Re: Best Screw Mount Lenses

2004-10-21 Thread Andre Langevin
My late father-in-law left me a pristine chrome Spotmatic II with a S-M-C Takumar 50mm f1.4 and a few accessories. The meter even works! I was checking some of the usual sites, but could find little information regarding which lenses to look for and which to avoid. I did read the 85 f1.8 is a

Re: MZ-S and batteries

2004-10-21 Thread Patrick Genovese
Interesting.. Just a curiosity -- Anyone els on the list running an MZ-S on NiMH Batteries, what about other cameras such as an MZ-5n ? Rgds Patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Patrick Genovese wrote: I assume you have the battery grip... Some quesitons: 1. What NiMH batteries do you use i.e.

Re: DS

2004-10-21 Thread Alan Chan
Or driving exotic cars in city traffic... Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan You're right. That's nothing but pleasure of handling nicely krafted camera in hands. That's one of the main reasons why so many people still likes their manual cameras very much.

Re: One Last Film Body Survey

2004-10-21 Thread Patrick Genovese
For me it would be an MZ-S with the following changes. 1. Slightly bigger viewfinder and higher eyepoint. 2. Preferably an interchangeable finder. 3. Faster AF and more accurate servo AF. 4. Slightly bigger grip closer to the Z-1P's gip (with at option to add a handstrap). 5. Faster frame rate

Re: MZ-S and batteries

2004-10-21 Thread Alan Chan
I remember someone mentioned Pentax had recommended the LI setting for rechargables just in case. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan 3. What about the LR6 / LI Switch on the battery grip, what setting do you use and what difference does it make ? LR6. I figure that 1.5v is close to 1.35v

Re: DS

2004-10-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 20 Oct 2004 at 23:40, Alan Chan wrote: Or driving exotic cars in city traffic... LOL, the Dino clutch would send you lame in Sydney traffic :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/

Re: MZ-S and batteries

2004-10-21 Thread Patrick Genovese
Do LI batteries have a lower/higher voltage ? Does anyone what the circutry behind the LI setting is supposed to do? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember someone mentioned Pentax had recommended the LI setting for rechargables just in case. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan 3. What about the

Re: One Last Film Body Survey

2004-10-21 Thread John Francis
Patrick Genovese mused: For me it would be an MZ-S with the following changes. 1. Slightly bigger viewfinder and higher eyepoint. Possible. 2. Preferably an interchangeable finder. Implausible - that would need to be designed in, not added later. 3. Faster AF and more accurate servo

Re: FA 35mm f/2 European prices please

2004-10-21 Thread John Whittingham
Many thanks. Best, John -- Original Message --- From: The Diabolical Dr Z [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 03:33:35 +0200 Subject: Re: FA 35mm f/2 European prices please Best I could find (in NL) tonight was € 325 incl. VAT at www.geengeld.nl.

Re: MZ-S discontinued?

2004-10-21 Thread Toralf Lund
Steve Jolly wrote: Mishka wrote: in other words, i'll have to pay ~$2K and have an inferior system. how is that cool? oh, and if i were to shoot bw, iwould have really great 2MP pixies (from which i will be able to make 144M files). wow. No, your bw photos would still be 6MP. I don't think

Re: MZ-S discontinued?

2004-10-21 Thread Steve Jolly
Mishka wrote: but of course! and if you are at it, i would really want to understand how 6 million pixels (36M of information) can be grown to 24 (to get a 144M file). care to explain (i'll do my best to understand)? It's the process of resing-up an image to a resolution suitable for printing.

Re: MZ-S discontinued?

2004-10-21 Thread Steve Jolly
Toralf Lund wrote: Or maybe he does. Of course, most of us know by now that 6MP colour photos also really have only about 1.5 million-pixel's worth of unique information, since there are 6 million sensor elements, of which each captures just one colour component, and there are twice as many

Re: MZ-S discontinued?

