Re: the *ist D (Faith in Pentax
Fred, LOL. Faith for me was holding onto all my glass and not cashing out to get the D30 the first time around. I am sorely tempted either way though... new *ist D body or the 16-40/f4... Cheers. On Friday, February 28, 2003, at 09:44 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just consider that, Jeff, to be just a little penance for not having ~complete~ faith in Pentax - g. Fred
Re: the *ist D
Man, I dropped off the list in frustration a few months ago but my faith is renewed with the sneak peek... thank God I held on to my Pentax glass and invested very little in Canon glass for my D30! Having said that, my only regret is that I won't be able to carry over my 70-200/f4 L lens... that is truly a great lens for race circuits. Cheers. On Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 05:38 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today I'm just going to enjoy the news about the *ist D.
Re: *ist D photos
Black is good... that silver body reminds me too much of a cheap EOS Kiss... On Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 07:51 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And it is black !!
Re: a real advantage of the D*ist!
Let's hope the battery life (is there a rechargable???) is as good as Canon's. I can get by on a day's shoot of a 340 MB microdrive filled twice on a pair of batteries loaded up in the battery grip and using an external flash. Cheers. On Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 09:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But that's what Minolta's digicams are known for - draining power. They are about the most energy hungry cameras around (check the dpreview.com for a comparison).
Re: *ist D - Pricing
Was this pricing confirmed anywhere? I didn't see any mention of it... if it's under US$2,000, it's going to be *total* steal! On Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 09:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, according to the same source the body is plastic, thus justifying the expectedly low price.
For you car lovers...
Hyper Rev Magazine put together an event over the past weekend at Tsukuba Circuit out here in Tokyo last weekend bringing together the best of the best tuners for both the old/new Subaru WRX and the old/new Lancer Evo. Morning and afternoon sessions had both demo runs the big tuners, time trials by professional racers, and shotgun rides with the drivers for attendees who were lucky enough to win a lucky draw. http://www.apexjapan.com/eye/ My shots are on the 2nd set of photos (02/04/03 link). Cheers. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Digital SLR
The one area which Pentax might still be able to carve out a niche for their DSLRs is in the ergonomics/usability area though... I picked up Sigma's pro digital offering and was shocked at how poorly the camera felt in my hands, not to mention how all the controls were laid out. Forget the advantages of the new Foveon technology or whatever they call it; if it don't fit, I ain't gonna use it! Cheers. On Sunday, March 24, 2002, at 02:24 PM, pentax-discuss-digest wrote: When the MZ-D was anounched there was no competiion for it on the market now there is. In digital a year is a full generation, that means that already the competion is moving up. By Photokina which will be exactly two years from Pentax showing the MZ-D, everybody will have 6mp slr digitals, except Pentax of course. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from Pentax?
I've put up some temporary pics from the Pentax booth for your perusal: http://lumine.dyndns.org:8080/~jeffrey/stuff/pentax2002/ [On a DSL line so upstream connections are a bit slower so I've kept picture quality and size down] Pentax actually had one of the busier booths but nothing exciting shown (at least on the first day...). Cheers. Jeff On Friday, March 22, 2002, at 04:12 PM, pentax-discuss-digest wrote: They have a plain small booth. Not sure if there is any chance for them to have something in store for 2nd or 3rd day. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Minolta's take on digital...
