Wanted - Eveready Case for K1000

2001-10-25 Thread aimcompute
Hi everyone, I am hoping to find an Eveready style case for my son's pristine K1000 + 50mm lens. I am hoping to find one in nice condition for around $10.00 + shipping. Does anyone have a spare they'd like to part with? Note that not all M/K cameras use the same case even though they look

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-25 Thread Paul Jones
Or maybe the problem they discovered with the Phillips chip is going to raise the price of the chip, in order for it to function properly. This may then make the cost of the Pentax camera unrealistic. - Original Message - From: Antti-Pekka Virjonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: Press Release for MZ-L

2001-10-25 Thread Y.P.Wan
Just a MZ-7 super. Y.P.Wan - 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: Press Release for MZ-L

2001-10-25 Thread Bruce Dayton
Sounds like everything on the MZ-7 plus a few features of the MZ5n/3. Could be considered a replacement for MZ-7 and MZ-5n. Just that body plus the MZ-3. Bruce Dayton Sacramento, CA - Original Message - From: Takehiko Ueda [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday,

Re: Press Release for MZ-L

2001-10-25 Thread Bruce Dayton
By the way, Thanks to Takehiko for bringing this to our attention and taking the trouble to translate it. Bruce Dayton Sacramento, CA - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 12:15 AM Subject: Re: Press Release

RE: Real DOF the Pentax K1000

2001-10-25 Thread David A. Mann
John Coyle writes: Which is exactly why, a couple of years ago, we had a thread on the utility of DOF and I said then I thought it a waste of time on 35mm cameras. If you think you can judge depth of field accurately when you're stopped way down, as one usually is shooting macro, I

Re: Press Release for MZ-L

2001-10-25 Thread Alin Flaider
Takehiko wrote: TU ... TU You can select with dedicated lever from three-spoted wide TU AF to Spot AF. TU ... TU 5. New Dedicated Flash System TU You can use wireless fill-in, high speed synch etc. with TU new Pentax AF360FGZ flash. TU ... TU vi. Electric Preview TU vii. Adjustable viewfinder

RE: Non-Pentax equipment

2001-10-25 Thread David A. Mann
Cotty writes: Never mind - if I want to send in something shot on non-Pentax equipment I know that I'll have to lie about it. Doesn't worry me. I find that rather sad. I found it quite funny as I assumed it was tongue-in-cheek. I am sure we all thought exactly the same thing when the

Re: A couple of Pentax 67 comments

2001-10-25 Thread David A. Mann
Aaron Reynolds writes: Get the prism. You won't regret it. Gotta deflate the plastic first. Holidays are expensive :( I do plan to get a prism, but I haven't decided if I want a metered one yet. A metered prism would have been handy on the boat, although I was lucky that the light

Re: K2 shutter vibration question

2001-10-25 Thread David A. Mann
Robert Soames Wetmore writes: I've always admired the K2 as the ultimate of the Pentax K's. It has a feeling of solidity and a weight that bothers some but pleases me. I like the K2 as well. I have two of them which I use alongside my Z-1p. Solid, well-built and reliable, provided

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-25 Thread David A. Mann
Aaron Reynolds writes: On Wednesday, October 24, 2001, at 10:47 AM, Takehiko Ueda wrote: MZ-L: L for...*gasp* LIMITED?? Oh no, don't do this to me! I thought the dimensions given looked quite small, although that would be typical of the MZ series. And to satisfy your desire for

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-25 Thread David A. Mann
Aaron Reynolds writes: L for...*gasp* LIMITED?? Doesn't the Japanese word for Barbie start with an L? :) Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec) 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 on

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-25 Thread MZ3_fella _
MZ-L as in Lite - sounds like a scaled-down MZ-S concept as a replacement for the MZ-7. _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-25 Thread MZ3_fella _
... or the problem has always been the price of the Philips chip _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

RE: New products and No-production

2001-10-25 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
I thought it was Less Frits Wüthrich Bruce Dayton shared with us: I believe it means LATE Bruce Dayton - Original Message - From: Robert Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:40 AM Subject: Re: New products and No-production

RE: New Products

2001-10-25 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
I think Pal left us. After the 11 Sep event we were discussing mostly OT and I think he left at that time. After a while I invited him back, which he did. I think he left again and stayed away. I miss him. Frits Wüthrich dick graham noticed: I notice Paal hasn't weighed in with his comments

New Limited Lenses?

