Re: Oh, give me a $#%@#$! break

2003-02-02 Thread Bob Blakely
From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [skip] > I think he's an idiot, It's one thing to preach this nonsense to your party zealots for which you no doubt receive much acclaim, but believing their own propaganda is what cost your party power, especially in the last congressional elections. I g

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics,

2003-02-02 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Arnold Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This war will have effects on all of us What 'war'? America will blow the place to rubble with thier weapons of mass destruction and then 'find' some weapons cache and say 'we yall told ya so'. No one will be killed because t

Re: February PUG is open

2003-02-02 Thread Boris Liberman
William, Since I don't drink coffee, well almost don't, I think it will be quite difficult to accomplish. I may present several ounces of good Darjeeling tea instead. But usually coffee drinkers don't drink tea and vice versa. --- Boris Liberman www.geocities.com/dunno57 www.photosig.com/viewuser

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Dr E D F Williams
I've been reading this thread. There is no question in my mind - that raving idiot Bush is going to attack Iraq about oil - nothing else. Why not do something about North Korea? Those buggers are busy as bees making Nuclear Weapons? Why? ... because they don't have oil fields the US needs to contro

Re: 10 bird pix with 500mm F4.5 SMCT

2003-02-02 Thread Kathy L
Very nice shots. My favorites are No. 1 and No. 7. Approximately how far away from the birds were you when you took the shots? Kathy L. - Original Message - > > What do you all think of the image quality and > which is the "best" shot? ( I like #01 myself ). > > JCO > > J.C. O'Connell ma

Re: NYC PDML: 2/22/03?

2003-02-02 Thread Bob Kelly
Hi Ann, I am interested in a NYC gathering, has any thing been set up? Bob Kelly

Re: Oh, give me a $#%@#$! break

2003-02-02 Thread Keith Whaley
Well reasoned and fairly said, Bob. keith whaley Bob Blakely wrote: > > From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > [skip] > > I think he's an idiot, > > It's one thing to preach this nonsense to your party zealots for which you > no doubt receive much acclaim, but believing their own propag

Re: Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-02 Thread David Brooks
Thanks Mike. I'll keep an eye out for it.I have not run across this paper in the smaller stores,but a friend usues Epson so i can aske him were it might be located. Dave Begin Original Message From: Mike Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sat, 01 Feb 2003 11:01:58 -0600 To: <[EMAIL PR

Re: Re: Up loaded some pictures(on topic,using Pentax gear)

2003-02-02 Thread David Brooks
Begin Original Message >From: Dan Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >On Saturday, February 1, 2003, at 08:50  AM, David Brooks wrote: > http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/index.html > Added some B&W's to my site. > > Dave > > >Dave, >I really like the iris. Thanks,its a favorite of mine(fr

Re: RE: Up loaded some pictures(on topic,using Pentax gear)

2003-02-02 Thread David Brooks
I think so too .I use the auto feature in PS6 to do these. Is there any way to make the images larger through the PS "web gallery" or do i have to manually edeit the html code to add a specific dimension(s). Dave Begin Original Message From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent:

Re: as promised Aaron's 67 scans

2003-02-02 Thread brooksdj
Saw the images on Aarons ibook Saturday.Zoomed in very tight.Grain,what grain:) I'm impressed. Dave > well they're obviously to large to put up the whole > full size so soon, but I have the samples up, > including actualy pixel crops. > first scan > > tech n

any experiences with the vioghtlander apo 125mm macro

2003-02-02 Thread adphoto
heard that it was better than the 100mm 2.8 pentax macro. is this true? what is a good price for such a lens and a source?

where to buy a voitghtlander apo macro 125mm for pentax

2003-02-02 Thread adphoto
thanks

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Fred
Would you guys ~please~ take your non-Pentax, non-photography arguments someplace else... Thanks. Fred

Re: Oh, give me a $#%@#$! break

2003-02-02 Thread Fred
Would you guys ~please~ take your non-Pentax, non-photography arguments someplace else... Thanks. Fred

Re: Vs: Political commentary

2003-02-02 Thread Fred
Would you guys ~please~ take your non-Pentax, non-photography arguments someplace else... Thanks. Fred

