OT: cold lamination

2003-07-08 Thread cyberstudio
My girlfriend bought a roll of cold laminate sheet to laminate an album, but we couldn't figure out how to do it without any air bubbles. We have a small cold/hot laminating machine. Any tips ? Thanks. -- Bo-Ming Tong

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #635

2003-07-08 Thread John Munro
Doug Franklin wrote: As one Doug to another, I'm with you all the way. I'm also getting tired of the folks attending the BR school of "let's stir up the mud just for the sake of it". I've been on the list since '98 and I can't remember it being less useful, with the possible exception of the "The

Re: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Re: Re: Lenses without aperture rings (WAS: Re[2]: Lens co...

2003-07-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 1:43 AM Subject: Re: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Re: Re: Lenses without aperture rings (WAS: Re[2]: Lens co... > > These are not football teams to root for or something. The *ist is not a > linebacke

Re: The elusive SG 60 LX screen

2003-07-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Caveman" Subject: The elusive SG 60 LX screen > Just put my grubby paws on one today (thanks Peter!). > > Unbelievable. Very bright with very fine grain and easy snappy focus at > same time. > > Just a note for those looking for one: on Boz site it is describ

RE: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: Alan Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Really, I don't know why anyone would expect to > >handhold a lens exceeding 1kg in weight (e.g. any > >70-200/2.8, or 300/4) and get away with that using > >"new technology". IS is based on the assumption that > >you c

Re: ebay changes (was my photo book...etc)

2003-07-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
T Rittenhouse wrote: > There is a link to that information at the top of the page, no need to > scroll at all. > > Ciao, > Graywolf > http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto If you do that, then you skip over the description, Tom - Certainly not what I want my prospective buyers to do. But what i

Re: translation, Re: WOOHOOO!!!!

2003-07-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Tonghang Zhou wrote: > The BMW dealership should've hired a more ept ad writer > I think, but here's what I can manage: > > The top 10 characters in big fonts: > > Should (we) go out for a dragon dance tour, or > should (we) fire up the firecrackers? This has got to be one of thos

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Alan Chan
The tripod collar for the old F* 300/4.5 is equally inviting, or maybe even more so because of the Pentax factor :) And double as a handle too. :-) But what were Pentax thinking? They either gave you nothing or made the tripod collar real BIG! Didn't they know that damn thing fits nowhere in an

Re: Semi-OT: Film scanner inquiry

2003-07-08 Thread Alan Chan
AFAIK, true ICE works better on scratch & dust removal. If this is important to you, go for Elite. If not, Dual will do. I have the original Elite myself for a year. regards, Alan Chan Hey, I am looking at a couple of Minolta Film Scanners. 1. the Quick Scan Dual III a 2800 bpi 16 bit USB 2.0 sc

Re: a bit of OT once again ... printers ..a little longer note

2003-07-08 Thread Herb Chong
i have been trying 3rd party brands, but not Agfa yet. i have always returned to Epson so far, but i do like some of the Lumijet papers. they are more expensive than the Agfa papers. Herb - Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tu

Re: translation, Re: WOOHOOO!!!!

2003-07-08 Thread Brendan
Thanks Zhou --- Tonghang Zhou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The BMW dealership should've hired a more ept ad > writer > I think, but here's what I can manage: > > The top 10 characters in big fonts: > > Should (we) go out for a dragon dance tour, or > should (we) fire up the firec

Re: Today's Word Is "Anachronism"! :)

2003-07-08 Thread James Moniz
Graywolf spake thusly: "Entry level cameras from 40 years ago sure were different than they are now weren't they? Anybody out there think an *ist will be usable in 2043?" Based on some of what I've read here at PDML, some would argue that an *ist won't be usable in 2003! ;) But enough about that

translation, Re: WOOHOOO!!!!

2003-07-08 Thread Tonghang Zhou
The BMW dealership should've hired a more ept ad writer I think, but here's what I can manage: The top 10 characters in big fonts: Should (we) go out for a dragon dance tour, or should (we) fire up the firecrackers? The smaller font below the photo of the dealer's building:

Re: Semi-OT: Film scanner inquiry

2003-07-08 Thread cyberstudio
If the DMax figures are real DMax figures, yes DMax is more important than any other feature and maybe even resolution. Unfortunately, from what I've heard, Minolta's DMax values are not measured values but theoretical, calculated values. For instance a DMax of 3.6 for a 12 bit scanner tells you no

Re: WOOHOOO!!!!

