Re: A Move to the Dark Side

2004-10-16 Thread Chris Brogden
"AE" probably translates to "metered." I used to make the same mistake when talking about my 6x7. It's still a very good deal and an amazing camera. Welcome to the Brotherhood. Chris On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 17:49:21 -0700, Bob Blakely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ah crap! I just KNEW there was a

Re: 60mm - 65mm Lens for K Mount

2004-10-16 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Shel Belinkoff a écrit : Does anyone know if there are any lenses that will work on the K-mount in the 60mm - 65mm range, and what they may be? Would even consider a screw mount that can be adapted. Thanks! Zoom ! f:4/28-70 f:2.8/28/70 xx/35-70 ... others ?

Re: Jostien in Copenhagen

2004-10-16 Thread David Mann
On Oct 16, 2004, at 9:37 AM, Cotty wrote: He's certainly getting around - I wonder if he qualifies as the most travelled PDMLer (to meet other PDMLers) ? Does distance count? - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/

Re: File Associations in Mac OSX

2004-10-16 Thread David Mann
On Oct 16, 2004, at 2:02 AM, Dave wrote: Will the methods described in this thread work for my purposes, or will they only apply to the individual computer I'm working at? They should work just fine, provided you set the file association using a Mac. If you copy a file from a Windows PC it won't

PAW - "A River In Fiordland"

2004-10-16 Thread David Mann
Another one from the archives. I've done the unthinkable here: I digitally removed a couple of big blades of grass from the bottom of the picture. I did my best to avoid them at exposure-time but I could only raise the camera by so much :) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=16-

PAW PESO - Spare some sex?

2004-10-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/02-3shh.html This is still a bit of a "work in progress" - there are a few things yet to do with some details, but I thought I'd present it anyway. Be happy for comments and criticism. Shel

Re: EYE ONE, Gretag

2004-10-16 Thread Caveman
God, Shel, you're getting old... Forget spotting, go digital and check this: http://www.eminem.com/ Shel Belinkoff wrote: Back to Diana Krall and another hour of spotting

RE: EYE ONE, Gretag

2004-10-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks for the update I'll take another look at the features a little later, but at first glance it looks like a worthy alternative to the EyeOne. This version looks like it's more than a "bells and whistles" upgrade, too. Back to Diana Krall and another hour of spotting Shel > [Original

RE: EYE ONE, Gretag

2004-10-16 Thread Rob Studdert
On 16 Oct 2004 at 14:01, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I don't have personal experience as yet, but, if I were to buy a > calibration setup today, I'd probably buy this one. Thus far I've been > calibrating my monitor using the Pantone Colorvision Spyder, which is > pretty good, and which I'm using bec

Re: ?????

2004-10-16 Thread Rob Studdert
On 16 Oct 2004 at 23:09, Raimo K wrote: > It´s not sharp. > All the best! Hmm, I kind of agree, it looks quite blunt, I still don't know if you'd be allowed on an aircraft with it though particularly if it were a poison variety. I have no problem with the image sharpness of course. Rob Studde

Re: 60mm - 65mm Lens for K Mount

2004-10-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Paul ... turns out there's a 55mm Zeiss Jen Biotar: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=707&item=3845176961 Shel > From: Paul Stregevsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I looked at my files of K and M42 lens photographs in the folder, "60mm to > 79mm". I found nothing that begins

Re: 60mm - 65mm Lens for K Mount

2004-10-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I believe there were at least a couple of 58mm lenses both Minolta and Topcon had one, iirc. Hmm, that Ziess Jena 75/1.5 Biotar sounds very interrrestink. Thanks for mentioning it. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stregevsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I looked at my files of K and M42

Re: 60mm - 65mm Lens for K Mount

2004-10-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Well, Steve, that's totally not my style no desire for an autofocus lens to be used on my older bodies in this case, and, for no other reason than I can't stand the added bulk, weight, reduced light transmission or inconvenience (optical quality notwithstanding) I don't use teleconvertors. I b

Re: Thanks for the advise - M200 f4

2004-10-16 Thread Fred
> Has anyone had experience with the 2x Pentax conv.? I have several > mixed opinions from fellow photographers...some swear by a good > teleconverter, and others say the have never met a good one. David, take a look at the concurrent thread entitled "Pentax 2x converter A" for some comments on Pe

