Re: The problem with digital

2004-01-25 Thread Herb Chong
why do you delete any files? i have not intentionally deleted any digital image i have ever taken, even completely blank ones. Herb - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:30 PM Subject: Re: The problem

Re: OT: Tail Fin

2004-01-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Another tail fin shot: http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/images/nyd.html frank theriault wrote: > A couple of weeks ago, in the thread "one piece of advice to budding > photogs" (or something like that), Paul Stenquist suggested "fill the > frame", or words to that effect: > > http://www.ph

Re: The problem with digital

2004-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! As I mentioned some time ago, I have a friend who's a member of one of local (remote from the though) camera clubs. Started with Pentax and now he's shooting 6x6 (cm) medium format. He even has this foldable Agfa camera... Anyway, fair part of club members has gone digital. The shoot real hug

Re: SMC 1.4/50mm FA

2004-01-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: SMC 1.4/50mm FA > I think you missed my point. yes the absolute lpmm would be lower but there > would be more than twice as much area covered so the real amount of detail > would > be greater especially with lenses that arent ab

Re: The problem with digital

2004-01-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "tom" Subject: RE: The problem with digital > > -Original Message- > > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Well sure, but I just wasted an hour looking at what turned > > out to be 2/3s crap, and plucked 34 images out of the mire > > t

RE: SMC 1.4/50mm FA

2004-01-25 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I think you missed my point. yes the absolute lpmm would be lower but there would be more than twice as much area covered so the real amount of detail would be greater especially with lenses that arent absolutely top notch and reality is most of them are not. JCO -

RE: The problem with digital

2004-01-25 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Well sure, but I just wasted an hour looking at what turned > out to be 2/3s crap, and plucked 34 images out of the mire > that may be worth looking at. What are you using to edit? 150 shots shouldn't take an hour,

Re: The problem with digital

2004-01-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi ... We spent a somewhat similar weekend, Bill ... I know this has been brought up before, but, for me, it's always been more of an academic issue than a real issue. This weekend it became real, but from another perspective. I'm now going through about 30 years worth of negatives, proof print

Re: Vivitar 19mm (was: MIR-47K 20mm f2.8 lens tests or experiences)

2004-01-25 Thread Andre Langevin
I'll ditto that comment, Nick. I got mine some time ago. I went in for a Pentqx W/A. The old camera shop owner told me he didn't have one, but to try this Vivitar, and see what I think. He discounted it handsomely and said he'd take it back if I didn't like it. He'll NEVER get it back! That is a

The problem with digital

2004-01-25 Thread William Robb
We had a dog show this weekend. An obedience trial. Rather than showing how wonderful my dogs are, I took pictures instead. A lot of them, in fact. Close to 300 on the istD. Had I been shooting film, I would probably have shot perhaps 1/3 that number, maybe less. So, what's the problem with this?

Pixel size and density (was RE: SMC 1.4/50mm FA

2004-01-25 Thread Butch Black
On 25 Jan 2004 at 12:14, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > This brings up the question, wouldn't a full frame 6Mp camera yield better > results than a 6Mp APS camera assuming top quality lenses for two reasons: > 1. More image details to record. > 2. Lower pixel density means larger pixels, hence less nois

Re: Vivitar 19mm (was: MIR-47K 20mm f2.8 lens tests or experiences)

2004-01-25 Thread frank theriault
I concur. The most funnest lens I have, that's for sure: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1956319 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1161430&size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1161442&size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1906218 (my apologie

Re: Microdrives

2004-01-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 26 Jan 2004 at 10:56, Kevin Waterson wrote: > Just a note on this, I initially used a solution such as this and found I needed > more than 2 cards. I was using my iBook to download the images to and found I > was filling a 512 card faster than I could download it to the iBook. This made > for s

Re: [Spotmatic] Florida in January

2004-01-25 Thread frank theriault
Mark, 15 miles is a good run in that cold. That's about the equivalent of a 60 mile ride. A good balaclava is indespensible. I wear one with a toque over it, and it makes a world of difference. Keeps the cheeks and chin warm. I just wish I could keep my feet dry when the salt on the roads t

