Re: December PUG Submission

2003-11-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Fred Neil! Alright ... didja ever see him playing and singing back in them > good ol' days? Alas, I just heard Joni MItchell singing it on records :) a > > > Since yesterday, when the theme was posted here, I've been humming the song, > and, perhaps more interesting (to

Re: Remote control for *ist D

2003-11-18 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
graywolf a écrit: Direct from a knowledgable sorce: The CS-205 is the recommended electronic cable release. The other option is one of the little IR remote controls. The basic rule is that any Pentax camera that uses an IR remote can use any of the Pentax IR remotes. There was a model C, D, E

Re: Question about slide-show or screen saver software

2003-11-18 Thread Herb Chong
that's why i go to Tucows and CNet only. someone has already done the filtering. otherwise, i think about writing it. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 7:32 PM Subject: Re: Question about slide-s

Re: A conversation with Noritsu.

2003-11-18 Thread Chris Brogden
On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, William Robb wrote: > She doesn't think that her company is putting much by way of resources > into improving film scanning, and really doesn't see minilab scanning > getting much better, if at all. That's about what I've been hearing as well. From what I understand, digital

Re: Question about slide-show or screen saver software

2003-11-18 Thread John Francis
> > Photoshop Album is to Photoshop like Javascript is to Java. Quite possibly. But as the original question was for software to create slide shows and/or screen savers, Photoshop Album is at least worthy of consideration. Sure, it isn't Photoshop. There again, it doesn't need to be. Especia

Re: Origin of K mount name

2003-11-18 Thread jmb
Mark, Me too. John Well, I long wondered why the K2 was so named until I learned of the existence of the K.

Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm]

2003-11-18 Thread jmb
Stan, I wonder if a tripod mountable lens holding device for these has been invented? John 3030 tripod head. The 300mm does not have a tripod mount, so it was hanging off the 2X extender, just floating around in the breeze. For some shots later I used the self-timer with mirror lockup but for th

Re: Remote control for *ist D

2003-11-18 Thread graywolf
Direct from a knowledgable sorce: The CS-205 is the recommended electronic cable release. The other option is one of the little IR remote controls. The basic rule is that any Pentax camera that uses an IR remote can use any of the Pentax IR remotes. There was a model C, D, E and F. There was o

Re: Smithsonian contest (was: Defining "previously Published" for a photo contest)

2003-11-18 Thread Ryan Lee
Hey Ann.. Following your lead I thought I'd buzz them.. Good call! :) Ryan Thank you for your recent letter regarding SMITHSONIAN magazine's photo contest. Australians are quite welcome to enter, just make sure you send your entry early enough to get here before the deadline. We appreciate your

Re: Remote control for *ist D

2003-11-18 Thread Bill Owens
The IR remote on my 90WR works with both the MZ-S, Optio S, and *ist D. According to what I've been told, all Pentax IR remotes work with all Pentax cameras that support IR. Bill - Original Message - From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 1

Re: Question about slide-show or screen saver software

2003-11-18 Thread Bill Owens
If you're running Windows XP you already have a slide show program. It's in the My Pictures folder. Bill - Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 7:32 PM Subject: Re: Question about slide-show or screen saver

Re: Accidentally erased your memory card?

2003-11-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Well, Rob, you're an expert in such matters, but ma and pa and the kids down the street, they ain't, and of course there are some fumble-fingered operators on this list as well. But you're correct in that, if you do everything right, and there are no glitches, and you back up and copy files before

Re: A conversation with Noritsu.

2003-11-18 Thread Bill Owens
> Her opinion is that digital will replace film, in much the same way that the > compact disc replaced long play records, and that it will happen at a very > fast pace. > > IIRC, the compact disc came out in around 1984 or so, and records were > pretty much history by the early 1990s. > > Film's da

Re: Accidentally erased your memory card?

2003-11-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I couldn't get Norton to work on my memory sticks. Try it on your cards and let us know what happens. Herb Chong wrote: > what's wrong with using Norton?

Re: Accidentally erased your memory card?

2003-11-18 Thread Rob Studdert
On 18 Nov 2003 at 16:40, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > That's true with many of the cameras I've seen as well, including mine. But, > there's also a "delete all" option ... need I say more? And what if > you change your mind ... ? Nah, that couldn't happen Could never happen to me as I've never us

Re: Accidentally erased your memory card?

