Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread Stan Halpin
About 2750 for me. About 1000 of those came in the 3 days I got to spend on my own time in Singapore this week. It will be a few days but I will get some posted. Including the shot of the sign warning of pickpockets at work... Stan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, here's a poll: How many shots

AW: Unretouched and unmanipulated

2004-01-24 Thread keller.schaefer
Correct me if I'm wrong, but we shouldnt't think of 'sharpening' as something that can be set to 'zero'. The camera software always does an interpretation of the data it gets from the sensor and this can result in images looking less or more sharp, depending on what the designer intended. This

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-24 Thread P Kong
At 06:00 PM 1/23/2004, Shel wrote: More and more the photographs we see have a generic look about them ... so many people are using slower zoom lenses, 400 speed film, lab processing, and relying on cameras with meters that do the thinking, that it's becoming rare to find photographs that are

Re: BW digital printing solution?

2004-01-24 Thread John Coyle
Bill, do you remember the Great Printing Shoot-Out you ran (last year? 2002?). I never got to hear how it went, or who else sent in any entries, but you may recall I sent you both a wet print and an inkjet from your negative. I'd be interested in your analysis of them - frank, of course (not

RE: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread Malcolm Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, here's a poll: How many shots so far with your *ist D? I'm at 1565 I'm SURE I'm mid to low on the list. 201. Not bad really on how often I see it (mutters). The other user has pushed it well into 4 figures. Malcolm

Re: Helmut Newton dead

2004-01-24 Thread Brendan
One of my idols is gone, his work has always inspired me and I will forever remember him.. --- Pat White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What a shocker! He just turned 80 in 2001, and was still doing good work. Helmut will be missed. Was his wife June with him? Pat White

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, here's a poll: How many shots so far with your *ist D? I'm at 1565 ~1500 in two months. I usually did about 2000 per year with my film body :-) -- Best regards Sylwek

Flash problems with IstD

2004-01-24 Thread max mcrae
Guys, For some unknown reason I have encountered a problem with my *istD and it's built in flash. When I deploy the in built flash, the battery check indicator shows empty,and the auto focus stops working. When I mount my 360FGZ on it, the high speed sync flash grossly overexposes rendering it

Re: Helmut Newton dead

2004-01-24 Thread Alin Flaider
I constantly return to his pictures. One sad, terrible loss. Alin Lasse wrote: LK Helmut Newton died today, Friday, in a car crash in Hollywood. LK Apparently he lost control of his car and crashed into a wall.

Re: 3.5/24 SMC Pentax

2004-01-24 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
Message rearranged. On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Jan 23, 2004, at 4:56 PM, Raimo Korhonen wrote: What´s the general opinion of this lens? I bought one quite cheaply, 50 Euros - the mount is strangely corroded but seems to work OK. I have the lens. i use it

ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread Adelheid v. K.
Hi folks, since der komkon server seems to be down for the unforseeable future I decided to put at least the January PUG on my own website. This means: Some links on this page are NOT!!! working. But you have at least a link to Josteins page and you can look at the pictures of January. Since I

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread Alin Flaider
Adelheid wrote: AvK I will work out something more convenient if the komkon server stays out for AvK good. To the PUG team and anybody else interested, If the komkon (a private non-lucrative initiative) is going down, I suggest it's time to make our own server. Prices of hosting and

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread brooksdj
So, here's a poll: How many shots so far with your *ist D? I'm at 1565 I'm SURE I'm mid to low on the list. Cory Not with a *istD but over 16,000 with the D1 since July 2001:-) Dave

Re: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread Herb Chong
i've been on the slow side. only 850. i've changed jobs and don't get to go out and shoot even as much as just once a weekend. leave home before light, get back after dark, run and do errands on weekend. also, i still use it a lot like my film camera. i shoot only if i think the shot might be good

Re: 3.5/24 SMC Pentax

2004-01-24 Thread Fred
I have noticed that objects in the edges get distorted (pulled long) but I guess this is normal for such lenses (I noticed my new to me K18/3.5 does that too). It is normal (and unavoidable) for normal rectilinear wide-angle lenses to do this - it is the result of the wide-angle perspective.

