Re: Young Lady

2004-08-02 Thread Ryan Lee
SCA is short for Society of Creative Anachronism, and they get together wearing medieval garb, and practice its culture and values (chivalry etc.). It's a global thing and really quite fascinating. You can see some of my shots from the previous event here: http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/sca/in

Re: Mike Johnston's latest...

2004-08-02 Thread Raimo K
I have not read the article yet - but I do have the 28-200/3.8-5.6 Tamron, the version before the current one. I bought it cheaply from eBay and mainly out of curiosity. I have tried to test the performance at the long end and found that used as it is meant - snapshot and travel lens - it performs

Re: PAW - Fox Pups

2004-08-02 Thread Hans Imglueck
Hi Tom, great shot - perfect composition. They look very curious. Regarding sharpness the shot could be a little bit sharper. I assume you used the lens at 300 mm handheld. Is the slight softness due to the lens or due to vibrations? Are you content with the lens? Best regards, Hans. --- "Tom

RE: Intentional Photography?

2004-08-02 Thread Doug Franklin
On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 11:48:59 +0800, Simon King wrote: > The thing is, I don't want to. I want to create the image so I can see > it through the viewfinder and know I have done the best I can to bring > an idea to life. Part of me was saying "why bother" [...] Because you want to. IMHO, that's wha

RE: what lens do you carry? (Was: Mike Johnston's latest...)

2004-08-02 Thread Jens Bladt
Hmmm... That depends a little on the kind of photographs I want. Normally my bag will contain 4 lenses (and 1 or two bodies - MZ-S and perhaps a Super A/P50 - or a digital P&S): a 2.8/20mm, a 1.4/50mm, a Tokina 2.8/28-70mm and a 4-5.6/70-210mm. For portraits/street photography: Exchange the 70-2

Re: Oh the gloom of it all

2004-08-02 Thread John Francis
> > Pity he makes no mention of the potential state of those shoeboxes full of > silver-fish eaten stained and mould damaged prints not to mention the missing > scratched, folded and otherwise unprintable negs. > > All media has limitations, if you want the best out of anything you have to > e

Re: Young Lady

2004-08-02 Thread Hans Imglueck
Sorry, I don't understand SCA. 14 rolls ... a lot of work! I this occassion I was rather choosy and this shot was one of about 15 I took on the whole festival. Thanks and best regards, Hans. --- "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You've captured 'pensive' pretty well, Hans. Nice shot. Regard

RE: Young Lady

2004-08-02 Thread Hans Imglueck
Hi Markus, no, not at all. Thanks and best regards, Hans. --- "Markus Maurer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Hans a very beautiful portrait with wonderful soft colors, I like it a lot. But, she does not seem to be "im GlÃck" - lucky? greetings Markus > > Hi all, > > > > http://www.photo.net/p

RE: Young Lady

2004-08-02 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Hans a very beautiful portrait with wonderful soft colors, I like it a lot. But, she does not seem to be "im Glück" - lucky? greetings Markus > > Hi all, > > > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2576909 > > > > I saw this little girl on a festival at our nearby castel > ('Marienbur

Re: *ist-D owners: help wanted finding lens codes

2004-08-02 Thread John Francis
> > I have lost adress for a file named "LensID.msi", wich install a > lensid.ini file Thanks. That looks as though it came with the file viewer shell extension for Windows XP that was mentioned here some time ago. There are a few questionable entries, but most of it is quite plausible. That

RE: A PAW (s) to refresh

2004-08-02 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Kenneth Over all, I really like your sunflower picture, the colors and the angle of view. Did you try taking a bit more "green" and more of the of the stem of the big sunflower and to get all of the leaves of the big and the small sunflower too? Is this photo cropped or not? Nothing to complain

Re: Oh the gloom of it all

2004-08-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" Subject: Re: Oh the gloom of it all > > Pity he makes no mention of the potential state of those shoeboxes full of > silver-fish eaten stained and mould damaged prints not to mention the missing > scratched, folded and otherwise unprintable neg

Re: Oh the gloom of it all

2004-08-02 Thread Rob Studdert
On 3 Aug 2004 at 0:30, David Miers wrote: > Yea, I know, this has been beat to death, but > > > http://www.vividlight.com/articles/1513.htm > > Warning...*istD owners shouldn't look...lol. Hi Dave, Articles of this ilk rear their heads every so often, sure we need to be kept aware of the

Re: *ist-D owners: help wanted finding lens codes

2004-08-02 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
I have lost adress for a file named "LensID.msi", wich install a lensid.ini file The content of "lensid.ini" [HEADER] VER=100 UPDATE=2004/01/22 CREATOR=Mint Star @ 2Channel NOTE=$RCSfile: LensID.ini,v $ $Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2004/01/22 14:00:57 $ $State: Exp $ [LENS] 0x0100=SIGMA MIRROR 600mm

My sojourn to Texas.

