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I really hope some day to be a kung-fu photographer who unerringly shoots
37 exposures per roll with 37 keepers, but for now am content to be a
grasshopper jumping from setting to setting.
Mark,
Now that sure conjures up a mental image...
Bob S.
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Someone on the rec.photo.digital newsgroup just posted asking if a digital
camera can do infrared photography.
I don't see why not. Don't they use IR CCDs for some astrophotography?
We had a play with a thermal imaging camera at work a couple of weeks ago.
Now
On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 23:22:29 -0400, Peter Alling wrote:
If the north is so good, why in the heck are the northerners flocking
down here in droves? :-)
I thought it was a plan. We are dividing up the warm, sunny parts of the
south and converting them into the North. Florida is the first
Hello,
JT For about $170 or less you can have the Russian Zenitar 16 mm. f2.8
JT fisheye, a quite sharp lens.
I own a Zenitar 16/2.8 made in CCCP This sample is outstanding in
terms of sharpness(edges are fabulous)and contrast. The sharpest
fixed focal lense I own (S-Tak 28/3.5, S-M-C Tak
Doug Franklin writes:
I suspect that a big reason people don't want to change is that small
amount math involves fewer fractions with imperial than metric system
(SI) measurements.
From that point of view, the beauty of the metric system is that it replaces
fractions with the decimal
Jody writes:
Now I really have to go to Christchurch.
--- Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jody, You shouldn't have to leave NZ
Aurora Australis (the Southern Lights), should be
visible from
the Southernmost parts of New Zealand. Possibly
even Christchurch.
Don't worry too
Nenad Djurdjevic wrote:
[snip]
Instead of kind Texas Rangers we have lots of mean traffic police
that won't let you speed or drive in the middle of the road ;-)
Robert Harris wrote:
You have roads?
Bob
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Just one at the moment but we're very proud of it (the bit through town is
even
So you live about 113 kilometres from Fort Worth,
then?
;)
--- Robert Payne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nope, Texas (USA) work in Fort Worth and live about
70 miles (don't speak kilometers) west of Fort
Worth.
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I thought it was 64. 16 times 4.
Tom Rittenhouse wrote:
Pint! Two pints equal a quart. Four quarts equal a
gallon. Now quick
how many ounces in a gallon?
128 ... or 10 2/3 12-oz cans (of beer, of course)
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I met this guy from Dallas, Texas, while travelling
between islands in New Zealand. I had great difficulty
in understanding a single word he said. I even had to
ask him to spell Dallas before I could understand
where he was from :-)
He said New Zealand was very cold. Well, what did he
expect in
I was referring to some of the roads we drove on when
in Western Australia, where there is a c.3m strip of
tarseal down the centre, and the edges are dirt. So
you drive in the middle until you meet someone, then
both move over to the side to get past.
I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, and will
Dear friends,
I agree with those of you confirming possibility to do infrared
photography with digital camera (for instance with some of Olympus digital
cameras). That question is complex, but we have obtained lot of results
(application mostly in biology and in other fields, too) in the
Hi,
D.Glenn.Arthur wrote:
.model of a Viking longship. burned Saturday night on the lake in a
memorial service based on a Viking funeral...
If you really want to get into this pagan burning thing, I know
a couple of witches you can have for next year.
(For the PC amongst
Jody, you are a legend!!! By the way, off subject of course, do you like
fush and chups?
There was a Kiwi in Australia that went down to the local fish and
chips shop and ordered some fush and chups. The shop attendant said Why,
you must be a Kiwi!. Well the Kiwi went home and could hardly
Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
During WW2, there was a newspaper published for the US troops
called
Stars and Stripes. In that paper was a cartoon done by Bill
Mauldin
(I forget the name of the strip). They were all one-panel
cartoons.
One of my favorites is one that shows the two
Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
12d in a shilling, 20 shillings in a pound (quid).
...and that d in 12d is, of course, pronounced pee. :-)
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While you're asking yourself questions, also ask where Sam Houston was born.
Bill, KG4LOV
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Go to the Alamo count the number of people from Connecticut who fought
there.
Then ask yourself where was Austin born. (Hint Durham Connecticut). If
it
weren't
for us northerners
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From: Gianfranco Irlanda [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: Asahi vs Honeywell.
Hi Doug,
I'm not sure I understand what does furriners mean.
Could you please explain?
Thanks,
Gianfranco
It's another
Gianfranco wrote, in response to Doug Franklin's post:
Hi Doug,
I'm not sure I understand what does furriners mean.
Could you please explain?