Re: Vs: Vs: Political commentary

2003-02-02 Thread Fred
Would you guys ~please~ take your non-Pentax, non-photography arguments someplace else... Thanks. Fred

Re: OT: Re: Vs: Political commentary

2003-02-02 Thread Fred
Would you guys ~please~ take your non-Pentax, non-photography arguments someplace else... Thanks. Fred

Re: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Pål Jensen
Rob wrote: > Its like many things in life, its all about building a relationship with > a supplier. You can entice them with promises of what you offer, you > can demonstrate that you are up to the job by showing published work or > you can be famout enough that they approach you and try to butt

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics,not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowedwithout rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Pål Jensen
Doug wrote: > Read my post again. It's a complaint that that kind of incendiary trolling has no >place on the PDML. If I want a reminder >that many people don't like America or >Americans, I have plenty other places to find it. I do agree that this has nothing to do on this list. However, I do

Re: 5n Bummer?

2003-02-02 Thread frank theriault
No, cat fur is for covering black sweaters. -frank (owner of Patches, the white cat) Dan Scott wrote: > Cat fur is not for camera covers. Cat fur is for fuzzy toilet seat > covers. > > Dan Scott -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
>Someday, somebody will invent a dynamic dedicated hood for zooms, so >that the length and shape changes as you zoom :-) Andre wrote: There are two brands that make "zoom" rubber hoods, Hoya and Hama. -- Tamron made an ingenious rigid-plastic telescoping hood for its SP 70-210/3.5. The lens rec

Re: MZ-5n and pancake lens

2003-02-02 Thread Steve Desjardins
I have this lens that I bought new in 81 on an MV. I now keep it on my ZX-7, and it makes a very small package for an SLR. It is a pretty sharp lens, although the focusing ring is like the edge of bread knife. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA

Re: Refurbished Dell Computers

2003-02-02 Thread Juey Chong Ong
On Wednesday, January 29, 2003, at 08:59 AM, Mike Johnston wrote: jc, You should try dealing with this store: http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore/ (Hee hee!) Mike, I bought my PowerMac G4 at an Apple Store. :-) --jc

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
If I wanted to have an aggravating, pointless discussion, I would go talk to my wife. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would you guys ~please~ take your non-Pentax, non-photography arguments someplace else... Thanks. Fred

RE: lens hood and vignetting

2003-02-02 Thread Cotty
Peter, It's a spreadsheet. It opened fine on my Mac using Microshaft Office. I can't see why it shouldn't open in Appleworks, although it may need translating first... Cotty >Sorry, that couldn't be opened on my MAC. >Peter > >>It's simple trig. I wrote an excel spreadsheet >>to calculate th

RE: lens hood and vignetting

2003-02-02 Thread Peter Smekal
Cotty and JCO, I managed to open it now. (You never should do certain things early on a Sunday morning.) Seems to be a very usefull calculator! Thanks! Peter >Peter, > >It's a spreadsheet. It opened fine on my Mac using Microshaft Office. I >can't see why it shouldn't open in Appleworks, although

Re: 10 bird pix with 500mm F4.5 SMCT

2003-02-02 Thread William Kane
J.C. WONDERFUL pictures. My personal favorites are 10 and 4. I'm amazed at the pictures you got out of handholding with the 500/4.5! I'm going to have to try this really soon! Il Bill J. C. O'Connell wrote: I burned a roll of TMAX 400 today shooting more birds with the 500mm F4.5 SMC Tak

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread T Rittenhouse
Well, Doug, I for one find it interesting to know what people in other countries think of what our politicians seem to be doing. What Bill has said is far from the "You got what you deserved that many posted after 9-11". On 9/11 we were attacked by rabid nuts. We were within our rights to retaliat

Vs: Vs: Vs: Political commentary

2003-02-02 Thread Raimo Korhonen
You are right. Sorry about the wasted bandwidth. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Päivä: 02. helmikuuta 2003 14:27 Aihe: R

Re: RE: Up loaded some pictures(on topic,using Pentax gear)

2003-02-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "David Brooks" Subject: Re: RE: Up loaded some pictures(on topic,using Pentax gear) > I think so too .I use the auto feature in PS6 to do these. > Is there any way to make the images larger through the PS "web > gallery" or do i have to manually edeit the html

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics [Was: other stuff]

2003-02-02 Thread Keith Whaley
Me too. I just wanted to change the Subject line. keith Bruce Rubenstein wrote: > > If I wanted to have an aggravating, pointless discussion, I would go > talk to my wife. > > BR > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Would you guys ~please~ take your non-Pentax, non-photography > >arguments somep

RE: Shit, Crap & Politics...