Unfortunately, I was in the same bind but was finally pushed over the edge to the Canon D30 camp after having done several income-generating jobs using a borrowed D30. Since mid last year, working with an auto journalist friend of mine, I was published in Car Driver twice (Tokyo Motor Show and Tokyo Auto Salon) along with a local auto rag covering a few races. I also managed to land a few shots in the upcoming 2003 CD desktop calendar which should cover the cost of a recently purchased, used D30 that I can call my own. I'm holding off buying any new L glass as long as possible, borrowing from my brother when needed in hopes that Pentax may release their own digital SLR at a price point/feature set at least equal the new D60. Otherwise, the D30 fits my needs just right and hopefully I can continue to generate additional side income from a hobby. Cheers. Jeff http://www.apexjapan.com On Saturday, March 9, 2002, at 05:20 AM, pentax-discuss-digest wrote: hen they can update the body every six months, if they need to, and I'll buy the updates that I want. Holding off on the body is just going to force me to another system, if it meets my needs. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: New Pentax digital SLR
Well, whatever chip they use, they better bring on the Pentax digital body awfully bloody soon! I had the opportunity to shoot the 2001 Tokyo Motor Show with my brother's D30 and while it was a pleasure shooting digital with a proper SLR rather than a point and shoot, the D30 ergonomics and interface leave much to be desired... btw, I got my first picture published in Car Driver this month! Look for the write-up on the TMS by Peter Lyon; I took the prototype Skyline GT-R pic for the article! Cheers. Jeff http://www.lumine.net/driving/ On Monday, December 10, 2001, at 08:00 PM, pentax-discuss-digest wrote: Theres no way Pentax can make a viable digital slr until it reaches prices the amateur can afford. These prices will be reached in a relative short while but not with that Philips chip. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: New Mac to process my digitzed images...
I do take that as a compliment as I am a *big* fan of all three! Subaru pics, taken with Pentax (and others for the time being), processed on a Mac: http://www.lumine.net What more could you ask for? Cheers. On Tuesday, December 11, 2001, at 11:45 PM, pentax-discuss-digest wrote: Now all you need is a Subaru... Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pentax and Macintosh - a ;-) Cotty - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Digital, Full Frame, and Viewfinders
Tom, I heartily agree with you there. While I can live with less than full frame (ie. your 28-70 actually becomes something closer to 45-112 depending on the amount you lose), it's hard to live with a non-accurate viewfinder. I just completed shooting stuff from the Tokyo Motor Show using a borrowed Canon D30 and I found it hard to really compose a good shot through the viewfinder knowing that the recorded shot will not match; sure, I can crop on the computer but it kind of defeats the whole purpose of being able to go from camera to presentation in a single step! At least with consumer-grade digicams, you can frame your shot using the LCD monitor and know that what you shoot will be what you get... Cheers. Jeff On Tuesday, October 23, 2001, at 03:32 AM, pentax-discuss-digest wrote: It seems to me that the real issue is, do I like the results I get... does the captured scene match my vision through the viewfinder. Does the frame size really matter that much? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax Forum, Tokyo
Pentaxians, Requested long ago and way overdue... http://www.lumine.net/jat/pentax/forum/ Photos of the inside of the Pentax Forum in Tokyo; nothing too special but a nice place to go and hang out if you have time to kill. They were running an exhibit on the other side (14.jpg) but asked me not to photograph the displays because they actually rent out the space to the photographers and didn't want to offend them. What is kind of nice though is that you can try out all their equipment and even take lenses out for testing for 30 minute periods with just a driver's license! Cheers, Jeff - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax Forum, Tokyo
Bob, You know, I've been there so many times, I didn't think to take a close look at what combos of bodies and lenses there were. In fact, you are free to pick up and test any of the equipment on the displays so basically anything that Pentax has out of their current lineup plus some extras are available. Cheers. Jeff On Saturday, October 20, 2001, at 12:01 AM, pentax-discuss-digest wrote: jpg #9 shows some monster tripod mounts. It looks like an MZ-S on a 6x7 tele lens next to a 6x7 on some kind of tele lens... plus there are others on tripod mounts of some kind. Any comments on what there were??? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax Forum, Tokyo
Didn't think to ask, but I think if you were to turn over your passport, they'd still let you do the same thing. The manager that was there seemed extremely pleased and proud that there was interest from abroad in the the Forum. Cheers, Jeff On Saturday, October 20, 2001, at 01:44 AM, pentax-discuss-digest wrote: English or Japanese licence? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Help please, what are the options for digest and holiday mode?
