Re: the Pentax ring flash

2004-01-06 Thread Ann Sanfedele
graywolf wrote: > > We forgive you Ann. > > By the way, "or best offer" does not mean "to the highest bidder", it means it > means, I would like to get X for it, but will sell it to the one who offers the > closest to that. It is the opposite of "firm". > Duh -- I really DIDN"T know that! I w

RE: Re[2]: Ergonomics of *istD

2004-01-06 Thread Bucky
If you want real wireless flash you need a radio slave anyway. This is toy wireless flash. -- "Ask not at whom the Chimp smirks - he smirks at you." www.smirkingchimp.com www.gregpalast.com www.monbiot.com > -Original Message- > From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 6-Jan-0

Singapore?

2004-01-06 Thread Stan Halpin
Anyone currently on the list who lives in Singapore? There is a good chance I will have a few days there later this month. Anyone with experience in Singapore who would care to offer suggestions re photo opportunities etc? (Yes, my time will probably overlap New Year's Day...) Stan

Re: Tv dial in *istD

2004-01-06 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks - I think you are right! stan keller.schaefer wrote: I think the line in the manual refers to either of the 'wheels' on grip or body to be in an intermediate position (between rests), not the switch. Sven Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: I saw something in the manual (probably the gri

Re: Picture Window Pro v Photoshop

2004-01-06 Thread graywolf
Popped right up on my browser. -- Shel Belinkoff wrote: Sheesh, that site is s-l-o-w ... Rob Studdert wrote: The Panotools plug-in can be used to correct chromatic aberrations: http://www.caldwellphotographic.com/TutorialsDistortionAndColorFringing.html -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.co

Re: the Pentax ring flash

2004-01-06 Thread graywolf
We forgive you Ann. By the way, "or best offer" does not mean "to the highest bidder", it means it means, I would like to get X for it, but will sell it to the one who offers the closest to that. It is the opposite of "firm". -- Ann Sanfedele wrote: Fred wrote: I have a solid $100 bid on it

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

2004-01-06 Thread Stan Halpin
A minority opinion: I like the green button location. I don't like the strap interfering with the CF flap. I have no problem getting the CF card to eject. The grip is a POS compared to the very fine MZ-S. Of the 4 grips I have used, in order of comfort and utility, I put MZ-S 1st, PZ-1p GripSt

Re: the Pentax ring flash

2004-01-06 Thread Pentxuser
Anne wrote But even if you are being a crumudgeon, thanks for the added info, below. I used mine with a 100 f 4 macro and a 50mm f 4 macro, both of which have 49mm threads (they are about 20 years old) annsan I've used mine with step up rings right up to 58mm. Team a 100-300 up with nikon close

Re: The "Toughest" Pentax

2004-01-06 Thread Pentxuser
Rob wrote Given that the LX that I landed on last November I've been belting around since 1987 I can't say I agree with you. My *ist D in given the same treatment would have definitely been put out-of-action as the battery cover would have been smashed to bits, that scares me as I'm not likely

Re: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Jeez, George, I think I might print that out and include it in my information pack that I send to my potential clients... ;-) tan. - Original Message - From: "George Sinos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 3:00 PM Subject: Re: Down off my "h

Re: Picture Window Pro v Photoshop

2004-01-06 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Sheesh, that site is s-l-o-w ... Rob Studdert wrote: > The Panotools plug-in can be used to correct chromatic aberrations: > > http://www.caldwellphotographic.com/TutorialsDistortionAndColorFringing.html

Re: the Pentax ring flash

2004-01-06 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Fred wrote: > > > I have a solid $100 bid on it from someone across > > the big pond... > > Reminder that it has 49mm threads. Anyone in for > > more? > > I'm sure that we (almost) all agree that it's OK to mention items > that we personally are selling here (and many of us have done so), > but

Re: OT - Digital B/W or Colour ?