2004-10-21 Thread Keith Whaley
Toralf Lund wrote: Steve Jolly wrote: Mishka wrote: in other words, i'll have to pay ~$2K and have an inferior system. how is that cool? oh, and if i were to shoot bw, iwould have really great 2MP pixies (from which i will be able to make 144M files). wow. No, your bw photos would still be 6MP.

Re: PESO - prayers

2004-10-21 Thread Patrick Genovese
Jostien, Lovely, lots of mood I agree with Tanya It may be even better in black and white. Rgds Patrick

Re: MZ-S discontinued?

2004-10-21 Thread Toralf Lund
Steve Jolly wrote: Mishka wrote: but of course! and if you are at it, i would really want to understand how 6 million pixels (36M of information) can be grown to 24 (to get a 144M file). care to explain (i'll do my best to understand)? It's the process of resing-up an image to a resolution

Kodak/Ulles Postfoto, Fotolabo

2004-10-21 Thread Toralf Lund
Hi. I think I promised someone (Jostein?) that I would tell more about my experience with Norwegian mail-order developers Fotolabo, and Kodak Norge. I've now tried them both. In the case of Kodak, I actually sent the film to Ulles Postfoto (http://www.postfoto.no/), but apparently Kodak does

Re: One Last Film Body Survey

2004-10-21 Thread Patrick Genovese
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Patrick Genovese mused: For me it would be an MZ-S with the following changes. 1. Slightly bigger viewfinder and higher eyepoint. Possible. 2. Preferably an interchangeable finder. Implausible - that would need to be designed in, not added later. We're

Re: MZ-S discontinued?

2004-10-21 Thread Toralf Lund
Steve Jolly wrote: Toralf Lund wrote: Or maybe he does. Of course, most of us know by now that 6MP colour photos also really have only about 1.5 million-pixel's worth of unique information, since there are 6 million sensor elements, of which each captures just one colour component, and there

Yet Another Discussion of Bayer Sensor Resolutions (was Re: MZ-S discontinued?)

2004-10-21 Thread Steve Jolly
Toralf Lund wrote: I haven't tried doing the actual maths, but I would assume that no algorithm can be proven to give you more than 2MPs worth of information *in the general case*. On the other hand, you might probably show that they can give you more than that (up to 6MP) under certain

Re: unsubscribe

2004-10-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
I think CRB was planning a photo road trip. Hope he doesn't come home to find 5000 messages or so. Paul On Oct 20, 2004, at 11:27 PM, Peter J. Alling wrote: Or short ones for that matter. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling Subject: Re: unsubscribe

Re: Best Screw Mount Lenses

2004-10-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Tfhe 35/2 is a great lens, but it's prone to the yellow glass syndrome. Make sure the front element hasn't yellowed before buying one of these. The 50/1.4 that you already have is great, and you're correct about the 85/1.8. The SMC Tak 200/4 is a real bargain and quite good. The last version

RE: Yet Another Discussion of Bayer Sensor Resolutions (was Re: MZ-S discontinued?)

2004-10-21 Thread Don Sanderson
I've been waiting for this to come up again to ask a dumb question. If an istD is 6MP at 12bits per pixel this would be about 9MB of raw sensor data. The .PEF files are a little over 12MB in size. What information is contained in the additional ~3MB? Or is the file simply padded to 2 bytes per

Re: One Last Film Body Survey

2004-10-21 Thread Pål Jensen
Patrick wrote: 11 Why not its a new body - or at least exp compensation in 1/3 stops. An easy way to do that may be to feed an offset ISO rating to the metering system. REPLY: Huh? Huh Huh?? The MZ-S already has stepless exposure compensation. What kind of improvement would it be

Re: Yet Another Discussion of Bayer Sensor Resolutions (was Re: MZ-S discontinued?)

