o)
> >
> >
> >> and with plain K mount lenses...
> > Well, it's a PK-A, but from an antishake perspective is the same as a
> > plain K
>
> I routinely have my K10 out for a half our or more in quite cold temps.
> On Saturday, I had it outside in temperatures around -16ºC for close to an
> hour, with no operational problems.
>
> William Robb
>
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PESO - snow geese and moon

[Christian]

I was visiting my parents this weekend in Fenwick Island, Delaware, 
about 5 miles from the Atlantic beaches and some really nice wetlands. 
Unfortunately, my visit was to help my dad pump about 200 gallons of 
water out of their crawl space...  with a Sears 6 gallon wet-vac.  It 
pretty much took the whole day of crawling on my belly under their house 
when I really wanted to be crawling in the sand shooting shore birds.

When I finished I looked up to see thousands of snow geese flying 
overhead.  Grabbed the ol' camera, 300mm lens and 1.4x TC and started 
shooting.  The light was fading so most of the images are crap but I 
thought I'd post this one for compositional reasons.

http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/albums/userpics/10001/snow_moon_IMG_6067.jpg
http://tinyurl.com/yo5nut

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Re: OT: Does company restructuring ever end??

[graywolf]

Surely you can put up with it for 9 months, Dave? At least as long as 
they don't cut your pay.

That is a real common scenario in the states. I worked for one company 
that reduced my time to one hour per-day, thinking I guess that I would 
quit and they would not have to pay unemployment. Might have worked here 
in NC, but in Michigan I just went down an filed a forced quit.

-graywolf


David J Brooks wrote:
> Well, i did see the writing on the wall a while back, but thought it
> would boil over.
> 
> For the past 33 and a bit years, i have been employed in the survey
> depart of a large Eng/Survey/Mapping/etc Company.
> 
> We did some restructuring in our division, and i went from the field
> to a job as a GIS mapping tech recently.
> 
> Last Tuesday, i was told we have no work past April 8, which i
> fiqures, looking at the job boards.:-)
> 
> So,,, to keep me working, or as i look at it, get rid of moi, i m
> being transfered to an electrical/mechanical engineering firm, that we
> bought in 2004.
> 
> What i find odd, is that i have 33 years of survey experience, and 3
> months of Microstation Gis, but i seem to be quite shy on electrical
> and mechanical experience.
> 
> My soon to be ex boss said look at it as an adventure. I view
> adventures as trying to keep up with Mark Roberts whilst driving to
> GFM.:-)
> 
> I look at it as, he'll get pissed off andf quit, then we dont have to
> buy him out.
> 
> Yes i know its a job, but i'm not looking forward to this change.
> 
> The worst part is it has to be at the hardest place to get to in rush
> hour traffic. Torontonians will know this area, Hwy 401 and the Allen
> expressway.
> 
> Hwy 401 is our most travelled road, and has a reported 22,000
> accidents a year. Lets hope i don't add to the stat's.
> 
> Sorry for the rant, but the Nikon BB told me to P***s off, when i
> tried to post this.:-)
> 
> Dave
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Re: Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 sale and shipping date announcement

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

Thanks Angel!

The pricing is pretty close to what I expected. I imagine that once  
it hits the streets, after the introductory offer, the pricing will  
stick around that $199 intro offer level.

Doesn't matter much ... My order is in already. :-)

G

On Jan 29, 2007, at 6:44 AM, Mike Hamilton wrote:

> Hey, they've now included a clone tool and healing brush!  Very nice.
>
> Mike
>
> On 1/29/07, Angel Ramos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> News about the sale and shipping date at this link!  You can place a
>> pre-order at a lower price!
>> Asking price $199 (until April 30,2007) then will go up to $299!   
>> There
>> will be added enhancements at the shipping time of February 28.   
>> Actual
>> beta program will expire on 02/27/2006.
>>
>> http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/01/28/lightroom/index.php
>>
>>
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Re: Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 sale and shipping date announcement

[Thibouille]

Huh as usual for thoses guys, $200 = €200.
I hate technology when dollar -> euro conversion occurs :(

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Re: K10D and long exposure times

[Corey Leopold]

Learn something new every day. This very thing was annoying me
Friday, now I need to go look for that setting.

Thanks

Corey

On 1/29/07, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> With long exposures, the noise reduction applied by te camera will
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> at the same time.
>
> Deactivate the NR when shooting long exposure is really really mandatory.
>
> 2007/1/29, jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > My K10D takes a long time  (10-20 seconds) to come up with preview image 
> > and saving to SD card after taking a long exposure (all above 15 seconds).
> > Camera was in hyper manual mode and I was guessing the exposure times.
> > Is this normal or is there some user error involved (ie I don't know what I 
> > is doing).
> > I noticed this while taking pics of a comet (yes finally saw it).
> > pics were taken with the original firmware. Haven't tried the updated 
> > firmware yet.
> >
> > Apologies if this has been discussed earlier as i missed it and am to lazy 
> > to find it :)
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Re: Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 sale and shipping date announcement

[Boris Liberman]

That's an interesting point. If I were to buy this, which I might,
what kind of price I would have to pay and to whom exactly I'll be
paying my money...

