Re: LX Gallery

2001-04-27 Thread Chris Brogden
On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Arnold Stark wrote: > > The PUG has made its mark by being inclusive. Let's not start something we don't >want to continue. > > How can the PUG be inclusive if it excludes exclusiveness? *LOL* Probably the best comment in this thread so far. :) chris - This message is

RE: Miracles Happen! OT

2001-04-27 Thread petit miam
An artistic drawing (or engraving). Maybe you don't have this in the US, but if a guy asks you to look at his etchings, he is really trying to get you into the sack. Of course, I am not speaking from experience. Jody. > Yes please - BTW what is an etching? > > Peter > > That's an interesting t

Re: Good bye LX...

2001-04-27 Thread mike wilson
Admin wrote: >We must do something to mark the end of an age... >Perhaps some kind of ceremony at the PDML Grandfather Mountain weekend? Maybe we could invite Tanya and get her to ceremonially throw one off a cliff? mike (who is as sad as anyone else.) - This message is from the Pentax-Disc

Re: A Wee Dram for the LX

2001-04-27 Thread Jon Hope
At 16:46 27/04/01 +1000, you wrote: >haha, i bought a number of bottles of this and quite like it :) Havent tried >the Cape Mentelle's Zinfandel. You could do a lot worse. At about 16% alcohol it isn't for the faint hearted. A lovely drop, none the less. Enjoy the Penfolds! Cheers Jon "Who a

Re: scanners for panoramic slides?

2001-04-27 Thread David A. Mann
Jan van Wijk writes: > The new Nikon for medium format will probably hadle it. > I am not sure it has the 35mm masks for this but it covers enough area I would say. > > The cost is way too high probably (I guess arround US $ 4000). That is _way_ over my budget :( You'd think someone else wou

Re: AF macros

2001-04-27 Thread David A. Mann
Bojidar Dimitrov writes: > FA 100/2.8 Macro This one has both a clamp and a focus limiter. Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann, B.E. email [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ "Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up, while children are allowed to run free

RE: scanners for panoramic slides?

2001-04-27 Thread David A. Mann
Jostein Oksne writes: > I suggest you also evaluate the Epson su1640 PHOTO. To me it looks like more > bang for the bucks than the Agfa. Not exactly 4000dpi, but closer than the > Agfa, anyway. I'd like to avoid flatbed/adaptor combinations if I can, but this little scanner doesn't look too ba

Re: My new toy

2001-04-27 Thread David A. Mann
Dan Scott writes: > You might want to look and see if > there is a plastic hex socket clamped around one of your tripod legs, this > is Manfrotto's tool for tightening those nuts. I broke mine the first time I tried to use it. Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann, B.E. email [EMAIL PROTECTED] * ht

Re: Good bye LX...

2001-04-27 Thread David A. Mann
mike wilson writes: > Maybe we could invite Tanya and get her to ceremonially throw > one off a cliff? Let me know if you do so I can be waiting at the bottom with some baseball gloves. Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann, B.E. email [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ "Why is it

RE: scanners for panoramic slides?

2001-04-27 Thread David A. Mann
Gerald Lewis writes: > Another possible solution is to scan the panoramic neg twice, once on each > end of the neg and then use software to knit the two together. I know this is an option but I would like to avoid the hassle. Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann, B.E. email [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http

Re: My new toy

2001-04-27 Thread David A. Mann
Jon Hope writes: > I picked up a new to me Manfrotto 055CD tripod today, complete with 029 > head. All for the measly sum of $150 AUD (erm approx $3.24 USD). Well done. That's not a bad price, either. I have the same combination and it's rock solid even for medium format (except at full ext

abreviations used on this list

2001-04-27 Thread Cyril MARION
Hi PDML listers, I waited a long time before I send this e-mail, just to be sure I could'nt answer by myself... As a non-english speaking person I cannot interprete correctly of the abreviations I see on the list. I would appreciate someone explains the meaning of the following : LOL BTW IMO IIR