Re: SMC 1.4/50mm FA

2004-01-25 Thread Mark Roberts
"Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 25 Jan 2004 at 19:13, Mark Roberts wrote: > >> BTW: Have you seen the new review of the Contax N Digital on Luminous >> Landscape? >> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/contax-n-digital.shtml >> Fascinating stuff. Apparently the image q

To Greywolf

2004-01-25 Thread Rebekah Gonzalez
Checked my local camera shop, they didn't have the part you needed. sorry. R

Re: SMC 1.4/50mm FA

2004-01-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 25 Jan 2004 at 19:13, Mark Roberts wrote: > BTW: Have you seen the new review of the Contax N Digital on Luminous > Landscape? > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/contax-n-digital.shtml > Fascinating stuff. Apparently the image quality is better than APS-size > 6 megapixel digi

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

2004-01-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Jan 2004 at 9:52, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: > The fastest cards on *istD are undeniably Sandisk Ultra II and Extreme. So I > bought Sandisk Ultra II 512 as the one having good price/performance ratio. > Lexars despite having utilised by *istD Write Acceleration feature, are much > slower and

RE: [Spotmatic] Florida in January

2004-01-25 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
And I usually draw the line at 40o. Gee, I feel like such a whimp... The warmer the better, Cesar Panama City, Florida -- -Original Message- -- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:39 PM -- -- "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --

Bergger 200 film

2004-01-25 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
I did my first shots with this film this afternoon. Some snow shots in the woods. Developed in HC-110(b) for 6 minutes. Description: The base & emulsion are very, very thin. As compared to TMax it feels like tissue paper. Results: Nice and contrasty. I expect a lot of grain if enlarged. Fixes re

Re: Unretouched and unmanipulated

2004-01-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
great! very helpful. I'll make a direct comparison later on. Christian Skofteland wrote: > Ok, Shel, here's my test of the D. . > > http://home.mindspring.com/~skofteland/id11.html >

Re: Vivitar 19mm (was: MIR-47K 20mm f2.8 lens tests or experiences)

2004-01-25 Thread Keith Whaley
I'll ditto that comment, Nick. I got mine some time ago. I went in for a Pentqx W/A. The old camera shop owner told me he didn't have one, but to try this Vivitar, and see what I think. He discounted it handsomely and said he'd take it back if I didn't like it. He'll NEVER get it back! That is a

Re: Unretouched and unmanipulated

2004-01-25 Thread Christian Skofteland
Ok, Shel, here's my test of the D. These are 100% crops from a full sized in-camera JPEG. No sharpening etc. (all settings default). They were made with my Vivitar S1 105/2.5 macro. F11 @ 5sec. ISO 200 Warning, each image is >500kb. http://home.mindspring.com/~skofteland/id11.html Christian

Re: MIR-47K 20mm f2.8 lens tests or experiences

2004-01-25 Thread Steve Jolly
I assume you mean f2.5? I bought one a couple of weeks ago and it's now in the post from Russia - I'll post some comments and photos to the list when it arrives. :-) http://ratx.narod.ru/tests/mir47k/ # this is the page that persuaded me to buy it. (No knowledge of Russian required...) WRT y

Re: KOMKON server should be back by tomorrow

2004-01-25 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] issued forth: > Sounds good to me... Bob S. Sounds a good idea to me also. How about a nice print, enlarged and framed. Something worthy of hanging in a foyer? A little message of thanks attached Would need to be MF or larger if the print was to be really large, e

Re: Win XP, Starts File Explorer When CF Inserted

2004-01-25 Thread William Robb
Thanks Herb Bill

Re: *istD with DA 16-45 in Adorama is $1725

2004-01-25 Thread Andre Langevin
Just 1324$ in such a fantastic set... It's a steal! http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=details&sku=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 It was an

Vivitar 19mm (was: MIR-47K 20mm f2.8 lens tests or experiences)

2004-01-25 Thread Nick Clark
I use the excellent Vivitar 19mm f3.8. A bit slower but a superb lens that's rarely out of my camera bag. Nick -Original Message- From: "Ian bromehead"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 25/01/04 20:36:41 To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MIR-47K 20mm f2.8 lens te

Re: SMC 1.4/50mm FA

2004-01-25 Thread Mark Roberts
"Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 25 Jan 2004 at 12:14, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > >> This brings up the question, wouldnt a full frame 6Mp camera yield better >> results than a 6Mp APS camera assuming top quality lenses for two reasons: >> 1. More image details to record. >> 2. Lower pi

