Re: PAW: Fall 2003

2004-06-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks to all who commented. I confess I _did_ play around with the sky a little in PS Elements, but was never happy with what I got so I left it alone. It _was_ a grey November day and after the bright Indian Summer days of October, November in Wisconsin is mostly grey, cold and rainy. It

RE: First scm-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-29 Thread edwin
Say these are correct. How do Canon Nikon deal with it? Do they have more effective solution? Alan Chan 1) Throw more ED and other special glass at it, upping the price of the lens. 2) Optimize to limit CA at the expense of other optical flaws. 3) Supposedly the 14/2.8 Nikkor has problems on

RE: The public and Pentax

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
So the *sit D is a flag ship, that's supposed to support PS sales, which is supposed to support the sales of medical/industrial products...:-) Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 29.

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-29 Thread dagt
Fra: John Mustarde [EMAIL PROTECTED] I sure won't be ponying up my hard-earned bucks for any expensive new lens with this nice CA feature. As far as I'm concerned, the DA 14 is crapola just because of the color fringing. I thought the purpose of making a digital-specific lens would be to

Re: PAW: Milan and the Hairless Dog

2004-06-29 Thread Bob W
Hi, Dada Madonna? I Googled it, and that didn't help much. You're going to have to help me out here, Bob! g Dada was an art movement of the 20s and 30s which set out to shock and scandalise. It can be considered a precursor of surrealism. It often used the juxtaposition of unrelated

Re: Model lines

2004-06-29 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Given Rollei and Hasselblads 6x6 systems both take digital backs, and have done for quite a few years now, it would be nice for pentax to at least follow suit with its medium format gear too. Antonio On 29 Jun 2004, at 01:30, Pål Jensen wrote: Jens wrote: So, my point is: Don't expect line up

RE: Lens manufacturing

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
Not according to fotoMagazin/Olympus. They hand polish the lenses for the E-1. I don't know if they are very expensive, but I guess the manual labour is a relatively small investment, compared to the otherwise presumeably mostly robot-made camera body, centre of a totally new camera system. I

RE: Disappearing gear

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
Right. You are saying, that Pentax is now targeting their lens production at digital (APS format) cameras. Sounds reasonable enough to me. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 29. juni

Re: a 'family' photo

2004-06-29 Thread keller.schaefer
This is the Pentax 'Efina', a small APS PointShoot, a funny little thing. Sven Zitat von Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Great Portrait! What is the smaller, grey and white camera to the right of the MZ-5n?

RE: The public and Pentax

2004-06-29 Thread Malcolm Smith
Pål Jensen wrote: Although this fits well in with Pentax lack of marketing strategies (perhaps it is a strategy!), I was actually told that Pentax had no plan to meet demand of the *ist D ever. They would never make any volume with this camera. This was at the introduction and plans may

RE: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
The easy (and affordable) way to go arround this is to use two camera flashes. One on the camera, perhaps reflected off a wall, a door, a piece of white cardboard or an umbrella. And a second flash - to reduce shadows - mounted on at tripod and fitted with a slave triggering cell. Some

Re: a 'family' photo

2004-06-29 Thread Lon Williamson
That photo is Exhibit A. Warning: This list will cause you to open your purse strings. That is a lot 'o stuff, Sven. keller.schaefer wrote: I had this idea of taking them all out on a bright day - for a family photo of Pentax gear. Here is the result: www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-kellersv2/19.JPG

Re: A photographic weekend - ahhhhhhhh!

2004-06-29 Thread Lon Williamson
So go out and buy some film. David Miers wrote: snip. I was going to sell off a bunch of my film stuff, and had it on the stands taking pictures to promote said sale, but this created excessive fondling and...sigh...I couldn't do it!

