Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 28.06.04 4:23, Alan Chan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Say these are correct. How do Canon & Nikon deal with it? Do they have more > effective solution? I wouldn't say so. Nikkor AF-S 17-35/2.8 and DX 18-70/3.5-4.5 exhibits more or less similar problems with CAs, first being high-end FF glass,

Re: PAW - "Reflection"

2004-06-27 Thread David Mann
On Jun 27, 2004, at 11:39 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: I have no idea how you got this outcome, but it is very pleasing... I just set the camera on the tripod, composed and shot. Nothing special at all, but I was pretty careful about exactly where in the frame I should place the trees and exactly h

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread David Mann
On Jun 27, 2004, at 9:13 PM, Dr. Heiko Hamann wrote: - It has a smaller image circle than a 35mm lens (as expected) but I'm quite sure that the imgae circle ist wide enough for a larger CCD (maybe crop factor 1.3). I'd love to see a full frame photo from this lens on film, just to see what it loo

Re: PAW: Milan and the Hairless Dog

2004-06-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Again, one of what's becoming a series: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2479712 Frank, it is quite fine naturally, but what about "hairless"? I see no hairlessness, well almost none ... May I ask you about your height? You see, it seems to

Re: PAW: Milan and the Hairless Dog

2004-06-27 Thread Bob W
Hi, > The way I figure it, if this was an Erwitt, it would be at street level, and > include the master's feet, not the head. I love those shots of his, BTW. > How the hell did he get down that low? I know he usually used a Leica, but > did he maybe use a TLR for those? Or was it a 35mm, and he

Re: Fw: Fall 2003

2004-06-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! The weed on the bottom makes it look almost like painting. The sky is a bit dull, but still, it does not spoil the autumn mood. Me likes it ... I guess a URL would help... http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/wehrnaturecenterlake.htm

Re: Re (Now a long OT vent)

2004-06-27 Thread frank theriault
Joe, At the start of your rant (sorry, vent), it sounded like a Bugs Bunny cartoon. As in "I knew I should have made that left at Albequerque". And, of course, then flying into O' "HARE" (hare as in rabbit)... However, I realized it wasn't a Looney Toon when you didn't end up in Pismo Beach.

Re: PAW: Milan and the Hairless Dog

2004-06-27 Thread Bruce Dayton
It's kind of in focus - was that a mistake? Bruce Sunday, June 27, 2004, 7:53:02 PM, you wrote: ft> Again, one of what's becoming a series: ft> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2479712 ft> Just a friend (Milan), holding a weird hairless thing that isn't actually ft> hers. Not mu

RE: Paw (for whatever week this is)

2004-06-27 Thread frank theriault
You may be "annsan the procrastinatoress" (I wouldn't have spelled it that way, but who am I to argue with a Scrabble Babe? ), but you're also "annsan the linkless" (as in: where's the link for the pic?) ever hopeful, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pess

Re: July PUG is available

2004-06-27 Thread frank theriault
Nah, being the predictable fellow that I am, bereft of any discernable imagination, I sent in a GFM pic. I'm pretending that folks outside of PDML actually look at this little gallery (even though I know it's not true). No worries though, it's not one of my best works (I know, that casts a very

PAW: Milan and the Hairless Dog

2004-06-27 Thread frank theriault
Again, one of what's becoming a series: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2479712 Just a friend (Milan), holding a weird hairless thing that isn't actually hers. Not much more than a snapshot; I kind of like it, but knowing Milan (as you don't) may influence me. Please feel free to c

Re: PAW - The Shoes in Marilyn's Garden (A different Perspective)

2004-06-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Forget what I said earlier. Just let the photo stand by itself. I said too much in my initial post, proving, or at least giving credence to, the idea that the viewer can be influenced by too much information. What difference does it make where the garden is in relation to the wall and the shoe

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread Alan Chan
Say these are correct. How do Canon & Nikon deal with it? Do they have more effective solution? Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Mast all wide angle lenses exhibit some CA, the problem with digicams is a little more complex, sensors have two characteristics that are very different from fil

Re: July PUG is available

2004-06-27 Thread cbwaters
yep uh-huh - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" > Since I had already put up a gallery of GFM pictures, I purposely > chose not to submit a GFM picture. I suspect others may have felt the > same. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http:/

