Re: Macro with a 40 yr old Pentax?

2004-04-15 Thread John Forbes
File size isn't one of it's virtues! John On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 15:49:15 +1000, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 14 Apr 2004 at 23:45, J. C. O'Connell wrote: I took this one today using TMAX100 in a 1964 vintage Pentax spotmatic. Does it compete with the *istD Pentax DSLR of 2003? I t

Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread Alan Chan
Had a few hours walk this Saturaday and took some pictures. To my surprise, I was able to take sharp pictures by handholding my 200mm & 300mm. Camera shake used to be a problem with me so I usually had the tripod with me, but not this time (left in the car because of the weight). Any comments we

RE: Macro with a 40 yr old Pentax?

2004-04-15 Thread Rob Studdert
On 15 Apr 2004 at 2:35, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Cant do a 25Mb download. Why dont you do what I did? > Downsize it to 1000 pixels horizotally and compress > to around 200-250kb (mono, 600-700kb color) and post > it as a jpeg. I didnt post my 12Mpixel file because > the only way to evaluate the la

Lenses I didn't use today (again)

2004-04-15 Thread Rob Studdert
Well I had a small job today, atmospheric shots indoors under mixed available light, so I needed a good set of primes as I had no idea what I was to be up against. After looking at my lens stash I again selected my FA77/1.8 and V125/2.5 in preference to my A*85/1.4 and A*135/1.8 lenses. The wid

RE: Macro with the isD?

2004-04-15 Thread Shaun Canning
I have posted some of my early macro efforts with the *ist D at the following link. I am on the process of posting a heap more images that are pretty nice (shameless self promotion). www.heritageservices.com.au/Pentax%20ist%20D%20Photos/Web%20Gallery/idex .htm Cheers Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural H

Re: A "lesson" in flash with the *ist D...

2004-04-15 Thread cbwaters
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Re: OT: Television Commercial Shoot

2004-04-15 Thread Cotty
On 14/4/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discumbobulated: >I put a series of shoot pics on Photo Net for my colleagues at the >agency and DCX. If anyone is interested in the scale and mechanics of >a television commercial shoot this will give you a little look at what >happens. It's here: >http://www.p

RE: OT: Television Commercial Shoot

2004-04-15 Thread Rob Brigham
Works for me... > -Original Message- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 15 April 2004 10:38 > To: pentax list > Subject: Re: OT: Television Commercial Shoot > > > On 14/4/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discumbobulated: > > >I put a series of shoot pics on Photo Net for my colleague

Re: Macro with a 40 yr old Pentax?

2004-04-15 Thread Keith Whaley
This may be just my setup, but I got: Not Found The requested URL /~distudio/temp/1to1_50mm_macro_f18.jp2 was not found on this server. Apache/1.3.26 Server at home.swiftdsl.com.au Port 80 keith whaley Rob Studdert wrote: On 14 Apr 2004 at 23:45, J. C. O'Connell wrote: [...] I

Re: Macro with a 40 yr old Pentax?

2004-04-15 Thread Keith Whaley
Now, that one opened okay, Rob. Doesn't seem to be difference. keith Rob Studdert wrote: On 15 Apr 2004 at 2:35, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Cant do a 25Mb download. Why dont you do what I did? Downsize it to 1000 pixels horizotally and compress to around 200-250kb (mono, 600-700kb color) and post

Willows photo and PUG question

2004-04-15 Thread Boros Attila
Last week I was walking near the river in the downtown, and ran into a scene which I don't know how could I left unnoticed until now. The warm light of the sun about an hour before sunset gave a very nice color to the foliage of the willows. I went back to the scene after the day I took this photo,

Re: Willows photo and PUG question

2004-04-15 Thread Jostein
oops, I should have included the dimensions in the guidelines on my pages. Sorry about that. The max size is, IIRC, 600 pixels along the longest axis. The deadline for each gallery is 23:59 GMT+1 on the 20th in the preceding month. If you are submitting through the AutoPug, the galleries availabl

Re: PAW - Sample of IR with *istD

2004-04-15 Thread brooksdj
Very interesting Larry. Nice effect. So this was shot in colour then converted eh. Mind if i ask how you did the convert?? Also did you use the meter in the camera and what iso?? Dave > Here's a sample of how the *istD responds to Infrared. This was shot with

