Re: Pentax lens prices

2003-11-09 Thread gregcooper
I was discouraged after the auction and I stopped looking for one on ebay, so I never checked to see if it was relisted. In case I'm ever in the situation again, how do I tell if the seller is using a bandit ID? - Original Message - From: "Gary L. Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL P

Re: My eBay listings (detail of items)

2003-11-09 Thread gt6959b
to save you the trip to the eBay website, I guess I could've mentioned the following: 82mm Circular Polarizer 77MM Circular Polarizer Cable Release Switch F SMC P-FA 28mm-105mm Power Zoom Lens Battery Pack / Grip FG ZX-5n SLR camera body Pentax ZX-10 SLR camera body Pentax 2x-S rear

My eBay listings

2003-11-09 Thread gt6959b
Hey PDML. Here to announce some goodies on eBay. The short of it is that I have a handful of Pentax gear available: http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewSellersOtherItems&include=0&userid=mawhouse&sort=3&rows=25&since=-1&rd=1 If that link doesn't work, then try an advanced search for aucti

Drinks - more OT

2003-11-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! It seems I am getting used to OTness of PDML. Nevertheless, here's my inventory: 30+ tins that used to hold such things as Jasmine Pearl, Fancy Formosa Oolong Dragon, Prized Prime Darjeeling, Heavenly Gunpowder, Genmaicha, and so on. You get my drift, don't you? We drink tea in this family

Re: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! tei> Hi gang, tei> I would like to buy a very good quality flatbed scanner for the tei> purpose of scanning old photographs which will be repaired and tei> retouched in Photoshop, and later reproduced as a finished product. tei> It would seem that very high resolution and quality would be

Re: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-09 Thread Brendan
Bill! not the 3200, the 3200 Pro :D --- Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sounds like an Epson 3200. > > Bill > > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "pentax-discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "pentax-discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, November 09, 20

Re: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-09 Thread Bill Owens
Sounds like an Epson 3200. Bill - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax-discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "pentax-discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 10:42 PM Subject: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions > Hi gang, > > I would like to buy a very good

Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi gang, I would like to buy a very good quality flatbed scanner for the purpose of scanning old photographs which will be repaired and retouched in Photoshop, and later reproduced as a finished product. It would seem that very high resolution and quality would be important, and good speed wou

Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-09 Thread John Francis
> > Dang. Where are you located? I'll take the Caol Ila and the Laphroig, > thank you. I can almost taste the briny sea air in the Caol Ila! I'm in sunny California (not that it's too sunny today), right in the heart of Silicon Valley - San Jose, to be precise. > How 'bout Armagnacs, ever tr

RE: Lunar eclipse tonight

2003-11-09 Thread Doug Franklin
On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 16:11:34 -0500, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > With full frame 35mm, even a 1000mm lens wont fill the frame so > 300mm is definately too short for lunar photography. One hundred millimeters focal length per one millimeter on-negative size, approximately. A 400mm lens with two 2X t/c

Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-09 Thread Robert Gonzalez
Dang. Where are you located? I'll take the Caol Ila and the Laphroig, thank you. I can almost taste the briny sea air in the Caol Ila! How 'bout Armagnacs, ever try those? Love them for a little relaxing after dinner slow sipping drink. rg John Francis wrote: I definitely have more bottles

Re: smc-f lens question

2003-11-09 Thread jmb
Alan Chan wrote: 'F' is the 1st generation Pentax AF series. http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/zooms/long/F70-210f4-5.6.html Alan, Thanks. Since I don't have any AF Pentaxes(yet) I didn't pay that much attention to these. John

Re: DSLR burst rates (was: Re: my ist-D samples

2003-11-09 Thread Stan Halpin
on 11/09/03 3:29 PM, Cotty at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 9/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > >> Either way, it is too slow for someone who shoots rabid bursts at short >> intervals. > ... > For comparison sake, I did a quick test with the D60. > Total frames shot in > one minute = 8 + 31 +