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-25 Thread Robert Dierschke
Yes, that's often the case... My uncle though, he has a camera with some kind of memory function. It can record continously, saving a buffer of images some seconds long, and when you just missed a shot you can step back through the buffer and pull it out from there. You still have to see the m

Re: KOMKON server should be back by tomorrow

2004-01-25 Thread John Coyle
yes - maybe a cash contribution, as discussed before? John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: "Adelheid v. K." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 12:40 AM Subject: KOMKON server should be back by tomorrow > Good news! > > I got a

Re: Microdrives

2004-01-25 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure that I understand your need. The X Drive is a stand alone battery > powered hard drive and card reader with integrated copy facilities and USB2 > I/O. If you run two 512MB cards you could work so that one was d

Re: Microdrives

2004-01-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 26 Jan 2004 at 0:32, Frits Wüthrich wrote: > Yes, thanks for that. I need the bigger CF card for surviving the day, > before I can save it on something like you suggest. I want to put a > CD-R/W in my laptop, so that should take care of that part. > With my current 512MB card I only get 34 RAW

Re: AMENDMENT TO: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members!

2004-01-25 Thread Frits Wüthrich
My guess since it is from Enschede: it is probably from the same brewery where Grolsch comes from as well. On Mon, 2004-01-26 at 00:18, graywolf wrote: > Has a blue bottle Label that says, "Mariner of Holland". "Imported from > Holland". And, "Since 1602" On the back it says, "Brewed and Bottled

Re: Microdrives

2004-01-25 Thread Frits Wüthrich
Yes, thanks for that. I need the bigger CF card for surviving the day, before I can save it on something like you suggest. I want to put a CD-R/W in my laptop, so that should take care of that part. With my current 512MB card I only get 34 RAW images. On Mon, 2004-01-26 at 01:17, Rob Studdert wro

Re: KOMKON server should be back by tomorrow

2004-01-25 Thread Chris Brogden
I'd be up for that. PayPal would be best, but I can mail cash if necessary. chris On Sun, 25 Jan 2004, Adelheid v. K. wrote: > Good news! > > I got a mail from the Frontex VP telling me that the server should be back > within the next day(s). > He was very grateful that we offered to help. >

RE: SMC 1.4/50mm FA

2004-01-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 25 Jan 2004 at 12:14, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > This brings up the question, wouldnt a full frame 6Mp camera yield better > results than a 6Mp APS camera assuming top quality lenses for two reasons: > 1. More image details to record. > 2. Lower pixel desity means larger pixels, hence less noise

RE: Anyone there in SPAIN???

2004-01-25 Thread Jens Bladt
Yeah, maybe did. This guy - Marcello Fiori - had an *ist D on ebay. As it reached a few hundred Euros - suddenly a message came from ebay to all the bidders: Item no longer for sale. No explanation. After a couple of house this guy emails me, wanting to sell it to me for 720 USD - body only. I got

Re: Anyone there in SPAIN???

2004-01-25 Thread Carlos Royo
Jens Bladt escribió: Hi Guys Some guy in Spain want to sell me a Pentax *ist D for 800$!!! I will need to get it checked, somehow!! All the best Jens, Denmark I am in Spain, Jens. I find the price suspiciously low, anyway. If I can help you in this matter, let me know. -

MIR-47K 20mm f2.8 lens tests or experiences

2004-01-25 Thread Ian bromehead
Fellow pentaxphiles There seems to be a growing number of russian lenses arriving on the scenes, and some notable specialists such as Herbert Keppler, seem to suggest they can be great value. I'm taking my time searching for reasonably priced wide angle/fisheye, clearly this type of glass means lo

Anyone got a Working Spotmatic F for sale

2004-01-25 Thread Tiger Moses
Some of you may remember I was looking for contributions for a photo club I was starting for high school students that I am sponsoring where I teach. I have 3 Spots, regular, a II and an F. I loaned out the regular and the II and couldn't find my F. I found my F, and first time I cocked it,the