2003-02-02 Thread Amita Guha
I'll say it again, guys. Come on over to the wwwac-politics list. You can discuss anything you want ad nauseum over there. http://email.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=politics Amita

RE: Vs: Vs: Political commentary

2003-02-02 Thread Amita Guha
I'll say it again, guys. Come on over to the wwwac-politics list. You can discuss anything you want ad nauseum over there. http://email.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=politics Amita

RE: Another lens hood question

2003-02-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Dan Scott wrote: I want to put a hood on my FA 100/2.8 macro, 58mm filter thread. John Mustarde replied: The only other Pentax hood I know about which might work is the nicely made metal hood for the Takumar-Zoom 1:4.5 85-210. It actually looks great on my FA 100/2.8 Macro, and does not vignette l

Re: lens hood and vignetting

2003-02-02 Thread Keith Whaley
It opened okay with my Mac, on which I have Office 98 Excel, but it requires JC's password for 'writing to' privileges or manipulating the data blocks - or - you can "Read Only" which only gives you an eyeball on what the spreadsheet looks like to JC. keith whaley Cotty wrote: > > Peter, > >

40mm 'Pancake' lens.

2003-02-02 Thread Malcolm Smith
Does anyone have any experience of this lens? Is it a good lens? It seems to be an ideal lens to make a camera fit in any pocket (!) and provide less excuses for not carrying a camera. Malcolm

Out of the Closet

2003-02-02 Thread John Mustarde
I went into my camera closet yesterday. This is a very large closet, about twenty feet long and four feet wide, deep underground next to my computer room. One wall is lined with shelves - and most of the shelf space is covered with Pentax equipment. Oh, the LXen, the PZippers, even the little MZ-

Re: 40mm 'Pancake' lens.

2003-02-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's my favorite walkaround lens. I use it most often with an MX. The camera will then fit in a pocket. That can be handy when travelling in unfamiliar territory. Here's a pic that I shot with the MX and the pancake lens in Mexico. http://home.earthlink.net/~pnstenquist/_uimages/sunandmoon.JPG Mal

Re: 40mm 'Pancake' lens.

2003-02-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Malcolm Smith" Subject: 40mm 'Pancake' lens. > Does anyone have any experience of this lens? Is it a good lens? > > It seems to be an ideal lens to make a camera fit in any pocket (!) and > provide less excuses for not carrying a camera. I have denigrated th

Re: 5n Bummer?

2003-02-02 Thread gfen
On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, Dan Scott wrote: > Regardless of it redeeming features, the ZX-60 was definitely whupped > with the fugly stick. The -60 has redeeming features? You mean besides the broken K mount? > I haven't used the MZ-S, but I have held one. It is quite lovely and > gives the impression o

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics,not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed withoutrancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread P Temmerman
People used to wonder if Pentax monitored this list or not. Maybe the right question should be - why should they? Pat Temmerman [MZ3_fella] ___ GO.com Mail Get Your Free, Private E-mail at http://mail.go.com

Re: 40mm 'Pancake' lens.

2003-02-02 Thread wendy beard
At 11:02 AM 02/02/2003 -0500, you wrote: Does anyone have any experience of this lens? Is it a good lens? It seems to be an ideal lens to make a camera fit in any pocket (!) and provide less excuses for not carrying a camera. Malcolm It's an ideal lens for making a camera fit in the scanner t

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Dr E D F Williams
They might be interested in the rather diverse political views expressed here. Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 - Original Message - From: "P Temmerman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EM

RE: 40mm 'Pancake' lens.

