Re: Happy New Year

2002-12-31 Thread U+B Scheffler
I just feel the need to join in: I, too, wish you all a happy new year. Yesterday I reorganized my link-collection and got on Graywolf's site. I stuck there for some time scanning over his story. Made me contemplative for a while. So I think good wishes for a good new year are really useful for

Re: Current Cameras with TTL Flash Metering?

2002-12-31 Thread Cotty
My guess would be something like this for film cameras... Because the camera gets to 1/1,000 or 1/4,000 of a second exposure by using a narrower and narrower slit that travels across the face of the film (1st to 2nd shutter curtain distance), I would pulse the flash. Say I used 200 (or 2,000)

Vs: OT: Numbers and the Golden Section

2002-12-31 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Frank, you are being modest. You sum it up very well. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Päivä: 30. joulukuuta 2002

Vs: Cheap way into rangefinders

2002-12-31 Thread Raimo Korhonen
I think that the camera in this film was a Kodak Retina - never seen the film myself but I read a review of it. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Paul Franklin Stregevsky [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Numbers and the Golden Section (off-topic in extremis)

2002-12-31 Thread Steve Desjardins
How on earth this relates to Pentax products is to me a much greater mental challenge. Pentax is the only camera maker whose name relates to a number. Coincidence? (X-files music begins. . . .)

January Pug quick favorites

2002-12-31 Thread Evan Hanson
Another great Pug. My quick favorites: Petr Pazour's Flood Water I missed the street light on my first viewing, great shot. Mike Wilson's Swiss Sparrow Mark Cassino's Gold in Purple As always Mark a great job. Loved the contrast between the bug and the background. Ayan Banerjee's Executives

Re: OT: Tripod recommendations please

2002-12-31 Thread Rfsindg
Cotty, LOL, Perhaps you could help me with a few items here. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: PPS the VHS player was an old farty thing that had seen 3 year's service but often needed a good clout to ward off an amazing shower of sparkles across the picture. It recently decided

Vs: Pentax releases Espio with 24-105mm lens

2002-12-31 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Most are 38 - nominally - which might mean a real 42. Not good. I was tempted by the 28-90 Espio but looked at the maximum aperture at tele end - and got a Voigtländer Bessa-R. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen

Re: OT: Numbers and the Golden Section

2002-12-31 Thread Rfsindg
Personally, I have an old quote hanging in my office from Lord Kelvin. You know, the guy who invented the Kelvinator, the early models of the home refrigerator. Did these refrigerators keep your food at absolute zero? Well, very nearly absolute zero. g Bob S.

Re: Rules of composition? Bah!

2002-12-31 Thread Pentxuser
Once again, I have to fully agree with Pål on this one. Any respectable book on photography discusses the rule of thirds as a starting point photographers should use. That's not to say you can't and should not break the rules. The rules are a starting point and that's all. But, like I said

Re: Rules of composition? Bah!

2002-12-31 Thread Bill Owens
The shot of the soldier being killed would be mildly interesting today. Chances are critics would say the picture is soft and dismiss it. That's not to say It was not great in it's day for it's ability to capture the precise moment of a soldier being shot. With today's autofocus cameras and

PUG down?

2002-12-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
I notice that Evan was able to access the PUG earlier. But I've been trying for a couple of hours and can't get to the server. Is it down? Paul Stenquist

RE: PUG down?

2002-12-31 Thread Adelheid v. K.
As far as I can see it is up. Please check your connection. Cheers Adelheid PUG Maintainer -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Dienstag, 31. Dezember 2002 16:20 To: Pentax Discuss Subject: PUG down? I notice that Evan was able to access the PUG

Re: PUG down?

2002-12-31 Thread Evan Hanson
Try again Paul. It still seems to be working for me. Evan From: Paul Stenquist Subject: PUG down? I notice that Evan was able to access the PUG earlier. But I've been trying for a couple of hours and can't get to the server. Is it down? Paul Stenquist

Re: PUG down?

2002-12-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
Connections fine. I can access every other site I have bookmarked. Still no PUG with either Internet Explorer or Netscape. I've never had trouble accessing it before. Have any othe Mac/cable modem users been able to get on? Paul Adelheid v. K. wrote: As far as I can see it is up. Please check

Re: PUG down?