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Re: I gotta brag

[Jack Davis]

Terrific for the present and for future puppies$. ;-))

Jack
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> We had the annual obedience trial at the old dog club this weekend.
> My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title in three trials, and qualified
> in all 
> four trials.
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html
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> K10D 40/2.8 LTD.
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Re: Hello, Enablement & GESO

[Fernando Terrazzino]

> Well, Bill, Fernando, I am going to test its operation in opposite
> conditions during our summer ;-). Though I foresee no problems.
How about the saying "Humidity kills"? ;o)

On 1/29/07, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, Bill, Fernando, I am going to test its operation in opposite
> conditions during our summer ;-). Though I foresee no problems.
>
> On 1/29/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: "Fernando Terrazzino"
> > Subject: Re: Hello, Enablement & GESO
> >
> >
> > > Hi Boris,
> > >
> > >>So, it appears K10D works fine in very sub-zero temperatures
> > > At least in spans of 1 hour. I was covering it in my parka while
> > > walking but the response was really good. Actually, I put it back in
> > > the parka only when my fingers started gettting numb ;o)
> > >
> > >
> > >> and with plain K mount lenses...
> > > Well, it's a PK-A, but from an antishake perspective is the same as a
> > > plain K
> >
> > I routinely have my K10 out for a half our or more in quite cold temps.
> > On Saturday, I had it outside in temperatures around -16ºC for close to an
> > hour, with no operational problems.
> >
> > William Robb
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Re: Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 sale and shipping date announcement

[Perry Pellechia]

Those like me who qualify for academic pricing will be happy to know
(from the FAQ):

Does Photoshop Lightroom have educational pricing?
Yes. Adobe is proud to support the efforts of teachers and
students, who may purchase Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 for $99. Other
licensing programs will also be in effect—please see
www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/openoptions for more details.


Whoopee!


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> News about the sale and shipping date at this link!  You can place a
> pre-order at a lower price!
> Asking price $199 (until April 30,2007) then will go up to $299!  There
> will be added enhancements at the shipping time of February 28.  Actual
> beta program will expire on 02/27/2006.
>
> http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/01/28/lightroom/index.php
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Re: I gotta brag

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

Good stuff, congratulations.

G

On Jan 29, 2007, at 6:49 AM, William Robb wrote:

> We had the annual obedience trial at the old dog club this weekend.
> My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title in three trials, and  
> qualified in all
> four trials.
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html
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PESO - The End Revisited - Art Show

[Eactivist]

I mentioned a while back that I entered a local  art show at the beginning of 
Dec. and sold a photograph. My first ever.  :-)

The show was mainly pottery, jewelry, and painting, and about only  four 
photographers. One guy used medium format and did landscapes --  breathtakingly 
beautiful. Well, he was in his twenties and willing to lug that  large thing 
around, thus I barely envied him. (Barely ;-))

So I was glad  to sell one. And it was my biggest and highest priced one too. 
Also my most  "artified," the only photographic I put in the show. I was 
wondering how that  would go over, and evidentially at least one person really 
liked the  idea.

I also mentioned it was The End that I showed on list, oh, about  6-8 months 
ago.

Several liked it back then as a straight photo (well, not  totally straight, 
I had B&W converted it and left some areas color). But I  also got a fair 
amount of technical criticism on it, not sharp enough. So I went  back to 
reshoot 
it and found they had changed the sign, which really nixed  reshooting it.

So I artified it more to cover up any lack of sharpness  and because I had a 
mental image of the way I would like it to be. Actually this  is still not the 
way I'd like it to be -- I'd like it even more B&W as in  almost a combo of 
high and low key, etc. But it comes closer than the original  did. Someday I 
will rework it again.

Tim, or someone, said they'd like to  see what sold. So here it  is:

http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/theend2.htm

It was  shot when my mother was ill. I also included in the show my Mom grief 
series,  the Mohave Joshua Tree, the Yosemite B&W/color combo shot, and a few 
others  I've shown previously on  list.

http://members.aol.com/eactivist/KIDDO/index.htm
http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/mohavesky.htm
http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/postcard.htm
http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/magic.htm
http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/joy.htm


Comments  are not really necessary unless you want. Because, other than 
newbies, most of  you have seen them before. 

But no yucking, please. I know a lot of you  like you photography straight up 
-- no water, no ice, no mixing.

Marnie  aka Doe :-)  


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Re: Hello, Enablement & GESO

[Boris Liberman]

K10D is dust protected... I hope humidity is not gonna kill it easily.
My *istD lasted two years without any signs of deterioration that I
could notice.