2003-02-02 Thread Malcolm Smith
Paul, Bill and Wendy, Thanks for the feedback. It really is a useful lens to have then. I think it would go down well attached to my ME-Super! I will acquire one now. Malcolm

Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-02 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Doug Franklin wrote: > On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 03:12:02 -0500, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > Well he is using a different printer, Doug. MIght matter. > > That's why I mentioned which printer I have. :-) ann sez O? :) I mentioned that for the benefit of others,actually, I knew you knew but I think it

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics,not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowedwithout rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Doug Brewer
At 10:28 AM +01002/2/03, Arnold Stark wrote, or at least typed: >Hello Doug, > >>I'm not inconsistent. My position has been and will continue to be that politics has >no place here on the PDML. >> >Would you say the same if we had PDML members in Bagdad? I do not keep up with where members li

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics...

2003-02-02 Thread Keith Whaley
No thanks. I don't like talking politics. I'd rather talk cameras! keith Amita Guha wrote: > > I'll say it again, guys. Come on over to the wwwac-politics list. You > can discuss anything you want ad nauseum over there. > > http://email.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=politics

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread John Mustarde
On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 09:41:09 -0500, you wrote: >If I wanted to have an aggravating, pointless discussion, I would go >talk to my wife. > >BR > Geez, BR, you need to get a Pentax wife. Sweet, amenable, easy to get along with - and not too expensive. Not as fast as other brands, maybe, but darn eas

Tantalizing news

2003-02-02 Thread Mike Johnston
Okay, I had a casual conversation with my source at Pentax today, and pounded and pummeled him for something I can actually reveal on the list. About the P-DSLR, nobody in the USA knows much about it yet. It's possible that it will be shown "under glass" at PMA. If there are pre-production samples

Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
I believe Epson has changed the name of this paper, although I'm not quite sure what they're calling it now. Perhaps someone else can provide that. I know you can find it at inkjetgoodies.com. They're a great source for ink and paper. You can also get the Hannemuhle Digital Fine Art paper at that s

Sigma 24/2.8 Super Wide II

2003-02-02 Thread Łukasz Kacperczyk
Hi there, Anybody has this lens? How good/bad is it? I'm tempted by the 24 mm, but I'm not sure about the quality. How is the manual focus? I'm thinking about buying either this Sigma or a FA 28/2.8 AL. Is the Pentax lens significantly better? Thanks in advance. Regards, Łukasz ===

OT Pentax wife (Was: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Lasse Karlsson
John M. wrote: > On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 09:41:09 -0500, you wrote: > > >If I wanted to have an aggravating, pointless discussion, I would go > >talk to my wife. > > > >BR > > > Geez, BR, you need to get a Pentax wife. Sweet, amenable, easy to get > along with - and not too expensive. Not as fast as o

Crystal Ball Stuff

2003-02-02 Thread Mike Johnston
I don't agree with all these statements by any means, but it's interesting nonetheless. Crystal-ball stuff from a Nikonophile: http://www.bythom.com/2003predictions.htm --Mike

Re: Tantalizing news

2003-02-02 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Mike J. wrote: > However, how about this: there will be MORE NEW PENTAX PRODUCTS at PMA this > year than at any show during the past ten years or so. Both new digital and > new film products. Multiple new cameras. This would be the best Pentax news I heard in years and years. Rhetorically: Now, w

Vs: Seeing the Light: mini book report

2003-02-02 Thread Raimo Korhonen
I would like to get a copy but cannot find one. Can anybody help? All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: Pentax List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Päivä: 02. helmikuuta 2003 2

Re: 40mm 'Pancake' lens.

2003-02-02 Thread Andre Langevin
Auto Chinon 45/2.8 (18mm long, all metal) Cosinon 40/2.5 (20mm long) Pentax M 40/2.8 (18mm long) Pentax 43/1.9 FA Limited(28mm long) Porst Color Reflect 40/2.5 (a rebadged Cosinon) Rikenon 28/2.8 (20mm deep) Rikenon 45/2.8 (a plastic version of the Cosina) Paul, I guess you meant Chinon? Vivita

Re: Adorama has a demo MZ-S w/BG-10 grip for $752

2003-02-02 Thread Andre Langevin
FWIW FWIW? I have to learn all these. Any list of current abreviations of this type? Andre --

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-02 Thread Andre Langevin
>Someday, somebody will invent a dynamic dedicated hood for zooms, so that the length and shape changes as you zoom :-) Andre wrote: There are two brands that make "zoom" rubber hoods, Hoya and Hama. -- Tamron made an ingenious rigid-plastic telescoping hood for its SP 70-210/3.5. The lens rece