RE: The public and Pentax

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
Well said. I believe Pentax is seated between two chairs - one of the non enthusiast and PS market - and one of a niche market for nice, exclusive products - limidted stuff, that appeals to people who use/regard their camera as some kind jewelry, that can even take pictures. And then there's the

Re: Lens manufacturing

2004-06-29 Thread Herb Chong
they are very expensive lenses. Herb - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 3:27 AM Subject: RE: Lens manufacturing Not according to fotoMagazin/Olympus. They hand polish the lenses for the E-1. I don't know if

Re: Lens manufacturing

2004-06-29 Thread Herb Chong
it's expensive enough that paying only $8K is a bargain. the person selling it is the same person i bought my A* 400/2.8 from. occasionally, i think of it. Herb... - Original Message - From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 10:50 PM Subject:

RE: PAW - Man Getting a Shoe Shine

2004-06-29 Thread Thibs
Mmm not using webmail at all and sometimes, I experience this too. Guess it's the more PDML rather than your mail. Thibouille -Message d'origine- De : frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : mardi 29 juin 2004 0:48 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: PAW - Man Getting a Shoe

Re: First scm-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-29 Thread Mark Roberts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got a $500 used Sigma 14/3.5 because I couldn't scrape together $1300 for a new Nikkor 14/2.8. That 14/2.8 Nikkor is actually a rebadged Tamron. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

K24s

2004-06-29 Thread Arnold Stark
Hi, I would like to know: How does the K24/f3.5 compare to the K24/f2.8 with respect to contrast, distortion, vignetting, and corner resolution? Arnold

RE: MZ-S Limited again!

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
A magnesium back si enough for me - I can do without the gold writing... Cheers Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: David Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 29. juni 2004 02:02 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: MZ-S Limited

RE: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-29 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Jens that's is interesting, could you name some flash with integrated slvae trigger cell? I had an external one from Hama that died quickly thanks in advance Markus white cardboard or an umbrella. And a second flash - to reduce shadows - mounted on at tripod and fitted with a slave

RE: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
I have 2 Osram SC18 SERVO (w. sensor) and one S18 SERVO (without sensor). Quite clever, since they have a built in clamp, which allows them to be attached to - let's say a door, a table etc. And I have a Phoenix 46x, which looks like a camera flash with a hot shoe mount. I know that some BRAUN

re: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-29 Thread Don Sanderson
This is my first post to this list so bear with me if I goof it up. I have been using one of these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3860item=3822497139; tc=photo along with 3 Bought at the hardware store 10 inch reflectors equipped with Daylight 100 watt Compact Flourescent

Re: The public and Pentax

2004-06-29 Thread Pål Jensen
Herb wrote: in total camera sales, Pentax has been hovering around 3% market share for nearly a decade. the camera division lost money for a couple of years before rebounding for 2003, but the most optimistic forecast by Pentax shows market share holding nearly constant. the only places where

Re: The public and Pentax

2004-06-29 Thread Pål Jensen
Herb wrote: 50%? not from what i read today. imaging products, which includes cameras, maybe, but not the camera division. REPLY: 50% is photo related products which means for Pentax cameras and lenses. Without cameras, no lens sales. Mind you, in overturn the lens volume is probably quite

RE: The public and Pentax

2004-06-29 Thread Pål Jensen
Malcolm wrote: It seems a bizarre way to market any of their products to manufacture loss leaders, without some 'in your face' advertising for the range of camera products available in store to the general public. How are you going to recoup money invested in R D, without some form of high

RE: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
There you go: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=21973item=3823353103 rd=1ssPageName=WDVW This one is without computer (not SC - slave computer - just S - slave) sensor for AE control. I some times carry on in my camera bag! Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
If you search ebay for slave, flash There are more flashes available. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 29. juni 2004 14:24 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: RE: Lighting for ebay sales?

RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander Perkeo 120 folder

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
Cesar wrote: I shot almost 13 rolls in a wedding this past weekend. Reply: Are you in the market for a Flash Trax (:-) - or do you actually prefere film for some jobs? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Cesar Matamoros II

RE: A photographic weekend - ahhhhhhhh!