2001-10-25 Thread Grigolia
Any rumors on new Limited lenses? Going by the last few years with the introduction of the 77mm and than the 31mm a new medium telephoto lens should have surfaced by late this summer. There were rumors of 120mm and 23mm testing but than nothing appeared. If someone wants to build a

Re: K2 shutter vibration question

2001-10-25 Thread canislupus
*** However, I keep hearing that its (Seiko-sha?) metal focal plane shutter induces a fair amount of vibration [see typical excerpt below]; this would sort of defeat the whole idea of MLU (which is the main reason I am thinking *** Yes, the vibration of the shutter is very strong. It can be

RE: LS 2000 Corel PhotoPaint 8

2001-10-25 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
Using Conversions Plus, I converted the file to BMP. This lost half the file size. (Does BMP not go beyond 8 bits?) But PhotoPaint 8 opened it just fine. BMP goes to 24 bits, at least. Conversions Plus did something else with it, like maybe RLE compressing it. 8 bits is per color

RE: Good Job

2001-10-25 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
Yes, it is a nice picture, with the image elements being repeated, two lamp posts, two bushes. I think you really like repeating things as well, don't you:-) Frits Wüthrich Cory or Brenda Waters wrote: I just want to say how much I like Coming... By Edward Kreis in this month's PUG. The

RE: Chasseur d'Images Pentax Lens Ratings

2001-10-25 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
I am not hesitating, could you please...? Frits Wüthrich Cyril MARION informed us: As required, here are the Cd'I last issues : July-August 2001 (#235): * SMC-Pentax FA 24-90mm f/3,5-4,5 AL IF - Sigma AF 24-90mm f/2,8 EX DF Asph. Do not hesitate to ask me for details on these tests or

Re: Little White Half Sphere

2001-10-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Jones wrote: I'm trying to get that little white half circle that is on M series lenses, the thing you line up with tab to release the lense. I have a 35/2.8 which its missing from. Does any one have an M series lenses that is stuffed and they dont need the white thing from it? The

MZ-L ?? AKA MZ-6?

2001-10-25 Thread Bob Rapp
Hi Gang, Check this out! http://digilander.iol.it/aohc/pressrelease/mz6e.htm Bob Rapp - 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 .

DOF and bokeh (was: Real DOF the Pentax K1000)

2001-10-25 Thread Skofteland, Christian
Your comments were a bit patronizing but if everyone agreed with everyone else this list would be quite boring! But it is my PREFERENCE to push the little lever-thingy and judge for myself if I like the effect. And lack of DOF is where I am going here I guess. How fuzzy is the background

Re: Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-25 Thread Doug Brewer
This came to me, meant for the list. FWIW, I absolutely disagree with Frantisek's description of thens. I've had one since they came out, and have never had any trouble manually focusing with it. Doug From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fast 35mm Lenses Date: Thu, 25

Re: Little White Half Sphere

2001-10-25 Thread Wendy Beard
At 03:25 25-10-2001 -0400, Paul Jones wrote: I'm trying to get that little white half circle that is on M series lenses, the thing you line up with tab to release the lense. I have a 35/2.8 which its missing from. Good grief, I've just learned something today. It never even ocurred to me that

Re: Cheating

2001-10-25 Thread Robert Payne
OF COURSE ! On a daily basis I use; Ford Nokia Mr. Coffee Timex On an as needed basis, I use; Smith Wesson Winchester Remington DeWalt Craftsman :) just couldn't resist, Robert Payne ... On 21 Oct 2001 at 1:26, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax

RE: Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-25 Thread Erik Nordin
Me neither, only that it seems to require some (warranty) adjustments to enable focusing on subjects very far away... I actually think the focusing ring is a very good compromise between AF speed and manual feel. For me it's definitely wide enough to be comfortable to handle. -Original

Re: MZ-L ?? AKA MZ-6?