2004-01-06 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Rob ... If I understand what you mean, I ~think~ it's possible, but I've not gotten that far along yet. The differences would generally be quite subtle, but, with a film like Tech Pan, which is more orthochromatic, or the infrared films, it should be easier. I started working with an infrared

Re: wedding photography...ugh!

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Doug said: "> When I wrote that, I was not writing specifically about wedding > photography. It crossed my mind that I should write something to > indicate I meant Tanya's work on the whole, but as I'm easily > distracted, the thought didn't stay in my head too long." Actually, I suspected that y

Re: Thanks for the Welcome!

2004-01-06 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Pieter Nagel wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 11:43:28AM -0800, Jasmine wrote: > > > > One thing I would like to get is a flash-thingy. Are they hard to > > find? Expensive? (and yes, I said flash-THINGY - I have a fine command > > of the English language, thank you very much!) > > You alrea

Re: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread George Sinos
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/essays/vanRiper/index.htm Here's a link to this week's Washington Post Photography column by Frank Van Ripper. He's responding to another news story where Wedding photographers were called one of the top ten overpaid professions. See you later, gs

Re: wedding photography...ugh!

2004-01-06 Thread Doug Brewer
On Tuesday, January 6, 2004, at 03:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree. I recall Doug Brewer recently telling Tanya that, although she was talented, many of her shots looked like recycled versions of other people's ideas. "Perhaps that is true", I said to myself, "but I have seldom seen

RE: Re[2]: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread tom
Bitch and moan, bitch and moan, wah, wah, wah. Just to counteract the horror stories... - I like most of my clients. Every once in a while I get hired by a twit, but generally they're very nice people who treat me well. In fact, most of them treat me like I'm doing them a favor. - I shoot what I

Re: Picture Window Pro v Photoshop

2004-01-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 3 Jan 2004 at 18:29, Herb Chong wrote: > the lens distortion, noise, and chromatic abberation corrections in PW Pro > are much harder to achieve in Photoshop. i haven't seen any plugins for > chromatic abberation yet, although i have seen ones for noise and lens > distortion. The Panotools plu

Re: Re[2]: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Amita Guha" Subject: RE: Re[2]: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump. > The Presbyterian church where we got married (200 year old congregation) > didn't allow photography during the service, but we knew about that well > in advance

Re: OT - Digital B/W or Colour ?

2004-01-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 6 Jan 2004 at 19:06, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I put up a couple of techniques to convert color photos to B&W in > Photoshop. They are simple, yet go far beyond the simple conversion to > grey scale or desaturation methods. The instructions assume some > experience with PS ... > > http://home

Re: ist-D multi-exposure (was:Re: My first *ist D gallery)

2004-01-06 Thread Herb Chong
there are Photoshop plugins to do blend images across exposures. check out www.reindeergraphics.com under Optipix. Herb - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 9:44 AM Subject: Re: ist-D multi-exposure (was:

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

2004-01-06 Thread Ryan Lee
I was thinking more like in the sea of flashes, everyone gets the shot, just one gets the cover. And not to say the overs and the unders aren't 'usable' :-) Ryan - Original Message - From: "Butch Black" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 12:00 P

Re: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread graywolf
Back long ago when I sold real estate I had all these customers I showed around and very few sales. Then one day I woke up, and I did some figuring. I found that for someone to buy a house (and I mean the very cheapest house) in the area I was in they had to have an income of $50,000/year and $1

Re: ist-D multi-exposure (was:Re: My first *ist D gallery)

2004-01-06 Thread Herb Chong
you don't use the multiple exposure function for doing this. you need two separate image files. i have done up to 6 files taken one stop apart blended to get deep shapow and bright sunlight within range. Herb - Original Message - From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread Herb Chong
one thing i have been wondering for a while, how many people live within about 200km of you? Herb - Original Message - From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 8:49 AM Subject: Re: Down off my "high-horse"... with a th

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

2004-01-06 Thread Herb Chong
i bought the ZX-5n strap. it doesn't look as nice, but that is besides the point. Herb - Original Message - From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 8:42 AM Subject: Re: Ergonomics of *istD > Return to the strap with the pockets