Re[2]: EI-2000

2001-04-27 Thread Alin Flaider
I played an afternoon with the HP equivalent, so I can't comment on image quality ( wasn't too interested either as 2 MB is too low for me anyway). I liked the ergonomics in good Pentax tradition. Actually, before this Pentax I never cared too much for digitals - all were missing the optical

Re: abreviations used on this list

2001-04-27 Thread Bojidar Dimitrov
Hi Cyril, LOL = laughing out loud BTW = by the way IMO = in my opinion IIRC = if I remember correctly HAR = ? KEH = www.keh.com HTH = hope this helps The ones that I use: TIA = thanks in advance KMP = K-mount page KLD = KMP lens discussion Cheers, Boz - This message is f

OT Re: Or Best Offer: a misleading--and dishonest--phrase

2001-04-27 Thread petit miam
If it was one of my brothers, they would probably double the price :) BTW I am adding an "OT" which you seem to have all forgotten. Jody. > Yes: If he doesn't like the "best offer," the seller > can refuse to sell. > That's precisely my point, Chris: It's a hollow > promise. Heck, if he > doesn'

Re: abreviations used on this list

2001-04-27 Thread Fabrice Gamberini
look there: http://www.tfkp.physik.uni-erlangen.de/~ralf/photo/PDML/FAQ-3.html > "Cyril" == Cyril MARION <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Cyril> Hi PDML listers, Cyril> I waited a long time before I send this e-mail, just to be sure I could'nt Cyril> answer by myself... Cyril> As

Re: Product Quote for MZ-S

2001-04-27 Thread petit miam
Well, it means the 5th January to me. > Anyway, if anyone is still confused I believe 5/01 > don't mean May the first but May 2001 release. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - Th

Re: Fun with Artifacts

2001-04-27 Thread petit miam
> All of these shots were done with an Olympus C-3030 > digicam (!) Wash your mouth out!! __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

Re: Or Best Offer: a misleading--and dishonest--phrase

2001-04-27 Thread petit miam
Heyy, think it's time to change the subject. When I say no, I always mean no (I'm a hard woman). > Paul S-y wrote: > >But then, we also assume that when a girl said No, > she means No. > > I n e v e r assume a girl means No, no matter what > she says... > > Lasse ___

Re: $50K for 8 negatives at ebay

2001-04-27 Thread petit miam
No way. That is really sick. They might as well show pics of him in the morgue afterwards. That is the kind of sick people they are. > Am I the only one that thinks there is something > really sick > about that auction? > William Robb __ Do You Ya

Re: LX Gallery

2001-04-27 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Excluded from this offer are: Chris Brogden, > Aaron Reynolds (who know why they're excluded) and César Metamoros, > who, if he doesn't already know why he's excluded, will shortly. And a doozy of a surprise it was! Trust me, gentlemen and ladies, it's worth it. Oh,

Re: Good bye LX...

2001-04-27 Thread Steve Larson
PAUL STENQUIST wrote: > I had to work late today, so I am just now sipping some good Scotch > Whiskey with my LX. (I won't let the LX have any; no need to test the > efficacy of its seals.) But from among the dozens of cameras I've owned > over several dozen years, the LX is by far my favorite.

FS: 100mm SMC F 1:2.8 Macro

2001-04-27 Thread Stan Halpin
I am starting a process of consolidating my lens collection. (Translation: I am selling some of my lenses to pay for buying some other lenses.) First up for sale is this F version 100mm Macro. Superb lens. As recently discussed in response to Boz's data call, this version has the Focus Range Lim

Re: LX screens (was: Mercury Cell for older camera)

2001-04-27 Thread Doug Franklin
On Fri, 27 Apr 2001 07:19:12 -0500 (EST), Bojidar Dimitrov wrote: > > I don't know what means, [...] > > son-of-a-b*tch? I think in this case it's more of a sound effect ... the sound of someone sobbing. Though S.O.B. certainly _does_ mean son-of-a-b*tch in many contexts. :-) TTYL, DougF - T

Re: LX Gallery

2001-04-27 Thread Tiger Moses
At 09:04 PM 4/26/01 -0400, you wrote: >An exclusive gallery, whether or not it displaces a regularly scheduled gallery, violates the welcome spirit of the PUG. > >Doug > My 2 Cents: As a non-LX owner, its OK. The LX is a truely 'cult-status' camera, and just as they made recent GOLD versions of

Re: Good bye LX...