On 1/29/07, Fernando Terrazzino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Well, Bill, Fernando, I am going to test its operation in opposite
> > conditions during our summer ;-). Though I foresee no problems.
> How about the saying "Humidity kills"? ;o)
>
> On 1/29/07, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Well, Bill, Fernando, I am going to test its operation in opposite
> > conditions during our summer ;-). Though I foresee no problems.
> >
> > On 1/29/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > - Original Message -
> > > From: "Fernando Terrazzino"
> > > Subject: Re: Hello, Enablement & GESO
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Boris,
> > > >
> > > >>So, it appears K10D works fine in very sub-zero temperatures
> > > > At least in spans of 1 hour. I was covering it in my parka while
> > > > walking but the response was really good. Actually, I put it back in
> > > > the parka only when my fingers started gettting numb ;o)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> and with plain K mount lenses...
> > > > Well, it's a PK-A, but from an antishake perspective is the same as a
> > > > plain K
> > >
> > > I routinely have my K10 out for a half our or more in quite cold temps.
> > > On Saturday, I had it outside in temperatures around -16ºC for close to an
> > > hour, with no operational problems.
> > >
> > > William Robb
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Re: I gotta brag

[Eactivist]

On 1/29/07, William Robb  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We had the annual obedience trial  at the old dog club this weekend.
> My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title  in three trials, and qualified in 
all
> four trials.
>  http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html
>
> Pentax  content:
> K10D 40/2.8 LTD.
>
> William  Robb


Congrats! They still look sort of mean to me, as a  breed, I mean.

But then I am a dog wimp.

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RE: Fixing inaccurate AF of my *ist D

[Jens Bladt]

Thanks for answering, William.
No, I never took out the screen.
I dont' tamper much too much with this advanced device :-)
I think the camera got a small bump a few days ago - nothing that made any
marks, but enough for me to notice.
Perhaps the screen did move.
I dont understand you last question.
I can see in the view finder, that focus is off when I get the red light
confirmation.
Is what you are asking is if the screen says unsharp and the files are
sharp?
No - the files are unsharp too.
Regards

Jens Bladt
Nytarkort / Greeting Card:
http://www.jensbladt.dk/godtnytaar2007/lydshow.html

http://www.jensbladt.dk
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Skype: jensbladt248

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Emne: Re: Fixing inaccurate AF of my *ist D



- Original Message -
From: "Jens Bladt"
Subject: Fixing inaccurate AF of my *ist D


> Hello guys
> Photographing yesterday  - in the first snow this winter - I discovered
> that
> my *ist D did not focus accurately anymore.
> I have tried to put all the different lenses I used on my MZ-S. This
> seemed
> to focus normally - that is very accurately.
>
> Have anyone had this experience with the D?
> Can it be fixed at a reasonable cost?

Out of curiosity, have you had the screen out of it?
Did you confirm AF accuracy while processing the files?

William Robb


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Re: PESO - snow geese and moon

[Jack Davis]

Very nice!. Beautiful V. 
Appears possible that the final composition was achieved through
cropping. I do it all the time, for that matter, but if you have a
scosh more room, it may benefit from being slightly opened up.
Moon focus is great! Geese, understandably, slightly soft which doesn't
really detract that much.

Jack
--- Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I was visiting my parents this weekend in Fenwick Island, Delaware, 
> about 5 miles from the Atlantic beaches and some really nice
> wetlands. 
> Unfortunately, my visit was to help my dad pump about 200 gallons of 
> water out of their crawl space...  with a Sears 6 gallon wet-vac.  It
> 
> pretty much took the whole day of crawling on my belly under their
> house 
> when I really wanted to be crawling in the sand shooting shore birds.
> 
> When I finished I looked up to see thousands of snow geese flying 
> overhead.  Grabbed the ol' camera, 300mm lens and 1.4x TC and started
> 
> shooting.  The light was fading so most of the images are crap but I 
> thought I'd post this one for compositional reasons.
> 
>
http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/albums/userpics/10001/snow_moon_IMG_6067.jpg
> http://tinyurl.com/yo5nut
> 
> What do you think?
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GESO - walking about with the DA50-200

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

Just for fun, a few snaps testing the DA50-200 on the K10D between  
cloudbursts yesterday:

   http://www.gdgphoto.com/walkinabout/

A few of those are about 30% crops from the full frame straight out  
of the K10D. Exposure with this lens is very nearly right on the  
money most of the time, it focuses in pretty close too. A few of the  
shots I made included using it with the Pentax Rear Converter 2x-S as  
well, which did well enough but for anything that long I really need  
a tripod to be happy.

