RE: *ist-D - jpg, tiff or raw?

2004-01-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I'm having a dicussion with my brother: Will I loose (visible) data when shooting/saving files in camera as JPEG's. I think I will prefere to shoot RAW. Then edit, compress etc. later in the computer. The discussion comes from limited storing capacity/the

Re: Checking focus accuracy (was(2)K/M on *istD)

2004-01-19 Thread brooksdj
D'oh. I remember this test now.Thanks Bob. Now, to find a yard stick. Dam Country is still metric.LOL Dave Dave, Do the yardstick/ruler thing as a test. Get a yardstick. Lean it against the wall at a 45 degree angle. (bottom out 25 inches from wall,

Re: Achromatic close-up lenses

2004-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Minolta and Sigma are quite common also. The Sigma is now discontinued. I have one and I'm quite pleased with it. It's a 58mm thread and works nicely on my 200mm f/4.0 for the 645. They're probably still to be found on eBay. Mark Roberts The Sigma (1,5

Re: (2)K/M on *istD

2004-01-19 Thread brooksdj
It does not seem likely that all three lens are defective. However below are a couple of ways to check them and the camera out. 1. Simple check. Load slide film. Set lenses to infinity. Take photos of distant objects. Get film processed. Look at

Re: rechargeable NiMH batteries, ist-D and last night

2004-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yesterday I attended a friend's wedding. I took along the D and a couple of lenses and flash. I was pretty much in snap-shooter mode taking pictures of my ex-coworkers, friends, the wife, etc. and having a grand old time. At the beginning of the

RE: (2)K/M on *istD

2004-01-19 Thread Rob Studdert
On 19 Jan 2004 at 9:08, Jens Bladt wrote: Hi Hmmm: 46 lines pr. mm. Kind of poor, right. Especially when a CCD is so small. The whole picture only is 16x24mm. 24 times 46 lines is just 1104 lines in the whole length of the CCD. On the other hand - 3008 pixels will allow for 1504 line pairs.

Re: OT- PMA Rumour Mill Starting Up

2004-01-19 Thread Steve Desjardins
That's because Canon types already know everything. ;-) Excepting Cotty and TV, of course. (That IS meant to be a compliment, you know.) Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL

Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo

2004-01-19 Thread Ryan Lee
I personally think it's a probability he biked it down- extreme moutain biking's filled with all sorts of adrenalin junkies.. This example though would be at the more extreme end of extreme I suppose. Another example of scary would be hurtling down a very very long upward going escalator (Mincom

Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo

2004-01-19 Thread Dr E D F Williams
Something very few people who ride these bikes appreciate (maybe they don't even know) that the nerves that supply the penis pass along the perineum and the 'horn' of the saddle can easily damage those nerves beyond repair all it takes is one good hard jolt. A single one of those steps could do

Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo

2004-01-19 Thread Ryan Lee
I'll take a doctor's word for it ;-) But that's assuming he's sitting on the seat.. I reckon he's just hovering over the rack (to change his centre of gravity and avoid the vibrations). Out of curiosity, prolonged sitting (without the jolts even) in that tiny seat has the same effect too doesn't

Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo

2004-01-19 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Mon, 2004-01-19 at 15:03, Ryan Lee wrote: PS. Hard to tell the mailing list is about camera equipment isn't it! Everything related to photography, Pentax or both is strictly OT. (Now I only need to remember whether OT was 'On Topic' or 'Off Topic') -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo

2004-01-19 Thread Dr E D F Williams
That's the problem. Never, ever, sit on the seat when you go over rough terrain. The man in the picture appears to be sitting. This reinforces the premise that the picture is posed and the bike is not descending those steps - at the time the picture was taken anyway. Perhaps that's why it's been

Re: OT- PMA Rumour Mill Starting Up

2004-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Lots of Fuji rumours as well: * New DSLR to replace the S2 Pro By no means certain, but a reasonable prediction, I suppose. * S2 replacement will be full-frame This is a bit dodgier: Fuji *is* in the enviable position of making their own sensors, so it is remotely possible. They'd still want