Re: SMC-A* 135 f1.8

2004-06-27 Thread Fred
>> Yes. It's still a nice lens for certain situations, whether on a >> film body or (I assume) on the *ist-D. (Actually, has anyone >> used this critter on his/her *ist-D?) > I use mine with the *ist D, but only when there is insufficient > light to use my V125/2.5 ;-) You know, Rob, when I sa

Re: SMC-A* 135 f1.8

2004-06-27 Thread Fred
>> Yes. It's still a nice lens for certain situations, whether on a >> film body or (I assume) on the *ist-D. (Actually, has anyone >> used this critter on his/her *ist-D?) > Yes, I use it regularly for stage (low light) And how does the lens perform on the *ist-D, then, Kevin, either compared

Re: PAW - The Shoes in Marilyn's Garden (A different Perspective)

2004-06-27 Thread Gonz
Very interesting. My eyes are drawn to the odd assortment to the right, I'm trying to find some meaning in them. Is is random, or intentional? I don't know. The shot has become more interesting, but I want more, there has to be more, given the story you gave us behind it. Where is the gard

Re: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander Perkeo 120 folder

2004-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm going to continue using my film cameras, although my volume has been reduced dramatically. I've gone from averaging one roll of 36 exposure film per day to about one roll per month. However, I'm now shooting about 50 digital frames every day. Paul On Jun 27, 2004, at 8:40 PM, graywolf wrote:

Re: July PUG is available

2004-06-27 Thread Bruce Dayton
Since I had already put up a gallery of GFM pictures, I purposely chose not to submit a GFM picture. I suspect others may have felt the same. Bruce Sunday, June 27, 2004, 5:21:07 PM, you wrote: etn> Annsan posted: >> Not many pics up - undoubtedly because people ARE >> on vacation :) >> >> "b

RE: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread Alan Chan
DA14 does have ED. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan They could have gotten rid of it, if they had used ED elements. It's that simple, typically lenses with that type of glass cost a bit more though. _ MSN Premium helps eliminate

RE: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread Alan Chan
Any DA14 users care to test it on film and see how serious the CA actually is? Or was it the CCD? Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan _ MSN Premium with Virus Guard and Firewall* from McAfee® Security : 2 months FREE* http://j

RE: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread That Guy
They could have gotten rid of it, if they had used ED elements. It's that simple, typically lenses with that type of glass cost a bit more though. -That Guy -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 7:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject

Re: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander Perkeo 120 folder

2004-06-27 Thread graywolf
To me the craft of B&W photography in the darkroom is still an interesting and important part of the hobby. - mike wilson wrote: Hi, Jens Bladt wrote: It seems that some of you are still buying film gear. Are you camera collectors or do you actually still use film (like me)? I have been very clos

Re: July PUG is available

2004-06-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Annsan posted: > > Not many pics up - undoubtedly because people ARE > > on vacation :) > > > > "but what there is is churce" (choice) > > What surprised me -- and this is simply an observation, not any kind of > complaint or judgement -- is that there weren't more Gr

Re: July PUG is available

2004-06-27 Thread ernreed2
Annsan posted: > Not many pics up - undoubtedly because people ARE > on vacation :) > > "but what there is is churce" (choice) What surprised me -- and this is simply an observation, not any kind of complaint or judgement -- is that there weren't more Grandfather Mountain pictures in this PUG,

Re: PAW - The Shoes in Marilyn's Garden (A different Perspective)

2004-06-27 Thread Bruce Dayton
Not sure if I like this much better. The lack of contrast doesn't help. Perhaps this is a case where color may have been better. What may have been interesting is to have even a little more context, shot in B&W and then hand colored the shoes. -- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, June 27, 2004, 4:

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28 Jun 2004 at 9:22, Rob Studdert wrote: Sorry I'll try that paragraph again: Most all wide angle lenses exhibit some CA, the problems exhibited when using them with digicams is a little more complex as sensors have two primary characteristics that are very different from film. Firstly for

Re: PAW - The Shoes in Marilyn's Garden (A different Perspective)

2004-06-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks for the honest comments. Really appreciate 'em. I did take make another shot: http://home.earthlink.net/~sbelinkoff/paw/shoes04.html which shows more context. I'll say no more Shel Subject: Re: PAW - The Shoes in Marilyn's Garden > > Too tight, left & right edges over-cropped. N

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 27 Jun 2004 at 16:09, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Here's a question since not everyone has PS CS or other programs: Why can't > these lenses be made so there's no or minimal CA? Seems to me that all the digi > folks have gotta put up with this crap, and the solution offered is to go buy a > $600.0