2004-06-29 Thread Steve Desjardins
Of course, most folks that I know (consumer types) think in exactly the opposite way. Use digital for important stuff since you can see your result. After all, you may have blurred that shot or cut a head off, etc. For consumers, there is no fancy post processing with digital. They print

I hope its not raining Saturday

2004-06-29 Thread brooksdj
I have, what i hope will be, an interesting and exciting photo op this weekend(Canada Day long weekend up here):-) The Ressor family,one of the first settlers in the Markham area of York region, is having their 200th year family

Re: Model lines

2004-06-29 Thread Pål Jensen
Antonio wrote: Given Rollei and Hasselblads 6x6 systems both take digital backs, and have done for quite a few years now, it would be nice for pentax to at least follow suit with its medium format gear too. REPLY: I believe Pentax will release MF based digital solution the moment prices are

Looking for 2nd hand pentax

2004-06-29 Thread Thibs
I'm looking for a second hand AF Pentax body. For now, I have a P30/P3 and very soon a K1000 but would like to have an AF one for the usual family stuff. Any clue? Would an SFX or Z70/PZ70 do the trick? I really do not a have a budget for sqomething like PZ1P/Z1P. Anyone with feedback on this

Re: The public and Pentax

2004-06-29 Thread Pål Jensen
Cory wrote: How sure are you about that $20 Million? At that price, given that they can't have expected to sell more than a few thousand units netting perhaps $2-300 per camera, it seems like total lunacy to even consider making them. Of course, if that $20 Million could be spread between

OT-- E-mail (was Re: PAW - Man Getting a Shoe Shine)

2004-06-29 Thread graywolf
Email is a funny thing. When I was running my own mail server, I used to do periodic propagation tests. There are servers set up around the world for this that bounce a message back to you with time and date stamps. Quite often I would get messages back from Australia in a 1/2 hour or so and

Re: Looking for 2nd hand pentax

2004-06-29 Thread keller.schaefer
A Z50 or a Z20 could be a good choice for you (the Z70 has a plastic bajonet). SFXes do not show the aperture in the finder - something I find important. Sven Zitat von Thibs [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm looking for a second hand AF Pentax body. For now, I have a P30/P3 and very soon a K1000 but

Re: OT - Online Country Radio in USA - recommendations

2004-06-29 Thread Norm Baugher
BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! You should really buy records, that way you can play them backwards.and get your wife, dog, house, car and job back. Norm (I hope you were drinking when you posted this...) Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 20:30:59 +0100 From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry

Re: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-29 Thread graywolf
I believe that same kit is in the BH Photo catalog for $199. It is basically a portrait setup. If she is selling clothing it may be just what she needs. It would not be the best setup for small products. -- Gonz wrote: A friend of mine is upgrading her photo setup for ebay sales in response to

RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander Perkeo 120 folder

2004-06-29 Thread Tom Reese
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

Re: Looking for 2nd hand pentax

2004-06-29 Thread cbwaters
MZ/ZX-5n! CW - Original Message - From: keller.schaefer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:11 AM Subject: Re: Looking for 2nd hand pentax A Z50 or a Z20 could be a good choice for you (the Z70 has a plastic bajonet). SFXes do not show the aperture

Re: wouldn't it be nice

2004-06-29 Thread Jim Apilado
I think that backwater camera company called Canon has a DSLR that will rotate images taken vertically. Jim A. From: cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 08:50:56 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: wouldn't it be nice Resent-From: [EMAIL

Re: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-29 Thread graywolf
These suggestions I ahave been seeing all suppose she is using something she can sync to studio strobes. If she is using a digital PS as many eBayers do none of these suggestions are much use to her. For serious small product photography in that case I would want a couple of baby spotlights and

Re: wouldn't it be nice

2004-06-29 Thread Frits Wüthrich
In the browser of PS CS you have to instruct it to rotate it, it will remember this the next time and show the thumbnail correct, as well as open the image correct. It would have been nice if the instruction came from the camera though. On Tuesday 29 June 2004 14:50, cbwaters wrote: FJW If the

Re: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-29 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
JB The slave flash seem to work with a digital camera like my Sony F717 - but JB for slow speeds only - from app. 1/2 second and above! So it's no good for JB digital portraits or things like that. For stills, it's fine, though (long JB shutter speeds). Someone here might care to explain this

