Re: PAW and introductory post

2004-07-09 Thread Billy Abbott
On Thu, 8 Jul 2004, Brian Walters wrote: Great photo. Perhaps I'd have cropped a bit more off the top and maybe cropped out the slanted tree on the left rather than your alternative crop which takes a bit off the bottom and a bit off the right. I don't think the alternative crop makes any

RE: Max weight of tele lens on *ist D

2004-07-09 Thread David Miers
I would use a tripod collar if you have one as it was designed for it. The bigger question in my mind is your reasoning about using it as a walking around lens. The shutter speeds required for this lens handheld for most people are going to be a minimum of 1/500 sec. That's really fast film

RE: Pictures telling a story - I hope so :-)

2004-07-09 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Markus Maurer wrote: thanks for you comments, I appreciate every reaction on PAW's and newly PESOS a lot :-) I cannot follows PAWs, far too much going on :-( I wear glasses so it could be my inability to focus correctly this time :-) But you used AF, you said. K

RE: MZ6

2004-07-09 Thread Simon King
Hi James, When I only had a Program A I thought I needed AF. This was shortly after the MZ-6 was released, so I bought it sight unseen. It's a very capable and (at least in my case) reliable camera. What I have realised is that I'd sacrifice all manner of it's gee-wizzbangery for a decent

Re: Romanian PDML

2004-07-09 Thread Alin Flaider
Hi Frantisek, You can count on ad-hoc welcoming committee ready to walk you through the Bucharest, show you the pubs and we might even talk you in a trek in the Fagaras mountains (that is, if Serbia can wait ;o) ) Just let us know (addresses at cc) when you arrive. Servus, Alin

Re: Romanian PDML

2004-07-09 Thread Sarbu Alexandru
Count me in! (But I'd like to know a few days in advance...) Alex Sarbu --- Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Frantisek, You can count on ad-hoc welcoming committee ready to walk you through the Bucharest, show you the pubs and we might even talk you in a trek in the

RE: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Jens Bladt
Amazing software, Herb. Not too expensive either. Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 9. juli 2004 02:56 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: *istD anti-aliasing? USM isn't a deblur

RE: MZ6

2004-07-09 Thread Sarbu Alexandru
That's exactly the reason I'd like to upgrade my MZ-6 with a nice, heavy-metal style camera. OTOH, the viewfinder is imho it's only (major) fault. Well, it's a cheap camera... Alex Sarbu --- Simon King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi James, When I only had a Program A I thought I needed AF. This

Re: OT: Non-Microsoft browsers are most secure choice

2004-07-09 Thread Anthony Farr
Wha' happen? What'd I do? :-( regards, Anthony Farr - Original Message - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] (snip) However, Brian, I would take it as a personal favor if you would leave Anthony's name in the message somewhere so my troll filters can delete it with out my seeing it.

Re: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Jostein
Find my replies interspersed, gringo. I can produce files as sharp as anything with my istD and photoshop CS. You're obviously a better photographer than me, then. Care to show some pics? You are probably the type that Thanks for bringing this discussion up to a personal level. I

RE: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Rob Brigham
Know Jostein his photography well, do you? It may be a case of the way things read on the internet, but you did come across as very nearly attacking Jostein and his photography personally - especially with the tripod comment etc. Don't get me wrong, I hear what you are saying - and I am

Re: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Antonio
Yeah, the 10d produces much sharper/nicerimagesIMO. I guess it all comes down to a personal preference. Every tool is different. Antonio Russell On 9/7/04 12:11 am, Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] And who is

RE: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Hey Rob, El Gringo wasn't attacking anyone, he was just making some valid points about sharpness and the *istD and peoples perception of it. A tripod may well help. What is the camera slap like on those things? Antonio Russell Rob Brigham wrote: Know Jostein his photography well, do you? It

Re: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 09.07.04 11:57, Antonio Aparicio at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Rob, El Gringo wasn't attacking anyone, he was just making some valid points about sharpness and the *istD and peoples perception of it. A tripod may well help. What is the camera slap like on those things? No, I have the

