GESO: San Franshadows

2008-06-04 Thread Tim Bray
Shadows on buildings look better in San Francisco for some reason:

http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/06/04/San-Fran-Shadows

 -T

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Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-04 Thread willdo-1
William Robb wrote:
> - Original Message - 
> From: "David Savage"
> Subject: Re: Werid artifacts
>
>
>   
>> At 11:28 AM 5/06/2008, William Robb wrote:
>> 
>>> Please see:
>>> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/weirdness.html
>>>
>>> Shot with the k20 and 70mm LTD.
>>> ISO 100, f/7.1 at 1/400th.
>>>
>>> The sun was well out of the picture.
>>>
>>> Or is it just me
>>>   
>> There is something there, but it's hard to tell on this work monitor.
>>
>> Looks a lot like .jpg compression. Are the circular whatevers visible
>> on the original, or just the web version?
>>
>> 
>
> They are visible in Camera RAW with the default conversion settings 
> (everything neutral), more 
> so on one monitor than the other.
>
> William Robb 
>
>
>   
I see a jet trail (from a 3 engined plane) on a lead-grey-blue sky which 
is light in the Lower LH corner and dark in the Upper RH corner. What 
else is there to see?

D

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Re: Katz-Eye Screen

2008-06-04 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 20:57:23 -0600, William Robb wrote:

>My Katz Eye arrived today.
>I dropped it on the floor while installing it and damaged it slightly.
>Damn.

Oogh, too bad ...

I know that on changing focussing screen over the years, 9 out of
ten times the screen would jump out of the frame it is supposed to
lay on, when lowering that from the prism.

The first time that happened to me I got some damage too.


>It's still a nice screen, but I do wish I wasn't so clumsy sometimes.
>
>My initial impression is that my K20 does AF more accurately than I can now 
>focus by eye.
>Damn.

I found it to be about equal with the DA lenses (like the 16-50).

However, focussing with a manual lens (A* 200 :-) 
is SOO much better now!

>I do wish I wasn't getting so old sometimes.

Me too, I keep loosing my reading glasses :-)

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Re: Perth

2008-06-04 Thread Ken Waller
> Just a pleasant scene in the park. I think the lighting makes this one
> look a little more special.

Yes it is.

Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f

- Original Message - 
From: "wendy beard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PSEO: Perth


> Perth, Ontario that is.
> Just a pleasant scene in the park. I think the lighting makes this one
> look a little more special.
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/98005050
> 
> And a gee-gee shot for Dave :-)
> http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/98096209
> 
> Wendy


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Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-04 Thread Ken Waller
I've seen these on images that were underexposed & contained very bright 
objects.

Kenneth Waller
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- Original Message - 
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Werid artifacts


>
> - Original Message - 
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Subject: Re: Werid artifacts
>
>
>> Cool. A compelling image.
>
> Thanks Paul. I take it the semi circular artifacts aren't showing on your 
> screen?
>
> William Robb
>
>>
>>> Please see:
>>> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/weirdness.html
>>>
>>> Shot with the k20 and 70mm LTD.
>>> ISO 100, f/7.1 at 1/400th.
>>>
>>> The sun was well out of the picture.
>>>
>>> Or is it just me
>>>
>>> William Robb
>
>
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Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-04 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 09:28:26PM -0600, William Robb wrote:
> Please see:
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/weirdness.html
> 
> Shot with the k20 and 70mm LTD. 
> ISO 100, f/7.1 at 1/400th.
> 
> The sun was well out of the picture.
> 
> Or is it just me
> 
> William Robb

Welcome to the wonderful world of digital image quantisation.
If you look at the pixels with something that shows you the RGB
values you'll see that the perceived circular arcs are places
where one of the components (most often the red channel) changes.

Unfortunately the human eye is exceptionally good at spotting
subtle changes like this, correlating them, and presenting them
to your visual cortex with the edges contrast-enhanced.

These kinds of artifacts are far more common in digital image
synthesis - it's rare for a captured real-world image to have
large, smoothly varying areas of approximately the same colour.
You've tripped over one of the uncommon natural occurrences.


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PSEO: Perth

2008-06-04 Thread wendy beard
Perth, Ontario that is.
Just a pleasant scene in the park. I think the lighting makes this one
look a little more special.

http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/98005050

And a gee-gee shot for Dave :-)
http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/98096209

Wendy

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Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-04 Thread Boris Liberman
Diagonal round banding of sorts...

Weird indeed. But why to be bothered? Wasn't life smooth and free of 
artifacts 10 years ago? 20 may be?

;-)

Boris

William Robb wrote:
> Please see:
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/weirdness.html
> 
> Shot with the k20 and 70mm LTD. 
> ISO 100, f/7.1 at 1/400th.
> 
> The sun was well out of the picture.
> 
> Or is it just me
> 
> William Robb
> 


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Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-04 Thread William Robb

- Original Message - 
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Subject: Re: Werid artifacts


> Cool. A compelling image.

Thanks Paul. I take it the semi circular artifacts aren't showing on your 
screen?

William Robb

>
>> Please see:
>> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/weirdness.html
>> 
>> Shot with the k20 and 70mm LTD. 
>> ISO 100, f/7.1 at 1/400th.
>> 
>> The sun was well out of the picture.
>> 
>> Or is it just me
>> 
>> William Robb



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Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-04 Thread William Robb

- Original Message - 
From: "David Savage"
Subject: Re: Werid artifacts


> At 11:28 AM 5/06/2008, William Robb wrote:
>>Please see:
>>http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/weirdness.html
>>
>>Shot with the k20 and 70mm LTD.
>>ISO 100, f/7.1 at 1/400th.
>>
>>The sun was well out of the picture.
>>
>>Or is it just me
>
>
> There is something there, but it's hard to tell on this work monitor.
>
> Looks a lot like .jpg compression. Are the circular whatevers visible
> on the original, or just the web version?
>

They are visible in Camera RAW with the default conversion settings (everything 
neutral), more 
so on one monitor than the other.

William Robb 


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Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-04 Thread Ken Waller
> The sun was well out of the picture.

Yeah but the object wasn't out of the sun.

Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f

- Original Message - 
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Werid artifacts


> Please see:
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/weirdness.html
> 
> Shot with the k20 and 70mm LTD. 
> ISO 100, f/7.1 at 1/400th.
> 
> The sun was well out of the picture.
> 
> Or is it just me
> 
> William Robb


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Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-04 Thread David Savage
At 11:28 AM 5/06/2008, William Robb wrote:
>Please see:
>http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/weirdness.html
>
>Shot with the k20 and 70mm LTD.
>ISO 100, f/7.1 at 1/400th.
>
>The sun was well out of the picture.
>
>Or is it just me


There is something there, but it's hard to tell on this work monitor.

Looks a lot like .jpg compression. Are the circular whatevers visible 
on the original, or just the web version?

Cheers,

Dave 


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Re: OT: Stenquist

2008-06-04 Thread Ken Waller
> Save yourself the stress & go out & take some photos :-)

Yeah. Of the Stanley cup.

WAY TO GO WINGS !

Kenneth Waller
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- Original Message - 
From: "David Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: OT: Stenquist


> There will be a result whether you watch it or not.
>
> Save yourself the stress & go out & take some photos :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
>
>
> At 10:03 AM 5/06/2008, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>What the puck. My lips are sealed:-).
>>Paul
>>  -- Original message --
>>From: Cory Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > OK... Not a peep from you about the you-know-what tonight... Or at 
>> > least
>> > for ANOTHER PERIOD of time... OK?
>> >
>> > CW
>> > Is from Michigan


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Re: OT: Stenquist

2008-06-04 Thread Ken Waller
> What the puck. My lips are sealed:-).

