Hi all,
I downloaded a free program via 'CNet' yesterday and what happened? The
operation resulted in more than 25 'dataminers' and smart cookies. It took
me considerable time to get rid of it all. I had to edit the registry by
hand before I could clean out the last files. Most of the nasties were
Stephen Moore wrote:
> With the recent solar flares and CMEs, have any of you
> Pentaxians had your cameras poited skyward?
I wish - I've always wanted to see an aurora. The weather was cloudy
across the whole country last week.
Cheers,
- Dave
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 00:13:42 -0500 (EST), John Francis wrote:
> Ah, but the HP PhotoPrinters also have multiple levels of intensity;
> they can deposit different amounts of ink at each possible position.
> The original PhotoSmart printer was a true 300 ppi printer, without
> having to dither. The
>
> as i noted in my previous message, the printer driver works at a given
> maximum resolution that is not the dpi resolution of the printer but a
> submultiple. in the case of the Epson printer drivers, it is fixed at 360
> dpi. anymore more is wasted. the Canon and HP ones probably are 300 dpi,
>
> On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 22:38:34 -0500 (EST), John Francis wrote:
>
> > My current HP is 600 dpi in normal mode, 1200 dpi in best quality.
>
> A printer dot (in dpi) is not equal to an image pixel (in ppi). A
> printer dithers a pixel across many dots to get a good approximation of
> the color o
Fully, and probably the last.
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
Does the MZ-S support k mount lenses fully or
is it similar to the istD in that regard?
JCO
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on 11/01/03 10:31 PM, frank theriault at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I haven't seen my original post yet, either...
>
> BUT I DON'T CARE, BECAUSE I HAVE A FREAKING LX!!!
>
> -frank
>
Way to go Frank! You will enjoy it.
Stan
You know, Dan,
I sent the initial post this morning.
And that damn song has been in my head all day, all because of you! Over
and over: "You ought to be in pictures..." It's still there!
That ~is~ punishment. Remind me never to get on your bad side...
cheers,
frank
"The optimist thinks t
Hi, again, Lukasz,
Well, as you now know I bought an LX.
And, you're right, I was broke. And, in fact, I'm still broke. I paid for
the LX by cheque; just wait until Vic tries to cash it. Hee hee hee...
But, seriously, yeah, this summer I was having serious cash flow problems.
Two things c
Hi!
CongratuLXations or is it CongratuLXationen?
Anyway, "Use the LX, Frank"...
F-friendly
Boris
Don't worry about it, Lukasz,
I haven't seen my original post yet, either...
BUT I DON'T CARE, BECAUSE I HAVE A FREAKING LX!!!
-frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: "Lukasz Kacperczyk" <[EM
On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 23:15:21 -0500, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
> Does the MZ-S support k mount lenses fully or
> is it similar to the istD in that regard?
Supports them fully, as far as I can tell. Well, you don't get matrix
metering (it uses center-weighted with pre-A lenses, I think), but I
think t
Does the MZ-S support k mount lenses fully or
is it similar to the istD in that regard?
JCO
J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com
Hope I had the samething when I am behind the
camera
Thanks
Ramesh
--- David Madsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ramesh, you have very good taste.
>
> David Madsen
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.davidmadsen.com
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ramesh Kumar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED
On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 22:38:34 -0500 (EST), John Francis wrote:
> My current HP is 600 dpi in normal mode, 1200 dpi in best quality.
A printer dot (in dpi) is not equal to an image pixel (in ppi). A
printer dithers a pixel across many dots to get a good approximation of
the color of a pixel. The H
as i noted in my previous message, the printer driver works at a given
maximum resolution that is not the dpi resolution of the printer but a
submultiple. in the case of the Epson printer drivers, it is fixed at 360
dpi. anymore more is wasted. the Canon and HP ones probably are 300 dpi, but
that i
I enjoy inflicting pun-ishment on my friends!
frank theriault wrote:
Hi,
Well, I haven't looked at the whole gallery yet, but even at this
preliminary stage, I must give the above award to Dan, for "You Otter be in
Pictures".
Ouch. That one really hurt, Dan!