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-09 Thread alex wetmore
On Sun, 9 Nov 2003, Robert Gonzalez wrote: > John Francis wrote: > > Ah, but we *do* know for a FACT that the sensor is being cleared. The > > sensor is used to provide live preview on the LCD display, and needs to > > be cleared before being used to capture the real image. > > Interesting. I kno

Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-09 Thread John Francis
> > I definitely have more bottles than camera gear. :( A quick survey of the shelf here shows: Glenmorangie 12 yr (Madeira), Tmnavulin, Glenkinchie, Glenmorangie 18, Abelour, Highland Park, Glen Lochy, Linkwood, Glen Moray, Mortlach, Glen Mhor, Glenturret, Lagavulin 16, Single-single, Caol Ila

Re: frame rates... again... (was: Re: my ist-D samples)

2003-11-09 Thread John Francis
> > Since all I've shot is field sports, I'll yield to those of you with more > experience in motor sports. I recently shot a softball game with the *ist D > and was surprised how quickly I got my timing back after 40 years. It's very rare that you'll be in a position to run off multiple shots o

Re: Pentax lens prices

2003-11-09 Thread graywolf
Remember many folks who by from Ebay are out in the boonies and there are no shops that sell reasonalbly nearby. They are also not knowledgable about the NYC places. So what seems like a lot to us, may seem like a bargain to them. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've noticed that a few AF lenses t

Shel's Pentax Repair Shop List

2003-11-09 Thread graywolf
Shel's Pentax Repair Shop List is now available on my website with his permission. He will also be putting it up on his new site when he gets around to it. If there are any changes needed, or anyone has a new shop for the list let me know. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com "You might as wel

Re: Lunar eclipse and more

2003-11-09 Thread Herb Chong
i have a good idea. it covers the film, usually. Herb - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 2:04 PM Subject: Re: Lunar eclipse and more > Very true Herb. > I usually send that stuff to the magazines and they use them i

Re: Viewfinder magnification of DSLRs: *istD best, E-1 und SD9 last

2003-11-09 Thread Christian Skofteland
sorry, how about a near-death experience? Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 6:34 PM Subject: Re: Viewfinder magnification of DSLRs: *istD best, E-1 und SD9 last >

Re: frame rates... again... (was: Re: my ist-D samples)

2003-11-09 Thread Bill Owens
Since all I've shot is field sports, I'll yield to those of you with more experience in motor sports. I recently shot a softball game with the *ist D and was surprised how quickly I got my timing back after 40 years. Bill - Original Message - From: "Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: (long)TOPDML meet and unscientific digital results

2003-11-09 Thread frank theriault
I'm still waiting for Jeff to send it to me (he has the DigiElph). Otherwise, I have a roll to bring in tomorrow, but I'm cheap, and go for 3 day service. If Jeff doesn't have anything by Wednesday or Thursday, I should have the roll back, and I'll scan and post. I wouldn't forget about you g

Re: frame rates... again... (was: Re: my ist-D samples)

2003-11-09 Thread Christian Skofteland
My argument was for sequences in motor sports. I made no mention of field sports. I agree that football and basketball do not require a motor drive and the one case where I photographed a baseball game, I didn't use one. Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From

Re: Shooting baskteball game. Help needed.

2003-11-09 Thread cbwaters
This is true for the big time shooters and the team guys. The strobes are usually way up there (100+feet). They aren't really obtrusive when you're watching the game but can be REALLY annoying when the guys are testing them and firing like crazy for ever while walking the floor with a meter. Cor

Re: Shooting baskteball game. Help needed.

2003-11-09 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
>From what I've read, for Pro games (which are played in much better lit arenas), still shooters set up multiple radio slaved flashes in the rafters/cat walks above the court. Now the pro players may be used to flash, and anyway, most wildlife and athletes don't seem to notice flashs. BR From: Co

Re: Pentax lens prices

2003-11-09 Thread Eactivist
>I've noticed that a few AF lenses that I was looking at in ebay went for close to retail. Has anyone noticed this recently? I'm wondering whether the release of the *istD is responsible for some of this. >For example, a recent auction of an FA* 80-200 2.8 went for almost $1100, when you could

RE: Shooting baskteball game. Help needed.