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread Herb Chong
it strikes me that the shooters are the ones who bought and fondlers didn't. Herb - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 2:22 AM Subject: Re: DIG: how many? Not with a *istD but over 16,000 with the D1 since July 2001:-)

Re: 3.5/24 SMC Pentax

2004-01-24 Thread Fred
the mount is strangely corroded but seems to work OK I wonder what sort of corrosion it has, Raimo. I once had an M* 300/4 that was in overall great shape, except that it had been corroded on the surface of the K-mount flange (I assumed it had been left on a body with some water between the

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! g OK, 1. You did not have the camera level. If it was the subject would have been g leaning slightly forward into the frame, as it is he is leaning back slightly g and it give the view a teetery feeling almost with out knowing why. If you had g errored in the other direction it would not

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! DM Yes, I am glad that I saw the photo before I read that. DM On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Also, would the balls and face be in focus if shooting at f2? DM Now I'm scared to open this photo. :) And you say I am the one being *behind* the language barrier VBBroadG...

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! g As I said subtile. The emotional undercurrent in a photo is far more important g than most photographers seem to realize. I am afraid I am going to admit that I still have to start scratching the surface of that. g Is he? Or is he explaining, or is he arguing. The feeling from the photo

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Shel, Adding in-law to both mother and son wherever applicable gives this joke totally different perspective, does it not? VBG SB A nice Jewish mother gave her son two ties for his birthday. Wanting to show SB his appreciation for the gift, he wore one to dinner the next evening. Upon SB

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! SB I'd agree with that, yet for the type of work Boris was showing, such SB creative work with flash is not gonna cut it. For ambient light SB photography (I almost said available light, but some smartass would counter SB that the camera flash IS available) one will do much better by SB

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! PS How true. When you don't have to think about exposure, you stop PS thinking about light. When you stop thinking about light, you produce PS crap. I didn't look at the photos in question, so I can't comment on PS that. But I agree that an on camera flash is almost never the right PS

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread Steve Desjardins
566. Which, of course, is far, far more than I've ever shot with film in a 6 week period. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Timing (was: As usual: photo advise sought)

2004-01-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! SB I recently put up a pic for a few people to comment upon. Ann really tore SB into me for posting such crap. One of her comments was that it was obvious SB that I wasn't thinking about the light. So, while the subject was good (she SB allowed me that much g) the photograph was poor. I

Re: Researching which media to use for my new *ist D

2004-01-24 Thread Steve Desjardins
The Pentax photo lab (PPL) white balance is very nice, but I only need it so often. I haven't had quite as much luck as Bill with the manual white balance. That indoor swimming pool (where I have done most of my manual balancing) has the most troublesome lights. I also wonder if the lighting

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread Jostein
My score is 1149 since early November. Looking at my archive, I have shot about 10,000 35mm in the last 12 years, and another 1500 645 frames in the last 6 years. My shooting habits have changed a bit, but not as much as the differences in numbers indicate. I'm still interested in the same

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread Steve Desjardins
Hell, yes. Don't you people have a life? g As a side point, I am beginning to think about organizational problems. I'm going to have many more images than I did before, so I need something sensible. Events are easy, but day-to-day shooting is going to get lost. Steven Desjardins Department

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread Steve Desjardins
BTW, I was in DC on Thursday and I had my MZ-S with me. I still switch back and forth since I still enjoy using the MZ-S. For the first time however, I really missed the instant feedback and felt especially constricted about pressing the shutter release. That shoot at will attitude is

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread Anders Hultman
Jostein: Looking at my archive, I have shot about 10,000 35mm in the last 12 years, and another 1500 645 frames in the last 6 years. Interesting excercise! Looking at my archive, I have in 17 years shot somewhere between 10,000 and 12,000 pictures with 35mm, 10mm and APS cameras. In August, I

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread graywolf
Where my website is hosted -- http://detailhosting.com/ -- it costs me $5.95 a month, but the PUG may need more bandwidth and space than I have (5gig, 250mb), so it may cost a bit more than that. In any case web hosting is not as expensive as it used to be. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alin

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread Alin Flaider
Bob S. wrote: Rac Alin or anyone, Rac What would the annual cost of something like this be? For 800 MB storage and 2 GB bandwidth I expect 10$/month. [2 GB/month is a rough figure but I really don't think current PUG traffic is anywhere close to that; somebody in the PUG team with

RE: DIG: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Anders Hultman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Jostein: Looking at my archive, I have shot about 10,000 35mm in the last 12 years, and another 1500 645 frames in the last 6 years. Interesting excercise! Looking at my archive, I have in 17 years shot

RE: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread frank theriault
Well, first of all, Adelheid: Complaints? Are you kidding? Complaints?!? Sounds to me like you and Jostein are going way above and beyond the call of duty trying to sort this stuff out (none of which, obviously your fault). I'd say a big huge thanks is in order for your efforts in getting

Re: Kodak examining pro-usage of film too?