Re: Pentax 2x converter A

2004-10-16 Thread Fred
> [The a 2X-S's] are very well made. I also had a T6-2X which was > optically just as good, and also well made, but didn't have quite > such a rock-solid feel to it. Finally, I've also had a Takumar 2X, > which felt very flimsy. I've found that the 7-element A 2X-S and the 6-element T6-2X seem to

Re: Long zoom recommendations

2004-10-16 Thread Fred
> Otherwise, the Tokina 100-300/4 AF, which is said to be even > better than its manual-focus forebear. Big and heavy, but a fine > performer. I've never used the autofocus version of the AT-X 100-300/4, but it must be fantastic if it's better than the manual focus version. I have some sample sho

Re: Long zoom recommendations

2004-10-16 Thread Fred
Hi, Peter. > I would like to add some longer lens to my small collection. The > longest lens I have is my favorite M 135/3.5 - sharp and small. > But I need some more. I could buy mint Sigma 135-400 quite cheap > [snip] Would I go better with some Pentax zoom in that price > range? I plan to use

Re: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses?

2004-10-16 Thread Caveman
You can tell from the framing. I would have stuck a macro lens right between the landscapes. Peter J. Alling wrote: Your choice of subject... William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Peter J. Alling" For a moment there I thought you were the caveman. Say what? William Robb

RE: 60mm - 65mm Lens for K Mount

2004-10-16 Thread Joseph Tainter
I believe Topcon made a 58. Of course there are the screw mount 55 Takumars. Very good lenses. Had one of those when I was a teenager with my first SLR in 1966 -- used Honeywall Pentax H2 with 55 mm. f1.8 Takumar. And here I am rambling, showing my age. Joe

Re: A Move to the Dark Side

2004-10-16 Thread Bob Blakely
No. My error in terminology. I have a meter prism (vs plane pentaprism - no meter). Regards, Bob... From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> There was no AE prism for the 6x7 or 67, only the 67II had that option. You didn't get a 67II for that price did you? JCO From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[

Re: A Move to the Dark Side

2004-10-16 Thread Bob Blakely
Ah crap! I just KNEW there was a catch! Regards, Bob... From: "Collin R Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You'll need a second one for B&W. And a third for chromes. :) CRB At 16:36 2004.10.16 -0700, you wrote: Yup. I just purchased a 67 with AE pentaprism& f/4 165mm with leaf shutter, both in LN c

DA 14 First Test

2004-10-16 Thread Joseph Tainter
I took it out this evening to my favorite test subject. Results: It is indeed quite good at f2.8 (I think Heiko or Jens first reported this??), and improving, of course, thereafter. Very slight lateral CA on my test subject, visible in PS only with great enlargement. I probably wouldn't have no

RE: A Move to the Dark Side

2004-10-16 Thread J. C. O'Connell
There was no AE prism for the 6x7 or 67, only the 67II had that option. You didn't get a 67II for that price did you? JCO -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 7:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: A Move to the Dark Side

Re: A Move to the Dark Side

2004-10-16 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
You'll need a second one for B&W. And a third for chromes. :) CRB At 16:36 2004.10.16 -0700, you wrote: Yup. I just purchased a 67 with AE pentaprism& f/4 165mm with leaf shutter, both in LN condition. Both were obtained for US$500, so I couldn't resist. My old 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 Speed Graphics can re

Re: A Move to the Dark Side

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good buy. You will enjoy both camera and lens. Congratulations. Paul On Oct 16, 2004, at 7:36 PM, Bob Blakely wrote: Yup. I just purchased a 67 with AE pentaprism& f/4 165mm with leaf shutter, both in LN condition. Both were obtained for US$500, so I couldn't resist. My old 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 Speed Gr

Re: A Move to the Dark Side

2004-10-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob Blakely" Subject: A Move to the Dark Side Yup. I just purchased a 67 with AE pentaprism& f/4 165mm with leaf shutter, Welcome, Brother Blakely. Brother William.

A Move to the Dark Side

2004-10-16 Thread Bob Blakely
Yup. I just purchased a 67 with AE pentaprism& f/4 165mm with leaf shutter, both in LN condition. Both were obtained for US$500, so I couldn't resist. My old 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 Speed Graphics can rest a while now. I have to go work out now so that I can wield the damn thing! Regards, Bob...