The piccie was good, too...
chee
>
> if you are above then it just wastes processing.
With the current generation of printers, it's getting pretty hard
to have an image that's higher-resolution than the printer!
My current HP is 600 dpi in normal mode, 1200 dpi in best quality.
Even on 8.5x11 paper at 600 dpi that's 30+ megapix
Agreed. But if you've got time to take incident light readings,
or to spotmeter and assign that vaue to a specific zone, then you
probably have time to pop off a test shot and take a look at both
the histogram and the exposure.
As someone here pointed out, a dgital camera is by far the best
ligh
i noticed with my *istD images something really annoying that i had
forgotten to check on images that others have uploaded. the JPEG files have
an internal resolution of 72dpi. i was so happy that Nikon changed to 300dpi
embedded resolution. that means i have to remember to change all the images
i
if you are above then it just wastes processing. if below, you are not
pushing the limits of the printer.
Herb...
- Original Message -
From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: Printer resolution (was:
Sorry, I didn't check e-Bay. But do you have to shout?
Maris
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
> WRONG THEY ARE ON EBAY ALL THE TIME FOR LESS THAN $100.
> DO A COMPLETED AUCTION SEARCH.
> JCO
>
> --
--
>J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMA
> Congratulations Frank. The LX is still my all time favorite camera and
> my most used 35. I'm sure you'll en joy it.
I wonder why I haven't received Frank's original post yet. Somebody up there
likes me
Er... I mean, congratulations, Frank.
Regards,
Lukasz
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
===
Congratulations Frank. The LX is still my all time favorite camera and
my most used 35. I'm sure you'll en joy it.
frank theriault wrote:
>
> So, today I got me an LX.
>
> Bought it from Vic MacBournie, who I met for the first time. Real nice guy;
> we sat down for a few beers to chat about l
Well i quess we can let both cats out of the bag now eh Frank.
Glad to hear your happy with the LX.I'm sure you'll give it its test.lol
I too met up with Vic,prior to Franks meeting and took a lovely PZ-1 off his hands.I'v
been wanting one
for years.
Managed 2-3 frames before the rain hit at the
I got to play with some ballheads with knobs today, and I really liked
them more than the lever-operated ballheads. I was wondering if anyone
has anything good or bad to say about the Giotto ballheads? Giotto seems
to have some of the more affordable heads of this type.
Amita
I went back there today with Nate, and we met up with Herb at - where
else - the Pentax booth. I learned even more today. This time I tried
the Canon Powershot S50, which isn't quite as advanced as the G5, but
the user interface is much more inuitive IMO. I'd figured out how to
change all the setti
> Isn't there a Panasonic digital rangefinder coming that takes
> Leica M lenses?
I know Panasonic and Leica have a partnership to produce digicams with
Leica glass. These include the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1, the Leica D-Lux,
and the Panasonic DMC-F7.
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/
> " Second Honeymoon " - Amita
Thanks, Tom! :)
So, today I got me an LX.
Bought it from Vic MacBournie, who I met for the first time. Real nice guy;
we sat down for a few beers to chat about life in general, and cameras in
particular.
He threw in a couple of extra goodies, but basically I got the LX, with two
screens (grid and split scre
I have a Pentax M135/3.5 you can have for $60.00 plus shipping if you
want. There's moderate cosmetic wear but the glass is good. Let me know
off-list if you're interested.
chris
On Sat, 1 Nov 2003, Maris V. Lidaka Sr. wrote:
> $300 and up, new or used per B&H and Adorama. I could pick thi
More sample pictures here:
http://www.dariobonazza.com/t04p7e.htm
Dario Bonazza
Hi,
Jostein wrote:
> I have been out shooting some autumn landscapes today, with plenty of
> vegetation detail. All my images are in PEF, so I will definately look for
> sawteeth. I shot most of my images with the FA*28-70/2.8, btw.
That is such a good walking about lens, despite its size. I mu
Hi,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >That's the page I've been getting but there's nothing that actually
> opens the gallery on it for me. Strange.
>
> I had to go directly to the November page, the main page was still Oct. for
> me.