Re: Looking for 2nd hand pentax

2004-06-29 Thread brooksdj
Other than the freight train sound my SF-1 makes when the shutter is tripped,and the film advances,i'm pretty satisfied with that one. Good AF,solid.Not hard on batteries and has the pop up flash. I like my PZ-1 much better though,now that i have a finder i can see through . Dave B

OT: PESO

2004-06-29 Thread cbwaters
For my Picture Every So Often: http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/b/cbwaters/disney/roll_1/Jelly_4.html Taken at Disney World in the Epcot park, through the glass. *ist D, F35-80 @ 48mm F4.5, 1/45 second, 1600 ISO, ***L Shot at 1:41:38 PM on 5/24/04 Ain't EXIF info groovy? Cory --- Outgoing mail is

RE: A photographic weekend - ahhhhhhhh!

2004-06-29 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Jim, I am fortunate to have a wonderful relationship and trust my photo developers. I have even worked behind the counter for them. I am part of the family. Therefore I have total confidence in them. I can more quickly view the prints than the computer screen when editing. I usually take

Re: Model lines

2004-06-29 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
PJ in anything resembling volumes. Eg. the Nikon F series cameras PJ have less than 5% pro share. Hasselblad less than 10%. Obviously PJ the high-end is totally dependent on amateurs willing to spend. PJ However, amateurs willing to spend $15 000 on a digital back are PJ rare indeed. Hi Pal, do

RE: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-29 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
More ... Slow slave response is a problem with some digitals. I wish Pentax' ps cameras had a shoe or sync connector to allow a proper sync with an external flash. Bummer. Right now the Nikon 5000/5200/5700 have been going pretty cheap. Nice outfits and very practical for this purpose. Collin

RE: wouldn't it be nice

2004-06-29 Thread David Miers
It's expected that the new Minolta D7 will have this feature since the existing film 7 already does change the numbers and data on the back as well when you turn it to vertical. So they already have the technology in it that knows the cameras orientation. -Original Message- From: Jim

RE: OT - Online Country Radio in USA - recommendations

2004-06-29 Thread Amita Guha
Music to hate yourself by? I have always subscribed to the idea that music should make you feel better, not make you want to kill yourself. THANKS. As a result of reading the above post, I now have You don't have to call me darlin, darlin, You never even called me by my name

RE: A photographic weekend - ahhhhhhhh!

2004-06-29 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
erm, photos please, sir?!? we want to SEE the evidence to back up your ludicrous claims! ;-) tan. -Original Message- From: Cesar Matamoros II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 29 June 2004 3:45 AM To: Pentax-Discuss (E-mail) Subject: A photographic weekend - a! I have

RE: A photographic weekend - ahhhhhhhh!

2004-06-29 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
i wanna come too!! tan. -Original Message- From: Cesar Matamoros II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 29 June 2004 11:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: A photographic weekend - a! -Original Message- From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June

Re: OT: PESO

2004-06-29 Thread Keith Whaley
cbwaters wrote: For my Picture Every So Often: http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/b/cbwaters/disney/roll_1/Jelly_4.html Taken at Disney World in the Epcot park, through the glass. *ist D, F35-80 @ 48mm F4.5, 1/45 second, 1600 ISO, ***L Shot at 1:41:38 PM on 5/24/04 Ain't EXIF info groovy? You bet it

RE: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-29 Thread alex wetmore
On Tue, 29 Jun 2004, Jens Bladt wrote: That's right. Works great for my SONY. I hardly ever think of the missing viewfinder anymore. It works great - and even enlarges the image center for manual focusing. One of my favorite things about switching from the Sony DSC-F717 to my *ist D is that I

Re: 20mm filters

2004-06-29 Thread Andre Langevin
I WOULD worry about a polarizer, because they are normally thicker. DJE Any polarizer on a 20mm will give a weird result as polarization won't be uniform over the whole field of view. Andre

RE: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
I see/understand, Alex. I just think Pentax should have made or make a all-in-one camera like the SONY DSC F717 (rangefinder) or the Olympus E-20 or dom Nikons (SLR). I agree with you as to the the noice problem - to some extend - and sertainly about focusing in the dark. I made concert shots with