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Here's a question since not everyone has PS CS or other programs: Why can't these lenses be made so there's no or minimal CA? Seems to me that all the digi folks have gotta put up with this crap, and the solution offered is to go buy a $600.00 program to remove it in the editing process. Regular

Re: *ist D survey

2004-06-27 Thread Stan Halpin
Mine is 5687xxx, purchased early December 2003, small local photo store. Stan On Jun 18, 2004, at 9:52 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi all, In my effort of understanding (guessing?) something better about the *ist D, I'll ask all *ist D owners to post the main part of the serial No. of the camera the

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 27 Jun 2004 at 20:47, DagT wrote: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder.tcl?folder_id=408620 > > Se the picture of the tree and the cropped picture showing the upper > left part of the tree picture. This looks more like sensor vs angle of incidence problems than projected CA as the areas wh

RE: Another one bites the dust.. lost customers

2004-06-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 27 Jun 2004 at 19:34, Jens Bladt wrote: > They advertice the EOS 300D as "Enthusiats Kit"! Down the bottom of the page they also have a "Canon EOS 300D Super Kit" at AU$1,849.95 whereas the equivalent "Pentax *ist-D/Sigma 18-50 Kit" is AU$2,499.95. Unfortunately due to the conflicting intere

Re: SMC-A* 135 f1.8

2004-06-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 27 Jun 2004 at 14:19, Fred wrote: > Yes. It's still a nice lens for certain situations, whether on a > film body or (I assume) on the *ist-D. (Actually, has anyone used > this critter on his/her *ist-D?) I use mine with the *ist D, but only when there is insufficient light to use my V125/2.

Re: July PUG is available

2004-06-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
"Adelheid v. K." wrote: > > Hi folks, > > The July PUG is ready on my website AND on the komkon server. > > This means: > > The archives are NOT!!! working on both pages. At least not for the last 5 > months. > But you have at least a link to Josteins page and you can look at the > pictures of

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread Herb Chong
have you tried a tool to remove the chromatic abberation. there is one in the Photoshop CS converter and there are other programs that have it as a built-in function like Picture Window Pro. Herb - Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: SMC-A* 135 f1.8

2004-06-27 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> This just sold tonight for $1,695.00 USD. Wow...what a price. > >> > >> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3822857681 > > > I still think I will keep mine, tis a fine lens for stage photography > > Yes. It's s

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread Joseph Tainter
"I do see some CA in the corners," Is this color fringing something we will just have to live with? Last week, between transit disasters, I took some pix of the Jefferson Memorial with the *ist D and DA 16-45 f4. One shot was from a distance, across the Tidal Basin. At the juncture between the wh

Re: PAW - The Shoes in Marilyn's Garden

2004-06-27 Thread Gonz
Too tight, left & right edges over-cropped. No sense of context. Good tonality though, excellent detail. But the comp is wrong, sorry, but doesn't live up to a shelbel. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marilyn has a small garden at the front of her small home in a quiet part of Oakland, California.

Re: July PUG is available

2004-06-27 Thread ernreed2
Yay, Adelheid & Jostein! Thanks again for all the hard work. ERN

Pentax 645 back cover on eBay

2004-06-27 Thread John Whittingham
Hi Can any of you guys help me with something. A few days ago there was a 645 rear cover on eBay. Anyone know the lister? or remember the item number? Badly need one to test my 645's functions. Any help very much appreciated. John Whittingham Technician

Re: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander Perkeo 120 folder

2004-06-27 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Jens Bladt wrote: It seems that some of you are still buying film gear. Are you camera collectors or do you actually still use film (like me)? I have been very close to selling all my 35mm film gear (Pentax bodies). I wonder if I should keep it or sell. Is ait already to late to sell at reasona

July PUG is available

2004-06-27 Thread Adelheid v. K.
Hi folks, The July PUG is ready on my website AND on the komkon server. This means: The archives are NOT!!! working on both pages. At least not for the last 5 months. But you have at least a link to Josteins page and you can look at the pictures of July. I don't have much space on my site, so

Re: SMC-A* 135 f1.8

2004-06-27 Thread Fred
>> This just sold tonight for $1,695.00 USD. Wow...what a price. >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3822857681 > I still think I will keep mine, tis a fine lens for stage photography Yes. It's still a nice lens for certain situations, whether on a film body or (I assume