Probably just local caches not updated yet.
m
For the Jobo, figure about 10% of the list price. About the only thing
that is holding value is the Expert drums which seem to go for 50% of
new price. Too bad that they are the one thing I still want to buy.
That's just my experience in buying them. I bought a CPP with print
drums and no lift for
I contacted Sears a couple of years ago.
They don't have those records any longer.
Collin
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 13:26:47 -0600
From: "Maris V. Lidaka Sr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Is anyone familiar with a Sears branded lens with Pentax mount, and it has
Korea on it as well - 135mm f2.8, with "KR" on t
Hi, Peter
It used to be the other way around with Pentax and flashes. The new, digital
flashes can damage older TTL-houses (eg. AF500FTZ on LX), but not the other
way around. I have used my old AF400T on both MZ-S and 645NII, but not yet
on the *istD. It puzzles me a bit that the manual doesn't men
I sold a 135-M 3.5 for $60. It's a great lens, and it's widely available
at that price.I've never seen a 135 3.5 go for more than $100. Even a
mint K 135/2.5 can be had for around $150 to $200.
Paul
"Maris V. Lidaka Sr." wrote:
>
> $300 and up, new or used per B&H and Adorama. I could pick this
On Fri, 31 Oct 2003, Chris Brogden wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Sort of Tri-X like in the toe and T-max like at the top...
>
>
> What's the deal with this? Is one more forgiving of under-exposure than
> the other?
Yep, basically. Specifically, T-Max is contrast
Thanks for taking the time to comment on the PUG. I appreciate or
efforts, and I'm sure others do as well.
Best,
Paul Stenquist
Maciej Marchlewski wrote:
>
> Having a holiday today here in Poland I found some time to browse through
> this month gallery. As other said it - many very good photos. I
And I hate to even think about the hit I'm going to take on the Jobo
processor and Phillips enlarger :-(
(When the *ist D gets back from Colorado)
Bill
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 5:37 PM
Subject
I don't think that Pentax is making them fast enough and, apparently, they
are taking care of their most loyal dealers first. I paid a bit of a
premium to get the one I have.
Len
---
From: mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
S
Wow! There's a concept! All MF and absolutely no shutter lag. The lens
prices are high but it would be fun to use.
Len
* There's no place like 127.0.0.1
> Isn't there a Panasonic digital rangefinder coming that takes Leica M
> lenses?
>
> Cheers,
> Jostein
>
"'the optimum pixel resolution [of the printed image] should ideally be
the printer dpi divisible by a whole number. The following pixel
resolutions should be used [for a 1440/2880 printer] : 144, 160, 180,
240, 288, 320, 360.'"
So what are the consequences of simply ignoring this? I have never
ap
Yep, that is what they say. Only thing is that I have, as I have said on the
list before, held one of them in my own grubby little hands. One off, prototype,
special, or production, there is a least one 35/1.4 KA-mount lens out there in
consumerland. It was in the used case at a photo store, ear
>That's the page I've been getting but there's nothing that actually
opens the gallery on it for me. Strange.
I had to go directly to the November page, the main page was still Oct. for
me.
http://pug.komkon.org/03nov/index.html
Marnie aka Doe
På 1. nov. 2003 kl. 17.46 skrev Maciej Marchlewski:
"Blue" by Dag Thrane
- that background is very nicely placed but the photo has much more to
it
which I just can't name. I just like it.
Thanks. That background in actually another flower. Glad you liked it!
DagT
It seems that the hood would make a very good investment piece because
the existence of the hood must mean that somewhere in the world there is
at least a prototype of the lens. If the lens should fall into the
hands of a serious collector, she/he might leap at the chance to get the
hood for it, g
tom wrote:
> "Ewelina and Pawel" by Maciej - I don't know if you were trying or
> not, but this shot has a great combination of modern and classic
> elements. There are some things a purist would condemn, but it's
> nevertheless a great shot.
Thanks Tom. I really like what you do in terms of weddi
p.s. I couldn't think of anything for the running water side but I
suppose the fact that the river Tyne has gone from something you would
want to keep well upwind of on a sunny day, to England's premier salmon
river might do it..