Some signs - revised.

2004-10-16 Thread John Coyle
I sent a message with a link to a presentation Thursday, but haven't seen it arrive yet. In any case, I've now switched to a folder (because it looked better!), so if the first message arrives, you can safely ignore it Somebody said something about odd signs the other day - well here are

Test - 2 missing messages

2004-10-16 Thread John Coyle
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia

Re: 60mm - 65mm Lens for K Mount

2004-10-16 Thread Steve Jolly
How about an FA31mm Limited and a 2x teleconverter? :-) S Shel Belinkoff wrote: Does anyone know if there are any lenses that will work on the K-mount in the 60mm - 65mm range, and what they may be? Would even consider a screw mount that can be adapted. Thanks! Shel

Re: Pentax 2x converter A

2004-10-16 Thread Super Dave
Thanks... I have purchased a very nice Pentax A2X-S. I appreciate your input. For now it will be used with my 105 macro and 200 f4. I hope to get a 200 2.8 in the future, but I'll need to save my pennies. Thanks again. David

Re: Pentax 2x converter A

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
He said h was considering the converter A2-S. On Oct 16, 2004, at 5:37 PM, Peter J. Alling wrote: Which converter A, there are according to BOZ's site three, the A-S the A-L and the Takumar A? http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/teleconverters/index.html Super Dave wrote: Has anyone had any experience wi

Re: Another Side of Detroit

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Ken. On Oct 16, 2004, at 6:30 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Timing is everything. Nice capture Paul. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PAW: Another Side of Detroit Few realize that the Detroit suburbs are chock full of lakes and tre

Re: Paw: ?????

2004-10-16 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Kenneth Waller wrote: > Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html for > > Taken *ist D w/200mm/f4.0 ED Macro. > > Comments solicited & appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Kenneth Waller Musroom gills? Have you thought about sending a group of these to Games Magazine for a q

Re: ?????

2004-10-16 Thread mike wilson
A chantarelle or oyster mushroom? Maybe a bracket fungus. mike Kenneth Waller wrote: Should have added - Do you know what this is? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Kenneth Waller" Subject: Paw: ? Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html for Taken

RE: De-Lurking and Replacement Decision

2004-10-16 Thread Jens Bladt
Right, Bill. Even if a very good scanner (better than my 3200 Epson) might get better quality from film, I still get the advantage of getting the pictures fast - and the chance to re-shooting my mistakes at once. Anyway, the digital shots are "good enough" for my purpose - so why waste time on mone

Re: Another Side of Detroit

2004-10-16 Thread Kenneth Waller
Timing is everything. Nice capture Paul. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PAW: Another Side of Detroit > Few realize that the Detroit suburbs are chock full of lakes and trees. > The image of downtown casts the entire area in unf

Re: 60mm - 65mm Lens for K Mount

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stregevsky
Peter J. Alling wrote: "If I remember correctly Cosina's K mount 1.2 normal lens was a 58mm. They are apparently hard to find and rather expensive thought." Cosina's K-mount f/1.2 normal lens was 55mm, like all other third-party f/1/2 lenses in K mount (Porst, Rikenon, Revuenon, Vivitar) or scre

Re: Flash dedication ?

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stregevsky
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 13:35:06 -0400 Collin wrote: "I picked up an Achiever flash with Ricoh module. Is it the same as Pentax?" I can't recall whether Achiever is another brand of my Ritz Quantaray 9500, which uses brand-specific modules, too. For the Quantaray, I investigated this very question

Re: 60mm - 65mm Lens for K Mount

2004-10-16 Thread Peter J. Alling
Voightlander is selling with the Chrome Bessaflex (Topcon look alike), a 58mm "Topcor" 1.4. Paul Stregevsky wrote: I looked at my files of K and M42 lens photographs in the folder, "60mm to 79mm". I found nothing that begins with a 6; just the Pentax 77mm FA Limited, a Carl Zeiss Jena 75/1.5 Biot

Re: Pentax 2x converter A

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
He said he was considering the A2X-S converter. Of all the Pentax converter it is probably the best all around choice. You can use it with any long glass Pentax has ever made, which is not the case with the L version. Paul paul On Oct 16, 2004, at 5:37 PM, Peter J. Alling wrote: Which converter