Hi Gianfranco,
Furriners means foreigners. The Willy and Joe characters in the
strip were likely representations of rural American country folk from
Stars and Stripes is still published. The cartoon was called Up Front.
At 11:50 PM 8/21/2001 -0400, you wrote:
On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 23:48:39 -0400, Tom Rittenhouse wrote:
You don't understand, John. To most of my fellow Americans you are
a foreigner even when they are sitting in your living
And then they Died!
Is there a lesson in that -- go south to die.
Stay North and live. (Logic can be fun, especialy if misused).
At 11:07 PM 8/21/2001 -0500, you wrote:
But you notice they all had the good sense to LEAVE Connecticut!
Go to the Alamo count the number of people from
Didn't bother to run any real numbers was just amazed by the number from
the north.
At 12:37 AM 8/22/2001 -0400, you wrote:
That's just the southerners who came up north after WWII going home g.
-graywolf
Gary L. Murphy wrote:
On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 23:22:29 -0400, Peter Alling wrote:
Go
On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 08:14:41 -0400, Peifer, William [OCDUS] wrote:
Gianfranco wrote, in response to Doug Franklin's post:
I'm not sure I understand what does furriners mean.
Could you please explain?
Furriners means foreigners.
Exactly. I don't think Mauldin ever says exactly where
I never said it was good. However we do have water.
At 10:48 PM 8/21/2001 -0500, you wrote:
On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 23:22:29 -0400, Peter Alling wrote:
Go to the Alamo count the number of people from Connecticut who fought
there.
Then ask yourself where was Austin born. (Hint Durham
On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 01:33:18 -0700 (PDT), Jody wrote:
I thought it was 64. 16 times 4.
how many ounces in a gallon?
128 ... or 10 2/3 12-oz cans (of beer, of course)
At least for the American gallon, it's 32 times 4 (Four quarts in a
gallon) or 16 times 8 (pints). Being red-blooded
From: Peter Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am contemplating indulging myself in a fisheye lens.
I have the choice between the 16mm f/2.8 A and the 17mm f/4 SMC.
However, the 16mm A lens is going for almost twice the price of the 17mm.
(GBP 375 vs GBP 200)
Does anyone have any views on how the two
Hi Cesar.
As you may already be aware,i shot mostly equine events and
i too like to set up for 1-2 optimal shots not a set of rapid
fire pictures.Were is the fun or skill in that???If you have a
dark room i supose you can develop and shose which ones
go on the contact sheet but i dont,each pic
Peifer, William [OCDUS] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Gianfranco,
Furriners means foreigners. The Willy and Joe
characters in the
strip were likely representations of rural American country
folk from
somewhere deep in America's heartland, who had probably never
seen any
furriners in their
Gianfranco Irlanda wrote:
Roue de Paris by Dan Matyola
Nice shot. I find the roofs in the lower part a bit distracting.
I know that you stated you wanted the reflections on the car
roofs to be part of the image, but I think you could have done
better with a wide angle in this regard.
Doug Franklin wrote:
[snip]
I'm still trying to figure out how big a gill is.
Depends on the size of the fish.
Bob
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William Robb wrote:
Dihhd youw awwwhhhl seee theemmm puuurdty little
critters runnin' ahhroun hea
On a high school trip to New Orleans, some friends and I were busy
seeing who could stay awake the longest (yes, I know, but it was high
school), so we were at a 24-hour Denny's
Refers to our disagreement RE his review of the MZ-S.
In a review of the Monolta Dynax 5, he says:
In a recent test I commented that a particular camera was
underspecified. The replies of some readers went along the lines of,
'Of course it is, as the manufacturer was trying to make the camera
With this flash being mentioned in a few recent posts, I remembered a
question I have about my use of this flash.
I recently got the wide-angle and tele adapters for the flash head,
and my query is: Are the adapters useful or necessary when bouncing
the flash, or only when using direct flash?
JT For about $170 or less you can have the Russian Zenitar 16 mm. f2.8 fisheye, a
quite sharp lens.
I own a Zenitar 16/2.8 made in CCCP This sample is outstanding in
terms of sharpness(edges are fabulous)and contrast. The sharpest
fixed focal lense I own (S-Tak 28/3.5, S-M-C Tak 35/3.5,
Some on the list may be interested in this website of photos taken at pop
concerts:
http://www.popfolio.com/
Dan
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Stanley, Powers Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Well, I am closer than you are to oz/gal grin, 8 pints not 4.