Re: PAW: Apple Blossom

2004-04-15 Thread brooksdj
I did not notice right a way,but there is a bee in there . Nice one Bill. Background is pleasing too. Dave > Finally got around to another PAW. The apple tree in our back yard is in > full bloom, so I took advantage with the *ist D and M100/4.0 Macro: > > http

Re: Jostein's PAW#4

2004-04-15 Thread brooksdj
Very nice. Just enough detail in the shadows to see things,but not over bearing which would ruin the tranquility of the shot. The reflection colour change is great. Good job. Dave > In June last year I had a really great photo week- end at Rjukan, a small >

Re: Jostein's PAW#4

2004-04-15 Thread Rfsindg
Jostein, I've refrained from commenting because I share Peter's sentiments... It is a rather magical photograph. The light is fantastic and the composition excellent. I like the dark, smooth lake on the left versus the white mountain and reflection on the upper right. The island(?) on the low

Re: GFM and *ist D

2004-04-15 Thread Mark Roberts
Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I'm plannng on being in Wimington Del on June 1 >then Wash DC at home of famous Scrabble author :) I'm trying to make sense of the phrase "famous Scrabble author" but I just can't! ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: OT - omg, i think my laptop just died...

2004-04-15 Thread Mark Roberts
John Mustarde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 19:45:48 +0400, you wrote: > >>1. Give the darn thing to the hands of capable technician if you have >>one available. > >They don't exist anymore. If they ever did. My S.O. refers to the University of Pittsburgh's I.S. technical supp

RE: Lenses I didn't use today (again)

2004-04-15 Thread Jens Bladt
Please do, Rob. Jsut visited your website - this is a real nice one, I must say. All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 15. april 2004 10:33 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Lens

Re: A "lesson" in flash with the *ist D...

2004-04-15 Thread Mark Roberts
"Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: > >>http://www.tanyamayer.com/flashlesson/index.html > >I don't know what's going on but I can't seem to get to your site. >First Mark Roberts now yours... I can get to mine (which is hosted on Oregon, so it's not as

Muvo Deals

2004-04-15 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
$180 @ http://www.slickdeals.net also ... 24pk Rechargeable AA NiMh 2250mAh Batteries $30 shipped Collin

only MZ60 and *ist?

2004-04-15 Thread Sas Gabor
Hello PDMLers, The homepage of the Hungarian Pentax importer (www.slach.hu) states that MZ60 and *ist are the only 35mm Pentax SLR bodies in production, the other models still in stock will run out this year. Are they right? Gabor

Re[2]: PAW: Riverside blossom

2004-04-15 Thread Boros Attila
Hello Boris, BL> I hope you have other lenses or hopefully you can re-shoot it so that BL> all three branches (probably wrong word just as well) are in front of BL> the same background building. I will try to... Unfortunately this is my only lens. I would like to shoot that with a 100mm macro, whi

Re: only MZ60 and *ist?

2004-04-15 Thread Mark Roberts
"Sas Gabor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The homepage of the Hungarian Pentax importer (www.slach.hu) states >that MZ60 and *ist are the only 35mm Pentax SLR bodies in production, >the other models still in stock will run out this year. > >Are they right? Maybe. Official Pentax representatives c

RE : PENTAX *ist D : Things to improve

2004-04-15 Thread Cyril MARION
>From what I read, saw and heard (I do not have a *ist-D yet) : 1. inboard flash advanced features : low speed synch + 2nd curtain synch (only possible with 360FGZ or 500FTZ if I ame correct). For instance the 300D has it. 2. full compatibility with M and K lenses 3. full size sensor (to use my

Re: PAW - Not Landscapes, Cute Puppies or Trees :-)

2004-04-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! "Deep in concentration" is my favorite. Indeed this is none of the subjects mentioned in the subject line ... Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: annsan's photos hit the big screen - yippie!

2004-04-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Coolest... Now we see why you weren't posting for quite some time AnnSan ... Congratulations! Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: omg ... I feel like Tanya!!!

2004-04-15 Thread William M Kane
Shel, Looking in my own windows system now. It looks like the driver that my cd-rom is running is cdrom.sys in the Windows\System32\Drivers\ folder. Looks like it is also running imapi.sys, redbook.sys and storprop.dll. Just FYI, my windows machine is a compaq laptop running XP pro.

