RE: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-12 Thread Brian Walters
Just to counter the counter argument I bought a second-hand Super A in the early 1990s and it's been my main camera ever since. It's never given a hint of trouble (of course, now that I've made that claim, the meter will expire, the mirror will jam and the hot shoe will stop working.) I'

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-12 Thread Jim Apilado
I have the K2DMD - and the MD unit that went with it. I originally had the K2 but decided to get the DMD because of the MD and the exposure lock feature. A couple of years ago I had it CLA'd and it works great. I don't use the MD because the winder on my LX is much better. Don't know what the va

RE: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Jul 2004 at 21:39, Alan Chan wrote: > The first one I rule out will be the K2DMD which is both rare and must be > impossible to repair now. You would be luckiy if you could locate the motor > drive too. The LX, while beloved by most Pentax fans, it suffers from > questionable relabililty re

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-12 Thread Alan Chan
I know that the Super Program and likely ME aren't in the same league as the LX, but I like to keep low-budget options open. The LX was designed and built to compete with professional cameras like Canon F-1 and Nikon F-3 in 1980. ME Super, Super A/Program and Program A/Plus were made for the cons

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-12 Thread Alan Chan
I am not quite certain, but MDA runs at 2 & 3.5fps. It is a very noisy motor, and the rubber bumper inside must be replaced if it hasn't. Parts are no longer avaible but can be cut easily yourself. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Also, look at the ME Super as a possibility. It is kind of

RE: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-12 Thread Alan Chan
The first one I rule out will be the K2DMD which is both rare and must be impossible to repair now. You would be luckiy if you could locate the motor drive too. The LX, while beloved by most Pentax fans, it suffers from questionable relabililty record and expensive service bills. Some might be

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-12 Thread Jon M
I know that the Super Program and likely ME aren't in the same league as the LX, but I like to keep low-budget options open. What sort of reliability issues are there with the LX? I guess that's why I see so many on ebay? What sort of upkeep expenses are involved in one of these? I'm used to a K1

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-12 Thread ernreed2
Jon posted: > I've been thinking about picking up another camera > body, and I wanted some opinions. Things I'd like in > order of importance are aperture priority and manual > mode, ability to be motorized (my A3000 has spoiled > me), DOF preview and MLU. > > What I've given particular attention

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-12 Thread Alan Chan
Maybe I should do some test in the future. I have found myself shooting sharpest handheld pictures with the MX, followed by the Super Program. While the Z-1p has saved lots of out-of-focus picture due to its AF, shooting 1/30s or slower handheld is never satisfied. But it may also due to the fac

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-12 Thread Alan Chan
I must admit, I made the comment assuming that the Super A and the SuperProgram are the same bodies, differing only in colour. Super A & Super Program are indeed identical, except the colour. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan _ M

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Bob Blakely
This is art and well done. It is indeed powerful, however... It brings great pain and sadness to me (no, it's not the nudity per se). It's as though this was done to one of my parents, or perhaps my best friend. In fact, it was. The work reveals a lot about the artist, about his willingness to

Re: OT - a fairygirl funny...

2004-07-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
Ok, that was great! My wife will get a kick out of it. Thanks for sharing. Bruce Monday, July 12, 2004, 7:40:21 PM, you wrote: TMP> Just got this in an email, some of you may have seen it, or similar TMP> versions, but thought it was funny and wanted to share... TMP> Sorry, its totally OT!