RE: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Rob Brigham
I don't want to get into a flame war over this, but El Gringo certainly read as saying that Jostein was imagining these things and/or was too useless to use the tools involved (software tripod/camera etc) properly. If you have a look at what Jostein has on his website and read some of what he

RE: MZ6

2004-07-09 Thread Greg Lovern
I went from a Super Program to a ZX-L (MZ-6). I put a ZX-M's focusing screen (which has a split-image and microprism) in the ZX-L to make focusing with manual-focus lenses easier, and have been very happy with it. The ZX-M's focusing screen only cost about US $3, direct from Pentax USA. Now if

Re: OT: Non-Microsoft browsers are most secure choice

2004-07-09 Thread Anders Hultman
Antonio Aparicio: So, is anyone gonna let me in on what the rules are? I have asked before but they seem to be some sort of secret or something as nothing then materialized. From my experience so far with this group, the rules seem to change depending on who is involved and how long you have been

Re: OTF metering question

2004-07-09 Thread Steve Morphet
On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:08 , 'Peter Loveday' [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: On the LX at least, OTF metering only works at slower than X speed anyway. Ah, I didn't realise that. I can see that the ability to respond to light changes during the exposure (i.e. the integrating aspect) is much reduced at

Re: OT: Non-Microsoft browsers are most secure choice

2004-07-09 Thread graywolf
My error! Sorry to worry you. You did nothing. I mispelled the trolls name here, but luckily not in the filter. Otherwise I would not have seen this. -- Anthony Farr wrote: Wha' happen? What'd I do? :-( regards, Anthony Farr - Original Message - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] (snip)

Re: OT: Non-Microsoft browsers are most secure choice

2004-07-09 Thread Antonio
On 9/7/04 12:22 pm, Anders Hultman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are these your rules or the group rules Anders? They all seem completely subjective and open to interpretation. Personally I find you to be not nice Anders, rather boring and you have extended an OT thread longer than I feel is

Re: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Antonio
Sorry Rob, I don¹t buy into this nonsense about Josteins opinion being more valid than anyone else's because he has a website and has written this or that. He has an opinion like anyone else. A. On 9/7/04 12:08 pm, Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't want to get into a flame war over

Re: Trolls

2004-07-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! It doesn't work. Trolls are trolls, and always will be. The only remedy is to STOP RESPONDING TO THEM.I hereby resolve to do so. Please join me, everyone. It makes two of us, at least two g. Boris

Re: PAW - Twofer

2004-07-09 Thread Steve Desjardins
This is so weird. I still can't get to it this morning. Time to call the help desk again. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/09/04 08:45AM I check last night on

Re: PAW - Twofer

2004-07-09 Thread Steve Desjardins
Interesting. Of the two, I find the hay one better and the balloon a bit to simplisitic. I'll look at them both again. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/08/04 08:11PM In the fence rail image you've got a lot of potential subjects, the fence, the grass, the hay rolls. You need to choose one and work it. As

Re: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Steve Desjardins
Mark (or anyone else), Do you know of a good reference (or could you explain) how these three properties in the unsharp mask work. I've made some guesses based on experimentation, but I'd like to be sure I'm doing it right. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/08/04 08:30PM JosteinPx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 09.07.04 15:40, Steve Desjardins at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark (or anyone else), Do you know of a good reference (or could you explain) how these three properties in the unsharp mask work. I've made some guesses based on experimentation, but I'd like to be sure I'm doing it right.