2004-10-21 Thread Steve Jolly
Don Sanderson wrote: If an istD is 6MP at 12bits per pixel this would be about 9MB of raw sensor data. The .PEF files are a little over 12MB in size. What information is contained in the additional ~3MB? Or is the file simply padded to 2 bytes per pixel? The file *is* simply padded to two bytes

RE: Yet Another Discussion of Bayer Sensor Resolutions (was Re: MZ-S discontinued?)

2004-10-21 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks Steve, I just found a short thread in the archives but it didn't seem to reach a definite conclusion. Seems that TIFF makes no provision for storing partial bytes of data in less than full bytes of storage space. The only downside to this is waste of storage space and increased read/write

FA 600 f4.0 and FA 300 f2.8 do I really need them?

2004-10-21 Thread Frank Wajer
Arghh, I found someone offering his FA 600 f4.0 and FA 300 f2.8 lenses. He is asking 3500 euro and 2500 euro for them. The FA 300 has been on my wishlist a long time, but I think 2500 euro is way to much. Any advice? BTW I already have the A 300 f4.0, do I really need the extra stop? Somehow I

Re: One Last Film Body Survey

2004-10-21 Thread Hal Sandra Davis
Body in black anodized aluminum or magnesium, feels like Super A with Motor Drive A attached except lighter weight, LX FB/FC finder, or interchangeable, TTL, DX, databack, digital back, 5 fps, A mode. - Original Message - From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: FA 600 f4.0 and FA 300 f2.8 do I really need them?

2004-10-21 Thread Steve Jolly
Frank Wajer wrote: Arghh, I found someone offering his FA 600 f4.0 and FA 300 f2.8 lenses. He is asking 3500 euro and 2500 euro for them. The FA 300 has been on my wishlist a long time, but I think 2500 euro is way to much. About the going rate for an FA*300/2.8, I'd have said... S

Re: I'm Outta Here

2004-10-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: tom wrote: Guys, I think I'm done. I don't follow threads anymore, I don't contribute much, and I just have no time. The real problem is that you have no time. Once you'll have again some we know you'll be back. If anything ridiculously funny happens, let me

Re: FA 600 f4.0 and FA 300 f2.8 do I really need them?

2004-10-21 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Frank Wajer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Arghh, I found someone offering his FA 600 f4.0 and FA 300 f2.8 lenses. He is asking 3500 euro and 2500 euro for them. The FA 300 has been on my wishlist a long time, but I think 2500 euro is way to much. Any advice? BTW I

Re: One Last Film Body Survey

2004-10-21 Thread Patrick Genovese
You can't manually dial in an exposure shift of 1/3 of a stop! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Patrick wrote: 11 Why not its a new body - or at least exp compensation in 1/3 stops. An easy way to do that may be to feed an offset ISO rating to the metering system. REPLY: Huh? Huh Huh?? The MZ-S

Wide backdrops

2004-10-21 Thread Kevin Waterson
I have some 3 meter paper backdrops, but wondered if there was anything like a 6 meter (without joining them). If not, what suggestions for a seamless group backdrop. Kind regards Kevin - Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb

PESO: Johnny Kelley, 1907-2004

2004-10-21 Thread Mark Roberts
http://www.robertstech.com/run/graphics/images/7d200713.jpg Not a particularly remarkable photo, I admit, but that isn't the point. Johnny Kelley won the Boston Marathon twice - in 1935 and 1945 - and completed the race an amazing 61 times in all (including 18 top-ten finishes). His last one was

Re: Wide backdrops

2004-10-21 Thread Patrick Genovese
Is your backdrop plain e..g just black. If yes you may want to look at cloth as an alternative you can buy in almost any length and a wide variety of widths.. May be an expensive solution though. Try bulk cloth suppliers. If its a one off it may be cheaper to have the wall painted :-)

Use of the word 'classic'.