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Jul 2004 at 20:29, Jon M wrote: > What I've given particular attention to is the LX > (nice, very nice... but expensive), the K2DMD > (seemingly uncommon, expensive compared to a regular > K2), and the Super Program / Super A (common, cheap, > lacks MLU and DOF preview). > > Anybody that's

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-12 Thread William Robb
> - Original Message - > From: "Jon M" < > Subject: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program > > > > I've been thinking about picking up another camera > > body, and I wanted some opinions. Things I'd like in > > order of importance are aperture priority and manual > > mode, ability to be motorized (m

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Jon M" < Subject: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program > I've been thinking about picking up another camera > body, and I wanted some opinions. Things I'd like in > order of importance are aperture priority and manual > mode, ability to be motorized (my A3000 has spo

Re: GFM Article

2004-07-12 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! >>To whom? >> >>Cotty wrote: >> >>> It's in the post - fingers crossed. C> Amateur Photographer. Coolio! Will hold fingers crossed for you... Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])

LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-12 Thread Jon M
I've been thinking about picking up another camera body, and I wanted some opinions. Things I'd like in order of importance are aperture priority and manual mode, ability to be motorized (my A3000 has spoiled me), DOF preview and MLU. What I've given particular attention to is the LX (nice, very

Fixing a viewfinder

2004-07-12 Thread David Weiss
Don Sanderson said: >If you get in trouble email me and I'll try to help. Thanks Don, and others for your valuble tips. As soon as I find a replacement, I will let you know. >I assume that you're fairly handy just by the fact you're >willing to tackle Well, it just took me four days to fi

Re: OT - a fairygirl funny...

2004-07-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
It is funny, and it is old, almost as old as the internet. But I enjoyed seeing it again. I also enjoyed seeing the Fairy Girl name again. When you were down and out I was thinking about those days some years ago when Fairy Girl first appeared here. It was a breath of fresh air that continues to

OT - a fairygirl funny...

2004-07-12 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Just got this in an email, some of you may have seen it, or similar versions, but thought it was funny and wanted to share... Sorry, its totally OT! t. Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance - par

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Jul 2004 at 21:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I must admit, I made the comment assuming that the Super A and the SuperProgram > are the same bodies, differing only in colour. You are correct in your assumption, the ProgramA and Program Plus as also the same but for the top cover colour. I

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Jeeez! I'm not getting Collin's posts, and I'm obviously I'm missing some good stuff. I'm not being facetious here. I enjoy divergent points of view, and Collin has proven himself to be a gentleman. I don't have him blocked (or anyone else for that matter). I don't know why I keep missing his p

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-12 Thread ernreed2
> >The Super Program also shakes like a wet dog when the shutter is > >released. > > Can't argue about that, though I think the Z-1p is even worse. > > Alan Chan > http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Not that I have any science to back me up, but my own feeling is that the SuperProgram is worse than t

Re: To ME or to not ME

2004-07-12 Thread Rfsindg
The ME is the first 35mm camera I owned. It is quite capable of excellent pictures. It is extremely simple to use and dirt cheap. You can get one for $35US, $50 with a lens. See example photos at... http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/WindPoint.html I've shot more photos with the Super Program and perh

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-12 Thread ernreed2
John said, regarding the Super A and the ME Super: > They are sufficiently similar that they both take the ME Winder II. If > they are different, there's barely a millimetre in it. They DO have > different shutters, so they don't sound the same. I must admit, I made the comment assuming that

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Pat White
Collin (spelled your name right this time), the news of Renaissance art being used to assault the Catholic Church is a new one on me. Do you know of any links to sites where I might learn more about this? Just curious. Thanks. Pat White

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Pat White
Well, Paul, your pictures certainly provoked some discussion! Hmm, isn't that what art is meant to do? Also, you raise a valid point about religious art often depicting nudity. However, many people feel that a painting may be art, but a photo of the same subject is porn, sort of like the old "ar

RE: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Amita Guha
I like the shapes he makes with the bodies. They are interesting from a sort of abstract, design perspective. The concept of human bodies as paint is kind of interesting. I agree, I wouldn't want to lie down on a cold pavement with no clothes on, but there are lots of things I wouldn't do that lots

RE: GFM Article

2004-07-12 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > And btw, Cotty, Mark is correct, Koalas AREN'T bears! so there! hehe Yeah, but they *taste* like bear, so it's the same difference. tv

RE: GFM Article

2004-07-12 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
lol! Mark, that is too funny, I was actually going to say that, but didn't want you to think I was picking on you! And btw, Cotty, Mark is correct, Koalas AREN'T bears! so there! hehe tan. -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 13 July 2004 10:47