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

2004-01-06 Thread Herb Chong
i think it is way too large, and that is without the battery grip. the only reason i have it is because it is the only game in town. the size of the film *ist would suit me better, but even then, i think is on the large side. Herb... - Original Message - From: "mapson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Yeah, so wouldn't you think it would be a priority to hire one that they KNOW will make their Shoes, gowns, cakes, limos, reception, doves, flowers, red carpets, horse and carriage and everything else! look good? And if so, then why haggle over price when it is the only thing that they will have to

Re: Re[2]: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread mapson
promised. Ceremony ends and priest "thanks" me for my assistance (?!?) and then congratulates me on a "job well done" I think some priests have had very bad experiences in the past and they prefer to be safe than sorry. We photographed a wedding where apart from us there were 7 or 8 other people

RE: Humble PUG Review

2004-01-06 Thread frank theriault
Now your talking like a defense lawyer... -frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Humble PUG Review Date: Tue, 6 Ja

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

2004-01-06 Thread Butch Black
Battery's excellent! Though I still quite like my 'bracket'.. :-) Ryan The only problem with bracket is that you would end up with some photographers overexposed, and I have seen few photographers that I would like to see that way. ;) Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the wa

January PUG Comments - Jan. 6

2004-01-06 Thread frank theriault
I can't remember what number I'm at, so I figure it's easier to date these ongoing comments, as I'll basically only have time to do one session per day until I'm done. How the hell did Lon do his all in one sitting and comment on all of them? Anyway, by coincidence, I'm done with kitties, and

Re: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread Ryan K. Brooks
Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: Bill said: "> On the heels of the AF revolution came the "PJ" style of wedding photography, which to me requires as much skill as squishing a wounded bug." Jeez Bill, hope tv doesn't read that... Yeah, as a "tv" customer, I'd have to say I hired him fo

Re: Re[2]: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread Robert Chiasson
There are far too many photographers chasing too few customers. (Thanks to automation - it was all downhill after the ME was widely available.) In the old days, the pro got involved with the booking of the formal portraits at the time photos were needed for the newspaper announcement (the papers h

Re: Re[2]: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Bill said: "> On the heels of the AF revolution came the "PJ" style of wedding > photography, which to me requires as much skill as squishing a wounded bug." Jeez Bill, hope tv doesn't read that... I totally disagree with you on that point. I am hopeless at PJ photography and I don't really lik

Re: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread Bob W
Hi, > If the divorce statisitcs in Oz are anything like they are here, there is a > 50:50 chance that they won't want to be reminded of that particular day. > Get yer money up front. I've had marriages end before the album is > delivered. > Hell, I had a marriage end just before the bride walks i

Re: Re[2]: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread mapson
Why is it the Catholics, who have been around for a couple of thousand years, will allow me to shoot from the alter, as long as I don't make a spectacle, but some wannabe cult that was born last week makes my life miserable? Go figure. I don't get it. William Robb William, it depends on the pries

Re: Cokin P & Ultrawide

2004-01-06 Thread Ryan Lee
Ah I just found that they actually sell Cokin wide holders now, so please ignore the first para. Still don't know about the second thing though. Ta, Ryan - Original Message - From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 11:25 AM Su

Re: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread mapson
Yeah, but the point is that in years to come, they will discover that it was their choice of photographer that enabled them to SHOW people what they looked like *when* they looked great, everything matched etc... tan. That is it! Photographers are there to show what they spent their $200

Spotmatic turns 40

2004-01-06 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Heads Up, Happy Birthday Spotmatic! She turns 40 this year, but not over the hill by any means. JCO J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -

Re[2]: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread mapson
hasn't gained the knowledge of photography was pretty poor. But with good P&S cameras and mini labs, the ability for anyone to create a passable snapshot has made them feel that the value of the item (photo) isn't very high. After all, all I did was press a button. I really didn't have to know

OT: Cokin P & Ultrawide

2004-01-06 Thread Ryan Lee
Hi all, I'm sorry this one's another OT; I was hoping I could draw on the sea of experience on this list. Has anyone used a Cokin P system on a ultrawide zoom (17-35 or 19-35), and if so I was wondering if I could get some advice and tackling the vignetting problem. I've read some comments elsewher

Re: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" Subject: Re: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump. > Yeah, but the point is that in years to come, they will discover that it was > their choice of photographer that enabled them to SHOW people what they > l

Re: wedding photography...ugh!