I think that was his GOAL

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> What the puck. My lips are sealed:-).
> Paul
> -- Original message --
> From: Cory Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> OK... Not a peep from you about the you-know-what tonight... Or at least
>> for ANOTHER PERIOD of time... OK?
>>
>> CW
>> Is from Michigan


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Re: 33-1/3% Better Trillium

2008-06-04 Thread Ken Waller
Very, very nice but I find the bramch in the URH corner distracting.

Kenneth Waller
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- Original Message - 
From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PESO: 33-1/3% Better Trillium


> Another shot from the Mountain last weekend:
> http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm
> 
> K20D, Sigma 180/3.5 Macro


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Re: Werid artifacts

2008-06-04 Thread pnstenquist
Cool. A compelling image.
Paul
 -- Original message --
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Please see:
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/weirdness.html
> 
> Shot with the k20 and 70mm LTD. 
> ISO 100, f/7.1 at 1/400th.
> 
> The sun was well out of the picture.
> 
> Or is it just me
> 
> William Robb
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Werid artifacts

2008-06-04 Thread William Robb
Please see:
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/weirdness.html

Shot with the k20 and 70mm LTD. 
ISO 100, f/7.1 at 1/400th.

The sun was well out of the picture.

Or is it just me

William Robb

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Re: used lens prices got you down? Got a special event coming up?

2008-06-04 Thread Rebekah
wow, really?


rg2

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> Oh joy...
>
> Cory Waters wrote:
> > http://atlanta.craigslist.org/pho/706393605.html
> >
> > sheesh...
> >
> > CW
> >
> >
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Re: Lord Stanley is Going Home!

2008-06-04 Thread pnstenquist
Chelios is semi-retired. Like me.
Paul
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > W Ho!
> >
> >   
> S SWET!!1!!!
> 
> 
> We saw Dallas Drake play great games for NMW back in Marquette.  It was 
> great to see him hoist the Cup tonight.
> And Maltby
> And Draper
> Holmstrum
> Lidstrom
> etc...
> Still not sure about Chelios though ;)
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Re: Lord Stanley is Going Home!

2008-06-04 Thread Cory Waters
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> W Ho!
>
>   
S SWET!!1!!!


We saw Dallas Drake play great games for NMW back in Marquette.  It was 
great to see him hoist the Cup tonight.
And Maltby
And Draper
Holmstrum
Lidstrom
etc...
Still not sure about Chelios though ;)



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Re: Katz-Eye Screen

2008-06-04 Thread pnstenquist

 -- Original message --
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> I do wish I wasn't getting so old sometimes.
> 
Me too. I used to take pride in my manual focus skills. No more.
Paul

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Re: Lord Stanley is Going Home!

2008-06-04 Thread pnstenquist
No, he's grown weary of the mother country. For the last dozen years Lord 
Stanley has been spending a lot of time north of the river in HockeyTown.
Paul
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> 
> - Original Message - 
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> Subject: Lord Stanley is Going Home!
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> > W Ho!
> 
> England won
> WW
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Katz-Eye Screen

2008-06-04 Thread William Robb
My Katz Eye arrived today.
I dropped it on the floor while installing it and damaged it slightly.
Damn.
It's still a nice screen, but I do wish I wasn't so clumsy sometimes.

My initial impression is that my K20 does AF more accurately than I can now 
focus by eye.
Damn.
I do wish I wasn't getting so old sometimes.

William Robb

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Re: Lord Stanley is Going Home!

2008-06-04 Thread William Robb

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Subject: Lord Stanley is Going Home!


> W Ho!

England won
WW

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Lord Stanley is Going Home!

2008-06-04 Thread pnstenquist
W Ho!

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Re: Thinking Dangerously

2008-06-04 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> From: Cory Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> You can publish any photo taken in a publish place, illegal act 
> or otherwise. 
 This also doesn't address the more real possibility of someone 
 beating the crap out of you for publishing it.
>>> Yeah that scenario frequently flashes before my eyes right before 
>>> I trip the shutter. I usually chicken out:-).
>> I wonder though how likely it is that your average street thug is 
>> ever going to find your photos online...
> I'm more concerned that the average street thug will see me taking 
> the photo and apply a penalty right there in person.

I was considering situations where that risk had already been 
addressed (shooting with a long lens from a direction they're 
not paying attention to -- such as from a 3rd-floor window).

So my concerns are for post-publication fallout if they do see
it on the web.

(And as for the non-lawyerly danger, I'm more worried about a
firebombing than a beating.  I think petty vandalism is more
likely thn either, but I haven't forgotten the family that 
burned to death in another part of the city a few years ago
after drug dealers objected to their attempts to help the 
police make their block a safe place to raise kids.  I'm hoping 
that riders of illegal dirt bikes are not as motivated as drug 
dealers.)

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Re: OT: Stenquist

2008-06-04 Thread David Savage
There will be a result whether you watch it or not.

Save yourself the stress & go out & take some photos :-)

Cheers,

Dave


At 10:03 AM 5/06/2008, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>What the puck. My lips are sealed:-).
>Paul
>  -- Original message --
>From: Cory Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > OK... Not a peep from you about the you-know-what tonight... Or at least
> > for ANOTHER PERIOD of time... OK?
> >
> > CW
> > Is from Michigan


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Re: OT: Panasonic L1

2008-06-04 Thread Mike Hamilton
I found that my local camera store (McBain Camera) is ordering the  
last 23 Panasonic L1 camera/lens kits available in Canada, and is  
selling them for $800.  I'm picking one up when they arrive.  I tried  
one out in-store today, and really liked how it felt in my hands.  The  
lens was a little large for my liking, but I'll get used to it.  Not  
as large as I thought it might be.  I'm also used to the DA Limited  
lenses, which make any other lens seem obese by comparison - even my  
FA 20-35 f/4!

Thanks for the advice, everyone.

Mike

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Re: OT: Stenquist

2008-06-04 Thread pnstenquist
What the puck. My lips are sealed:-). 
Paul
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> for ANOTHER PERIOD of time... OK?
> 
> CW
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OT: Stenquist

2008-06-04 Thread Cory Waters
OK... Not a peep from you about the you-know-what tonight... Or at least 
for ANOTHER PERIOD of time... OK?

CW
Is from Michigan

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Re: Thinking Dangerously

2008-06-04 Thread pnstenquist

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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >  -- Original message --
> > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >   
> >> - Original Message - 
> >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>
> >> Subject: Re: Thinking Dangerously
> >>
> >>
> >> 
> >>> You can publish any photo taken in a publish place, illegal act or 
> otherwise. 
> >>>   
> >> No release 
> >> 
> >>> required. You can't use a photo to promote a service or product without a 
> >>>   
> >> release.
> >> 
> >>> That doesn't mean someone can't try to sue you for publishing a news 
> >>> photo, 
> at 
> >>>   
> >> least here in 
> >> 
> >>> the U.S. But for the most part, anything that happens in public is fair 
> game.
> >>>   
> >> This also doesn't address the more real possibility of someone beating the 
> crap 
> >> out of you for 
> >> publishing it.
> >>
> >> William Robb 
> >> 
> > Yeah that scenario frequently flashes before my eyes right before I trip 
> > the 
> shutter. I usually chicken out:-).
> > Paul
> >   
> >> -- 
> >> 
> I wonder though how likely it is that your average street thug is ever 
> going to find your photos online...
> CW
> 
I'm more concerned that the average street thug will see me taking the photo 
and apply a penalty right there in person.
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Re: PESO: Lumix Orchid

2008-06-04 Thread Walter Hamler
:-)  They enter the world nice and clean but seem to turn to crap
within a few days! It's a shame too, as the blooms usually hang around
for several days to a couple weeks sometimes.
My wife took the camera with her today for lunc with friends. Came
back with several very nice photo's. Well composed, exposed and
focused! I am happy!

