RE: Irregular frame spacing

2002-02-26 Thread John Coyle
Hi Bill: The MZ-S prints the exposure data above the frame, in the spaces between the sprocket holes. My suggestion too would be to reconstruct the film and see if the problem is with camera or processing. I have not had any problems with frame spacing at all with any Pentax. HTH John Coyle

February 2002 PUG Comments

2002-02-26 Thread JGeoffreyStevens
Trapped !! - Geoffrey Stevens Nice! I like the shine on the fence. Thanks for your comments. I think your critique is excellent! Regards, Geofff - 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

Re: Darkroom lighting (white light)

2002-02-26 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Hi, the problem would be that the afterglow is mostly in invisible or hardly visible spectrum radiation, to which film and paper is most sensitive, but you don't see it. I would be extremely warry when loading film into tank, and I would do some tests with paper, or at least wait 5

Re: Foveon X3 at PMA

2002-02-26 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
NG camera. The company claims that enlargements from the SD9 exceed the NG quality of 35mm film. IIRC the Foveon chip is so far only 3.4 MP or such, even if true megapixels and not interpolated megapixels from normal digicams. I don't see how it could be better than film as even with 2700

Re: Pentax and support (WAS: PMA News)

2002-02-26 Thread paul . x . wilkinson
Just thought I'd add a very positive note on Pentax Service in the UK - bearing in mind that their service location is the edge of Slough (you have to have been there), I wasn't necessarily expecting great things. My MZ-S 'died' a couple of weeks ago with the shutter sticking open and an Err

Food photography advice needed

2002-02-26 Thread Maciej Marchlewski
Hi all! Again I'm seeking your advice. I've been assigned a task at work and have some doubts about it. I have to go to client's place and make photos of ice-cream and cakes. I can use my MZ-M or MX (but I guess it's the least important) A50/1.7, FA35-80/4-5.6, A135/2.8 and Mir20/3.5 (the

Re: Colour of Big Glass

2002-02-26 Thread Camdir
As there appears to be some dispute over the colour of the barrels, I will be able to let you know about the current production middle of next week. I dare not provide a photo - still have not yet worked out the white balance on our digicam. Kind regards from sunny Brighton Peter - This

Re: Food photography advice needed

2002-02-26 Thread f . minelli
Maciej, I'm no expert at it but I'd say you should avoid (hot) studio lights with the ice creams and work very fast... Aside for that I think you'll need an adequate set (backdrop, workbench, etc.). Being yours not particularly reflective subjects you shouldn't have problems with the flash

Re: Kodak Improves Tmax, PX, and TX

2002-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
My information is strictly unofficial, word of mouth. I do know that it's less grainy yet has more apparent sharpness than it did when I first used it in the late sixties. In any case, I would expect the changes to be beneficial. Even a new base might affect development times, but I would think

KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread Bojidar Dimitrov
Hi all, What can I do against this: http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1334153963 I don't mean legally, but I would appreciate ideas on how to place the copyright notices so that they are not so easy to remove. Am I dreaming when thinking of images that do not allow

Re: Better Late Than Never - Feb PUG review from Cotty

2002-02-26 Thread kleickly
Cotty, you made my day! Thank you so much for the kind and encouraging comments. I am trying very hard to become a really good photographer, because anything worth doing is worth doing well. Your comments really help. I may have said it before, but I think you take really wonderful photos,

Re: LX-testing again

2002-02-26 Thread Sas Gabor
Hi, On 25 Feb 2002 at 19:33, Peter Smekal wrote: I have a copied manual. It says a red LED will glow next to LT, B2 when there is no sufficient light or when the camera has selected a long exposure time. How does on know which of these two alternatives the actual one at the moment? Both

Mark Roberts' weird text

2002-02-26 Thread Paul F. Stregevsky
I see the weird characters in Eudora 5.1 on Windows NT. Paul Franklin Stregevsky 13 Selby Court Poolesville, Maryland 20837-2410 [EMAIL PROTECTED] H (301) 349-5243 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread Johan Schoone
Bojidar Dimitrov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, What can I do against this: http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1334153963 That is a copyright infringment. The serial # says all. I don't mean legally, but I would appreciate ideas on how to place the copyright notices