Trying to keep up for the last month but when my mailbox hit over 3,500 messages I felt my sleep patterns changing and must opt out for the digest version... Assuming however, that the To: address is the same... Cheers, Jeff From: Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 09:33:28 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Help please, what are the options for digest and holiday mode? 1. The digest mode can be activated by pointing your browser to http://www.pdml.net and following the digest directions. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Lens prices in Japan
The tax exemption that Alan is talking about applies to tourists only (unfortunately...) so it's important that you bring your passport with you if you plan to do any shopping! Cheers, Jeff From: "Alan Chan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2001 16:24:39 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Lens prices in Japan Usually any customer must pay 5% tax for whatever you buy. However, many retailers would take that off if you buy more than JPD10,000. In Nov 00, I paid JPD70,000 (about USD640) only in Tokyo (one of the big chain retailers). Knowing a bit Japanese and bargaining skill are very useful. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
Re: Brothers and motherlands?!? (Was: Re: Takehiko Ueda)
Make that 2! He's down in Osaka and I'm up here in Tokyo... Cheers, Jeff From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 07:06:36 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Brothers and motherlands?!? (Was: Re: Takehiko Ueda) Take, I for one am glad to have you here. It's nice to have a Pentax "brother" from Japan (mother country of Pentax s) online with us. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
RE: MZ-S release
Not to mention that the print ads are subtly changing in the Japanese photo mags; the last time I saw the ads, only the outline and the "Pentax" logo were visible overshadowing their current product line. Now, you can see down past the shutter button... Cheers, Jeff -Original Message- From: John Glover [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 10:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MZ-S release I was in a local camera store todayjust could not resist the used FA 28-105 sitting there so all alone! G The local Pentax rep was in the store speaking with the staff, and I heard him talking about the new MZ-S, which he was calling the Z-1 to the store's staff. According to this rep (Chicago area), the new Z-1 is set for release here in Chicago in July, with the new 6 megapixel digital body to follow soon after, but no date for it yet. He also said the 31mm Limited would be around by then as well as three more rumored lenses. I quizzed him on the 24-90, but he had not heard of that, or at least he played dumb! But, he did say the PZ-1p has been official discontinued and is no longer in production, and that Pentax is no even contemplating filling backorders for the PZ-1p at this time. Again, take it for what it's worth, but at least it was sort of official... John PS - He did tell me he saw an absolutely MINT Spotmatic F in the used case at Shutan Camera in Vernon Hills, IL, in case anyone is interested... - Original Message - From: "Pl Jensen" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 12:48 PM Subject: MZ-S release Mike wrote: "Can you point us to any websites or additional pictures on the web of the new Pentax MZ-S? I'm still eager to hear several specifications, namely: [snip] --viewfinder coverage" REPLY: I've been told that viewfinder coverage is 98%. Take it with a grain of salt though... Takeshita wrote: "I'll continue to search for the information on MZ-S and 31mm Ltd. And I'm checking PENTAX JAPAN's web site every day for a new press release." REPLY: The MZ-S will be shown at PMA in February, almost certainly in finalized form. If we're lucky, press releases may emerge even before that in Japan. Pl - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
Re: PZ-1p : First Impressions
I know the feeling too! Once you get used to the sound of the PZ-1p shutter, the MZ series cameras begin to sound like a toy... Cheers, Jeff From: Tiger Moses [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:12:19 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PZ-1p : First Impressions The shutter or mirror or combo of both, on the PZ-1p give me a rush when it fires. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
RE: Yoshihiko and the 35/2
Dan, Beautiful shots and thanks for sharing! I only wished those of us living in the big city were blessed with such a variety of plant life... Cheers, Jeff -Original Message- From: Dan Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 5:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Yoshihiko and the 35/2 snip I'm not Yoshihiko (though his site is what made me decide to buy the FA 35/2 as my first lense), but I do have some pictures up taken with it: http://dscott.home.texas.net/photo/FA35f2_AL.html and then a few more on the FA 100/2.8 page that is linked to the 35 page. Yoshihiko, if you read this, you can see some examples of flare taken with this lense on my page. I'm proof that if you want to find the weak points of an item, just give it to a beginner. Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
RE: Lycos (Embedding Watermarks)