2004-10-21 Thread Malcolm Smith
When I think of the word 'classic' in connection with cameras, I immediately think of anything M42 or perhaps K2s other early bayonette fitting equipment. I was quite surprised in the 16.10.04 edition of Amateur Photographer for an advert (pg5 for those interested) promoting their own classified

Re: Best Screw Mount Lenses

2004-10-21 Thread Fred
The 28mm (very common and cheap) and the 24mm (less common and more expensive) are both good lenses. You have to be more specific than that. The 28mm ? Fred

Re: I'm Outta Here

2004-10-21 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Tom, Good luck for your new enterprise, hope to hear from you as soon as you have time. Thanks for everything. Ciao, Gianfranco = _ __ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Messenger - Communicate in real time. Download now. http://messenger.yahoo.com

Re: Wide backdrops

2004-10-21 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is your backdrop plain e..g just black. If yes you may want to look at cloth as an alternative you can buy in almost any length and a wide variety of widths.. May be an expensive solution though. Try bulk cloth

Re: Use of the word 'classic'.

2004-10-21 Thread John Whittingham
I thought it generally assumed (no rule) that a 'Classic' was 25 yrs+, as an example the MX would be a classic. Or am I thinking of 'Vintage'? John -- Original Message --- From: Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:33:25 +0100

Anyone got Adobe's Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop 7?

2004-10-21 Thread Mark Roberts
I just learned that Adobe originally had a Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop 7. Since the release of Photoshop CS they have apparently taken it off their web site. Anyone on the list got a copy? (This was, like the CS plug-in, a free download from Adobe so you won't be breaking any laws here.) --

Re: Use of the word 'classic'.

2004-10-21 Thread The Diabolical Dr Z
Don't know about the formal definition, but some advertising lines certainly are instant classics ;-). I'm still recovering from the Official digital camera of the Internet slogan in that other thread (and, in fact, wonder whether Al Gore approved of that statement - given he's the Inventor

Re: MZ-S discontinued?

2004-10-21 Thread Frantisek
Toralf, there is one significantly wrong thing with your math. Bayer array has twice the G pixels as the other ones. Second, human eye has the most spatial resolution in green wavelengths. Third, see some real world examples how sensors can resolve. It's just different medium, for God's sake,

Re: Best Screw Mount Lenses

2004-10-21 Thread Frantisek
Thursday, October 21, 2004, 2:34:05 PM, Fred wrote: The 28mm (very common and cheap) and the 24mm (less common and more expensive) are both good lenses. F You have to be more specific than that. The 28mm ? F Fred Also, The 35/2 ;-) which one please... Good light! fra

Re: Use of the word 'classic'.

2004-10-21 Thread Toralf Lund
Don't know about the formal definition, but some advertising lines certainly are instant classics ;-). I'm still recovering from the Official digital camera of the Internet slogan in that other thread (and, in fact, wonder whether Al Gore approved of that statement - given he's the Inventor

Re: Use of the word 'classic'.

2004-10-21 Thread Bob Blakely
Things used to last, to be a sense of joy and pride for many years as our possessions became classics. Digital equipment has changed all the rules. Once upon a time, we might have said, This is 70's era equipment! or Those Speed Graphics were used by the great photo journalists of the '40's. Now

RE: Anyone got Adobe's Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop 7?

2004-10-21 Thread Dave Madsen
I don't have the plug-in anymore, since moving to CS, but I didn't get it from Adobe's web site anyway - I got it from Pentax's website. Here is it's current location - http://www.pentaximaging.com/customer_care/show_software?softId=1 You have to scroll down the page a little. Dave

Re: Use of the word 'classic'.

2004-10-21 Thread Jack Davis
To me classic has always implied the presence of either a significant or enduring innovation or the initial component introduction. A word blasphemed as a selling tool. --- Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Things used to last, to be a sense of joy and pride for many years as our

Re: Anyone got Adobe's Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop 7?

2004-10-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Dave Madsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't have the plug-in anymore, since moving to CS, but I didn't get it from Adobe's web site anyway - I got it from Pentax's website. Here is it's current location - http://www.pentaximaging.com/customer_care/show_software?softId=1 You have to scroll down

Re: Use of the word 'classic'.