2003-11-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Then Photo Rescue should be able to undelete files from a hard drive ... haven't tried that. > No difference. A CF card *is* a disk, as far as any software > is concerned;

Re: 43/1.9 w viewfinder on Japan site

2003-11-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
LTM is shared with many cameras, although mostly all older rangefinders. However, adapters are available for numerous other bodies Mark Stringer wrote: > Now that is something new to me. I did not know Pentax made a Special Limitied 43 > to fit a Leica rangefinder. Is the Leica thread mount

Re: Accidentally erased your memory card?

2003-11-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi John ... I tried Norton because it "had to work," and was unable to get it to "unerase" the memory stick. True, I may have done something wrong, nonetheless, the Photo Rescue undeleted the images in a flash ... shel > Just about any of the disk undelete tools should be able > to do this; a

Re: A conversation with Noritsu.

2003-11-18 Thread Herb Chong
the CD came out just before 1980. it was very expensive at first and just for show. i attended some of the Sony seminars when they were first coming out. you couldn't buy anything at a "record store" until about 1982 though. i would not be surprised to see ISO 800 color print film be about the onl

Re: Question about slide-show or screen saver software

2003-11-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Herb Chong wrote: > nothing that comes with Photoshop of any variety. you have to use 3rd party > programs of which there are lots and of varying costs from free to about $50 > for commercial ones. just search any download site like Tucows. > > Herb Herb - I do have slide show software with t

Re: Accidentally erased your memory card?

2003-11-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That's true with many of the cameras I've seen as well, including mine. But, there's also a "delete all" option ... need I say more? And what if you change your mind ... ? Nah, that couldn't happen > The cameras that I have used all offer image deletion in 2 steps, thus > proving pretty diff

Re: Remote control for *ist D

2003-11-18 Thread Herb Chong
that's the cable remote. that's named in the manual. any of the IR remotes from Remote D onwards will work for sure. maybe even some of the earlier ones. i've used Remote D and F on mine. Herb - Original Message - From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tu

Re: Accidentally erased your memory card?

2003-11-18 Thread Herb Chong
what's wrong with using Norton? Herb - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 4:43 PM Subject: Re: Accidentally erased your memory card? > I don't believe it's a "disk" recovery program ... perhaps a car

Re: Question about slide-show or screen saver software

2003-11-18 Thread Herb Chong
Photoshop Album is to Photoshop like Javascript is to Java. Herb - Original Message - From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 12:41 PM Subject: Re: Question about slide-show or screen saver software >

A conversation with Noritsu.

2003-11-18 Thread William Robb
Well, not really, but sort of. Our local Noritsu rep and I had an off the record conversation yesterday. She just bought herself a digital camera. Her reasoning is that she doesn't think film is going to be well supported by the finishing industry for very much longer, though it will, of course, st

Re: Z-1p/PZ-1p introductory price

2003-11-18 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
> at an exchange of US$ 0,00062, US$ 1023 (1995 value). Sorry, it should be: 'an exchange of ITL to US$ = 0,00062,' (etc.) Gianfranco = “To read is to travel without all the hassles of luggage.” ---Emilio Salgari (1863-1911) __ Do yo

Re: PUG Submission problems

2003-11-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Jostein" Subject: Re: PUG Submission problems > > Jostein, why does the upload software disallow hyphen characters in file > > names? i always have to rename my files whenever i submit anything. > > > Actually, it's only a matter of my personal paranoia...

RE: 43/1.9 w viewfinder on Japan site

2003-11-18 Thread Peter Alling
Old Canon rangefinders, New Bessas, probably others I don't know about. At 06:28 PM 11/18/03, you wrote: Now that is something new to me. I did not know Pentax made a Special Limitied 43 to fit a Leica rangefinder. Is the Leica thread mount shared with any other cameras? -Original Message

Re: 43/1.9 w viewfinder on Japan site

2003-11-18 Thread graywolf
The old Canon Rangefinder cameras, the current Voightlanders, a lot of cheap Jap, Russian, and Chinese cameras from the 50's thru today, the Kodak Ektra. If I was looking for one I would probably go for a Voightlander R from Classic Cameras (I think that is the guy) who sells them for about $300

Re: Remote control for *ist D

2003-11-18 Thread Bill Owens
CS-205 Bill - Original Message - From: "Larry Hodgson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 6:35 PM Subject: Remote control for *ist D > Does anyone know what the part number is for the remote control for the *ist > D that is mentioned in all the

Re: Accidentally erased your memory card?