A very nice lens at the price I paid .. with the current rebate offer  
I got it for just barely over $175.

enjoy
Godfrey

PS: I'm going to sell the F100-300/4.5-5.6 and the Pentax-A Rear  
Converter 2x-S. Maybe even the FA135/2.8 IF once I do a little more  
testing and comparison against the DA50-200. I hardly ever use them;  
if the DA50-200's performance holds up reasonably well against the  
FA135, it will be just fine as my long lens option. 

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Re: I gotta brag

[Christian]

William Robb wrote:
> We had the annual obedience trial at the old dog club this weekend.
> My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title in three trials, and qualified in all 
> four trials.
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html

Nice pooch.  Congrats, Bill


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Re: PESO - snow geese and moon

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 1/29/2007 7:46:02 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]  writes:
http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/albums/userpics/10001/snow_moon_IMG_60
67.jpg
http://tinyurl.com/yo5nut

What  do you think?

=
Oh, I really like that. That's great. If  someone says the left most bird is 
too close to the edge, you could always clone  on a strip of sky on that side. 

Fantastic composition,  Christian.

Marnie aka Doe :-)  


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Re: PESO - Cattail

[Bruce Dayton]

Thanks for the unsolicited thoughts.

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Monday, January 29, 2007, 6:42:13 AM, you wrote:

Eac> In a message dated 1/24/2007 4:08:44 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time,
Eac> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Eac> Taken on  walk.

Eac> Pentax K10D, Tokina AT-X 400/5.6, handheld
Eac> ISO 200, 1/3000 sec @  f/8

Eac> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_4279bw.htm

Eac> Comments  welcome

Eac> -- 
Eac> Bruce

Eac> ===
Eac> I don't think the B&W adds  much, actually.

Eac> Trying to sneak one past the complainers that you do  similar things too
Eac> often, huh? :-) My advice? Never give up what you are good  at, even when 
you
Eac> branch out and experiment. Experimenting is more prone to  failure, 
although
Eac> definitely a good idea. So go back and touch base with what you know you 
can do,
Eac> after experimenting. To reassure yourself, if nothing else. But also just 
to
Eac> keep producing good stuff. The world can use good stuff. And  switching 
back
Eac> and forth may give you insights into experimenting -- carrying  some of 
the same
Eac> skills over into approaching new things. Also, just because you  are good 
at
Eac> what you do, and you *have* done more than one type of thing. One  should
Eac> never give up what one is good at. IMHO.

Eac> Just my .02. Totally  unsolicited.

Eac> Marnie aka Doe :-)  





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Re: I gotta brag

[Bruce Dayton]

A hearty congratulations, Bill!

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Monday, January 29, 2007, 6:49:34 AM, you wrote:

WR> We had the annual obedience trial at the old dog club this weekend.
WR> My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title in three trials, and qualified in all
WR> four trials.
WR> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html

WR> Pentax content:
WR> K10D 40/2.8 LTD.

WR> William Robb 





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RE: I gotta brag

[Bill Owens]

All of the Rotties I've ever met were just big babies.  As Cesar Millan
says, "the difference between a good dog and a bad dog is the owner".

Bill

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On 1/29/07, William Robb  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We had the annual obedience trial  at the old dog club this weekend.
> My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title  in three trials, and qualified in 
all
> four trials.
>  http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html
>
> Pentax  content:
> K10D 40/2.8 LTD.
>
> William  Robb


Congrats! They still look sort of mean to me, as a  breed, I mean.

But then I am a dog wimp.

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Re: GESO - walking about with the DA50-200

[pnstenquist]

Some nice pics there. The DA 50-200 is one of my most used lenses. I've even 
used it for paying jobs. It's  build quality is just average, but it delivers 
very nice images.
Paul
 -- Original message --
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Just for fun, a few snaps testing the DA50-200 on the K10D between  
> cloudbursts yesterday:
> 
>http://www.gdgphoto.com/walkinabout/
> 
> A few of those are about 30% crops from the full frame straight out  
> of the K10D. Exposure with this lens is very nearly right on the  
> money most of the time, it focuses in pretty close too. A few of the  
> shots I made included using it with the Pentax Rear Converter 2x-S as  
> well, which did well enough but for anything that long I really need  
> a tripod to be happy.
> 
> A very nice lens at the price I paid .. with the current rebate offer  
> I got it for just barely over $175.
> 
> enjoy
> Godfrey
> 
> PS: I'm going to sell the F100-300/4.5-5.6 and the Pentax-A Rear  
> Converter 2x-S. Maybe even the FA135/2.8 IF once I do a little more  
> testing and comparison against the DA50-200. I hardly ever use them;  
> if the DA50-200's performance holds up reasonably well against the  
> FA135, it will be just fine as my long lens option. 
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SV: Fixing inaccurate AF of my *ist D

[Jens Bladt]

Thanks,Thibault Massart aka Thibouille.
I'll take a look.
Regards

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Emne: Re: Fixing inaccurate AF of my *ist D


On dpreview forum, there are a couple threads on the subject if you're
confident enough.
If you remove a couple screws you can tweak the AF.