2004-01-24 Thread Cotty
On 23/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Actually, Herb, it isn't too bad! At one time my sister-in-law's father worked for Technicolour in the UK, and we could get substantial amounts of film for no cost from him (don't know whether he had to pay for it). My brother and I both used it, and the

Re: OT: People and Their Bikes #3

2004-01-24 Thread frank theriault
Ken, You may be thinking of the fellow poised to go down the long flight of stairs that Ryan posted last week or so? I can't take responsibility for that one. I don't think I have any mountain bike shots. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The

Re: OT: People and Their Bikes #3

2004-01-24 Thread frank theriault
Thanks, John, Great stories, those. I'm glad to hear that your and your better half are still riding. Who was it that called bicycles mankind's noblest invention? Of course, I too love bikes. I'm about 5 years younger than you, so I must confess that I lusted for a Stingray (actually,

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! AF To play it safe we should cover the expenses for the next two years AF so this makes 280$. I am willing to contribute with up to $40. I think I can contribute the similar figure. So count me in. As for the currency: well - indeed, I can send funds only by means of PayPal. I hope it

RE: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-24 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm a bit of an odd duck here ... never used a flash, don't own a flash, can't see any reason to do so. So, basically you have no experience with what you're talking about? Your way or the highway? Boris - you

Re: OT: People and Their Bikes #3

2004-01-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: The Sting Rays and other new bikes were considered sissy stuff, too clean and dainty for us. Wow, the memories are flooding back. I had a Schwinn Sting Ray when I was about 11 (1971). Three speed stick shift into a Sturmey-Archer hub. There was a cool mod

Next PUG subject lined up

2004-01-24 Thread Cotty
Just had a word with my next PUG subject ('portraits') and oh boy, she's a cracker. Up and coming journalist with looks to die for. She liked my work and said yeah sure. melt This is what a fast Pentax prime lens was made for.. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: As a side point, I am beginning to think about organizational problems. I'm going to have many more images than I did before, so I need something sensible. Events are easy, but day-to-day shooting is going to get lost. This is a very valid point, and

Re: Florida in January

2004-01-24 Thread Dr E D F Williams
Excellent pictures but what an ugly place! Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery See New Pages 'The Cement Company from HELL!' Updated: August 15, 2003 Oh my God! They've killed Teddy! - Original Message -

RE: OT: People and Their Bikes #3

2004-01-24 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 24/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: The Sting Rays and other new bikes were considered sissy stuff, too clean and dainty for us. Wow, the memories are flooding back. I had a Schwinn Sting Ray when I was about 11

Re: PUG.ORG (was:Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website)

2004-01-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: and who would be willing to contribute? In 1998 I contributed to a new home for the Dome Home list web presence. I would certainly contribute here. I think back then it was 10 bucks per, and I think I gave 20 or 30 if memory serves. US dollars is the

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread Herb Chong
i doubt anyone's shooting rate will decrease much after the first couple of months. as far as rate of shots that get into the print for display list, i also doubt many people's will change. the quality of what gets onto that list will rise. Herb - Original Message - From: graywolf

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
In this instance, yes ... for party pics, flash is Oh so cool. Nice for weddings too, and product shots. tom wrote: Your way or the highway?

RE: Timing (was: As usual: photo advise sought)

2004-01-24 Thread frank theriault
Boris, Don't sweat it, buddy! I think you're thinking too hard. Not that I have any idea what the hell I'm doing or talking about, but really, you've got to just go with the flow. Shel's sage advice is obviously what one should strive for, but I think what you want is to internalize it. To

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jan 24, 2004, at 1:06 PM, tom wrote: Contrary to the prevailing wisdom here, it takes a lot more skill to use flash and get interesting results than to use available light and get interesting results. I agree wholeheartedly. There are so many options with flash that can alter your results.