Re: KOMKON server should be back by tomorrow

2004-01-25 Thread Familie Scheffler
It ok. But I don't have paypal. If another member (in germany or netherlands) will send an amount via paypal, I would appreciate to send my share to him/her, for getting it transferred in summation. Would you be so kind, Jan? Please let me know, when the time is there. Regards, Bernd ---original

Improvisation

2004-01-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I wish I had experiences like that. When I wanted an enlarger, I just wrote a check for an Omega D2VXL. The creative experiences that come out of having to improvise are a real asset in the long term. There's a story about how Elliott Erwitt would wash his film in the toilet, making a succession

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-25 Thread Anders Hultman
Jostein: Anders, I have a small digital P&S too. Like you I carry it with me most of the time. But since my motifs are nature and landscapes, shooting "interesting stuff I see in the streets" is a tough exercise in _seeing_. :-) "Interesting stuff I see in the streets" just happens to be what I've

Re: Enlarging with Taking lenses

2004-01-25 Thread Leon Altoff
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 10:59:42 +0100, Frantisek Vlcek wrote: >Hi, > now that JCO used his old Raptar for taking pictures, I would like > to do the other thing - use some of my best taking lenses for > enlarging. Just to try them out, out of curiosity. I have a pretty > good Meopta enlarging

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-25 Thread Jostein
Anders, I have a small digital P&S too. Like you I carry it with me most of the time. But since my motifs are nature and landscapes, shooting "interesting stuff I see in the streets" is a tough exercise in _seeing_. :-) When it comes to people photography, I can only subscribe to Cotty's wisdom; "

Re: AMENDMENT TO: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members!

2004-01-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >I have just one, little problem, Frank. You keep offering to buy everybody >drinks at Grand Father Mountain. The problem is where do you think you >are going >to buy them? GFM is in one of those strange southern places called a dry >county. >That means

Re: Vivitar Lens

2004-01-25 Thread William M Kane
Fred et al, I got a chance to use my modified (flange removed) 90-180 FF zoom on the *ist D on my recent trip to MI. I used it on a monopod to take some pictures. I posted 80% compression 800 x 600 jpgs on my website. If anyone is interested in examining full size pictures, please let me

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >AFAIK, they didn't give any. However, my "unofficial" sources tell me it as >liability issues. You guys made suggestions (like modifining flashes, >Cotty ) >to users that scared Pentax's lawyers . LOL. If they saw the K50 1.2 on an EOS body, they'd be j

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-25 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004, Boris Liberman wrote: > ft> I went back and looked at the pics again, and I ~really~ like the second one > ft> a lot. The guy's face has a great deal of character. He has a sort of > ft> self-satisfied smile; he seems a very confident and friendly person, very > ft> outgoin

bunched up undergarments

2004-01-25 Thread William M Kane
test don't do what the subject says

Re: Anyone there in SPAIN???

2004-01-25 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
?? I don't know exactly what does this means. Ist*D costs here aprox. 2000 EUR (including the 18-35 lens). Did I miss anything? Regards from Barcelona, Jaume. --- Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Guys > Some guy in Spain want to sell me a Pentax *ist D > for 800$!!! I will nee

Re: KOMKON server should be back by tomorrow

2004-01-25 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 18:30:02 +0300, Boris Liberman wrote: >>Just post the account number, Adelheid! >>Jostein > >And/or an e-mail address for PayPal transfers for beyond the pond >people... You can count me in if PayPal is an option! Regards, JvW ---

RE: KOMKON server should be back by tomorrow

2004-01-25 Thread ernreed2
> On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 10:08:10 -0500, Bill Sawyer wrote: > > > I'm up for that. > > > > From: Adelheid v. K. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Perhaps we could do something for them as a sign of our > >> gratitude for their service throughout the years. > >> What do you think? > > I'm in. >

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! ft> I went back and looked at the pics again, and I ~really~ like the second one ft> a lot. The guy's face has a great deal of character. He has a sort of ft> self-satisfied smile; he seems a very confident and friendly person, very ft> outgoing. I think you captured a great deal of his

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! SB> Tom's not joking ... it takes a bit of practice to hand hold at low shutter speeds, SB> but it's very doable. Numerous techniques to aid in such a practice have been SB> mentioned here in the past few days. Leave your tripod or monopod at home, and SB> practice, practice, practice. The