2002-12-31 Thread Pentxuser
Paul i'm not having a problem and I'm on a Mac G3 with phone modem and AOL.. Vic

W32.Yaha.K@mm Worm

2002-12-31 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Folks, Please verify that your AntiVirus definitions are up to date. I've recently (i.e. today) gotten 3 emails containing this virus - Norton covers it off fine so I'm protected - but I'm sure that everyone isn't in the same position. The virus info can be found here: http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Utility of 645 Format(was Re: 6x6 - Waste of Space? (WAS: Re:MediumFormat-Whichone is best?))

2002-12-31 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
I did a Pal and picked and chose categories as I saw fit. I responded to one of the things you listed. If you want to make an example with one thing then pick one thing. You never mentioned 600/4 lenses. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Huh? Wildlife, or even sportshooters without a tripod? Ever

Re: W32.Yaha.K@mm Worm

2002-12-31 Thread Ken Archer
It's times like these that make me glad I use Linux. ;-) On Tuesday 31 December 2002 04:13 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please verify that your AntiVirus definitions are up to date. I've recently (i.e. today) gotten 3 emails containing this virus - Norton covers it off fine so I'm protected

Nice work, PUGsters...

2002-12-31 Thread Timothy Sherburne
All the entries were well done this month! Here's a few that I thought were above and beyond: Martin Mielke's Beaver looks like it's ready to head off into the sunrise on a (damn) cold morning. Ken Waller's Santa Barbara Birds for it's pumped up color as well as the fact that it's really

Re: PUG down?

2002-12-31 Thread Evan Hanson
Paul try directly entering the IP address. 63.167.241.132 For some unknown reason my DNS server occasionally chokes on PUG. Evan From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: PUG down? Connections fine. I can access every other site I have bookmarked. Still no PUG with either Internet Explorer or

Re: PUG down?

2002-12-31 Thread Keith Whaley
I have a Mac, and Netscape, Paul, and liked your photo! g No problems of access for me. That was about 5 AM this morning (Tuesday.) keith whaley Paul Stenquist wrote: Connections fine. I can access every other site I have bookmarked. Still no PUG with either Internet Explorer or Netscape.

Re: Utility of 645 Format(was Re: 6x6 - Waste of Space?(WAS:Re:MediumFormat-Which one is best?))

2002-12-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
For what it's worth, I find I can handhold a 6x7 with 300/4 plus 2X converter at 1/1000 and get consistently good results. I can hit about 50% at 1/500. Paul Stenquist Bruce Rubenstein wrote: I did a Pal and picked and chose categories as I saw fit. I responded to one of the things you

Re: PUG down?

2002-12-31 Thread Rfsindg
Paul, Was fine on AOL over here in Chicago earlier this AM. It is A-OK right now. Nice pictures too... g Regards, Bob S. In a message dated 12/31/02 10:02:29 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Connections fine. I can access every other site I have bookmarked. Still no PUG

Re: Hollywood

2002-12-31 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
MJ My favorite is when they need to see something in the distance so they keep MJ blowing it up...more, and more, and more, and more, until what was just a MJ speck on the original negative is a sharp, brilliant 8x10. Hollywood. MJ --Mike I am always glad we have Antonioni. Even though the

WEATHER SEALING (LX,M lenses), + rather SAD STORY

2002-12-31 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Hi, I have a few questions to ask before leaving. I just returned from outside (-10celsius) where I photographed some dusk landscapes lit by multicoloured fireworks (I didn't plan on the fireworks, but they lit indirectly the landscape very nicely). With the LX on auto, and M lenses

Re: New 67 lens?

2002-12-31 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
RKB A 6x7 piece of silicon is _always_ going to be VERY expensive and rare. RKB Moore's law does not apply here (nor even in FF 35mm sensors, IMHO)- RKB these chips are just giants. Just to add to what you wrote, Moore's law never applied to silicon chip size. All the chips are about same size

A HAppy New Year to You All!

2002-12-31 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Hi guys and gals, The subject says it all. I won't be at home around midnight so I'm anticipating the wishes a bit. Ciao, Gianfranco = __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Re: OT: Tripod recommendations please

2002-12-31 Thread Cotty
I suppose we're all allowed a gaff or two but I have to say that on this performance, I wouldn't be using them again. Naturally I didn't tell Nice Chap that - I'm british for drying out loud. I whinge in silence and lagter beat up a VHS player. True. Spellchecking and proofreading is

Re: PUG down?