Re: GFM Article

2004-07-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >On 12/7/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, offered: > >>>- but you do >>> appear in a photo >>> which could be worse, depending on how you look at >>> it ;-) >> >>Better start that beer fund! > >There are links to a bestiality site containing koala bea

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
I think Spencer Tunick's photos are more about scale than art. It's a feat of organization to get all those people in one place at the same time without their clothes. But most of the images seem ordinary to me. I guess my favorite is the one that looks like a field of sheep. It's metaphorical a

RE: Another *istD pic (PTAW?)

2004-07-12 Thread Don Sanderson
Quite a hit with this one Jostein! I've adopted it as the desktop background on my office computer. Nice way to get my mind off of work once in a while. I've had a number of people ask if it was one of mine, I'm proud to say that I 'fess up right away and admit that it's not. I add though,.

The 70-210mm f4-5.6 SMC Pentax-F showed up today!

2004-07-12 Thread Don Sanderson
Great shape other than a tiny nick off center in the front element. Rather heavy puppy! Looks good on the SF1n, OK on the 5n with battery grip, sillier 'n heck on the *ist! I should have some time this weekend to give it a try. If I get anything good (and I can get my scanner to stop scratching neg

16-45mm DA

2004-07-12 Thread Shaun Canning
B&H have some DA 16-45 lenses in stock. Cheers Shaun

Re: Film Is Dead / A Contrary View

2004-07-12 Thread graywolf
No, he becomes a pretensious idiot with a camera. To quote Cotty quoting somebody or another, "Cor, he paints with light". -- Rob Studdert wrote: On 12 Jul 2004 at 9:46, graywolf wrote: To me a photographer is someone who is engaged in the craft of photography. Snapping a picture is only a small

Re: PAW: weekend's pictures

2004-07-12 Thread Herb Chong
Boris, you missed at least two changes of the contents since my original message. i reuse the same URL for my PAW/PESO postings. i've promised to keep the title of the book secret because it's catchy and will help sell the book. it's a walking guide to the local area's parks and public access open

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 13 Jul 2004 at 0:18, Bob W wrote: > > His work just shows how stupid some people can be (sorry if there are any > > participants here). What else could you call someone who could be persuaded to > > lie on the earth/asphalt in the rain/cold without their gear on and have > > photos taken of the

Re: istD sensor cleaning (was: More *ist D Hot Pixel Oddness)

2004-07-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Jul 2004 at 17:48, Jan van Wijk wrote: > Hi Rob, > So what are using to get rid of the dust ? > > I just returned from 3 weeks of holliday with about a 1000 images shot > and lots of lense changing, and there are at least 5 or six clearly > visible dust-spots now :-( Three cut and pastes

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Bob W
Hi, >> >> Then you must not like Spencer Tunick's work at all... >> http://spencertunick.com/ > His work just shows how stupid some people can be (sorry if there are any > participants here). What else could you call someone who could be persuaded to > lie on the earth/asphalt in the rain/cold wi

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-12 Thread Alan Chan
The Super Program also shakes like a wet dog when the shutter is released. Can't argue about that, though I think the Z-1p is even worse. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan _ MSN Premium: Up to 11 personalized e-mail addresses and

Re: Apologies - was sex with filing cabinet

2004-07-12 Thread John Francis
> > On 12/7/04, John Francis, discombobulated, offered: > > >> LOL. D'you get the filter yet John? > > > >Yes thanks, although it hasn't left the house yet. > >It's just sitting there waiting to go on the 250-600. > > 250-600! That must be a monster - any pics of one anywhere? http://www.p

Re: photodoldrums

2004-07-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Jul 2004 at 21:05, Derby Chang wrote: > > I'm interested in what my learned members of PDML do when they've hit > the dreaded photo doldrums. I still look at interesting photos (btw, I > love the two sexy dance photos, Frank), but feel no inclination to take > any. Used to be, buying new