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! RS> I got some very sharp shots the other night at a concert shooting 125mm @ RS> 1/15th & f2.4 ISO800, I was sitting but had no arm rests to lean on. Of course RS> I made more soft and medium sharpness shots than really sharp ones but most RS> were still quite usable and I'm not sure but I

Re: OT: Win XP, Starts File Explorer When CF Inserted

2004-01-25 Thread Herb Chong
no such settings in Win 2K nor XP. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:59 AM Subject: Re: OT: Win XP, Starts File Explorer When CF Inserted > In Win98: > > 1) Put a flash card in the reader. >

RE: SMC 1.4/50mm FA

2004-01-25 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi True enough, I suppose. But I still own 5 nice analog 35mm Pentax bodies - and I might still get me a MZ-S. I can use these as long as I can buy film (probably for annother 10-20 ears - like they still make Super-8 moovie film and 35mm moovie film, not to forget!). I don't know about APS and "

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

2004-01-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I tend to agree with Capa's comment. Having seen the Requiem show, and looked at the photos in the book, it became clear that those pics that were less than perfect technically - OOF, showing camera movement - had, in general, a far greater impact than the nicely exposed, sharp pics. Can't speak

RE: AMENDMENT TO: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members!

2004-01-25 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Tom, Frank already knew this, why else do you think he keeps offering to buy drinks? :-) Don't let the ears fool you, Cesar Panama City, Florida -- -Original Message- -- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:01 PM -- -- I have just one, little pr

RE: AMENDMENT TO: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members!

2004-01-25 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
You just have to love a guy who is stocking up and traveling in a camper :-P Taking a break before tackling the shots from yesterday, César Panama City, Florida -- -Original Message- -- From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:11 PM -- -- Frank & I

Re: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Tom's not joking ... it takes a bit of practice to hand hold at low shutter speeds, but it's very doable. Numerous techniques to aid in such a practice have been mentioned here in the past few days. Leave your tripod or monopod at home, and practice, practice, practice. Kostas Kavoussanakis wrot

RE: SMC 1.4/50mm FA

2004-01-25 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Too bad you will only be capturing less than half of the image/resolution of the lens with the istD's aps sensor. This brings up the question, wouldnt a full frame 6Mp camera yield better results than a 6Mp APS camera assuming top quality lenses for two reasons: 1. More image details to record. 2.

Re: AMENDMENT TO: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members!

2004-01-25 Thread Bill Owens
- Original Message - From: "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:00 PM Subject: Re: AMENDMENT TO: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members! > I have just one, little problem, Frank. You keep offering to buy everybody > drinks at Grand

Re: AMENDMENT TO: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members!

2004-01-25 Thread Bill Owens
Frank & I will be coming from Gastonia, so we can stock up before we leave. Bill - Original Message - From: "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:00 PM Subject: Re: AMENDMENT TO: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members! > I have just

RE: SMC M 4.0/75-150mm

2004-01-25 Thread J. C. O'Connell
OUTSTANDING optical quality. JCO J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -Original Message- From: Jens Bla

RE: Enlarging with Taking lenses

2004-01-25 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Only macro taking lenses will be good for enlarging. Do not reverse them unless you are making "enlargments" smaller than the negative. J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com

Re: AMENDMENT TO: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members!

2004-01-25 Thread graywolf
I have just one, little problem, Frank. You keep offering to buy everybody drinks at Grand Father Mountain. The problem is where do you think you are going to buy them? GFM is in one of those strange southern places called a dry county. That means they do not sell alcoholic beverages there. Now

Re[2]: KOMKON server should be back by tomorrow

2004-01-25 Thread Bruce Dayton
I'm in. I would prefer to paypal. -- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, January 25, 2004, 8:53:24 AM, you wrote: DF> On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 10:08:10 -0500, Bill Sawyer wrote: >> I'm up for that. >> >> From:Adelheid v. K. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Perhaps we could do something for them a

Re: SMC M 4.0/75-150mm

2004-01-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Quite cheap is a good price for this hunk o'glass. I've got one and have not been too pleased with it. First, it's soft at the wide ends - from about 90mm - 120mm it's nice. It has a lot of barrel and pincushion distortion once you've moved from the middle focal lengths. Not a good lens at all