2002-12-31 Thread Cotty
Connections fine. I can access every other site I have bookmarked. Still no PUG with either Internet Explorer or Netscape. I've never had trouble accessing it before. Have any othe Mac/cable modem users been able to get on? Paul Just tried. Everything fine. 18:09 GMT, Mac PowerBook, OS 9.1,

OT New Year's grin: Have Lump Hammer, will travel.

2002-12-31 Thread Cotty
Cotty, LOL, Perhaps you could help me with a few items here. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: PPS the VHS player was an old farty thing that had seen 3 year's service but often needed a good clout to ward off an amazing shower of sparkles across the picture. It recently decided

Re: WEATHER SEALING (LX,M lenses), + rather SAD STORY

2002-12-31 Thread Bob Blakely
From: Frantisek Vlcek [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I have a few questions to ask before leaving. I just returned from outside (-10celsius) where I photographed some dusk landscapes lit by multicoloured fireworks (I didn't plan on the fireworks, but they lit indirectly the landscape

Konica S3

2002-12-31 Thread Mike Johnston
And if you like the Canonets, I'd also recommend the Konica Auto S3. It's so tiny, but with a wonderful lens- and it happily accepts an alkaline battery for the meter. Ryan, I tried to buy an S3 before acquiring the Canonet. But they're considerably thinner on the ground, and quite a bit more

Re: January PUG is open

2002-12-31 Thread Dr E D F Williams
The pictures are really great. Better than ever But I can't really do an evaluation because I can't find my Junior School 'Geometry Set.' But as soon as I can lay my hands on a pair of dividers and a rule I'll get down to it. Happy New Year everyone! Don Dr E D F Williams

Wolfgang Most Art

2002-12-31 Thread Mike Johnston
Mike, You need to listen to Mozart's music. Nothing is more pure! Bob Mozart may be pure, but music is no more pure mathematics than architecture is pure dancing.* I don't know all of Mozart and I'm no expert, but I've at least heard most of the major works. I own the string quartets,

Digital backs for 645

2002-12-31 Thread Mike Johnston
Is there anything about digital backs for the 645? The one for the Mamiya has been announced and may be out (I'm not sure) and Pentax are working on one I'm sure. It's just a matter of time. The Mamiya will cost around $10,000 I'm told. --Mike

RE: Konica S3

2002-12-31 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ah :) Suprisingly my first real camera (post Kodak Instamatic) was a rangefinder. The camera was the Konica Auto S3. I got it about 20 years ago for my birthday - all my other friends had SLR's of one type or another but my dad thought it would be a good idea to have some auto features on

Re: Oh, puh-leez

2002-12-31 Thread Peter Alling
Yea there's lots of dopy crap in basic photography books, Authors used to be paid by the word, maybe they still do, I don't know it's been a long time since I tried to sell anything. But hidden in those books are good basic concepts that have been used for centuries. If you don't learn the

Re: Konica S3

2002-12-31 Thread Ryan K. Brooks
Mike Johnston wrote: And if you like the Canonets, I'd also recommend the Konica Auto S3. It's so tiny, but with a wonderful lens- and it happily accepts an alkaline battery for the meter. Ryan, I tried to buy an S3 before acquiring the Canonet. But they're considerably thinner on the ground,

Happy new year!

2002-12-31 Thread Mike Ignatiev
Subj. to everyone here!

Funny threads

2002-12-31 Thread Mike Johnston
Yeah, I know, but I was on a roll. All of these threads have gotten funny, since we have cheerfully taken on some of the most difficult problems in philosophy. If we don't get a DSLR rumor soon, we might solve some of them . . . ;-) Heh! We haven't tackled the mind-body duality or life

Re: Digital backs for 645

2002-12-31 Thread Evan Hanson
I believe that only digital back for Mamiya that has been released is the Megavison S3, 6mp 13,000 dollars. Seems a little pricey. An 11mp back from Leaf America is supposedly on its way to market. Evan From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Digital backs for 645 Is there anything