Re: right angle finder

2004-04-15 Thread William M Kane
Frits, Just 'won' one on ebay for 120, after bidding upwards of 200 on another just a few days before. I'd say that Bob's prices below fall in to the expected range. IL Bill On Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at 07:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frits, Prices for the Spotmatic/K1000 finders are c

Re: CD Storage

2004-04-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Sorry I am late to this thread. Here are my bits of experience: 1. I have Plextor PlexWriter 16/10/40 - old but reliable. No coasters whatsoever unless caused by operator, aka me. 2. I used to use Verbatim disks but then they became extinct in Israel. I switched to TDK (spindles of 50) that

Help needed, thanks ! [Me Super]

2004-04-15 Thread Cyril MARION
Hello all, I'd like your help : my Me Super blocks. It happens while taking pictures : after a shot, the mirror does not get back in place. When I take off the lens to see where it blocks, the curtain is visible (not film) and the mirror is still in its upper position. Also, when I pull down the

OT: So, you want a nice NEW Lens???

2004-04-15 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.f32.net/discus/messages/6/4008.html?1081951587 Scroll down to the pic. This is a beauty! And the price really isn't that bad for what one gets. CRB -- - "It is only when you are asked to believe in Reason coming from non-reason that you must cry Halt. Human minds

Re: omg ... I feel like Tanya!!!

2004-04-15 Thread Doug Franklin
On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 07:06:20 -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I don't know what the drivers are, so I can't find them on > installation software and reload them. > > Any thoughts to how this problem can be solved, other than > to make a long trip to the computer repair shop? The first thing I'd tr

Re: omg ... I feel like Tanya!!!

2004-04-15 Thread Shel Belinkoff
OK, that helps in a big way. I'll check to see if all of those files are in the folder (I know cdrom.sys is) and, if need be, add 'em and see what happens. Thanks majorly! Don't think Rob's msg has reached me yet ...] thanks! shel William M Kane wrote: > > Shel, > > Looking in my own wi

Re: WTB 4p cord for IR remote

2004-04-15 Thread Andre Langevin
>Hi I am looking for a 4p remote cord for the LX motor drive to IR remote >receiver. >JD I have something called item 37325 "Infrared Remote Release Cord F" John Mustarde The IR-F (37325) connects directly on the SF, PZ and MZ bodies. It won't fit on the motor LX. The IR-4P is the only one fo

New baby-D coming soon?

2004-04-15 Thread Rob Brigham
>From http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/ 12.04.2004 - Rumors of a new K-Mount digital SLR are getting stronger - Supposedly it is coming out "soon," it is quite similar to the *ist D and carries a "lower price" tag. Does Boz know something we don't?

Re: A brief PDML Easter report

2004-04-15 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Keith Whaley wrote: mike wilson wrote: When you're cold and miserable (not that we were the second) there is _nothing_ better. So easy to make, too. Assuming Prunus spinosa grows near you. Okay, what's a spiny prune? The latin name for the sloe. Known in the UK as sloe, blackthorn

Re: A brief PDML Easter report

2004-04-15 Thread Keith Whaley
Okay! I'll take the Boodles type of gin thanks... Beefeater is okay for the house brand, but my private stock is Boodles. keith mike wilson wrote: Hi, Keith Whaley wrote: mike wilson wrote: When you're cold and miserable (not that we were the second) there is _nothing_ better. So easy to mak

Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread Chris Murray
On Thu, 15 Apr 2004, Jim Apilado wrote: > Is this Vancouver, BC? I thought the zoo was gone. > > Jim A. > > > > > Had a few hours walk this Saturaday and took some pictures. To my surprise, > > I was able to take sharp pictures by handholding my 200mm & 300mm. Camera > > shake used to be a pro

RE: April PUG - notes

2004-04-15 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 2:04 PM > Here it is: > http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/04apr/ Just some notes after Dag T's comments... Cesar's Show Car - well done limiting detail for a stronger image. There are lots of go

RE: LA Pdml'ers...

2004-04-15 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
One of the best meals I ever had was in the Fells Point section of Baltimore. It was a recently opened French restaurant. A friend and I went and ended up ordering off the specials of the day rather than the menu. I recall it being over $100 each. But what a meal. I have found some beautiful p

RE: PENTAX *ist D : Things to improve

2004-04-15 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
-Original Message- From: Steve Desjardins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 10:40 AM 6. Really fine turquoise eel skin body covering . . . Steven Desjardins Steve, A man after my own heart... I see that we will get along just fine at GFMtn... Cesar Panama City

Re: annsan's photos hit the big screen - yippie!