2003-11-18 Thread John Francis
> > I don't believe it's a "disk" recovery program ... > perhaps a card recovery program. No difference. A CF card *is* a disk, as far as any software is concerned; it's just implemented in solid-state memory. All the data structures (directories, files, allocation tables, etc.) are exactly the

Remote control for *ist D

2003-11-18 Thread Larry Hodgson
Does anyone know what the part number is for the remote control for the *ist D that is mentioned in all the data sheets, etc.?? No one seems to have it or know the part number to order. Larry

Re: Z-1p/PZ-1p introductory price

2003-11-18 Thread John Francis
> does anyone knows, how much it cost when > introduced first back in 1995.? I paid $589 for mine from a local camera shop; the B&H mail order price was fairly close to that.

RE: 43/1.9 w viewfinder on Japan site

2003-11-18 Thread Mark Stringer
Now that is something new to me. I did not know Pentax made a Special Limitied 43 to fit a Leica rangefinder. Is the Leica thread mount shared with any other cameras? -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 4:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: Accidentally erased your memory card?

2003-11-18 Thread John Francis
> The *ist D offers an image protect feature. Many digital cameras do. It just makes the files readonly, so a simple delete won't work. Reformatting the card will still get rid of them, though.

Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm]

2003-11-18 Thread Steve Larson
Hi Doug, Thanks for the great explanation! Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 6:01 AM Subject: Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm] > Hi Steve, > > On Tue, 18 Nov

Re: Accidentally erased your memory card?

2003-11-18 Thread John Francis
> > there's an inexpensive program that can recover deleted > data from your memory cards. It's called Photo Rescue: > http://www.datarescue.com/photorescue/ Just about any of the disk undelete tools should be able to do this; a memory card is just a FAT or FAT32 volume. so if you already have s

Re: something dumb I did

2003-11-18 Thread cbwaters
NFG could mean Non-Functioning Gear but I was referring to the previously mentioned No Effin Good derivation. Cory - Original Message - From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:50 PM Subject: Re: something d

RE: Defining "previously Published" for a photo contest

2003-11-18 Thread Len Paris
Frank, I believe that photonet is one of those places that state that anything posted there is copyright by them and the poster. Other folks don't like to use photos that may be copyrighted by more than one person. I read stuff on photonet fairly often. I'm going to do a real seach of their sit

Re: Accidentally erased your memory card?

2003-11-18 Thread brooksdj
NOW you tell me.lol Welcome back Shel,BTW. I had an instance at a Reinging show last year.I have a ritual i do when transfering full cards to my onsite staff(4 cards)but i was in ahurry,thought i had made a transfer when all i did was remove a full card and put it back in,and deleted 90 pictur

Re: Smithsonian contest (was: Defining "previously Published" for a photo contest)

2003-11-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Ryan Lee wrote: > I haven't been paying too close attention to this thread, and I may have > missed it if it's been answered already- is this contest open to non-US > residents? e.g. Australia.. > > Thanks, > Ryan The rules: (says nothing about geographical limitations) http://www.smithsonianmag

Re: Breezbrowser

2003-11-18 Thread Juey Chong Ong
On Tuesday, Nov 18, 2003, at 13:36 America/New_York, Cotty wrote: I looked at the Breezebrowser site: and was somewhat surprised that I could find no information of what platforms this software runs on. I presume that it is PC only? It looks lik

Re: THe Answer from Smithsonian

2003-11-18 Thread Peter Alling
But the coins are so much more fun... At 02:02 PM 11/18/03, you wrote: On 18/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Thank you for your letter regarding SMITHSONIAN >magazine's photo contest. >Your questions were submitted to our judges and >the answer is yes, you can >submit the web home page photo

Re: THe Answer from Smithsonian

2003-11-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Thank you for your letter regarding SMITHSONIAN >magazine's photo contest. >Your questions were submitted to our judges and >the answer is yes, you can >submit the web home page photo and the photo >exhibited in a gallery as long >as they have never appea

Re: OT - My Letter in AP

2003-11-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Check the Monty Python home pages,or better yet,the Goon Show. >They used words like that alot.lol > >Dave > > > [...] >> >> > However I do take your discumbobulation in all seriositarianistic >> > hyperenbliviolousness.