2001-04-27 Thread Pål Jensen
Ernest wrote: > Maybe one of our Japanese member can answer this, but how is the LX selling > in Japan? I have a feeling that if Pentax had not stopped marketing the LX > outside of Japan a few years ago, it's production could have continued, ad > infinitum. Or at least a few more years, g

OT: terms used in this list (Treena)

2001-04-27 Thread mike wilson
Treena wrote: >.crank lab in his car. I can't make any sense of this. Care to enlighten me and, possibly, others? Ta muchly, 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

Re: Digital for MACRO

2001-04-27 Thread petit miam
What depth of field? Where? Why do you want DOF in macro shots anyway? I like my subject to stand out from the out-of-focus background. You certainly haven't convinced me. I'm going to stick with my analogue cameras for a very long time. Jody. > I'm not much of a fan of the current digital came

Re: FA 80-200/2.8 - Enabled!

2001-04-27 Thread Cy Galley
The ALR only works when you are using power zoom. Both Power zoom and ALR are POWER wasters designed to sell more batteries. Cy Galley, TC - Chair, Emergency Aircraft Repair, Oshkosh - Original Message - From: "Bojidar Dimitrov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, A

Re: Experience w/ SMCP-F Fisheye Zoom 17mm-28mm f/3.5-4.5

2001-04-27 Thread Tiger Moses
At 06:12 AM 4/27/01 -0700, you wrote: >I was playing around with this lens yesterday at a local shop and am seriously considering purchasing it. Can anyone relate their expeience with it? I could save a whole bunch of money and go with the Sigma or Phoenix but haven't ever used third party lense

Re: LX Gallery

2001-04-27 Thread Steve Larson
What was this surprise? my curiosity has peaked. As if you`re going to tell me. Who ya rootin for in the playoffs? My Kings are making a good showing, eh? Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: "Aaron Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: T

A Wee Dram for the LX

2001-04-27 Thread Brewer, Doug
Several years ago I was lucky enough to be able to tour the old Dallas Dhu distillery. They were no longer producing for commercial purposes, but it was educational and fun anyway, especially inasmuch as couple of drams of "sample" were handed out at tour's close. Made the rest of the afternoon a

Re: Good bye LX...

2001-04-27 Thread Stephen Moore
I'm surprised the words "emergency" and "gray market" haven't popped up... Regards, Stephen Moore __ "You got a Zarg in here? Are you *nuts*??? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow th

Re: SMC-M 100/2.8

2001-04-27 Thread Jostein Øksne
Hi, Brent. the M-100/2.8 has a very high ranking with me too. Second only to the FA*400/5.6. Highly recommended. Jostein - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 1:56 AM Subject: SMC-M 100/2.8 > I'm looking for a fairly decent po

Re: LX Gallery

2001-04-27 Thread Cy Galley
What are "Kings" The female version of "Queens?" - Original Message - From: "Steve Larson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 8:54 AM Subject: Re: LX Gallery > What was this surprise? my curiosity has peaked. As if you`re going to tell > me. Who

Japan to Ship MZ-S...

2001-04-27 Thread MacBurt
In a message dated 4/27/01 9:56:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 03:01:55 -0700 (PDT) From: petit miam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Product Quote for MZ-S Well, it means the 5th January to me. > Anyway, if anyone is still confused I believe 5/01 > don't mean May

Re: terms used in this list (Treena)

2001-04-27 Thread Treena Harp
Sorry. I'm married to a cop, and I have a tendency to use their terms. Crank is a street word for methamphetamine. It can also be called crystal, crystal meth, etc. It is easily manufactured from various household toxins such as lye, paint thinner, pool cleaner -- lots of ingredients like that, an

