I only use mine about once per month, and lately alot less due to
frequent clogs. Perhaps if I used it more it would be reliable, but
with my usage pattern it's not so hot.
-R
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I use the 1200 as well and remain quite pleased. I've also found that
quite a few big ticket pr
I use the 1200 as well and remain quite pleased. I've also found that
quite a few big ticket pros continue to use a 1200 for their portfolio
prints. While the 1200 prints don't have the endurance of 1270 or 1280
prints, they display uniquely brilliant color.
Paul
Len Paris wrote:
>
> I guess the
> Hi, frank,
>
> I guess it's just a slow night! Why don't you get a life, anyway?
>
> -frank
>
> frank theriault wrote:
Frank,
Don't talk to our friend Frank that way!
--Mike
> Thanks for wading through.
Thank YOU, Lon, That was fascinating.
--Another besotten Pentaxian in need of a 12-step program
> I was
> able to trace my family to Canada's first permanent settlement, Port Royal in
> what's now Nova Scotia, and it seems we arrived here around 1630.
Mover-inners!
(Just kidding Frank!)
> Being able to trace your roots to the Mayflower is wonderful.
More than "traced," and as you prob
Well naturally enough this is one of the black ones, which is why I have
persevered.
Paul
>. No other MX I have owned
> over the years (3) have had this. In the end I sold it (it was a silver
> top) in favour of a black beauty
>
> Cotty
> Rejoice Frank. The little urban car you seek is now being marketed in
> North America
Saw one of the new minis in the car park at Canadian Tire today. Bigger
than I remember. Told hubby he could buy me one for Christmas. He said
"yes, dear", so I guess that's sorted then!
Once we got inside Ca
Thanks for the encouraging comment, Dave.
--- David Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Let me say,well done again folks.Some great photos
> this month.
> Some of the ones that caught my eye are,in no order:
>
> Hans Imglueck:Spider & Parachute
> >Nice macro shot.The weed seed realy makes it
>
Thanks, Dave! Appreciate it.
-frank
David Brooks wrote:
> Frank Theriault:The Flagpole
> >I love shots like this with plain buildings,but the pole adds some
> drama to it.
>
--
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The
pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert
Oppenheimer
Dan, you're not using your imagination. Remember that PUG themes are
always liberally interpreted. Personally, I've always thought that many of
the more interesting submissions each month are those that "stretch the
theme", as it were.
I could be the butt of someone's joke.
Someone could get a
> Lemme get this straight:
>
> From 36*24mm, you need to enlarge roughly 5 times to get a 5*7.
> From 24*16mm - surely you need to enlarge by 7 times to get the same
> 5*7?
>
> What has this to do with pixels?
The "size" of a digital sensor isn't strictly dimensional. The number of
pixels dete
Butt Dan.
What better way to break in the new SMC M 150 f3.5 :)
We can break it into colour/B&W and tranny
(Sorry Frank):)
I can handle the translations from here
Dave
Begin Original Message
From: Dan Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dave,
While I'm sure Frank's butt is nice, you have to ask
Let me say,well done again folks.Some great photos this month.
Some of the ones that caught my eye are,in no order:
Hans Imglueck:Spider & Parachute
>Nice macro shot.The weed seed realy makes it diffrent.
Frank Theriault:The Flagpole
>I love shots like this with plain buildings,but the pole adds
Looks like the ideal low cost setup to shoot pictures to use on
auctions. Thanks for posting the link.
Len
---
> -Original Message-
> From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 2:52 PM
> To: Feroze Kistan
> Subject: Re[4]: electra studio flash/ring
On Saturday, November 30, 2002, at 07:53 AM, frank theriault wrote:
Just going through the first couple of PUG pics this month makes me
wish
that we in North America had the brains to market little urban cars.
God, those things are cute!
cheers,
frank
Rejoice Frank. The little urban car yo
> Jeff,
>
> Guess I'm going to have to time one. I don't recall getting anything
> remotely close to 15 minutes. I'll try one at max optical resolution
> on 67 neg and let you know the actual time.