Well, for what it's worth, I just sent in my application for the free trial version of the Digimarc software ID. For starters, I'm going to redo the images that are on PUG and (providing Bill is willing), resubmit them for display on the PUG with the embedded watermark... Cheers. Jeff -Original Message- From: Joseph McAllister [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 10:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Lycos Photocenter (KMM6850779C0KM) By the way, I know DIGIMARK comes with Netscape Communicator, but I haven't found out if it's free, or costs, or is already installed. I know the CHECKING for a watermark is the default whenever you open an image (I had to turn that off, as it made work so damn tedious waiting for that process before displaying the images, that I took, with my digital camera, or I scanned from a drugstore print, fer cris' sake). Anybody investigated that yet? -- JoMac, Imagineering Head - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
Re: OT: Lycos Multimedia and image harvesting? (Response fromLycos)
Group, Below is a response I've gotten from Lycos after firing off a 'soft' complaint about their image harvesting practices... Looks like they've been through this and have some sort of form letter ready for types like us. Regards, Jeff From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:39:43 -0800 To: Jeff Tsai [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Lycos Photocenter (KMM6850544C0KM) Hello, Thank you for writing to Lycos. Lycos maintains a catalog of Internet sites, analogous to the white pages of a phone book. We provide this catalog to the public as a free information service and research tool. Due to the size and nature of our catalog, it's not possible for us to remove individual results. As with any Web search, Lycos claims no right to these files and directs our users to contact the administrator of the Web site in question for more information on the use of copyrighted photographs. The Lycos Multimedia Search engine employs spiders that scour the internet for rich media content, much like a regular search engine would. My understanding is that because we are not publishing your photos, rather we link off to your site, this is not an illegal practice. You can find more information at: http://www.lycos.com/lycosinc/legal.html To prohibit spiders from any server from accessing your site, you must make use of the robots.txt standard. What is robots.txt? This small text file is like a traffic cop that tells our software which parts of your site can be examined and indexed. Ask your Web hosting company if your site already employs this file. If not, it is a fairly simple matter to create your own robots.txt file. You will find further information about robots.txt files at the following sites. http://www.lycos.com/help/robots.html http://www.kollar.com/robots.html You may also wish to read the following article regarding an image copyright case: Ditto.com wins image copyright case Ruling may have sweeping implications for search engines By Elliot Zaret mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] MSNBC SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17 - In a case that may have sweeping implications for search engines of all kinds, a federal judge in California has ruled that a "visual search engine" did not violate copyright laws by collecting thumbnail images of photographs from the Web and displaying them on its site. The necessity of searching the Internet outweighed any other factor in determining whether a copyright was violated, the judge said. IN JANUARY, a California photographer sued Ditto.com http://www.ditto.com, then known as the Arriba Vista Image Searcher, for violating her copyright by collecting and displaying 35 of her copyrighted images on its site as search results. The Ditto search engine works by "spidering" the Web - having a computer program collect some two million images from any site on the Internet it can find them - then shrinking each image down to a thumbnail image that is displayed in the search result. The photographer argued that an image is an image and displaying her copyrighted photographs without her permission - and making money in the process - was effectively stealing. The U.S. District Court judge in Santa Ana, Calif. ruled that Ditto wasn't stealing the images. But the 15-page decision, handed down late Thursday, was somewhat more complicated - with the judge effectively giving a split decision on many of the relevant issues. However the judge said that the crucial role search engines serve for users of the Internet outweighs the other factors and makes Ditto's thumbnails "fair use" of the images. "(The photographer's) images were swept up along with two million others available on the Internet, as part of (Ditto's) efforts to provide its users with a better way to find images on the Internet," wrote the judge. "(Ditto's) purposes were and are inherently transformative, even if its realization of those purposes was at times imperfect. Where, as here, a new use and new technology are evolving, the broad transformative purpose of the use weighs more heavily than the inevitable flaws in its early stages of development." The judge also said that thumbnails themselves - though an exact replica of the original photos - had to be considered different from the originals because they served an entirely different purpose. "The character of the thumbnail index is not esthetic, but functional; it's purpose is not to be artistic, but to be comprehensive," the judge wrote. Ditto.com's attorney Judy Jennison, who heads the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Litigation Practice of Perkins Coie, said the decision validates the importance of navigation tools like search engines on the Internet. "Generally speaking, the court has realized that the Internet is important
Re: OT: Lycos Multimedia and image harvesting?