Re: OTF metering question

2004-07-09 Thread keller.schaefer
... and then there is that excellent web site by Rob Studdert, where I have learned much about the LX. Thank you! Sven Zitat von Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 9 Jul 2004 at 15:21, keller.schaefer wrote: IIRC, and I think this is explained in enough detail in the LX brochure and

Re: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
I didn't want to get involved again in the endless *ist D sharpness discussion, but... Mark Roberts wrote: All the reports I've seen indicate than, rather than put in more softening (a lower frequency anti-aliasing filter, in other words), Pentax has just applies less sharpening in camera. I

Re: Max weight of tele lens on *ist D

2004-07-09 Thread Jostein
I've just picked up an old (but looks as good as new) Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 (Adaptall 2 mount), for use on my *ist D. I'm surprised at how small and light this lens is, and I'm thinking of adding it to my general walking-around kit. But that would be easier without its relatively large,

Re: Trolls

2004-07-09 Thread Robert Woerner
Me too. It's too hard to keep adding to my killfile. - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 9:27 AM Subject: Re: Trolls Hi! It doesn't work. Trolls are trolls, and always will be. The only remedy is to STOP

Re: Bye ...

2004-07-09 Thread Lon Williamson
I've always looked at Shel's posts. Miss him, I will. Norm Baugher wrote: Huh? Much a part of things? Of course you have been. Anyway, have a great vaca and do come back. Cheers, Norm

Re: MZ6

2004-07-09 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Trevor Bailey a écrit : G'day Greg. Did you do it your self? Did the split screen affect the AF? H No, the AF don't use the screen. The AF sensor is bottom the mirror

Re: Bye ...

2004-07-09 Thread Lon Williamson
Gianfranco, Frank, Annasan, and who? graywolf wrote: I hope my disagreeing with you had nothing to do with this decision. For one thing there are five people on the list I consider truely excellent street photographers. You are one of those five. You have contributed a lot of useful information

RE: MZ6

2004-07-09 Thread Don Sanderson
Could you tell us who you contacted at Pentax? I've tried to get these screens and was told they were only available as an assembly, at an outrageous price! Don -Original Message- From: Greg Lovern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 5:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Real-life calibration assistance welcomed

2004-07-09 Thread Steve Desjardins
Now this is an eating disorder. ;-) I've thought long and hard in recent weeks about un-digesting myself for exactly this reason!

OptioMX

2004-07-09 Thread Christian
I haven't seen anyone posting about this camera so I thought I'd be the first. Is anyone interested in it? Sure it's a PS with real video capabilities, but what are your thoughts? I know some of you have opinions about the name I actually ordered one today from BH. I think it will be fun

Re: epson printers ...

2004-07-09 Thread Kenneth Waller
anand - One fact that comes to mind is to always shut off the printer using the on/off switch on the printer. Do not turn off any other way. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Anand DHUPKAR [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: epson printers ... hi quite some time back, there was

RE: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread El Gringo
Well this thread went nuts... Anyhow... It's not because I'm a better photographer. If you want sharper images, shoot RAW, use PS CS to convert, enhance sharpness using the RAW converter. (Better than turning up sharpness in camera.) This is a random shot I picked. It's not particularly

PAW - swimmer

2004-07-09 Thread Christian
The ex-wife volunteered me to be the official photographer of our 8-year-old daughter's swim team. I normally don't do people photogrpahy (except family snaps) because... well... I suck at it. But... I was happy with this shot and wanted to share it with the group. It was originally shot in a

RE: Max weight of tele lens on *ist D

2004-07-09 Thread El Gringo
Well, I'll believe you, but it seems unusual to me. If I pick up a metal rod, and hold it by the end, it will ring more than if it I hold it at more balanced position. But, I can also see how the lens tripod mount would act as a fulcrum producing a see saw vibration... Well, I only posted what

RE: Max weight of tele lens on *ist D

2004-07-09 Thread El Gringo
Oh, at some point someone brought up the pentax 300 f4.5 as an example of a lens meant to be used without a tripod collar, and I was just saying that people have complained extensively about the lack of a tripod collar. Although its apparently a fine lens otherwise. -el gringo Not sure who

RE: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Rob Brigham
Yeah - sorry about the nuts all that. However, Jostein had already stated in the thread that he had used CS RAW, Capture One etc and was STILL unhappy with the results. And while the tripod comment is perfectly valid in a general sense, it read as though it was directed as Jos which would be