2004-04-15 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Boris Liberman wrote: > > Coolest... > > Now we see why you weren't posting for quite some time AnnSan ... > > Congratulations! > > Boris > ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Actually, Boris, my work on that was months ago - and over years (the stills are from "da old days" Hint - MOST

Re: Help needed, thanks ! [Me Super]

2004-04-15 Thread Steve Jolly
Hi Cyril, This is one of the most common failure modes of the ME Super, and it means that it's time for a CLA, either of the mirror mechanism or most likely the shutter assembly. Access to either of these requires a total disassembly of the camera, so doing it yourself would be a fairly major

Re: PAW - Sample of IR with *istD

2004-04-15 Thread Larry Hodgson
Dave wrote: >Very interesting Larry. Nice effect. >So this was shot in colour then converted eh. >Mind if i ask how you did the convert?? >Also did you use the meter in the camera and what iso?? >Dave I have found that the best exposure using the 88a filter is +1 stop. In Photoshop I add an adju

Re: omg ... I feel like Tanya!!!

2004-04-15 Thread Mark Cassino
Hi Shel - Just a couple of ideas - Have you tried opening up the PC and checking the cables? Maybe a loose cable came undone. If you are running Win ME or Xp and have system restore active, you can just roll back your system settings to an earlier time. Search on 'System Restore' in the Hel

Re: New baby-D coming soon?

2004-04-15 Thread Jim Apilado
When Boz writes "new K-Mount" SLR, I wonder if this is a limited K-mount SLR like the current *ist D? I'd go for it if it had real K-mount compatibility even with a few features lacking from the *ist D. Jim A. > From: "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu,

RE: Macro with the isD?

2004-04-15 Thread Nick Clark
I've used the 50mm f2.8 A lens a fair bit as a walkaround kit with the *istD. Quite good but a bit long. For macro I prefer the Tamron 90mm f2.8 or the Pentax 100mm f2.8. I haven't found a good 'standard' prime yet, and tend to use the 24-90mm zoom. I'd love to get a 31mm ltd, bit they're a bit

Re: A brief PDML Easter report

2004-04-15 Thread mike wilson
Keith Whaley wrote: Okay! I'll take the Boodles type of gin thanks... Beefeater is okay for the house brand, but my private stock is Boodles. Pretty much anything will work. Recipe: 2lbs/1Kg sloes, 2pts/1litre gin, up to the same weight of demerara sugar (depends on taste) and a small handful

OT: PDML emails

2004-04-15 Thread Nick Clark
Is anyone else experiencing the bizarre phenomenon of emails arriving out of sequence, or is it the Blueyonder server? I've had several threads where the replies have arrived hours before the original message. Actually if I think about it logically I've just answered my own question as someone

Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread John Forbes
I think the bars force us to reflect on the fact that these creatures of the wild have been imprisoned for our entertainment. Perhaps there are good reasons for it, perhaps not. John On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 07:13:34 -0700, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Alan ... I don't like these

Re: OT: PDML emails

2004-04-15 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I don't consider it a problem, just a "feature" of the PDML Nick Clark wrote: > > Is anyone else experiencing the bizarre phenomenon of emails arriving out of > sequence, or is it the Blueyonder server? I've had several threads where the replies > have arrived hours before the original message

Re: omg ... I feel like Tanya!!!

2004-04-15 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Tks mark ... neither approach has helped. shel Mark Cassino wrote: > > Hi Shel - > > Just a couple of ideas - > > Have you tried opening up the PC and checking the cables? Maybe a loose > cable came undone. > > If you are running Win ME or Xp and have system restore active, you can > just r

RE: LA Pdml'ers...