Mark, I have to take a look at Photoshop, but is Digimarcing free of charge or a paid add-on? Cheers, Jeff From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:02:54 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Lycos Multimedia and image harvesting? I put a small copyright notice in all mine (to enable honest people to find out who owns the copyright if they want to) and a Digimarc embedded watermark in the image to help me in the case of dishonest people. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org.
Re: PZ-1p Grip Strap?
Yes. The camera strap can attach to the left bracket and a clip located on the strap itself. Cheers, Jeff From: "Frank Knapik" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 16:01:31 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PZ-1p Grip Strap? Hello. I recently got the Grip Stap for my PZ-1p. It has greatly improved the handling of the camera, at a relatively high cost. Is it possible to attach a camera strap while the grip is attached? Thanks. Francis - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org.
RE: Lycos Photocenter (KMM6850779C0KM)
Bill, Looks like they *definitely* are sending out the same form letter for anyone who complains to Support. I fired off a note in response quoting terms from their on-line TOS about how they are supposed to act immediately upon receiving any notice of rights of infringmement by their users stealing other content. Funnily enough, they also list out terms about how it is illegal to poach data from the Lycos database... What a crazy world we live in! Jeff -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 2:39 PM To: Pentax Discuss Subject: Fw: Lycos Photocenter (KMM6850779C0KM) I send this as testament to what a bunch of creeps Lycos is. Bill - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
RE: A great body ... too bad it is not by Pentax
Alan, I'm less worried about the eyepiece (I replaced it with one from my MZ-3) but instead, how about the clear coat on the LCD display? My biggest worry is putting a fateful scratch in the display that will forever mar the sleekness of the camera... Cheers, Jeff -Original Message- From: Alan Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 7:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: A great body ... too bad it is not by Pentax [snip] Not to mentione the damn plastic eyepiece which is scratched in no time. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org.
Re: Lycos Multimedia and image harvesting?
Aaron, Perhaps you could send a copy of the letter to the list so that there is some consistency for a PDML complaint? What are you *charging* them? Cheers, Jeff From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 09:18:58 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Lycos Multimedia and image harvesting? It is a violation: they are using your images to sell advertising banners. Without negotiating with you for commercial useage. I just sent them a bill. I suggest that everyone else do it too. Make it an extreme and unreasonable amount, and point out that it is so high because these particular images are not for sale for commercial use. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org.
Re: just talked to Pentax ...(about the MZ-S)
Paal nailed that one straight on the head! Japan is very much a buy now, buy again market regardless of the cost and especially for high-priced toys. Not speaking for myself, but it is quite common to see top of the line cameras from all brands being carried around by avid photo fans in Japan (Tokyo, at least)... I see a lot of MZ-7s carried around by older men/women probably due to its compact size but you also see older, retired men hefting around the N/C pro bodies. I've got a friend from Seattle coming out this weekend and it's going to be fun to try and loosen his purse strings on some new toys... ;-) Cheers, Jeff From: Pl Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 13:56:55 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: just talked to Pentax ...(about the MZ-S) This is what people in Japan think too. It seems most people will rather spend more for more features. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org.