RE: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks Frantisek - the answer I was hoping for. It works fine with external flash (AF280T in the hot shoe) + slave flash(es). I think the sync cord option is meant for dedicated flashes only - and i don't want to invest more in the SONY. But I admit to using it more than any other camera at the

RE: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
...now I also know why somebody calls the didicated SONY flash pseudo-TTL - it has obvoiusly the same pre-flash function as the built in flash! Intersting: No good in conjunction with studio flash set-ups. Thanks, Frantisek! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

RE: The public and Pentax

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
Hmmm... So thats how Pentax spend the advertising budget!? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 29. juni 2004 16:03 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: The public and Pentax Cory wrote:

Re: wouldn't it be nice

2004-06-29 Thread Christian
I think it could be done on the ist-D in a firmware upgrade. I figure if the camera could know when the vertical release is used on the D-BG1 then it could easily mark those images for rotation in whatever browser you are using. Christian -Original Message- From: cbwaters [EMAIL

Re: OT: PESO

2004-06-29 Thread Christian
Nice. Love the colors and the way the jelly behind complements the main subject. Christian -Original Message- From: cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jun 29, 2004 10:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: PESO For my Picture Every So Often:

Re: PAW: Milan and the Hairless Dog

2004-06-29 Thread Peter J. Alling
Dada gloried in the useless, a Dada icon was the fur lined tea cup. (I forget the artist). Bob W wrote: Hi, Dada Madonna? I Googled it, and that didn't help much. You're going to have to help me out here, Bob! g Dada was an art movement of the 20s and 30s which set out

RE: a 'family' photo

2004-06-29 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
It reminds me of the photo I took during one of my trips to south Florida. I had taken all my screwmount gear with me. While waiting for my friend to get out of work and after cleaning the gear I set it on a table with my new MZ-S. I have acquired some more screwmount gear in the interim :-)

Re: Digital camera and slave flashes (Was: Lighting for ebay sales?)

2004-06-29 Thread Anthony Farr
Jens, A lot of digicams use a prefire (similar to P-TTL) to determine the flash intensity in advance of the actual exposure. The prefire is usually too small and too close to the main firing to notice its presence with your bare eyes. Thus, attempting to slave an external flash will not only

Re: OT - Online Country Radio in USA - recommendations

2004-06-29 Thread Norm Baugher
BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! You should really buy records, that way you can play them backwards.and get your wife, dog, house, truck and job back. Norm (I hope you were drinking when you posted this...) Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 20:30:59 +0100 From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry

Re: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-29 Thread Gonz
Thanks Graywolf and all others who have responded. It sounds like those continous setups are a PIA and too hot. Yes, in fact she is selling clothing, and that's one thing that prompted her to try to move from her current setup, which is an inexpensive PS digital, I don't know what

Re: OT - Online Country Radio in USA - recommendations

2004-06-29 Thread Peter J. Alling
For some reason I don't comprehend I'm putting this in my archive. Amita Guha wrote: Music to hate yourself by? I have always subscribed to the idea that music should make you feel better, not make you want to kill yourself. THANKS. As a result of reading the above post, I

Re: OT: PESO

2004-06-29 Thread Peter J. Alling
Well, this is just fantastic. (I don't know what else to say beyond that). cbwaters wrote: For my Picture Every So Often: http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/b/cbwaters/disney/roll_1/Jelly_4.html Taken at Disney World in the Epcot park, through the glass. *ist D, F35-80 @ 48mm F4.5, 1/45 second, 1600 ISO,

SV: Digital camera and slave flashes (Was: Lighting for ebay sales?)