Re: 60mm - 65mm Lens for K Mount

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stregevsky
I looked at my files of K and M42 lens photographs in the folder, "60mm to 79mm". I found nothing that begins with a 6; just the Pentax 77mm FA Limited, a Carl Zeiss Jena 75/1.5 Biotar in M42, and and a Voigtlander Color Heliar 75/2.5K. No 58mm lenses, either. Paul Franklin Stregevsky

RE: EYE ONE, Gretag

2004-10-16 Thread Don Sanderson
Now Mishka, are you SURE? ;-) > -Original Message- > From: Mishka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 3:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: EYE ONE, Gretag > > > NOO!!! > > mishka > > > On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 14:46:25 +0200, Jens

Re: 60mm - 65mm Lens for K Mount

2004-10-16 Thread Keith Whaley
J. C. O'Connell wrote: You may be able to find a 58mm in M42. I have never understood why lens makers always left a big gap between 55mm and 85mm. 68mm would have filled that gap nicely and they could have easily made a F2.0 at that focal length too. Yeah, but why? keith whaley JCO -Original M

Re: EYE ONE, Gretag

2004-10-16 Thread Mishka
NOO!!! mishka On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 14:46:25 +0200, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > DOES ANYONE HAVE EXPERINCED TO SHARE WITH THE (SCREEN) CALIBRATION TOOL > CALLED EYE ONE, FROM GRETAG ? > JENS > > Jens Bladt > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hjem.get2net.dk/

Re: ?????

2004-10-16 Thread Raimo K
It´s not sharp. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 7:11 PM Subject: Paw: ? > Check out http://mypeople

Re: S/N 5191683

2004-10-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/10/04, jtainter, discombobulated, unleashed: >Just picked up my DA 14 f2.8 at the post office. Not the first on the >list with it, but the first North American? Anyway, I definitely set the >record as the PDMLer who waited longest for it after placing an order (on >3 June). > >Nicely built,

RE: Value of SMCP 35/2.0

2004-10-16 Thread Shen
Sorry. So you want a 35/2 SMCP like SMCT so 160-200 in mint condition and 125-170 in excellent condition. Shen -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 3:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Value of SMCP 35/2.0 The lens in qu

RE: 60mm - 65mm Lens for K Mount

2004-10-16 Thread J. C. O'Connell
You may be able to find a 58mm in M42. I have never understood why lens makers always left a big gap between 55mm and 85mm. 68mm would have filled that gap nicely and they could have easily made a F2.0 at that focal length too. JCO -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PRO

60mm - 65mm Lens for K Mount

2004-10-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Does anyone know if there are any lenses that will work on the K-mount in the 60mm - 65mm range, and what they may be? Would even consider a screw mount that can be adapted. Thanks! Shel

S/N 5191683

2004-10-16 Thread jtainter
Just picked up my DA 14 f2.8 at the post office. Not the first on the list with it, but the first North American? Anyway, I definitely set the record as the PDMLer who waited longest for it after placing an order (on 3 June). Nicely built, heavy, lots of resistance in manual focus. Thanks, Nguy

PAW: Another Side of Detroit

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Few realize that the Detroit suburbs are chock full of lakes and trees. The image of downtown casts the entire area in unfortunate tones of gray and black. In truth, the metropolitan area is one of the most beautiful of any large city. Here's a shot of Sylvan Lake at sunset. I grabbed this on t

Re: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses?

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've had fairly good luck with the AF 400T as well. I generally minus the exposure comp a bit as you've indicated. I always use a sof'shoulder or omnibounce. Paul On Oct 16, 2004, at 12:36 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: I actually have reasonable luck with it when using the AF400T big flash. Set the c

Re: Paw: ?????

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
A stack of moldy tortillas? Seriously, it's an interesting image, and I have no idea what it is. It appears that it could be something "natural," like a fungi or mushroom of some sort. Paul On Oct 16, 2004, at 12:11 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offw

Re: PhotoShop CS-First Impressions

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've seen some great BW printing from Digi files. A lot of the pro books that come through the agency have some BW. Most of it is inkjet printed with grayscale inks. In regard to how PS CS has changed my perspective on digital photography, it's all about being able to take it to another level.