Re: Where can one buy an LX2000?
There are 2 up for sale on Yahoo Japan Auctions for the measly sum of: US$3,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/30314391 US$2,400 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/28382187 However, I'm pretty sure that neither are willing to ship overseas. I've also seen it here and there at some large shops but also with a high sticker price... Cheers, Jeff - From: Chaso DeChaso [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 05:18:33 -0800 (PST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Where can one buy an LX2000? Might anyone know a link for where to buy an LX2000? - I would prefer one new, if any are sitting around (one can still find new K1000's that were produced three years ago), but used would do. Were these produced in very limited numbers? What do/did they go for? Thanks, Chaso - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org.
RE: Lycos Multimedia and image harvesting?
What we should do is pull a Napster on Lycos.com... Rather than all of us approaching Lycos individually, all of should identify just how many of our pieces are present in some form on Lycos, consolidate said list, and then submit an official claim letter to Lycos headquarters. Cheers, Jeff = wondering if there are any lawyers in PDML...? -Original Message- From: Stan Halpin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 3:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Lycos Multimedia and image harvesting? I did a search and they have two of my images. One (from PUG?) is an early early macro, maybe my first PUG submission. The other is my collage of brick-wall shots used to illustrate something or other last year. Rather than charging for the use of my images, I think it more appropriate to charge them a license fee. Lets see. Assume that they make X US$ per day in advertising revenue. (Talking gross here, not net.) Then assume that Y individuals download content from their site each day. Then for each hit on one of my images I expect 90% X/Y (with the other 10% remaining with them as their commision). Does this sound about right? Stan - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org.
RE: A great body ... too bad it is not by Pentax
This would have been a cool feature. Would there be sufficient space on the negative to store the necessary information? I know the medium-formats do, but 35mm seems awfully small... Would the associated cost for this be so significant? Cheers, Jeff -Original Message- From: Bolo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 12:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: A great body ... too bad it is not by Pentax [snip] A decent back that prints exposure info between frames. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org.
OT: Digital Pics from Tokyo Auto Salon
To the *guys* in the group, I posted the digital pics taken by my friend from the Tokyo Auto Salon today. These are *minus* the car pics if that makes any sense... ;-) This is Pentax-related because I will post some of the better pics of cars companions taken with my PZ-1p and 28-70 f4 once I get my film developed this weekend. Enjoy! http://lumine.net/jat/driving/autosalon/index.htm Cheers, Jeff *while not posted with the intention to offend, it is quite possible that people with a different mindset may take offense to the theme of the photos. Please keep in mind that in Japan, this is the norm... - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Digital Pics from Tokyo Auto Salon
I was shooting with a Sony Cybershot DSC-F55 and my buddy was shooting with a Canon Powershot (3.3 megapixel model). Though I didn't mention it yesterday, I had my first embarassing moment as a photographer. As the layout of the floor of the show was somewhat crowded, I took my first spill carrying my PZ-1p while talking to my buddy after leaving a booth. Luckily, as I felt myself start to trip, I instinctively curled my right wrist in towards my body and rolled as I fell. Bodily contact points were my wrist and my hip so though my PZ didn't touch anything, my Cybershot (which was in a hip case on my right side) got obliterated... Even though I was planning to replace the unit by early summer, I wasn't going to do it in such an extreme fashion! Cheers, Jeff *digital-less in a digital world From: "Brian" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:13:11 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Digital Pics from Tokyo Auto Salon What digital camera did you use? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.