--graywolf
Jody wrote:
Speaking as a non maths-impaired foreigner, I usually
think of 50.8mm as 2 inches :)
--- Tom Rittenhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nah, we think of 50mm as 2 inchs
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Tom Graywolf Rittenhouse
Graywolf
Didn't use to be. see Warlock.
--graywolf
mike wilson wrote:
Hi,
D.Glenn.Arthur wrote:
.model of a Viking longship. burned Saturday night on the lake in a
memorial service based on a Viking funeral...
If you really want to get into this pagan burning thing, I know
a
On Sat, 18 Aug 2001, Paul M. Provencher wrote:
I have two black cars, prefer my black suits, and don't own anything but
black shoes. It's a personal preference.
Which is why I wish they'd bring out black Ltd lenses instead. A
black MZ-S and black 77 1.8 Ltd would be my ideal tools for
Also found on Photo.net:
SMC 75/2.8 AL (7el./5groups, 61 deg., min.f/22, min.dist.0,41m, filter 67, hood
included, weight 560g.)
ZOOM SMC 90-180/5.6 (10el./10groups, 53-28 deg., min f/45, min.dist.1,2m, filter 95,
hood included, weight 1160g.)
I was told about a year ago(?) that there
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1265459867
Two hours to go, so hurry. I have this lens and like it a lot.
Frits
I am contemplating indulging myself in a fisheye lens.
I have the choice between the 16mm f/2.8 A and the 17mm f/4 SMC.
However, the 16mm A lens is
Good Luck :)
Regards,
Paul Jones
From: CW [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: new camera
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 16:11:53 -0400
Received my ZX-5n today. Purchased it from Paul Jones on the other side of
the world. Isn't it funny that a guy would buy
Hi Pål,
Sounds good!
Any info about the AF?
Is it possible it has the MZ-S focusing layout?
Gianfranco
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Gianfranco wrote:
Any info about the AF?
Is it possible it has the MZ-S focusing layout?
I don't know anything but whats been posted. I found it on Photo.net.
Anyway, it seems to me to be just tweaking of the current model. Adding MLU and making
it ready for the new flashes. The rest is
On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, CW wrote:
Wish me luck with the conversation I'm about to have with my wife explaining
why I bought this camera.
Good luck!
I bought Paul's MX, it hasn't gotten here yet. Looks like a few of us
will have conversations with our wives...
:-)
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they've finally added mirror lockup to their 645 platform!
http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=001bRy
But what about film flatness?
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Hey, good luck from a guy that just traded four cameras (none of
them Pentax) for a digital camera. It took some explaining to my
wife to do that, and no money changed hands.
Len (de KD9S)
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of CW
I don't disagree with you, David. Pointing a camera with an 8 or 12
frame auto winder at a moving object at a sporting event, and trusting
that you'll get a few good shots may not be art, or fun. Anyone
who's looked at PUG over the last few months will see that over the years
I've shot a few
Kiwi a strange thing to use as a nick name for a nationality.
Calling someone from New Zealand a Kiwi is like calling an
American (US) a Yank.
At 04:42 PM 8/22/2001 -0400, you wrote:
Robert Payne wrote:
I know exactly what furriners are :)
but kiwi (maybe I shouldn't ask) is a new term to
Which may point out the major difference between the internet and print media. Print
is one way,
only your view gets seen. The internet is many way if your view is shit, fifty or a
hundred counter
views will be expressed. No one appears omniknownent on the internet and that peeves
some
Myy girlfriend doesnt ask how much it cost any more, when a package arrives
at our door step. I met the USPS guy one morning and he was quite familiar
with our house :)
I'll have to follow up on that MX, its taken a while now.
Regards,
Paul Jones
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From: Juan J.
technically a Kiwi Fruit is a Chinese Gooseberry, the New Zealanders just
decided to rename it and make it there own.
Regards,
Paul Jones
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From: Robert Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 6:42 AM
Subject: Re: Texas (yes it's
I've seen this in the flesh, so to speak. It was being sold in Sam's clubs
in Texas,
when I looked at it. The resolution didn't seem to be that high. If it
were inexpensive enough I would guess it would make a neat toy.
At 07:48 PM 8/22/2001 -0400, you wrote:
Howdy, folks,
I ran across a
The Web site says 200 for the basic 50X kit, plus over a hundred each
for the 100X and 200X add-on lenses. Not too cheap a toy. Four hundred
bucks and I'd be on my way to the FA* 400/5.6 I want. :-)
TTYL, DougF
On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 19:48:34 -0400, Peter Alling wrote:
I've seen this in the
They have, but i dont know of anyone outside Japan aquiring one.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 3:38 AM
Subject: Re: Black limiteds
In a message dated 22/08/01 18:05:02 GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think the whole kit was being sold for $250.00. Now I'm beginning to
wonder if were talking about the same item.