Re: Mercury Cell for older camera

2001-04-27 Thread Flavio Minelli
Frank Theriault wrote: > > I always wondered about how bad those little mercury cells could be for the > environment. I mean they're so tiny, and they last for 5, 10 years or more > - at least in Spotmatics. > > > ... Not much, Frank, but heavy metal pollution lasts forever (in human lifespan

Re: Digital for MACRO

2001-04-27 Thread Leon Altoff
On Fri, 27 Apr 2001 06:51:04 -0700 (PDT), petit miam wrote: >What depth of field? Where? Why do you want DOF in >macro shots anyway? I like my subject to stand out >from the out-of-focus background. >You certainly haven't convinced me. I'm going to stick >with my analogue cameras for a very long

Re: abreviations used on this list

2001-04-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Cyril MARION wrote: > LOL - Laughing Out Loud or Laid Out Laughing > BTW - By The Way > IMO - In My Opinion > IIRC - If I Remember Correctly > HAR - Har, a guffaw, not an bbreviation or acronym > KEH - The name of a camera shop in Georgia > HTH - Hope This Helps -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL

Re: A Wee Dram for the LX

2001-04-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
You didn't happen to take some photographs with an LX? "Brewer, Doug" wrote: > > Several years ago I was lucky enough to be able to tour the old Dallas Dhu > distillery. They were no longer producing for commercial purposes, but it > was educational and fun anyway, especially inasmuch as couple

Re: Experience w/ SMCP-F Fisheye Zoom 17mm-28mm f/3.5-4.5

2001-04-27 Thread Bruce Dayton
Ed, I have this lens and use it quite alot. One of the unique things about it is that it zooms from about 180 degrees down to a view that is close to a standard 20mm rectilinear lens. It sort of allows you to dial in the curvature that you want. I use the zoom quite a bit as many images don't

Does Z-1 / PZ-1 have 2nd curtain flash sync ?

2001-04-27 Thread Cyril MARION
Hi listers, I checked (maybe badly) the KMP but could not read the information. Does the Z-1 / PZ-1 have this flash function ? If I'm correct this feature allows flash synchronisation at the end ot the exposure time (when the 2nd curtain starts), instead of at the biginning (when 1st curtain sta

Re: Good bye LX...

2001-04-27 Thread Yoshihiko Takinami
Hi, At 27 Apr 2001 15:33:35 +0200, Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote; > I don't know how much the LX currently sells but would expect less > than 1000/year. Tha current sales number of LX was still larger than that of PZ-1p in Japan, I heard recently from a Pentax person. > The reason LX pr

Magnum Agency

2001-04-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Dear (European) Friends This Friday evening (22.15) on ARTE TV : "L'agence Magnum" Have a good time -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: A Wee Dram for the LX

2001-04-27 Thread petit miam
Have one for me. I can't drink. I have been working since 8am yesterday, and it is now 3am today. Well, I did have a 1-hour lunch break and a 1-hour dinner break, but that's all. The way it's going, I'll still be here at 8am when thankfully someone else takes over. At the moment, I am waiting for

Re: LX Gallery

2001-04-27 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Steve Larson wrote: > > What was this surprise? my curiosity has peaked. As if you`re going to tell > me. Oh, I'm not telling. It's fabulously appropriate, tho'. > Who ya rootin for in the playoffs? My Kings are making a good > showing, eh? Obviously, we're cheering for the Leafs who've d

Re: abreviations used on this list

2001-04-27 Thread petit miam
I thought that meant words to the effect of "So put that in your pipe and smoke it" > HAR = ? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail Lis

RE: Miracles Happen! OT

2001-04-27 Thread petit miam
I suppose the not a near relative doesn't apply in some Southern states. Jody (who used to be such a sweet innocent thing not so long ago) > ...(female with a pulse and not a near relative)... > Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Would that be "Alive Or Best Offer" ??? > Jim

Re[2]: LX Gallery

2001-04-27 Thread Takehiko Ueda
Hi Paul, > Just out of curiosity how much is a new LX worth in Japan? JPY150,000 without finder. Finder is JPY30,000. Sincerely, Take Ueda, Osaka, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.tripod.co.jp/hayatama/photo/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail L