>
>
> Bruce
>
The best scan time I heard of was 6 minutes, using a loaded Mac with
Firewire.
All
Geez, I have enough trouble getting the "good" ones to turn out good, let
alone having the accidents look good, too!!
ciao,
frank
Amita Guha wrote:
> Or, along similar lines, "Happy accidents", which would be photos that
> went very bad but still came out looking kind of cool...or maybe that's
Ah, Bob, my words were chosen verry carefully. In fact, we agree...
I said that micro-cars wouldn't pass our "crash requirements", I didn't say that
they were any more or less safe than larger, heavier vehicles. I tend to think
that "active safety" (ei, the ability to avoid a crash due to a
Jeff,
Guess I'm going to have to time one. I don't recall getting anything
remotely close to 15 minutes. I'll try one at max optical resolution
on 67 neg and let you know the actual time.
Bruce
Saturday, November 30, 2002, 5:32:16 AM, you wrote:
J> I heard of 15 min. for a high res scan on
If you check Agfa's web site, you'll notice that their Ultra 100 is listed
as a Consumer film.
It's possible that it won't be available in 120 format.
Jeff.
- Original Message -
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 1:07 PM
Subj
> Makes me wonder what that Agfa Portrait 160 that I shot through my 67
> was... :)
>
>
> Bruce
>
Rebadged NPS.
Jeff
David,
I have to say, that in the US, that is not the case and in my own
experience - yes I have owned, Espsons, Canons and HP's - that HP's
are reliable. The worst reliability that I have experienced is the
cheap Epsons. They print beautifully when they work. But head clogs
and paper feeding r
- Original Message -
From: Kevin Waterson
Subject: Re: Agfa Ultra 100
> I asked our local Agfa deal about the Ultra 100 and he is
> getting me 20 rolls @ AUD$6.50. At the same time I asked if
> they stocked 120 film and was told that Agfa did not make
> 120 film.
>
> Is this just a st
Bob,
In North America, everything above the latitude of roughly Rome has trouble
with potholes. The climate is such that the temperatures are below 0 degrees
Centigrade every night and often below 0 Fahrenheit (-16 deg C?) during the
December-March time period. This includes most of the popul
Makes me wonder what that Agfa Portrait 160 that I shot through my 67
was... :)
Bruce
Saturday, November 30, 2002, 2:05:05 AM, you wrote:
KW> This one time, at band camp,
KW> Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Does anyone know if Agfa is intending to
>> release Ultra 100 in 120/220?
Feroze,
I strongly suggest you take a look at the Alien Bees website
(www.alienbees.com) and do a few searches for them. I did some
research and recently got a pair. If you are thinking of some studio
oriented lights (not clip on flash) then you should check them out.
One way they lower the cost
This means that if something untoward happens you have to scan the file
again. I always keep one original scan and save the processed files under
different names. When I'm satisfied I delete all but the original and the
final one. After a while they go on a backup CD and can then be deleted from
th
- Original Message -
From: Bob Walkden
Subject: Re[2]: Tiny Cars
>
> seems to me you should be getting your politicians to fix the
> potholes!
Unfortunately, we can't seem to get them to do anything
thatmight be considered worthwhile.
>
> I saw some statistics quoted for the UK rec
> and it's very naughty of the motor
> industry to imply (I don't think they openly
> claim) that they are.
Well, they certainly encourage that feeling, and of course if an SUV is
in a crash with a smaller car, the SUV will fare better. But the truth
is, they do roll a lot more easily because th
Or, along similar lines, "Happy accidents", which would be photos that
went very bad but still came out looking kind of cool...or maybe that's
the same thing anyway. :) I've been planning on making a section like
that on my own site.