Re: (2)K/M on *istD

2004-01-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jens Bladt Subject: RE: (2)K/M on *istD Hi Hmmm: 46 lines pr. mm. Kind of poor, right. Wrong. In real life, 40 LPPM is considered very good, 46 isn't too shabby at all. William Robb

DA 16-45 tests

2004-01-19 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
I've just looked at some mentioned tests: http://forum.digitalfotonetz.de/viewtopic.php?t=5123.jpg and wow! This lens is much sharper at f4 and comparable in center + much sharper in corners than FA* 24/2 at f8! And it is still slightly better than Tokina 20-35/2.8 at 24mm/f4. Nice done Pentax! I

Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread Steve Jolly
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3409155.stm I can't really say I agree with them, but hey... S

Re: Another Show

2004-01-19 Thread Lon Williamson
Yeah, I'm afraid he's gonna get uppity, too. Oh lord, an uppity lawyer... But, way to go, Frank. Grin. -Lon Cesar Matamoros II wrote: Frank, Congratulations! Awesome! I hope you will still talk to us little people at GFMtn :-) I have been tempted to compile a portfolio of

Re: Upcoming wedding, need shooting advice, lenses

2004-01-19 Thread Butch Black
Do the automated 1 hour machines that _print_ from negative film scratch and spot it as much as the _developing_ machines do? I've always meant to ask that question here, wedding or not. -Lon Yeah, it's sort of if one don't getcha the other will. Leader card film developers are susceptible to

Re: AF 280/Sunpak 422/433

2004-01-19 Thread Fred
Now if some one can give me fooolproof method for doing automatic daylight fill flash [flash underexposing by say 1/2 to 1 stop ] with an LX and thse two rigs I will be a happy bunny. Sure. Look here: http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/mods/flashmod/flashmod.html What is scary is that: 1.

Re: rechargeable NiMH batteries, ist-D and last night

2004-01-19 Thread bucky
I have never experienced such a problem - it must be dependent on the camera. I've had very good battery life so far. The batt. grip rocks, AFAIAC. Quoting Dr. Heiko Hamann [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Did you use the battery grip? There seems to be some strange behaviour when using NiMH and the

Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo

2004-01-19 Thread Bob W
Hi, I did a long(ish)-distance cycle ride with my brother and his family last summer. At the end I rather shocked my young nephews when I said I was reminded of a small village in South-East Asia. Nephews: What do you mean, Uncle Bob? Me: Numh Kok! -- Cheers, Bob Monday, January 19, 2004,

Re: Achromatic close-up lenses

2004-01-19 Thread Andre Langevin
The Sigma (1,5 or 1,6 diopter) can also be found in 52mm and 62mm (and replace Nikon 3T and 4T). The 58mm was offered as a specific CU for their 70-300mm lens. Fascinating. The famous Achromatic Close-Up Lens Page (http://www.angelfire.com/ca/erker/closeups.html) mentions only the 58mm version.

Re: OT- PMA Rumour Mill Starting Up

2004-01-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: That's because Canon types already know everything. ;-) Excepting Cotty and TV, of course. (That IS meant to be a compliment, you know.) ...I already knew that. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

CF card + WiFI

2004-01-19 Thread Frits Wüthrich
http://www.esend.com/sandisk/product.asp?sku=SDWCFB%2D128%2D768mscssid=WCPCLJ3PMJ149HW181RF0TKA83Q18EN0 This was discussed a few days ago, and here it is. It is also available without memory. -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Epson advice needed

2004-01-19 Thread Frits Wüthrich
A friend of mine is looking for a printer, and seems to narrow down to the Epson C84 and the R300. What do you think? Are there websites with reviews? -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: CF card + WiFI

2004-01-19 Thread Rob Brigham
So not just Pentax reading this site then! What shall we wish for next. Personally I think its about time we went back to the moon and established moonbase alpha. Whats that, we are? Wow even the US president reads the list now! Rob *I might be paranoid but that doesn't mean they are not