Dunno where those screws are.

2007/1/28, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hello guys
> Photographing yesterday  - in the first snow this winter - I discovered
that
> my *ist D did not focus accurately anymore.
> I have tried to put all the different lenses I used on my MZ-S. This
seemed
> to focus normally - that is very accurately.
>
> Have anyone had this experience with the D?
> Can it be fixed at a reasonable cost?
>
> With a little luck, I will get receive my K10D in the middle of the week,
so
> I won't miss to many AF-shots.
> Knowing how to handle it's limitations (speed), I am quite happy with the
D.
> So, I am planning to keep it as a back up body.
>
> Regards
> Jens
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Re: PESO - snow geese and moon

[Christian]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 1/29/2007 7:46:02 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]  writes:
> http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/albums/userpics/10001/snow_moon_IMG_60
> 67.jpg
> http://tinyurl.com/yo5nut
> 
> What  do you think?
> 
> =
> Oh, I really like that. That's great. If  someone says the left most bird is 
> too close to the edge, you could always clone  on a strip of sky on that 
> side. 
> 
> Fantastic composition,  Christian.
> 
> Marnie aka Doe :-)  
> 
> 

Thanks, Marnie.  Several people have mentioned wanting more room.  I 
cropped a little on the left and bottom to remove some partial birds. 
In hindsight I guess I could just clone them out easily enough which 
would open the composition a bit more.

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Re: Fixing inaccurate AF of my *ist D

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "Jens Bladt"
Subject: RE: Fixing inaccurate AF of my *ist D


> Thanks for answering, William.
> No, I never took out the screen.
> I dont' tamper much too much with this advanced device :-)
> I think the camera got a small bump a few days ago - nothing that made any
> marks, but enough for me to notice.
> Perhaps the screen did move.
> I dont understand you last question.
> I can see in the view finder, that focus is off when I get the red light
> confirmation.
> Is what you are asking is if the screen says unsharp and the files are
> sharp?
> No - the files are unsharp too.

I saw a website a while back that dealt with adjusting the AF sensor 
position in the istD, but I didn't bookmark it.
I recall the adjustment itself was pretty simple, take off the bottom cover 
and there are 3 screws for position adjust.
Anyway, I don't expect Pentax would charge overmuch to adjust it, and 
honestly, with the number of shots you have on that camera, a CLA might not 
be a bad idea.

William Robb 


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Re: PESO - snow geese and moon

[Christian]

Jack Davis wrote:
> Very nice!. Beautiful V. 
> Appears possible that the final composition was achieved through
> cropping. I do it all the time, for that matter, but if you have a
> scosh more room, it may benefit from being slightly opened up.
> Moon focus is great! Geese, understandably, slightly soft which doesn't
> really detract that much.

Thanks, Jack.  I did crop slightly to remove a half bird from the left 
and another half bird from the bottom.  A co-worker said more room would 
be nice too.  I held still on the moon and the birds flew past too fast 
for the 1/160 shutter speed.  I think the plan was right, but my 
execution was lacking...  If I had tracked the birds, the moon would be OOF.

>>
> http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/albums/userpics/10001/snow_moon_IMG_6067.jpg
>> http://tinyurl.com/yo5nut

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Re: Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 sale and shipping date announcement

[Mark Roberts]

Perry Pellechia wrote:

>Those like me who qualify for academic pricing will be happy to know
>(from the FAQ):
>
>Does Photoshop Lightroom have educational pricing?
>Yes. Adobe is proud to support the efforts of teachers and
>students, who may purchase Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 for $99. Other
>licensing programs will also be in effect—please see
>www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/openoptions for more details.
>
>Whoopee!

Well it doesn't quite make up for academic salaries, but I'll second 
that "whoopee" anyway. ;-)
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Re: PESO - The End Revisited - Art Show

[Christian]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> 
> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/KIDDO/index.htm
> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/mohavesky.htm
> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/postcard.htm
> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/magic.htm
> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/joy.htm

Those are some really neat shots, Marnie.  The End is cool, but I don't 
like the red car :-)


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Re: PESO - snow geese and moon

[Bruce Dayton]

I like this one.  It is somewhat unusual getting the moon in there
like that without some photoshop trickery.  You also managed to keep
them in frame.  Not a shore bird, but nice anyway.

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Monday, January 29, 2007, 7:42:40 AM, you wrote:

C> I was visiting my parents this weekend in Fenwick Island, Delaware,
C> about 5 miles from the Atlantic beaches and some really nice wetlands.
C> Unfortunately, my visit was to help my dad pump about 200 gallons of
C> water out of their crawl space...  with a Sears 6 gallon wet-vac.  It
C> pretty much took the whole day of crawling on my belly under their house
C> when I really wanted to be crawling in the sand shooting shore birds.