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks, Anthony. If you ever recall that name, please let me know. All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Anthony Farr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 29. juni 2004 18:01 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Digital camera

Re: OT: PESO

2004-06-29 Thread Bruce Dayton
Cory, EXIF is groovy, but your image is even groovier. Very nice - one of the better jelly shots that I have seen. Nice work. Bruce Tuesday, June 29, 2004, 7:33:33 AM, you wrote: c For my Picture Every So Often: c http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/b/cbwaters/disney/roll_1/Jelly_4.html c Taken at

RE: a 'family' photo

2004-06-29 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Tanja, And I am not even close in terms of some other people on this list. Hmmm, I may have to do a family photo of my own now - ohhh, photo project! Maybe I need to include Pentax memorabilia, Cesar Panama City, Florida -Original Message- From: Tanya Mayer Photography

RE: New Guy-- Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-29 Thread Don Sanderson
It's OK! I learned that on the woodworkers list. Anyone need any good used WW tools? ;) Don -Original Message- From: cbwaters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 8:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:New Guy-- Lighting for ebay sales? Welcome Don, Beware, this

Re: OT: PESO

2004-06-29 Thread Norm Baugher
Ditto. Norm Peter J. Alling wrote: Well, this is just fantastic. (I don't know what else to say beyond that).

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander Perkeo 120 folder)

2004-06-29 Thread alex wetmore
On Tue, 29 Jun 2004, Jeff Post wrote: I am wrestling with that same question, although it sounds as if you have far more gear then me. My largest investment is in a single lens. Since the *istD works with A* lenses, I do not expect them to depreciate considerably. The value of my

SV: M80-200 vs F70-210 ?

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
THE FASTEST! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Andre Langevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 29. juni 2004 21:05 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: M80-200 vs F70-210 ? I am leaving within a few days for Mongolia and decided to

RE: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander Perkeo 120 folder)

2004-06-29 Thread Steve Desjardins
I suspect my future is with 10D/dD100/*istD level cameras, so I see very little point in switching brands. I admit that I have no experience with these other cameras. OTOH, I've been very pleased with the *istD. My problem with selling my film gear is that I wan to keep one film camera, and

PAW: ducks in a row

2004-06-29 Thread Amita Guha
Or rather geese in a row. I was down at the shore, hoping for a glimpse of the osprey parents that lived in a nest, when these guys swam by. I'm curious to see what you guys think of it. Check out the little guy in the right of the frame looking at me.

Re: PAW: ducks in a row

2004-06-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/6/04, Amita Guha, discombobulated, offered: Or rather geese in a row. I was down at the shore, hoping for a glimpse of the osprey parents that lived in a nest, when these guys swam by. I'm curious to see what you guys think of it. Check out the little guy in the right of the frame looking

Re: PAW: ducks in a row

2004-06-29 Thread Keith Whaley
Cotty wrote: On 29/6/04, Amita Guha, discombobulated, offered: Or rather geese in a row. I was down at the shore, hoping for a glimpse of the osprey parents that lived in a nest, when these guys swam by. I'm curious to see what you guys think of it. Check out the little guy in the right of the

RE: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander Perkeo 120 folder)

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
Steve wrote: My problem with selling my film gear is that I wan to keep one film camera, and that would be the MZ-S. It's also the only one that I could actually get much money for. Reply: I second that, exactly. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig

RE: a 'family' photo : family members missing!

2004-06-29 Thread Yefei He
Hi, Sven, Nice family reunion but a serious problem you have! A whole generation of family members are missing -- S.F. and his siblings are not there. Grandpa Asahi is not happy. You need to call them up:-) Yefei [...] www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-kellersv2/19.JPG [...] Sven

Re: PAW: at long last

2004-06-29 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Boris, My screen resolution is 1400 X 1050 on a 16 LCD. The reason I state that is because when I look at the pic I see One dot, another dot, and the city - I really can't make out the man or his dog other than two small blobs. Maybe a bigger image would help. I do like how you framed

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander Perkeo 120 folder)

2004-06-29 Thread Dario Bonazza
Jeff Post wrote: Jens, I am wrestling with that same question, although it sounds as if you have far more gear then me. My largest investment is in a single lens. Since the *istD works with A* lenses, I do not expect them to depreciate considerably. OK, I rather agree. The

Re: Analog vs digital by Herbert Keppler

2004-06-29 Thread John Forbes
Interesting to speculate on how the 54% do digital photography when only 40% own a digital camera. John On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:47:05 -0400, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, I bet it's a fair sample of serious amateurs. Many serious