Re: OT, of course - photo ebay stuff

2004-01-19 Thread Peter Alling
Amusing but typical, a friend of mine, who runs the local bakery, received a gift of a ceramic bakery, a wintery scene out of dickens which lights up and plays a number of summer songs from the late 19th to early 20th century, (In the Good Old Summer Time, Roll Out the Barrel, etc.), and for some

RE: CF card + WiFI

2004-01-19 Thread Rob Brigham
On a more serious note, there are plenty of these around. They are mainly geared for Pocket PCs and palm pilots. The problem is that they would presumably need some kind of support interface from the camera. Wouldn't mind betting that the first problem would be one of power. The camera

Re: *ist-D - jpg, tiff or raw?

2004-01-19 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello jens, Yeah, I'm looking at those right now. That is probably a better route to go. I guess some issues would be how fast the card can be downloaded and how long the batteries last on those units. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, January 19, 2004, 4:20:48 AM, you wrote: jbwd Thanks

Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo (attention Ryan re virus)

2004-01-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I got email this morning from ryan with hi suspecting that I have a virus... I think not-- the email that he got was this (I cut and paste) RYAN - I Did not send (what was cut and pasted below) looks more like I'm in someone's address book that did get a virus though. Was thinking your

Re: Hi

2004-01-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Test =) rmwtxewwsnan -- Test, yep. Got a similar message this morning with an attachment. Someone's sending out a virus or worm, or perhaps it's just some new spam. Tuck, in any case. Michel Carrère-Gée wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit: Test =) fnqnnhxnymbrrcyukxvq -- Test, yep.

Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What drivel ... Steve Jolly wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3409155.stm I can't really say I agree with them, but hey... S

Re: Epson advice needed

2004-01-19 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 19 Jan 2004, Frits Wüthrich wrote: A friend of mine is looking for a printer, and seems to narrow down to the Epson C84 and the R300. What do you think? Are there websites with reviews? The tests are here: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/epson_r300m.html

Re: Hi

2004-01-19 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Shel Belinkoff a écrit: Test =) rmwtxewwsnan -- Test, yep. Got a similar message this morning with an attachment. Someone's sending out a virus or worm, or perhaps it's just some new spam. Tuck, in any case. Recived another not by Pdml, perhaps Spam, Virus !! Any Pdml'er use Outlokk ?? Michem

Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo (attention Ryan re virus)

2004-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got email this morning from ryan with hi suspecting that I have a virus... I think not-- the email that he got was this (I cut and paste) RYAN - I Did not send (what was cut and pasted below) looks more like I'm in someone's address book that did

Re: OT, of course - photo ebay stuff

2004-01-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Peter Alling wrote: Amusing but typical, a friend of mine, who runs the local bakery, received a gift of a ceramic bakery, a wintery scene out of dickens which lights up and plays a number of summer songs from the late 19th to early 20th century, (In the Good Old Summer Time, Roll Out the

Re: Pentax made vcrs?

2004-01-19 Thread Joseph Tainter
No aperture ring. Joe

Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo

2004-01-19 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: Hi, I did a long(ish)-distance cycle ride with my brother and his family last summer. At the end I rather shocked my young nephews when I said I was reminded of a small village in South-East Asia. Nephews: What do you mean, Uncle Bob? Me: Numh Kok! 8-) It's the pins and

Re: rechargeable NiMH batteries, ist-D and last night

2004-01-19 Thread Dr. Heiko Hamann
Hi, on 19 Jan 04 you wrote in pentax.list: I have never experienced such a problem - it must be dependent on the camera. I've had very good battery life so far. The batt. grip rocks, AFAIAC. There are several identical observations here in Germany. In fact - we haven't found one

Re: Hi (warning, it is a virus)

2004-01-19 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
My company has alerted to all employes that a message with this subject line containig an attachment is a virus called Worm_Beagle.A --- Michel_Carrère-Gée [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shel Belinkoff a écrit: Test =) rmwtxewwsnan -- Test, yep. Got a similar message this morning with an

Re: Hi (warning, it is a virus)

2004-01-19 Thread Steve Desjardins
Yeah, us too. Funny that we just had this discussion about a greeting being a bad subject line entry. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/19/04 01:16PM My