Re: Wolfgang Most Art

2002-12-31 Thread frank theriault
I believe that the full quote is: Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. To my recollection, it has been attributed to many, including Elvis Costello, Laurie Anderson, Zappa, Steve Martin, but the origins are somewhat murky. Is there a prize for this? (assuming I'm at least

Re: Funny threads

2002-12-31 Thread frank theriault
Hell, that's easy. There is no mind-body duality. There is no life after death. Next subjects... vbg -frank Mike Johnston wrote: Heh! We haven't tackled the mind-body duality or life after death yet, but give us time and a vacuum of Pentax news... --Mike -- The optimist thinks this is

Re: De Gustibus

2002-12-31 Thread Peter Alling
That wasn't your point, your point was that you had never heard of it or were told about it or were taught it. Apparently art schools are teaching a trade, they teach you how to paint and clean brushes how to weld, how to stretch canvas, how to develop film and print, they don't show you what

Re[2]: De Gustibus

2002-12-31 Thread Peter Alling
Thank's Bob, much more eloquent than I would have been. At 09:35 AM 12/30/2002 +, you wrote: Hi, Tuesday, December 31, 2002, 2:55:05 AM, you wrote: Which was exactly my point. The rule of thirds is mentioned in PHOTOGRAPHY books. Not how-to-draw art books (get a hold of some and see).

Re: New 67 lens?

2002-12-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
4x5 digital backs use four CCD's. The images are then manually tiled on a computer. I wonder if this technology could be transfered to medium format? The real trick would be to get the camera to do the tiling. Happy New Year, Paul Stenquist Frantisek Vlcek wrote: RKB A 6x7 piece of silicon is

Re: PUG down?

2002-12-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Keith, I'm back up now, perhaps it was a caching problem or something. Who knows what gremlins lurk in the internet. Keith Whaley wrote: I have a Mac, and Netscape, Paul, and liked your photo! g No problems of access for me. That was about 5 AM this morning (Tuesday.) keith whaley

Re: Numbers and the Golden Section

2002-12-31 Thread Peter Alling
It might fog part of one frame, it would probably be recorded as a point source. Unless the rules of optics in particular and physics in general have been re-written recently, and I didn't get the memo, I'd just laugh at him. At 03:39 AM 12/31/2002 +0100, you wrote: At 13:50 2002-12-30 +0200,

Re: Numbers and the Golden Section

2002-12-31 Thread Peter Alling
Web wizard, or so he thinks, they think they're wired and to them that's all that counts. At 10:32 PM 12/30/2002 -0500, you wrote: Hi, Geir, What's a nethead? I don't think we have them here in Toronto. Or if we do, I'm not hip enough to know what or who they are g. Just curious... thanks,

Re: Numbers and the Golden Section

2002-12-31 Thread Peter Alling
So long and thanks for the fish. At 08:08 AM 12/31/2002 -0500, you wrote: No, silly, 42 is the answer! T Rittenhouse wrote: 12 is the answer. Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Groucho Marx

Re: MX Mirror Bumper

2002-12-31 Thread Bob Blakely
You may find little black specks accumulating inside the mirror box and on your mirror and penta prism. I suppose that mirror slap may cause more shake (guess). Possible light leak past mirror during exposure? Regards, Bob

Luck is what it's about

2002-12-31 Thread Mike Johnston
IMNHO, this shot was as much luck as skill. At the instant the photographer decided to press the shutter release, this soldier would have been still on his feet. It was just a coincidence that he happened to get shot when the shutter opened. AND? You mean to say you've never been the

67II/auto prism fill flash help

2002-12-31 Thread Ryan K. Brooks
So, after practicing some daylight fill flash indoors at -1.5 or so, I thought I had it down. But low and behold, go outside with a loaded camera and it only fired the flash about 50% of the time. Any tips? Does the meter reading cause the flash to NOT fire when overexposed? I think I

Re: Wolfgang Most Art

2002-12-31 Thread Keith Whaley
Mike Johnston wrote: Mike, You need to listen to Mozart's music. Nothing is more pure! Bob Mozart may be pure, but music is no more pure mathematics than architecture is pure dancing.* snipped --Mike *identify that reference g. Easy, Mike... Havelock Ellis The Dance of