Re: PAW - swimmer

2004-07-09 Thread Keith Whaley
Christian wrote: The ex-wife volunteered me to be the official photographer of our 8-year-old daughter's swim team. I normally don't do people photogrpahy (except family snaps) because... well... I suck at it. But... I was happy with this shot and wanted to share it with the group. It was

Re: Real-life calibration assistance welcomed

2004-07-09 Thread Steve Desjardins
I only had one hot pixel: [DeadPixelText] Version=1.0 Description=tenth second exposure FileType=TIFF NumBadPixels=1 0=Hot,945,1600,61 This seems odd, given the result of other. I used a lens cap, eyepieice cover, Tv-1/10, Tiff file, etc. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington

Re: PAW - swimmer

2004-07-09 Thread Norm Baugher
Great shot Chrisitian, you can see all the pre-race emotions in his face... Norm Christian wrote: The ex-wife volunteered me to be the official photographer of our 8-year-old daughter's swim team. I normally don't do people photogrpahy (except family snaps) because... well... I suck at it.

iWitness - work in progress by Tom Stoddart

2004-07-09 Thread Bob W
Hi, a lot of it is very gruesome: http://www.i-witness.net/ -- Cheers, Bob

WTB: Front grip/finger grip for Pentax P5/P50

2004-07-09 Thread Joe Wilensky
I'm still looking for an extra front grip for the Pentax P5/P50 camera. It's different than the one for the Super Program/Super A. I'll even take one attached to a P5/P50, though it can be a parts body. Joe -- Joe Wilensky Staff Writer Communication and Marketing Services 1150 Comstock Hall

Re: PAW - swimmer

2004-07-09 Thread Christian
Yeah, he's a pretty intense kid. Thanks for looking! Christian -Original Message- From: Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jul 9, 2004 1:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW - swimmer Great shot Chrisitian, you can see all the pre-race emotions in his face... Norm Christian

Re: iWitness - work in progress by Tom Stoddart

2004-07-09 Thread Chris Stoddart
a lot of it is very gruesome: http://www.i-witness.net/ I'm off with a group of like-minded colleagues(*) to see this on Monday (along with Bill Brandt's restrospective at the VA and the Jacques-Henri Lartigue retrospective at the Hayward Gallery). I might even buy the book seeing as he's

Re: iWitness - work in progress by Tom Stoddart

2004-07-09 Thread Norm Baugher
Very powerful stuff Bob, thanks for the link. Norm Bob W wrote: Hi, a lot of it is very gruesome: http://www.i-witness.net/

Test

2004-07-09 Thread Bob Blakely
Regards, Bob...

RE: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread El Gringo
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2512530 Here is another 100% crop, again, there are some tiny jpeg artifacts in there that are the result of save for web. PHoto.net doesnt allow the uploading of photoshop jpegs due to preview data which apparently causes images to upset internet

RE: iWitness - work in progress by Tom Stoddart

2004-07-09 Thread El Gringo
Fantastic photography... I'm holding my tongue not to get into the politics of it all though. -el gringo -Original Message- From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 1:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: iWitness - work in progress by Tom Stoddart Hi, a lot

Re: Bye ...

2004-07-09 Thread John Francis
I don't think Gregory was that good ... :-) Gianfranco, Frank, Annasan, and who? graywolf wrote: I hope my disagreeing with you had nothing to do with this decision. For one thing there are five people on the list I consider truely excellent street photographers. You are one of

Re: iWitness - work in progress by Tom Stoddart

2004-07-09 Thread Norm Baugher
I see you've been taking your meds Shawn, very good Norm El Gringo wrote: Fantastic photography... I'm holding my tongue not to get into the politics of it all though. -el gringo

Re: iWitness - work in progress by Tom Stoddart

2004-07-09 Thread Bob W
Hi, a lot of it is very gruesome: http://www.i-witness.net/ I'm off with a group of like-minded colleagues(*) to see this on Monday (along with Bill Brandt's restrospective at the VA and the Jacques-Henri Lartigue retrospective at the Hayward Gallery). I might even buy the book seeing

Re: iWitness - work in progress by Tom Stoddart

2004-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jul 9, 2004, at 2:43 PM, Norm Baugher wrote: I see you've been taking your meds Shawn, very good Norm That's totally uncalled for Norm.