2003-11-09 Thread Butch Black
Hi Boris, If you have a moderately powerful auxiliary flash, and can use it without disturbing the game that may be preferable. Otherwise, you will have to use very high speed film if you want any chance to stop action. The last time I shot a (college) basketball game I was using the now defunct K

Re: frame rates... again... (was: Re: my ist-D samples)

2003-11-09 Thread brooksdj
> > I'll second that. A friend of mine shoots a lot of sequence shots for > motocross, snowboarding, skateboarding, mountain biking, etc. It's not > about capturing the one decisive moment--it's about showing a series of > photos that capture the jump/stun

Re: Shooting baskteball game. Help needed.

2003-11-09 Thread brooksdj
> On 9/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > >I am invited to be a video/photo shooter on our companies weekly > >basketball games. Since I have no experience whatsoever in shooting > >things like that, I have my share of questions (only for photo part >

Re: Pentax lens prices

2003-11-09 Thread Gary L. Murphy
gregcooper wrote: I've noticed this as well on several occasions. One in particular was an F50mm auto focus that went for almost double the new price. I couldn't believe it. I even emailed the seller after the auction saying if the buyer turned out to be a fake I would be interested in the lens f

Re: photos I took

2003-11-09 Thread Butch Black
Fritz wrote; You mixed something up with the football shots. As they are holding the ball in their hands it can't be football. This is American Professional Football. What the rest of the world (except Canada and possibly Australia) call football, we call soccer. Since very little of American fo

Re: Lunar eclipse and more

2003-11-09 Thread brooksdj
Very true Herb. I usually send that stuff to the magazines and they use them in the articles.I hate to tell you what that pays. Dave > they been doing it a long time and have walls full of the stuff. > > Herb > - Original Message - > From: <[EMA

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-09 Thread Robert Gonzalez
John Francis wrote: Ah, but we *do* know for a FACT that the sensor is being cleared. The sensor is used to provide live preview on the LCD display, and needs to be cleared before being used to capture the real image. Interesting. I know that it must clear the sensor array, that is a given, ot

Re: Lunar eclipse tonight

2003-11-09 Thread wendy beard
At 04:47 PM 09/11/2003 -0500, you wrote: J. C. O'Connell wrote: > With full frame 35mm, even a 1000mm lens wont fill the frame so > 300mm is definately too short for lunar photography. > JCO Do you really think I don't know that? It's called making do with what you've got. W. (and it's won't and de

Re: Lunar eclipse tonight

2003-11-09 Thread Bill Owens
IIRC, the image size would be the same regardless of format. It's just that the image would take up more of the frame on a smaller format and less of the frame on a larger format. Bill - Original Message - From: "Bob Walkden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Viewfinder magnification of DSLRs: *istD best, E-1 und SD9 last

2003-11-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Christian" Subject: Re: Viewfinder magnification of DSLRs: *istD best, E-1 und SD9 last > I picked up an E-1 in the store the other day. > Yuck all around. The view through the viewfinder > was like death (light at the end of a tunnel). Isn't death a tunnel

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: *ist D and Flash > Does the istD have a built in flash and does it > have a programmed autoflash mode suitable for > closeup photos? It has a prism mount flash. Do dedicated programmed exposure mode for close-ups, but I expect a

Re: Lunar eclipse tonight

2003-11-09 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Sunday, November 9, 2003, 9:11:34 PM, you wrote: > With full frame 35mm, even a 1000mm lens wont fill the frame so > 300mm is definately too short for lunar photography. > JCO here is a table from the Cambridge Eclipse Photography Guide which gives the size of the sun's or moon's disk in mil