Re: Next PUG subject lined up

2004-01-24 Thread Doug Franklin
On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 17:45:37 +, Cotty wrote: This is what a fast Pentax prime lens was made for.. That wouldn't be the same lass from the James Bond photos, would it? TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

RE: Next PUG subject lined up

2004-01-24 Thread frank theriault
You're a married man now, Cotty. Calm down... Can't wait to see her, though. vbg cheers, 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] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list

RE: Kodak examining pro-usage of film too?

2004-01-24 Thread Malcolm Smith
Cotty wrote: Sensurround and loads of popcorn :-) My goodness; the last time I heard the word sensurround, it was in a record by the Sex Pistols. Malcolm Note 1# Sex Pistols were a punk group of the previous century. Note 2# Record is a primitive recording medium superseded by the CD DVD.

Re: Helmut Newton dead

2004-01-24 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Lasse Karlsson wrote: Helmut Newton died today, Friday, in a car crash in Hollywood. Apparently he lost control of his car and crashed into a wall. news of this seems to be thin on the ground. I got a very interesting response from google with helmut newton dead mike

Re: The decline and fall of (Kodak) film

2004-01-24 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Shel Belinkoff wrote: More bleak news today wrt Kodak abandoning even more film production. Details not important here ... Google is a good place to search for them. BUT ... I was wondering how many here still use Kodak as their primary source for film. Actually, I was loyal to Kodak for

Money for our own site

2004-01-24 Thread Larry Hodgson
Count me in. I'll throw in some skins for our own site. Larry from Prescott

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread ernreed2
Hi folks, since der komkon server seems to be down for the unforseeable future I decided to put at least the January PUG on my own website. Thank you, Adelheid.

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread ernreed2
Hi! AF To play it safe we should cover the expenses for the next two years AF so this makes 280$. I am willing to contribute with up to $40. I think I can contribute the similar figure. So count me in. As for the currency: well - indeed, I can send funds only by means of PayPal. I

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread ernreed2
On 24/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: As a side point, I am beginning to think about organizational problems. I'm going to have many more images than I did before, so I need something sensible. Events are easy, but day-to-day shooting is going to get lost. This is a very valid

Re: Helmut Newton dead

2004-01-24 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Lasse Karlsson wrote: Helmut Newton died today, Friday, in a car crash in Hollywood. Apparently he lost control of his car and crashed into a wall. news of this seems to be thin on the ground. I got a very interesting response from google with

Re: The decline and fall of (Kodak) film

2004-01-24 Thread ernreed2
Shel Belinkoff wrote: More bleak news today wrt Kodak abandoning even more film production. Details not important here ... Google is a good place to search for them. BUT ... I was wondering how many here still use Kodak as their primary source for film. For the last several years,

Re: PUG vs AutoPug

2004-01-24 Thread Fred
I've tried to reach Igor, but the whole server is down, so no mails to him are possible either. I am sure they know that the server is down and are working on it. I think the hardware crashed. And since they are a nonprofit organisation it will take time to reestablish the service. Moving

Re: Florida in January

2004-01-24 Thread graywolf
Nice, I notice you are a real photographer too grin. I have a shot I want to get, but the wind here in the mountains has been so high since I discovered the vista that I have been scared to put up my camera on the tripod there. Well one thing for sure, the mountains are not going anywhere while

Re: Timing (was: As usual: photo advise sought)

2004-01-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Call it muscle memory, or whatever. Damn, Frank ... that was the term i was looking for. Recently read a few articles about it, even how it's used in the military for certain maneuvers. And, sometimes, despite being quite flawed, a shot works anyway. How true ... a perusal of

Re: Florida in January

2004-01-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: Florida in January It was a fantastic day yesterday in South Florida (70 degrees) and I took a few shots at Ft. Lauderdale Beach: http://jcoconnell.com/temp/ftlaud.htm Sorry Snowbirds...But I do get to gloat this time of year!

Re: OT: People and Their Bikes #3

2004-01-24 Thread graywolf
Lived farther away from the factory? frank theriault wrote: The phrase I'll always remember (I don't know why, but I do), is at the end of the live promos, Captain Kangaroo always added, paranthetically, Prices slightly higher in the South and in the West. I always wondered what those

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread graywolf
How many weddings is that, Tom? tom wrote: -Original Message- From: Anders Hultman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Jostein: Looking at my archive, I have shot about 10,000 35mm in the last 12 years, and another 1500 645 frames in the last 6 years. Interesting excercise! Looking at my