Re: Anybody know where to get an SD-11 focusing screen?

2003-11-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Maybe a matte screen and put crosshairs on it yourself? Never mind that, you should see my D60. Matte with cat hairs ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps ___

Re: OT - My Letter in AP

2003-11-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >> However I do take your discumbobulation in all seriositarianistic >> hyperenbliviolousness. > > >No one of these words makes any sense to me, since I'm not english (and my >written english is the proof) >nevertheless I'm curios, and I went on dictionar

Re: Pentax full-frame sensor direction (WAS: Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26)

2003-11-18 Thread Steve Desjardins
Or simply a 12 MP FF 35 mm sensor in a back that will fit on a 645 nII. That could be below $6K and would given the MF types a digital option. There are few enough FF 35 mm- style cameras around to make this a viable option, especially since the Canon 1DS is competing with MF. Steven Desjard

Accidentally erased your memory card?

2003-11-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hey gang, Considering how many times digicam users delete images from their memory cards, and that sometimes the interface and controls on digicams can be confusing (especially for those unfamiliar with the camera), it might be a good idea to have an undelete function available. However, i don't

Re: Breezbrowser

2003-11-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >My response on asking when BreezeBrowser might be available for the *istD. > >Bill > >> Bill, >> >> BreezeBrowser supports JPEGs and TIFFs from the Pentax *ist D and the next >> release will be able to display the raw files. The next release is due >> tow

FS: 67 Lenses

2003-11-18 Thread Bruce Dayton
OK, the 67II has been sold. Just need to sell two lenses to finish paying for the *ist D stuff. So... 165/2.8 EX+ - $250 - free shipping 75/4.5 LN- - $350 - free shipping Both are latest versions and come with original front and rear caps. With these sales, my 67 kit is not damaged too badly,

Re: If Pentax were like an automobile company ...

2003-11-18 Thread Keith Whaley
Peter Alling wrote: > > Been away for a bit, spent a couple of weeks traveling and then another > couple of weeks getting caught up on "things". (4500+ messages from PDML > sheeish). > I'm going to scan the headers and delete most if not all of them, so if > anyone had a comment rant or insult

Re: something dumb I did

2003-11-18 Thread Peter Jordan
I managed something almost as dumb this weekend. Setting out for only the second time with my new photo backpack on my pack, I'd gone about 100 yds from the car when I heard a horrible clunk. Looking round, there was my FB-1/FC-1 lying on the ground. To use Cotty's phrase from another post I was

Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm]

2003-11-18 Thread Anders Hultman
On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, John Francis wrote: > > When you see a %xx in a URL, it's replacing a character that's > > restricted. You most often see it with spaces (%20) and plus signs > > (%2B) but any ASCII character can be represented this way. The number > > is simply the hexadecimal value of the

Re: Question about slide-show or screen saver software

2003-11-18 Thread John Francis
> > nothing that comes with Photoshop of any variety. you have to use 3rd party > programs of which there are lots and of varying costs from free to about $50 > for commercial ones. just search any download site like Tucows. Don't forget Photoshop Album. That's the Adobe product that competes in

Re: THe Answer from Smithsonian

2003-11-18 Thread Eactivist
Not surprised. Magazines have a tendency to be print-centric. Marnie aka Doe ;-)

Re: 43/1.9 w viewfinder on Japan site

2003-11-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Pre M-series Leica ... the special 43mm will also fit on current M series Leicas with a screw - M mount adapter, which works essentially the same way the K-42 adapter works on Pentax bodies. Mark Stringer wrote: > http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/catalog/ > > I was looking at the 43/1.9 limited and

Re: 43/1.9 w viewfinder on Japan site

2003-11-18 Thread Peter Alling
Pentax released the 43 Ltd in classic Leica Screw mount. Looks like the control layout of a Leica III series of some kind. At 12:17 PM 11/18/03, you wrote: http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/catalog/ I was looking at the 43/1.9 limited and it shows it with viewfinders for a rangefinder camera also

Re: New Sigma 17-35//2.8-4

2003-11-18 Thread John Francis
> > Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >on 18.11.03 15:20, Mark Roberts at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> Y-ha! The 82mm filter was what made me reluctant to buy one of these > >> in the past (not that I can afford one now...) > >Now filter size is the same like in FA* 200/2

Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm]