2001-10-25 Thread Alin Flaider
Bob wrote: BR http://digilander.iol.it/aohc/pressrelease/mz6e.htm Safox IV ! The same 5 years old AF... so much for advanced autofocus system. MZ-6 is no MZ-S downgrade. Instead is just an updated MZ-7, with bonuses like dof preview, new flash system and film leader in/out

Re: Digital, Full Frame, and Viewfinders

2001-10-25 Thread Jeff Tsai
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

RE: Little White Half Sphere

2001-10-25 Thread Paris, Leonard
Yeah, it lets you feel the right position in the dark, kind of like braille. Len --- -Original Message- From: Wendy Beard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 7:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Little White Half Sphere At 03:25 25-10-2001 -0400, Paul

Minolta Dimage Scan Dual Do's Don'ts

2001-10-25 Thread Ken Archer
Does anyone have any particular do's and don'ts for using this particular model scanner. I bought one recently and need any help I can get. -- Kenneth Archer + San Antonio, Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ #24980801 Powered by Linux ++ Mailed by Kmail - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

[Fwd: FW: Film Safety Warning]

2001-10-25 Thread tom
FYI From: Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 07:40:10 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Film Safety Warning I just wanted to alert everyone that as of today some post offices will be sanitizing mail by irradiation from radioactive

[Fwd: FW: Film Safety Warning]

2001-10-25 Thread tom
Part II http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47960-2001Oct24.html tv - 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-L ?? AKA MZ-6?

2001-10-25 Thread Brendan
They put the Mz-3 shutter into the Mz-7, well lets see what else Pentax releases. --- Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob wrote: BR http://digilander.iol.it/aohc/pressrelease/mz6e.htm Safox IV ! The same 5 years old AF... so much for advanced autofocus system. MZ-6 is

LX battery check?

2001-10-25 Thread Sas Gabor
Hi, Just had a terrible experience with my LX. I was taking some autumn pictures in the forest, and all went OK, when suddenly, in the middle of an apox. 1s exposure, my LX locked up. Setting the speed dial to B at least closed the sutter and released the mirror. After some minutes, a last

Re: LX battery check?

2001-10-25 Thread William Robb
The LX has a built in battery check. When the LEDs start flickering, it is time to replace the batteries. Your desription sounds like this didn't happen. Were you using silver oxide batteries (the preferred type) or some other type (alkaline or lithium)? William Robb - Original Message -

Re: Lense Hood for K 85/1.8 Update

2001-10-25 Thread Yoshihiko Takinami
Hi Paul, On Wednesday, October 24, 2001, at 23:40:14 -0400 , Paul Jones wrote: In my search for a lense hood for my 85/1.8 i discovered a Pentax hood which is perfect, its a metal 52mm thread MH-RB hood. I second this. I also use my MH-RB52 hood for my FA77/1.8 Limited and K105/2.8. I have

RE: LX battery check?

2001-10-25 Thread Skofteland, Christian
The LED's are supposed to flash to indicate low battery Where you on Automatic or was the dial on 1? Christian Skofteland System Administrator ServerVault Inc. Securing the Internet (703)652-5971 (Direct) (703)333-5900 (Main) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original

Re: LX battery check?

2001-10-25 Thread Sas Gabor
Hi, On 25 Oct 2001 at 8:29, William Robb wrote: The LX has a built in battery check. When the LEDs start flickering, it is time to replace the batteries. Your desription sounds like this didn't happen. I'm not sure, because I didn't know what to look for. Were you using silver oxide

RE: LX battery check?

2001-10-25 Thread Sas Gabor
Hi, On 25 Oct 2001 at 10:38, Skofteland, Christian wrote: The LED's are supposed to flash to indicate low battery Where you on Automatic or was the dial on 1? It was on Auto. Gabor - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Re: LX battery check?

2001-10-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Sas Gabor Subject: Re: LX battery check? Hi, On 25 Oct 2001 at 8:29, William Robb wrote: The LX has a built in battery check. When the LEDs start flickering, it is time to replace the batteries. Your desription sounds like this didn't happen. I'm

RE: LX on eBay -- worth buying?