Re: PAW: At World's end

2004-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Jostein, Interesting corner of the world and a nice shot. I saw your question about softness on the photonet page. I'd love to see a blow up of just the coal basket. It should resolve quite well if you converted a RAW to a 16 bit 144 meg file or an 8 bit 72 meg file. Could the softness be

RE: Birmingham Gentleman

2004-07-09 Thread Don Sanderson
Marvelous shot, the smile is great, the eyes priceless! Don -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 2:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW: Birmingham Gentleman This young fellow operates a shoe shine stand on Old

Re: FA 28-70 f4

2004-07-09 Thread Robert Woerner
Good price for new. BH was selling them for that a couple of years or so ago new. Don't know about Samys reputation as far as add on pricing. Beware. Robert - Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 5:17 PM Subject:

Re: PAW: Birmingham Gentleman

2004-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Sylwek. He was pleased to have his picture taken. I like that. The glow in his eyes is the brightly lit street behind me. I always say hello to him, and he always has a smile for me. I have to think that he is a man who is at peace with the universe. Paul On Jul 9, 2004, at 5:27 PM,

RE: ZX-M Focus Screen in ZX-L

2004-07-09 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks Greg, I'll give it a try. I have several bodies I'd like to try it with. Don -Original Message- From: Greg Lovern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 3:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #784

Re: PAW: Birmingham Gentleman

2004-07-09 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 2004-07-09, at 23:51, Paul Stenquist wrote: Thanks Sylwek. He was pleased to have his picture taken. I like that. The glow in his eyes is the brightly lit street behind me. I always say hello to him, and he always has a smile for me. I have to think that he is a man who is at peace with the

Re: Max weight of tele lens on *ist D

2004-07-09 Thread Alan Chan
Mounting the camera to the tripod will give you a lot more vibration than mounting the lens tripod collar. I have the same conclusion as William. Mounting through the lens collar induces more vibration that through the camera. The balancing theory is a myth imho, for not so heavy lenses like

Re: PAW: At World's end

2004-07-09 Thread Jostein
Hi Paul, Thanks for looking. There's a link to a crop of the coal basket blown up to 100% on the page, as well as a link to a full-size jpg of the whole image. The image is slightly cropped on the left and top, btw, to remove half a stone and some odd looking cloud. My opinion on the Sigma is

Re: FA 28-70 f4

2004-07-09 Thread alex wetmore
On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Robert Woerner wrote: Good price for new. BH was selling them for that a couple of years or so ago new. Don't know about Samys reputation as far as add on pricing. Beware. Based on my recent experiences (elements in two of these lenses delaminating from each other) I don't

Test

2004-07-09 Thread Bob Blakely
Another Test Regards, Bob...

Re: PAW: At World's end

2004-07-09 Thread Jostein
Sorry, I forgot to answer one q. The raw file was converted to a 16 bit tiff, using the C1 Pro converter. I adjusted the whitebalance a little, cropped out a stone on the left and a small cloud on top, and did my best to find the optimum amount of sharpening, based on the coal basket. In

Re: Max weight of tele lens on *ist D

2004-07-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jostein Subject: Re: Max weight of tele lens on *ist D . Mounting the camera to the tripod will give you a lot more vibration than mounting the lens tripod collar. Wrongo me boy. Sorry. The mechanics of the situation are against you. William Robb

Re: *istD anti-aliasing? not anymore!

2004-07-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: cbwaters Subject: Re: *istD anti-aliasing? not anymore! Careful Bill, Remember the I beat people up and the I've got my lawyer on the case threads. You could be smacked with a defamation case! literally! Defamation requires an identifiable victim of the

Re: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Antonio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry Rob, I don¹t buy into this nonsense about Josteins opinion being more valid than anyone else's because he has a website and has written this or that. That isn't the *reason* his opinion is more valid than yours.