2004-04-15 Thread Cotty
On 15/4/04, HIGH FLYING CESAR discumbobulated: >I have found some beautiful places throughout Califormia when working >there - Lemoore, San Luis Obispo, and some exclusive places in the center. I once built a model of the Mission at San Luis Obispo out of sugar cubes. 4th Grade project when I was

Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I thought about that, and that idea doesn't make it for me. I think there are better ways, photographically, to show that. John Forbes wrote: > > I think the bars force us to reflect on the fact that these creatures of > the wild have been imprisoned for our entertainment. Perhaps there are > g

Re: OT: PDML emails

2004-04-15 Thread Doug Brewer
At 02:38 PM 4/15/04, throwing caution to the wind, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I don't consider it a problem, just a "feature" of the PDML It's the nature of email, not confined to the PDML. If a server is busy somewhere in the pipe, then that may make email back up and go a different route, which

RE: Help needed, thanks ! [Me Super]

2004-04-15 Thread Jens Bladt
Cyril I had a similar problem with my Super A a couple of years ago (after haveing dropped it on an Irish mountain. I had it in a repair shop, without any positiv result, except replacing the film rewind knob. Finally, I took off the bottom plate and found that there was not any electrical contact

RE: Help needed, thanks ! [Me Super]

2004-04-15 Thread Jens Bladt
Brilliant repair site, Steve. I had no idea stiff like this existed on the web. all the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Steve Jolly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 15. april 2004 19:59 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Hel

Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread Jim Apilado
I visited Vancouver's zoo several years ago. Then I read that the zoo was voted out of existence. There was an aquarium in the same area. I wonder if that still exists. Jim A. > From: John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:35:22 +0100 > To: [EM

Re: only MZ60 and *ist?

2004-04-15 Thread John Forbes
One thing to bear in mind in all this is that film SLRs are still selling quite well - second-hand, and that is one of the reasons new ones are selling so badly. Loads of ME Supers change hands on Ebay every week, along with a sprinkling of Z1s and Z1-Ps at pretty good prices. No doubt a few

Re: GFM and *ist D (now veering OT)

2004-04-15 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gonz wrote: Awesome! I have a humble but pretty decent collection. My favorites are aging, like some Ch. Montelena from various years (their reserve). Plus I love some of the older Clos du Val. Recent favorites include Ch. St. Jean Cinq Cepage (97 or 98 I beli

Re: OT: PDML emails

2004-04-15 Thread John Forbes
Yes, I keep getting the same messages twice, often days apart. John On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:32:24 +0100, Nick Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is anyone else experiencing the bizarre phenomenon of emails arriving out of sequence, or is it the Blueyonder server? I've had several threads where t

Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread Bob W
Hi, > I think the bars force us to reflect on the fact that these creatures of > the wild have been imprisoned for our entertainment. Perhaps there are > good reasons for it, perhaps not. >> >> I don't like these at all. The fence between the viewer and >> the animals really detracts from the

Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread Alan Chan
So you've switched to Canon IS, Alan ;-) Keep it down, I don't want anyone to know here. :-) But the truth is, I am stuck with Pentax. Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan _ Add photos to your messages with MSN Premium.

Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread Alan Chan
You're probably thinking of the small zoo at Stanley Park in downtown Vancouver. The Zoo that Alan's pictures are from is out in the suburbs of Vancouver. It used to be known as the Vancouver Game Farm, but now its called the "Greater Vancouver Zoo". That explains why the zoo seems a little primiti

Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread Alan Chan
I would love to avoid the fence whenever possible, but not in this case. They were double fenced and I was forced to stand back and took the pictures. So I switched to manual focus and focus on their eyes only. I was hoping to let the viewers noticed that they were captured and imprisoned, thou

Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread Alan Chan
I believe you meant the Stanley Park. The aquarium should still be here, but haven't seen any zoo. Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan I visited Vancouver's zoo several years ago. Then I read that the zoo was voted out of existence. There was an aquarium in the same area. I wonder

New Web Site

2004-04-15 Thread Shaun Canning
Hi guys, I have just revamped my website. It's all new, and features lots of macro shots taken using my *ist D http://www.heritageservices.com.au/ I would appreciate any constructive criticism Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services 11 Lawrence Way Karratha, Western Austra

Did my pug entry get through?

2004-04-15 Thread Butch Black
Hi Just wondering if my entry to the Pug for May was received by the powers that be. And again thanks for all the hard work keeping the PUG alive. I, too will be willing to contribute a modest amount, if need be, to house the PUG. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to

RE: GFM photos

2004-04-15 Thread David Miers
I see no good reason that the digital cameras can't enter the race if having prints is the only excuse. A DC converter to 110 does amazing things like enable your printers to work off of your laptops...or maybe there is 110..never been there. At any rate hauling along a printer isn't so hard to d

Re: OT: PDML emails

2004-04-15 Thread Cotty
On 15/4/04, A DOCTOR WRITES: >>I don't consider it a problem, just a "feature" of the PDML >> > > >It's the nature of email, not confined to the PDML. If a server is busy >somewhere in the pipe, then that may make email back up and go a different >route, which takes longer. While that email is o

RE: LA Pdml'ers...