At 08:00 PM 8/22/2001 -0400, you wrote:
The Web site says 200 for the basic 50X kit, plus over a hundred each
for the 100X and 200X add-on lenses. Not too cheap a toy. Four hundred
A note about this just came in on the Editorial Photo mailing list. Looks like
the courts are addressing the question of search engines creating thumbnail
copies of images for themselves. We had a fuss about this here recently when
Fast Search and Transfer grepped all the stuff from the PUG. In
this press release have a url?
Doug Franklin wrote:
Howdy, folks,
I ran across a press release about a digital camera and microscope that
connects to your computer using USB. It can work at normal
magnification levels, but also comes with a 50X lens for microscopy.
They have as
Yes, quite a few secondary roads are like that. I guess in a state as big
as ours (with only 1.5 million people in an area 7 times the size of Texas)
we cannot justify the expense of a wide road that sees maybe one or two cars
per day.
Nenad
Jody wrote:
I was referring to some of the roads we
Oops.
http://www.theproscope.com
On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 19:22:16 -0500, William Kane wrote:
this press release have a url?
Doug Franklin wrote:
Howdy, folks,
I ran across a press release about a digital camera and microscope that
connects to your computer using USB. It can work at
On Wednesday, August 22, 2001 12:45 PM, PAUL STENQUIST
[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
John Coyle, Cranes
I found this photo quite interesting both from an aesthetic and a
technical point of view. I like the composition, with the two cranes
rising against the sky, capturing the moon between
Thanks for the comments.
This was an experimental shot and controlling the light
was not foremost on my mind. Getting something from the
candles onto the chess board would have allowed that.
Collin
From: Gianfranco Irlanda [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Players by Collin Brendemuehl
Interesting the
Well, after 6 1/2 months (6.5 for you decimal freaks!)
I've finally gotten a job! (Yes, I was actually unemployed for
that period of time.)
That menans one thing: e* profits now go into my vices (that's
glass, film, processing) instead of the family budget.
So, what's cheap out there ... :)
Isn't it the birds (kiwis) that they're named after? Little flightless birds
native to NZ?
-frank
Paul Jones wrote:
technically a Kiwi Fruit is a Chinese Gooseberry, the New Zealanders just
decided to rename it and make it there own.
Regards,
Paul Jones
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Yup, I concur.
ppro
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Pieter Nagel
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 12:37 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: painted Pentax
On Sat, 18 Aug 2001, Paul M. Provencher wrote:
I have two black
Gary L. Murphy wrote:
I still believe there is no such thing as the north because it's south of Canada.
g
Despite the fact that fully 1/2 of the land mass of the lower 48 is north of our
(Canada's)
most southern point (Point Pelee, Ontario, which juts into Lake Erie), we are, truly,
The
Well I'm still alive. My wife surprises me more every day. I just have to
take a few photos at a church function next month and all is forgiven :)
You know, this camera is pretty cool. As you may have figured, it's a MZ-5n
and not a ZX. I knew that but who cares anyway?
Cory Waters
On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 20:24:18 -0400, Frank Theriault wrote:
Despite the fact that fully 1/2 of the land mass of the lower 48 is north of our
(Canada's)
most southern point (Point Pelee, Ontario, which juts into Lake Erie), we are, truly,
The
Great White North!
eggactly! :-)
Later,
Gary
Yep, most definately.
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From: Frank Theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: Texas (yes it's way OT)
Isn't it the birds (kiwis) that they're named after? Little flightless
birds
native to NZ?
-frank
I always like the MZ designation over the ZX. but that was just a personal
thing :)
Next you'll need to get a battery grip for it, it helps heaps with any
larger glass on it.
Paul
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From: CW [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001
Mind you, kiwis (the bird), look a lot like kiwis (the fruit), with beaks and
legs sticking out...
Paul Jones wrote:
Yep, most definately.
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From: Frank Theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 10:16 AM
Subject: Re:
Bet this auction lasted all of three minutes...
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Bob Walkden wrote:
In case anybody doesn't know, and is still interested, the £SD stood
for librae, sestertii and denarii, old Roman units of currency.
Not according to the late Tiny Dr Tim in his lifesize
replica of the Taj Mahal, made entirely out of oleomargarine!
don't forget smelt dipping on the point either.
cold beer, getting yer waders full of COLD water a roaring bonfire
EH?
Scoot
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