2003-07-08 Thread T Rittenhouse
Grats to you Brendan. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "Brendan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 9:03 PM Subject: Re: WOOHOOO > DAVE YES lol. > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > T

Re: WOOHOOO!!!!

2003-07-08 Thread Brendan
DAVE YES lol. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > That should have been an exclamation > point after "great > work, Brendan" > > > > They have spell-check, they should have > idiot-check as well... > > > > -frank > > > > frank theriault wrote: > > > > >

Semi-OT: Film scanner inquiry

2003-07-08 Thread T Rittenhouse
Hey, I am looking at a couple of Minolta Film Scanners. 1. the Quick Scan Dual III a 2800 bpi 16 bit USB 2.0 scanner. and 2. the Scan Elite 2800 bpi 12 bit SCSI scanner. The Elite has ICE-3, multi pass noise reduction, etc. The Dual III has 16 bits per color, etc. The question I have is this. Is th

Re: a bit of OT once again ... printers ..a little longer note

2003-07-08 Thread Doug Franklin
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:54:40 -0400, Doug Franklin wrote: > > If I print a lot of 8x10's I use a lot of ink. > > I get 20-40 eight inch by ten inch prints from a color cartridge on my > Epson 820, depending on the actual images printed. The black cartridge > lasts for about three color cartridges

Re: my photography book on ebay

2003-07-08 Thread T Rittenhouse
There is a link to that information at the top of the page, no need to scroll at all. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 7:11 PM Subject: Re: my photograp

Re: WOOHOOO!!!!

2003-07-08 Thread Pat White
Right on, Brendan! Here's hoping for many more! Pat White

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 08:57:56 +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: > Sorry Doug (listmaster, god), talk about whining. Surely discourse > regarding varied opinions and experience with Pentax equipment and > other brand equipment is educational and interesting? If it was discourse, it would be interesting.

Re: ebay's changes (was my photography book on ebay)

2003-07-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Rob Studdert wrote: > > I have to scroll to the bottom of every page just to see if the seller will > even ship to me, this information used to be in plain view. I also cut and past > information into a data base, now there are hidden page returns etc. So from my > perspective I don't believe that

Re: a bit of OT once again ... printers ..a little longer note

2003-07-08 Thread Doug Franklin
On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 16:13:10 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Although I have looked around at replacement inks made by other > manufacturers. Places found on the Internet. But I like Epson > inks, the richness in color, so I am not sure any of those > replacements would cut it for me. The Epson i

Re: a bit of OT once again ... printers ..a little longer note

2003-07-08 Thread Doug Franklin
On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 13:54:40 -0400, Herb Chong wrote: > i find there is enough difference between the regular photo paper and > the Premium Photo paper that i always use the latter. Try something serious like the Agfa papers and you'll never go back, until the pocketbook is empty, anyway. :-) TTY

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Doug Franklin
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 12:55:49 -0400, Doug Brewer wrote: > It's getting damned tiresome going through my email and getting the > feeling that since I, as an unapologetic fan of Pentax and Pentax gear, > appear to be unwelcome on the PDML. As one Doug to another, I'm with you all the way. I'm also

Re: a bit of OT once again ... printers ..a little longer note

2003-07-08 Thread Doug Franklin
On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 11:27:15 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Also, if you print on more absorpant paper, the ink is used up 5-10X > faster because it is absorbed more. Actually, it should be just the opposite. If you configure the printer settings to reflect that you're using more absorbent (low

Re: WOOHOOO!!!!

2003-07-08 Thread brooksdj
> That should have been an exclamation point after "great work, Brendan" > > They have spell-check, they should have idiot-check as well... > > -frank > > frank theriault wrote: > > > Seriously, great work, Brendan? Dont worry Frank,my idiot check is

Re: my photography book on ebay

2003-07-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Jul 2003 at 12:43, T Rittenhouse wrote: > Interestingly enough, I was upset also, but after only two days, I think I > like the new format better. It is very consistent and it is easy to find the > information you need before bidding. I have to scroll to the bottom of every page just to see

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
I feel your pain. Couldn't have said it any better. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Doug Brewer" Subject: On cheerleading > It's getting damned tiresome going through my email and getting the feeling > that since I, as an unapologetic fan of Pentax and Pentax gear, appear to >