2004-08-02 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Just a quick note about my trip westward last week - to those interested, I had to go to Ft. Worth for work. At least it got me out of here for a bit... and it was a fruitful trip. I made the trip to San Antonio to meet with a friend the evening of arrival. OT here but it was a good time catchin

Oh the gloom of it all

2004-08-02 Thread David Miers
Yea, I know, this has been beat to death, but http://www.vividlight.com/articles/1513.htm Warning...*istD owners shouldn't look...lol. Dave

Re: *ist-D owners: help wanted finding lens codes

2004-08-02 Thread ernreed2
John Francis wrote: > I'm back to my occasional hobby of peering into the Pentax > digital image file format. My latest discovery has been to > identify where Pentax hide the code to identify the lens > (which isn't available in the standard EXIF information). > > [If anybody cares, it's a two-by

RE: Intentional Photography?

2004-08-02 Thread Simon King
Thanks for the link Graywolf. Please excuse the self indulgent ramble that follows... To quote Bruce Wilson; "Who is going to control the light and the background when they can just replace it in Photoshop? Who is going to spend fifteen minutes framing a shot when there are more shots just around

RE: what lens do you carry? (Was: Mike Johnston's latest...)

2004-08-02 Thread Amita Guha
> As I've mentioned before shooting with the *ist D and it's > smaller than 35mm > sensor has forced me to pretty much have to review the > purposes of my existing > lenses, still not happy about this. I'm trying to get a new kit together as well. Here's what I'm hoping to have within the mont

RE: GFM Camera Clinic

2004-08-02 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Well, there goes my ride :-) Disregarding I may be in Las Vegas, Cesar Panama City, Florida -Original Message- From: cbwaters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 5:40 PM Keith, I don't see how those two sentences make sense together... I can't go. We've five or six

Re: Seriously OT: Canon S60 or Sony V1 ?

2004-08-02 Thread alex wetmore
On Mon, 2 Aug 2004, Caveman wrote: > I definitely like the sliding cover method of protecting the lens/camera > in the Oly, so I would like to see it in the digicam. Canon wins, very > nice design for pocketable camera. However, I was attracted by the > "nightshot" feature of the Sony. Now that's r

RE: Mike Johnston's latest...

2004-08-02 Thread Amita Guha
> > All-purpose 28-200mm zoom lenses: > Bad snapshots. Also great for making five rolls of > film last a whole year. All-purpose = no purpose > > > Do you folks agree or disagree with this? > I've been thinking this range would make a good > event/party/gathering/group/portrait/head-shot/etc le

RE: Mike Johnston's latest...

2004-08-02 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks Butch, I think I've been brought back to reality and given up on the 28-210. I have been buying mostly primes and with the exception of the 35/3.5 and the VERY notable exception of the FA* 300/4.5 my lineup is about the same as yours. Still would like the 35-105/3.5 though, but my wallet say

Re: Mike Johnston's latest...

2004-08-02 Thread frank theriault
--- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-august-04.shtml > > This one is a "laugh out loud". Really great :) > Great article - but then we've come to expect that of Mike, eh? Thanks, Mark, frank = "The optimist thinks this is the best of

Seriously OT: Canon S60 or Sony V1 ?

2004-08-02 Thread Caveman
Sorry for the subject, but it's all about replacing a third off topic camera - an Olympus Mju II. So please keep in mind this is about a pocketable P&S. I definitely like the sliding cover method of protecting the lens/camera in the Oly, so I would like to see it in the digicam. Canon wins, ver

Re: Pentax Sighting

2004-08-02 Thread frank theriault
--- Frantisek Vlcek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Small teaser for otherwise probably a horrible > movie, when Pink > Panther remake goes into cinemas (next year?), there > might be a small > scene with Pentax camera there. Just pure > coincidence, as it was what > one of the "crowd scene photogra

RE: Mike Johnston's latest...