2003-11-18 Thread John Francis
> > Hi Steve, > > On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 05:10:10 -0800, Steve Larson wrote: > > > So that`s where the %20`s come from. Thanks, I always wondered > > where they came from. > > When you see a %xx in a URL, it's replacing a character that's > restricted. You most often see it with spaces (%20) and

Re: Defining "previously Published" for a photo contest

2003-11-18 Thread Keith Whaley
Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > Cotty wrote: > > > On 18/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > > > >I would love to see a contact sheet of both your photos of me and > > >mine of yours how bout it? > > > > Meet behind the bicycle sheds at 4pm. > > > > Cheers, > > Cotty > > > Um that was meant for

43/1.9 w viewfinder on Japan site

2003-11-18 Thread Mark Stringer
http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/catalog/ I was looking at the 43/1.9 limited and it shows it with viewfinders for a rangefinder camera also shown in the background. What camera is this? Mark Stringer

Re: If Pentax were like an automobile company ...

2003-11-18 Thread Peter Alling
Been away for a bit, spent a couple of weeks traveling and then another couple of weeks getting caught up on "things". (4500+ messages from PDML sheeish). I'm going to scan the headers and delete most if not all of them, so if anyone had a comment rant or insult especially for me they might want

Re: Defining "previously Published" for a photo contest

2003-11-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Cotty wrote: > On 18/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > >I would love to see a contact sheet of both your photos of me and > >mine of yours > >how bout it? > > Meet behind the bicycle sheds at 4pm. > > Cheers, > Cotty > Um that was meant for Shel - and meant to be sent privately -- ugh

THe Answer from Smithsonian

2003-11-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
here it is, kids - yippie! >>> Ms. Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Ms. Sanfedele: Thank you for your letter regarding SMITHSONIAN magazine's photo contest. Your questions were submitted to our judges and the answer is yes, you can submit the web home page photo and the photo exh

Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm]

2003-11-18 Thread Stan Halpin
on 11/18/03 7:17 AM, jmb at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Stan, > > I see nothing wrong with these technically on my monitor. So this is > effectively 600+ telephoto (900?)! What tripod setup did you use? > > Run! Don't walk! to buy this! >> >> For academic interest, herewith is presented a sho

RE: Annsan and *ist D and Godzilla

2003-11-18 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > At 08:44 AM 11/18/03, throwing caution to the wind, Bill > Owens wrote: > > > > > > > > > > We'll need some veils and a snake :-) > > > > > > > > > >NO! That may cause tv and Jessica to Belly Dance. > > > >

Re: New Sigma 17-35//2.8-4

2003-11-18 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 18.11.03 16:52, Rob Brigham at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On the surface good news indeed, but surely this must mean a totally new > optical design - so no guarantees that it is as good as the old model. Sigma uses 2 aspherical and one Special Low Dispersion element to achieve small size and de

Re: Anybody know where to get an SD-11 focusing screen?

2003-11-18 Thread Sam Durst
As I understand it, the SD-11 is completely clear, not etched like a ground glass. This produces the brightest possible image, which is what you want when focusing on the night sky. Sam At 10:29 AM 11/18/2003 -0500, you wrote: Maybe a matte screen and put crosshairs on it yourself? Bill

RE: New Sigma 17-35//2.8-4

2003-11-18 Thread Rob Brigham
On the surface good news indeed, but surely this must mean a totally new optical design - so no guarantees that it is as good as the old model. I already own the old one, so it makes no odds to me, but the 77 matches my 28-70 EX (which I don't use much anymore) and the 82 matches my 100-300 F4 (wh

Re: Anybody know where to get an SD-11 focusing screen?

2003-11-18 Thread Sam Durst
Thanks, I didn't even think to check their used section; I just looked in the new stuff. I guessed I thought Google would find it. Sam At 09:18 AM 11/18/2003 -0600, you wrote: Sam Durst wrote: I have an MX that I want to use for astrophotography, and I understand it can take LX focusing scr

Re: FaJ 18-35mm on film

2003-11-18 Thread Juey Chong Ong
On Tuesday, Nov 18, 2003, at 10:33 America/New_York, Joe Wilensky wrote: Very light, but not as "loose" feeling as some FA zooms like the 28-70mm f/4. Agree. The focus ring also has a good feel. Not too "loose" like the earlier FA zooms. --jc