Re: A Wee Dram for the LX

2001-04-27 Thread Bigtoeno2
Ahh...a nice 64oz sip of Gatorade...hey, i can't be breaking the law now can i, only one more year til i'm legal, and even then i'd struggle to afford natural light. Besides, i don't have much to mourn about the loss of the LX. The closest i've ever gotten to one is looking at the specs on

Re: OT: terms used in this list (Treena)

2001-04-27 Thread Tiger Moses
At 02:41 PM 4/27/01 +0100, you wrote: >Treena wrote: > >>.crank lab in his car. > >I can't make any sense of this. Care to enlighten me and, >possibly, others? > Crank was a slag for a drug, not sure if heroine or methamphetimine, so a Crank Lab is where drug is made, so its slang for a m

Re: LX screens (was: Mercury Cell for older camera)

2001-04-27 Thread petit miam
Or short of breath in the medical context (unless you have a really obnoxious patient) :) > > > I don't know what means, [...] > > > > son-of-a-b*tch? > > I think in this case it's more of a sound effect ... > the sound of > someone sobbing. Though S.O.B. certainly _does_ mean > son-of-a-b*tc

Re: Good bye LX...

2001-04-27 Thread petit miam
OK. I am sitting here waiting for the "emergency" department to phone. If I close my eyes a bit, I will be in the "gray market" zone. Happy? :) > I'm surprised the words "emergency" and "gray > market" haven't > popped up... > Regards, > Stephen Moore > "You got a Zarg in here? Are you *nuts*??

OT Re: LX Gallery

2001-04-27 Thread petit miam
I think it should be Marmite vs Vegemite. BTW Vegemite is far superior. Sorry, I am getting a bit carried away. It is 3:20am and I am not allowed to go to bed. I get weird and irrelevant when I'm tired. Jody. > All too often this list gets into Ford vs Chevy / > Coke vs Pepsi _

Re: Har!

2001-04-27 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
our petit miam wrote: > > HAR = ? > I thought that meant words to the effect of "So put > that in your pipe and smoke it" Well - Har! does imply a sort of antagonistic guffaw, sort of daring the recipient to stage some sort of e

Re: Or Best Offer: a misleading--and dishonest--phrase

2001-04-27 Thread Robert Harris
petit miam wrote: > > Heyy, think it's time to change the subject. When > I say no, I always mean no (I'm a hard woman). Ah, I still don't believe you. Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forg

Re: A Wee Dram for the LX

2001-04-27 Thread Doug Brewer
Heh. That would be fitting, wouldn't it? I believe in those days I was still shooting with a Minolta X-370. There's a photo around home somewhere of me standing next to a sign that said, "Brewer's Office." even then I couldn't resist a cheap joke. Doug Quoting Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTEC

TTL flash metering on the ZX/MZ-50 using pre-A lenses

2001-04-27 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Hi all, Here's a question I've been thinking about lately. I finally found a dedicated flash module for my Sunpak 444D flash, and I'm thinking of some things to try with my TTL-capable body (an MZ-50). I'll get an answer for myself with some upcoming experiments, but thought I'd ask the group a

Re: Good bye LX...

2001-04-27 Thread Pål Jensen
Yoshihiko wrote: > Tha current sales number of LX was still larger than that of > PZ-1p in Japan, I heard recently from a Pentax person. That somehow doesn't surprise me although I suspect it says less about the popularity of the LX than the unpopularity of the Z-1p. In many markets (most?) th

Re: LX Gallery

2001-04-27 Thread aimcompute
OK - So which one of you (Bill & Doug) is Doctor Jekyll and which one is Mr. Hyde? Tom C. - Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 11:40 PM Subject: LX Gallery > A bit of background is in orde

Re: Does Z-1 / PZ-1 have 2nd curtain flash sync ?