Re: photos I took

2003-11-09 Thread cbwaters
I think it's you who's mixed-up. You see, I stated that I was responsible for the images. I said nothing about my having any culpability for the NAME of the sport. Cory Waters thought your post was funny. - Original Message - From: "Frits Wüthrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: Pentax lens prices

2003-11-09 Thread gregcooper
I've noticed this as well on several occasions. One in particular was an F50mm auto focus that went for almost double the new price. I couldn't believe it. I even emailed the seller after the auction saying if the buyer turned out to be a fake I would be interested in the lens for a reasonable pri

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-09 Thread John Francis
> > I'm not questioning anyone's measurements, as you pointed out, I get the > same thing. My original question was whether or not we had actual times > from some factual source or whether the times were being deduced, > hence "speculation". > > Here is an example of what I mean, taken from

Pentax lens prices

2003-11-09 Thread Robert Gonzalez
I've noticed that a few AF lenses that I was looking at in ebay went for close to retail. Has anyone noticed this recently? I'm wondering whether the release of the *istD is responsible for some of this. For example, a recent auction of an FA* 80-200 2.8 went for almost $1100, when you could g

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-09 Thread Robert Gonzalez
I'm not questioning anyone's measurements, as you pointed out, I get the same thing. My original question was whether or not we had actual times from some factual source or whether the times were being deduced, hence "speculation". Here is an example of what I mean, taken from one of your pre

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-09 Thread Robert Gonzalez
I think we are in violent agreement about the measurements, I get the same thing. I am only questioning the level of "truth" being assigned to the conclusions reached. People are proclaiming their conclusions to be "fact" when in reality they are speculating on the facts based on their observa

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-09 Thread John Francis
> > Wrong. I have an Optio S. And although I can measure the times at > different settings, I'm still speculating on what's going on inside, and > so are you. AFAIK, there is no data in the camera that tells me what > the timing breakdown is. If there is such a way, please point it out to u

Re: (long)TOPDML meet and unscientific digital results

2003-11-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >I must say, it was a lovely sight, all those bodies and lenses, all lined up >for the family portrait. URL please Frank! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps __

Re: Shooting baskteball game. Help needed.

2003-11-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >I am invited to be a video/photo shooter on our companies weekly >basketball games. Since I have no experience whatsoever in shooting >things like that, I have my share of questions (only for photo part >though): > >1. Do I need flash, or is window light

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-09 Thread Bill Owens
If you press the shutter 1/2 way and let the camera autofocus and set exposure, shutter release is nearly instantaneous. Bill - Original Message - From: "Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 3:06 PM Subject: Re: *ist D and Flash > Here's

Re: Question for the *istDerhood

2003-11-09 Thread Bill Owens
Think how much fun it will be using a 600/f4 (900/f4?) next spring at GFM! Bill - Original Message - From: "Len Paris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 2:40 PM Subject: RE: Question for the *istDerhood > Isn't that kinda what RAW is all about?

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-09 Thread Jostein
Here's some experience with the Optio S: In dumb mode, the camera takes a good while between button pressed and picture taken. Sometimes as much as 1,5 seconds. Turn off the AF, and the time goes down noticeably. Add a setting of the white balance to something other than Auto, and the time is agai

Re: frame rates... again... (was: Re: my ist-D samples)

2003-11-09 Thread Bill Owens
Maybe for certain uses, such as an imploding building. For sports such as football and basketball, as you say, they are worthless. Bill - Original Message - From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 6:32 PM Subject: frame rates... agai

RE: Question for the *istDerhood

2003-11-09 Thread Len Paris
Isn't that kinda what RAW is all about? When you bring it into PhotoShop, you can work in whatever color space that you want. When you save, the color space is saved as well. Truthfully, when I intend to print using a lab's Fuji Frontier equipment, I set up for sRGB and save in that color space a

RE: Question for the *istDerhood

2003-11-09 Thread Len Paris
Yes, you can. Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 > -Original Message- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 9:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Question for the *istDerhood > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Jos

Re: Shooting baskteball game. Help needed.