Re: ?????

2004-10-16 Thread nellybly
On 10/16/04 12:14 PM, "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Should have added - Do you know what this is? > > Kenneth Waller > Part of a mushroom? Cheers, NB

Re: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses?

2004-10-16 Thread Bruce Dayton
I actually have reasonable luck with it when using the AF400T big flash. Set the camera to ISO 400, set the flash to TTL, set the camera exposure comp to about -2 and take a few test shots to see if my exposure comp is ok. Also, shoot in Raw - buys you more latitude for the shots that are still o

Re: ?????

2004-10-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/10/04, Kenneth Waller, discombobulated, unleashed: >Should have added - Do you know what this is? > >Kenneth Waller > >- Original Message - >From: "Kenneth Waller" Subject: Paw: ? > > >> Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html for Very nice. Burnt

Re: ?????

2004-10-16 Thread Kenneth Waller
Should have added - Do you know what this is? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Kenneth Waller" Subject: Paw: ? > Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html for > > Taken *ist D w/200mm/f4.0 ED Macro. > > Comments solicited & appreciated. > > Tha

Paw: ?????

2004-10-16 Thread Kenneth Waller
Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html for Taken *ist D w/200mm/f4.0 ED Macro. Comments solicited & appreciated. Thanks, Kenneth Waller

Re: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses?

2004-10-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Peter J. Alling" For a moment there I thought you were the caveman. Say what? William Robb

Re: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses?

2004-10-16 Thread Peter J. Alling
For a moment there I thought you were the caveman. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Don Sanderson" Subject: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses? Has anyone played with this enough to figure it out? Yes. I set the camera at 400 and pray. TTL flash control has never been one of Pe

Re: Jostien in Copenhagen

2004-10-16 Thread Peter J. Alling
But then aren't we all. Cotty wrote: On 16/10/04, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Tiny??? Cosmically speaking. Man. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- I can understand wh

RE: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses?

2004-10-16 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks Bill, I'm finding the same thing. Seems to be ok most of the time at 400 and 1/90th but every so often it misses by a mile on the under side. The two series where it got steadily more underexposed seems to only happen at ISO 200. Haven't tried with A lenses and the 360FGZ, hope that works a

Re: PhotoShop CS-First Impressions

2004-10-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: PhotoShop CS-First Impressions Good move. You won't regret it. Switching to PS CS changed my whole perspective on digital photography. Gosh Paul, I thought it was the "mediocre snapshot camera" that swayed you. William Robb

Re: De-Lurking and Replacement Decision

2004-10-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Jens Bladt" Subject: RE: De-Lurking and Replacement Decision I can't resist saying, that I shot enough shots in just 5 weeks (with my *ist D) to pay for it - app. 5000 frames. 5000 shots on film would equals the ammont of film/delveloping, which represents t

Re: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses?

2004-10-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Don Sanderson" Subject: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses? Has anyone played with this enough to figure it out? Yes. I set the camera at 400 and pray. TTL flash control has never been one of Pentax's strong points, and the TTL on the istD is one of the worst imp

Re: Long zoom recommendations

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stregevsky
If you can spare $2000, the Sigma 120-300/2.8 AF. Otherwise, the Tokina 100-300/4 AF, which is said to be even better than its manual-focus forebear. Big and heavy, but a fine performer. Paul Franklin Stregevsky

Re: Jostien in Copenhagen

2004-10-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/10/04, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: >Tiny??? Cosmically speaking. Man. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Value of SMCP 35/2.0

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stregevsky
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:11:45 -0700 From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Value of SMCP 35/2.0 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Shel wrote: "Any thoughts on what a reasonable eBay price for the above lens might be?" I

RE: Value of SMCP 35/2.0

2004-10-16 Thread J. C. O'Connell
search ebays completed auctions and take the average of the prices sold for. If you don't find any, it's scarce and probably worth more than listed value below JCO -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 10:54 AM To: [EMAIL PR

Re: Value of SMCP 35/2.0

2004-10-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The lens in question is neither an M nor an A it's a SMCP, what is commonly called a K lens. Totally different optic. Shel > Shen wrote: > > >With accord 'McBroom's', it will be 130-170$ in excellent condition for > >SMCP-M and 170-200$ in Mint condition for SMCP-A

Re: Jostien in Copenhagen

2004-10-16 Thread Peter J. Alling
There's not enough surgery in all of Christendom... Mark Roberts wrote: Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've got Tanja beat on milage though not on looks Have you considered surgery? ;-) -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks thr

Re: Value of SMCP 35/2.0

2004-10-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Tks, Paul Shel > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I would guess about $175 to $200. > > Any thoughts on what a reasonable eBay price for the > > above lens might be?