2004-10-21 Thread Joseph Tainter
It is a much debased term today -- an in the first annual Bulwer-Lytton/William Robb photographic cliché classic. I didn't run the contest for this year's cliché PUG, so perhaps that makes it an emeritus classic. Joe

All the hardware I need

2004-10-21 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I've been thinking this way for some time and Tom V gave me that nudge over the line. Time to stop dealing with hardware always looking for that next goodie. 135 for color: Super Program 135 for bw: KX 135 lenses: FA50/1.4, A70-210/4, A100/2.8, A35/2, Sigma 28/2.8 generic 28-80 zoom, M75-150

Re: PAW: Ayuthaya, Thailand

2004-10-21 Thread Joseph Tainter
Wow! Joe

Re: PAW: The Fjord Land

2004-10-21 Thread Joseph Tainter
Lovely. Hope I get a chance to get there some day. Joe

Re: All the hardware I need

2004-10-21 Thread Chris Stoddart
On Thu, 21 Oct 2004, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: LF bodies: 4x5 Nakagoa wood field Collin, What's one of these? I've never heard of that maker before - I googled it and came up with one hit which was basically a for-sale advert mentioning it in passing - by you! :-) Got any pics/links? Chris

Re: Use of the word 'classic'.

2004-10-21 Thread Graywolf
Well, in the car world there are: Special Interest Cars --fairly new but are interesting, Classic Cars --20+ years old, Veteran Cars --30+, Vintage Cars --40+ Or at least those were the ages specified back in the 50's when that meant classics were from the 30's, Veterans the 20's, and Vintage

RE: All the hardware I need

2004-10-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Although I currently have four LF cameras, I do have the same two you do, the Nakagoa 4x5 and the Kodak 2D 8x10, what a coincidence! Great lightweight cameras. I have more LF lenses but don't feel overburdened yet, so don't worry you arent going explode or anything. I would recommend a 480-600 mm

Re: Wide backdrops

2004-10-21 Thread Patrick Genovese
How high do you need it.. Can you use it length wise 3m high may be enough 6m in length no probs. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This one time, at band camp, Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is your backdrop plain e..g just black. If yes you may want to look at cloth as an alternative

RE: All the hardware I need

2004-10-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
As I just said I have one too. It is similar to the Tachihara but a little earlier. Made in Japan wood field. VERY compact and light. I really like mine a lot. It can even do 65mm lenses without a recessed lensboard board with a minor modification. They are fairly uncommon though. I will try to

Re: One Last Film Body Survey

2004-10-21 Thread Mike Nosal
At 06:29 AM 10/21/2004 -0400, Patrick Genovese wrote: For me it would be an MZ-S with the following changes. 1. Slightly bigger viewfinder and higher eyepoint. I don't know if they could fit this in with the current top plate, but I'd like it if they could. 2. Preferably an interchangeable

How big can you print from 3MP?

2004-10-21 Thread Albano Garcia
Hi gang, I'm new to digital with a 3MP camera (Fuji S5000, Pentax not available at all in Argentina, either film or digital). It's capable of shooting RAW and that's what I'm doing. My problem comes when I do prints. I made several 8x10 inch from 3MP files, taking care with unsharp mask, and

Re: PESO: Johnny Kelley, 1907-2004

2004-10-21 Thread Keith Whaley
I've some work to do, if I want to emulate him! Not copy him...no way I could run marathons, but...it's an excellent object lesson. To see an old guy (he finally deserves that title!) be active and involved like that, well into his 90s, that's encouraging. keith whaley Mark Roberts wrote:

Re: I'm Outta Here

2004-10-21 Thread Matjaz Osojnik
Tom, I enjoyed your posts as well as I like your style of photography. Good luck. Matjaz Guys, I think I'm done. I don't follow threads anymore, I don't contribute much, and I just have no time. Before I head out, here's my new website - www.bigdayphoto.com Designed by our own

Re: FA 600 f4.0 and FA 300 f2.8 do I really need them?