Joys of KX, manual exposure

2002-02-26 Thread Paul F. Stregevsky
I've enjoyed shooting with my new KX. With MLU engaged, the camera is as vibration-free as my Yashica rangefinder. And even without it, vibration is much lower than my Super Program's. Manual exposure has its merits: Once you set it for the environment, you needn't worry about dialing in

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread Rfsindg
Boz, You could do what BH does with their photos. They have a big, but faint BH superimposed over the product. That or you could put KMP Site in smaller white lettering over some black portion of the item like the focusing grip. In any case, I would complain to the offender and then let it go.

Re: Using tamron lenses with ME super

2002-02-26 Thread mike wilson
Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was hoping I could use my Tamron lenses with the ME. It seems that although the lens mounts OK, changing aperture has no effect on the metering. Are the ME and adaptall for PK not compatible? The mount and camera are perfectly compatible. Working

Price of new Pentax 645 zoom lenses

2002-02-26 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
As expected the new 33-55 is quite expensive. In japan it's priced at 250.000 yen. That's somewhat less than the FA645 400/5.6 and somewhat more than the FA645 300/5.6, for comparison. Prices might of course vary from market to market but these prices give the general idea. The 33-55 will be

Re: Re:  OT:  Walter's N**** - was:  Hockey

2002-02-26 Thread David Brooks
No,looked like he did not have the battery pack on. Don't think buy AA batteries is a problem eh. ;-) Dave Begin Original Message From: Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 16:47:00 -0600 (CST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:  OT:  Walter's N - was:  Hockey

PMA salutes five Distinguished Service Award winners

2002-02-26 Thread Rob Brigham
Five prominent photo industry members received the PMA Distinguished Service Award today during the PMA 2002 Annual International Convention and Trade Show in Orlando, Fla., USA. The award is given each year to individuals whose exemplary, lifelong careers and dedication to the photo imaging

Re: Sigma SD9 w/Foveon Chip

2002-02-26 Thread tom
On 26 Feb 2002 at 0:52, ryan brooks wrote: And the 6mp Contax full-frame is real: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0202/02022505contaxndigitalinhand.asp I had heard within the last week that it was delayed. tv - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: Interesting Comment: SLR vs PS

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Sunday, February 24, 2002, at 01:20 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: When it comes to scanning at 4000dpi, however, you can see how the lens on the SLR camera gives you cleaner, sharper photos, than those on the point-and-shoot. I'd be interested to know whether this agrees with the collective

Re: Switching to Pentax

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Sunday, February 24, 2002, at 03:55 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is conceivable that Pentax might choose to go the same way without a lens with aperture ring as an option as they now have no manual focus old tech SLR in the 35mm range. Even the MZ-S relies on the aperture

Re: Switching to Pentax

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 07:45 AM, David Brooks wrote: Although this switch does come loose on occasion,like for instance, on my first job with the D1.I turned the camera on and all i got was a blinking FEE.Major panic as i see my carrer hit the tubes.Thank God i had the manual in

Re: Efke 25

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Thanks for sharing your impressions, Paul. -Aaron - 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 and support (WAS: PMA News)

2002-02-26 Thread Camdir
Pentax UK - excellent. A few years ago - alright, quite some time ago, a good friend of mine sent his 200mm F2.5M in to Pentax UK for some adjustment or other. Couple of weeks later - gets grovelling letter from Pentax about the fact that they had had a fire in the service department and

Re: Hockey

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 12:55 PM, Debra Wilborn wrote: Let's not forget the women's match. Now THAT was a game! I was cheering for the home team (USA! USA! USA!), but apparently nobody knows ice like the Canucks. :) And all that after being 0-8 against the US! Yep. Having

phallic phungus photos

2002-02-26 Thread Richard Seaman
Simon wrote: ...and remember I only made a single comment about it - I didn't put up a web page devoted to them! :-) Those are some hideous fungi's (but nicely shot). I do have to ask though - what were you doing in the Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge? What do you mean? I thought everyone spent

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread tom
On 26 Feb 2002 at 12:41, Bojidar Dimitrov wrote: Hi all, What can I do against this: http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1334153963 I don't mean legally, but I would appreciate ideas on how to place the copyright notices so that they are not so easy to remove. Am I

Re: Trying to enable some of you med format dudes.