Re: *ist D survey

2004-06-29 Thread John Forbes
5512 in March 2004 from Canada John On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:52:18 +0200, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 they own, together

Re: Analog vs digital by Herbert Keppler

2004-06-29 Thread Mark Roberts
John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting to speculate on how the 54% do digital photography when only 40% own a digital camera. What makes you think only 40% own a digital camera? 40% own a *DSLR* Many more than that own digicams. John On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:47:05 -0400, Mark

Re: Analog vs digital by Herbert Keppler

2004-06-29 Thread John Forbes
True! John On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 17:49:13 -0400, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting to speculate on how the 54% do digital photography when only 40% own a digital camera. What makes you think only 40% own a digital camera? 40% own a *DSLR*

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander Perkeo 120 folder)

2004-06-29 Thread graywolf
GRIN! Isn't it strange? We all tend to think everyone will, or at least should, do as we do. I say wait a another year. I think you will find that some have grabbed on to digital and never looked back, and some have become disallusioned and gone back to film. Some others will be using both,

Re: Analog vs digital by Herbert Keppler

2004-06-29 Thread graywolf
Only 75% of them actually use their cameras? -- John Forbes wrote: Interesting to speculate on how the 54% do digital photography when only 40% own a digital camera. John On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:47:05 -0400, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

RE: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander Perkeo 120 folder)

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
GRIN to U too, Graywolf. I do not disagree. But I do both digital and film - and I will keep on doing that for - maybe as long as film is available. At least 6x6 i think. But my digital production grows for every day. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

RE: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander Perkeo 120 folder)

2004-06-29 Thread Jens Bladt
Go apply for a job, Dario. This sounds good enough for me! :-) Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Dario Bonazza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 29. juni 2004 23:23 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS

Re: PAW: Milan and the Hairless Dog

2004-06-29 Thread frank theriault
Thanks, Bob, I knew about when Dada was (or at least started), and I knew the part about shocking, but that's about it. H... Next time, I'll ask Milan to - oh, never mind... vbg thanks, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.

Re: Sigma 16mm f/2.8 fisheye c1980's

2004-06-29 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sat, 19 Jun 2004, John Whittingham wrote: affordable new as it is. The Pentax lenses are just too expensive for a lens I would probably only use once or twice per year although they would retain their resale value. As you know, there are bargains to be had. I bought the 17/4 Tak for 100

Pentax fish-eye

2004-06-29 Thread Barry Rice
Hey Folks, I'm in the market for a good fish-eye lens for my ZX-5n. (Well, really, it's for me.) I'm looking at buying either a used Pentax 17/4.0, or perhaps a Sigma 15/2.8. Does anyone on this list have comments about either lens? I tend to stick with Pentax lenses, but if the 17/4.0 is

Re: Frank's Hotmail

2004-06-29 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Bob, I know! I think it's overly aggressive anti-spam filtering or something. Whatever, quite a few friends have complained that it sometimes takes several tries to get through to me. Maybe time to change to Yahoo. BTW, thanks for the (unspecified) compliment of my PUG. vbg cheers, frank

RE: PAW: ducks in a row

2004-06-29 Thread frank theriault
Wonderful!! Hey, ya can't go wrong with cute fuzzy little goslings (or ducklings, or whatever they are). Great grab, Amita. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-06-29 Thread Jeff Post
Hi Jens, I have only one lens worth much. I have four Pentax lenses, but the sale of my 300 might fund a jump to another camera format. I mainly shoot nature and landscapes. I do zero people photography. My brother in law tried to convince me that people add scale to the shot. I

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2004-06-29 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
since we're going to be gone over the weekend, thought I'd post this early. Tamron 28-80/3.5-4.2 with Adaptall 2 K/M mount. $25 + shpg. PayPal. Collin

Re: ducks in a row

2004-06-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Amita Guha Subject: PAW: ducks in a row http://www.sunny16.net/photos/paw/2004-06-29.html Amita Cool shot. b

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