2004-08-02 Thread Butch Black
In that article Mike says: All-purpose 28-200mm zoom lenses: Bad snapshots. Also great for making five rolls of film last a whole year. All-purpose = no purpose Do you folks agree or disagree with this? I've been thinking this range would make a good event/party/gathering/group/portrait/head-s

Re: new to the list

2004-08-02 Thread frank theriault
--- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello David, > Three things to remember: > > 1 - Boz's web site (http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/) > > 2 - Stan's page (http://stans-photography.info/) > > 3 - Don't believe anything Frank Theriault says ;-) > Ah, yes. Silly me. I forgot to mention

Re: Mike Johnston's latest...

2004-08-02 Thread Caveman
I'd love to see one written about 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 12 MPixel cameras. Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-august-04.shtml This one is a "laugh out loud". Really great :)

Re: Pentax Mirror Zoom

2004-08-02 Thread Herb Chong
f/12 means slow shutter speeds which means vibration blur. distant landscapes in the summer will be blurred by heat shimmer, even at surprisingly high shutter speeds like 1/1000s or higher. because of atmospheric haze in addition to heat shimmer, unless used for artistic effect, really long lenses

what lens do you carry? (Was: Mike Johnston's latest...)

2004-08-02 Thread Rob Studdert
On 2 Aug 2004 at 21:21, graywolf wrote: > Seems like we have not had a "what lens do you carry" thread in quite awhile. > So... > > My 35mm kit consists of a 24mm, 50mm, 100mm, and a 80-200/2.8 zoom. I also carry > a cheap 2x teleconverter for those rare times I need something longer that > 200mm

Pictures

2004-08-02 Thread Sung Nee
Last week we had a session with a model on a beach. A pro set it up for us. The web site is below: http://www.kennytangphotoclub.com/Discussion/viewforum.php?f=3 You will see my name on the 3rd column from the right: sungnee. Click on the heading on the left and you'll see the shots. After you hav

RE: [PAW] yet another roballo :-)

2004-08-02 Thread John Power
Makes his image even more impressive! John Power Racehorse in the desert -Original Message- From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 9:15 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PAW] yet another roballo :-) Cool shoot, Sylwek. If I'm not completely mistaken, t

RE: [PAW] yet another roballo :-)

2004-08-02 Thread John Power
In his former life as an Irish dancer Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: -Original Message- From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 8:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PAW] yet another roballo :-) http://www.plfoto.com/zdjecie.php?picture=368662 Little

Re: PAW - Fox Pups

2004-08-02 Thread Christian Skofteland
That's a nice shot. Nicely framed. The two pups are also well balanced within the frame. They heard the shutter or the AF didn't they? ;-) Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 02, 20

28 - 200 was Re: Mike Johnston's latest...

2004-08-02 Thread Tom C
From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Mike Johnston's latest... Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 21:21:05 -0400 My opinion is that if a 28-200 is the only lens you have you will use it. If you have about anything else in your kit you will not. The

PAW - Fox Pups

2004-08-02 Thread Tom C
Another shot taken several miles from home about 1 1/2 months ago. Tight crop on right was necessary to exclude a green/white metal fence post. http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=255907 Tom C.

Re: Circle of Confusion for *ist D

2004-08-02 Thread Rob Studdert
On 2 Aug 2004 at 0:00, jtainter wrote: > I have asked Pentax USA what circle of confusion Pentax uses for DA lenses. As > one might expect, the question just generated its own confusion. Why does this not confuse me, do they even understand the concept? > Does anyone know what circle of confusi

Re: Vivitar 19mm/3.8

2004-08-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
Jeez, the almighty dollar has been taking a beating lately but it's not that bad 140 euros is about *168.20 USD* frank theriault wrote: --- Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Found a shop in Vienna where it is listed at €140. I'll see if I can allow myself this one, having nothing wider th

RE: new to the list

2004-08-02 Thread Doug Franklin
On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 16:10:40 -0600, David Schneider wrote: > Crazy is good. Sanity and I have never had all that close of a > relationship anyway. When I get a decent grip on reality, I'm gonna strangle it. :-) TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

RE: new to the list

2004-08-02 Thread Don Sanderson
Here Ya' go! Boz's site: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/ Stans site: http://stans-photography.info/ Don > -Original Message- > From: David Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 5:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: new to the list > > > Actually, I us