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Bob W
Hi, Monday, July 12, 2004, 11:36:13 PM, Amita wrote: >> to me that seems like a very lazy, easy-target piece of work. >> Not shocking at all, but the sort of thing a 16-year-old >> might think was clever. > Heh...the local Catholics and mayor Guilianni sure thought it was > shocking. that's w

Re: Film Is Dead / A Contrary View

2004-07-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Jul 2004 at 9:46, graywolf wrote: > To me a photographer is someone who is engaged in the craft of photography. > Snapping a picture is only a small part of photography. In the end photography > is dying as very few people are interested in that craft any more. However > except for periods w

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Bob W
Hi, > Then you must not like Spencer Tunick's work at all... > http://spencertunick.com/ on the contrary - I rather like it - it's very intersting. He did a photograph a couple of years ago at Selfridges, a department store in London where I used to work. Several people in it that I recognise...

Re: GFM Article

2004-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/04, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, offered: >I was the Managing Editor of a magazine in a previous life, so I'll >vouch for the fussiness. Usually it has to do with the number of >editorial pages per issue and what the publisher thinks will help >support advertising. Sometimes I wasn'

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-12 Thread Alan Chan
How does this affect things? Is the LX not fully apeture/shutter priority & program then? Without the 'A'' contacts, program and shutter priority exposure modes are impossible, though I have never used these 2 modes with my Super Program. The program mode of the Super Program likes 1/60s very mu

Re: GFM Article

2004-07-12 Thread frank theriault
--- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/7/04, > > > Actually you don't get a mention per se I wouldn't expect so. >- but you do > appear in a photo > which could be worse, depending on how you look at > it ;-) Better start that beer fund! cheers, frank = "The optimist thinks thi

Re: GFM Article

2004-07-12 Thread John Forbes
No mention?! Now he'll sue. John Hoping he won't sue, so the money can go towards the beer fund. On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:46:59 +0100, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 12/7/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, offered: If you agree to turn it into a beer fund for the next time we meet (GFM next

Re: Apologies - was sex with filing cabinet

2004-07-12 Thread frank theriault
--- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Being British, I'm just sorry ;-) Cotty, It's not like you to play straight man like that... -frank = "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer __

Re: Another *istD pic (PTAW?)

2004-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/04, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, offered: >Jostein's landscape prints beautifully, and an 11 x17 version of it is >going to be hanging in my home as soon as I can cut a mat. >Another fabulous image from our Scandinavian artist. My father, were he >still with us, would have loved it.

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-12 Thread John Forbes
I agree that it's quite a good camera (The SFX/SFXn). It tells you when your manual focus lens is in focus, and what to do if it's not. It's better made than the Z1-P (which is otherwise much superior in every way), and it's very easy to use. It's not petite and beautiful, though, like t

Re: GFM Article

2004-07-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
I was the Managing Editor of a magazine in a previous life, so I'll vouch for the fussiness. Usually it has to do with the number of editorial pages per issue and what the publisher thinks will help support advertising. Sometimes I wasn't allowed to use the best material, because the publisher

Re: GFM Article

2004-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, offered: >If you agree to turn it into a beer fund for the next >time we meet (GFM next year, or if I ever get across >the pond), I'll agree not to go to my lawyer. You >have my permission to tell frightful lies about me >with impunity. Mind you, the

Re: Film Is Dead / A Contrary View

2004-07-12 Thread Tom C
I have, surprisingly to myself, found little impetus to pickup and carry my film SLR, since I got the *ist D. I have a number of rolls of film to burn. I have not done a direct comparison of an *ist D image to one taken with Velvia or Provia, so I may use some of the film that way. Tom C.

Re: Another *istD pic (PTAW?)

