RE: What make a camera a pro camera?

Hmmm... I guess I spent hundreds of words saying just that! Well done, Jerry! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jerry in Houston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 17. november 2004 02:06 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: What make

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

> I'm really happy with my Sigma AF APO 300mm f4 Macro. I use it on > the ist D all the time. Because it focuses close 1:3 I can shoot a > full-frame shot of a butterfly in one instant and quickly catch a > bird wading in the lake the next moment. Really great lens especially with the 1.4x TC

Re: Rumor of DA 50-200

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004, Frantisek wrote: > KK> With TTL, constant aperture is not that big a thing if you can take > > For many, it is. It makes it impossible to shoot in manual mode in > lower light, as much good the metering can be, I had much better > results when I simply dialed exposure for the

Re: Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954

> > From: Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/11/16 Tue PM 11:53:18 GMT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954 > My first real computer (as opposed to the toy just mentioned) > was a Radio Shack TRS-80 model III circa 1980 or so. It had 2 360mb 5-1/4in >

Re: 20x30" from 6MP?

- Original Message - From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 2.54 cm but it'll take a while for you to see this most likely. LOL PDML would be the only reason to bother, though...:-) Jostein

Re: Re[2]: *ist-DS english manual

Alin Flaider wrote on 17.11.04 8:49: > The bargraph is extremely useful in the viewfinder as an intuitive > way of assessing the exposure range of the scene (in manual mode, > coupled with spot meter). I really don't see its place on the back > LCD as it doesn't sport live preview anyway. Well, bu

Re: Fw: Clarkvision: Dynamic Range of an Image

Would have been interesting to see a similar comparison betweeen different digicams. Some local Canon enthusiasts maintain that Canon's CMOS chips have a larger dynamic range than CCDs. Jostein - Original Message - From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: We

Re: What make a camera a pro camera?

I think that's the most intelligble definition of "pro camera" I've ever seen, Jens. :-) We've been through this on PDML a lot of times, sometimes even diverging into a flame war over it, which was too bad. The definition begs the question what constitutes a professional photographer, but I seriou

Re: SD card speed question (Was: *ist-DS english manual)

> From: Girts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I am now wondering about SD cards and their speeds. Should I get a > high speed one or is the camera processing speed the bottleneck? > > For example: > > Sandisk 512 MB Secure Digital Ultra II (SDSDH-512-901) > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00

All that space/waiting for that stupid agent to trigger

My digital camera is a Canon A30. A modest 1.1 MP. With a 128Meg card the remaining frame counter says 367. That's a lot of shots. So I got 2 of the 512s via PDML last week. Put one it. Now it says 999. Shoot a picture. It still says 999. I could shoot for years and never fill that things. Now t

Re: Re: SD card speed question (Was: *ist-DS english manual)

> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/11/17 Wed AM 11:06:39 GMT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: SD card speed question (Was: *ist-DS english manual) > > > From: Girts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I am now wondering about SD cards and their speeds. Should I get a > > high speed one or is

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

Hope I'm not breaking some auction disclosure rule here, but have a look at this one: http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30070&item=3852615056&rd=1&ssPageName=WD2V , a fast (f/2.8) Tamron with adapt-all mount and novoflex focusing grip. Might be an interesting option; fast eno

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004, The Diabolical Dr Z wrote: > Hope I'm not breaking some auction disclosure rule here, but have a look at > this one: Just out of curiosity, on what exactly are you basing your hopes? Kostas

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

On the misguided guess we might not have a disclosure rule? Oops, apologies, hope you weren't intending on bidding on that. I should go stand in the corner and read some list FAQs. Z. Just out of curiosity, on what exactly are you basing your hopes? Kostas

my first computer (was Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954)

As requested by Graywolf The first several #1 Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 1, 16K, Level II BASIC. #2 Netronics ELF-II, RCA 1802, 256 static ram. #3 Osborne I, blue-gray model, 64K, 2 SS/SD 90K floppies. Where I learn C and started a new career. Sincerely, C. Brendemuehl --

Re: my first computer (was Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954)

A few of my choice computers: 1. Texas Instruments TI-99/4A. Christmas present in 1982. 2. Original IBM PC, 512k of RAM (woah!), two DS/DD floppies, CGA monitor (we even ran Windows 1.0 on it at one point) 3. AT&T 3B2/300. 30 megs of HD, 2 megs of RAM. First unix box I ever adminned. A friend of

RE: OT - Strange eBay listing.