Re: Ford Victoria

2004-08-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
Well I for one plan to give up drinking beer, as soon as I find a better way to get it down. frank theriault wrote: --- Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: frank theriault wrote: I don't drink beer. -frank What, since they invented the funnel? Guzzle's a good word. So's b

Re: new to the list

2004-08-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Hello David, Three things to remember: 1 - Boz's web site (http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/) 2 - Stan's page (http://stans-photography.info/) 3 - Don't believe anything Frank Theriault says ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Vivitar 19mm/3.8

2004-08-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
The vivitar19mm has also been available in TX as well as fixed mount. (Maybe that would be T4 mount). I don't think that T4 has a K adapter only M42. frank theriault wrote: --- Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Any info about this one? I couldn't find much about it. Thibouille I belie

Re: Pentax Sighting

2004-08-02 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Small teaser for otherwise probably a horrible movie, when Pink Panther remake goes into cinemas (next year?), there might be a small scene with Pentax camera there. Just pure coincidence, as it was what one of the "crowd scene photographers" - who they chose for a detail shot - was using. I was on

Re: Vivitar 19mm/3.8

2004-08-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
It's not bad for the price, which shouldn't be much more than $125.00 used. Some here will turn up their noses at it but for that price it's a very good bargain. Thibouille wrote: Any info about this one? I couldn't find much about it. Thibouille

Re: UV filters on sexy lenses

2004-08-02 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Graywolf wrote: g> Second, the FAQ only mentioned things that have achieved consensus g> opinion on the list. Not the Con***sus word again ;-) g> Third, you would miss out on writing a long e-mail stating g> your opinion on the matter for the umpteenth time. My post was somewhat tongue-in-cheek

Re: Pentax Mirror Zoom

2004-08-02 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Monday, August 2, 2004, 6:47:02 PM, Peter wrote: PJA> I have one, it's not bad. I seldom use it and from my experience it's PJA> not very practical at 600mm but you can PJA> use it at that focal length in a pinch. IIRC, it has variable aperture f/8 to f/12 as you zoom. f/12 is really slow for a

RE: new to the list

2004-08-02 Thread David Schneider
Actually, I used to live in North Carolina, but moved out to New Mexico about 7 years back or so. Give or take. Crazy is good. Sanity and I have never had all that close of a relationship anyway. Where might one find links to the wondrous sites you mentioned? Thanks! david -Original Messag

RE: Photokina...

2004-08-02 Thread Yefei He
This ain't gonna happen in 100 years, but I wish Pentax brings a rangefinder camera with exchangeable lens mount. How about starting with the three limited edition lenses? Wait, the 43mm already comes with the LTM mount, doesn't it? It will be fun to have a rangefinder with three built-in frame

Re: new to the list

2004-08-02 Thread cbwaters
Let's see, Just joined the list, Thinks we're all chummy, looking at a new camera, needs help with camera usage... MUHuAaha!!! Fresh meat for the "enablers" and a possible candidate for the "Brotherhood"!!! David, start looking for airfares to North Carolina in the Spring... Welcom

Re: MZ50 (or maybe 60) vs MZ5n viewfinder

2004-08-02 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 2004-08-02, at 23:09, Alan Chan wrote: Sounds like a last mintue withdrew. :-( Exactly. Just like a few other things. OK, I won't start another thread before Photokina ;-) But anyway I think all these problems will be corrected in Baby D :-) -- Best regards Sylwek

Re: GFM Camera Clinic

2004-08-02 Thread cbwaters
Keith, I don't see how those two sentences make sense together... I can't go. We've five or six football games that weekend. Cory - Original Message - From: "Keith Whaley" > Remember the Disney song "I owe, I owe, it's off to work I go..." > Work is good... > > keith whaley >

Re: [PAW] yet another roballo :-)

2004-08-02 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 2004-08-02, at 22:46, Jostein wrote: It's a cool picture anyway. I don't regard it as a species portrait as such, and it doesn't really matter what species it is. I just wished to offer you something in return for posting it...:-) Thanks anyway. It was very informative. Now I learned what were

Re: Circle of Confusion for *ist D

2004-08-02 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 2004-08-02, at 22:58, jtainter wrote: Does anyone know what circle of confusion Nikon is using to calculate depth of field for lenses on it APS-sized sensor? That figure would probably also apply to Pentax lenses. COC = 0.016 mm for Nikon D100, so that should apply as well for *istD. -- Best r

Mike Johnston's latest...