Re: just talked to Pentax ...(about the MZ-S)
I think I mentioned it before, but recent mags are still running Pentax print ads definitely showing the MZ-S body (backlit so you can't see much more than the 'Pentax' logo on the front and the general outline of the body)... Cheers, Jeff From: Pl Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 20:32:34 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: just talked to Pentax ...(about the MZ-S) Its also suggested that the MZ-S as shown at Photokina basically is no more, but then what this means is hard to tell since Pentax didn't disclose much of what they were actually showing at Photokina. Anyway, it will be interesting to see whether Pentax show the same prototype as at Photokina or that they will show a finalized design at PMA. The magnitude of the delay is unknown to me. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Digital Pics from Tokyo Auto Salon
Rob, I really have to stop writing at 1:00 am in the morning... I meant to say that most any industry *in Japan* taps into this c.g. resource... Cheers, Jeff From: "Rob Studdert" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: AudioBias Systems Engineering Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 06:53:09 +1000 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Digital Pics from Tokyo Auto Salon Interesting, I have just got two sets of print back from the Sydney International Motor Show and there are virtually no "companion girls" to be seen, I have seen them at computer shows in the past however the motor shows seem to pull a good crowd here regardless of the types of bodies on offer :-) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.
Re: between the two.... FA 77/1.8 Limited and FA* 85/1.4
Paal, Can you explain this more in-depth? I remember seeing a post about a candle being reflected in someone's composition but am not sure if they are referring to the same thing... Thanks! Jeff From: Pl Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 20:39:25 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: between the two FA 77/1.8 Limited and FA* 85/1.4 5. Both have nice Bokeh but 77 Limited offer that special 3D effect. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Digital Pics from Tokyo Auto Salon
Speaking in general terms, Japanese men are still behind on the curve on treating women as equals in all avenues in life when compared to Western-mentality countries. Women (such as the ones in the show) are used purely to attract attention and push product primarily by 1) smiling pretty and 2) baring as much skin as possible. While Japanese society is much more tolerant about making this public, it also has to do with the fact that society is still an extremely male-dominant one here... Just a statement on the way the sun shines on this side of the world when the rest of you are sleeping... BTW, I finished posting my set of digital pics of cars and c.g.'s in addition to the original set so if you wanted to get a different angle on any specific shot, you might find them there... Cheers, Jeff From: "Lasse Karlsson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 20:03:36 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Digital Pics from Tokyo Auto Salon Btw. What do you mean - "too dense to see the light"? Didn't understand that part. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.
RE: Beginners Lens Selection (was: zx-30)
Also, if you are reluctant to maintain a collection of prime (fixed focal length) lenses, you might consider at least breaking the zoom into ranges (28-80ish and 80-200+). You will find better quality and faster lenses are available if you do so... Cheers, Jeff -Original Message- From: Robert P. VanNatta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 4:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: zx-30 snip If you are a hiker and need to travel without a herd of different lenses, consider a zoom with greater range. such as a 28-200 or a 28-300. I've had both.--- Indeed my 28-200 is being sold on Ebay as I write this as I have bought the 28-300 as a replacement. If you like to photograph landscapes--- you will want wider than 28 mm and if you want to photogragh wild animals you will want the strongest telephoto you can afford. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.
RE: Beginners Lens Selection (was: zx-30)
Robert, Can't speak from experience over years, but in my recent experience, I would have to agree with your point. However, over Christmas, I received a 28-70 f4 which, despite my initial misgivings about a lens at that price, seems to hold its own quite well! I'm waiting for an additional 2 rolls of film to come back from Christmas/New Year shootings but so far, I've been pleasantly surprised with the results. The little corner(?) of the focus ring that lifts off so that you can access the casing screws kinda bothers me but oh well... This morning, I completed a bid on http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp for the Tokina AT-X828 F Pro (f2.8) for a little over half the cost of new so I'm hoping my used cost performance on the lens will be high. Yes, it's heavy and may not be a true-blue Pentax lens, but with the FA*80-200 costing over three times the amount I paid, I think it's worth the gamble... Cheers, Jeff -Original Message- From: Robert P. VanNatta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 5:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Beginners Lens Selection (was: zx-30) I guess one of my disappointments over the zooms is the fact that they have gotten slower over the years--- almost all standardized starting at around 4 4 on the short end and sliding to f5.6 on the long end. To be sure pentax has some F2.8 zooms but the prices seem outlandish making a choice of primes better in most cases. Those that would hold an F4 over thier zoom range seem to have vanished. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.