Having a holiday today here in Poland I found some time to browse through
this month gallery. As other said it - many very good photos. I'm not going
to comment on all as I lack skills and time to do so, but wil mention some
that grabbed my attention most when browsing.
"Australasian Harrier" by
Hi,
Peter Jordan wrote:
>
> Well done.
>
> If the *istD has reached Tyneside, electricity and running water can't be
> far behind!!.
First house in the world powered by elecricity? Cragside, owned by the
Newcastle shipping and armaments magnate Armstrong. First turbine
powered ship? Turbinia
Today I was at a photo fair ("Fotoflohmarkt") here in Hamburg. I
discovered a very starnge dedicated rectangular lens hood: The hood for
the SMC Pentax 1:1.4 35mm lens So even if that lens was never sold,
the hood was. The seller wanted 35 Euros which I considered to be way
too much for an
There's a thought. I will check my security settings. I may be just a
tad over-paranoid. :-)
Len
* There's no place like 127.0.0.1
> -Original Message-
> From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 10:24 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: PU
Hi,
Well, I haven't looked at the whole gallery yet, but even at this
preliminary stage, I must give the above award to Dan, for "You Otter be in
Pictures".
Ouch. That one really hurt, Dan!
The piccie was good, too...
cheers,
frank
PS: hopefully "real" critiques to follow later in the week
I had been having a problem getting the photos to show. Found the problem
in the Zone Alarm firewall program.
Bill
- Original Message -
From: "Len Paris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 11:15 AM
Subject: RE: PUG "November" is open
> That's
That's the page I've been getting but there's nothing that actually
opens the gallery on it for me. Strange.
Len
* There's no place like 127.0.0.1
> -Original Message-
> From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 10:02 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
William Robb wrote:
I had this problem last month.
Try:
http://pug.komkon.org/index.html
That makes it better but it still takes some time to load. I first
noticed this last month or the month before... Same thing with Mozilla or IE
--
Later,
Gary
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C
I had this problem last month.
Try:
http://pug.komkon.org/index.html
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: "Len Paris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 9:41 AM
Subject: RE: PUG "November" is open
> Something must have changed. There's no
Jeez guys, nice job.
In particular -
"Bug" by
" A Stationary Moment. " by Mike
" Second Honeymoon " - Amita
"Ewelina and Pawel" by Maciej - I don't know if you were trying or
not, but this shot has a great combination of modern and classic
elements. There are some things a purist would condem
Works for me. Great gallery
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
- Original Message -
From: "Len Paris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 7:41 AM
Subject: RE: PUG "November" is open
> Something must have changed. There's no way to
Something must have changed. There's no way to see the November 2003
PUG from the main page at http://pug.komkon.org I can get into the
previous galleries but not the current one. I tried both I.E. and
Netscape with the same results.
Len
* There's no place like 127.0.0.1
- Original Message -
From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Personally I would love a small digital camera to carry about, BUT it
> would have to fulfill the following criteria (not in any order of
preference):
>
> G5 size or slightly smaller. Optio too small.
> PROPER optical viewfinder - h
On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:42:50 EST, you wrote:
>Been eyeing used Sigma 170-500mm APOs. For wildlife, not sports, though a bit
>slow for wildlife.
>
>They come with tripod mounts. How does this work, BTW? I haven't bought a
>tripod yet, so wondering.
>
>You mount the lens directly on the tripod, n
I'm not sure i'm right with that model,i hope it's something simple.
Try taking the lens off and gently moving the shutter parts
up or down (very gently,only if the want to move)
That may be where it is jamming.
cheers
ron
-Original Message-
From: josvdh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTE
The show was about the same size as last year. Another company MIA was
Sigma. The Pentax booth was in a much more prominent location than last
year. With the pro orientation of the show, the Pentax booth doesn't get a
lot of attention. One of the reps was carrying on about how every lens, for
every
I think some one already has. At least I remeber that there was some
attachment for the Coolpix 500 that cover the LCD so it made a better
viewfinder. I think is was eye level, however.