2004-07-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Jostein's landscape prints beautifully, and an 11 x17 version of it is going to be hanging in my home as soon as I can cut a mat. Another fabulous image from our Scandinavian artist. My father, were he still with us, would have loved it. (But since my dad was a Swede, we weren't allowed to say th

Re: PAW: Sex With Filing Cabinet

2004-07-12 Thread frank theriault
--- Mark Dalal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- frank > > > Hey Frank, > > I dig these shots. Only bummer on the second one is > the gal in the background. > > Mark Hey, Mark, Thanks!! I didn't like her at first, but the more I look at her, the more she seems to be a "voyeur" of some sor

Re: OT: Star Trails photo

2004-07-12 Thread Tom C
Thanks... Must have been cool growing up in that area. Tom C. From: Tim Sherburne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT: Star Trails photo Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:26:43 -0700 Very cool! Don't let the mosquitoes carry you

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-12 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 12 Jul 2004, Fred wrote: > > I insist that the best value manual focus Pentax is the SFXn. > > . . . which is an AF body (?) Ah, but that's a bonus! :-) Kostas

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Sure Steve. But once again I must add -- at the risk of being redundant -- these pictures show bare breasts and are of a suggestive nature. If you are offended by nudity, biblical allusions, or rosey pink background paper, please don't look. Part One: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=

Re: Apologies - was sex with filing cabinet

2004-07-12 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 12 Jul 2004, Lon Williamson wrote: > Nice apology. I'd bet anyone who posts often has an occasional > one that's a regret after a night's sleep. I've made 'em. I call > it "being human". I call it "being brave and honest". Kostas

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jul 12, 2004, at 3:37 PM, Bob W wrote: . I'm trying to keep medieval prejudice and ignorance out of my house. -- Cheers, Bob Your wisdom once again made me smile, Bob. Thanks, I needed that. We all have our own devils, don't we? And if another man's friend happens to be our devil, I guess we ju

Re: GFM Article

2004-07-12 Thread frank theriault
--- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/7/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, > offered: > > >There better not be anything about me in there, or > >you'll hear from my lawyer. > > I've set up a fighting fund already ;-) > > > > > Cheers, > Cotty If you agree to turn it into a beer f

Re: new/returning member

2004-07-12 Thread frank theriault
--- Denis Turbide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > My name is Denis and I used to belong to this list > years ago when I was a Pentax K-mount user. Started > with a K1000, then some Spotmatics, an MX (never > should have let that one go), then some Nik** stuff, > some TLR's, 4x5 Crown Grap

Re: OT: Star Trails photo

2004-07-12 Thread Tim Sherburne
Very cool! Don't let the mosquitoes carry you off. I grew up in Trout Lake, and it's a real treat to visit when I can. t On 7/12/04 14:05, Tom C wrote: > Hey Tim, > > You've found my favorite camping spot... don't go telling everybody now! :) > > Sort of the opposite of star trails... > > ht

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-12 Thread John Forbes
They are sufficiently similar that they both take the ME Winder II. If they are different, there's barely a millimetre in it. They DO have different shutters, so they don't sound the same. John On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:12:33 CDT, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John said: The Super A actually has t

Re: Apologies - was sex with filing cabinet

2004-07-12 Thread Lon Williamson
Nice apology. I'd bet anyone who posts often has an occasional one that's a regret after a night's sleep. I've made 'em. I call it "being human". Jim Colwell wrote: I find myself in an awkward position - I agree more with the PDML comments regarding my recent rant than with my own words. I could

Re: GFM Article

2004-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, offered: >There better not be anything about me in there, or >you'll hear from my lawyer. I've set up a fighting fund already ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps __

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-12 Thread John Forbes
There is an alternative. Grand Teton is just another way of saying Big Tit, so why not call it .. Well, I'll leave it to you. Don't wish to offend. John On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:08:48 +0100, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Monday, July 12, 2004, 9:45:47 PM, John wrote: In Scotland, by L

Re: GFM Article

2004-07-12 Thread frank theriault
--- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's in the post - fingers crossed. > There better not be anything about me in there, or you'll hear from my lawyer. cheers, etc, frank = "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Opp

Re: Film Is Dead / A Contrary View

2004-07-12 Thread Lon Williamson
And that's because the *ist-D came out, and people are shooting a different way. It's been interesting reading, for me, sometimes, even though I don't have a digi-cam. graywolf wrote: Sure, and don't go looking at http://apug.org either. Actually what seems to be happening is PDML has become the

Re: PAW: Sex With Filing Cabinet

2004-07-12 Thread frank theriault
--- DagT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The first photo is really great, suggesting and > erotic, but not > evident. The person in the background is perfect, > it indicates a story > that probably is different with every viewer. I like > movies and > pictures where I have to make the end myself..