C> When I finished I looked up to see thousands of snow geese flying 
C> overhead.  Grabbed the ol' camera, 300mm lens and 1.4x TC and started
C> shooting.  The light was fading so most of the images are crap but I
C> thought I'd post this one for compositional reasons.

C> 
http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/albums/userpics/10001/snow_moon_IMG_6067.jpg
C> http://tinyurl.com/yo5nut

C> What do you think?

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Re: Hello, Enablement & GESO

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "Boris Liberman"
Subject: Re: Hello, Enablement & GESO


K10D is dust protected... I hope humidity is not gonna kill it easily.
My *istD lasted two years without any signs of deterioration that I
could notice.

If it sets your mind at ease, I habitually take my K10 from -20 outside to 
+20 inside temperatures withput bagging it first.
So far, so good.

William Robb 


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Re: PESO - snow geese and moon

[Jack Davis]

Christian,
I understand the focus/movement difficulties you mentioned. Simply a
way of telling you I notices, but I consider them no problem.
May I suggest you remove the part birds in Photoshop rather than by
cropping?

Jack
--- Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Jack Davis wrote:
> > Very nice!. Beautiful V. 
> > Appears possible that the final composition was achieved through
> > cropping. I do it all the time, for that matter, but if you have a
> > scosh more room, it may benefit from being slightly opened up.
> > Moon focus is great! Geese, understandably, slightly soft which
> doesn't
> > really detract that much.
> 
> Thanks, Jack.  I did crop slightly to remove a half bird from the
> left 
> and another half bird from the bottom.  A co-worker said more room
> would 
> be nice too.  I held still on the moon and the birds flew past too
> fast 
> for the 1/160 shutter speed.  I think the plan was right, but my 
> execution was lacking...  If I had tracked the birds, the moon would
> be OOF.
> 
> >>
> >
>
http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/albums/userpics/10001/snow_moon_IMG_6067.jpg
> >> http://tinyurl.com/yo5nut
> 
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Re: I gotta brag

[Mark Roberts]

William Robb wrote:

>We had the annual obedience trial at the old dog club this weekend.
>My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title in three trials, and qualified 
in all 
>four trials.
>http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html

Very cool. I was thinking about you and Jester this weekend in 
Rochester when a friend brought both his rotties to a party I was at. 
His dogs are pretty big and intimidating but very sociable.


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Pentax Life Article

[Walter Hamler]

http://pentaxlife.com/

Anyone try the sharpening technique of Benjamin Kanarek on the Pentax Life 
website?
I tried it on a few shots and just the two stage unsharp mask technique 
looked pretty good. The additional layers merge was hit or miss depending on 
the subject.

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Re: GESO - walking about with the DA50-200

[John Whittingham]

> PS: I'm going to sell the F100-300/4.5-5.6 and the Pentax-A Rear  
> Converter 2x-S. Maybe even the FA135/2.8 IF once I do a little more  
> testing and comparison against the DA50-200. I hardly ever use them; 
> if the DA50-200's performance holds up reasonably well against the  
> FA135, it will be just fine as my long lens option.

If it holds up against the FA135/2.8 I'll put my name down for one, let us 
know you conclusions please Godfrey.


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Re: Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 sale and shipping date announcement

[Perry Pellechia]

On 1/29/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Perry Pellechia wrote:
>
> >Those like me who qualify for academic pricing will be happy to know
> >(from the FAQ):
> >
> >Does Photoshop Lightroom have educational pricing?
> >Yes. Adobe is proud to support the efforts of teachers and
> >students, who may purchase Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 for $99. Other
> >licensing programs will also be in effect—please see
> >www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/openoptions for more details.
> >
> >Whoopee!
>
> Well it doesn't quite make up for academic salaries, but I'll second
> that "whoopee" anyway. ;-)

LOL.  Counting grad school I have been working at a university for 21
out of the last 22 years.  My one year in industry was enough to know
that I was better suited for academic life.  I took a 20% pay cut to
get back and I probably earn less that 50% what I would make in
industry with a similar position.  At least I do not have to wear a
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Re: PESO - Cattail

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Pentax K10D, Tokina AT-X 400/5.6, handheld
> ISO 200, 1/3000 sec @  f/8
>
> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_4279bw.htm

It's an interesting rendering, Bruce. Not sure yet whether I'm  
reacting to the novelty or whether I like it or not, but it made me  
look twice.

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Re: I gotta brag

[Brendan MacRae]

That's a good boy!

-Brendan
--- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> We had the annual obedience trial at the old dog
> club this weekend.
> My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title in three
> trials, and qualified in all 
> four trials.
>
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html
> 
> Pentax content:
> K10D 40/2.8 LTD.
> 
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Re: PESO - The End Revisited - Art Show

[Brendan MacRae]

I like the Yosemite pic. It looks like a hand tinted
scenic I've seen before.