2003-11-09 Thread Rfsindg
Boris, 1) Go the the basketball court tonight or tomorrow night and check the lighting. Flash is probably not welcome from the sidelines or down underneath either basket. It's probably not welcome anywhere and you'll need ASA 800 speed films. 2) I'd use prime lenses indoors, probably the 50m

Re: Viewfinder magnification of DSLRs: *istD best, E-1 und SD9 last

2003-11-09 Thread Christian
I picked up an E-1 in the store the other day. Yuck all around. The view through the viewfinder was like death (light at the end of a tunnel). Christian > Put them side by side and you can tell the difference, I do have the 60 series > screens loaded in my LX though. When using the LX I can see

Re: Lunar eclipse tonight

2003-11-09 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Christian Skofteland wrote: > > > Here's my best shot of the night (heavily cropped from a 300mm on the *ist-D > > at 800 iso) Then the clouds came in before I could try using a TC, lower > > iso, etc... > > > > http://ww

frame rates... again... (was: Re: my ist-D samples)

2003-11-09 Thread Christian
Bill, What if you wanted to catch a sequence of a car going into the gravel trap, or a rider being ejected from his motorcycle? Can you shoot (on film) 5 frames in in one second (the time it takes for a spin to happen) winding with your thumb? This fps argument has been going on for ages. High f

Re: my ist-D samples

2003-11-09 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > - Original Message - > From: "Christian Skofteland" > Subject: Re: my ist-D samples > > > > > > > I don't think this would be a good camera for someone who is shooting > > with a > > > motordrive to get maximum fr

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-09 Thread Robert Gonzalez
I never said "cleaning", read again, it says "clearing". I.e. electrical zeroing out of the sensor sites. Herb Chong wrote: i have no idea where you read that there is any sensor cleaning going on in a P&S digital camera. there isn't any camera out there without a removeable lens that needs sens

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-09 Thread Herb Chong
i have no idea where you read that there is any sensor cleaning going on in a P&S digital camera. there isn't any camera out there without a removeable lens that needs sensor cleaning. as for AF delay, take a picture in AF mode and take picture in MF mode. that's all you need to know. anything else

Shooting baskteball game. Help needed.

2003-11-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I am invited to be a video/photo shooter on our companies weekly basketball games. Since I have no experience whatsoever in shooting things like that, I have my share of questions (only for photo part though): 1. Do I need flash, or is window light and hall lights are going to be enough?

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-09 Thread Herb Chong
get one and measure. any top of the line P&S digital camera allows you to control each separately. the ones that don't have one to try are blowing smoke. Herb - Original Message - From: "Robert Gonzalez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 12:42

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-09 Thread Robert Gonzalez
Yes, I know we can measure the whole thing. But we know diddly squat about how that time is broken up. We *are* just speculating. I've never seen anyone post a link to a manufacturers site that shows the breakdown. There have been numerous opinions on this list, some that say most of the ti

RE: Way OT: Cleaning out the spam

2003-11-09 Thread Bucky
Just make anything with "pentax" in the 'to' field a friend. No problem at all. -Original Message- From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 9-Nov-03 03:49 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Way OT: Cleaning out the spam I just had to uninstall MailWasher. Somehow it was bouncin

Re: Lunar eclipse tonight

2003-11-09 Thread Steve Desjardins
I tried to get a few, although my "lunar shooting" has left much to be desired in the past. I used my 500 mm mirror lens, as it's the only one that gives me an acceptably large image. It was a great eclipse, however. At least where I was, the sky was clear an we had a great view. Easily the bes

Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-09 Thread Robert Gonzalez
I like the Balveine double wood also, and the Cao'Ila (spell?) although I haven't had that one for a while, its hard to find here. I definitely have more bottles than camera gear. :( John Francis wrote: Oh yeah! I agree on the Oban... Of course, Dalwhinnie is right up there with the best, as