2004-10-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Buy the FA600, hit the seller with it while he/shes not looking, grab both and run... Frank Wajer wrote: Arghh, I found someone offering his FA 600 f4.0 and FA 300 f2.8 lenses. He is asking 3500 euro and 2500 euro for them. The FA 300 has been on my wishlist a long time, but I think 2500 euro

Re: Use of the word 'classic'.

2004-10-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Welcome to the wonderful world of digital electronics. Malcolm Smith wrote: When I think of the word 'classic' in connection with cameras, I immediately think of anything M42 or perhaps K2s other early bayonette fitting equipment. I was quite surprised in the 16.10.04 edition of Amateur

Re: Use of the word 'classic'.

2004-10-21 Thread Keith Whaley
Words don't have much meaning any more, do they? It falls in line with an increasing lack of respect by those in the first 1/3 of their allotted life span. Superlatives have long since attained mediocrity status. Little or no need for the word anymore, in fact! When one has a group of 4

Nagaoka Seisakusho Woodfield 4x5

2004-10-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
FYI, RE: The Nagaoka Seisakusho Woodfield 4x5 Folding Camera I have posted a few photos and comments on the camera at: http://www.jcoconnell.com/naga.htm Later, JCO J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: All the hardware I need

2004-10-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/10/04, Collin Brendemuehl, discombobulated, unleashed: So when you guys doing digital get frustrated because of the lack of durable history, I'll have a stack of negatives to set beside your scratched CDs/DVDs. Hey Collin, I'm glad you are set mate, sounds great. BTW, I'm doing digital

Re: How big can you print from 3MP?

2004-10-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Depends on your viewing distance and well you discrimination, I wouldn't go larger than 4x5. Albano Garcia wrote: Hi gang, I'm new to digital with a 3MP camera (Fuji S5000, Pentax not available at all in Argentina, either film or digital). It's capable of shooting RAW and that's what I'm doing.

Re: One Last Film Body Survey

2004-10-21 Thread Graywolf
These are opposites. You can not have both. High magnification means a bigger finder image and a shorter eyepoint. The best you can do is find an acceptable compromise. I personally prefer higher magnification as long as I can still see the whole viewfinder screen even if that means I have to

RE: Use of the word 'classic'.

2004-10-21 Thread Malcolm Smith
Keith Whaley wrote: Words don't have much meaning any more, do they? It falls in line with an increasing lack of respect by those in the first 1/3 of their allotted life span. Superlatives have long since attained mediocrity status. Little or no need for the word anymore, in fact! When

Re: One Last Film Body Survey

2004-10-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/10/04, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: I personally prefer higher magnification as long as I can still see the whole viewfinder screen even if that means I have to cock my head a bit. Oi, non of that here - this is a family list ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: How big can you print from 3MP?

2004-10-21 Thread Bob Blakely
This implies that 9 megapixels is required for 8x10... I'm not saying that's true, just that if 3MP - 4x5, 9MP-8x10 for the same quality in close examination. Regards, Bob... From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Depends on your viewing distance and well you discrimination, I wouldn't go

Re: Nagaoka Seisakusho Woodfield 4x5

2004-10-21 Thread Keith Whaley
I'll bet it's a joy to use! keith J. C. O'Connell wrote: FYI, RE: The Nagaoka Seisakusho Woodfield 4x5 Folding Camera I have posted a few photos and comments on the camera at: http://www.jcoconnell.com/naga.htm Later, JCO

Re: All the hardware I need

2004-10-21 Thread Raimo K
Misprint - it´s Nagaoka. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Chris Stoddart [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 5:33 PM Subject: Re: All the hardware I need On

Re: How big can you print from 3MP?