2004-08-02 Thread Mark Roberts
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-august-04.shtml This one is a "laugh out loud". Really great :) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: MZ50 (or maybe 60) vs MZ5n viewfinder

2004-08-02 Thread Alan Chan
You can use the MZ-M split screen which can be purchased from Pentax parts department (can't buy from shops). The spot meter won't be predictable however. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Anyone have a splitscreen on a 5n or a 3? Is that feasible? Ryan _

Re: Circle of Confusion for *ist D

2004-08-02 Thread jtainter
Never mind. According to this site the answer is 0.020 mm. That seems reasonable. http://www.dfleming.ameranet.com/digital_coc.html Joe

Re: MZ50 (or maybe 60) vs MZ5n viewfinder

2004-08-02 Thread Alan Chan
Sounds like a last mintue withdrew. :-( Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan *istD has interchangable screen, it is very easy to remove just like in MZ-S or Z1P. Unfortunately it is smaller and Pentax has never produced any screens other than standard for *istD :-( _

RE: MZ50 (or maybe 60) vs MZ5n viewfinder

2004-08-02 Thread Alan Chan
I think many MZ/ZX bodies have the same design, not sure about *istD. Pre-MZ bodies should be completely different. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan GREAT information. Do all Pentax cameras have the same clip and the same flip down screen? How about the *istD? It looks as if there is a c

Circle of Confusion for *ist D

2004-08-02 Thread jtainter
I have asked Pentax USA what circle of confusion Pentax uses for DA lenses. As one might expect, the question just generated its own confusion. Does anyone know what circle of confusion Nikon is using to calculate depth of field for lenses on it APS-sized sensor? That figure would probably also

Re: [PAW] yet another roballo :-)

2004-08-02 Thread Jostein
I wrote: > > http://www.geocities.com/pelionature/Graphosoma_italicum.htm Sylwek replied: > Thanks Jostein for link, I should check it before ;-) It's a cool picture anyway. I don't regard it as a species portrait as such, and it doesn't really matter what species it is. I just wished to offer

Re: Off list for a while.

2004-08-02 Thread Kenneth Waller
Paul, good luck in any/all future endeavor. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Off list for a while. > I've enjoyed the conversation this weekend. The list has once again > achieved a measure of sanity. That says a lot about the intelligence > and em

Intentional Photography?

2004-08-02 Thread graywolf
From time to time we talk about, serious photography vs. snapshots here on the list. I came across a link to the following article by Bruce wilson on APUG.org. I think he says it very well. http://wilson.dynu.net/dilution.asp -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html

Re: [PAW] yet another roballo :-)

2004-08-02 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 2004-08-02, at 17:12, Jens Bladt wrote: Beautiful shot of a nasty fellow. Thanks Jens :-) -- Best regards Sylwek

Re: GFM Camera Clinic

2004-08-02 Thread Keith Whaley
tom wrote: I have to work. tv Remember the Disney song "I owe, I owe, it's off to work I go..." Work is good... keith whaley -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 2:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: GFM Camera Clinic As usual,

Re: new to the list

2004-08-02 Thread ernreed2
David Schneider posted: > Hello! > > I'm new to the list... Welcome!! > I have a Pentax Super Program which I received as a > graduation gift. I used to have a Super Program. Rather liked it. > I treasure that camera, and it has remained my only > 35mm. This is not to say that I don't have

RE: GFM Camera Clinic

2004-08-02 Thread tom
I have to work. tv > -Original Message- > From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 2:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: GFM Camera Clinic > > As usual, you will find the wolf at your door. > > -- > > Bill Owens wrote: > > Anybody besides my

Re: GFM Camera Clinic

2004-08-02 Thread ernreed2
> Anybody besides my wife and I going to the GFM Camera Clinic Aug 21-22? > > Bill > My son starts school a few days before that, so I'm not going. I *have* visited Grandfather Mountain this summer, anyway (last week, as a matter of fact) so that's something, right? ERN who ended up going pas

RE: GFM Camera Clinic

2004-08-02 Thread frank theriault
--- Cesar Matamoros II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What??? > > Frank, I was counting on you to take my place! No > ears required :-) > Well, Cesar, Now that I know you're not going, I may make a special effort to get there... -frank = "The optimist thinks this is the best of all po

RE: new to the list

2004-08-02 Thread David Schneider
All: I should have mentioned before where I live--which is Tijeras, New Mexico, USA. (Tijeras is just east of Albuquerque, except that I am straight up from it because I live way up in the mountains. Albuquerque is where Bugs Bunny made a left hand turn ). And, for those of you who know of Jan and