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread cyberstudio
> But nothing worse than blurred pictures because the shutter speed > wasn't > fast enough. For that "IS" sure saves your day. But of course, one > can > always request the action to be stopped until the tripod was > properly setup. To address your concern, I would say the included tripod co

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Jul 2003 at 12:55, Doug Brewer wrote: > So you use another camera brand. I couldn't care less. Why do you spend > your time and energy worrying about what I use? Why do you feel the need to > insult me because I use a brand you don't like? Are you really that pathetic? Sorry Doug (listmast

Re: Today's Word Is "Anachronism"! :)

2003-07-08 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
> James Moniz wrote: >> Largely for fun, I just picked up a Honeywell Pentax H1a with a >> 55mm f2 Takumar from ebay. This will be my first screw mount. But probably not your last. >> While I'm waiting for it to arrive, I wanted to know if any of >> you have used this ancient, beautiful-lookin

RE: OT: Online compulsive disorder

2003-07-08 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Kripes, Tom, I thought ~I~ needed to get a life! Oh please, I have more than I can shake a stick at. Anyone who gives up lawyering to ride a bike and wear bunny ears is a hero and gets a toast. I raise my Bass t

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm a cheerleader as well. And there are quite a few of us here. Witness the current thread about pre-Spotmatic screw mount cameras. Paul Bruce Dayton wrote: > > Doug, > > Wonderful. I count myself as one of the cheerleaders. I am more than > happy with my gear! Thanks for the comments. I've

Re: OT: Online compulsive disorder

2003-07-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
Don't let him fool you. Frank is an attorney who chooses to work as a bike messenger. He's among the most interesting people I've met here, and I can heartily recommend him as good company. Particularly for attractive young ladies . tom wrote: > > Oh please, he's a hero to most of us. > > Well, m

Re: WOOHOOO!!!!

2003-07-08 Thread Caveman
C'mon Brendan, unveil the details, camera, lens, film... Brendan wrote: I did a job for a BMW dealership, the first add is running this weekend in the Ming Pao ( I'm sure Dave knows it ) Daily, to be followed by other papers and magazines soo. http://www.torphoto.net/images/ParkviewBMWAd.jpg can

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread cyberstudio
For the angry words of various members I saw since I joined this mailing list, I wish to give my 2 cents. Some of you wanted USM or IS. Pentax has always been lagging behind other manufacturers for several years. One of their industry firsts was to put a built-in flash on an SLR body but do you ca

Re: Who's buying DSLR's? (WAS: Re: D-SLR poll on dpreview)

2003-07-08 Thread Alan Chan
This years market for DSLR's will probably reach 1 million. Extremely few of this one million buyers sits on many lenses. Even fewer sits on many Pentax lenses. Even fewer of those sits on more than 20 year old Pentax lenses. Even fewer of those who do will buy a digital slr. And few of those w

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Chris Stoddart
Hear bloody hear Doug. Who gives a monkey's bum as long as the pictures are good? Chris On Tue, 8 Jul 2003, Doug Brewer wrote: > But you know what? Kiss my ass. Enjoying my Pentax gear, and reading about > others who enjoy theirs, is just as valid a use for this list as the > constant whining a

Re: my korean war memorial photo is on a stamp

2003-07-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
Excellent photo, Christian. Joe

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
Doug's topic (qv), it seems to me, points to why Pentax may be short-sighted in not making the newer cameras fully k-mount compatible. Granted, Pentax is looking toward future users and future compatibility. But doesn't Pentax benefit from cheerleaders among established Pentax users? When peopl

Re: *ist D was not production type :-(

2003-07-08 Thread Alan Chan
since we're obviously so unimportant to Pentax. LOL! At least you got that right. :-) regards, Alan Chan _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

Re: Vignetting of M 35/2.8

2003-07-08 Thread Alan Chan
Perhaps it has to do with the exiting angle of this lens (similar to DSLR issue). I used to have the A35/2.8 and experienced the same problem when mounted it on MX with Beattie or SE-20 screen. Heavy vignetting at the corners of the viewfinder, but gone with standard MX screen or Z-1p. It has n