Re: New Sigma 17-35//2.8-4

2003-11-18 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 18.11.03 16:44, Mark Roberts at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yep. And the same as my FA*80-200/2.8 and also my Tokina 28-70/2.6-2.8 > ;) So I would say that you are lucky, lucky man! ;-) -- Best Regards Sylwek

RE: Breezbrowser

2003-11-18 Thread Rob Brigham
Yep - didn't expect you to mind, just being courteous. > -Original Message- > From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 November 2003 15:36 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Breezbrowser > > > Don't mind at all. Aren't we supposed to share information here? > > Bill >

Re: Origin of K mount name

2003-11-18 Thread Mark Roberts
Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Did the Kmount get its name from the K series cameras? KX, K2, K2DMD. > >>> I don't know. The K mount was introduced with the KM, the KX, >>> and the K2. But, "which came first, the chicken or the egg?" > >> Well there was a Pentax "K" that was a screw m

Re: New Sigma 17-35//2.8-4

2003-11-18 Thread Mark Roberts
Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >on 18.11.03 15:20, Mark Roberts at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Y-ha! The 82mm filter was what made me reluctant to buy one of these >> in the past (not that I can afford one now...) >Now filter size is the same like in FA* 200/2.8, 24/2 and 80-2

Re: Origin of K mount name

2003-11-18 Thread Fred
>>> Did the Kmount get its name from the K series cameras? >>> KX, K2, K2DMD. >> I don't know. The K mount was introduced with the KM, the KX, >> and the K2. But, "which came first, the chicken or the egg?" > Well there was a Pentax "K" that was a screw mount camera, wasn't > it? True, enough

Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm]

2003-11-18 Thread Stan Halpin
Fred, Shel? He is the luddite in a different thread. This is Stan, I am the early-adopter out here on the bleeding edge of technology... BTW, I do know the value of standards which conform to the lowest common denominator, and it is after all still unusual for an OS to be able to deal with file n

Re: Breezbrowser

2003-11-18 Thread Bill Owens
Don't mind at all. Aren't we supposed to share information here? Bill - Original Message - From: "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:18 AM Subject: RE: Breezbrowser > Thanks Bill. I have shared the good news with others - hope

Re: FaJ 18-35mm on film

2003-11-18 Thread Joe Wilensky
I have film results from the FAJ 18-35mm too (on an MZ-5n). The following are all at 18mm, unsharpened: http://homepage.mac.com/wilensky/Ivy.jpg The sun is in the frame on this one: http://homepage.mac.com/wilensky/Bridge_view.jpg Indoors with bounce flash: http://homepage.mac.com/wilensky/Ilana

Re: Software for ist D Camera

2003-11-18 Thread Juey Chong Ong
On Tuesday, Nov 18, 2003, at 10:18 America/New_York, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Not only OS X, but it also works under Mac OS 9.x too - that's nice ;-) Whoops! Sorry, I mis-typed. The box specs says you need Mac OS X 10.1.3 and up, or Mac OS 9.0 and up with CarbonLib 1.5 or later installed. Soun

Re: Anybody know where to get an SD-11 focusing screen?

2003-11-18 Thread Bill Owens
Maybe a matte screen and put crosshairs on it yourself? Bill - Original Message - From: "Sam Durst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:06 AM Subject: Anybody know where to get an SD-11 focusing screen? > Hi folks, > > I asked this question o

Re: Origin of K mount name

2003-11-18 Thread graywolf
Yep. jmb wrote: HI, Did the Kmount get its name from the K series cameras? KX, K2, K2DMD. John -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com "You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway."

RE: Breezbrowser

2003-11-18 Thread Rob Brigham
Thanks Bill. I have shared the good news with others - hope you don't mind... Fingers crossed they will all add support soon! > -Original Message- > From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 November 2003 13:36 > To: PDML > Subject: Breezbrowser > > > My response on asking

Re: Anybody know where to get an SD-11 focusing screen?

2003-11-18 Thread Gary L. Murphy
Sam Durst wrote: I have an MX that I want to use for astrophotography, and I understand it can take LX focusing screens. I would like to find an LX screen SD-11 (clear with etched crosshairs) but can't seem to find anybody selling them. If anybody knows where I can get one I would appreciate

Re: Annsan and *ist D and Godzilla

2003-11-18 Thread Bill Owens
> At 08:44 AM 11/18/03, throwing caution to the wind, Bill Owens wrote: > > > > > > > We'll need some veils and a snake :-) > > > > > > >NO! That may cause tv and Jessica to Belly Dance. > > > >Bill > > I could handle Jessica belly dancing. > > Yes, but tv ?

Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm]

2003-11-18 Thread Doug Franklin
Hi Steve, On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 05:10:10 -0800, Steve Larson wrote: > So that`s where the %20`s come from. Thanks, I always wondered > where they came from. When you see a %xx in a URL, it's replacing a character that's restricted. You most often see it with spaces (%20) and plus signs (%2B) but

Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm]

2003-11-18 Thread Doug Franklin
Hi Stan, On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:14:21 -0600, Stan Halpin wrote: > Doug - I have changed to accommodate silly HTML restrictions! > (The original worked fine on my system...) Yep, I found out the problem several years ago by posting files with spaces in their names. Pretty embarassing for a profe

Re: Annsan and *ist D and Godzilla

2003-11-18 Thread Doug Brewer
At 08:44 AM 11/18/03, throwing caution to the wind, Bill Owens wrote: > > We'll need some veils and a snake :-) > NO! That may cause tv and Jessica to Belly Dance. Bill I could handle Jessica belly dancing.

Re: Annsan and *ist D and Godzilla

2003-11-18 Thread Bill Owens
> > We'll need some veils and a snake :-) > NO! That may cause tv and Jessica to Belly Dance. Bill

Breezbrowser

2003-11-18 Thread Bill Owens
My response on asking when BreezeBrowser might be available for the *istD. Bill > Bill, > > BreezeBrowser supports JPEGs and TIFFs from the Pentax *ist D and the next > release will be able to display the raw files. The next release is due > towards the end of this month. > > Regards > > Chris Br

Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm]

2003-11-18 Thread jmb
Stan, I see nothing wrong with these technically on my monitor. So this is effectively 600+ telephoto (900?)! What tripod setup did you use? Run! Don't walk! to buy this! For academic interest, herewith is presented a shot with *ist-D at ISO 200, FA* 300mm/4.5 plus Pentax A-2X-S. The really cu

Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm]

2003-11-18 Thread Steve Larson
So that`s where the %20`s come from. Thanks, I always wondered where they came from. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California > Spaces aren't legal in a URL. They need to be replaced with %20 for > most browsers, though Internet Exploder might work with them. > > TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: Question about slide-show or screen saver software

2003-11-18 Thread brooksdj
Hi Ann I use two products from Hamrik.Vueslide which is a small free program that ONLY does a slide show, (about 500K)and Vueprint,which does slide shows and a few other things,like file adjustments etc.I put the first one on CD's i sell at shows and use the later for customers to view their pictu

Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm]

2003-11-18 Thread Fred
> Doug - I have changed to accommodate silly HTML restrictions! (The > original worked fine on my system...) They're not necessarily "silly", Shel. > Try: > http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/birdOnWire.jpg > http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/redTwig.jpg > http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/cardina

Re: December PUG Submission

2003-11-18 Thread Steve Larson
Clouds. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 8:59 PM Subject: December PUG Submission > What is the theme for December? Couldn't find it at the PUG site ..

Re: Defining "previously Published" for a photo contest

2003-11-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >I would love to see a contact sheet of both your photos of me and >mine of yours >how bout it? Meet behind the bicycle sheds at 4pm. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps ___

Re: Annsan and *ist D and Godzilla

2003-11-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >> >Ok, we need to monitor Cotty now - if _he_ wins the lottery :) >> >Then I can sell the digital camera company, buy a Subaru, pay my debts and >> >hit the road >> >> I'll bring my mandolin and we can busk - can you sing? >> >> Cheers, >> Cotty >> >> >

Re: OT - My Letter in AP

2003-11-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >> ... proper digital editing techniques, and not this cheap and chintzy >> attempt at disingenuousness! Surely everyone knows ... > >disingenuousness? > >Ah, creativity is a wonderful thing, whether expressed in pictures or >words... Stan, I had to look

Re: Origin of K mount name

2003-11-18 Thread Fred
> Did the Kmount get its name from the K series cameras? > KX, K2, K2DMD. I don't know. The K mount was introduced with the KM, the KX, and the K2. But, "which came first, the chicken or the egg?" Fred, K1FW

  1   2   >