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 12:14 AM, Peter Alling wrote: Yes that's true but the reserve hasn't been met yet. So he/she/it doesn't have to buy it. $15,000 before the reserve and a seller with no feedback...yikes! -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: Foveon Fotos

2002-02-26 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
At 08:43 26.2.2002 -0500, you wrote: If, as I've read here earlier, Sigma has exclusive rights to the Fovean chip for 5 years, they will become a major player in the digital field. Bill If they do, they certainly will. I do not, however, find such an agreement very wise move from the Fovean

RE: Adorama

2002-02-26 Thread Mick Maguire
I think the difference is that one uses UPS and the other uses Fedex. One nice thing with BH's web-site that they do indicate whether an item is in-stock or not before you have ordered it. Regards, /\/\ick... - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: Foveon Fotos

2002-02-26 Thread David Brooks
Even though i'v had t go to power zoom spectacles, those look very nice indeed. Dave Begin Original Message From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 22:10:57 -0800 To: Pentax List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Foveon Fotos

Re: Hockey

2002-02-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Aaron wrote: Yep. Having been at our last win against the US and then a couple of pretty bad losses, I was just a little nervous. No work was done at the store for those two hours on Thursday and again on Sunday for the men's game. I stopped by a friend's house on Sunday and he had the game

Re: Re: Foveon Fotos

2002-02-26 Thread David Brooks
Maybe,just maybe,this is what Pentax was waiting for to see the results of this technology. Dave Begin Original Message From: Antti-Pekka Virjonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now, Pentax, please make the MZ-D with this (or future) Foveon chip. Antti-Pekka Pentax User Stouffville Ontario

Re: New Pentax FA645 33-55/4.5 and FA645 55-110/5.6

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 05:59 AM, Pål Audun Jensen wrote: Ultraweitwinkel Pentax SMC-FA 645 Dazzling price increase Fully automatic Fully automatic I LOVE machine translation. Dazzling price increase, eh? ;) Does anyone know if the 75mm f2.8 AL for 67 has ghostless coating? I

Re: Big Green (?) A* Lenses [was: Green Cameras]

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 08:21 AM, Paris, Leonard wrote: Do I hear a Brotherhood of The Green Lens starting to form? Yeah, I want a green lens for my 67! -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

Shutter Speed when not using Camera...

2002-02-26 Thread Denny B
Is there a correct shutter speed to adjust a mechanical camera to when you are not using it 1/60, 1/125 or whatever. I thought I once read a long time ago that there are speeds you should not leave it on, on account of the tension on a mechanical shutter spring. I use Pentax MX and KX mechanical

RE: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #2199

2002-02-26 Thread Mick Maguire
I'd try burning a second identical roll and putting it through another lab too. Regards, /\/\ick... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of wendy beard Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:

Re: Where's Pentax?

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 02:51 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Nothing at the show, no press releases of future possibilities, etc. Well, don't you think they know that trumpeting their D-SLR and then discovering that they couldn't really make it the way they had planned hurt them,

Re: Re: Using tamron lenses with ME super

2002-02-26 Thread David Brooks
Are you referring to this link? http://www.pentax.com/docstore/index.cfm?show=6 Dave Begin Original Message From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 13:10:43 + To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Using tamron lenses with ME super Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread dave o'brien
On Tue, 26 Feb 2002, Bojidar Dimitrov wrote: Hi all, What can I do against this: http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1334153963 The Internet Remote Cattle-Prod Transmission Protocal. It transmits a short, sharp electric shock to spammers and people who steal your images

Re: Joys of KX, manual exposure

2002-02-26 Thread David Brooks
This is one of the 2 reasons i picked up a list members Super Program that was for sale.Vet respectable indoor jumping flash shots with the 280t on TTL and camera on Auto. Dave Begin Original Message From: Paul F. Stregevsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now that I've seen how easily I can use

Re: Where's Pentax?