Re: Adorama has a demo MZ-S w/BG-10 grip for $752

2003-02-02 Thread Keith Whaley
For What It's Worth. Andre Langevin wrote: > > >FWIW > > FWIW? > > I have to learn all these. Any list of current abreviations of this type? > > Andre > -- keith

Re: Image stabilizers on Pentax

2003-02-02 Thread T Rittenhouse
First I have heard of this. AFAIK Asahi and Sigmas parent company have had quite a bit of technical exchange over the years. Also Pentax is very open about sharing its mount, as I recall the licensing fee used to be a buck. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Mes

Re: OT Pentax wife (Was: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit,not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that isallowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread John Poirier
This "joke" is not at all funny. It is quite simply disgusting. We should all have nothing but contempt for a mentality that could produce a comment of this type. John Poirier Father of a 13-year-old girl. - Original Message - From: "Lasse Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: lens hoods

2003-02-02 Thread T Rittenhouse
I found that to be true with my Universa Press and the 100/2.8 lens. I still have the hood in the hopes of someday replacing the camera. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > BTW as good as the Mamiya 7 lens

Re: Tantalizing news

2003-02-02 Thread Pål Jensen
Mike wrote: > About the P-DSLR, nobody in the USA knows much about it yet. It's possible > that it will be shown "under glass" at PMA. If there are pre-production > samples at the booth, they're not likely to be "out front" for all the world > to touch. I have also heard that one of our PDML'ers w

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics,not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowedwithout rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Peter Alling
Get you're facts straight. But don't do it here. I could point out ever incorrect fact but I wouldn't have any fun. I've already insulted some people I like on this list, and I refuse to apologize because they should know better. If you wish to excuse everything that some tin-pot dictatoria

RE: Shoot Hotel Room Interiors?

2003-02-02 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: Bruce Rubenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > The specified density range for UC is different that the > other Portra > films according to the data sheet. Just a thought. > (I assume > that you are > referring to the large, well respect Miller's wedding lab.

Re: OT Pentax wife (Was: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Lasse Karlsson
John P. wrote: [Sorry, for some odd reason the message text won't appear as I hit reply. (It also disappeared from my preview window on a second highlight.) Never encountered this before. If anyone can explain, please do.] My apologies to everyone on the list if my message was as inappropriate as

RE: 10 bird pix with 500mm F4.5 SMCT

2003-02-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
about 30-40 ft i would guess. JCO > -Original Message- > From: Kathy L [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 5:54 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: 10 bird pix with 500mm F4.5 SMCT > > > Very nice shots. My favorites are No. 1 and No. 7. Approximately how f

Re: Adorama has a demo MZ-S w/BG-10 grip for $752

2003-02-02 Thread frank theriault
For What It's Worth. FWIW, there is a page (in fact several) that list these abbreviations. I didn't bookmark it (them), but I'd imagine that if you looked up "abbreviations" on Google... cheers, frank Andre Langevin wrote: > >FWIW > > FWIW? > > I have to learn all these. Any list of current a

Re: Political commentary

2003-02-02 Thread Mike Johnston
> In my opinion Mr. Johnson is being a useful > idiot, not > my words but those of Mao, (and Lenin before him). It is one thing to > support peace > but do any of the protesters actually _think_ of what their support for > peace implies, > obviously not. Oh, screw you, Peter. You don't know ANYT

RE: 10 bird pix with 500mm F4.5 SMCT

2003-02-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
just remember to use 1/500 or 1/1000 and try to be a steady as possible. JCO > -Original Message- > From: William Kane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 10:02 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: 10 bird pix with 500mm F4.5 SMCT > > > J.C. > >WONDERFU

RE: lens hood and vignetting

2003-02-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
you can do a "save as" to another name. You dont need a password to use it. JCO > -Original Message- > From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 10:29 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: lens hood and vignetting > > > It opened okay with my Mac

Re: OT: A call to reason

2003-02-02 Thread T Rittenhouse
Well, I like to think PDML is about people who like cameras, rather than about cameras. I can understand that you may like to keep your pegs in neat little round holes. Can you understand that some of us like to keep them in a cigar box and rattle them around now and then? However, I will agree wi