Walt

On 6/4/08, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Walt,
> Who sprinkled pepper on your orchid?
> Nice big, sharp picture but don't enable us.
> Regards,  Bob S.
>
> On 6/3/08, Walter Hamler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Shot with a Lumix, not a species!
> > I have been eyeing the new TZ5 Panasonic Lumix and finally got one today.
> > The learning curve is different than the Pentax for sure but it seems
> > pretty capable.
> >
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> >
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Re: Thinking Dangerously

2008-06-04 Thread Cory Waters
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>  -- Original message --
> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>   
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
>> Subject: Re: Thinking Dangerously
>>
>>
>> 
>>> You can publish any photo taken in a publish place, illegal act or 
>>> otherwise. 
>>>   
>> No release 
>> 
>>> required. You can't use a photo to promote a service or product without a 
>>>   
>> release.
>> 
>>> That doesn't mean someone can't try to sue you for publishing a news photo, 
>>> at 
>>>   
>> least here in 
>> 
>>> the U.S. But for the most part, anything that happens in public is fair 
>>> game.
>>>   
>> This also doesn't address the more real possibility of someone beating the 
>> crap 
>> out of you for 
>> publishing it.
>>
>> William Robb 
>> 
> Yeah that scenario frequently flashes before my eyes right before I trip the 
> shutter. I usually chicken out:-).
> Paul
>   
>> -- 
>> 
I wonder though how likely it is that your average street thug is ever 
going to find your photos online...
CW


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Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-04 Thread Adam Maas
The masses? probably not, they'll be set with the 18-55 and 50-200.
But they'll likely not buy Pentax right now since Pentax lacks a
competitive sub-$1K camera. Semi-serious photogs? certainly. It's a
longer-range replacement for the well-liked 16-45/4. Nikon's similar
range 18-70 and 16-85VR are also very popular, as is Canon's 17-85IS.

This will be the main option for Pentax users upgrading from the
18-55. I could also see Pentax using it as the kit with the K20D and
later mid/high range bodies.

-Adam

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Cory Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Wow Bob... I never considered that his reply wasn't serious...  I
> personally love the OT GFM chatter :)
>
> I mostly agree with Savage on this one.  I mean, unless the lens is WAY
> better than the kit lens
> On the other hand, I guess it depends on the price.  Do we think that
> the masses would buy such a thing?
> CW
>
> Bob Sullivan wrote:
>> Jaume,
>> Lighten up and chill out!
>> Grandfather Mountain is a very cheap, high quality, 3 day photo seminar.
>> Cost was $115 this year, with no hotel costs if you camped out.
>> Compare this to other photo seminars you see in magazines.
>> These are the same presenters who run their own 3-5 day seminars at $500 
>> each.
>> It's also a good social activity that helps keep this list out of flame wars.
>> Why don't you sign up for next year and see for yourself.
>> Regards,  Bob S.
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah, please, no more OTs. Let's talk about that camping party in the old 
>>> mountain instead...
>>>
>>> ;-)
>>>
>>>
>
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Re: Thinking Dangerously

2008-06-04 Thread pnstenquist

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From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> - Original Message - 
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Subject: Re: Thinking Dangerously
> 
> 
> > You can publish any photo taken in a publish place, illegal act or 
> > otherwise. 
> No release 
> > required. You can't use a photo to promote a service or product without a 
> release.
> >
> > That doesn't mean someone can't try to sue you for publishing a news photo, 
> > at 
> least here in 
> > the U.S. But for the most part, anything that happens in public is fair 
> > game.
> 
> This also doesn't address the more real possibility of someone beating the 
> crap 
> out of you for 
> publishing it.
> 
> William Robb 
Yeah that scenario frequently flashes before my eyes right before I trip the 
shutter. I usually chicken out:-).
Paul
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Re: SESO: Zinneke Parade Brussels 2008

2008-06-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
That's an interesting presentation.
It sounds like a New Orleans Mardi Gras parade.
Lots of interesting costumes
Regards,  Bob S.

On 6/2/08, Ralf R. Radermacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> SESO...?
>
> Well, that's a slideshow ever so often. :-)
>
> Been to Brussels last saturday to watch the Zinneke Parade, a bi-annual
> event organised by an association to celebrate the cultural diversity of
> the Belgian capital's population. This year's motto was "water".
>
> Unlike the usual carnivals and techno parades we're having all over
> Europe nowadays, the Zinnike Parade has a special rule: no engines, no
> amplifiers.
>
> If you want a float then you'll have to push it and if you want music
> you'll have to sing, beat a drum or use whatever you have at hand as
> long as it doesn't involve elctronics. No 120 dBA mega-disco on wheels,
> here.
>
> My little show involves a few recent aquisitions: a Pentax DA 50-200 mm
> lens which was used for all pictures, a Zoom H2 WAV recorder, OKM
> ear-plug microphones, and SlideShowPro - a Lightroom plug-in used to
> create the whole slideshow.
>
> Now, does everything work with all browsers and systems? Feedback
> please. I'm also very interested in your opinions. No fishing for
> compliments here, so please be critical.
>
> http://www.fotoralf.de/zinneke/front.html
>
> Hope you'll enjoy watching as much as we did when we attended the
> parade.
>
> Un grand merci aux Bruxellois! It's been a wonderful day.
>
> Ralf
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Re: Thinking Dangerously

2008-06-04 Thread William Robb

- Original Message - 
From: "D. Glenn Arthur Jr."
Subject: Re: Thinking Dangerously


> William Robb  cautioned:
>> > You can publish any photo taken in a publish place, [...]
>> This also doesn't address the more real possibility of someone
>> beating the crap out of you for publishing it.
>
> Which was the other half of the reason I picked the subject header I did.
>
> -- Glenn
>
> PS:  I'm certainly not w/o fear of fists, but lawyers scare me even more.
> PPS:  Despite having two attorneys as bandmates.

Well, you can be sued for pretty much anything, and I suppose you can also have 
your head staved 
in for the same reasons.
Either way, you get beaten up.

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Re: PESO: Lumix Orchid

2008-06-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Walt,
Who sprinkled pepper on your orchid?
Nice big, sharp picture but don't enable us.
Regards,  Bob S.

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> Shot with a Lumix, not a species!
> I have been eyeing the new TZ5 Panasonic Lumix and finally got one today.
> The learning curve is different than the Pentax for sure but it seems
> pretty capable.
>
> http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4592986_mrB5J#306845274_4Hz6h-XL-LB
>
> Walt
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Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jun 4, 2008, at 4:40 PM, Cory Waters wrote:
> I mostly agree with Savage on this one.  I mean, unless the lens is  
> WAY
> better than the kit lens
> On the other hand, I guess it depends on the price.  Do we think that
> the masses would buy such a thing?


I suspect that, if given the choice, many would choose a 17-70/4  
instead of an 18-55/3.5-5.6 as a higher grade standard lens option  
for K200D, K20D and K10D bodies.

I certainly would. Although I'd prefer an f/2.8, such a lens would  
become too bulky and too expensive, like the DA*16-50/2.8 is, as a  
kit lens option.

Godfrey

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Re: PESO: Columbine

2008-06-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick,
Nice depth of field gets the whole flower.
Great to have the bud in the background left.
A handsome picture.
Regards,  Bob S.

On 6/2/08, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is growing exuberantly in our back yard.
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7355858&size=lg
>
> K10D, DA 15-45, f/8 @ 1/60, ISO 400, RAW via LR
>
> Rick
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Re: PESO - Zoom-zoom!

2008-06-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Great Frank!
That serious facial expression balanced with shorts, clogs, and a bike
helmet make the scooter driver a classic in B&W.
Regards,  Bob S.