2004-01-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: wedding photography...ugh! > I agree. I recall Doug Brewer recently telling Tanya that, although she was > talented, many of her shots looked like recycled versions of other people's > ideas. "Perhaps that is true", I said t

Re: Re[2]: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" Subject: Re[2]: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump. > > One real issue/problem is that the general percieved value of a > photograph has steadily declined as the ability to make/create one has > increased. Many year

Re: Pentax cover-art (was: OT: Best photography novel?)

2004-01-06 Thread Andre Langevin
Uh-uh... Author broke his old Nikon gear and then bought used but mintish Asahi equipment on eBay. Fiction... http://www.jwhubbers.nl/francis/img/reflex.jpg Thanks Jan. I found the novel. It's called "Reflex" Check out the cover art: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0515135097.01.LZZZ

RE: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: Amita Guha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I wonder how many engaged couples (or their families) try to > > bargain down > > the limosine company? Or the reception hall? (HA! try > that one!) > > I think most brides are just ignorant, and they're getting >

Re: Confusion about lenses names

2004-01-06 Thread Bob W
Hi, different type of materials used for the glass in A* lenses, so optical performance is better. Better build quality. Usually a faster maximum aperture than the equivalent A lens. Lots more money. -- Cheers, Bob Wednesday, January 7, 2004, 12:14:42 AM, you wrote: > What is the diference b

RE: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread Amita Guha
> Yeah, but the point is that in years to come, they will > discover that it was their choice of photographer that > enabled them to SHOW people what they looked like *when* they > looked great, everything matched etc... I agree completely! I was simply trying to come up with an answer to Frank

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

2004-01-06 Thread Steve Desjardins
"First, after unpacking the box, he threw out the bubblewrap that held the camera thinking it was just packing filler. " LOL. I did the exact same thing and so did my friend who bought the S as well. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (5

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

2004-01-06 Thread Ryan Lee
Battery's excellent! Though I still quite like my 'bracket'.. :-) Ryan - Original Message - From: "zoomshot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 3:17 AM Subject: RE: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya.. > Or even a batt

Re: On a hot summers night...

2004-01-06 Thread Steve Desjardins
These are really good. Carnivals/Fairs are some of my favorite subjects, especially after dark. BTW, it's 7:15 pm here and my thermometer says a frosty -2 (actually it says 28) Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540)

Confusion about lenses names

2004-01-06 Thread Carlos Nascimento
What is the diference betwen A and A* lenses??? []'s Carlos Nascimento

RE: Humble PUG Review

2004-01-06 Thread bucky
And me, the former molecular biologist, thinking, animals is animals. Whether You think of them as pigs or people, cops are undeniably animals. Quoting frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I guess we two, you and I simply differ on what the theme is about. You're > thinking "only animals

Re: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Amita said: "> I think most brides are just ignorant, and they're getting hit with so > much marketing and they have so many details to deal with that their > heads are spinning. They're mostly concerned about how they'll look and > with making sure everything and everyone matches. So something >

Re: JanEweAviary Pug Comments (all photos, long post)

2004-01-06 Thread Kenneth Waller
Lon, thanks for commenting on my image (& all the others too). I appreciate your remarks. Some investment in time here.. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Lon Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML Pentax Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 7:00 AM Subje

Re: The "Toughest" Pentax

2004-01-06 Thread Andre Langevin
LXs that have been CLAed are usually very tough. There is no other choice for some of us as no other partly mechanical cameras (1/75 to 1/2000) offer TTL flash. I'd bring an MX as a back-up though. Only complaint about MX is that the high speeds need adjustment more often than the older mecha

the Pentax ring flash

2004-01-06 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I have a solid $100 bid on it from someone across the big pond... Reminder that it has 49mm threads. Anyone in for more? annsan

Re: Ebay scam alert...