Blowup

2002-12-31 Thread Mike Johnston
I am always glad we have Antonioni. Even though the Blow-up is not so much about photography as about the world, it's one of my most favourite films. Frantisek, I've never seen it. I must rectify that some day --Mike

Re: Pish-posh and balderdash

2002-12-31 Thread Bill Owens
If anyone in my hearing right now is troubling their brains about some species of nattering nonsense they read in some dreadful little all-about-photography book somewhere, please take my advice: FORGET ALL ABOUT IT. You can't reduce pictures meaningfully to rules of thumb, either before or

Re: Luck is what it's about

2002-12-31 Thread Bill Owens
IMNHO, this shot was as much luck as skill. At the instant the photographer decided to press the shutter release, this soldier would have been still on his feet. It was just a coincidence that he happened to get shot when the shutter opened. AND? You mean to say you've never been

Re: Wolfgang Most Art

2002-12-31 Thread Keith Whaley
Comments at end... Keith Whaley wrote: Mike Johnston wrote: Mike, You need to listen to Mozart's music. Nothing is more pure! Bob Mozart may be pure, but music is no more pure mathematics than architecture is pure dancing.* snipped --Mike *identify that

Frank wins...uh, maybe

2002-12-31 Thread Mike Johnston
I believe that the full quote is: Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. To my recollection, it has been attributed to many, including Elvis Costello, Laurie Anderson, Zappa, Steve Martin, but the origins are somewhat murky. Is there a prize for this? (assuming I'm at

Re: MX Mirror Bumper

2002-12-31 Thread Steve Pearson
Bob: Thanks for you help. At this point, it does not appear that any of those things are happening. So, can I leave it alone, and save myself some $? I was also giving some thought to purchasing one of those seal kits on eBay. I was wondering if anyone else out there has replaced the mirror

Re: Golden Pentax DSLR Geometry Pro Film Civilisation in 2003

2002-12-31 Thread Keith Whaley
Cotty wrote: Catchy subject line, eh? Just adding my voice to the chorus. Here's wishing you a prosperous New Year, wherever and whoever you are. party hat on Cotty I'll join you with Boddington's (or two) early on, and later a Connemara (or two) ~ wink... An' a tip of me 'at to

Re: Wolfgang Most Art

2002-12-31 Thread Mike Johnston
Well, it still aint true. Hardly any artistic expression is more about matematics than music. Rhytm is pure matematics and composition is all about rules. Pål, Again, we will just have to agree to disagree, my friend, because we are simply 180 degrees apart on this issue as well. There are

Pentax-wielding bike messenger

2002-12-31 Thread Mike Johnston
Hell, that's easy. There is no mind-body duality. There is no life after death. Next subjects... vbg Thanks. Sometimes it takes a Pentax-wielding bike messenger to cut through all the crap! --Mike

Re: Digital backs for 645

2002-12-31 Thread T Rittenhouse
I didn't know the Pentax 645s had interchangable backs. Have I overlooked something here, or has everybody else? Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 1:27

Re: Konica S3

2002-12-31 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
I have a couple of Minolta 7sII's, and these meter fine with 1.5 v batteries. They are the same size as the Konicas. The shutter has a lighter spring than the Canons so they are a bit easier to hand hold at very low shutter speeds. The viewfinder is not nearly as good as the Canon though. BR

Re: Frank wins...uh, maybe

2002-12-31 Thread T Rittenhouse
I would be careful Mike, with all these nostalgic cameras coming out you could find yourself owing Frank a expensive camera in 2003. g Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday,

Re: Luck is what it's about

2002-12-31 Thread frank theriault
Geez, Bill, That sounds like a comment I'd make! Surely there's only room for one self-deprecating slob on this list. vbg However, your little joke (much like yesterday's Kelvinator Kwote) sets me off on a tangent. The first thing is, taking a good shot is lucky, but it's not. I'm not sure

Re: Funny threads

2002-12-31 Thread T Rittenhouse
And Frank knows, he's been there and came back, so listen to him grin Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 1:58 PM Subject: Re: Funny threads Hell,

Re: De Gustibus

2002-12-31 Thread Mike Johnston
That wasn't your point, your point was that you had never heard of it or were told about it or were taught it. Apparently art schools are teaching a trade, they teach you how to paint and clean brushes how to weld, how to stretch canvas, how to develop film and print, they don't show you what