Re: Pentax F-series lenses - Contrarian

2004-06-27 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Two words here are professional standards. You wouldn't want to shoot a wedding without a 2.8 lens, in a church. With a fast lens you do not have to use flash (or can use it just to spicy up the photographs, not as a sole means of illumination). Of course many slower lenses are as good optically, s

Re: 20mm filters

2004-06-27 Thread Andre Langevin
On a general note, any recommendations on lens hoods? Are the Pentax recommend worthwhile? Or has someone found something better. The recommended hood is fine but quite large. I think you can use it with one filter and it still won't vignette but I have not tried the 20mm with both filter and

RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander Perkeo 120 folder

2004-06-27 Thread Malcolm Smith
Jens Bladt wrote: > It seems that some of you are still buying film gear. Are you > camera collectors or do you actually still use film (like me)? > I have been very close to selling all my 35mm film gear > (Pentax bodies). I wonder if I should keep it or sell. Is ait > already to late to sell

Re: Paw (for whatever week this is)

2004-06-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Hi Ann, > > It took a second viewing, after my morning tea, to see the subtlety of this > shot. I like it. However, I think that the heavy black border around it > is too much, and that a thinner black border won't compete as much with the > image. Also, the white bac

RE: Another one bites the dust.. lost customers

2004-06-27 Thread Jens Bladt
They advertice the EOS 300D as "Enthusiats Kit"! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 27. juni 2004 02:58 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Another one bites the dust.. lost customers

RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander Perkeo 120 folder

2004-06-27 Thread Jens Bladt
It seems that some of you are still buying film gear. Are you camera collectors or do you actually still use film (like me)? I have been very close to selling all my 35mm film gear (Pentax bodies). I wonder if I should keep it or sell. Is ait already to late to sell at reasonable prices? Jens Bla

PAW - The Shoes in Marilyn's Garden

2004-06-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Marilyn has a small garden at the front of her small home in a quiet part of Oakland, California. The garden is a little wild, and that's Marilyn's preference. She works hard to maintain the wild feel. On a low wall in the garden are the shoes. They belonged to her dad who has been gone for sev

Re: Kowa Prominar TD-1, 3mp, 450-1350 f2.8-4 zoom

2004-06-27 Thread graywolf
But the specs! The specs will sell it. The ignorant will buy it. The sensor is 1/2.5 (0.4") says so right in the specs. -- John Francis wrote: - Original Message - From: "John Mustarde" Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 7:10 PM Subject: Kowa Prominar TD-1, 3mp, 450-1350 f2.8-4 zoom 450-1350

Re: PAW - Man Getting a Shoe Shine

2004-06-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks. One of the things I like about it is the tonality of the Tri-X. The silvery greys are just super, imo. Even with the shots I don't get right, I can still revel in their tonality. Long live silver! Shel > [Original Message] > From: Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Shel, that is a

Re: Paw (for whatever week this is)

2004-06-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Ann, It took a second viewing, after my morning tea, to see the subtlety of this shot. I like it. However, I think that the heavy black border around it is too much, and that a thinner black border won't compete as much with the image. Also, the white background that comes up on my browser d

Re: *istD CCD cleaning

2004-06-27 Thread graywolf
The stuff to look for in ethanol, is Everclear (98%). You can get it at liquor stores. It was actually used during WWII as an optical cleaner used for periscope lenses on submarines, but being potable they sell it as booze (with all the appropriate taxes). In some WWII stories from the South Pac

Re: Now a long OT vent)

2004-06-27 Thread Joseph Tainter
">Today, at noon, my bag is delivered and this nightmare is finally over. ">Wow, that feels better." "Other than that a pretty good trip eh?" "Cheers," "Cotty" Or, as the saying in the U.S. goes, "Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?" Sometime I'll tell the tale of the time

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread Joseph Tainter
"- It is wide open (2.8) sharper than the 16-45 wide open (4.0); You have to stop down the 16-45 to 4.5 in order to get the same result." This is very good news since I use my primes in low light. "- The 16-45 is told to underexpose one stop." Really? Who claims this? I haven't noticed such a pro

Re: PAW - Man Getting a Shoe Shine

2004-06-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
> > On 26/6/04, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, offered: > > >I'm bleary-eyed. Been working on this one for a while, cleaning up a > >scratched and spotted negative. I wish I could do that as fast and as > >easily as some of you. Oh well ... > > > >This was taken a few years back and was one

Re: Paw (for whatever week this is)