2004-01-06 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Tan report him -- IT's totally illegal ann p.s. so many people replied about your horror show of a episode with this and that I felt it needed no further elaboration - except, "there, there" :)

Re: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread Cotty
On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Har! But yes, my friend you omitted to remember that I am a teatotaller! > >I like a dash of water with my red cordial though... I didn't forget. Hence the lots of coercion. I was given a bottle of home-made sloe gin for Christmas by my Aussie frien

Re[2]: OT - Digital B/W or Colour ?

2004-01-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Tanya, I don't shoot as many weddings as you, but even when using film cameras, my lab would do the B&W conversion for me (Agfa D-Lab). So generally I would just inform the couple that any shot they want can be in B&W. When doing portraits, I have sometimes had proofs made in both color an

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

2004-01-06 Thread Kenneth Waller
- Original Message - From: "mapson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Ergonomics of *istD > Let's talk about points to improve for *istD MkII > > anything else? 1- Twelve vs six MP 2- Price I'm sure we can come up with more. Kenneth Waller

Re: The Toughest Pentax

2004-01-06 Thread Cotty
On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >>On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >> >>>it's been to Newborough Warren >> >>On Anglesey?? > >>Cheers, >>Cotty > >Yep, the very one. I went to University in Bangor-aye. >I reckon if the MX can survive the life of a student in the wilds of >Anglesey th

Re: wedding photography...ugh!

2004-01-06 Thread Bob W
Hi, see myth #6: http://www.phototechmag.com/previous-articles/apr-myths.htm -- Cheers, Bob Tuesday, January 6, 2004, 10:14:29 PM, you wrote: > Bucky noted: > "I recall Doug Brewer recently telling Tanya that, although she was > talented, many of her shots looked like recycled versions of

Re[2]: Ergonomics of *istD

2004-01-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Tanya, I used a PZ-1p for quite a while and then MZ-S with vertical grip and then 67II with wood grip (that is way big) and now the *istD. With the vertical grip, it feels just great. More in size like a PZ-1p but feels more ergonimic to me. The real nice thing about it is that if/when yo

Re: Just one tip

2004-01-06 Thread Robert Gonzalez
Stay out of addictive photograpy discussion groups and get out there taking pics:) rg

Re: The "Toughest" Pentax

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
hehe! *tanya hums famous Aussie song "can i have another, piece of chocolate cake...?" Actually, my boys are "licking the bowl" of left over cake mixture right now (and fighting over it, of course)! We have just made a white chocolate mud cake and it is baking away, smells yummmyy... tan. >

Re: ist-D multi-exposure (was:Re: My first *ist D gallery)

2004-01-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 6 Jan 2004 at 8:52, Christian wrote: > My sister gave me the National Geographic Digital Photography Field Guide. > In it the author, Rob Sheppard, describes how to use two exposures of the > same scene to expose for the highlights and shadows more effectively. > Obviously, a tripod and static

Re: OT - Digital B/W or Colour ?

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
This is an interesting discussion, and brings up another of my "issues" with dropping film for digital. I am interested to know *how* it is that you guys approach the "mindset" of shooting a shot for bw/colour with digital. I know that usually when I am shooting with film, I will shoot a shot in c

Re[2]: Flash photography and *istD

2004-01-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Tanya, I think the jury is still out on this one. You have two different issues for the *istD. First is P-TTL. This is the latest type of TTL from Pentax. It was introduced when the MZ-S was released. This emits a preflash that is measured before the main flash. Supposedly it is more a

Re: wedding photography...ugh!