Re: PhotoShop CS-First Impressions

2004-10-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Paul ... I've switched to PS CS, but it hasn't changed my perspective of digital photography. How has switching changed yours? One thing I have noticed is that PS CS allows me to be a more careless shooter because of all the ways a photo can be fudged or fixed in Photoshop. Unfortunately, it

Re: Value of SMCP 35/2.0

2004-10-16 Thread Peter J. Alling
McBroom's is way out of date and has almost no correlation to e-bay prices. Shen wrote: With accord 'McBroom's', it will be 130-170$ in excellent condition for SMCP-M and 170-200$ in Mint condition for SMCP-A -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday,

Re: Jostien in Copenhagen

2004-10-16 Thread Peter J. Alling
Tiny??? Cotty wrote: On 15/10/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: In terms of mileage, wouldn't Tanja be the one to beat? In terms of number of trips, it's probably a contest between Jostein and César. But aren't you in there somewhere? Mileage, yeah. Cesar! Of course, the ro

Re: Value of SMCP 35/2.0

2004-10-16 Thread Peter J. Alling
Not really, I'm constantly amazed at e-bay prices. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Any thoughts on what a reasonable eBay price for the above lens might be? Shel -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigne

Re: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses?

2004-10-16 Thread Frits Wüthrich
Don, It has been discussed before the *istD doesn't perform very well with TTL flash. Your best bet is to use the sensitivity setting at ISO400, as that is supposed to give he best results. YMMV. Just give it a try. I found the same problems with my external Metz flash. When I switch from TTL to

Re: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses?

2004-10-16 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, my friend does have some problems with exposure with the pentax > ringflash (ttl) on Ist D. Any suggestions please? A good start would be to tell us exactly what problem(s) your friend is having. Kind regards Kevin ---

Re: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses?

2004-10-16 Thread Frantisek
Hi, my friend does have some problems with exposure with the pentax ringflash (ttl) on Ist D. Any suggestions please? thanks Good light! fra

Re: *ist D image quality-_Was -Stupid Question #999

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Believe it or not, I was sober when I wrote that. Bery interesting On Oct 16, 2004, at 7:17 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I get it. I didn't understand what you meant by plugsin. Bery interesting. Where can I read more about these plugsins? Or were they created specifically for your system? Paul On

Re: *ist D image quality-_Was -Stupid Question #999

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Herb. On Oct 16, 2004, at 8:01 AM, Herb Chong wrote: here the are plugins i use all the time. Pictographics iCorrect EditLabPro 4.5 www.picto.com FixerLabs FocusFixer 1.3 www.fixerlabs.com Extensis Intellihance Pro 4 www.extensis.com when necessary, i use Reindeer Graphics Optipix 3.0 www.re

Re: Jostien in Copenhagen

2004-10-16 Thread Stan Halpin
Yes. Stan On Oct 16, 2004, at 5:55 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've got Tanja beat on milage though not on looks Have you considered surgery? ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

RE: De-Lurking and Replacement Decision

2004-10-16 Thread Jens Bladt
I can't resist saying, that I shot enough shots in just 5 weeks (with my *ist D) to pay for it - app. 5000 frames. 5000 shots on film would equals the ammont of film/delveloping, which represents the same value as the *ist D body! Welcome tio the list, Rick! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ht

Re: *ist D image quality-_Was -Stupid Question #999

2004-10-16 Thread Herb Chong
here the are plugins i use all the time. Pictographics iCorrect EditLabPro 4.5 www.picto.com FixerLabs FocusFixer 1.3 www.fixerlabs.com Extensis Intellihance Pro 4 www.extensis.com when necessary, i use Reindeer Graphics Optipix 3.0 www.reindeergraphcis.com Kodak Digital ROC 1.2 www.asf.com Visu