2002-02-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Aaron Reynolds wrote: Well, don't you think they know that trumpeting their D-SLR and then discovering that they couldn't really make it the way they had planned hurt them, credibility-wise? Yes. In light of that, do you think they're going to announce any details of their new D-SLR

Another dumb-ass darkroom question

2002-02-26 Thread Mick Maguire
How worried should I be about light leaks from my enlarger (Beseler 23CII)? I have a few, some it seems must have always been there from new; like a glow from the top of the lamp house or around the filter drawer. But also there is some light escaping around the negative carrier which may be from

Re: Oh Happy Pentax DAY

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 07:07 PM, William Robb wrote: I am disturbed that Canada Post has decided to try to compete with United Parcel Service for the stupid driver award. They left about 500 bucks in equipment just sitting outside in -25ºC weather, where anyone could have walked

Re: 105 F2.4 for the P67

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 08:57 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Got the 105mm F2.4 SMCT for the P67 today and snapped a few test shots. This lens is AWESOME! I have the SMC-P version, and I wholeheartedly agree. An excellent performer, especially at wide apertures. -Aaron - This

Re: Another dumb-ass darkroom question

2002-02-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Mick, Some light leaks are normal. Be sure to have the area around the enlarger painted a flat black, or covered with a black cloth that will absorb, rather than reflect, the light. As long as the light doesn't reflect on to the paper, you should be OK. Of course, test for fogging, IAC.

Re: Irregular frame spacing

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Wasn't that an issue with the first MZ-Ses off of the line? That they needed a software upgrade because of irregular frame spacing? I recall something about this. Wendy, get on the horn to Pentax Canada. What province are you in? If it's Ontario, I can give you the number for their

Re: Using tamron lenses with ME super

2002-02-26 Thread mike wilson
David Brooks wrote: Are you referring to this link? http://www.pentax.com/docstore/index.cfm?show=6 That's the rascal. MES manual in PDF format, in case Alisair is without. Thanks, mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

RE: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread Paul F. Stregevsky
Paul, My Russian-born wife would say that dumb Yank is a tautology. Paul M. Provencher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry if I got your first and last names switched. I'm just a dumb Yank! Paul Franklin Stregevsky 13 Selby Court Poolesville, Maryland 20837-2410 [EMAIL PROTECTED] H (301) 349-5243 -

Re: 6x7 Question

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 11:57 PM, ryan brooks wrote: What is the difference between the Late (modern) lenses and the older 6x7 lenses that seem to always be floating around used? Is there a limitation related to the AE of the 67II? Better coatings? Different designs in some

Re: Foveon Fotos

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at 01:10 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://www.sjphoto.com/web-special/index.htm Can't tell a thing from these... http://www.sjphoto.com/web-special/pages/0022matt.htm shows evidence of either a heavy hand on the unsharp mask tool or an overzealous sharpening

Re: Foveon Fotos

2002-02-26 Thread Nitin Garg
unless the big name players use their muscles and keep sigma out. In which case fovean could die too. On Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 08:43:11AM -0500, Bill Owens wrote: If, as I've read here earlier, Sigma has exclusive rights to the Fovean chip for 5 years, they will become a major player in the

Re: Sigma SD9 w/Foveon Chip

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at 01:53 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: And your point is? That perhaps it isn't vaporware, that perhaps there will actually be a camera produced using the full frame 6MP Phillips chip that Pentax was supposed to be using in their D-SLR before they canned it.

Re: Shutter Speed when not using Camera...

2002-02-26 Thread Len Paris
Wow! Rough question. There will probably be as many answers as there are people. My opinion, and it's just that, *my opinion*, is that it is never wrong to leave a mechanical shutter un-cocked. And, if it's left un-cocked, there is no better or worse shutterspeed. Un-cocked is un-cocked.