On 6/2/08, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> LOL. "Zoom zoom" was the official motto of Mazda promos some years
> ago, notably of Mazda 6. This I think adds to the hilariousness of
> this photo.
>
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 3:49 PM, frank theriault
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > http://tinyurl.com/68ne98
> >
> > http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SEPjxuhUGYI/CME/0WZb5bQUnAY/s1600-h/may_30_08+004.jpg
> >
> > This guy takes his scooting very seriously!!  :-)
> >
> > Comments welcome.
> >
> > cheers,
> > frank
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Re: Thinking Dangerously

2008-06-04 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cautioned:
> > You can publish any photo taken in a publish place, [...]
> This also doesn't address the more real possibility of someone 
> beating the crap out of you for publishing it.

Which was the other half of the reason I picked the subject header I did.

-- Glenn

PS:  I'm certainly not w/o fear of fists, but lawyers scare me even more.
PPS:  Despite having two attorneys as bandmates.

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Re: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon!

2008-06-04 Thread William Robb

- Original Message - 
From: "Bob W" 
Subject: RE: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon!


>> 
>> I really want to master the basics.. and then take pictures 
>> as great as 
>> Bill!
>> 
> 
> that shouldn't take very long.

Thanks Bob. 
Compliments from you are few and far between.

bill

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Re: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon!

2008-06-04 Thread William Robb

- Original Message - 
From: "Jo Lueck" 
Subject: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon!


> 
> I really want to master the basics.. and then take pictures as great as 
> Bill!

MARK

HAR!!

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Re: Thinking Dangerously

2008-06-04 Thread William Robb

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Subject: Re: Thinking Dangerously


> You can publish any photo taken in a publish place, illegal act or otherwise. 
> No release 
> required. You can't use a photo to promote a service or product without a 
> release.
>
> That doesn't mean someone can't try to sue you for publishing a news photo, 
> at least here in 
> the U.S. But for the most part, anything that happens in public is fair game.

This also doesn't address the more real possibility of someone beating the crap 
out of you for 
publishing it.

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Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-04 Thread Cory Waters
Wow Bob... I never considered that his reply wasn't serious...  I 
personally love the OT GFM chatter :)

I mostly agree with Savage on this one.  I mean, unless the lens is WAY 
better than the kit lens
On the other hand, I guess it depends on the price.  Do we think that 
the masses would buy such a thing?
CW

Bob Sullivan wrote:
> Jaume,
> Lighten up and chill out!
> Grandfather Mountain is a very cheap, high quality, 3 day photo seminar.
> Cost was $115 this year, with no hotel costs if you camped out.
> Compare this to other photo seminars you see in magazines.
> These are the same presenters who run their own 3-5 day seminars at $500 each.
> It's also a good social activity that helps keep this list out of flame wars.
> Why don't you sign up for next year and see for yourself.
> Regards,  Bob S.
>
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>   
>> Yeah, please, no more OTs. Let's talk about that camping party in the old 
>> mountain instead...
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>> 


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Re: PESO: 33-1/3% Better Trillium

2008-06-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Stenquist wrote:
> On Jun 4, 2008, at 11:44 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> 
>> Another shot from the Mountain last weekend:
>> http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm
>>
>> K20D, Sigma 180/3.5 Macro
>>
 > Excellent. Beautiful photo.

Thanks, Paul. I would have snapped it just for documentary purposes - 
one doesn't often see these -  but I thought the spider web strands 
added an element that made it worth sharing.

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Re: PESO: 33-1/3% Better Trillium

2008-06-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent. Beautiful photo.
Paul
On Jun 4, 2008, at 11:44 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:

> Another shot from the Mountain last weekend:
> http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm
>
> K20D, Sigma 180/3.5 Macro
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Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-04 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't know, Pentax supposedly pioneered the technique.  We can only 
hope they got it right eventually...

AlunFoto wrote:
> 2008/6/4 P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>   
>> The composite elements were a spherical glass component with an optical
>> plastic having an "identical" diffraction index, molded to the glass
>> component to form the aspheric element.  The optical plastic was  the
>> glue...
>> 
>
> Thanks, I didn't know that. Do you think they've used different
> techniques on other AL lenses?
>
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Re: Asahi Hospital - OT?

2008-06-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Scott Loveless wrote:
> P. J. Alling wrote:
>> Washington Mutual Insurance has noting to 
>> do with the Washington Nationals< (baseball team), which has noting to 
>> do with Washington and Lee University,  except for the name...
>>
> Wow.  I never would have figured that out on my own.  You're gonna tell 
> me smoking is bad for me next, right?


Well yeah, smoking is very bad for you. But we don't want *you* to quit: 
It makes for such good photo ops half way up to MacRae Peak.
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Re: PESO: 33-1/3% Better Trillium

2008-06-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Bill Owens wrote:
> 
>> Another shot from the Mountain last weekend:
>> http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm
>>
>> K20D, Sigma 180/3.5 Macro
>>
 > Would that be a quadrilium?

Yes, indeed. That's what they're called.
Still pretty bizarre-looking when seen next to a lot of normal Trillium.


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Re: Pentax software updates

2008-06-04 Thread Derby Chang
Dario Bonazza wrote:
> Not yet satisfied, here are some software updates:
> http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/
>
> Dario
>
>   

Cool. Remote assistant works with Vista now? Must try it

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Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-04 Thread AlunFoto
2008/6/4 Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Probably one has to be better known in order to be successful with irony... 
> ;-)

LOL. I think you're just about getting there, Jaume.

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Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-04 Thread AlunFoto
2008/6/4 P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> The composite elements were a spherical glass component with an optical
> plastic having an "identical" diffraction index, molded to the glass
> component to form the aspheric element.  The optical plastic was  the
> glue...

Thanks, I didn't know that. Do you think they've used different
techniques on other AL lenses?

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Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-04 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Oooops,

It was just a joke. Dave answered with a 'yawn' to an entry about a new Pentax 
glass, and I just wanted to connect with my thread last week about the list 
focus swift. That's all.
(and, at the end, the yawn was more about the range of zoom presented, rather 
than about being an equipment subject).

I am sure that this GFM event is well worth it, as you say some of you are 
crossing the ocean in order to attend.
In my case, well, nature photography is not one of my primary interest and I 
would find hard to justify to me and to my family such a trip. I've been only 
once in the US and it was for 4 months !!
If I mentioned it is because there has been a lot of threads about it recently 
and because it is a good example of a non Pentax related topic, as opposed to 
the lens one. 

Probably one has to be better known in order to be successful with irony... ;-) 

Regards,
Jaume

- Mensaje original 
De: AlunFoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Enviado: miércoles, 4 de junio, 2008 22:25:47
Asunto: Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

What Bob said about the GFM week-end. Some of us have even travelled
across significant portions of salty water to get there.

It's worth it.

Jostein

2008/6/4 Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Jaume,
> Lighten up and chill out!
> Grandfather Mountain is a very cheap, high quality, 3 day photo seminar.
> Cost was $115 this year, with no hotel costs if you camped out.
> Compare this to other photo seminars you see in magazines.
> These are the same presenters who run their own 3-5 day seminars at $500 each.
> It's also a good social activity that helps keep this list out of flame wars.
> Why don't you sign up for next year and see for yourself.
> Regards,  Bob S.
>
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Yeah, please, no more OTs. Let's talk about that camping party in the old 
>> mountain instead...
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>> Jaume
>>
>> - Mensaje original 
>> De: David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
>> Enviado: miércoles, 4 de junio, 2008 16:05:16
>> Asunto: Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM
>>
>> Sorry but:
>>
>> Yawn.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dave :-)
>>
>>
>> 2008/6/4 Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08060301pentax17-70sdm.asp
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Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-04 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 5:21 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> That lens travels at faster than the speed of sound, man!!  How can
>> you not be excited about it?
>>
>> cheers,
>> frank
>>
>>
> Maybe, but only over very, very short distances...