RE: De-Lurking and Replacement Decision

2004-10-16 Thread Jens Bladt
Taking your intersts into account, I too can recommend buying af PZ-1 or PZ1-p - both brilliant cameras. As you know the PZ1-p is a lot faster, than the PZ1, which, on the other hand has a built-in timer, that the PZ1 doesn't have. An alternative could be the MZ-5n. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTEC

EYE ONE, Gretag

2004-10-16 Thread Jens Bladt
DOES ANYONE HAVE EXPERINCED TO SHARE WITH THE (SCREEN) CALIBRATION TOOL CALLED EYE ONE, FROM GRETAG ? JENS Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

Re: De-Lurking and Replacement Decision

2004-10-16 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, I don't own an *istd. I've no interest in getting sucked into digital manipulation of my stuff. (Which I fight with my 4 meg Sony P&S...) I also worry about resolution with digital. (I'm just fighting enablement.) I shoot mostly slides, no post process for me. I do like the slide exposures

Re: PhotoShop CS-First Impressions

2004-10-16 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good move. You won't regret it. Switching to PS CS changed my whole > perspective on digital photography. Mine also, I installed PS CS on the iMac, now I have moved to The GIMP PS is surplus to my needs Kind regards Kevin

RE: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses?

2004-10-16 Thread Don Sanderson
Tried it. It works. ;-) Thanks! Don > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 2:35 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses? > > > Don, i may be wrong here as i dont have the camera yet,b

Re: PAW PESO - Portrait of a Chicago Hot Dog Vendor

2004-10-16 Thread Bob Sullivan
Shel, Absolutely right, this is a vendor near the parking for the Natural History Museum, home of Sue the dinasoar. (It's now in the shadow the newly renovated Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears.) I learned a lot that day. You photographed all the people I normally just walk by. You enga

Re: PAW: Street Performance: Sex With Filing Cabinet

2004-10-16 Thread brooksdj
Hi Frank. Knowing this is a series,I like it.Performing artist with her viewing public, front row. I love the expressions an how all 3 men are looking at this.Unless i have missed some others i still like number 2 from a few months ago better.This one does not seem to portray the "sexy" part a

Re: For Sale: SMCP 50mm F1.4

2004-10-16 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
Shel At 22:54 2004.10.15 -0400, you wrote: FYI, whoever was looking for a SMCP (K series) 50mm f1.4, I have just posted one: http://jcoconnell.com/JCO_AUCT.HTM Later, JCO "You impress at a distance, but you impact a life up close. The closer the relationship the greater the impact." Howard Hendri

RE: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses?

2004-10-16 Thread Don Sanderson
I just tried this test again at 15 feet. Same gradual variation except this time all shots were 3-4 stops underexposed. ??? Don > -Original Message- > From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 6:30 AM > To: PDML > Subject: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Len

Re: PhotoShop CS-First Impressions

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good move. You won't regret it. Switching to PS CS changed my whole perspective on digital photography. Paul On Oct 16, 2004, at 5:13 AM, Don Sanderson wrote: Got the upgrade to CS installed and the RAW Plugin updated last night. Other than the new RAW handling and the new tools I've also found t

Re: Australian Photography Workshops

2004-10-16 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, "Trevor Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > G'day Kev & Tan. > If you find out who and where, Please give me a Cooee. > I'd be interested in doing it too. I found photographers creative here http://www.photocreative.com.au/ I think what they are offering is a little

Re: *ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses?

2004-10-16 Thread brooksdj
Don, i may be wrong here as i dont have the camera yet,but,i remember others saying earlier in the year,the camera performs flash best at ISO 400. Maybe try that. At least your digital works>vbg> Dave Brooks > Has anyone played with this enough to figure

*ist-D TTL Flash with M Lenses?

2004-10-16 Thread Don Sanderson
Has anyone played with this enough to figure it out? I took a series of flash shots with the built in flash. 35/3.5 M lens from about 3 feet. All at 1/125 second at full stop increments from 4 to 22. Camera set at "M", of course. They don't show anywhere near a full stop difference from one frame

Re: Value of SMCP 35/2.0

2004-10-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
I would guess about $175 to $200. Paul On Oct 16, 2004, at 2:11 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Any thoughts on what a reasonable eBay price for the above lens might be? Shel

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