2001-10-25 Thread Mick Maguire
I'd like to see the list of questions Shel perhaps others would too? Regards, /\/\ick... ++ || __/) Mick Maguire | | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (_/) ICQ: 48609010 | \/

RE: Real DOF

2001-10-25 Thread Patrick White
John Coyle wrote: Which is exactly why, a couple of years ago, we had a thread on the utility of DOF and I said then I thought it a waste of time on 35mm cameras. If you think you can judge depth of field accurately when you're stopped way down, as one usually is shooting macro, I believe, sir,

RE: LX on eBay -- worth buying?

2001-10-25 Thread David Hatfield
Thanks, Shel! You and William in your first two responses to my question have given me just the incentive I needed to wait a while. I do think an LX will be somewhere in my future since I do enjoy the tactile experience of a manual camera, but probably not at the moment. When I decide to take

Vs: LX battery check?

2001-10-25 Thread Raimo Korhonen
The LEDs flicker before the camera dies - but long exposure in chilly weather are a bit unpredictable. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Sas Gabor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL

Vs: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-25 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Actually it depends on IMAGE magnification and f-stop - and focal length has nothing to do with it - except that with longer focal lengths the image magnification tends to be greater - same with medium format. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at

Vs: New products and No-production

2001-10-25 Thread Raimo Korhonen
I´m quite sure that the price is the real reason - it would have been so expensive that the market for it is extremely limited - but badged as Nikon or Canon it might have been feasible. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen

RE: Real DOF

2001-10-25 Thread Skofteland, Christian
Insect are some of my favorite subjects. So far 1x is all I've been doing in the field. I am going to attempt some 2x when I get some issues worked out. I'd be really interested in seeing the 7x aphid shot! Christian Skofteland -Original Message- From: Patrick White

Got my MX today

2001-10-25 Thread Skofteland, Christian
just got my MX today. Maybe the listers remember seeing it on E-Bay. It was the one with the Rare MX with the little window in the doghouse and a viewfinder that you can actually SEE your shutter speed and f stop! hehehe anyway, winning bid for above mentioned MX and 50mm f1.7 SMC-M was

FS: finder FE-1

2001-10-25 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Hi folks! I did it - got the MZ-S - and have to sell all I can live without in order to finance it. So - anybody interested in Waist Level Magni Finder FE-1 for the LX - almost like new in box? Please make an offer off-list. I´ll ship world-wide for PDML:ers. All the best! Raimo [EMAIL

November PUG

2001-10-25 Thread William Robb
I just sent out (most of) the email confirmations for the upcoming gallery. If you didn't get a confirmation, you may be one of the half dozen people whose pages are not yet completed, or you may have left your email check box blank on the AutoPUG, or didn't put your email address into the body

Re: LX on eBay -- worth buying?

2001-10-25 Thread David P. Chernicoff
The LX listed on ebay is mine. I've decided to get rid of all of my manual focus bodies (just keeping a PZ1 and PZ1p) because I've discovered what looks in focus to me often isn't (function of aging and already bad vision). I don't have the problem with focus when I wear contact lenses, just

Re: Real DOF

2001-10-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Skofteland, Christian Subject: RE: Real DOF Insect are some of my favorite subjects. So far 1x is all I've been doing in the field. I am going to attempt some 2x when I get some issues worked out. I'd be really interested in seeing the 7x aphid shot!

Re: LX battery check?

2001-10-25 Thread Rfsindg
Were you using silver oxide batteries (the preferred type) or some other type (alkaline or lithium)? Alkalines. As Bill points out, this is probably your problem. The LX calls for silver oxide batteries. I have used lithium, but am not comfortable with them in the LX. I have never used

Repeated messages (was: Re: AF 280T with BIN for US$40)

2001-10-25 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
I thought I've sent this three days ago... Gianfranco - Original Message - From: Gianfranco Irlanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 12:57 AM Subject: Re: AF 280T with BIN for US$40 Hi Mark, I'm happy for your purchase! Guess what? I've

Vs: LX on eBay -- worth buying?