Primes may be faster, but zooms have more endurance.

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Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-04 Thread P. J. Alling
frank theriault wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 10:35 AM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>   
>> :-D
>>
>> What I mean is it's another lens in the 16-XX range. It does nothing
>> to excite me.
>>
>> That & it's almost time for bed :-)
>> 
>
> That lens travels at faster than the speed of sound, man!!  How can
> you not be excited about it?
>
> cheers,
> frank
>
>   
Maybe, but only over very, very short distances...

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RE: PESO: 33-1/3% Better Trillium

2008-06-04 Thread Bill Owens

Would that be a quadrilium?

Bill

> Another shot from the Mountain last weekend:
> http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm
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Re: One shot from GFM

2008-06-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Another shot from the Mountain last weekend:
http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm

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Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-04 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 10:35 AM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> :-D
>
> What I mean is it's another lens in the 16-XX range. It does nothing
> to excite me.
>
> That & it's almost time for bed :-)

That lens travels at faster than the speed of sound, man!!  How can
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Re: PESO: 33-1/3% Better Trillium

2008-06-04 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Another shot from the Mountain last weekend:
> http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm
>
> K20D, Sigma 180/3.5 Macro

Lovely!

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Re: PESO: 33-1/3% Better Trillium

2008-06-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Wouldn't that be Quadrillium?

Mark Roberts wrote:
> Another shot from the Mountain last weekend:
> http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm
>
> K20D, Sigma 180/3.5 Macro
>
>
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Re: PESO: 33-1/3% Better Trillium

2008-06-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi

On Jun 4, 2008, at 8:44 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:

> Another shot from the Mountain last weekend:
> http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm
>
> K20D, Sigma 180/3.5 Macro
>

Nicely framed, Mark!

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PESO: 33-1/3% Better Trillium

2008-06-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Another shot from the Mountain last weekend:
http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm

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Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-04 Thread P. J. Alling
The composite elements were a spherical glass component with an optical 
plastic having an "identical" diffraction index, molded to the glass 
component to form the aspheric element.  The optical plastic was  the 
glue...

AlunFoto wrote:
> I think the achilles heel of the FA 28-70/4 was actually the quality
> of the cement used to glue the elements together, rather than the
> elements themselves. Pentax has done a lot of lenses with AL since
> then, without repeating the mistake.
>
> Jostein
>
> 2008/6/4 P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>   
>> Interesting, the lens contains not one but two composite, aspherical
>> elements, the composite aspherical element was the achillies heel of the
>> smcp FA 28-70mm f4.0 an otherwise exemplary little lens.
>>
>> Dario Bonazza wrote:
>> 
>>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08060301pentax17-70sdm.asp
>>>
>>>
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Re: Thinking Dangerously

2008-06-04 Thread pnstenquist
You can publish any photo taken in a publish place, illegal act or otherwise. 
No release required. You can't use a photo to promote a service or product 
without a release. 

That doesn't mean someone can't try to sue you for publishing a news photo, at 
least here in the U.S. But for the most part, anything that happens in public 
is fair game.
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> Does publishing a photograph of a (plainly recognizeable) illegal act
> committed in a public place count as "news reporting" for the purpose
> of determining whether a model release is required?  (That is, can a
> publisher make such a claim easily with a fair chance of success?)
> 
> As some of y'all will recall, opportunities to photograph such 
> situations are not uncommon in my neighbourhood.
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Re: Asahi Hospital - OT?

2008-06-04 Thread Gonz
It can be a bit *dry*.  So of Japanese beers, I like Sapporo better...

On 6/4/08, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Always seemed a bit harsh to me.
>
>
>  Gonz wrote:
>  > Personally, I like Asahi beer
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > On 6/4/08, Katrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  >
>  >> My denji jisho (electronic dictionary) states that asahi means "the 
> morning [rising] sun"... its
>  >>  written with the kanjis for morning (asa) and sun (hi) ^_-
>  >>
>  >>  a lot of things is named after it, for example the asahi shinbun 
> (shinbun = newspaper)
>  >>
>  >>  ~Katrin
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>  Am 4 Jun 2008 um 13:10 hat frank theriault geschrieben:
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>  > On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 12:58 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> wrote:
>  >>  > > Asahi is the name of a river, a lot of different things are named 
> after
>  >>  > > it, much like say Washington.  Washington Mutual Insurance has 
> noting to
>  >>  > > do with the Washington Nationals< (baseball team), which has noting 
> to
>  >>  > > do with Washington and Lee University,  except for the name...
>  >>  >
>  >>  > I always thought Asahi meant "light" in Japanese.  Not light as in
>  >>  > "less affected by gravity" but light as in "absence of dark".  Ex
>  >>  > Oriente Lux and all.
>  >>  >
>  >>  > Of course I could be wrong.  And I'm sure there is an Asahi River in 
> Japan.
>  >>  >
>  >>  > BTW, speaking of the Washington Nationals, they have nothing to do
>  >>  > with baseball.  Have you ever seen them play?
>  >>  >
>  >>  > cheers,
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Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-04 Thread AlunFoto
What Bob said about the GFM week-end. Some of us have even travelled
across significant portions of salty water to get there.

It's worth it.

Jostein

2008/6/4 Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Jaume,
> Lighten up and chill out!
> Grandfather Mountain is a very cheap, high quality, 3 day photo seminar.
> Cost was $115 this year, with no hotel costs if you camped out.
> Compare this to other photo seminars you see in magazines.
> These are the same presenters who run their own 3-5 day seminars at $500 each.
> It's also a good social activity that helps keep this list out of flame wars.
> Why don't you sign up for next year and see for yourself.
> Regards,  Bob S.
>
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Yeah, please, no more OTs. Let's talk about that camping party in the old 
>> mountain instead...
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>> Jaume
>>
>> - Mensaje original 
>> De: David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
>> Enviado: miércoles, 4 de junio, 2008 16:05:16
>> Asunto: Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM
>>
>> Sorry but:
>>
>> Yawn.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dave :-)
>>
>>
>> 2008/6/4 Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08060301pentax17-70sdm.asp
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Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-04 Thread AlunFoto
I think the achilles heel of the FA 28-70/4 was actually the quality
of the cement used to glue the elements together, rather than the
elements themselves. Pentax has done a lot of lenses with AL since
then, without repeating the mistake.

Jostein

2008/6/4 P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Interesting, the lens contains not one but two composite, aspherical
> elements, the composite aspherical element was the achillies heel of the
> smcp FA 28-70mm f4.0 an otherwise exemplary little lens.
>
> Dario Bonazza wrote:
>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08060301pentax17-70sdm.asp
>>
>>
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Re: PESO: out of the blurr

2008-06-04 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 5:02 PM, Axel Belinfante
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> faded swimming pool shot, with amidst all flat faded blurr
> the in-water lane sepator that kind of 3d jumps out of the pic.
>
> this is at least the effect it has when I watch it full screen on
> the monitor, I'm not sure the web version has this in the same way.
>
> I like the effect enough to share it here.
>
> it is not my pic - it is by my son Ede who will be 5 in June.

I think it's great that Ede is taking photos at 5!  Tell him that I
love the bright colours in his shot.  Tell him that I like the
blurriness in his photo - it's good to learn blur early!  Nice
composition - I like the way the lane marker sort of "anchors" the
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;-)

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Re: Poppy/Stack

2008-06-04 Thread AlunFoto
Preference may be down to how different e-mail SW handles replied-to
text, I'd suspect.
The gMail app is quite good at collapsing replied-to text so it
doesn't matter to me, but it may to others.

Jostein the Alunish.