Re: OT Pentax wife

2003-02-02 Thread Lasse Karlsson
My previous reply appears completely blank in my reader. Just in case and to make sure I resend it (shortening the subject line, if that had anything to do with it): John P. wrote "This "joke" is not at all funny. It is quite simply disgusting. We should all have nothing but contempt for a menta

Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-02 Thread Mike Johnston
Oh, yes, I believe you're right, Paul. I forgot about that. I'll see if I can find out what the new name is and get back to the list. --Mike > I believe Epson has changed the name of this paper, although I'm not > quite sure what they're calling it now. Perhaps someone else can provide > that. I

Re: Tantalizing news

2003-02-02 Thread Pål Jensen
Lasse wrote: > This would be the best Pentax news I heard in years and years. > > Rhetorically: Now, will there be image stabilizing lenses, or not? > That's what I'd want to know. At leat the chanses are bigger than ever. Pentax will almost certainly release a new generation of cameras. If the

Re: Crystal Ball Stuff

2003-02-02 Thread Pål Jensen
Mike wrote: > I don't agree with all these statements by any means, but it's interesting > nonetheless. Crystal-ball stuff from a Nikonophile: > > http://www.bythom.com/2003predictions.htm Interesting and probably pretty close to the truth. Anyway, the makers of the "camera" parts of a digita

Re: Tantalizing news

2003-02-02 Thread Mike Johnston
>> However, how about this: there will be MORE NEW PENTAX PRODUCTS at > PMA this >> year than at any show during the past ten years or so. Both new > digital and >> new film products. Multiple new cameras. > > This would be the best Pentax news I heard in years and years. > > Rhetorically: Now, w

Re: Oh, give me a $#%@#$! break

2003-02-02 Thread Peter Alling
Mike I have at this time only one thing to say, Shut Up. At 11:42 PM 2/1/2003 -0600, you wrote: > It was long. It was about your political opinions. You wrote it. > > That you felt that you were viciously attacked and had the right to defend > yourself doesn't change those facts above. > > What y

Re: Tantalizing news

2003-02-02 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Tantalizing news > This is pretty much my impression for awhile now picking up bits and pieces here and there. I suspect a new generation of SLR's. It wouldn't surprise me if they replace the whole current line-up. A

Re: OT Pentax wife (Was: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit,not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that isallowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Keith Whaley
John Poirier wrote: > > This "joke" is not at all funny. It is quite simply disgusting. We should > all have nothing but contempt for a mentality that could produce a comment > of this type. > > John Poirier > Father of a 13-year-old girl. What's a 13-year-old girl got to do with anything, J

Re: Tantalizing news

2003-02-02 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >This is pretty much my impression for awhile now picking up bits and pieces here and there. I suspect a new generation of SLR's. It wouldn't surprise me if they replace the whole current line-up. Anyway, it will be an exciting show it seems! Pål<

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Peter Alling
William, you started this, If I were you I'd just fold my tent and let this thread and all related threads die the ignominious deaths they deserve. At 12:28 PM 2/1/2003 -0600, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Ken Archer" Subject: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit

Snow Crystal Photographs

2003-02-02 Thread Mark Cassino
Hi folks - Last month's cold snap brought some really nice snow to west Michigan, and the opportunity for more snow crystal photography. I just updated my website with 30 new snow crystal photographs. These were shot with an Mz-S, AF360 flash, various extension tubes, bellows, and either a r

Re: Pentax Zoom 90WR

2003-02-02 Thread Pat
Thanks to Mike Wilson and ERNReed's responses to this topic. As usual, very useful information and makes me put it on my "want list", financial situation allowing. I must admit, this list does a stupendous job in "enabling" oneself. Pat in SF __ Do

RE: Image stabilizers on Pentax

2003-02-02 Thread Iren & Henry Chu
Sigma has received the news very late and they have to delay the launch of the Nikon/Canon version of the OS lens to make final adjustment for suiting the specification of 4 mounts. Regards, Henry Chu 2/2/2002 Or just that the pentax version doesn't have the OS? Seriously, I doubt that Sigma

Re: testing ...