2001-10-25 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Latest LX features? What are they? All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Päivä: 25. lokakuuta 2001 17:53

Vs: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-25 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Well - DOF scales and tables are based on a circle of confusion (of a point of light) at film plane - usually 0.03 mm - but 0.02-0.05 mm also used. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä:

RE: Real DOF

2001-10-25 Thread Skofteland, Christian
Thanks Bill. I'd seen this when I was going through past PUGs nice shot. I love the goofy idea! Christian Skofteland -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Here is a close up of a computer screen.. http://pug.komkon.org/01feb/pixels.html William

MZ-L

2001-10-25 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
The impression that I've gotten is that this is the beginning of a general upgrading of the MZ/ZX line, at least with respect to features. Being consistent with other terminology: MZ-S == Super MZ-L == Luxury (prediction here) MZ-I == Intermediate MZ-M == Manual, basic model Given the term

Re: LX battery check?

2001-10-25 Thread Albano_Garcia
I use alcalines (76A or A76, don't remember) in my LX. They last a pair of months (I'm not a hardcore user), and give some days of flickering leds before dying, not just minutes. Anyway I would love to switch to silver oxide for longer life. What's the designation of them? (like 76A for

Re: MZ-L

2001-10-25 Thread Brendan
But for all we know S is Stop-gap and L is Less, it does show that an MZ-2 and MZ-1 are left available, as is MZ-X. Pentax does seem to be upgrading the enitre line now so maybe, just maybe there is still a Pz-1p replacement in the wind with other new cameras ( anyone care for an AF67? ) But

Re: Minolta Dimage Scan Dual Do's Don'ts

2001-10-25 Thread Bruce Dayton
I have one and have had far better results using Hamrick's Vuescan software (www.hamrick.com) than the supplied stuff from Minolta. That is my big do. Bruce Dayton - Original Message - From: Ken Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 6:45 AM

RE: LX on eBay -- worth buying?

2001-10-25 Thread David Hatfield
Thanks, David! Didn't know this was a fellow PDML'r or I would have just asked for info direct. I think I'm going to take Shel's advice, though, and wait until I have a chance to get my hands on an LX to try out for a while before making a purchase. I've never had the opportunity to actually

Pentax digital info

2001-10-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Philips is almost certainly having some *major* problems with the production of the 6 megapixel CCD. Since I'm the Components Engineer responsible for semiconductors (mostly discretes but including all optoelectronic devices) at my company I've been doing some investigating. I've been going back

Re: Minolta Dimage Scan Dual Do's Don'ts

2001-10-25 Thread aimcompute
That looks neat Bruce. Under film types in the online manual I see almost exclusively print films. Do you know anymore about it's ability to adjust for transparencies? What have been your results? Thanks. Tom C. - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Vs: MZ-L

2001-10-25 Thread Raimo Korhonen
The Finnish importer really wanted to get rid of the MZ-S - this might indeed indicate that something is on the way. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED]

LX History (was: Re: LX on eBay -- worth buying?)

2001-10-25 Thread Cotty
I'd suggest you find an LX and use it for a while, and then, if you like it, buy a newer model, with a serial number above 535. This got me thinking. Why above 535?? Is there a website or other source of info that chronicles the LX ? Especially with reference to serial numbers versus

RE: RE: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one

2001-10-25 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Thanks, About a minute after I sent the message I decided to take my time and check. Thanks for your time, César Matamoros II Panama City, Florida -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I borrowed a scanner yesterday and offer these two rough scans for your enjoyment: http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/applying_lipstick.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/applying_lipstick_crop1.jpg Comments are welcome. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is

Pentax repair at Colorado

2001-10-25 Thread Dave Stratton
The following may be a point of interest to some on this group... I recently sent a Pentax lx to Colorado for repair and CLA. The major problem that I was aware of I was unable to remove the finder...the finder release was not operable. I mailed the Camera on 9/4. By 10/17 I had the

Attention CANADIANS (MZ-s)