Re: Max weight of tele lens on *ist D

2004-07-09 Thread Jostein
I wrote: . Mounting the camera to the tripod will give you a lot more vibration than mounting the lens tripod collar. William Robb replied: Wrongo me boy. Sorry. The mechanics of the situation are against you. Uh. Yes. Guess my thoughts were a little behind my typing. Sorry. Jostein

Re: PAW: At World's end

2004-07-09 Thread Jostein
Hi Paul, Thanks for looking. There's a link to a crop of the coal basket blown up to 100% on the page, as well as a link to a full-size jpg of the whole image. The image is slightly cropped on the left and top, btw, to remove half a stone and some odd looking cloud. My opinion on the Sigma is

Re: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I couldn't agree more on your comments about Photoshop, and I'd like to add one more reason; the filter inside the camera is nowhere near as good as the ones in Photoshop. :-) That's really the point I was trying to make. Guess I didn't do it well enough! I

Re: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Rob Studdert
On 9 Jul 2004 at 21:21, Jostein wrote: I guess my complaint with the *istD is that I feel bereft of control over the degree of anti-aliasing applied. Btw, I'm not entirely sure if it's correct to call it an anti-aliasing filter when it's implemented in front of the CCD... I imagine

Re: PAW: Birmingham Gentleman

2004-07-09 Thread Gonz
Fantastic. Thats a real keeper! Eyes are amazing and your focus/composition is great. Might be even better if converted to BW. rg Paul Stenquist wrote: This young fellow operates a shoe shine stand on Old Woodward in Birmingham, Michigan's wealthiest suburb. I suspect he does quite well. In

Re: OTF metering question

2004-07-09 Thread Herb Chong
since OTF metering can possibly change the exposure time during exposure, it can't be used faster than X synch speed. think about the position of the shutter blades if the lighting changed a lot during exposure. Herb - Original Message - From: Steve Morphet [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-09 Thread Herb Chong
this also makes it the most predictable and amenable to sharpening using a true deblurring filter and not just an unsharp mask. Herb - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 6:45 PM Subject: Re: *istD anti-aliasing?

Re: Real-life calibration assistance welcomed

2004-07-09 Thread Herb Chong
ten seconds, not tenth. Herb... - Original Message - From: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 1:25 PM Subject: Re: Real-life calibration assistance welcomed I only had one hot pixel: [DeadPixelText] Version=1.0 Description=tenth

Re: PAW: At World's end

2004-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
The coal basket is very sharp on my monitor. There is no blurring of the lines and sky background. I think it would print very well on a good inkjet printer. Paul On Jul 9, 2004, at 6:22 PM, Jostein wrote: Sorry, I forgot to answer one q. The raw file was converted to a 16 bit tiff, using the

Re: PAW: At World's end

2004-07-09 Thread Norm Baugher
I don't think you're too picky, the scene is nice, but is lacks a little punch? Norm Jostein wrote: About time I shook the water off my paws again. Here's one for public scrutiny. http://www.oksne.net/paw/worldsend.html

Re: OTF metering question

2004-07-09 Thread Rob Studdert
On 9 Jul 2004 at 18:58, Herb Chong wrote: since OTF metering can possibly change the exposure time during exposure, it can't be used faster than X synch speed. think about the position of the shutter blades if the lighting changed a lot during exposure. Precisely, it forms a slit which passes

Re: PAW: At World's end

2004-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
I think it might benefit from a small increase in contrast, but the resolution and sharpness are evident on my monitor. Paul On Jul 9, 2004, at 7:03 PM, Norm Baugher wrote: I don't think you're too picky, the scene is nice, but is lacks a little punch? Norm Jostein wrote: About time I shook

Samaritans

2004-07-09 Thread Jens Bladt
Someone on this list directed my attention to the photographic competition under the theme Connected. Pentacameras to be won. 1. prize an *ist D. The deadline was 9th of July. Did you participate? Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig

OT: Website Update: New Photo, etc.