Re: OT: Win XP, Starts File Explorer When CF Inserted

2004-01-25 Thread Doug Franklin
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 09:32:21 -0500, tom wrote: > Small annoyance...when I insert a CF card into my reader, > XP automatically pops up a new file explorer window. > > How can I turn this off? In Win98: 1) Put a flash card in the reader. 2) Open the "System" icon in the Control Panel. 3) Doub

RE: KOMKON server should be back by tomorrow

2004-01-25 Thread Doug Franklin
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 10:08:10 -0500, Bill Sawyer wrote: > I'm up for that. > > From: Adelheid v. K. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Perhaps we could do something for them as a sign of our >> gratitude for their service throughout the years. >> What do you think? I'm in. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: BW digital printing solution?

2004-01-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >> Oh, I think you're excused, Dub-dubya. Can I send in a newer version >> seeing as I now have a better inkjet? >> >> >Not until I have some semblance of order in my life again. >And don't ever call me that again . > >William Robb You got it Bill. Ch

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-25 Thread graywolf
AFAIK, they didn't give any. However, my "unofficial" sources tell me it as liability issues. You guys made suggestions (like modifining flashes, Cotty ) to users that scared Pentax's lawyers . -- Lon Williamson wrote: I only know what Doug put on the PDML home page. Look around a bit there. I'

Re: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members!

2004-01-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >> I'll tell you what, Brendan: >> >> You fly here for Friday, I buy your drinks. >> If you buy my air ticket, I'll by you a drink. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps

Re: Win XP, Starts File Explorer When CF Inserted

2004-01-25 Thread Herb Chong
someone checked the box that says never ask again. insert a card. close the Explorer window. go to My Computer and open to see the drive letters. right click on the card drive and choose Properties. click on the Autoplay tab and make your changes. if you need to make more sophisticated changes, you

Re: KOMKON server should be back by tomorrow

2004-01-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
I will be happy to contribute. Paul On Jan 25, 2004, at 9:40 AM, Adelheid v. K. wrote: Good news! I got a mail from the Frontex VP telling me that the server should be back within the next day(s). He was very grateful that we offered to help. Perhaps we could do something for them as a sign of ou

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-25 Thread Lon Williamson
Mind emailing me that, Malcom? Malcolm Smith wrote: Lon Williamson wrote: I only know what Doug put on the PDML home page. Look around a bit there. I've only known PDML in the capable hands of Doug Brewer. What were the reasons Pentax gave for discontinuing the list? Within moments I was e-

OT: Win XP, Starts File Explorer When CF Inserted

2004-01-25 Thread tom
Small annoyance...when I insert a CF card into my reader, XP automatically pops up a new file explorer window. How can I turn this off? Thanks, tv -- Thomas Van Veen Photography www.bigdayphoto.com 301-758-3085

Re: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members!

2004-01-25 Thread frank theriault
Seriously, Abso-freaking-lutley, Bill! Hell, it's the least I can do. Especially since it doesn't look like Brendan is going to take me up on my offer. So, yes, in May, drinks are on me (let's see, May is still 5 months away - what's the chance of Bill actually remembering this? ). -frank "

Re: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members!

2004-01-25 Thread frank theriault
no "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members! Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004

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

2004-01-25 Thread frank theriault
Comments interspersed: From: Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, > Talk of HCB - I know I told the list about seeing the Magnum at 50 Years > retrospective with the print of the grinning kid with the wine bottles ("Rue > Muffon" or something like that). rue Mouffetard. Yes, well, I was close. 1 out

Re: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members!

2004-01-25 Thread Bill Owens
Does this mean that if I fly up there in May, you buy? :-) Bill > I'll tell you what, Brendan: > > You fly here for Friday, I buy your drinks. >

Re: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members!

2004-01-25 Thread Brendan
:p Funny :D --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'll tell you what, Brendan: > > You fly here for Friday, I buy your drinks. > > Everyone else has to pay for their drinks, except > you. How's that for fair? > Good deal for you, I say! > > (see, there's another example of my m

Re: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members!

2004-01-25 Thread frank theriault
I'll tell you what, Brendan: You fly here for Friday, I buy your drinks. Everyone else has to pay for their drinks, except you. How's that for fair? Good deal for you, I say! (see, there's another example of my magnanimous generosity when I know I'll never have to live up to the offer ). -f

Re: Sportscar- was DIG: how many?