2001-04-27 Thread tom
Cyril MARION wrote: > > Hi listers, > > I checked (maybe badly) the KMP but could not read the information. Does the > Z-1 / PZ-1 have this flash function ? Yes...kind of...you select it on the flash. The AF500FTZ will do it, maybe one of the other FTZ flashes will too. > > If I'm correct thi

Re: Goodbye LX

2001-04-27 Thread Camdir
In a message dated 27/4/01 2:56:25 pm, you wrote: <> Today I held one, but not for long. This had no shroud for the shutter release, but the meter was activated by the pentaprism removal button. It was sent back to its' kennel. Natch, the LX is still available, but only from certain dealers

Re: Re[6]: $50K for 8 negatives at ebay

2001-04-27 Thread aimcompute
For me, it's the fact that they were offered in a public auction format and for such an exorbitant price. It has a BLATANT APPEARANCE of trying to profit in a big way from the death of another. It's not like he had the only pictures of the crash and was a scant resource for documentary pictures,

RE: Good bye LX...

2001-04-27 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Steve, I hope you did. Funny, I opened up a bottle of red wine - I have to look at the particular one I grabbed from my pantry 'cellar' and began the toasting. I pulled out two of my LXen, the third one is getting the metering fixed, and the accessories I have and began to take

Re: $50K for 8 negatives at ebay

2001-04-27 Thread John Francis
William Robb wrote: > > For me, it still comes back to auctioning off images of a > persons death to the highest bidder for no other reason than > avarice. Since he has taken the eBay route to sell his pictures, > I can only presume that he has eschewed the news media because > he thinks he can d

RE: Re[6]: $50K for 8 negatives at ebay

2001-04-27 Thread Lewis, Gerald
I, for one, fail to see any moral issue here, The pics are benign and are not of Earnhart or his body or his family. The crash itself was not particularly spectacular or heinous. Just because the driver died does not make this some holy icon. Who says that the publication media is some sort of

Re: Experience w/ SMCP-F Fisheye Zoom 17mm-28mm f/3.5-4.5

2001-04-27 Thread John Francis
Ed Dombek wrote: > > I was playing around with this lens yesterday at a local shop and am seriously >considering purchasing it. Can anyone relate their expeience with it? I could save >a whole bunch of money and go with the Sigma or Phoenix but haven't ever used third >party lenses. Comment

Are there different filters for mf cameras and af cameras?

2001-04-27 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
I just got home from going out and pricing polarized circular filters. Well, I went to Camera America and told the guy what I was looking for. He asked me if it was for a auto focus or manual focus camera. And I told him that I have a ZX50 that I use in both modes. Also that most of the lens I ha

Re: Re[6]: $50K for 8 negatives at ebay

2001-04-27 Thread aimcompute
Hi Treena! I was sort of trolling for a reaction. :-) And I didn't intend any offense by my earlier "journalism" comments, which is why I used the term stereotypically. Tom C. - Original Message - From: "Treena Harp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 27,

Re: abreviations used on this list

2001-04-27 Thread Tom Ivar Helbekkmo
"Bojidar Dimitrov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > LOL = laughing out loud ...and then there's ROTFL. "Rolling on the floor, laughing." > IMO = in my opinion ...and IMHO ("in my humble opinion"), and IMNSHO (add "not so"). Ah, and to keep things slightly on-topic: CLA means cleaning, lubricati

Re: Gallery Themes

2001-04-27 Thread Chris Brogden
On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Norman Baugher wrote: > One of the unfortunate realities of life, is that sometimes it's not fair. > Learn to live with it. > Norm Fine. I propose that we introduce "Snow" and "Prairie" themes. Hell, let's go all the way and have a "Canadian landscape" theme. After all, l

Re: Gallery Themes

2001-04-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
No one theme is going to be accessible for all list members, regardless of how universal we try to make them. If, for example there's a wide angle theme, perhaps those that don't have a wide will be excluded, but next month, if there's a telephoto theme, those with no tele lenses will be exclude.