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread f . minelli
What can I do against this: http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1334153963 I don't mean legally, but I would appreciate ideas on how to place the copyright notices so that they are not so easy to remove. Place a large copyright notice across the image making it visible

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at 07:56 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In any case, I would complain to the offender and then let it go. I would suggest putting fine print on the site about what you charge for use of your images, including an outrageous fee for commercial use (i.e. to sell a

Re: Where's Pentax?

2002-02-26 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
Shel wrote: Seemingly not ... although an announcement saying that they are working on something would be nice, but that's only from the perspective of an interested consumer. But they already did say so. The press release for the shelved 6mp MZ-D state that they will be working on a more

FS: Pentax SMC 135/2.K, CLA'd, original hood, $125

2002-02-26 Thread Paul F. Stregevsky
I posted this Feb. 21 at $150; I've just dropped the price $25: Bought it in September 1999 from Ritz Online, which had rated it a 9 after a just-completed CLA. It's in great shape optically, mechanically, and aesthetically. Original rear cap and SMC Pentax spring-loaded hood. For front cap,

Re: Re: Using tamron lenses with ME super

2002-02-26 Thread David Brooks
It has been bookmarked for emergencies as thusg Dave Begin Original Message From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 15:27:16 + To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Using tamron lenses with ME super David Brooks wrote: Are you referring to this link?

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Boz asked: What can I do against this: http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1334153963 I don't mean legally, but I would appreciate ideas on how to place the copyright notices so that they are not so easy to remove. Am I dreaming when thinking of images that do not allow

Re: Optics: SLR vs PS

2002-02-26 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Doug Franklin wrote: I was really wondering if any of the PS cameras had optics that approached (or surpassed) SLR optics. On average, or something, I guess. Well, the results I get from my Pentax Zoom90WR show no sign of the Hoover Effect; and the slides, especially,

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread Len Paris
Boz, it's very expensive to go after folks that copy web pictures. If you try legal action, the defending lawyer has a right to ask you to prove that the images are actually yours. You'd have to produce negatives or slides to prove it. If you acquired the images from friends that sent them to

Re: Enabled!

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 12:06 AM, David A. Mann wrote: And I still haven't sold the RB kit, so no 75mm f/2.8 for me yet :( Keep trying, Dave, it'll happen. :) Just to spur you along, I may post a new image from the 75mm this afternoon. Shot a spur of the moment portrait of

Re: Hockey OT

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at 09:24 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Anyone else able to read Wayne Gretsky's (it was him, right?) lips when the Canadians scored the goal that put them up 4-2? g I can understand why they didn't have a microphone on him! HAR! Yeah, Wayne has this reputation for

RE: Another dumb-ass darkroom question

2002-02-26 Thread Mick Maguire
Thanks for the advice Shel! I don't think I would have ever thought about the color of what I was wearing, but it's a damn good point. I'll do some fogging tests around the same time as the safelight tests to be sure. Hopefully I should be fully up and running with this project by the end of the

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread T Rittenhouse
And if javascript is turned off? Ciao, Graywolf - Original Message - From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:59 AM Subject: Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s) On 26 Feb 2002

Re: Hockey OT

2002-02-26 Thread dick graham
The US men's coach, Herb Brooks, made the comment that the Canadian team played a terrific game and that the US team didn't have any legs left after their tough semi final game against the Russians while the Canadians had a relatively easy walk through to the finals. You could tell that the US

Re: Where's Pentax?

2002-02-26 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
Nikon: D1 original, D1X/D1H, D100. These don't include the older Kodak/Nikon DSLR's. Canon was late with a Pro level DSLR, but ahead of Nikon at the lower end with the D30, and now on par. There's also the years of experience with fixed lens, non SLRs and film scanners that these companies have.