2001-10-25 Thread Nicolas Colarusso
Hi Are there any Canadians who have purchased an MZ-s in Canada. I would like to know if any of you have had any problems with it and if you have had problems how did Pentax Canada take care of it.I really appreciate your responses. Thank you Get your free @yahoo.ca address at

RE: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one

2001-10-25 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Juan J. Buhler [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:56 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote: Looking at the specifications -

Re: Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread Ken Archer
Details? On Thursday 25 October 2001 15:27, you wrote: I borrowed a scanner yesterday and offer these two rough scans for your enjoyment: http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/applying_lipstick.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/applying_lipstick_crop1.jpg Comments are welcome. --

Re: Minolta Dimage Scan Dual Do's Don'ts

2001-10-25 Thread Bruce Dayton
I have scanned quite a few slides. The results are pretty good. Contrast is always an issue. I still find better overall scans from negatives. It seems easier to add contrast in software than to remove contrast. If you would like me to scan a couple of slides and send them to you let me

Re: Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread Juan J. Buhler
On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote: and was saved in Photoshop format. Later, using PS 6.0, I brought up the picture, sized it, and adjusted the contrast and brightness. I don't know how to use any other commands or tools yet. Shel, It's better to never use brightness/contrast,

Re: Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread Paul Jones
Hi Shel, for some reason i assumed both sides had been cropped :) Nice shot. Paul - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 9:06 AM Subject: Re: Applying Lipstick Sides? Nope, just one side. It's amazing

Re: Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread lbparis
Well, I didn't download them both and do a side-by-side comparison but maybe I will. What I did see didn't show much, if any, cropping, though. I expected that you would tighten up on the subject a lot more. Remember, I'm a portrait/wedding shooter and cropping evidently means something

Re: Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread lbparis
OK, I downloaded them and did a side-by-side comparison. Only a little of the left side was cropped. The half a guy on the right side looks the same in both pictures and does absolutely nothing for the composition of the picture. But, once again, it's only my opinion. I hope that I'm entitled

Re: Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
Please take no offense, but she looks like the girl in the movie Natural Born Killers. Good photo! Maris - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 3:27 PM Subject: Applying Lipstick | I borrowed a

Re: Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Len ... There's about 15% of the image cropped from the left side. Getting too close would lose the story a bit, as the details of the waiting area would be missing or reduced substantially. Gotta have a sense of place, ya know g. lbparis wrote: Well, I didn't download them both and do

Re: OT: Ill-timed failures

2001-10-25 Thread Ken Archer
I am afraid he is right. If you open up some of the new stuff in Windows XP, their new internet operating system, you will see a lot of BSD code in there that they are obligated to give credit to even if they are allowed to use it. Linux OTOH would require them to make any code they used

Re: Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread Ken Archer
I don't know if it is brilliance or dumb luck, but you did something right. Thanks. On Thursday 25 October 2001 17:51, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Ken ... There's really very little that I can tell you that may be helpful, but here goes: The scanner was a Nikon LC4000, and the picture was

Re: Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread Ken Archer
It must be art ;-) On Thursday 25 October 2001 18:06, you wrote: It's amazing that three people have commented on the same photo and each sees something different g -- Kenneth Archer + San Antonio, Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ #24980801 Powered by Linux ++ Mailed by Kmail - This message is

Re: Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
Slhel - don't use contrast and brightness! Use levels and curves. Set your white point and your black point, either with the levels control or the curves control, and you can then use curves to adjust the contrast better within the image. Contrast and Brightness shift EVERTHING - curves

Re: Boy on Porch

2001-10-25 Thread Bill Owens
Not to worry. I've been playing with Photoshop for 2 or 3 years now and learn something new nearly everyday. I think the quality of your scans are superb for BW. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here's another scan I made yesterday. My apologies for the quality of this stuff, I've not even

Re: OT: Ill-timed failures

2001-10-25 Thread lbparis
If they licensed the code, it's not illegal. Lots of software companies license code to anyone willing to pay the price. Nobody vilifies the other companies for doing it, so why should they vilify Microsoft? Len --- - Original Message - From: Ken Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread lbparis
Absolutely. If we all agreed, that would suggest a problem in itself. By the way, I didn't criticize the picture at all. All I said was that, on first look, I didn't notice any cropping. On closer inspection, I saw a bit of cropping on the left side, not both sides. I followed up with a crop