2004-04-15 Thread Rob Studdert
On 15 Apr 2004 at 13:54, Cesar Matamoros II wrote: > One of the best meals I ever had was in the Fells Point section of > Baltimore. It was a recently opened French restaurant. A friend and I went and > ended up ordering off the specials of the day rather than the menu. Some of the most enjoyab

Re: AW: omg ... I feel like Tanya!!!

2004-04-15 Thread Herb Chong
shel, you can't leave out details like this when describing a problem. Herb - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:20 PM Subject: Re: AW: omg ... I feel like Tanya!!! > Hmmm ... I did remove some adapt

Re: Keppler and the *ist, *ist D

2004-04-15 Thread Joseph Tainter
I'm appalled by Kepler's piece, and think he should be embarrassed. I usually enjoy his column, and find that I generally agree with him when he discusses gear, industry trends, or places where manufacturers shouldn't cut corners. This time I think I realized something new about him. In some qu

Re: AW: omg ... I feel like Tanya!!!

2004-04-15 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I did say "Checking the system it seems that the drivers for these drives have "disappeared," either by an inadvertent erasure, becoming corrupt, or damaged by the recent installation of a new program." The software I removed was what I'd just installed ... something from Adaptec. Herb Chong wr

Re: AW: omg ... I feel like Tanya!!!

2004-04-15 Thread Shel Belinkoff
How does the patch work? I clicked on the link and got this. What do i do with it? Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}] "Class"="CDROM" @="DVD/CD-ROM drives" "EnumPropPages32"="MmSys.Cpl,MediaPropPage

Re: omg ... I feel like Tanya!!!

2004-04-15 Thread Shel Belinkoff
A, Frank so sorry to disappoint you. Thing is, apart from getting a pic in the local fish wrap, there's nothing else on that list of yours that interests me. shel (boring dull guy) frank theriault wrote: > > Geez, Shel, > > Seeing the subject line, before opening your post, I felt cer

RE: annsan's photos hit the big screen - yippie!

2004-04-15 Thread frank theriault
Woo Hoo! Next Sunday, right here in Toronto!! I think the Royal's on College Street, right in the heart of Little Italy. Hmm, some nice Italian food and a few glasses of wine, then off to see Ann's pix in a flick. That sounds like a nice evening. Gotta start looking for a date! Congrats,

Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread frank theriault
I concur with Shel wrt fence. It's a real distraction. I've taken a few zoopix over the years, and I realize that it's often either fence, or no pic. OTOH, that shot of the buzzards or whatever type of ugly bird they are, is pretty cool. And, yes, they're pretty damned sharp. Better than I c

RE: Some good news....

2004-04-15 Thread frank theriault
GReat gnus, Wendy!! Lovely pic, too. Certainly worthy of it's lofty position as a prize winner. Congrats on both fronts. cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "wendy beard" <[EMAIL PROTECT

RE: Grin and bear it. lol

2004-04-15 Thread frank theriault
Very cool pic, Dave. And, a great story, too. My youngest, Claire (she of one-eyed apple picking fame) loves polar bears - has dozens of stuffies and posters and books about 'em. I'll send this link to her - she'll love it! thanks, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible w

Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread Alan Chan
I concur with Shel wrt fence. It's a real distraction. I've taken a few zoopix over the years, and I realize that it's often either fence, or no pic. Looks like it was not such a good idea then. OTOH, that shot of the buzzards or whatever type of ugly bird they are, is pretty cool. And, yes, t

Re: Jostein's PAW#4

2004-04-15 Thread frank theriault
Another one to add the the list, Peter? -frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> That's the loveliest cliché I've seen in a long time. I hate you... _

Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread Dan Matyola
I was there last summer. The aquarium was very nice. I think there was a small children's petting zoo, but no more than that. Alan Chan wrote: I believe you meant the Stanley Park. The aquarium should still be here, but haven't seen any zoo. Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan I

RE: OT: Television Commercial Shoot

2004-04-15 Thread frank theriault
Cool! "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Television Commercial Shoot Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 19:15:02 -04

Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread Alan Chan
I think I know what you mean. I was there few years ago but it was closed at the time. There were a few animals wandering freely inside. Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan I was there last summer. The aquarium was very nice. I think there was a small children's petting zoo, but no

Re: annsan's photos hit the big screen - yippie!