Re: Better Late Than Never - Feb PUG review from Cotty

2002-02-26 Thread Cotty
Cheers Kath. Does this mean we'll have to get married now? ;-) Cotty, you made my day! Thank you so much for the kind and encouraging comments. I am trying very hard to become a really good photographer, because anything worth doing is worth doing well. Your comments really help. I may

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread T Rittenhouse
Your need to contact that store and tell them to cease and desist, invoice them for the use of your photos up to that time too, makes them realize they are stealing something valuable. Since this is a commercial firm, you are dealing with a bigger issue here, you should talk to a copyright

Re: 2: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread David Brooks
I went back to the link a few minutes ago and the main picture is now blank.The second one is still there. Maybe Boz's on a roll. Dave Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Aaron suggested: It seems that the current eBay seller is not the person who manipulated the image, rather it was a professional photo dealer with a store in Berlin. Send them a bill. Call the store and demand payment. Ask them so explain their actions. Ask them if their store allows

Re: SMC Takumar 1:1.8/55

2002-02-26 Thread jmadams
I have won a second Ebay auction, for an Pentax SP and SMC Takumar 1:1.8/55 for US $71.16 + $7 shipping. I did not expect to win both. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1334082883ed=1014696 884 This takes my list of cameras to: 1 x SP(plus one given to my son) 2 x SPFs 1 x

FS: Vivitar Series One 1354/2.3 screwmount, $80

2002-02-26 Thread Paul F. Stregevsky
I posted this lens last week for $100. Maybe at $80 someone will bite. Glass is clean, all functions are smooth. No wear on focusing ring. Includes generic rear cap, Vivitar Series One front cap, which falls right off. Add $6 for a snap-in Tamron 72mm cap that stays on. This lens close

Re: OT Hockey - Women's Gold

2002-02-26 Thread Debra Wilborn
--- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Debra, That was a great game, and just as much of a nail-biter, too. And terrific hockey, I must say. In some ways I feel better about that one than the men's gold. There's the adversity of being underdogs, but also, they are true

Re: Where's Pentax?

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at 12:52 PM, Bruce Rubenstein wrote: Nikon: D1 original, D1X/D1H, D100. ...but you're not slagging Nikon for being 5 or 6 generations behind Kodak? Come on, be serious. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

RE: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread Rfsindg
Paul, I had not thought thru the ramifications of what I suggested, especially the commercial opportunities. I think you are very right with the suggestion to agressively defend your content. Regards, Bob S. I wrote: In any case, I would complain to the offender and then let it go. Paul

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at 12:58 PM, T Rittenhouse wrote: Unfortunately for them ignorance of the law is not a legal excuse. On the other you are not going to be able to collect damages unless you can show realistically that there is a money issue involved. If someone stole your

Re: Adorama

2002-02-26 Thread Gary J Sibio
At 10:26 PM 2/25/02 -0800, you wrote: I guess it depends on where you live, or perhaps some other factor or factors, but I've found that sometimes Adorama gets delivered to me faster than items from BH. That may be. I live in Chicago so that may be a major factor. I recently ordered a lens from

Re: (even later) of Feb PUG review from Cotty (I am also one of those)

2002-02-26 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Cotty, Yes, I admit that I am one of those that, like you, scan all PUG comments looking for his/her name. An this time I found it: - Cadaques Juame Lahuerta It's the shot we all want to take one day, just that most of us don't quite make it to these quaint

Re: Where's Pentax?

2002-02-26 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
Nikon and Canon aren't. Kodak is barely hanging in there with competive products, let alone leading. Have you looked at the DCS720x and DCS760 (both based on the F5)? Class leading technology is fueled with cubic dollars; Nikon and Canon are willing and able to do so. --- Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread T Rittenhouse
I like all the petty little get even tricks I have seen in this thread. But, as has been said, if Boz has commercial possibilities with his images, allowing copyright infringements degrades the value. If someone feels it is easier to copy a photo than to take one themselves they are admitting to

Re: February 2002 PUG Comments

2002-02-26 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Thanks for your effort. Your critique is great... since you picked my picture. ;-) Seriously, I used to participate in Chris' organized comments, but now that it is not working, I became lazy. I have to figure out how to comment offline having all the images stored previously (or suscribe to an

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread Patrick White
Bojidar Dimitrov writes: What can I do against this: http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1334153963 I don't mean legally, but I would appreciate ideas on how to place the copyright notices so that they are not so easy to remove. Am I dreaming when thinking of images that do not