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread Mark Cassino
I'd be willing to kick in towards the total cost as well. 2 gigs of bandwidth sounds a bit low to me, though - hopefully someone at Komkon (is Igor still around?) can help get some stats on past usage. - MCC At 07:25 PM 1/24/2004 +0200, you wrote: Bob S. wrote: Rac Alin or anyone, Rac What

Re: PUG.ORG (was:Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website)

2004-01-24 Thread George Sinos
On the topic of a home for PUG Perhaps www.smugmug.com should be given consideration as a home for pug. There are several advantages. Storage is unlimited at all subscription levels. Bandwidth allowances are as follows: 2 gigabytes per month at the standard $29.95 per year level. 4 gigabytes

RE: DIG: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread tom
30 or 35? Some big, some small, some portraits, some personal stuff. It's just a guess...once I got a 2nd camera my numbering got screwed up. tv -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 3:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-24 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Firstly I didn't do anything revolutionary to the pictures, secondly I don't usually upload pictures anywhere (except to an old test folder at photo.net), thirdly I don't know if Boris would like to have his pictures uploaded anywhere... Having said that - I guess I could mail it to anyone

Re: PUG.ORG (was:Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website)

2004-01-24 Thread Fred
Perhaps www.smugmug.com should be given consideration as a home for pug. There are several advantages. Hey - pug.smugmug.com. Kinda rolls off the tongue, eh? g Fred

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread Fred
(is Igor still around?) The only email address I have for Igor (which I've used for PLG purposes) is a komkon.org address... Fred

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread Chris Hamilton
I can host the site (on a more permanent basis). I have ~50GB of disk space and 700GB per month with my current hosting plan. I could even throw up a web-based forum-type dealie if y'all wanted to consider a non-email approach to PDML going forward. -Chris

Re: PUG.ORG (was:Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website)

2004-01-24 Thread John Francis
I think the first thing we need to do is decide if we need to do anything :-) Then, if we *do* decide to move away from komkon, do we want to just use one of the photo-hosting sites such as smugmug (which looks good at first inspection), or do we want something with a little more

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread Chris Hamilton
I do, however, reserve the right to ask (*not* require/demand) donations to help offset the cost of maintaining the site. :-) - Original Message - From: Chris Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 03:36 PM Subject: Re: ONLY - PUG January is on

Re: PUG.ORG (was:Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website)

2004-01-24 Thread Steve Larson
Indeed it does! What would that cost per person about a buck a year? The only question I have is, has the site been around a while? Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 12:22 PM

RE: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread Adelheid v. K.
If I understand this correctly you are willing to be the next PUGmeister? I don't think you would give me access to your site, do you? Cheers Adelheid -Original Message- From: Chris Hamilton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Samstag, 24. Januar 2004 21:40 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

Re: *istD with DA 16-45 in Adorama!!!

2004-01-24 Thread Herb Chong
it's not listed on the BH site yet. Herb

Re: *istD with DA 16-45 in Adorama!!!

2004-01-24 Thread Andre Langevin
Just 1324$ in such a fantastic set... It's a steal! http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=detailssku=IPXISTDK -- Best regards Sylwek Body alone is more expensive. Must be an error. If I buy it at that price, will they honor their price? I'll try... But too nice to be true... Andre

RE: SMC 2.4/50 macro

2004-01-24 Thread J. C. O'Connell
All the screwmount era Pentax takumar macro lenses are indeed very sharp but only in the closeup range for which they are designed. They are only average at infinity and only then if stopped down quite a bit. JCO J.C.

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
I am willing to contribute as well. On Jan 24, 2004, at 2:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! AF To play it safe we should cover the expenses for the next two years AF so this makes 280$. I am willing to contribute with up to $40. I think I can contribute the similar figure. So count me in.

Re: AF 400T and *ist D?

2004-01-24 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 16:12, Christian wrote: - Original Message - From: Jeff Jonsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Got slightly bad news for you, The *istD has a problem with TTL flash metering. It does? I have not had problems with flash photography with mine It is reported he

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread Chris Hamilton
- Original Message - From: Adelheid v. K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 03:57 PM Subject: RE: ONLY - PUG January is on my website If I understand this correctly you are willing to be the next PUGmeister? Sure. Why not? I don't think you

Re: OT: People and Their Bikes #3

2004-01-24 Thread Peter Alling
This really explains a lot... At 12:41 PM 1/24/04, you wrote: On 24/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: The Sting Rays and other new bikes were considered sissy stuff, too clean and dainty for us. Wow, the memories are flooding back. I had a Schwinn Sting Ray when I was about 11 (1971). Three