Nice.

-Brendan
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I mentioned a while back that I entered a local  art
> show at the beginning of 
> Dec. and sold a photograph. My first ever.  :-)
> 
> The show was mainly pottery, jewelry, and painting,
> and about only  four 
> photographers. One guy used medium format and did
> landscapes --  breathtakingly 
> beautiful. Well, he was in his twenties and willing
> to lug that  large thing 
> around, thus I barely envied him. (Barely ;-))
> 
> So I was glad  to sell one. And it was my biggest
> and highest priced one too. 
> Also my most  "artified," the only photographic I
> put in the show. I was 
> wondering how that  would go over, and evidentially
> at least one person really 
> liked the  idea.
> 
> I also mentioned it was The End that I showed on
> list, oh, about  6-8 months 
> ago.
> 
> Several liked it back then as a straight photo
> (well, not  totally straight, 
> I had B&W converted it and left some areas color).
> But I  also got a fair 
> amount of technical criticism on it, not sharp
> enough. So I went  back to reshoot 
> it and found they had changed the sign, which really
> nixed  reshooting it.
> 
> So I artified it more to cover up any lack of
> sharpness  and because I had a 
> mental image of the way I would like it to be.
> Actually this  is still not the 
> way I'd like it to be -- I'd like it even more B&W
> as in  almost a combo of 
> high and low key, etc. But it comes closer than the
> original  did. Someday I 
> will rework it again.
> 
> Tim, or someone, said they'd like to  see what sold.
> So here it  is:
> 
>
http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/theend2.htm
> 
> It was  shot when my mother was ill. I also included
> in the show my Mom grief 
> series,  the Mohave Joshua Tree, the Yosemite
> B&W/color combo shot, and a few 
> others  I've shown previously on  list.
> 
> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/KIDDO/index.htm
>
http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/mohavesky.htm
>
http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/postcard.htm
>
http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/magic.htm
> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/joy.htm
> 
> 
> Comments  are not really necessary unless you want.
> Because, other than 
> newbies, most of  you have seen them before. 
> 
> But no yucking, please. I know a lot of you  like
> you photography straight up 
> -- no water, no ice, no mixing.
> 
> Marnie  aka Doe :-)  
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Re: PESO - snow geese and moon

[Christian]

Jack Davis wrote:
> Christian,
> I understand the focus/movement difficulties you mentioned. Simply a
> way of telling you I notices, but I consider them no problem.
> May I suggest you remove the part birds in Photoshop rather than by
> cropping?

:-)  I consider it a problem!  Yeah, I'm gonna go back to the original 
and clone the partial birds out when I get home tonight.  I'll repost it 
tomorrow.

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Re: PESO - snow geese and moon

[Christian]

Bruce Dayton wrote:
> I like this one.  It is somewhat unusual getting the moon in there
> like that without some photoshop trickery.  You also managed to keep
> them in frame.  Not a shore bird, but nice anyway.
> 

Thanks, Bruce.  There were what seemed like 20 thousand of those guys 
flying overhead.  I saw a bunch that were going to cross in front of the 
moon and just sorta held focus on the moon and released the shutter when 
they were framed right.

Earlier in the day, whilst running an errand I passed by the bay where 
the snow geese were congregating.  Too bad I couldn't have spent some 
time shooting them bobbing in the water or landing/taking off etc.  It's 
an annual event but the afternoon light Saturday was spectacular.

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Re: GESO - walking about with the DA50-200

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

thanks Paul.

I'd heard so many reports of the "average" build quality that I was a  
little surprised when I received it ... This example is a nicely  
finished, smooth operating lens. It's not a metal body Limited for  
sure, but it feels good and works very nicely.

The performance seems very good to excellent. These were all taken  
hand held, just to try it out a bit, but normally I shoot with a  
tripod support for exposures at or near 200mm, I expect it will  
perform even better that way. Image stabilization only helps so much.  
I will do some more rigorous testing against the FA135.

Godfrey

On Jan 29, 2007, at 8:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Some nice pics there. The DA 50-200 is one of my most used lenses.  
> I've even used it for paying jobs. It's  build quality is just  
> average, but it delivers very nice images.
>>
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Re: I gotta brag

[Doug Brewer]

William Robb wrote:
> We had the annual obedience trial at the old dog club this weekend.
> My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title in three trials, and qualified in all 
> four trials.
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html
> 
> Pentax content:
> K10D 40/2.8 LTD.
> 
> William Robb 

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Re: I gotta brag

[Scott Loveless]

On 1/29/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We had the annual obedience trial at the old dog club this weekend.
> My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title in three trials, and qualified in all
> four trials.
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html
>
Congrats, Bill.  That is one good looking doggie.  I'm guessing you
didn't qualify in any of the obedience trials, did you?

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Re: Interest in developing a software around photograhy?