Re: Re: Foveon Fotos

2002-02-26 Thread Mark Roberts
T Rittenhouse wrote: Let me warn you, the print from a Canon D30 Mike Johnson sent into the Challenge, the one that made me ask if I should use such prints to rate the printers, was so good it made my eyes blink. Let that be a lesson to the pixel counters; there's a lot more to image

[FS] SMC-A 50/1.4

2002-02-26 Thread Mark Roberts
The closet cleaning continues: Pentax SMC-A 50/1.4 in excellent condition. $80.00 to the list before it goes on eBay. This is a *great* lens :-) The SMC-F 70-210 is also still available. -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,

Re: as promised, more from the SMCP-67 75mm f2.8

2002-02-26 Thread Norman Baugher
Can't handhold the 6x7, shutter vibration, etc. etc. HAR!! Norm Aaron Reynolds wrote: These were shot handheld at 1/30 f5.6, lit just by the lamps in the living room. The top left corner has been slightly burned in. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread T Rittenhouse
Yep, that is why I said Boz should contact a copyright attorney in that case. Ciao, Graywolf - Original Message - From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 1:35 PM

Re: Sigma SD9 w/Foveon Chip

2002-02-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
No I don't .. I have no memory. That coupled with paying very little attention to the discussions of the MZ-D, leaves me essentially ignorant of circumstances surrounding the camera. Len Paris wrote: The full-frame MZ-D could have been real too. You have a short memory, Shel. -- Shel

as promised, more from the SMCP-67 75mm f2.8

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Vanessa's parents were dressing up for a retro costume party last week when it was decided that a portrait was needed. Luckily, I had the 67, the 75mm and a roll of Delta 3200 in my bag. Here's my favourite:

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s) (Thanks to all)

2002-02-26 Thread Bojidar Dimitrov
Hi, Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. Sadly, I have had to watermark all KMP images that I own, and now you all have to pay the price of seing the lower-quality images. If anyone needs a good image that I own, drop me a line. I am going to pursue the issue a bit more with the

Re: Sigma SD9 w/Foveon Chip

2002-02-26 Thread Kristian Walsh
The Contax camera is only arriving now, in March. It was supposed to be on the market last November, and now it's also going to be a really tough sell (even for Zeiss fans with deep pockets) when compared to 6Mp cameras from the Japanese (Pentax excluded, naturally :-( ). Personally, I think

Re: Foveon Fotos

2002-02-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
And the pics I received from Mike looked like crap, in that it was clear they were digital, highlights were burnt out, there was color fringing, and some other problems. Either we received different prints, or you need new glasses g. I'd have to pull out the prints to be very specific wrt each

Re: TuTu - Who-Who?

2002-02-26 Thread Kristian Walsh
Unless there's another, he's probably referring to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African churchman who campaigned for years to release Nelson Mandela from prison. (Hey, two posts, and both off topic...) -- Kristian On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 07:02 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [FS] SMC-A 50/1.4

2002-02-26 Thread gfen
On Tue, 26 Feb 2002, [iso-8859-1] Mark Roberts wrote: Pentax SMC-A 50/1.4 in excellent condition. $80.00 to the list before it goes on eBay. This is a *great* lens :-) Sign me up! Contact me off list, please, to follow up. -- http://www.infotainment.org The destructive character is

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at 02:17 PM, Patrick White wrote: As for copyright notice location, just paste it over a nondescript part of the barrel. There is still no guarantee that they can't retouch it out, but all you are really after is making it so much work that they go

Re: Where's Pentax?

2002-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at 01:57 PM, Bruce Rubenstein wrote: Nikon and Canon aren't. Kodak is barely hanging in there with competive products, let alone leading. Have you looked at the DCS720x and DCS760 (both based on the F5)? Class leading technology is fueled with cubic

WAY OT! But it may or may not interest you if you're a Macaddict

2002-02-26 Thread Cotty
Apologies if you're reading this by mistake. You may lash me a hundred times with the petrified vomit of a Tasmanian Devil for being so OT. I'm embarking on a typically insane project, namely building a PowerBook G3 (Lombard) from scratch. It will be documented over the coming weeks on the

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