Re: Old lenses and *ist D

2003-11-09 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Mark Roberts wrote: > Y'know, if some people put as much effort into working with the > limitations of the *ist-D as they do into whining, they'd be able to > take a lot of great photos - even with K and M lenses. Yeah, that's what I thought when I offered up a real nice older

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-09 Thread Herb Chong
you don't need to speculate and you don't need to read any specs. use a high end P&S digital camera and measure. everything other than AF time is too small to measure reliably by a stopwatch run by a person. Herb - Original Message - From: "Robert Gonzalez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[E

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-09 Thread Robert Gonzalez
Do we know this for sure, i.e. times for individual events like auto-focus, sensor-clear, etc., from some technical spec, or are we just speculating? John Francis wrote: It keeps dust off the sensor during lens changes. I expect point and shoots use non shutters, but their response times are pre

RE: my ist-D samples

2003-11-09 Thread Malcolm Smith
Bill Owens wrote an on topic and accurate observation: > Actually, IMNHO, you'd be better off using single frame mode > and experience. Stop it! I'm trying to get a bit of film/digital usage argument going on here! Malcolm

Re: my ist-D samples

2003-11-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Malcolm Smith" Subject: RE: my ist-D samples > > On Saturday, Nov 8, 2003, at 22:45 America/New_York, William > > Robb wrote: > > > > > It will do 5 shots in rapid succession, then it kaks while > > the buffer > > > clears, which takes 12 seconds per image. I

Re: (long)TOPDML meet and unscientific digital results

2003-11-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: (long)TOPDML meet and unscientific digital results . > 2-Comparing the starkist against the D1(both 8x10's printed at 75%sharp 0.3 pixels,0 > threshold,the D1 > was sharper.Again i do not know Bills camera settings. I would hav

Re: my ist-D samples

2003-11-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Juey Chong Ong" Subject: Re: my ist-D samples > As an experiment, I set my *ist-D on continuous shooting and use a > smaller JPEG size (L*) because I'm still using my old, slow 128MB cards > and just held down the shutter release button. The camera fired off

Re: photos I took

2003-11-09 Thread Frits Wüthrich
You mixed something up with the football shots. As they are holding the ball in their hands it can't be football. On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 03:34, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > so I'm going to link you to some of the photos I've been taking at work > recently. Basketball today and Football last Sunday.

Re: Lunar eclipse and more

2003-11-09 Thread Herb Chong
they been doing it a long time and have walls full of the stuff. Herb - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 4:00 AM Subject: Re: Lunar eclipse and more > Pro shots are all > saleable,they rarely buy

Re: S4 deals - private (well, not really - oops!)

2003-11-09 Thread Rfsindg
256k SD card at Best Buy today for $59.99 after rebates. Anybody put a 512k sd card into an Optio S4? I know somebody did a 256K. What are the limits on how big a card it can address? Regards, Bob S.

Re: Lunar eclipse and more

2003-11-09 Thread brooksdj
It may be because i tend to wonder around and take different classes during the day.Most venues have at least 2 rings,some have 3.I think my numbers would be in the 2-3% if i stayed and shot one ring/class all day.By doing this is I am getting the beginner,amature and Pro.(although Pro shots ar

Re: Lunar eclipse and more

2003-11-09 Thread Herb Chong
that's higher than i expected. 5-10% was what i would have guessed. it's hard. Herb - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 3:30 AM Subject: Re: Lunar eclipse and more > My style is to pick 2 jumps i can get from one loc

Re: S4 deals - private

2003-11-09 Thread Keith Whaley
I had a return message almost completed, but lost it to the web gremlins! Disappeared... Anyhow, since I see the S4 takes either SD or MultiMedia cards, I'd better pick up some. I had read a less than flattering dialog on MM cards... can't recall where, and of course didn't think to save it, as I