RE: new to the list

2004-08-02 Thread Jens Bladt
Welcome to the list, David - the list of many strange and great tales about photographers, photographs, computers, operating systems, cars, organizatons, flame wars, beliefs, recommendations, knowlegde etc. etc. and photographic equipment and some times Pentax cameras and lenses as well as a lot of

RE: GFM Camera Clinic

2004-08-02 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
-Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 2:09 PM --- Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anybody besides my wife and I going to the GFM > Camera Clinic Aug 21-22? > > Bill > I wish... -frank = "The optimist thinks this i

RE: new to the list

2004-08-02 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Ahhh, the Super Program... It was the first 35mm SLR I ever purchased - actually the first camera I ever purchased. It served me well. I still have it - it looks even more beat up than my original LX :-) And, welcome to the list, Cesar Panama City, Florida -Original Message- From: A

Re: UV filters on sexy lenses

2004-08-02 Thread Raimo K
Well put! All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: "Frantisek Vlcek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 3:15 PM Subject: Re: UV filters on sexy lenses

Re: PESO It's a Set-Up (not really)

2004-08-02 Thread Jostein
Funny shot, Rob. Damn well framed. Is the berry on the left pole the Setup-part? Jostein - Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 4:20 PM Subject: PESO It's a Set-Up (not really) > Been away for a few days, fir

Re: [PAW] yet another roballo :-)

2004-08-02 Thread Jostein
Cool shoot, Sylwek. If I'm not completely mistaken, that is a Shield Bug (Pentatomidae), called Graphosoma italicum. The shield bugs have a chemical defence that they spray onto attackers. Even birds will think twice after a taste of that stuff. That's how they get away with such radiant colours.

Re: PESO - A summer romance

2004-08-02 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 2 Aug 2004, Jostein wrote: > But if you want it to fit on a 6x4 lengthwise, you'd have to include > some more of the lake above to get the factor right. Assuming you > don't wish to cut the oars off, of course...:-) No probs, I was just trying to see what the camera/lens combo can do in t

Re: [PAW] yet another roballo :-)

2004-08-02 Thread mike wilson
Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: http://www.plfoto.com/zdjecie.php?picture=368662 Little, nice, colorful beetle living on "pasternak" vegetable in my garden :-) Made with *istD, FA 100/2.8 macro and AF360FGZ wireless from side. Any comments are welcome! Spoko! 8-) Co to jest, "pasternak"? dgm

Re: Vivitar 19mm/3.8

2004-08-02 Thread frank theriault
--- Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > You're not talking about the Vivitar 19mm f/3.8, > filter size 62mm, here are > > you? Mine did not come with a hood. > > No, nor mine... > > keith whaley Mine certainly doesn't have built in hood. I wish it

Re: strange camera.

2004-08-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
Sounds kind of like a Kodak Retina Reflex, except for the meter that is... James wrote: first off. it is a non pentax camera (no flames please) and am going from memory here. so it is a bit scratchy. need help in trying to remember what brand it was. it was a 35 mm slr that was shutter prioritiy f

Re: PESO - A summer romance

2004-08-02 Thread Jostein
Hi, Kostas. Yes, I think it would suffice for a 6x4 (15x10cm). The number of pixels in your crop would be ca. 1400x780 in the original (tried to match the crop in th original to see how many pixels I was left with). It should give you a resolution of at least 230 pixels per inch (1400 divided by 6

Re: Meet the (soon to be) new family member.....

2004-08-02 Thread Gonz
I saw it when it was a minute off, for $61 or so. I thought... an MX with two lenses for $61!! Yeah, I'll bite. So I bid, noticing that no one had bid in a long time. When it ended, I refreshed and just went "what the ???". All these bids came in at the last second. I snoozed and I loozed

RE: Pentax Sighting

2004-08-02 Thread frank theriault
--- tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did anyone see the Pentax strap dangling in front of > John Kerry as he made > his way to the podium at the DNC? Looked like it was > attached to an MZ-S. > What's he trying to say? I'm a non-conformist? I zig when everyone else zags? I don't know much ab

Re: Off list for a while.