2004-07-09 Thread Cliff Nietvelt
Howdy all Just updated my website with a new photo (hoary marmot), under Photo of the Month: July at the bottom of the Home page. www.cliffnietvelt.com Taken with a SMC F-300mm F4.5 ED[IF] an MZ-S with Provia 100F. Still using Pentax... Also Art Cards are available. Best regards, Cliff

Re: PAW: Birmingham Gentleman

2004-07-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: This young fellow operates a shoe shine stand on Old Woodward in Birmingham, Michigan's wealthiest suburb. I suspect he does quite well. In any case, he always has a smile for me. Shot just a couple of hours ago during a walkaround. Paul

RE: PAW: Birmingham Gentleman

2004-07-09 Thread Jens Bladt
BRILLIANT PHOTOGRAPH, PAUL. JENS Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Gonz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 10. juli 2004 00:51 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: PAW: Birmingham Gentleman Fantastic. Thats a real keeper! Eyes

Re: Samaritans

2004-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Not me. Although I would have if I had known of it. Paul On Jul 9, 2004, at 7:14 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: Someone on this list directed my attention to the photographic competition under the theme Connected. Pentacameras to be won. 1. prize an *ist D. The deadline was 9th of July. Did you

Re: PAW: Birmingham Gentleman

2004-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Jens. I'm a bit surprised at how well this has been received, but I'm very pleased. Paul On Jul 9, 2004, at 7:23 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: BRILLIANT PHOTOGRAPH, PAUL. JENS Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Gonz [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: PAW: Birmingham Gentleman

2004-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Mark. The light is my favorite source for street portraits: open shade. It's free, and it's everywhere. Paul On Jul 9, 2004, at 7:22 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: This young fellow operates a shoe shine stand on Old Woodward in Birmingham,

Film Is Dead / A Contrary View

2004-07-09 Thread graywolf
Browsing a bit I came across the following article from Forte Photochemical in Hungary: - BEGIN QUOTE In spite of the invasion of digital techniques, and more recently that of APS, not only can it be asserted that traditional techniques will remain with us

Re: Film Is Dead / A Contrary View

2004-07-09 Thread Rob Studdert
On 9 Jul 2004 at 20:02, graywolf wrote: Browsing a bit I came across the following article from Forte Photochemical in Hungary: Maybe this is just the product of a capable marketing dept, not something we are used to seeing from Pentax :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: FA 28-70 f4

2004-07-09 Thread Pat White
I have two of these lenses, and there's no sign of any problems with the glass. I bought the first one used a few years ago, and was pleased with the image quality, less so with the build quality. The zoom ring became a little loose over time, so I looked for another lens at a good price. A few

Re: Film Is Dead / A Contrary View

2004-07-09 Thread Joseph Tainter
While I waited in vain at Nubble Light, Maine, for the skies to clear last Tuesday, I noticed that many people there were carrying cameras. I did not notice a single film camera. No doubt there were some, but what I noticed was a large number of PS digital and EVF digital. 'Tis the summer of

Re: PAW: At World's end

2004-07-09 Thread Jim Apilado
Interesting. Had this lighthouse been put into operation, would the coal net be the light? Jim A. From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 23:24:33 +0200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW: At World's end Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Film Is Dead / A Contrary View

2004-07-09 Thread Jim Apilado
At least a majority of stereo photographers attending the National Stereo Association convention in Portland, Oregon USA use film. We had lots of film turned in for processing. All of the film was for E-6 processing. Jim A. From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date:

Re: PAW: At World's end

2004-07-09 Thread Gonz
I think its pretty sharp too. Maybe shooting MF makes you more sensitive to anything less? I bet a print would be fantastic. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The coal basket is very sharp on my monitor. There is no blurring of the lines and sky background. I think it would print very well on a

Re: Film Is Dead / A Contrary View

2004-07-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Joseph Tainter wrote: While I waited in vain at Nubble Light, Maine, for the skies to clear last Tuesday, I noticed that many people there were carrying cameras. I did not notice a single film camera. No doubt there were some, but what I noticed was a large number of PS digital and EVF