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Bucky noted: "I recall Doug Brewer recently telling Tanya that, although she was talented, many of her shots looked like recycled versions of other people's ideas." Bucky, actually, I totally agreed with Doug on that one, and I constantly toy with and struggle to attempt to come up with original

Re: Interesting experiment with *ist-D

2004-01-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 6 Jan 2004 at 19:50, mike wilson wrote: > They generally are big sods, those turbines 8-) If he exposed the trees > after the blades, surely they would overwrite the pillar? It's really > niggling me now, to find out where the other four exposures are. Try it, it works just like multiple exp

Re: Re[2]: Flash photography and *istD

2004-01-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 6 Jan 2004 at 10:35, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have noticed that mine seems to expose differently depending on aperture - > from a distance of about ten feet, I used the FA* 24 f/2 and shot at a painting > in my bedroom. The smaller apertures showed a marked difference in exposure as > comp

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Christian asked: "What DO you like about larger cameras?" In true, fairygirl fashion, Christian, I have no bloody idea! I just know that I DO like them. Not huge like a MF camera or such, but at least something that feels as though I am "working" when I use it. I don't know why it is, I ju

Re: Flash photography and *istD

2004-01-06 Thread cbwaters
FWIW, I seem to have these same problems with mine and the 280T and the 200T. Cory - Original Message - From: "mapson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 1:22 AM Subject: Re: Flash photography and *istD > > >Certainly an area that I am most intere

Re: January PUG Comments Part IV

2004-01-06 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Frits Wüthrich wrote: > > On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 22:52, mike wilson wrote: > > Frits Wüthrich wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 20:08, mike wilson wrote: > > > > I think the "nature" of the restriction Paul is talking about is nudity, > > > > of Homo sapiens at least. > > > > > > > Yes,

RE: wedding photography...ugh!

2004-01-06 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: Frits Wüthrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 18:55, tom wrote: > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > I quit doing them eventually. I couldn't take wearing the > > > jacket in th

Re: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Col, Kevin, the drinks are on you then! lol... The red cordial thing is a source of much taunting of me by family members. My extended family are mostly very heavy drinkers of alcohol, many to the point of alcoholism, including my mother. Anyways, I have seen enough of the way that they all

Re: January PUG Comments Part IV

2004-01-06 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 22:52, mike wilson wrote: > Frits Wüthrich wrote: > > > > On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 20:08, mike wilson wrote: > > > I think the "nature" of the restriction Paul is talking about is nudity, > > > of Homo sapiens at least. > > > > > Yes, I understand that, but I didn't find anythin

[Fwd: Re: Flash photography and *istD]

2004-01-06 Thread Frits Wüthrich
Tanya wrote: >She is very pretty btw... My oldest daughter, three years ago in Scotland. They grow up so fast. -- Frits Wüthrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Ebay scam alert...

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Ok, so how obvious is this - I just receive three separate emails from this guy which say: "Dear eBay Member, I am sorry to disturb you but i have seen the item you are interested (TECRA8100 P3-700 Laptop Notebook DVD 256Mb) and i want to make you a great offer. If you are intersted in this "TEC

RE: The "Toughest" Pentax

2004-01-06 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > What is it about you and I and breaking our gear?!?! > Actually, I know > exactly why I do this with my flashes so often, it is > because I leave the > gun attached to the camera and usually have a second >

RE: OT - Digital B/W or Colour ?

2004-01-06 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > I still don't like the idea, though, of including > desaturated color in > the B&W section of the PUG odd, in some ways, don't you think? Yes. tv

Re: January PUG Comments Part IV

2004-01-06 Thread mike wilson
Frits Wüthrich wrote: > > On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 20:08, mike wilson wrote: > > I think the "nature" of the restriction Paul is talking about is nudity, > > of Homo sapiens at least. > > > Yes, I understand that, but I didn't find anything in the submission guidelines > about such a restriction. I

Re: My first *ist D gallery

2004-01-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 6 Jan 2004 at 12:37, Christian wrote: > is that -2 for sharpness? Yep, sorry. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998

Re: Truth in photography (was: OT - Digital B/W or Colour ?)