Re: Epson advice needed

2004-01-19 Thread Brendan
Both are good, but what exactly does he need to print, size, BW or more for colour etc? --- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A friend of mine is looking for a printer, and seems to narrow down to the Epson C84 and the R300. What do you think? Are there websites with reviews? --

Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread Brendan
Let them spread more myths that truth, my shots will look better ( even tho I suck ) compared to the masses :D --- Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3409155.stm I can't really say I agree with them, but hey... S

Re: AF 280/Sunpak 422/433

2004-01-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Now if some one can give me fooolproof method for doing automatic daylight fill flash [flash underexposing by say 1/2 to 1 stop ] with an LX and thse two rigs I will be a happy bunny. Sure. Look here:

VIRUS: Re: Pentax needs USM and IS

2004-01-19 Thread Patrick White
FYI, this message had a virus attached (well, that's _my_ interpretation of having a file named 031013-2141.cl5.pif attached means :-) later, patbob On Monday 19 January 2004 09:21 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Roland is right. I have just the same opinion. There is time when

Re: I'M BACK!

2004-01-19 Thread Brendan
Too busy with exotic landscapes so far --- Pat White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Welcome back Brendan! You wrote: I'm in Trinidad right now, with the Pz-20, the MZ-3 died a *ist, non D on the way, nothing much new other than that. What, no exotic new models yet? Two contacted me

Re: Hi (warning, it is a virus)

2004-01-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Steve Desjardins wrote: Yeah, us too. Funny that we just had this discussion about a greeting being a bad subject line entry. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] It used to be

Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread mike wilson
Hi, John Francis wrote: Mostly right things but then We care about the process; most folks don't. For them, the digital camera does help, even if it's only because of the fact that it's very easy to see what you did wrong almost immediately. Given the most folks scenario, I think it is

Slide duping with the ist D. was:Re: PUG Deadline Approaching

2004-01-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David Mann Subject: Re: PUG Deadline Approaching William Robb wrote: At some point, I will probably make something that I can put on the front of my 6x7 bellows, as that should give enough draw to allow for duping without the close up filter.

Re: Another Bike Photo

2004-01-19 Thread graywolf
Actually, I think they are mountain biking shorts. Looser and pockets, but with the same padding. -- frank theriault wrote: Well, it figures that Tanya would focus in on ~that~ portion of the photo, eh? I'm pretty sure you're right, Ryan. It looks like underneath his gnarly loose-fitting

Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news Given the most folks scenario, I think it is more a case of that rather than what you did wrong. In many of those most folks cases they will not have the faintest clue _what_

Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread mike wilson
Hi, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news Given the most folks scenario, I think it is more a case of that rather than what you did wrong. In many of those most folks cases they will not

SV: Slide duping with the ist D. was:Re: PUG Deadline Approaching

2004-01-19 Thread Jens Bladt
Why do you wanna do slide dupping. Isn't far easier to scan the slides? And get better resolution as well. Jens -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 19. januar 2004 21:26 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Slide duping with the ist D. was:Re: PUG Deadline

SV: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread Jens Bladt
From what I have seen so far, the learning curve is to find new and more inventive ways to blame the bad results on the photo lab. Or the camera... Jens -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 19. januar 2004 21:32 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Why

Re: VIRUS: Re: Pentax needs USM and IS

2004-01-19 Thread mapson
At 02:08 PM 19/01/2004 -0500, you wrote: Patrick White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FYI, this message had a virus attached (well, that's _my_ interpretation of having a file named 031013-2141.cl5.pif attached means :-) If anyone opens a PIF file they asked for it! (*)o(*)

Re: Ducks

2004-01-19 Thread Rebekah Gonzalez
Looks like what it is to me also, thanks, I was really wondering what they were. :-P Rebekah - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 9:22 PM Subject: Re: Ducks mike wilson wrote: Hi, I have it on good

Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread Peter Alling
A Mike Tell us how you really feel... At 03:31 PM 1/19/04, Mike wrote: Hi, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news Given the most folks scenario, I think it is more a case of that rather