Re[8]: $50K for 8 negatives at ebay

2001-04-27 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, so it's immoral not because it's exploitation, but because the exploitation is blatant? I've pursued this about as far as I want to now. If anybody's interested, when I saw the pictures (and I'd never heard of Dale Earnhardt before he died) I thought it was in rather poor taste, but I couldn

Re: $50K for 8 negatives at ebay

2001-04-27 Thread Robert Harris
John Francis wrote: > > William Robb wrote: > ...I'd assume he tried to sell them to the media, > but had no success. It's old news, after all - not worth anything. So is this thread, Very tired, repetitive and getting silly -- not to mention OT. Bob Harris - This message is from the Penta

Re: Gallery Themes

2001-04-27 Thread Chris Brogden
On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Norman Baugher wrote: > You Canadians are so exclusionary! i.e. you don't even want to be the > 51st state > > Norm > > > Chris Brogden wrote: > *LOL* Thanks, Norm, I needed that. :) I'm getting too worked up about this issue, I think. chris - This message is from t

Re: A Wee Dram for the LX

2001-04-27 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, they make whisky in Dallas? That would be from genuine Scottish grapes, I suppose :o) --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Friday, April 27, 2001, 2:45:53 PM, you wrote: > Several years ago I was lucky enough to be able to tour the old Dallas Dhu > distillery. They were no longer producin

Re: Miracles Happen! OT

2001-04-27 Thread jeepgirl
You guys have such a low opinion of us females :) - Original Message - From: Jim Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 8:08 AM Subject: RE: Miracles Happen! OT > > > ...(female with a pulse and not a near relative)... > Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Gallery Themes

2001-04-27 Thread Chris Brogden
On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > No one theme is going to be accessible for all list members, > regardless of how universal we try to make them. I disagree. Every past theme I can think of was wide open to everyone. It might have involved a little creativity, but it was doable with

Re: Gallery Themes

2001-04-27 Thread Norman Baugher
You Canadians are so exclusionary! i.e. you don't even want to be the 51st state Norm Chris Brogden wrote: - 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.k

"Mental Game" Redux

2001-04-27 Thread Stephen Moore
First, many thanks to the multitude who responded to my original post. What a wealth of solid information! Even though a few days of reflection tells me -- somewhat embarrassingly -- that I pressed the freak-out button 'way too soon, you have provided a lot of stuff I'll keep in my mental camera

Re: scanners for panoramic slides?

2001-04-27 Thread admin
>> > The new Nikon for medium format will probably hadle it. >> > I am not sure it has the 35mm masks for this but it covers enough area >> > >> > The cost is way too high probably (I guess arround US $ 4000). >> >> That is _way_ over my budget :( > >I believe the price will actually be closer

Re: Gallery Themes

2001-04-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Chris Brogden wrote: > P.S. If anyone has any reasons why the lens-specific themes are not > exclusionary, I'd love to hear it. But please, no more "life is > unfair" responses that don't address the issue. Have we had any lens specific themes? Details is the closest I could find, and that rea

Re[2]: LX Gallery

2001-04-27 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, I'd also like to suggest that if possible we should write a few words with the submission about the LX that took the picture, or our own experience of however many of them we own(ed). --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Friday, April 27, 2001, 6:30:53 PM, you wrote: > Hi John ... > It's

Re: Experience w/ SMCP-F Fisheye Zoom 17mm-28mm f/3.5-4.5

2001-04-27 Thread Albano_Garcia
This zoom distorts thru all the range? I thought it went from fisheye distortion at 17mm thru (almost at least) rectilinear 28mm. I also thought a lot in this zoom, but recently I bought a K 17 mm 4, and I already have a 20mm Tak and an A 28mm 2.8, so I think I don't need it. And it's not precise

Re: Gallery Themes

2001-04-27 Thread Chris Brogden
On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Have we had any lens specific themes? Details is the closest I could > find, and that really wasn't lens specific. The upcoming "wide angle > point of view" is not, from my POV, about using just wide angle > lenses, so I don't see it as exclusionary.

My priceless picture.

2001-04-27 Thread jeepgirl
In Jan. I started going out with a guy, who refuses to let me take a picture of him, but he has a 2 yr old who is quite frequently the subject of my photographs. He however will not let me post them on the pug :( . I was walking with my man and his son in the park the other day when I was asked

Re: Good bye LX...