2004-01-25 Thread cbwaters
Paul, that's gorgeous. Good luck with your project. When you get it running, you'll have to do a full spread of photos for us ;) Cory - Original Message - From: "Paul Ewins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 8:04 AM Subject: OT: Sportscar- was DI

Re: OT - 1/2 Way There! (longish drivel - beware!)

2004-01-25 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Dave, Got the foamcore at Loomis, right around the corner from my place, Danforth and Woodbine. Where was I the other day, and I saw it black with white core? That looked pretty cool. But I thought it might be finicky to work with, so got black/black. There's lots of other colours avail

RE: As usual: photo advise sought

2004-01-25 Thread tom
I think Paul summed it up pretty well, but basically working with available light involves seeing the light that you're given, working with flash involves working with light that you create. You have to see it before it's there, and know how to put it there. I used to be a strict available light g

RE: AMENDMENT TO: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members!

2004-01-25 Thread frank theriault
AAARRRGGGHHH!! Attention, attention, amendment to previous post: Did I say "open bar"? Apparently I did. What was I thinking? It should be: CASH BAR! I wrote the first post at about 1:00 or 2:00 am last night. I clearly wasn't in my right mind. You wanna drink, bring money. You want free

Re: OT: Official Invitation to TOPDML Members!

2004-01-25 Thread Brendan
Oh Invite everyone else while I'm gone eh! --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'll be writing to all of you individually off-list, > but just in case there > are any new lurkers in the Toronto area who haven't > come out of the closet, > here's the scoop: > > Friday, January 30,

RE: [Spotmatic] Florida in January

2004-01-25 Thread frank theriault
Well, you know, I'm just joking around, Cesar. I mean, the temps were/are accurate (-22C this morning), but it really doesn't bother me that much. You get used to it. I mean, if they bothered me that much, I could move, right? Actually, this weekend the sun has been out, and it's really been

SMC 1.4/50mm FA

2004-01-25 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi Just got me a used autofocus 1.4/50mm. It will be a great portrait lens (75mm) on my *ist D, when I get one... According to Photodo it's one of the sharpest Pentax lenses ever made - or tested by Photodo (Grade 4.6) - only matched by the SMC F 1.4/50mm and SMC A 1.4/85mm (as well as maybee some

RE: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-25 Thread Malcolm Smith
Lon Williamson wrote: > I only know what Doug put on the PDML home page. > Look around a bit there. > > > > > I've only known PDML in the capable hands of Doug Brewer. What were > > the reasons Pentax gave for discontinuing the list? Within moments I was e-mailed the definitive posting off l

RE: [Spotmatic] Florida in January

2004-01-25 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
M. M. M. M. M. That was me trying to shut up :-P I just stated the only 64º so that everyone would be aware that not all of Florida was like the south... I still have to cull through the over 200 digital shots from the race. I wanted to test how I would even try to handl

Re: OT - 1/2 Way There! (longish drivel - beware!)

2004-01-25 Thread brooksdj
> Well, I have to have what I've decided will be 11 photos ready for the show > which I want to hang on Thursday. Turns out there'll be an opening > reception on Friday, so I can't procrastinate much. 6 8x10's are now > printed up, and on Friday, I dro

Re: PUG.ORG

2004-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! You can find a rudimentary form of aggregating images per photographer in the PUG directory link. Displaying them as a mini-gallery with thumbnails, as well as searching by equipment / content requires a dynamic site - no question about it. There already is a database of photographer

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! For my part, I strongly oppose that the PUG should be a host for personal galleries. There are already loads of places offering that service for free, and I don't see why the PDML should take on the effort of providing yet another. I think I agree with you, Jostein. PUG is unique and I t

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-25 Thread Lon Williamson
I don't think the "user interface" should change one iota. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, my Daddy always told me. -Lon Jostein wrote, in part: For my part, I strongly oppose that the PUG should be a host for personal galleries. There are already loads of places offering that service for free,

Re: ONLY - PUG January is on my website

2004-01-25 Thread Lon Williamson
I only know what Doug put on the PDML home page. Look around a bit there. I've only known PDML in the capable hands of Doug Brewer. What were the reasons Pentax gave for discontinuing the list? Malcolm

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