2004-10-21 Thread Cotty
I'm not sure of your issue with the Fuji RAW format, Albano. You say you print 5X4 jpegs at 1MB in size okay - have you tried printing a large/ fine jpeg at 10X8 ? One thing you must remember is that the physical attributes of the sensor play a much larger role than most people understand. A file

Re: How big can you print from 3MP?

2004-10-21 Thread Raimo K
From 4 MP sensor of Optio S4 you get compressed JPG file of about 2.6 MP which gives very good A4 prints - about 7x8.5 inches I suppose. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How big can you print from 3MP?

2004-10-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/10/04, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: This page may be of interest: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0210/02100402sensorsizes.asp And also this page: http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Camera_System/Sensor_Sizes_01.htm Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: Nagaoka Seisakusho Woodfield 4x5

2004-10-21 Thread Chris Stoddart
Bloody hell, isn't that a really lovely camera - and it's tiny! Completely destroys the myth of large format not being portable. Must be about the size of a Canon SLR?! One of my real regrets is I have never worked with large format and I am determined to give it a go before... well it's not

RE: One Last Film Body Survey

2004-10-21 Thread Jens Bladt
MZ-S with an aperture wheel on the body, metal back, fill flash compensation and AF assist without RTF-flash. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Collin Brendemuehl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 20. oktober 2004 16:03 Til:

Re: Best Screw Mount Lenses

2004-10-21 Thread Andre Langevin
Thursday, October 21, 2004, 2:34:05 PM, Fred wrote: The 28mm (very common and cheap) and the 24mm (less common and more expensive) are both good lenses. F You have to be more specific than that. The 28mm ? F Fred Also, The 35/2 ;-) which one please... Good light! fra SMC lenses, as

Re: FA 600 f4.0 and FA 300 f2.8 do I really need them?

2004-10-21 Thread Andre Langevin
Buy the FA600, hit the seller with it while he/shes not looking, grab both and run... Isn't that a bit rude? Andre P.S.: Hypnotism might be better on the long run...

Re: PESO - prayers

2004-10-21 Thread Jostein
Hi Tanya and Frank. Normally I don't work with b/w, but maybe I should. You may have a good point there, Tan. I'll have a look. Thanks for the comments. :-) Jostein - Original Message - From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 21,

Re: How big can you print from 3MP?

2004-10-21 Thread John Francis
Albano Garcia mused: Hi gang, I'm new to digital with a 3MP camera (Fuji S5000, Pentax not available at all in Argentina, either film or digital). It's capable of shooting RAW and that's what I'm doing. My problem comes when I do prints. I made several 8x10 inch from 3MP files, taking

Re: Use of the word 'classic'.

2004-10-21 Thread John Whittingham
Words don't have much meaning any more, do they? It falls in line with an increasing lack of respect by those in the first 1/3 of their allotted life span. I see this every day in my job, I work with students (16-20+), a high percentage cannot spell have no idea of punctuation and do not

Re: One Last Film Body Survey

2004-10-21 Thread Bob Blakely
I've thought about this a lot... It would be an LX (size, weight, fit, feel, changeable finders) plus: Modes: Add Shutter-Priority AE mode. MeteringSpot meter choice. Shutter: 1/4000th second. Sync: to 1/250 second. ISO: to 64000. Focus:

Re: Use of the word 'classic'.

2004-10-21 Thread Bob W
Hi, When one has a group of 4 increasing larger, let's say coffee, containers and the smallest of the group is called Giant, well, all comparison is lost, isn't it. A good way to market condoms, perhaps. As for coffee, the smallest (or perhaps I should say 'least large') servings are giant

Re: How big can you print from 3MP?