2001-04-27 Thread admin
Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote; > The reason LX production stops is lack of (electronic) parts. I'm not surprised at all. Actually, I'm surprised they've been able to keep making it this long (probably had parts in inventory). I work in Components Engineering for a company that makes mili

Re: scanners for panoramic slides?

2001-04-27 Thread Gerald Cermak
The S20 is not so bad at 2400 dpi. I had one for a year and a half, and after figuring how to get full 36-bit output, was quite pleased with the results. I replaced it with a RFS3600, not needing the panaromic of the S20. However, with just 24 bit output even at 3600 dpi, I don't think the resu

Re: Gallery Themes

2001-04-27 Thread Chris Brogden
On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Have we had any lens specific themes? Details is the closest I > could find, and that really wasn't lens specific. The April 2000 "Normal Black & White" (Mono shots taken with a normal focal length lens) was lens-specific, and that one seemed to work

Re: Gallery Themes

2001-04-27 Thread aimcompute
I personally dislike the lens themes. I figure though if some individuals can occasionally submit images taken with non-Pentax cameras, that I can break the theme rules from time to time. Tom C. - Original Message - From: "Chris Brogden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent:

Re: abreviations used on this list

2001-04-27 Thread Stephen Moore
Tom Ivar Helbekkmo wrote: > "Bojidar Dimitrov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > LOL = laughing out loud > > ...and then there's ROTFL. "Rolling on the floor, laughing." ...and the ever-popular ROTFLMAO. "...Laughing Me Arse Off." TTFN, Stephen Moore _

Re: Re[8]: $50K for 8 negatives at ebay

2001-04-27 Thread aimcompute
Let's say there's a difference between 1) making a living and 2) exploitation. Do you consider what this guy's doing to be #1 or #2? > so it's immoral not because it's exploitation, but because the > exploitation is blatant? No, it's so distasteful because it's so blatant. There are in fact di

Bodies Roll Call Results UPDATE 86

2001-04-27 Thread Albano_Garcia
Please send the messages to me directly, to not disturb other members, thanks. Also, I've not included 110 and digital cameras, just because I started this way, and I didn't want to change in the middle of the way. Also, if you already submited and want to add new items, please put clearly in you

RE: Gallery Themes

2001-04-27 Thread Lewis, Gerald
I agree. Just a question, what about a Pentax body and non-pentax lens, or a non pentax body (like my Chinon) with one of my Pentax lenses? Jerry in Houston -Original Message- From: aimcompute [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 2:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

Re: Are there different filters for mf cameras and af cameras?

2001-04-27 Thread Harry Baughman
the only filter that has to be for auto focus or manual focus is the polerizer. circular polerizer for auto focus and regular polerizer for manual focus cameras. it has to do with the auto focus system or the metering system. i'm not sure. I just got home from going out and pricing polarized

RE: Are there different filters for mf cameras and af cameras?

2001-04-27 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Rebecca wrote: [Some comments from the camera store salesman about her ZX-50 and lenses -- snipped for brevity] > Anyhow, I ended up leaving the store feeling pretty bad. Because > now I have these lenses that I dont know if they will hurt my camera. > Also, why would you have to buy a auto fo

Re: A Wee Dram for the LX

2001-04-27 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
HAR! You guys don't fool me. You are all drinking long neck Buds. I can tell by your redneck posts. HAR, HAR! --Tom - 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:/

Favorite Lens Roll Call Results UPDATE 14

2001-04-27 Thread Albano_Garcia
These are the conditions: 1 - You must answer off-list exclusively. On-list votes will not be included. 2 - You must choose Your Favorite Pentax Lens. ONLY ONE. Yes, ONLY ONE. 3 - It must be original, no third-party allowed. 4 - Primes and zooms. 5 - You must specifiy: Tak, Super Tak, SMC Tak, K,

Re: A Wee Dram for the LX

2001-04-27 Thread Bill Owens
At this very moment, I'm celebrating my retirement with some Killian's Iris Red. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] > HAR! You guys don't fool me. You are all drinking long neck > Buds. I can tell by your redneck posts. HAR, HAR! > --Tom - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To u

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