> -Original Message-
> From: CBWaters [mailto:[EMAIL PR
Craig a écrit:
Hi all, hope you can help. I acquired a Pentax AF220T without any
instructions. I see in an ad that it can be used with the "A" lens
setting, but it doesn't say if it can be used with individual lens
settings. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
AF220T and others
I have to disagree as well. HP doesn't sell only refurbished products.
You just got taken advantage of by whomever you bought the scanner from,
unfortunately. I am now on my second HP printer at home, the 970 Cxi,
and it works great. I have printed photos and my wedding invitations on
it with beaut
Hi,
I don't know whether the situations are the same with regard to safety
in N. America as they are in Europe, but it's a misconception over
here that SUVs and so on are safer than conventional cars, and it's
very naughty of the motor industry to imply (I don't think they openly
claim) that they
Hi,
> One of my peeves with them forcing Kyoto on us is that the
> infrastructure where I live has deteriorated to the point where
> driving a small vehicle has become a safety issue, yet we will
> be penalized even more for driving vehicles that will stand up
> to the roads.
seems to me you shou
Hi,
you might want to consider the L-608, which is a combined zoom-spot,
ambient, wide-area-reflected and flash meter. I have one and it's very
good indeed, my one quibble being that's it's probably rather more
than I need if I'm just taking one Leica M body out with me.
http://www.sekonic.co.uk/l
On Sat, 30 Nov 2002, frank theriault wrote:
> Just going through the first couple of PUG pics this month makes me wish
> that we in North America had the brains to market little urban cars.
> God, those things are cute!
Oh, way to insult all those Yugo owners, Frank!
;)
--
http://www.infotainme
Thanks folks,
My AOL is fixed now!
Bob S.
Paul,
No, it was a 61K jpeg when I sent it.
Bill Robb tell me it's a 65K file by him,
and I had to reload AOL yesterday, so...
I've got to find those quality settings again.
I think 'AOL' is doing me in (on the way back to me).
Regards, Bob S.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< If the file was 61K bef
William Robb wrote:
> The roads in my neck of the woods would swallow one of those
> little things whole. My wife used to have a Honda Civic with 12"
> wheels. One day while driving on one of our main streets, I hit
> a rain filled pothole big enough to blow a tyre and crack the
> windshield.
> On
I went back and took a look. It comes up as 62K on my machine as well. I
misunderstood your original post.
Paul
Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
> If the file was 61K before you saved it, the jpeg would probably be
> about 13K or less and would be extremely low resolution.
> Paul
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wr
>
> Hopefully learning to avoid crashes is the main purpose of a driving
license
> in Europe.
>
> Thibault Grouas.
>
You don't understand. To get our driving licence, we must pass a "bumper
cars" driving test.
Jeff.
On Saturday, November 30, 2002, at 08:28 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I checked this month's gallery and my picture is fuzzy.
I've done PUG before, so I submitted a picture under 600 pixels,
height &
width.
It was 61K, also under the 75K limit in size.
What I get is a 13K image.
Am I the only
« frank theriault » <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote :
> Unfortunately, I don't think we in North America will ever get them (in the
> near future anyway), because I doubt that they meet crash requirments.
Hopefully learning to avoid crashes is the main purpose of a driving license
in Europe.
Thibault
If the file was 61K before you saved it, the jpeg would probably be
about 13K or less and would be extremely low resolution.
Paul
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I checked this month's gallery and my picture is fuzzy.
> I've done PUG before, so I submitted a picture under 600 pixels, height &
> widt
Yesterday I expressed my inerest in purchasing a Pentax Digital Spotmeter.
Today I ran across some info on the Sekonic L408.
Does anyone have any experience with both meters?
Is a 5 degree spot sufficient for landscape work, or the 1 degree spot is
that much better?
I like the fact that the L408
« Dr E D F Williams » <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote :
> Processing 'jpeg' files with Photoshop, or any other program, is
> inadvisable. Each time you save a file in this compressed format it changes
> for the worse. After initial scanning the file should be saved in
> Photoshop's own '.psd' format.