Re: a bit of OT once again ... printers ..a little longer note

2003-07-08 Thread Herb Chong
i'm highlighting that Epson makes two grades of photo paper and that the cheaper one has more artifacts from the printing process than the Premium papers. mostly it's in the magenta shine from the black ink when the print is held at an angle to light. Herb - Original Message - From:

Re: a bit of OT once again ... printers ..a little longer note

2003-07-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
Herb, In 4X6 I get the same premium paper I use for 8X10. I agree with you that each paper will print a bit differently - I only meant to say that printing tests on uncoated paper seems not such a good idea. Bruce Tuesday, July 8, 2003, 10:54:40 AM, you wrote: HC> i find there is enough dif

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
Doug, Wonderful. I count myself as one of the cheerleaders. I am more than happy with my gear! Thanks for the comments. I've been thinking of writing just such a piece, but you've done a great job. Thanks, Bruce Tuesday, July 8, 2003, 9:55:49 AM, you wrote: DB> It's getting damned tires

Re: The elusive SG 60 LX screen

2003-07-08 Thread Peter Alling
I just got one as well, beautiful isn't it? At 11:00 AM 7/8/03 -0400, you wrote: Just put my grubby paws on one today (thanks Peter!). Unbelievable. Very bright with very fine grain and easy snappy focus at same time. Just a note for those looking for one: on Boz site it is described as simila

Re: My Son...

2003-07-08 Thread Steve Desjardins
Best of Luck. Please let your son know that his countrymen have deep respect for his efforts on our behalf. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Place to clean/repair a 35mm f2 SMC-M?

2003-07-08 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi This problem (slow stop-down action) often is due to leaving the lens NOT stopped down (i.e. on camera). That's something Pentax lenses do not like. The spring tend to get "tired". Don't leve the lens on the body. My 2.0/85mm, 2.5/135mm frequently get this illness, ifthey're cared for porperly.

Re: Who's buying DSLR's?

2003-07-08 Thread Camdir
>From my perspective: A couple of local pjs being harassed into picking something up. (Nikon in both cases since they already have the lenses). A wannabe pj looking to pick up some extra income (Nikon again). An art student from the local University (most likely Nikon again, could be Pentax). A

RE: OT: Online compulsive disorder

2003-07-08 Thread tom
Oh please, he's a hero to most of us. Well, maybe he should get a girlfriend, but otherwise he's the man. tv > -Original Message- > From: Peter Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > How sad, . Please accept this a token of my sincere > condolences. > Yours makes even my current life lo

RE: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: jerome [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > One can wonder what drive certain people who practically > > only post negative and hateful post on PDML on issues > > that doesn't even affect their photography! A mystery! > > Not really a mystery... have you seen

help needed in hot NYC

2003-07-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I'm trying to help a friend whose home page is, alas, on AOL. I made a banner for him and linked to the page, as it is , in fact, the Scrabble club 56 (new) homepage. If anyone is savvy to the peculiarites of using HTML on AOL could you write me off list? Basically it is a matter of getting the

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread jerome
> One can wonder what drive certain people who practically > only post negative and hateful post on PDML on issues > that doesn't even affect their photography! A mystery! Not really a mystery... have you seen some of their photography?!

Re: Auto 110

2003-07-08 Thread Rofini
> > The Auto 110 sets exposure for ASA 80 when the film cartridge has an index > > tab and for ASA 400 without the tab. Those are the only two exposure > ... > This is not the opposite ?, the cell seems more sensitive when the tab > is present > Michel Michel, I just performed a little exposure t

Re: Digital Delays?

2003-07-08 Thread Peter Alling
I didn't see it I must be board. At 11:39 AM 7/6/03 -0400, you wrote: Practical experience, not partical experience. Why is it that I can only see mistakes like that after I post the comment? Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "T Rittenhouse" <

Re: Digital Delays?