Re: Digital is here. Film production to be stopped!
Not sure what the current situation is like in the U.S., but out here in Japan, many of the 1-hour shops and big photo houses now have personal-use printing booths where you can take your digital camera/memory cards (in all incarnations) in the shops alongside traditional film print machines. As far as disposable cameras go, given how quickly new models are being introduced, we are practically there. In fact, the latest trend now is to combine a mini-CCD with the mobile phones to offer 'on the spot' digital photos that can be mailed back and forth (since mobile phone ownership is ridiculously high here). Not to mention that Sony just rolled out a combination MP3 and mobile phone unit as well... Cheers, Jeff - From: Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 14:12:31 - To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Digtal is here. Film production to be stopped! My belief is that until someone comes out with a disposable or recyclable low end digicam, film is here to stay. This would have to be acompanied by a smart printing station for the average consumer. Specially for the ones that don't own a computer. This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org
OT: Hey mister, wanna buy a gold LX?
Some guy on Yahoo Auctions in Japan is trying to sell his for the low, low price of US$6,600... http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/25273519 Cheers, Jeff This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org
Re: MZ-S in a digital future
Agreed! Even a couple of years would be stretching it given the rapid development of digital technology on the consumer grade cameras. If you trust the reviews on the Net, the new Canon D30 takes better pics and is lower cost than the D1. Rather than upgrading my Sony Cybershot with the Nikon Coolpix 880, I decided to hang in there and wait until post-spring to look around (and to see what the digital MZ-S actually looks and feels like!) before committing any more funds to the digital world. I'm not saying that my camera now is worthless; it still takes reasonable quality pictures but there are units that have come out since and at lower prices with better features that I only wish were available a year ago... Cheers, Jeff From: Pl Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 21:20:43 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MZ-S in a digital future (WAS: Re: MZ-S for sale?) What I worry about is not the price of the digital cameras, but that they most likely will become obsolete and worthless when new and better technology reaches the market. If you buy a Nikon D1 today, you can be sure that it will be close to worthless in a couple of years. This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org
Re: What will Digital Mean?
For what it's worth, there is already significant difference in picture quality (I'm not talking resolution) even between units from the same maker. My brother's Cybershot has a colder blue color cast to an image compared to my older model despite shooting under the same conditions. And while neither of the Cybershots give truly good results using a flash, my friend's 880 takes quite good pictures using the flash. Perhaps the trend we'll see is the ability for the user to choose the type of 'digital film processing' he/she wants (maybe pre-configure settings defining the characteristics of said digital film before shooting) to affect output even without the use of a computer! Cheers, Jeff From: "aimcompute" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 12:32:17 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: What will Digital Mean? Are there large or small differences between different manufacturer's CCD's as far as color rendition goes, or is this tweaked by in-camera software? How big or small are they? Is a CCD image a more "pure" view as opposed to film? Just curious on what the rest of you think about this. This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org
Re: OT: Point and Shoot
To be honest, for those PS situations, I use my digital camera (an older Sony DSC-F55 either at 1,024 x 768 or 1,600 x 1,200 resolution). If you haven't looked at one recently, I'd recommend either the Nikon Coolpix 880 or the Camedia 3030/3040 although the Nikon unit leans more towards taking pictures rather than moving pictures (as can be seen from the abscence of sound recording). Cheers, Jeff - From: Kevin Thornsberry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 16:27:13 -0600 To: "Pentax-Discuss (E-mail)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Point and Shoot I wish I had a camera with me more of the time. I'm interested what list members have and enjoy in terms of Point and Shoot cameras. This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit www.pdml.net and follow the directions.