Re: Frank wins...uh, maybe

2002-12-31 Thread frank theriault
C'mon, Mike, You know darned well that there's no ESIII. We'd have heard about it from Pal! vbg But, if one is ever released, you'll hear from me! ciao, frank (saving a hard copy of Mike's post to send to my lawyer, just in case...) Mike Johnston wrote: It was Laurie Andersen, and you've

Re: Wolfgang Most Art

2002-12-31 Thread Mike Johnston
As an amateur musician who has played both, Mozart is high school algebra, Bach is college calculus. I'd still rather listen to and play Mozart. You are a man of many talents, Bill. --Mike

Re: Funny threads

2002-12-31 Thread frank theriault
Hey, Tom, I've been to lots of places I won't admit to. I remember one weekend in Chicago, about 25 years ago... vbg -frank T Rittenhouse wrote: And Frank knows, he's been there and came back, so listen to him grin -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The

Re: Numbers and the Golden Section

2002-12-31 Thread T Rittenhouse
And thank you for the new earth. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 2:17 AM Subject: Re: Numbers and the Golden Section So long and thanks for the

Re: Wolfgang Most Art

2002-12-31 Thread Bill Owens
Well, it still aint true. Hardly any artistic expression is more about matematics than music. Rhytm is pure matematics and composition is all about rules. Pål, Again, we will just have to agree to disagree, my friend, because we are simply 180 degrees apart on this issue as well. There

Re: W32.Yaha.K@mm Worm

2002-12-31 Thread David Brooks
Thanks David. I'm up to snuff with Norton so hopefully:) Happy New Year. Dave Begin Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 11:13:30 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: W32.Yaha.K@mm Worm Folks, Please verify that your AntiVirus

Re: Pentax-wielding bike messenger

2002-12-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
Don't let Frank foolyou. He's only posing as a bike messenger. The man has a history. Paul Mike Johnston wrote: Hell, that's easy. There is no mind-body duality. There is no life after death. Next subjects... vbg Thanks. Sometimes it takes a Pentax-wielding bike messenger to cut

Re: Pish-posh and balderdash

2002-12-31 Thread Bob Blakely
I don't know about that. I'm convinced that some folks start photography with an innate sense of composition. Whether they were born with it or developed it via some other conduit which they have long forgotten, I don't know. From your posts, I suspect you are one of these blessed people. The rest

Re: OT: Numbers and the Golden Section

2002-12-31 Thread T Rittenhouse
Say isn't that the guy who wrote the book on thermodynamics, figured out what the temperature of absolute zero is, developed some rather esoteric mathematics and other unimportant things like that? It is good you guys remember him for doing away with the old icebox. Of course to keep this on

Re: OT: Tripod recommendations please

2002-12-31 Thread T Rittenhouse
I like the first version better. g Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 1:10 PM Subject: Re: OT: Tripod recommendations please I suppose we're all

Re: Pentax-wielding bike messenger

2002-12-31 Thread frank theriault
Sorry, Mike, I always carry my cheap little Minolta HiMatic F in my courier bag. Paid $12 for it, so I won't mind if it breaks. I'd hate for anything to happen to my Pentaxes, should I hit the ground (which I don't think I've done for over a year now, touch wood!). -frank Mike Johnston wrote:

Re: Golden Pentax DSLR Geometry Pro Film Civilisation in 2003

2002-12-31 Thread David Brooks
THAT got my attention :) And a happy New Year to you AND all the list members. Its been almost 2 years now since i have subscribed to this list and at least once a month if not more,i have learned something of value.I truly believe my abilities have grown since March 2001,and thanks for

Re: Wolfgang Most Art

2002-12-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
Bill Owens wrote; Good point Mike! Music played mechanically, without the proper emotion is just a bunch of notes. How would you explain mathematically the difference between pianissimo and fortissimo? We're confusing the composition and the performance. No matter how artful, the music

scanner choice

2002-12-31 Thread Brendan
Well it's time to get a film scanner since it should save me lots vs photo cds, just debating on weather to get a flatbed with adaptor like the epson 2400 or a dedicated film scanner ( at x2 the cost ), only need to go up to 11x14 .