2003-07-08 Thread Peter Alling
For this to work you have to make a change in the Jpeg. Otherwise most editing programs won't re-compress the image which is were the loss in image quality comes in, but editing Jpegs and saving your work between edits is not advisable. At 11:06 AM 7/6/03 -0400, you wrote: Well, take that jpeg and

Re: Vignetting of M 35/2.8

2003-07-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Jens Bladt wrote: > Hi > First. Are you sure you mean vignetting - thr picture being brighter towards > the edges??? I could understand if it's the opposite. Um Jens - he de say the opposite (darker) :) I get vignetting with the 28 under certain lighting conditions using my LX and my KX. I thin

Re: OT: Online compulsive disorder

2003-07-08 Thread Peter Alling
How sad, . Please accept this a token of my sincere condolences. Yours makes even my current life look good. At 09:43 AM 7/6/03 -0400, you wrote: I'm too poor to do wireless, I have no girlfriend, and I'm a bike messenger... 'N'uff said! cheers, frank Alin Flaider wrote: > How many of you ch

Re: *ist D was not production type :-(

2003-07-08 Thread Peter Alling
That was said sometime after the release of the MZ-S, the way things are going I see a mis-translation, not a camera to carry to your grave but one that will put us in our graves, since we're obviously so unimportant to Pentax. At 07:50 AM 7/6/03 -0400, you wrote: What about the report someone post

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Pål Jensen
Bravo! Very well put. One can wonder what drive certain people who practically only post negative and hateful post on PDML on issues that doesn't even affect their photography! A mystery! Pål Doug wrote: It's getting damned tiresome going through my email and getting the feeling that since I

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Pat White
Amen, Doug. Pat White

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Brendan
Doug, I'm with you man. --- Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's getting damned tiresome going through my email > and getting the feeling > that since I, as an unapologetic fan of Pentax and > Pentax gear, appear to > be unwelcome on the PDML. It is now, I notice, > become fashionably

Re: High-end film bodies (WAS: Re: *ist D was not productiontype:-()

2003-07-08 Thread Steve Desjardins
Sure. Someday . . . Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/07/03 09:42AM >>> on 07.07.03 15:30, Steve Desjardins at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Even if film SLR's

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Dag T
Thanks! Well said! I divide these people into two types: The pessimists, who are like children before christmas. They are so exited and so afraid to be disappointed that they see boogiemen all over the place. The real apologists, who have converted or want to convert, but feel really bad abo

Re: a bit of OT once again ... printers ..a little longer note

2003-07-08 Thread Eactivist
>Marnie, >Due to the extreme absorbancy of that kind of paper (sucks up ink) and >the inability to really look at color/saturation/most anything other >than cropping, I use photo 4X6 paper to print tests on. Relatively >inexpensive, not much ink use and you can reasonably evaluate what you >are g

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Bill Owens
I must agree with Doug. From some of the current pissing and moaning around here, I definitely think there are a lot of people here that need to get out and use the equipment they have rather than bitch about what's upcoming and what they don't like. Bill - Original Message - From: "Dou

Re: a bit of OT once again ... printers ..a little longer note

2003-07-08 Thread Herb Chong
i find there is enough difference between the regular photo paper and the Premium Photo paper that i always use the latter. Herb - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 13:01 Subject: Re: a

Re: The New Marketplace

2003-07-08 Thread Peter Alling
You know, if Pentax offered a real upgrade then it would be an upgrade path. You yourself have said that IS and USM are not coming for the for seeable future. What upgrade? At 11:35 PM 7/5/03 +0200, Pål wrote: Alan wrote: > There is a major difference here. SM & K are completely different > p

Re: The New Marketplace

2003-07-08 Thread Peter Alling
At 10:09 PM 7/5/03 +0200, Pål wrote: Collin wrote: Pentax is now ready to lead Nikon in the consumer marketplace. This year will be the FIRST year in the boom of the inexpensive DSLR. Canon & Pentax will be there in the $1200-$1500 class. These are NEW purchases and people will need NEW lenses. T

RE: Vignetting of M 35/2.8

2003-07-08 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi First. Are you sure you mean vignetting - thr picture being brighter towards the edges??? I could understand if it's the opposite. I owned that lens once - my first Pentax lens actually, with my MX. I'm sure there is no vignetting visible to the naked eye - that would surprise me very much. I sh

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Matjaz Osojnik
Yep. Well said. Matjaz > It's getting damned tiresome going through my email and getting the > feeling that since I, as an unapologetic fan of Pentax and Pentax > gear, appear to be unwelcome on the PDML. It is now, I notice, become > fashionably oh-so-clever to refer to Pentax fans as cheerleade

Re: What a day

2003-07-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If it were my apple tree or other hard wood I certainly would have. But it's one of those Bradford pear trees that's too soft. Burns like paper. And ... ... like so many modern homes our fireplace is for decor & not home heating. When the city chips it they either (a) use it for mulch in the local