2004-10-21 Thread Caveman
Cotty wrote: I'm not sure of your issue with the Fuji RAW format, Albano. Hey, I think I know. I've hit it with my dinky little Canon. On short it works like this: the in-camera and the PC RAW-to-jpg converter supplied by Canon are producing quite different results from PS CS with the default

RE: Nagaoka Seisakusho Woodfield 4x5

2004-10-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Too bad this model is hard to find on used market. The only thing I know similar is the Tachihara 45GF but it is slighty larger and somewhat heavier but it is better made so that is expected. http://www.badgergraphic.com/search_product2.asp?x=1020 As you can see, the Tachihara goes about $600

Re: How big can you print from 3MP?

2004-10-21 Thread Bill Owens
I'm probably not as nit-picky as most of you, but 8x10 looks fine to me from both the Optio S and Optio MX Bill

PESO--Early American

2004-10-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
I've decided to start using the PESO acronym since I'm so far behind in PAW's. To the point. This was taken a couple of weekends ago when an Antique Car rally was held locally. As usual I welcome anyone who would like to comment but I reserve the right to completely ignore them.

Re: How big can you print from 3MP?

2004-10-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
That's the way I see it, there's an amazing lack of detail in 6mp 8x10's IMHO. Ok so I'm not really humble. Bob Blakely wrote: This implies that 9 megapixels is required for 8x10... I'm not saying that's true, just that if 3MP - 4x5, 9MP-8x10 for the same quality in close examination.

Re: FA 600 f4.0 and FA 300 f2.8 do I really need them?

2004-10-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
They were asking for advice on how to acquire a lens, not manners. Andre Langevin wrote: Buy the FA600, hit the seller with it while he/shes not looking, grab both and run... Isn't that a bit rude? Andre P.S.: Hypnotism might be better on the long run... -- I can understand why mankind hasn't

Re: PESO--Early American

2004-10-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/10/04, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_early_american.html A Moggy Minor! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Use of the word 'classic'.

2004-10-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Starbucks uses that for marketing, Starbucks The rest of the World TALL== Small GRANDE == Medium VENTE(SP?) == Large or else Starbucks only sells one size since they all more or less translate into large. Bob W wrote: Hi,

Re: How big can you print from 3MP?

2004-10-21 Thread Caveman
Peter J. Alling wrote: That's the way I see it, there's an amazing lack of detail in 6mp 8x10's IMHO. You can fix that: http://tinyurl.com/5bqgz

Re: One Last Film Body Survey

2004-10-21 Thread Graywolf
Well, Pentax started selling a camera in 1977 that met all my needs featurewise. Time has shown a few weaknesses in that camera. 1. The top and bottom plates could be studier. 2. The light seals would be better if they were felt instead of foam. 3. The foam mirror dampner was cheap, but they

Re: PESO--Early American

2004-10-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Note the use of Double Quotation marks denoting irony... Cotty wrote: On 21/10/04, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_early_american.html A Moggy Minor! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: How big can you print from 3MP?

2004-10-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
At the cost of my self respect, and a fairly large cash down payment... No thanks. Caveman wrote: Peter J. Alling wrote: That's the way I see it, there's an amazing lack of detail in 6mp 8x10's IMHO. You can fix that: http://tinyurl.com/5bqgz -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up

Re: PESO--Early American

2004-10-21 Thread Graywolf
Too bad the modern cars were in the background, otherwise it would have been a timeless photo. I guess you could PS them out if you wanted to make the effort. Nice shot regardless. -- Peter J. Alling wrote: I've decided to start using the PESO acronym since I'm so far behind in PAW's. To the

Re: How big can you print from 3MP?

2004-10-21 Thread Caveman
Well, then you could always shoot film. It won't look as sharp as the digital but the detail will be there. Peter J. Alling wrote: At the cost of my self respect, and a fairly large cash down payment... No thanks. Caveman wrote: Peter J. Alling wrote: That's the way I see it, there's an amazing

Re: PESO--Early American

2004-10-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
Peter, it's a little too tightly framed for for me. Alsso it has a slight yelllow tint to it, even the white license plate. Feel free to ignore this. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 3:04

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