2004-06-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Cotty wrote: > > On 27/6/04, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, offered: > > > > >>Oh god I did it again ! duh - here it is > >> > >>http://users.rcn.com/annsan/pittsburghjune17.jpg > > > >I should say I am left kinda confused. What is the purpose of hydrant? > >Does it compete with the face on the

Re: Paw (for whatever week this is)

2004-06-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Good eye, Ann. Interesting shot. The predominance of white offset by > the splash of color in the center words well for me as does the > juxtaposition of the car's curving lines and the architectural > geometry. Even the lines in the street add interest as they seem to >

Re: Asahi Pentax 400mm f5.6 Tele Takumar

2004-06-27 Thread John Mustarde
On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 16:06:06 +0200, you wrote: >Hi all good people. >Anyone know this lens: >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3823874307 >? >Cheers > The design of these old 400mm lenses usually has very long minimum focus distance, about 30 feet, which becomes frustrating very

Re: SMC-A* 135 f1.8

2004-06-27 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Shaun Canning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This just sold tonight for $1,695.00 USD. Wow...what a price. > > http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3822857681 I still think I will keep mine, tis a fine lens for stage photography Kevin -- __

RE: Asahi Pentax 400mm f5.6 Tele Takumar

2004-06-27 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Its an excellent lens no doubt, but there is a better version with SMC coatings otherwise just like it, and in any case both of them have MANUAL aperture setting workable but slow. I still recommend the RMC Tokina 400 5.6 It has full auto aperture and the multicoatings and is at least as good as

Re: PAW: A boy and My dog

2004-06-27 Thread Peter J. Alling
I don't care, I think this is just sweet. wendy beard wrote: Had to join in on this boy/dog theme http://www.beard-redfern.com/tmp/boy_dog.jpg The dog is mine (it's Tanja), the boy isn't. This was taken two years ago at a picnic organised by the local Bernese Mountain Dog club. The boy could have

Re: PAW - "Reflection"

2004-06-27 Thread Peter J. Alling
Either I need better scenery or more talent... David Mann wrote: A day late as I decided to watch a movie last night instead :) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=27-Jun-2004 Sorry about the ugly page design... it's the same basic design as always but I've fiddled with the colour

SMC-A* 135 f1.8

2004-06-27 Thread Shaun Canning
This just sold tonight for $1,695.00 USD. Wow...what a price. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3822857681 Cheers Shaun -- _ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservices.com.

RE: PAW - "Reflection"

2004-06-27 Thread Jens Bladt
Ckiche or not - it's a beautiful photograph. Cheers Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 27. juni 2004 13:40 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: PAW - "Reflection" Hi! >A day late as

Asahi Pentax 400mm f5.6 Tele Takumar

2004-06-27 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi all good people. Anyone know this lens: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3823874307 ? Cheers Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

Re: PAW - "Reflection"

2004-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Love this one. The perfect symmetry is quite fascinating, and the scene is beautiful. New Zealand remains my favorite corner of the world. Wish I could visit again. Paul

Re: Paw (for whatever week this is)

2004-06-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Henri Cartier-Bresson. He found wonderful parallels in the components of his pics. I face looking out from an advertising hoarding would be mimicked by a real face. They may be considered clicked shots by some but for me they are brilliant. Oh I see. Well, I admit to be very illiterate anyway

Re: OT - test

2004-06-27 Thread Frits Wüthrich
Actually, I never checked that. For some reason I noticed your email's in the past did that, and I didn't realize it was related to reading the digest. I noticed you used to reply to your own email messages when you replied to other threads, so I was wondering why this happened, now I understand

Re: OT - test

2004-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/6/04, Frits Wüthrich, discombobulated, offered: >And nice to see that your email client now properly uses threading. So >your email messages show up in the thread, instead of creating a new one. In digest, you have to copy and paste the subject line into the reply email - was this action yo

Re: OT - test

2004-06-27 Thread Frits Wüthrich
And nice to see that your email client now properly uses threading. So your email messages show up in the thread, instead of creating a new one. On Thursday 24 June 2004 19:30, Cotty wrote: FJW> On 24/6/04, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, offered: FJW> FJW> >Aha! Congratulations! FJW> >Good to se

Re: Paw (for whatever week this is)

2004-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/6/04, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, offered: >>In mono with the car driver looking out towards the camera it would be >>very HCB. > >HCB? What does this mean? > >Thanks. > >Boris Henri Cartier-Bresson. He found wonderful parallels in the components of his pics. I face looking out from a