2008/6/4 willdo-1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Where am I supposed to post, here, or down there where I have just
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Re: One shot from GFM

2008-06-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/6/08, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed:

>For once i';ll agree with Frank, agreeing with Norm.

I agree. I think...

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Re: Asahi Hospital - OT?

2008-06-04 Thread P. J. Alling
I think keeping it inside your body is taking the concept a bit too far.

Bob W wrote:
> "any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it,
> slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows
> where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with."  
>
>   
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
>> Behalf Of Scott Loveless
>> Sent: 04 June 2008 17:50
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>>
>> http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23810400-2,00.html
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Re: Asahi Hospital - OT?

2008-06-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Always seemed a bit harsh to me.

Gonz wrote:
> Personally, I like Asahi beer
>
>
>
> On 6/4/08, Katrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>   
>> My denji jisho (electronic dictionary) states that asahi means "the morning 
>> [rising] sun"... its
>>  written with the kanjis for morning (asa) and sun (hi) ^_-
>>
>>  a lot of things is named after it, for example the asahi shinbun (shinbun = 
>> newspaper)
>>
>>  ~Katrin
>>
>>
>>  Am 4 Jun 2008 um 13:10 hat frank theriault geschrieben:
>>
>>
>>  > On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 12:58 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>  > > Asahi is the name of a river, a lot of different things are named after
>>  > > it, much like say Washington.  Washington Mutual Insurance has noting to
>>  > > do with the Washington Nationals< (baseball team), which has noting to
>>  > > do with Washington and Lee University,  except for the name...
>>  >
>>  > I always thought Asahi meant "light" in Japanese.  Not light as in
>>  > "less affected by gravity" but light as in "absence of dark".  Ex
>>  > Oriente Lux and all.
>>  >
>>  > Of course I could be wrong.  And I'm sure there is an Asahi River in 
>> Japan.
>>  >
>>  > BTW, speaking of the Washington Nationals, they have nothing to do
>>  > with baseball.  Have you ever seen them play?
>>  >
>>  > cheers,
>>  > frank
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Re: Thinking Dangerously

2008-06-04 Thread P. J. Alling
It would seem to me that you would be well within your rights.  After 
all there is no particular certification required to start a news 
service.  Anyone can do it, (and based on the internet a lot of 
"anyones" have). 

D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote:
> Does publishing a photograph of a (plainly recognizeable) illegal act
> committed in a public place count as "news reporting" for the purpose
> of determining whether a model release is required?  (That is, can a
> publisher make such a claim easily with a fair chance of success?)
>
> As some of y'all will recall, opportunities to photograph such 
> situations are not uncommon in my neighbourhood.
>
>   -- Glenn
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Re: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon!

2008-06-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/6/08, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Are you familiar with the terms shutterspeed and aperture?


That's gotta be a MARK!

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Re: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon!

2008-06-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/6/08, Jo Lueck, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Oxford Oxford - you can practically move in and teach me yourself!!!

Umm, has been known!!!

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Re: Asahi Hospital - OT?

2008-06-04 Thread Gonz
Personally, I like Asahi beer



On 6/4/08, Katrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My denji jisho (electronic dictionary) states that asahi means "the morning 
> [rising] sun"... its
>  written with the kanjis for morning (asa) and sun (hi) ^_-
>
>  a lot of things is named after it, for example the asahi shinbun (shinbun = 
> newspaper)
>
>  ~Katrin
>
>
>  Am 4 Jun 2008 um 13:10 hat frank theriault geschrieben:
>
>
>  > On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 12:58 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  > > Asahi is the name of a river, a lot of different things are named after
>  > > it, much like say Washington.  Washington Mutual Insurance has noting to
>  > > do with the Washington Nationals< (baseball team), which has noting to
>  > > do with Washington and Lee University,  except for the name...
>  >
>  > I always thought Asahi meant "light" in Japanese.  Not light as in
>  > "less affected by gravity" but light as in "absence of dark".  Ex
>  > Oriente Lux and all.
>  >
>  > Of course I could be wrong.  And I'm sure there is an Asahi River in Japan.
>  >
>  > BTW, speaking of the Washington Nationals, they have nothing to do
>  > with baseball.  Have you ever seen them play?
>  >
>  > cheers,
>  > frank
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Re: Thinking Dangerously

2008-06-04 Thread Scott Loveless
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote:
> Does publishing a photograph of a (plainly recognizeable) illegal act
> committed in a public place count as "news reporting" for the purpose
> of determining whether a model release is required?  (That is, can a
> publisher make such a claim easily with a fair chance of success?)
> 
> As some of y'all will recall, opportunities to photograph such 
> situations are not uncommon in my neighbourhood.
> 
I would think yes, so long as your use of the photograph is appropriate.


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Thinking Dangerously

2008-06-04 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
Does publishing a photograph of a (plainly recognizeable) illegal act
committed in a public place count as "news reporting" for the purpose
of determining whether a model release is required?  (That is, can a
publisher make such a claim easily with a fair chance of success?)

As some of y'all will recall, opportunities to photograph such 
situations are not uncommon in my neighbourhood.

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Re: Asahi Hospital - OT?

2008-06-04 Thread Katrin
My denji jisho (electronic dictionary) states that asahi means "the morning 
[rising] sun"... its 
written with the kanjis for morning (asa) and sun (hi) ^_-

a lot of things is named after it, for example the asahi shinbun (shinbun = 
newspaper)

~Katrin


Am 4 Jun 2008 um 13:10 hat frank theriault geschrieben:

> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 12:58 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Asahi is the name of a river, a lot of different things are named after
> > it, much like say Washington.  Washington Mutual Insurance has noting to
> > do with the Washington Nationals< (baseball team), which has noting to
> > do with Washington and Lee University,  except for the name...
> 
> I always thought Asahi meant "light" in Japanese.  Not light as in
> "less affected by gravity" but light as in "absence of dark".  Ex
> Oriente Lux and all.
> 
> Of course I could be wrong.  And I'm sure there is an Asahi River in Japan.
> 
> BTW, speaking of the Washington Nationals, they have nothing to do
> with baseball.  Have you ever seen them play?
> 
> cheers,
> frank
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Re: Asahi Hospital - OT?

2008-06-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Asahi does translate as "Morning Sun" but it is a river, at one time I 
had heard that water taken from that river could be used to develop B&W 
film with no additional chemicals, however either that wasn't true or 
water quality has improved considerably since the 1950s. 

Bob W wrote:
> I've always thought it means 'sunrise'. 
>
>   
>> Asahi is the name of a river, a lot of different things are 
>> named after 
>> it, much like say Washington.  Washington Mutual Insurance 
>> has noting to 
>> do with the Washington Nationals< (baseball team), which has 
>> noting to 
>> do with Washington and Lee University,  except for the name...
>>
>> Scott Loveless wrote:
>> 
>>> http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23810400-2,00.html
>>>
>>>   
>
>
>   


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Re: K10D Back from Pentax Repair

2008-06-04 Thread Adam Maas
On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 2:25 PM, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Adam Maas"
> Subject: Re: K10D Back from Pentax Repair
>
>
>> Manufacturing defect, yes, early samples, no. I'm seeing reports of
>> recent lenses with the same issue over on the flickr Pentax group I
>> moderate.
>
> I don't think there is any way of knowing when a lens was manufactured based 
> on the selling
> date. Serial number assignements seem to be fairly random, except for the 
> Limited lenses.
>
> William Robb
>

It's a pretty safe guess that anything in stores today is not going to
be early production, given the difficulty Pentax had in filling demand
for the first few months that the lens was out. Especially if its
coming from a higher-volume source like B&H.

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RE: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon!

2008-06-04 Thread Bob W
> 
> I really want to master the basics.. and then take pictures 
> as great as 
> Bill!
> 

that shouldn't take very long.