2004-04-15 Thread Ann Sanfedele
frank theriault wrote: > > Woo Hoo! > > Next Sunday, right here in Toronto!! I think the Royal's on College Street, > right in the heart of Little Italy. Hmm, some nice Italian food and a few > glasses of wine, then off to see Ann's pix in a flick. > > That sounds like a nice evening. Gotta s

Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread Ann Sanfedele
frank theriault wrote: > > I concur with Shel wrt fence. It's a real distraction. > > I've taken a few zoopix over the years, and I realize that it's often either > fence, or no pic. > > OTOH, that shot of the buzzards or whatever type of ugly bird they are, is > pretty cool. Those are King Vu

RE: OT: something that we should remember all

2004-04-15 Thread frank theriault
It strikes me as apolitical, Boris. Straightforward observations, along with interesting documentary photos. Political conclusions may be inevitable, but they are drawn by the observers, not the story tellers. What a bleak sterile land we've created there. I'm glad you posted that, Boris. t

For Sale Friday : M42 Screwmount Bellows and two macro lenses

2004-04-15 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Currently only $69.99 bid: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3809921637 Although this ALPA bellows is M42 Pentax Screwmount, it can be used with virtually any 35mm Film SLR or DSLR via a simple adapter because with a bellows unit, camera/lens registration distance is not an issue

Re: OT: something that we should remember all

2004-04-15 Thread Norm Baugher
I thought it was incredibly interesting. Gotta love AOL thoughthis was the message I received when I tried to send it to a friend with an AOL email address: (HVU:B1) The URL contained in your email to AOL members has generated a high volume of complaints. Per our Unsolicited Bulk Email polic

Re: OT - omg, i think my laptop just died...

2004-04-15 Thread graywolf
It is a rule of the employment world, if you know what you are doing they won't hire you. You would just make the boss look bad. -- Mark Roberts wrote: John Mustarde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 19:45:48 +0400, you wrote: 1. Give the darn thing to the hands of capable techn

Re: Macro with the isD?

2004-04-15 Thread John Francis
> > I've used the *ist D with the FA 100 f2.8 macro, with excellent results. > On the *ist D I have been setting the lens at f22, and get wonderful > images. The FA 50 f2.8 macro should do just fine. > > I posted one to PUG earlier this year, but I believe those archives have > gone to digital

Re: OT: PDML emails

2004-04-15 Thread graywolf
Actually, a feature of internet e-mail. No telling where it may have relayed through. When I had an internet server of my own, propigation tests were interesting. Mail would bounce back from somewhere in Oz in 20 minutes, and take 5 days to bounce from somewhere in the next county. -- Shel Be

Re: only MZ60 and *ist?

2004-04-15 Thread Arnold Stark
The homepage of the Hungarian Pentax importer (www.slach.hu) states that MZ60 and *ist are the only 35mm Pentax SLR bodies in production, the other models still in stock will run out this year. Are they right? Yes. I have been told the same by a Pentax sales person. Arnold

Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo

2004-04-15 Thread Bob W
Hi, Thursday, April 15, 2004, 11:44:20 PM, Rfsindg wrote: > Why Bob, she looks just like you. > Regards, Bob S. > Bob W. writes: >> My adoptive daughter, Pip, is at the bottom of this page: >> http://www.monkeyworld.co.uk/topic.php?TopicID=25&Template=standard yes - she was was lucky enough

Re[2]: AW: omg ... I feel like Tanya!!!

2004-04-15 Thread Boros Attila
Hello Shel, Friday, April 16, 2004, 4:37:24 AM, you wrote: SB> How does the patch work? I clicked on the link and got SB> this. What do i do with it? SB> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 SB> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}] SB

AW: AW: omg ... I feel like Tanya!!!

2004-04-15 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Shel 1 first download the REG file with a *right* mouse click on the link and save it with "save as" on your harddisk. Dont use your left mouse button here! 2 then *right* click with the mouse on that REG file and choose the first entry in the appearing menu to install it 3 regedit32 will ask, i