Re: Question for the *istDerhood

2003-11-09 Thread Herb Chong
PhotoLab RAW conversion doesn't embed any profile. stupid. Herb - Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 9:51 PM Subject: Question for the *istDerhood > I have mine set to Adobe RGB. So when I op

Re: Lunar eclipse and more

2003-11-09 Thread brooksdj
> Cory posted: > > But I DID shoot some basketball today at work. I got some shots that are > > just ok, nothing great. I wonder how many good shots are normal for a > > game's worth of shooting for mortals (I know some guys who shoot sports for > > a livin

(long)TOPDML meet and unscientific digital results

2003-11-09 Thread brooksdj
Hi gang. Well we managed to get 4 of the 7 together Saturday at C'est What Micro brewery from about 1-5 pm. Just the standard pub pictures taken,but i did manage a few church shots on the walk to the pub with the 6x7.Boy people look

Re: OT or not OT - a little of each -

2003-11-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Saturday, November 8, 2003, at 05:24 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I know you guys would be watching if I had been in it though, right? ;) You bet. The Bears are the early game today, so I may catch a bit of Scrabble in any case. Chicago plays Detroit today, so I'll make my once a year trip to s

Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'll drink Oban. I like Lagavulin. I love Laphroig. On Saturday, November 8, 2003, at 03:34 PM, Keith Whaley wrote: Oh yeah! I agree on the Oban... Of course, Dalwhinnie is right up there with the best, as well. keith whaley Friends of The Classic Malts Member #134922... William Robb wrote: -

Re: Some cracking deals!

2003-11-09 Thread Keith Whaley
Kenneth Waller wrote: > > Opps, I bought the Optio S for $319 not the S4. > > Kenneth Waller Well, yesterday I bought the S4 for $328 and change...from www2.buydig.com Considering it lists for $549, this is 60% of the MSRP. I can live with that! Now, to keep my wife from snagging it! kei

Re: PZ-1 vs MZ-S

2003-11-09 Thread Margus Männik
You may also take a look at this thread: http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=004pEL BR, Margus "David S." wrote: > You are correct. The PZ-1 has no mirror lock up, the PZ-1P has the > mirror lock up feature when you use the 2 second timer. > > gregcooper wrote: > > > > Some peo

Re: Lunar eclipse tonight

2003-11-09 Thread brooksdj
The sky was very clear tonight for the eclipse. Using the links Bob and someone else forwarded on how to shoot this event i tried aroll in the SP500 last night with the tak 200 and 2x. I hope i adjusted properly for the 2x.Did some short bulb shots near the end at various X seconds opened. Tim

Re: Viewfinder magnification of DSLRs: *istD best, E-1 und SD9 last

2003-11-09 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Nov 2003 at 22:22, jmb wrote: > Strange. . . > > I have used my LX for ~20 years and my E10 for 1. I've never noticed > that the E10 VF was cr*p! Is it because I wear glasses or that it's > usually overcast here in NE Ohio? Put them side by side and you can tell the difference, I do have

Re: Way OT: Cleaning out the spam

2003-11-09 Thread Dr E D F Williams
Making the rules is a little more complicated than it is with OE or other programs. I have one like this 'if the from field contains [EMAIL PROTECTED] consider the message to be legitimate'. But the rule has a string of to: addresses as well -- other names people use for me -- that are regarded as

Re: Way OT: Cleaning out the spam

2003-11-09 Thread Bill Owens
I just had to uninstall MailWasher. Somehow it was bouncing auto reply and auto forward mails, thus causing me to be unsubscribed every time I replied to any post on the PDML. Bill - Original Message - From: "Dr E D F Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, N

Way OT: Cleaning out the spam

2003-11-09 Thread Dr E D F Williams
After about ten days of experimenting with MailWasher I've come to the conclusion it works. I added Spamhaus.org's database to the list -- which had SpamCop and ORDB -- and now I get hardly any spam at all. If I'd ordered each time I got an one particular offer I'd have needed to change my trouser