2003-02-02 Thread frank theriault
The list was going all day - maybe you have an anti-flame protector... You've missed nothing but crap - no worries. regards, frank Anand DHUPKAR wrote: > testing > > testing. > > today i did not receive any e-mail. > > is list down ? > > testing... > > _

Re: Tantalizing news

2003-02-02 Thread Mike Johnston
> This is pretty much my impression for awhile now picking up bits and pieces > here and there. I suspect a new generation of SLR's. It wouldn't surprise me > if they replace the whole current line-up. Anyway, it will be an exciting show > it seems! I very much hope so. If for no other reason tha

Re: Snow Crystal Photographs

2003-02-02 Thread frank theriault
Stunning! Thanks, Mark, for taking and sharing them with us. I'm sure that I saw two of them that were the same though - nah, can't be true thanks, frank Mark Cassino wrote: > Hi folks - > > Last month's cold snap brought some really nice snow to west Michigan, and > the opportunity for more

Re: Tantalizing news

2003-02-02 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Herb, go for it and get the MZ-S! You're the first person to say it has more features than you need. It's a sturdy, high-quality camera, and a cheap "MZ-S minus" would just be a wannabe built to a price. Get the real thing!< i'm not interested

Re: testing ...

2003-02-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Anand DHUPKAR wrote: > > testing > > testing. > > today i did not receive any e-mail. > Consider yourself fortunate.

Re: Snow Crystal Photographs

2003-02-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Wow! Awesome work, Mark. Did you shoot it on glass? How did you light the background. Paul Stenquist Mark Cassino wrote: > > Hi folks - > > Last month's cold snap brought some really nice snow to west Michigan, and > the opportunity for more snow crystal photography. I just updated my > website

Re: Snow Crystal Photographs

2003-02-02 Thread Jim Apilado
Love the snowflakes and the other snow scenes on your site. Also like the lighthouse photos. Jim A. > From: Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2003 20:32:54 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Snow Crystal Photographs > Resent-From: [EMAIL PRO

Re: OT Pentax wife

2003-02-02 Thread John Poirier
HI, Lasse. Thanks for the explanation. Cheerfully accepted. John Poirier - Original Message - From: "Lasse Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: February 2, 2003 4:43 PM Subject: Re: OT Pentax wife > Regarding my "joke" on Pentax cameras regarded as a wife, there

Re: Political commentary

2003-02-02 Thread Mike Johnston
> You know it's been a very long time since I had to read this so I'm not > sure of the authorship. I think it was either TS Eliot or George Orwell, who > wrote an essay during WWII, using impeccable logic to prove that English > pacifists supported Adolf Hitler and all he stood for. And this prov

New Thread - Air Travel and film

2003-02-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
In about a month I am going to Hawaii for a short vacation. Most likely I will take the 67II and leave home the 35mm gear. Still deciding on that one. Anyway, I am wondering what the current state of film going through the detectors is. Is there any noticeable damage coming from the x-ray machi

Re: New Thread - Air Travel and film

2003-02-02 Thread Alan Chan
An interesting angle for me is that the 120 roll film is spooled on plastic cores so theoretically I could walk through the metal detector with them on my person. Has anyone tried this? Hey Bruce, try it and tell us when you are back!! :) regards, Alan Chan ___

Re: OT Pentax wife (Was: Shit, Crap & Politics,Was:Re: Vs: car shit,not politics, not Pentax,but about as valid as any of the crap that isallowed without rancor. WAS: bRe:PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread John Poirier
From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: February 2, 2003 3:06 PM Subject: Re: OT Pentax wife (Was: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit,not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that isallowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

Re: Political commentary

2003-02-02 Thread Peter Alling
No what it proves is that I can claim moral superiority with the best of them. To stand on a hill and claim I'm morally superior and therefor my facts are unassailable is not an argument. To ascribe the worst motives to others and make your case with 'secret' knowledge is dishonest. If someone

Re: Snow Crystal Photographs

2003-02-02 Thread David S.
Mark Cassino wrote: > > Hi folks - > > Last month's cold snap brought some really nice snow to west Michigan, and > the opportunity for more snow crystal photography. I just updated my > website with 30 new snow crystal photographs. These were shot with an > Mz-S, AF360 flash, various extens

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