Re: GFM Article

2004-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/04, mike wilson, discombobulated, offered: >Give us a shout when it's published. *if* it's published. Magazines can be very fussy... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-12 Thread ernreed2
John said: > The Super A actually has the same body as the ME Super, so they are as > sleek as each other. I'm quite sure the bodies are different -- the ME Super is a little smaller. Quieter, too, though that's probably another matter. ERN

Re: OT: Star Trails photo

2004-07-12 Thread Tom C
Hey Tim, You've found my favorite camping spot... don't go telling everybody now! :) Sort of the opposite of star trails... http://pug.komkon.org/99oct/TakhlakhVenus.htm Tom C. From: Tim Sherburne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subj

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-12 Thread Bob W
Hi, Monday, July 12, 2004, 9:45:47 PM, John wrote: > In Scotland, by Loch Leven, is a beautifully shaped mountain called the > "Pap of Glencoe". I won't attach a pic lest it offends anyone. the Americans have an entire national park called Grand Teton. Good job so few of them speak French - th

Re: GFM Article

2004-07-12 Thread mike wilson
Give us a shout when it's published. Cotty wrote: On 12/7/04, mike wilson, discombobulated, offered: To whom? Cotty wrote: It's in the post - fingers crossed. Amateur Photographer. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: PAW: Sex With Filing Cabinet

2004-07-12 Thread frank theriault
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Interesting shots Frank. If not for the girl in the > background on #2 i'd like them both.I > just think shes a > distraction of what your trying to do,not a big > one,but one just the same.:-) > > Your lucky i like grainy B&W film pictures.lol > Hey, Dave, Thank

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-12 Thread Peter J. Alling
I'm going to hold my tongue, I'm going to hold my tongue and not say anything. It's difficult but it'll be good for my soul. DagT wrote: På 12. jul. 2004 kl. 22.34 skrev Frits Wüthrich: On Monday 12 July 2004 22:13, mike wilson wrote: FJW> We also have coal, marsh, crested, sombre, long-tailed a

Re: Another *istD pic (PTAW?)

2004-07-12 Thread Steve Desjardins
I did run down the corridor and looked at this on a 20 in monitor in one of the computer labs. It really is a great image. (Everyone else in the room agreed.) Even if it doesn't print well, you could always buy yourself a big HD monitor and show it that way

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/04, John Forbes, discombobulated, offered: >Wasn't the word "rooster" invented so that American ladies would not have >to use the word that is traditionally used to denote a male fowl? Nahh, that's a load a cock. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Bob Blakely
Too late. Regards, Bob... From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi, > > Monday, July 12, 2004, 7:36:41 PM, Collin wrote: > > > I made no demand; just presented a term with an understood definition. > > But I also cannot present my point by sacrificing my world view. > > It's easy to obfuscate bet

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-12 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Billy Abbott wrote: On Mon, 12 Jul 2004, Boris Liberman wrote: Though ME can do 8 sec, while ME Super can do only 4. is that true about the ME super? i always thought it was but someone told me that the camera will meter for longer, but only displays up to 4 in the viewfinder. I haven't trie

Re: Film Is Dead / A Contrary View

2004-07-12 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Cotty wrote: On 12/7/04, mike.wilson, discombobulated, offered: Over the weekend, there were a number (I saw three) of 15~20 second prime time TV adverts for the 300D. Don't think I've ever seen that for a camera before. That the one where this guy is taking a shot in a busy city street an