Welcome. I recommend that you find a class locally that will teach you
the basics. It will be much easier in 2 or 3 hands-on sessions than by
reading through all these replies. Another possibility would be to
borrow a book from your local library and work your way through some
of the exercises. If you can borrow an incident light meter you will
find it much easier to understand about exposure, and it will give you
a baseline against which to compare the way your camera's light
reading works (or not, depending on the situation).

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RE: Asahi Hospital - OT?

2008-06-04 Thread Bob W
I've always thought it means 'sunrise'. 

> 
> Asahi is the name of a river, a lot of different things are 
> named after 
> it, much like say Washington.  Washington Mutual Insurance 
> has noting to 
> do with the Washington Nationals< (baseball team), which has 
> noting to 
> do with Washington and Lee University,  except for the name...
> 
> Scott Loveless wrote:
> > http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23810400-2,00.html
> >


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RE: Asahi Hospital - OT?

2008-06-04 Thread Bob W
"any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it,
slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows
where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with."  

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> Behalf Of Scott Loveless
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> http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23810400-2,00.html
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Re: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon!

2008-06-04 Thread William Robb

- Original Message - 
From: "Jo Lueck"
Subject: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon!


> Dear All, esp Bill for pointing me in the right direction here...
>
> I have a K10D - its nice, its black, I have a really nice bag with it -
> here my knowledge ends!
>
> To tell a lie I have used the green setting but its not good for my
> subjects - dogs!
>
> I find it harder to use in the home the other day I had to take
> pictures of new puppies, I put it in auto and turned on the flash but
> it was not a happy bunny.
>
> I really want to master the basics.. and then take pictures as great as
> Bill!

I thought those were little Corso puppies!!
I had a Corso in my last obedience class. I had some reservations about it, 
since everything I 
had heard was that they are somewhat beyond being man stoppers, but this little 
bitch was just 
as sweet as a bugs ear, and a nice soft temperment very reminiscent of my old 
Rottie bitch.
When I have a minute later, I'll have a look at your website, and also some of 
the replies you 
have already gotten and see if I can add anything useful.

One thing I've found with photographing my Rotties is that exposure 
compensation is your friend, 
and I suspect you'll find the same holds true with your Corsos.

Welcome aboard.

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Re: K10D Back from Pentax Repair

2008-06-04 Thread William Robb

- Original Message - 
From: "Adam Maas"
Subject: Re: K10D Back from Pentax Repair


> Manufacturing defect, yes, early samples, no. I'm seeing reports of
> recent lenses with the same issue over on the flickr Pentax group I
> moderate.

I don't think there is any way of knowing when a lens was manufactured based on 
the selling 
date. Serial number assignements seem to be fairly random, except for the 
Limited lenses.

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Re: (*istD questions) Argh. Near miss of a different sort.

2008-06-04 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 4, 2008, at 0:44, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> But you can buy the "Canon Remote Switch RS-60E3" from B&H Photo for
> $25 that works perfectly as a replacement for the $40 Pentax CS-201,
> or go to Ebay and find the same thing made in China for $4.
>
> I personally wouldn't waste the time to make one.
>

I did waste the time a couple years ago, and now I wonder why I  
bothered.

"Because I could"?

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Re: OT - mac osx licensing

2008-06-04 Thread Rick Womer
Scott,

We have a G3 that has been unemployed since we got our
G5 a few years ago.  If you want it, it's yours.

Rick

--- Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Adam Maas wrote:
> > First off, it's not a good idea performance-wise.
> There isn't a
> > PowerPC emulator with anything approaching decent
> performance, even on
> > a fast PC you're going to be looking at
> performance similar to a
> > PPC604e at best. You might be able to get a usable
> OS9 boot, but OS X
> > is gonna suck massively on any PPC emulator.
> 
> I was afraid of that.  My initial thoughts were to
> try it on one of the 
> existing machines and if it worked, then build
> something a bit faster.
> 
> > Secondly, you can't get a legal version of OS X
> for that use. The
> > license agreement specifically restricts you to
> using it on Apple
> > system. If I was looking to do a light use OS X
> box on the
> > ultra-cheap, I'd look for an old B&W G3, stuff it
> full of PC100 SDRAM
> > and run it headless via VNC with OS X 10.3.9
> (which in fact I do).
> 
> Ah, the wonderful world of EULAs.  If that's the
> case, I may as well run 
> some piratey goodness from the get go.
> 
> Thanks, Adam.
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Re: PESO - Throw the Book at Him!

2008-06-04 Thread Ken Waller
> "We're not sure ~exactly~ what he did, but we're sure he did
> ~something~ wrong..."

Obvious. he/she was driving a Chevy...

Kenneth Waller
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- Original Message - 
From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PESO - Throw the Book at Him!


> "We're not sure ~exactly~ what he did, but we're sure he did
> ~something~ wrong..."
>
> http://bp0.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SEaMtOhUGkI/CNk/n8b0e600KBY/s1600-h/June_04_08+002.jpg
>
> http://tinyurl.com/4ndl6y
>
> Comments welcome.
>
> cheers,
> frank


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Re: PESO: out of the blurr

2008-06-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Axel,
I found a picasa album of yours.
I liked the picture of feeding the ducks the best.
You have some other nice ones as well.
The pix of the lane divider in the pool is too blurry for me.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 4:02 PM, Axel Belinfante
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> faded swimming pool shot, with amidst all flat faded blurr
> the in-water lane sepator that kind of 3d jumps out of the pic.
>
> this is at least the effect it has when I watch it full screen on
> the monitor, I'm not sure the web version has this in the same way.
>
> I like the effect enough to share it here.
>
> it is not my pic - it is by my son Ede who will be 5 in June.
>
> Pentax W30
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/axelpics/General/photo#5207757006704132034
>
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Re: OT - mac osx licensing

2008-06-04 Thread Scott Loveless
Adam Maas wrote:
> First off, it's not a good idea performance-wise. There isn't a
> PowerPC emulator with anything approaching decent performance, even on
> a fast PC you're going to be looking at performance similar to a
> PPC604e at best. You might be able to get a usable OS9 boot, but OS X
> is gonna suck massively on any PPC emulator.

I was afraid of that.  My initial thoughts were to try it on one of the 
existing machines and if it worked, then build something a bit faster.

> Secondly, you can't get a legal version of OS X for that use. The
> license agreement specifically restricts you to using it on Apple
> system. If I was looking to do a light use OS X box on the
> ultra-cheap, I'd look for an old B&W G3, stuff it full of PC100 SDRAM
> and run it headless via VNC with OS X 10.3.9 (which in fact I do).

Ah, the wonderful world of EULAs.  If that's the case, I may as well run 
some piratey goodness from the get go.

Thanks, Adam.

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Re: OT - mac osx licensing

2008-06-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi

On Jun 4, 2008, at 10:41 AM, Scott Loveless wrote:

> Gots another questions for the Mac crowd.
>
> In the very near future I'm going to attempt to run OSX via a PowerPC
> emulator on a PC with Linux.  Sounds fun, don't it?

Doesn't sound like fun to me at all. Sounds like a huge waste of  
time. And illegal to boot.

Note this quote from the Mac OS X v10.5 End User Software License  
Agreement,

(Source: "Welcome to Leopard.app" distributed with the Mac OS X  
"Leopard" installation DVD.)
---
"
2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions.
A. Single Use. This License allows you to install, use and run one  
(1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at  
a time. You agree not to install, use or run the Apple Software on  
any non-Apple-labeled computer, or to enable others to do so. This  
License does not allow the Apple Software to exist on more than one  
computer at a time, and you may not make the Apple Software available  
over a network where it could be used by multiple computers at the  
same time.
"
---

> In an effort to not
> spend much money on this, because I'm not sure that I can get it to
> work, what are my options for buying a previous version of OSX?