Re: Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Len ... Had I wanted wanted a tighter shot I'd have moved closer or used a somewhat longer lens. It would be unusual for me to crop that much from a photo. Of course, as a wedding photographer, the BG probably want you to eliminate uncle Harry picking his nose in the background, but for what

Re: MZ-L

2001-10-25 Thread Michael Nosal
At 05:18 PM 10/25/01 -0400, Isaac Crawford wrote: Brendan wrote: But for all we know S is Stop-gap and L is Less, it does show that an MZ-2 and MZ-1 are left available, as is MZ-X. Pentax does seem to be upgrading the enitre line now so maybe, just maybe there is still a Pz-1p replacement

Re: Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread lbparis
I didn't see that. There was just as much of the guy on the right side (to my old eyes) in both pictures. Perhaps it was some sort of a browser error. Len --- - Original Message - From: Paul Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 5:55 PM

Re: Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread lbparis
That's what makes it interesting, lots of points of view. It's also why I only comment privately to folks' PUG submissions, and then only on the ones I really like. I don't expect many folks to agree with me, and just because I would have done it differently doesn't make it a bad picture. I

Re: LX Rebuild (was Re: LX on eBay -- worth buying?)

2001-10-25 Thread Geoff Moes
Did you request this as a rebuild or did you specify each thing you wanted them to do to it? Geoff At 05:24 PM 10/25/2001 -0400, Geoff Moes wrote: What exactly is a rebuild, what does it include and how much does it run? When I sent this LX back to ebay they basically replaced almost

Re: Applying Lipstick

2001-10-25 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
Nice shots, Shel. The scans look quite good in this low res form. If I were to ask for anything at all, I guess I'd like a bit more contrast, but of course that's monitor dependent and a matter of personal taste as well. Sometimes when I scan BW I do it as an RGB or convert it to RGB once it's in

RE: Pentax in Detroit, was: Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-25 Thread William D. Sawyer
Hi Paul, I know Woodward Camera well - I bought a new ME Super (black body) from them in 1981, when Pentax was their largest line. If you talk to their people who have been around since then, they are hard pressed to say anything good about Pentax Marketing. To use their phrase, Pentax Gave

Re: Pentax digital info

2001-10-25 Thread Mark Roberts
From what little more I've been able to dig up I'm pretty sure the reason Philips is not making the CCD is for financial reasons rather than technical: The semiconductor business was in a big slump *before* the Sept 11 terrorist attacks and is doing even more poorly now. They just aren't in a

RE: LX on eBay -- worth buying?

2001-10-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 25 Oct 2001, at 13:41, David Hatfield wrote: Thanks, David! Didn't know this was a fellow PDML'r or I would have just asked for info direct. I think I'm going to take Shel's advice, though, and wait until I have a chance to get my hands on an LX to try out for a while before making a

Re: MZ-L

2001-10-25 Thread Brendan
Yes I do think the PZ series will end with the Pz-1p but with the Mz-S there is lots of room for a higher spec version. --- Michael Nosal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 05:18 PM 10/25/01 -0400, Isaac Crawford wrote: Brendan wrote: But for all we know S is Stop-gap and L is Less, it does

Re: LX Rebuild (was Re: LX on eBay -- worth buying?)

2001-10-25 Thread David P. Chernicoff
At 08:30 PM 10/25/2001 -0400, Geoff Moes wrote: Did you request this as a rebuild or did you specify each thing you wanted them to do to it? I included a letter that described the sticky mirror and infinity focus problem, and requested that they check it over completely and do a CLA. They sent

Re: LX History (was: Re: LX on eBay -- worth buying?)

2001-10-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 25 Oct 2001, at 16:21, William Robb wrote: This got me thinking. Why above 535?? Is there a website or other source of info that chronicles the LX ? Especially with reference to serial numbers versus time ? http://members.iinet.net.au/~cam/serial/ But be aware that the bottom

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