> The roads in my neck of the woods would swallow one of those
> little things whole. My wife used to have a Honda Civic with 12"
> wheels. One day while driving on one of our main streets, I hit
> a rain filled pothole big enough to blow a tyre and crack the
> windshield.
> One of my peeves with
Seems like my 31 Limited is busted. Only the left part of the image is sharp at wide
apertures. Seems like it need a trip to the service shop :-)
I know the Pentax service boss around here claim that AF gear see no more repair than
older manual focus stuff. Still, the problem rate of my AF gear
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault
Subject: Re: Tiny Cars
>
> Unfortunately, I don't think we in North America will ever get
them (in the
> near future anyway), because I doubt that they meet crash
requirments.
The roads in my neck of the woods would swallow one of those
little t
Hi all, hope you can help. I acquired a Pentax AF220T without any
instructions. I see in an ad that it can be used with the "A" lens setting,
but it doesn't say if it can be used with individual lens settings. Any
help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
---
- Original Message -
From: Bob S.
Subject: PUG submissions
> I checked this month's gallery and my picture is fuzzy.
> I've done PUG before, so I submitted a picture under 600
pixels, height &
> width.
> It was 61K, also under the 75K limit in size.
> What I get is a 13K image.
> Am I
- Original Message -
From: Pål Jensen
Subject: Re: Velvia (WAS: Is it possible to "pull" C41 film)
> The 100VS is very saturated (VS stands for very saturated).
I thought it was an acronym for "Velvia Squisher"
HAR!!
William Robb
Oh, no, Jeff,
Even if I were ever to buy a car (who knows?), I'd never get rid of the bike.
BTW, I don't mean my original post to be slagging anyone who drives SUV's or
Great Hunking 4WD V8 Pickup Trucks or anything - these things have their
place. But those micro-cars (or whatever they are) ma
I checked this month's gallery and my picture is fuzzy.
I've done PUG before, so I submitted a picture under 600 pixels, height &
width.
It was 61K, also under the 75K limit in size.
What I get is a 13K image.
Am I the only one who sees the 13K image (evil AOL),
or did the auto PUG processor do so
On 30 Nov 2002 at 8:53, frank theriault wrote:
> Just going through the first couple of PUG pics this month makes me wish
> that we in North America had the brains to market little urban cars.
> God, those things are cute!
Hmm..
http://www.home.aone.net.au/audiobias/PB233609m.JPG
Rob Studdert
H
Imagine, you might get rid of your bike yet.
Jeff
- Original Message -
From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 8:53 AM
Subject: Tiny Cars and PUG
> Just going through the first couple of PUG pics this month makes me wish
>
Dr E D F Williams wrote:
> Processing 'jpeg' files with Photoshop, or any other program, is
> inadvisable. Each time you save a file in this compressed format it changes
> for the worse. After initial scanning the file should be saved in
> Photoshop's own '.psd' format.
I EXPORT to file format t
Just going through the first couple of PUG pics this month makes me wish
that we in North America had the brains to market little urban cars.
God, those things are cute!
cheers,
frank
--
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The
pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert
Oppe
Hi Kevin,
> I asked our local Agfa deal about the Ultra 100 and he is
> getting me 20 rolls @ AUD$6.50.
There is actualy a deal going in some Melbourne stores, so i assume
australia wide, where it is 2 for the price of 1. I bought 2 rolls for $7au.
Have a look www.vanbar.com.au
Regards,
Paul
I owned the 100LX and 200LX PDA's for years. They went with me everywhere in
a custom belt pouch.
I still miss them.
Jeff.
- Original Message -
From: "David Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 6:26 AM
Subject: Re: Re: Hp scanner, printers
Processing 'jpeg' files with Photoshop, or any other program, is
inadvisable. Each time you save a file in this compressed format it changes
for the worse. After initial scanning the file should be saved in
Photoshop's own '.psd' format. You can save it as many times as you like
and it won't degra
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