2004-01-06 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That certainly gives me some "food for thought". Thanks for posting that > Cotty and Christian... > > "I hear the word manipulation forming on someone's lips. Yes, you're > right, > > converting a digital file t

Re: Flash photography and *istD

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Fritz wrote: "I disafree here. With flash compensation I would be able to control how much flash I ad to the existing ambiant light. For instance, someone in the sun, will have harsh shadows. These shadows can be reduced by the usage of flash. If however, the flash has the same brightness as the a

Re: The "Toughest" Pentax

2004-01-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 6 Jan 2004 at 10:55, Mark Roberts wrote: > I believe the LX has a reputation for being less hardy than most > metal-bodied Pentaxes. Given that the LX that I landed on last November I've been belting around since 1987 I can't say I agree with you. My *ist D in given the same treatment would

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

2004-01-06 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My main point was that *I* have tiny, weeny hands (people comment on how > small they are all the time), and scrawny little arms, and yet even *I* find > some of the MZ range feeling as though I am wielding not mu

Re: The "Toughest" Pentax

2004-01-06 Thread mike wilson
Hi, wendy beard wrote: > I've taken my MX through the rain and the mud and the Pyrenees. It's not been to > the Atacama desert but it's been to Newborough Warren. Been there. Newborough warren, I mean 8-) My VIth form biology field trip, 1972. Stayed at the Marquis of Anglesey's. Ahem. St

Re: Interesting experiment with *ist-D

2004-01-06 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Rob Studdert wrote: > > I make it five shots too, since the multi-exposure function is additive the > post of the turbine would make overwrite the foreground bushes so I guess it's > all the one scene. Maybe the perspective makes the height deceptive and often > standing below there is little

Re: wedding photography...ugh!

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Bob admitted: "> Hi, > > I crashed a wedding a few years ago in Transylvania. I'd spent the day > in a nearby village photographing a funeral, and getting very, very drunk > on the local moonshine. Back at my hotel I stumbled, half blind, into a > wedding and started photographing the dancing. Some

Re: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like a dash of water with my red cordial though... Just a note, 'Red Cordial' is the name of the band I play in. Kind regards Kevin -- __ (_ \

Re: Truth in photography (was: OT - Digital B/W or Colour ?)

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
That certainly gives me some "food for thought". Thanks for posting that Cotty and Christian... tan. Christian said: "A great quote from that article: > > "I hear the word manipulation forming on someone's lips. Yes, you're right, > converting a digital file to monochrome in Photoshop is manipu

Re: *ist D lens problem -Healed!

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
LOLOLOLOLOL! very clever... tan. - Original Message - From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 3:45 AM Subject: Re: *ist D lens problem -Healed! > > > > ROFLMAO - I have this dreadful mental image of Steve trying to "insert" hi

Re: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
> >Cotty, I honestly think that if one was given enough supply of drinks > >they would be very dead by now. You know, having *that* many drinks in > >sequence is a bad idea. I know, I know, some bodies are better suited > >for drinks than some other bodies... But still, I wonder if you could

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
ROFLMAO!!! tan. > For those who can't afford the istD >a cache of photographers > > For those who can afford the istD >a cash of photographers > > For those who work with tv >a crash of photographers > >

Re: wedding photography...ugh!

2004-01-06 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Tom Reese said:" > The wedding photography thread got me thinking about my experiences... > > I wanted to shoot some portraits of a bride and groom and couldn't find the > groom. He was outside behind the building smoking dope with the best man. By > the end of the reception he was stoned out of h

Re: Flash photography and *istD

2004-01-06 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 21:36, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: > On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 17:04, Heiko Hamann wrote: > > OTOH - you now can predict the TTL-behaviour of the *istD and use the > > ISO setting for flash exposure compensation ;-) > > Frits wrote: > Yes, I thought about this as well, flash c

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