Re: PUG.ORG

2004-01-24 Thread graywolf
Well the guestion comes to mind is could the list, pug, and archives all be moved to a new server? Doug holds the pdml.net domain name so a new one would not be needed if he agreed to that. The only thing is that folks would have to be as dedicated as Doug is or in the end we could lose

Re: Helmut Newton dead

2004-01-24 Thread wendy beard
At 06:00 PM 24/01/2004, you wrote: From: Pat White Although there's been no mention on TV so far, Helmut's death was reported on the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) news window this morning on the MSN.CA homepage. I read about it in the newspaper this morning. The Ottawa Citizen, no less

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-24 Thread Nick Clark
One area where I find flash invaluable is moving macro subjects. It would be virtually impossible to take a picture of a honeybee on a flower with sufficient depth of field without flash (I don't believe in faking such pictures by stunning the subject). Even more true of a bee in flight. Nick

Re: how many?

2004-01-24 Thread arnie
1085 arnie - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 9:03 PM Subject: DIG: how many? So, here's a poll: How many shots so far with your *ist D? I'm at 1565 I'm SURE I'm mid to low on the list. Cory --- Outgoing

Re: PUG.ORG

2004-01-24 Thread John Francis
I don't really think we need to move from komkon, as long as komkon are happy for us to be there (and our bandwidth needs are met). One thing I would like to see, though, is more flexibility in the way viewers select the images. At present it's a by month display. I'd certainly like to be able

RE: [Spotmatic] Florida in January

2004-01-24 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
I am also in Florida, but an 8-hour drive away from Ft. Lauderdale, in the panhandle. It was sunny here but only 64º. By the way, up here Snowbirds is the term for those people from the northern climes who come here during the winter. Shot quite a bit this morning for a charitable 5k race.

Re: PUG on our own site

2004-01-24 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at PDML camp, everybody wrote: Something about a new server Has anybody contacted the admin from the existing KOMKON to see what the problem is? Could they do with our financial support? Kind regards Kevin -- __ (_ \

RE: [Spotmatic] Florida in January

2004-01-24 Thread frank theriault
Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. only 64 Let's see, that would be about +18 or +19C. Right. The temp when I left the house today at about noon was -19C. I could be wrong, but I think that's around 0F. Just heard on the news today, that we haven't even come close to the

RE: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-24 Thread frank theriault
I went back and looked at the pics again, and I ~really~ like the second one a lot. The guy's face has a great deal of character. He has a sort of self-satisfied smile; he seems a very confident and friendly person, very outgoing. I think you captured a great deal of his character here,

Re: Florida in January

2004-01-24 Thread John Coyle
70°? Ha! - it's been over 30° C here for days - that's over 86°F! Even Floridians(?) would melt today. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:20 AM Subject: Re: Florida in

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread John Coyle
Count me in - I can pay using PayPal, and I'm happy to research where we can get decent storage space and bandwidth usage. Can we get an idea how much we'd need? I'd suggest contributions be in US $, as most of us can pay with them via credit cards, Paypal etc. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia

Re: Florida in January

2004-01-24 Thread frank theriault
you can shut up too, John vbg -frigid frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Florida in January Date: Sun,

RE: [Spotmatic] Florida in January

2004-01-24 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I see, I guess I should have called them snow shovelers? :) JCO J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com

Re: Florida in January

2004-01-24 Thread Bill Owens
64 degrees F here today, and ice storm with high of 32F expected for tomorrow. Here's what the National Weather Service is saying: NCZ048-053-065072-082-SCZ003-006009-012014-250330- BUNCOMBE NC-CABARRUS NC-CHEROKEE SC-CHESTER SC-CLEVELAND NC- GASTON NC-GREATER GREENVILLE SC-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-24 Thread Chris Brogden
I'd be in for that as well. I think we should wait to hear from komkon about what happened before we decide anything, but it's nice to know that there are alternatives. Perhaps we could offer komkon a yearly contribution to partly repay their generosity and bandwidth. chris On Sun, 25 Jan

Re: Florida in January

2004-01-24 Thread Ross Daniel
Gidday from a very hot 101 degree Maryborough , Queensland, Australia. Boy could we do with some of this.:) Cheers, Ross.

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