AF 280 mod/ LX fill flash

2004-01-19 Thread Clive Evans
Cotty, Fred Thanks for the link Cotty, I couldn't open it, I do remember having alook though when I was modifying an A grip ala LX 2000 last summer. Good thinking but I am scared stiff of opening electronic things...! Fred took my preferred route of buying the solution

Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread graywolf
Now that you mention it, Bill... It is obviously your lab's fault that my 4x5's are not coming out exactly the way I want them. If you would get things straightened out up there, I would get better negatives from my bathroom/darkroom. -- William Robb wrote: From what I have seen so far, the

Re: AF 280 mod/ LX fill flash

2004-01-19 Thread Fred
Fred took my preferred route of buying the solution. Yes. However, the same lack of time that led me to purchase Cotty's modified AF280T has kept me from getting around to actually using it. But, that's still on the To Do List (moderately high up)... Fred

Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread John Francis
Hi, John Francis wrote: Mostly right things but then We care about the process; most folks don't. For them, the digital camera does help, even if it's only because of the fact that it's very easy to see what you did wrong almost immediately. Given the most folks scenario,

Vs: VIRUS: Re: Pentax needs USM and IS

2004-01-19 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Well - it´s not always easy to see what´s pif and what´s not. BTW I just received a mail from Bruce Dayton with Re: PUG deadlines as subject. Looked suspicious. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä:

Re: Achromatic close-up lenses

2004-01-19 Thread Lon Williamson
Not to beat a dead horse, though I expect I am: Pentax sells 2 element supplementary lenses for 645 and 6x7. Anyone ever use them with step-up- down rings on 35mm? Comments? Lon

RE: *ist-D - jpg, tiff or raw?

2004-01-19 Thread Rob Studdert
On 19 Jan 2004 at 8:14, Jens Bladt wrote: Hi Rob and other *ist D owners. I'm having a dicussion with my brother: Will I loose (visible) data when shooting/saving files in camera as JPEG's. Relative to RAW significant data may be lost depending upon the range of illumination of the scene

Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread Henk Terhell
The controversial fact is that the contest of World Wildlife Photographer of the Year, sponsored by the BBC, only accepts slide film. Digital pictures should be converted to slide film. See http://flood.nhm.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wildwin/2003/ Seeing recently the yearly exposition of these most

Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread frank theriault
I'd might as well wade into this one: Much of what you said in your intitial post, and in this one, I agree with, John. Sort of. You're making the assumption that people really care about improving the mistakes they made with their film ps's. I don't see that happening with many (most?)

Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo (attention Ryan re virus)

2004-01-19 Thread Ryan Lee
Darn germs getting smarter and smarter! Has anyone figured out who it is yet? Rgds, Ryan - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 3:15 AM Subject: Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo (attention Ryan re virus) I got

Re: Another Bike Photo

2004-01-19 Thread frank theriault
Yeah, could be. Some mountain biker types wear regular road shorts under looser ones. There's also a sort of thin undergarment available that does the same thing. And, as you said Tom, you can buy mountain biking shorts that are loose, but still have the chamois (which is what the pad that

Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo (attention Ryan re virus)

2004-01-19 Thread Ryan Lee
Speak of the devil.. I was reading this message and the news on TV shows a report on the new beagle/bagle virus.. Good call Mark Rgds, Ryan - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 3:39 AM Subject: Re: OT: Re:

Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread frank theriault
Well, I meant to hit delete, and accidentally hit send. Which is why I didn't sign my previous post. I decided that my 2 cents worth weren't going to advance the debate, but then fate took a hand... vbg But, I'd pretty much said all I had to say, except that digital will allow those

Re: AF 280/Sunpak 422/433

2004-01-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Hi, Cotty. I do have to admit that I have not given it a try. (sheepish grin) As many of us are, I've been busy, busy, busy. However, my scary comments aside, I do have to admit that I did peek inside the unit a few months ago, and the quality of

Re: Hi (warning, it is a virus)

2004-01-19 Thread Cotty
I'm not saying one single dang thing. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk

OT: Portfolios-was:RE: Another Show

2004-01-19 Thread frank theriault
That's kind of why I started to put my little portfolio together. Friends have seen me for years now, taking photos, and started asking what the hell those photos looked like. This is a way to show them a tiny bit of what I've been up to. Plus, if I get something printed up for a friend,

Re: rechargeable NiMH batteries, ist-D and last night

2004-01-19 Thread Christian Skofteland
- Original Message - From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've shot 300-400 frames on a set on 2000 Mah NiMH and still had them showing good. There are times though, that they LCD will show dead, but turning the camera off and back on resets it to full. Been there done that

Re: rechargeable NiMH batteries, ist-D and last night

2004-01-19 Thread Christian Skofteland
- Original Message - From: Dr. Heiko Hamann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Christian, Did you use the battery grip? There seems to be some strange behaviour when using NiMH and the grip. The camera tells you that the batteries are empty, but when you remove the batteries from the grip, then

Re: rechargeable NiMH batteries, ist-D and last night

2004-01-19 Thread Christian Skofteland
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] You may have defective batteries or just not good enough batteries. there are a lot of differences between various NiMH batteries, even amongst those with identical ratings. Read the Imaging Resource battery article at

Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: On 19/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3409155.stm I can't really say I agree with them, but hey... What drivel ... The article is taking some snippets of fact, some snippets of misinformation, and

Re: VIRUS: Re: Pentax needs USM and IS

2004-01-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: At 02:08 PM 19/01/2004 -0500, you wrote: Patrick White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FYI, this message had a virus attached (well, that's _my_ interpretation of having a file named 031013-2141.cl5.pif attached means :-) If anyone opens a PIF

Re: VIRUS: Re: Pentax needs USM and IS

2004-01-19 Thread Jostein
Must be a big archive of sent mail too, if that mail originated from PDML. Roland Mabo left us a couple of years ago, iirc. Jostein - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 8:08 PM Subject: Re: VIRUS: Re: Pentax needs

Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread Charles Braswell Jr
Hi Frank, Those were very good comments and I enjoyed them. I'm glad that you hit send instead of delete. I agree that people won't improve their photography much just because they have digital. Charles I'd might as well wade into this one: Much of what you said in your intitial post, and in

Re: OT: Another Show

2004-01-19 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Andre, Real darkroom prints. 12 8x10's and one 11x14. Unfortunately, not my darkroom, so I'm paying for it. By Wednesday, about 1/2 of them will be done, hopefully by the end of the week, the rest. I want to mount on the weekend, and have them ready for the end of the next week. I

RE: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo

2004-01-19 Thread frank theriault
Smooth tire, or knobby, Cotty? Or do I want to know? g -frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] What a lazy SOB - using the luggage rack. I use the bare tyre. At speed, LOL.

Re: AF 280 mod/ LX fill flash

2004-01-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I'd really like a pentax K to Leica screw 39 adapter so I could use a couple of my M/K lenses on my V*er Bessas, possible do you think? Entirely possible with a home-brew non-optical adapter. The distance between the flange of a lens (the part

Re: Another Bike Photo

2004-01-19 Thread Hal Sandra Davis
He's carrying a couple potatoes back there. - Original Message - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 2:06 PM Subject: Re: Another Bike Photo You are not a serious cyclist, I take it? -- Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: erm Ryan,

Re: VIRUS: Re: Pentax needs USM and IS

2004-01-19 Thread mapson
Oh my GOD Robert, I just opened a PIF file - and guess what happened ?!?!? Cheers, Cotty I don't know :o) You won a million dollars? I do not claim that you can avoid ALL viruses but often they follow a pattern. PIFs are good give-away it might be a virus. Another one is a general

Re: AF 280 mod/ LX fill flash

2004-01-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I'd really like a pentax K to Leica screw 39 adapter so I could use a couple of my M/K lenses on my V*er Bessas, possible do you think? Er, oh yes. Focussing could be a problem. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: OT: Another Show

2004-01-19 Thread mapson
At 06:16 PM 19/01/2004 -0500, you wrote: Hi, Andre, Real darkroom prints. 12 8x10's and one 11x14. Unfortunately, not my darkroom, so I'm paying for it. I have a permanent dark-room. Since the purchase of *istD used only once a fortnight or so. Any time you want to use it, just come over.