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-12 Thread John Forbes
The Super A actually has the same body as the ME Super, so they are as sleek as each other. The Super A is a much more sophisticated camera, though, and preferable in nearly every way. John On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 15:09:28 -0400, Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I recommend you look for a ME Super

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Bob W
Hi, Monday, July 12, 2004, 7:36:41 PM, Collin wrote: > I made no demand; just presented a term with an understood definition. > But I also cannot present my point by sacrificing my world view. > It's easy to obfuscate between "art" and "pornography", missing the point that > pornography is the na

Re: PAW: Sex With Filing Cabinet

2004-07-12 Thread brooksdj
Interesting shots Frank. If not for the girl in the background on #2 i'd like them both.I just think shes a distraction of what your trying to do,not a big one,but one just the same.:-) Your lucky i like grainy B&W film pictures.lol Dave > Geez, > > I don't

Re: new returning member

2004-07-12 Thread Denis Turbide
Well, I have been focusing my lens on my 13 month old son. I have recently returned to work after having spent the last 7 months at home while my wife went back to work. She took the first 6 months then I took 6 months and amonth without pay. She's a teacher and is at home with him for the summe

RE: Tell me about Provia 100F

2004-07-12 Thread Tom C
SHould work well for skin tones. Pushes well up to two stops, so you can shoot at 400 if need be. Tom C. From: "Lasse Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Tell me about Provia 100F Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 21:23:16 +0300 Hi all, I rarely sho

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Paul, (and others) It's good to have civil dialog with disagreement. Here we can get things done. It's not simple nudity that I've objected to. Rather the sensual character presented. As excellent as they are, having that over-riding theme is the issue. Much (obviously not all) of the art

SV: PAW - "Gilberto Gil in Copenhagen 2004"

2004-07-12 Thread Jens Bladt
More photograps (PAWS) at http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p5872073.html I wonder what I could do with an *ist D...? Cheers Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 11. juli 2004 11:01 Til: [

Re: PAW - a couple of shots from Portland

2004-07-12 Thread Keith Whaley
Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! JF> Here are a couple of shots from last weekend up at Portland JF> International Raceway. Lucky for you. JF> These, however, are shot with the 250-600 and the 80-200/2.8 JF> respectively. The first (pitstop) one is cropped quite a bit; JF> the second is pretty much only

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Pat. Thanks for the compliment. I don't try to judge my audience. I shoot to please myself. But I did shoot this two different ways. In the other version, the blond woman is wearing an open jacket that has a very masculine look. The lighting is different as well, as I placed a red gel over t

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-12 Thread Fred
>> I recommend you look for a ME Super which has everything the ME >> has, plus manual exposure mode. I agree - it's worth looking for an ME S for that reason. (There are other differences, but that's the most significant one.) >> Super A/Program and Program A/Plus are worth to consider as well.

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
I didn't receive the first message in this thread. However, I feel I should respond. First, I don't equate nudity in a photograph or painting with pornography. If this were the case, much of the art in Vatican City would have to be considered pornography. Michaelangelo's sculptures reveal far

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-12 Thread Fred
> I insist that the best value manual focus Pentax is the SFXn. . . . which is an AF body (?) Fred

Shrinking List... Was *istD anti-aliasing?

2004-07-12 Thread Tom C
Yeah my PDML only has about 10 members now... William Robb, Rob Studdert, Jostein, Bob Blakely, Graywolf, Frank T (I don't know why)... :) and and a few more... Tom C. From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: *istD anti-aliasin

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-12 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Man, porn at home is the best way to enjoy it. Antonio On 12 Jul 2004, at 20:36, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: My only goal is to keep porn out of my house.

Re: new returning member

2004-07-12 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Welcome back, Denis! Tell us/remind us - what kind of shooting do you do? Thanks, Lasse - Original Message - From: "Denis Turbide" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 4:02 PM Subject: new returning member > Hello, my name is Denis and I used to belo

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