Re: Funny threads

2002-12-31 Thread Keith Whaley
frank theriault wrote: Hey, Tom, I've been to lots of places I won't admit to. I remember one weekend in Chicago, about 25 years ago... vbg Was that YOU, Frank!? Ohhh no, it couldn't have been. Mine was 52 years ago. Back then we DID have 'weekends' believe it or not! g keith -frank

Re: Digital backs for 645

2002-12-31 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Evan Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe that only digital back for Mamiya that has been released is the Megavison S3, 6mp 13,000 dollars. Seems a little pricey. An 11mp back from Leaf America is supposedly on its way to market. What would be the benifit

Re: Golden Pentax DSLR Geometry Pro Film Civilisation in 2003

2002-12-31 Thread Keith Whaley
David Brooks wrote: THAT got my attention :) And a happy New Year to you AND all the list members. Its been almost 2 years now since i have subscribed to this list and at least once a month if not more,i have learned something of value.I truly believe my abilities have grown since March

Re: Pish-posh and balderdash

2002-12-31 Thread Bob Blakely
Seems reasonable to me. Follows every other skilled endeavor of mankind that I know. If this were not true, all that need or should be taught in photography classes is the mechanics and the chemistry. Regards, Bob Beer is

A happy new Year.

2002-12-31 Thread Malcolm Smith
Happy New Year! I hope that each and everyone of you in 2003, will take a photograph that will bring back the pleasure and memories of when you saw your first developed film. Good luck! Malcolm

Re[2]: Wolfgang Most Art

2002-12-31 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Tuesday, December 31, 2002, 10:26:27 PM, you wrote: And that is the problem with African music, the rhythm does not fit into a familiar mathematical pattern. African music? Africa's a very big and very varied continent, with a very long and varied history. The words 'African music' are

Re: Strange FA*200 problem, or not a problem?

2002-12-31 Thread Alan Chan
Thanks everyone for your help. You guys are great! I have checked with another FA*200 and mine is indeed faulty. Thx again!! :) regards, Alan Chan _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE*

Re: PUG down?

2002-12-31 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Paul Stenquist wrote: Thanks Keith, I'm back up now, perhaps it was a caching problem or something. Who knows what gremlins lurk in the internet. Um sort of a case of cache me if you can ??? annsan ducks...

Re: MX Mirror Bumper

2002-12-31 Thread Alan Chan
Thanks for you help. At this point, it does not appear that any of those things are happening. So, can I leave it alone, and save myself some $? If you mean the form, replace it while you can. By the time it was broken into pieces, you might have a tough time to clean them off the camera. I

Re: MX Mirror Bumper

2002-12-31 Thread Alan Chan
Btw, the form should be 3mm thick. regards, Alan Chan _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

Re: Pish-posh and balderdash

2002-12-31 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
Finger exercises are for developing good technique so that your fingers will do what you want them to do. It doesn't give you any musical/artistic sense, but it will enable you to make good music. Exercises, in general, are for developing conditioned reflexes. For photography it also helps to

Re: Luck is what it's about

2002-12-31 Thread Doug Franklin
Hi Frank, On Tue, 31 Dec 2002 16:06:49 -0500, frank theriault wrote: [...] like to think that most good photographers make their luck [...] Someone once said something like Luck is the residue of good planning. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: Pish-posh and balderdash

2002-12-31 Thread Bill Owens
Finger exercises are for developing good technique so that your fingers will do what you want them to do. It doesn't give you any musical/artistic sense, but it will enable you to make good music. Not. It will enable you to play the right notes, but the right notes don't necessarily mean

Re: scanner choice

2002-12-31 Thread Doug Franklin
Hi Brendan, On Wed, 1 Jan 2003 09:07:22 +1100, Kevin Waterson wrote: If you are looking for a 35mm neg/slide/aps scanner then the Canon FS4000 is a good choice. I have had nothing but good results with this and the my Epson 1290 printer. I'll second Kevin's recommendation for the Canon

Re: Wolfgang Most Art

2002-12-31 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your welcome to be first person who has ever composed music wthout adhering to any rules whatsoever and get anyone to listen to it. second. John Cage. Herb...

Re: Wolfgang Most Art

2002-12-31 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your welcome to be first person who has ever composed music wthout adhering to any rules whatsoever and get anyone to listen to it. Have you not listened to Kylie Minogue? ;) Kevin -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint

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