None, unless you buy from some under the table third party sources.  
Apple does not sell outdated versions of their operating system  
products on the retail market. Besides, all versions of Mac OS X  
since v10.4.6 have been Universal Binary ... executables provided for  
either PowerPC or Intel hardware.

I probably have an unopened NFR copy of Mac OS X v10.3 or v10.4  
(PowerPC only) somewhere around here that I could give you if you  
wanted. But it most likely will not work anyway, not without a lot of  
work. As I said, a huge waste of time. And illegal.

Godfrey

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Re: OT - mac osx licensing

2008-06-04 Thread Adam Maas
First off, it's not a good idea performance-wise. There isn't a
PowerPC emulator with anything approaching decent performance, even on
a fast PC you're going to be looking at performance similar to a
PPC604e at best. You might be able to get a usable OS9 boot, but OS X
is gonna suck massively on any PPC emulator.

Secondly, you can't get a legal version of OS X for that use. The
license agreement specifically restricts you to using it on Apple
system. If I was looking to do a light use OS X box on the
ultra-cheap, I'd look for an old B&W G3, stuff it full of PC100 SDRAM
and run it headless via VNC with OS X 10.3.9 (which in fact I do).

-Adam

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 1:41 PM, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gots another questions for the Mac crowd.
>
> In the very near future I'm going to attempt to run OSX via a PowerPC
> emulator on a PC with Linux.  Sounds fun, don't it?  In an effort to not
> spend much money on this, because I'm not sure that I can get it to
> work, what are my options for buying a previous version of OSX?
>
> Thanks a bunch!
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Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM

2008-06-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jaume,
Lighten up and chill out!
Grandfather Mountain is a very cheap, high quality, 3 day photo seminar.
Cost was $115 this year, with no hotel costs if you camped out.
Compare this to other photo seminars you see in magazines.
These are the same presenters who run their own 3-5 day seminars at $500 each.
It's also a good social activity that helps keep this list out of flame wars.
Why don't you sign up for next year and see for yourself.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yeah, please, no more OTs. Let's talk about that camping party in the old 
> mountain instead...
>
> ;-)
>
> Jaume
>
> - Mensaje original 
> De: David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
> Enviado: miércoles, 4 de junio, 2008 16:05:16
> Asunto: Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM
>
> Sorry but:
>
> Yawn.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave :-)
>
>
> 2008/6/4 Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08060301pentax17-70sdm.asp
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OT - mac osx licensing

2008-06-04 Thread Scott Loveless
Gots another questions for the Mac crowd.

In the very near future I'm going to attempt to run OSX via a PowerPC 
emulator on a PC with Linux.  Sounds fun, don't it?  In an effort to not 
spend much money on this, because I'm not sure that I can get it to 
work, what are my options for buying a previous version of OSX?

Thanks a bunch!

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Re: PESO: Paddling

2008-06-04 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 4:21 PM, drew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> Last week we had a short camping holiday in Devon. At a little village
> called Malmsmead in the area known as Doone Vally (after the book Lorna
> Doone) we found a ford, the kids were desperate to have a paddle.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/rileyelf/2546470618/

That's a lovely photo!  Her expression says it all!

cheers,
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Re: New to the group - you will be groaning with frustration soon!

2008-06-04 Thread Rebekah
welcome to the group!


rg2


On 6/4/08, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's not in my spell checker and the suggestion was well, not appropriate...
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Hey, without defraction how would we know where to cut de pie?
> >
> > I think you meant diffraction:-)
> >
> > Paul
> > (being a wise-ass)
> >  -- Original message --
> > From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >> frank theriault wrote:
> >>
> >>> Well, that clarifies things...
> >>>
> >>> ;-)
> >>>
> >> Heck, I didn't even get into defraction...
> >> (Jo, don't worry about it, nothing you need to care about right now or
> >> probably ever).
> >>
> >> frank theriault wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 11:23 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
>  First you need is a quick course on exposure values and how they effect
>  the way your camera captures images.  There used to be two parameters
>  that could be readily controlled, aperture and shutter speed, which were
>  adjusted to give the proper exposure.  In addition higher shutter speed
>  can "freeze" action, aperture controls the depth of apparent focus (the
>  smaller the aperture, though confusingly enough the larger the aperture
>  number, the more DOF is available), the combination of the two controls
>  the amount of light hitting the sensor which will effect the quality of
>  your results.  In addition today you also have control over the
>  effective ISO of your sensor, higher ISOs will allow faster shutter
>  speeds to stop more action and more Depth of Field, but above a certain
>  ISO image quality begins to be degraded by digital noise.  Everything is
>  a compromise, good choices of the three exposure parameters will give
>  good results but remember you'll have to choose what's most important.
>  Then there's Flash.  Flash can supplement the available light or replace
>  it, but the same parameters used in natural light still control the look
>  and quality of the photograph.
> 
>  You need to realize that auto focus can be your enemy, I find that in
>  automatic modes it always picks a part of a scene to focus on other than
>  the one I wanted, it's especially problematic when you need it most,
>  (usually in marginal lighting situations).  Learn when you can trust
>  your auto focus and when you need to take a hand.  You have chosen a
>  particularly difficult subject, living creatures with minds of their
>  own, i.e. puppies, you know their habits and behaviors, your camera
>  doesn't you have to pick the point of focus to anticipate what you
>  expect them to be doing next,  the camera can't, it generally doesn't
>  know what you're interested in.  You have to be aware of how much DOF
>  the lens is delivering as well as where the actual point of focus is.
>  Sometimes you can't get everything in acceptable focus that you want, so
>  you have to choose, once again a compromise.
> 
>  The best way to improve is learn the basics, exposure, and the effects
>  aperture and shutter speed will have on apparent sharpness and
>  movement.  Practice focusing manually anticipating the movement of your
>  subject, not an easy thing, I know but there's no way around it.  Shoot
>  lots of pictures and show them to people who know a bit about
>  photography tell them what you were trying to accomplish and what your
>  camera settings were.  PESOs here can be good for that.  You'll get lots
>  of stupid comments, (not the least of all from me), but you'll also get
>  some good advice.  The almost got what I wanted photos are often the
>  best to show.
> 
> 
> 
> >>> Well, that clarifies things...
> >>>
> >>> ;-)
> >>>
> >>> Well, seriously, everything Peter said is true.  You have to know
> >>> exposure, and light, and how those things interact.  What shutter
> >>> speed and aperture (and now ISO - with film, ISO was the "film speed"
> >>> and couldn't be changed except by changing the roll of film) do to the
> >>> incoming light affect the image in major ways:  What's light and dark
> >>> on the image of course, but also what's sharp or blurry.
> >>>
> >>> Then there's focus...
> >>>
> >>> But here's the thing.  Reading about it is really difficult (at least
> >>> for me).  It's so much easier to learn by doing.  You have one huge
> >>> advantage with your digital camera, which is that you can shoot
> >>> (virtually) for free.  So shoot away, have fun, don't worry about the
> >>> results.
> >>>
> >>> But if things don't turn out as you expect, find out why.  Check in
> >>> your EXIF data to see what your shutter speed, aperture and ISO
> >>> ratings were, see if you can figure out how those things affected your
> >>> result.  From there, you may want to control one or more of these
> >>> things to try to c

Re: Asahi Hospital - OT?

2008-06-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Scott Loveless wrote:
> P. J. Alling wrote:
>   
>> Washington Mutual Insurance has noting to 
>> do with the Washington Nationals< (baseball team), which has noting to 
>> do with Washington and Lee University,  except for the name...
>>
>> 
> Wow.  I never would have figured that out on my own.  You're gonna tell 
> me smoking is bad for me next, right?
>   
Well that sort of depends on what you smoke and why...

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