2004-08-02 Thread Jostein
Fingers crossed, Paul. Jostein - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 4:02 AM Subject: Off list for a while. > I've enjoyed the conversation this weekend. The list has once again > achieved a measure of sanity

Re: OT: Wish me Luck

2004-08-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Peter J. Alling" Subject: Re: OT: Wish me Luck > True but easy to screw up, even with poloroid tests, and a PITA when > those 4x5 transparencys come back... I was shooting 4x5 of some circuit boards for a local fabricator. I had a great set up, everything wa

Re: PESO - A summer romance

2004-08-02 Thread Jostein
Hi Ryan, Thanks for the kind words. How about some Richard Claydermann? :-) Jostein - Original Message - From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 7:52 AM Subject: Fw: PESO - A summer romance > I just checked the archives and ap

Re: Ford Victoria

2004-08-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
So maybe I was wrong, not an abstract, a self portrait. Christian Skofteland wrote: Frank; Overall, I like the composition but have three, well maybe four issues: 1. The car looks to be on an angle not parallel with the focal plane of the camera. 2. the window line slopes up from left to right; not

Re: PAW: Ford Victoria

2004-08-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
Yes it is, it's in focus, (ok I should cut that out now). It's a nice B&W abstract. frank theriault wrote: Something a bit different for me: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2566189 I'm pretty sure this was a Canadian only car (it looked a lot like a Ford Fairlane. They rebadged seve

RE: Pentax Sighting

2004-08-02 Thread tom
Did anyone see the Pentax strap dangling in front of John Kerry as he made his way to the podium at the DNC? Looked like it was attached to an MZ-S. tv > -Original Message- > From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 11:07 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Meet the (soon to be) new family member.....

2004-08-02 Thread Jens Bladt
Very, very pretty indeed. And an excellent camera. My first Pentax was a Black MX. I sold it cheaply to a friend to buy the ME-Super, which I also sold to a close friend, when I got the Z1. The latter is currently on its way to a new home in the USA (ebay) after saving me well for 12 almost (septem

Re: OT: Wish me Luck

2004-08-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
True but easy to screw up, even with poloroid tests, and a PITA when those 4x5 transparencys come back... Doug Franklin wrote: On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:55:49 -0400, Peter J. Alling wrote: Auto parts are tough, especially if they are highly chromed performance parts. Most art directors don't wa

RE: Fully manual/mechanical K mount bodies, which ?

2004-08-02 Thread Jens Bladt
I have a P30n body for salein excellent condition. Email me off list if intested! Cheers Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. august 2004 17:14 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re

Re: Pentax Sighting

2004-08-02 Thread frank theriault
--- "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How could anyone ignore your posts, they're so > relevant. > Now my posts they ignore... What's that, Peter? Were you saying something? -frank = "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is tru

Re: Off list for a while.

2004-08-02 Thread frank theriault
--- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've enjoyed the conversation this weekend. The list > has once again > achieved a measure of sanity. That says a lot about > the intelligence > and emotional stability of the majority. I'll be > back again soon, but I > have other things to deal

Re: MZ50 (or maybe 60) vs MZ5n viewfinder

2004-08-02 Thread brooksdj
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 02.08.04 10:26: > > > Now the finder on the D1 and D2h.Much different story. :-) > Please, tell us this story grandpa ;-) We want to hear. > > -- > Best Regards > Sylwek > > LOL.Ok kids here goes. Its like looking out

RE: [PAW] yet another roballo :-)

2004-08-02 Thread Jens Bladt
Beautiful shot of a nasty fellow. Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Sylwester Pietrzyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. august 2004 17:05 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: [PAW] yet another roballo :-) http://www.plfoto.com

Re: Meet the (soon to be) new family member.....

2004-08-02 Thread frank theriault
> -Original Message- > From: Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Anyway I stumbled on this little jewel: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15240&item=3830542247 > &rd=1 > > > Is there a prettier camera than the MX? I think not! Great score, Don, at a g

Re: Boone PDML (almost)

2004-08-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
Unless it's Boone County Texas... Jon M wrote: I had to look up Cullowhee, over near Franklin is it? Yup, about 20-30 minutes across the mountain. Jackson county, just below Sylva/Dillsboro. Much more out in the "boonies" than Boone. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo

Re: PESO It's a Set-Up (not really)

2004-08-02 Thread Christian
It's grinning because it's known as a Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae). Very common in Australia where Rob lives. Basically a giant kingfisher that eats snakes, lizards and small mamals and has a laugh-like call "koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-kaa-kaa-kaa" Christian -Original Message-

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