Re: a bit of OT once again ... printers ..a little longer note

2003-07-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
Marnie, Due to the extreme absorbancy of that kind of paper (sucks up ink) and the inability to really look at color/saturation/most anything other than cropping, I use photo 4X6 paper to print tests on. Relatively inexpensive, not much ink use and you can reasonably evaluate what you are going t

On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Doug Brewer
It's getting damned tiresome going through my email and getting the feeling that since I, as an unapologetic fan of Pentax and Pentax gear, appear to be unwelcome on the PDML. It is now, I notice, become fashionably oh-so-clever to refer to Pentax fans as cheerleaders, in a pejorative sense. Is

Re: Today's Word Is "Anachronism"! :)

2003-07-08 Thread T Rittenhouse
Entry level cameras from 40 years ago sure were different than they are now weren't they? Anybody out there think an *ist will be usable in 2043? Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "James Moniz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sen

Re: What a day

2003-07-08 Thread Dr E D F Williams
Waste of wood. You should have cut it into 12" pieces and split it for winter fuel. 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: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: my photography book on ebay

2003-07-08 Thread T Rittenhouse
Interestingly enough, I was upset also, but after only two days, I think I like the new format better. It is very consistent and it is easy to find the information you need before bidding. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

What a day

2003-07-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Some storms went through yesterday ... #1. Electricity went off yesterday about 4pm #2. Didn't sleep soundly in the warm humid still air. #3. Electricity finally back on @ 4am today. During the night another batch went through ... #4. Kept me awake the rest of the early morning. Went out @ 7

Re: Today's Word Is "Anachronism"! :)

2003-07-08 Thread Joe Wilensky
I have a persistent attachment to the screwmount Pentaxes, as well. While I have a Spotmatic and ESII, I have had several pre-Spotmatic Pentaxes, too (an H3v, then an H3, a lovely black H2), although the only pre-Spotmatic Pentax I own now is a very nice SV. The lines are somehow more pleasing

Re: Today's Word Is "Anachronism"! :)

2003-07-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
Check August Shutterbug for a glowing report on Pentaxes from this era. I had a used H2, my first SLR. Wish I'd never parted with it. Joe

RE: a bit of OT once again ... printers ..a little longer note

2003-07-08 Thread Dowell,Jackie [Burlington]
When I had to replace my printer, I found a store and salesman who allowed me to bring in a file of my own and then print it on 3 different printers in the store. I figured that the in-store manufacturers prints would be optimized for colour and detail for each particular printer and I wanted to s

Re: a bit of OT once again ... printers ..a little longer note

2003-07-08 Thread Eactivist
One P.S. I sometimes use plain paper, typing paper, to print some photographs simply as "test runs" (if I have cropped or something) before I print for "real." To see if my alignment, etc. is correct. The quality is not the same as using photo quality/photo paper. There is a big fall off. A sign

Re: Photographing Wildlife

2003-07-08 Thread Gregory L. Hansen
Scott D said: > Never seen a fox in the wild myself, cool! I did see a pair of wolves > about 15 years ago in East Texas, but didn't have a camera on me (too > young then...). I'm not even sure there are many foxes in Texas. > > I think this goes back a few threads to when someone mentioned to m

a bit of OT once again ... printers ..a little longer note

2003-07-08 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
hi folks, once again a little bit of OT - about the printers. some time back i asked about the cost of the prints if printed at home and it was indeed a nice feedback from all of the folks over here. in the meantime, i have been playing with my printer - i have HP 932c printer. i personally,

Re: Olympus E-1 in NYT

2003-07-08 Thread Camdir
<< Check this: http://www.olympusamerica.com/oai_HeadlinesDetails.asp?pressNo=249 From $2,199 to $847.17 (street price)? I don't think so... or maybe this is quite common, and street prices are usually less than half of the list prices? >> That is body only. The strap is an extra $100. The ba

Re[2]: Image stabilizers on Pentax

2003-07-08 Thread Alin Flaider
The Canon IS effort amounted to 11 million dollars. USM is somehow cheaper, but still expensive enough for Pentax not to release anything of the kind in the near future. The utmost we can hope for is well build, full frame, aperture ring enabled lenses. Even this seems today like da