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FA
Maybe. I do wonder if the use of the digital is so distinctive (looking
at the back screen) that I only noticed these. I did try to pay
attention the rest of the day, and all the cameras I saw were those
boxier digitals, as opposed to the more rectangular film P&S models.
Steven Desjardins
Depa
Thanks for your comments Ron,
If you mean, service I have to pay for, that is not economical in my
opinion.
So the future of this camera is to be repaired by me or to be cannibalised
for spare parts!
> -Oorspronkelijk bericht-
> Van: Ron Chappel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Verzonden: Satur
Well done.
If the *istD has reached Tyneside, electricity and running water can't be
far behind!!.
Peter
- Original Message -
From: "mike wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 1:06 PM
Subject: *ist D reaches Tyneside!!!
> Hi,
>
> Saw on in
Hi,
Saw on in the flesh today for the first time.
Nice marketing, Pentax. I live in only the third biggest conurbation in
the UK (5-7 million people) and it took you over a month to get one
here.
Stuck in a corner of a window display of one of the smallest camera
shops in the city. The 300D, c
Hi,
Cotty wrote:
>
> Nice shot of Elin there Mike. She looks like she's just about to open the
> batting - good game was it? ;-)
BTW, my critique of my own shot:
1. blue cast - partly scanner but also on the film. Should have had a
warm-up filter on this bright but overcast day.
2. slight cutof
Hi,
Cotty wrote:
>
> Nice shot of Elin there Mike. She looks like she's just about to open the
> batting - good game was it? ;-)
No skill on my part - all credit to the model, who features in the shot
at the end of that line, also.
mike
I've seen this so many times with pentaxes-
It's a symptom of it needing a service basically
i THINK.Hopefully i'm wrong
cheers
ron
From: josvdh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, November 01, 2003 10:24 PM
Subject: Problem, mirror of A-3 stays up, h
Dear pentaxians,
This morning I wanted to take a picture with an A-3.
Pressing the button made the mirror flip-up and further.. nothing!
Replacing the two penlights did not help. (The battery check light was okay
anyway)
Gentle push on the mirror does not bring it down.
Any suggestions?
Thank
Hey people,
I was doing some shopping on eBay and bid on a hot shoe adapter FG,
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2960839729&category=30084
and didn't really have to because I found another one which comes with the
cord too. Rather than retract a bid, I was hoping someone else m
Great PUG this month, some nice frames in there. Special congrats to Thrainn
Vigfusson, Martin Mielke, Jerome Reyes, Stephen Pruetz, Jan van Wijk,
Kenneth Waller, Harald Rust, Mike Wilson, for frames that I particularly
like (not in any order..). Keep up the good work people!
Best Regards,
Ryan
Enough to have the effect of LXativessorry...
-Original Message-
From: Larry Levy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, November 01, 2003 6:23 AM
Subject: Re: LXist
>Joe asked:
>A flock of LXs?
>A herd of LXs?
>A gaggle of LXs?
>An exaltation o
On 31/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
>So, since I had no computer, I couldn't check e-mails, my Hotmail inbox
>overflowed, I bounced e-mails, and got unsubbed. I think I'm now resubbed
>(we'll see).
I thought it was nice and quiet around here ;-)
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) |
it's a good lens. it's about as sharp as my FA 24-90, perhaps a little
better, but it is significantly heavier than the Sigma 170-500. i don't know
if you will find it very cheaply on the used market. two things i don't like
about it. it only stops down to F22, and there are no click stops on the
r
about half of the tourists at the places i frequent and about 3/4 of the
friends whom i go to those places with are using digital cameras. the
percentage of film is highest for those who are carrying tripods.
Herb...
- Original Message -
From: "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PR
I've just spent two hours looking at the new PUG gallery. I don't consider
myself much of a critic of landscapes. I am most interested in portraits,
macros, geometric compositions and images that use colour in interesting
ways. This large gallery has outstanding examples of all those.
Don
Ramesh, you have very good taste.
David Madsen
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.davidmadsen.com
-Original Message-
From: Ramesh Kumar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 2:16 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: PUG "November" is open
My favourites are
http://pu
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