Re: AF 280 mod/ LX fill flash

2004-01-19 Thread alex wetmore
On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Cotty wrote: On 19/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I'd really like a pentax K to Leica screw 39 adapter so I could use a couple of my M/K lenses on my V*er Bessas, possible do you think? Entirely possible with a home-brew non-optical adapter. The distance

Re: VIRUS: Re: Pentax needs USM and IS

2004-01-19 Thread Keith Whaley
Not being a PC person, I visited Google. They said, in defining a .pif file: Short for Program InFormation file, a type of file that holds information about how Windows should run a non-Windows application. For example, a PIF file can contain instructions for

RE: Unusual subjects to photograph.

2004-01-19 Thread Nick Clark
Hi Malcolm The King and Tinker is actually in Whitewebbs Lane. It's at the opposite end of the golf course to the Rose and Crown, to the right of Whitewebbs House, which is now a restaurant. If you come out of the drive to Whitewebbs House, turn right, it's in the dip in the road. There's

Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread Herb Chong
a friend of mine received a digital camera for Christmas after complaining for almost a year that her film camera wasn't working the way it should. she's about 65, not very familiar with computers, but struggles with them for doing her accounting. she thinks digital cameras are a godsend. she can

Re: VIRUS: Re: Pentax needs USM and IS

2004-01-19 Thread mapson
Since this is a Windows how to work file, why is it necessarily associated with virii? I know I'm missing something here, but it has always seemed to me that a .pif file, by itself, is not an indicator of the presence of a virus. Are .pif files carriers of viruses? What? keith Not being a

Re: Slide duping with the ist D. was:Re: PUG Deadline Approaching

2004-01-19 Thread Herb Chong
takes 4 or 5 times as long to scan instead and is just as high resolution as a Kodak PhotoCD. Herb - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 3:42 PM Subject: SV: Slide duping with the ist D. was:Re: PUG Deadline

Re: VIRUS: Re: Pentax needs USM and IS

2004-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not being a PC person, I visited Google. They said, in defining a .pif file: Short for Program InFormation file, a type of file that holds information about how Windows should run a non-Windows application. For example, a PIF file can

Re: I need a few good men and a woman or two

2004-01-19 Thread graywolf
Want to borrow my Speed Graphic to shoot it with? grin Shel Belinkoff wrote: If anyone in the San Francisco Bay Area would like to participate in a photo experiment, pleas contact me off list with the subject A Few Good Men and Women. I need five people total who can dress and look like they're

Re: AF 280 mod/ LX fill flash

2004-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 19/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I'd really like a pentax K to Leica screw 39 adapter so I could use a couple of my M/K lenses on my V*er Bessas, possible do you think? Er, oh yes. Focussing could be a problem. Wide angle lens. Focusing scale on

Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread Herb Chong
pay for in film wasted too. Herb - Original Message - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 8:27 PM Subject: Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news At the local Wal-Mart they hand you the prints and let you go

Suggestion

2004-01-19 Thread Butch Black
Previously written: I hope you will still talk to us little people at GFMtn :-) I have been tempted to compile a portfolio of shots that I truly enjoy of mine. You and other stories like it may cause me to start it. Not that I would be showing it off, more for friends who do ask. I think

Re: Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-19 Thread Butch Black
William Robb wrote: From what I have seen so far, the learning curve is to find new and more inventive ways to blame the bad results on the photo lab. I had one the other day. College age woman, was unhappy with her badly underexposed pictures from her single use camera. When I showed her

Re: I need a few good men and a woman or two

2004-01-19 Thread frank theriault
Even though I'm not in the Bay area, I was going to jump at the chance to participate. Then, I read that he's looking for men who look like they're from the late 40's and early 50's. Not in their late 40's... Oh well. -frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The

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