Re: Olympus E-1 in NYT

2003-07-08 Thread Dr E D F Williams
What a great website this is: http://www.olympusamerica.com/ The microscopy section is worth a look for anyone technically minded ... wonderful images in the galleries. There was a Nikon confocal microscope on eBay that went for $500 dollars yesterday. If it had been in Europe I'd have bid myself

Re: Today's Word Is "Anachronism"! :)

2003-07-08 Thread allaround6
My first SLR was an H1a bought in 1964 to move up from my venerable Argus C-3. Matched with my GE PR-1 light meter, it served well for almost 15 years until the shutter died. I still have it with the idea of someday having it repaired so I can use it again Does having bought this camera new m

Re: Who's buying DSLR's? (WAS: Re: D-SLR poll on dpreview)

2003-07-08 Thread Pål Jensen
Alan wrote: That means Pentax did not expect current Pentax users to buy any DSLR? REPLY: This years market for DSLR's will probably reach 1 million. Extremely few of this one million buyers sits on many lenses. Even fewer sits on many Pentax lenses. Even fewer of those sits on more than 20 y

Re: Digital Delays?

2003-07-08 Thread kwaller
> On Monday, July 7, 2003, at 04:39 PM, Cotty wrote: > > > > I just like looking at nice pretty pictures that I > make myself. Same here Cotty, I thought that was what photography was about. Ken Waller PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just sm

Re: my photography book on ebay

2003-07-08 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Ann, I LOVE, Kliban! Being a cat-person and all, how could I not? But I've already got it. cheers, frank Ann Sanfedele wrote: > H looks like a potential buyer here :) > annsan > > > > > Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > In a rash moment, as I only have 5 or 6 copes > > > left, I put one copy

Re: Today's Word Is "Anachronism"! :)

2003-07-08 Thread Michael A Yehle
On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 03:56:23PM +0800, James Moniz wrote: > Ironic that in the midst of all the discussion of the *ist and its upcoming digital > sibling, I chime in with this... > > Largely for fun, I just picked up a Honeywell Pentax H1a with a 55mm f2 Takumar from > ebay. This will be my f

RE: Test: pls ignore

2003-07-08 Thread Jostein
dmmit. Better try again, then... ;-) THanks, mate. Cheers, Jostein -- Original Message -- From: "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:31:22 +0100 >Nope, its not working! > >> -Original Message- >>

Re: Lenses without aperture rings (WAS: Re[2]: Lenscompatibility in perspective)

2003-07-08 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I think I'd finally bite on this one. I tend to agree with Alexander here. When I was buying ZX-L I was already a somewhat experienced amateur. I had 6 years of SLR shooting with Zenit and some more years of P&S shooting with my trustful Fuji Discovery. I chose ZX-L over ZX-5n for two reas

Re: Lenses without aperture rings (WAS: Re[2]: Lens co.

2003-07-08 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 08.07.03 10:00, Alan Chan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Believe me, if someone was going to offer me the Canon equivalence of my > current Pentax kit, I would take the offer in no time. But I doubt I could > even buy 1/2 of what I have if I switch to Canon now. I think you could change to Canon

Re: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Re: Re: Lenses without aperture rings (WAS: Re[2]: Lens co...

2003-07-08 Thread jcoyle
Hang in there Marnie - if you let the naysayers get to you you're lost! Some people are just _never_ satisfied... John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 5:43 PM Subject: Re: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Re: Re:

Re: Today's Word Is "Anachronism"! :)

2003-07-08 Thread jcoyle
Jim, nearly everyone who's used Pentaxes from this era has fallen in love with them! I had a new SV in 1968. I bought another early this year which had exactly the same setup, and I really enjoyed using it again. As you say, they are big and beautiful hunks of metal and glass! Enjoy - I did. Joh

Re: Lenses without aperture rings (WAS: Re[2]: Lens compatibility in perspective)

2003-07-08 Thread alexanderkrohe
Pål wrote: > > Entry level means that camera will apeal to first time slr buyers without lots of lenses. This is the > > target for the *ist. Artur replied: > No way. The MZ-60 or MZ-30 are the cameras you're talking about. First > time slr buyers don't buy the cameras packed with features -

RE: Test: pls ignore

2003-07-08 Thread Rob Brigham
Nope, its not working! > -Original Message- > From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 08 July 2003 10:24 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Test: pls ignore > > > Got spontaneously unsubscribed some time on July 5th. > Just testing that resubscription is now OK. > Jostein. > >

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