Re: *istD CCD cleaning

2004-06-27 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I can see no good reason (except cheapness) for using methanol in a cleaning fluid when there are much safer and equally effective alternatives. What is better? Either of the Propanols (there is plain

Re: PAW - "Reflection"

2004-06-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! A day late as I decided to watch a movie last night instead :) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=27-Jun-2004 Dave, this is quite excellent. But it brought me way beyond what you probalby could have concieved. So here goes. There are some sci fi books in cyberpunk genre that

Re: Paw (for whatever week this is)

2004-06-27 Thread Boris Liberman
In mono with the car driver looking out towards the camera it would be very HCB. HCB? What does this mean? Thanks. Boris

Re: Paw (for whatever week this is)

2004-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/6/04, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, offered: > >>Oh god I did it again ! duh - here it is >> >>http://users.rcn.com/annsan/pittsburghjune17.jpg > >I should say I am left kinda confused. What is the purpose of hydrant? >Does it compete with the face on the board for attention of the >dri

Re: PAW - "Reflection"

2004-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/6/04, David Mann, discombobulated, offered: >A day late as I decided to watch a movie last night instead :) > >http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=27-Jun-2004 Lovely. Very nice. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.

Re: Paw (for whatever week this is)

2004-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good eye, Ann. Interesting shot. The predominance of white offset by the splash of color in the center words well for me as does the juxtaposition of the car's curving lines and the architectural geometry. Even the lines in the street add interest as they seem to almost emanate from the archite

PAW - "Reflection"

2004-06-27 Thread David Mann
A day late as I decided to watch a movie last night instead :) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=27-Jun-2004 Sorry about the ugly page design... it's the same basic design as always but I've fiddled with the colour scheme to get rid of the black border and generally make the pho

Re: F* 300/4.5 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread David Mann
On Jun 26, 2004, at 5:06 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm intrigued that people seem to like the FA 300/4.5 clutch mechanism and focus feel better, since the F 300/4.5 seems pretty nice to me in those respects. What annoys me about the F lens is that when you want to switch between auto and manua

Re: F* 300/4.5 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread David Mann
On Jun 27, 2004, at 6:10 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: Sorry, that's a "cold, dead hands" lens. :-) Along with the FA* 200/2.8. Yeah, what he said. I think I'll add the SMCP 35mm f/3.5 to that list as well. Boy do I need a holiday. Cheers, - Dave (pining for the fjords) http://www.digistar.com/~dman

Re: Paw (for whatever week this is)

2004-06-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Oh god I did it again ! duh - here it is http://users.rcn.com/annsan/pittsburghjune17.jpg I should say I am left kinda confused. What is the purpose of hydrant? Does it compete with the face on the board for attention of the driver? It is a fine shot, really, but it feels like there is some

Re: PAW: A boy and My dog

2004-06-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Had to join in on this boy/dog theme http://www.beard-redfern.com/tmp/boy_dog.jpg Wendy, I realize this is not original, but I'd much rather see all of boy's hands. Especially the left one. I'd say everything is quite fine but the hands... Just my pixels... Boris

Re: Re (Now a long OT vent)

2004-06-27 Thread Keith Whaley
Andto think I used to like AA! One thing's for certain: be VERY glad someone found all those "broken" planes at all! I don't know why you managed to find so many, but were it me, I'd be glad they found this stuff while still on the ground! Another thought: I suspect the phrase "broken plane" or

Re: Now a long OT vent)

2004-06-27 Thread Cotty
On 26/6/04, Joseph Tainter, discombobulated, offered: [snipped justified rant] >Today, at noon, my bag is delivered and this nightmare is finally over. > >Wow, that feels better. Other than that a pretty good trip eh? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=

Re: 6x7 neg scanner

2004-06-27 Thread David Mann
On Jun 27, 2004, at 7:36 AM, Kevin Waterson wrote: Less than 2000.00 would be nice If you're talking USD you could get a Minolta Scan Multi Pro for that money. One of these is second on my big-ticket shopping list, right after a decent printer. However I suspect you're talking AUD so you might

First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-27 Thread Dr. Heiko Hamann
Hi, yesterday my smc-DA 14/2.8 arrived. Here are some short impressions. Maybe I'll find some time to upload some images, later. - Very good built quality, no plastics, pure metal! - It has a smaller image circle than a 35mm lens (as expected) but I'm quite sure that the imgae circle ist wide eno