[John Francis]

On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 10:31:11AM +0100, Thibouille wrote:
> Mmm I might program just that but it will not come before a time and
> would be specific to Pentax (at first, at least).
> 
> BTW anybody knows where to find EXIF specifications ?

Well, the two most obvious things to do would be:

 1)  Try browsing to www.exif.org

or

 2) Type "EXIF specifications" into a Google search.


Either of these would have produced for you the answer you want;
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Re: I gotta brag

[Joseph Tainter]

We had the annual obedience trial at the old dog club this weekend.
My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title in three trials, and qualified in 
all four trials.

-

That's great, Bill. Congratulations.

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Re: PESO - Cattail

[Bruce Dayton]

Well, if it made you look twice, I guess it is good for something
.

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Monday, January 29, 2007, 9:13:55 AM, you wrote:


GD> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>> Pentax K10D, Tokina AT-X 400/5.6, handheld
>> ISO 200, 1/3000 sec @  f/8
>>
>> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_4279bw.htm

GD> It's an interesting rendering, Bruce. Not sure yet whether I'm  
GD> reacting to the novelty or whether I like it or not, but it made me
GD> look twice.

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Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

[Christian]

Tim Øsleby wrote:
> Perhaps I'd better add a few words about why I ask this question. 
> I've read a review that almost quotes the Canon marketing department on this
> issue. I'm ok with that, but when the author serves this as the truth I
> react. So now I have a debate going in a Norwegian forum about this issue.
> BTW. I didn't start it, some other guy questioned the quoting first. 


Pentax's sensor-based SR is better.  Nikon and Canon are evil and 
covering up for their inability to produce the in-camera based system by 
putting it down and telling the public that the lens based system is 
better.  Does that help validate your choice of camera brand?

My point is: why do you care what some crappy reviewer has to say?  It 
seems to me that users of any camera brand have this massive inferiority 
complex and need their purchases validated.  My digi-rebel using friend 
constantly "proves" to me that the noise on his camera is less than 
mine.  He is proving to me all the time that the 17-40 L lens is 
"better" than the 16-35 L because he owns the 17-40.  He also loves to 
prove that his APS-sensored rebel is "better" than a full-frame 5D, etc, 
etc.

Personally, I use what I got and just try to make pictures.

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RE: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

[Tim Øsleby]

I have absolutely no problem choosing camera brand Christian. I'm a Fuji man
and will be forever. 

Seriously. My decision is made. I'll just have to wait a couple of weeks
until my account is refilled, and off course until Pentax is able to refill
the Norwegian market. I might by from France, I've found a good price there.
That I haven't decided yet. 

I'm not trying to prove that Pentax is best. I'm just provoked because
reviewers seem to simply echo the Canon marketing department without
thinking. Why am I provoked? Because reviewers are influential, reviewers
and the camera pushers in the shops are those who decides what average Joe
buys. I want my brand to survive. Perhaps I'm a fanboy? 


Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
 

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Subject: Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

Tim Øsleby wrote:
> Perhaps I'd better add a few words about why I ask this question. 
> I've read a review that almost quotes the Canon marketing department on
this
> issue. I'm ok with that, but when the author serves this as the truth I
> react. So now I have a debate going in a Norwegian forum about this issue.
> BTW. I didn't start it, some other guy questioned the quoting first. 


Pentax's sensor-based SR is better.  Nikon and Canon are evil and 
covering up for their inability to produce the in-camera based system by 
putting it down and telling the public that the lens based system is 
better.  Does that help validate your choice of camera brand?

My point is: why do you care what some crappy reviewer has to say?  It 
seems to me that users of any camera brand have this massive inferiority 
complex and need their purchases validated.  My digi-rebel using friend 
constantly "proves" to me that the noise on his camera is less than 
mine.  He is proving to me all the time that the 17-40 L lens is 
"better" than the 16-35 L because he owns the 17-40.  He also loves to 
prove that his APS-sensored rebel is "better" than a full-frame 5D, etc, 
etc.

Personally, I use what I got and just try to make pictures.

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Re: I gotta brag

[Mike Hamilton]

On 1/29/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 1/29/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > We had the annual obedience trial at the old dog club this weekend.
> > My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title in three trials, and qualified in all
> > four trials.
> > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html
> >
> Congrats, Bill.  That is one good looking doggie.  I'm guessing you
> didn't qualify in any of the obedience trials, did you?

Bill seems a bit too headstrong to qualify...

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Re: PESO - The End Revisited - Art Show

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 1/29/2007 8:55:25 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/theend2.htm

> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/KIDDO/index.htm
> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/mohavesky.htm
> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/postcard.htm
> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/magic.htm
> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/joy.htm

Those are some really neat shots, Marnie.  The End is cool, but I don't 
like the red car :-)


Hehehehe. That's okay, each to their own. Thanks for the comments.

Marnie aka Doe :-)

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