Follow up to this thread from several days ago. This could just be the highest bid ever made on eBay: http://tinyurl.com/5wcky OTOH it's not likely to be honoured. regards, Anthony Farr

RE: my first computer (was Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954)

I used zilog 80 based computers with CP/M at work but didn't own one. I had a commodore64 in the very early 80's, used it for a while, lost interest and much later went to a 286 PC in late 80's. If I recall correctly, my first hard drive was 10 Mb and that was a good one! I now have single image fi

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

> I agree. My FA* 300/4.5 is maybe even a bit sharper than the FA* > 200/2.8. I haven't tested it; it's more of a feeling. The scenes just > sort of jump out of the viewfinder at me. What, kind of 3D effect, oh n :) John -- Original Message --- From: "Doug Franklin" <

Re: Fw: Clarkvision: Dynamic Range of an Image

Wondered if someone would catch that. No one on the Internet seems to want to do apple to apple comparisons. e.g. Digital print vs. chemical print. It is always digital image to converted to digital from analog image. Now I wounder what his results would have been if he had projected the digital

Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954

In 1961 my college Math professor, John Kemeny, had us work on a main frame with punch cards. He was trying to develop a new computer language that could be used by non-scientist types. Of course, what he came up with was called Basic, originally copyrighted by Dartmouth College, and the firs

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

F 300/4.5 has a removable tripod mount. I really enjoy this lens. It or the FA should be around used. - Original Message - From: "Amita Guha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 7:50 PM Subject: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime > I

Re: Very wierd 28mm on the ist D

"Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I put a cheap Vivitar 28/2.8 MF M type lens on the D this >morning to see what the results would be. >Though it's certainly not a sharp lens the results weren't >as bad as I expected. >Here's the wierd part: > >1.) No matter what I focused on, the lighti

Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954

Yeah! How soon we forget. Actually I think the were 320kb, Tandy was rather conservative. I was a member of the Dearborn (Michigan) TRS Computer Club for awhile. The guy who wrote Multidos was also a member. We had a sales rep for a clone that was twice as fast as the TRS-80 come in and show off

Re: Bye Bye Contact Sheets (was RE: Robert Frank - New York Bus, 1958 )

Interesting. The removable media industry seems to be on the brink of a serious downturn. I oversee the corporate IT efforts for the (small) company I work for, and recently my network admin and I agreed to dispense with our expensive tape backup system and switch to a removable hard drive array.

RE: SD card speed question (Was: *ist-DS english manual)

The Sandisk Ultra II 512Mb SD is a lot faster than a standard card in my 43WR. The camera is almost instantly ready for use again even at the highest file size. The same doesn't appear to be true for the *istD Nick -Original Message- From: "Girts"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 17/11

Re: Very wierd 28mm on the ist D

Don, The lens mount doesn't ground the AF pin on the body mount (the closest from the AF shaft). Servus, Alin Don wrote: DS> I put a cheap Vivitar 28/2.8 MF M type lens on the D this DS> morning to see what the results would be. DS> Though it's certainly not a sharp lens the results w

GOT IT! Was_ Very wierd 28mm on the ist D

This lens has a plastic/composite mount. It doesn't short *any* of the contacts on the D's lens mount. The D doesn't even know it has a lens mounted! This appears to be normal behavior when there is no lens. (I verified this by taping over the contacts on an FA lens, same result.) Oh well, maybe th

RE: Very wierd 28mm on the ist D

Thanks Alin, I was sitting her after I sent the original e-mail and seeing what was different about this lens. Took awhile but I finally realised it's the plastic mount. The poor D doesn't even know it has a lens. Same effect if I put tape over the mount on an FA lens. I sent another post to say I

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

> On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 20:49:03 +1300, David Mann wrote: > I agree. My FA* 300/4.5 is maybe even a bit sharper than the FA* > 200/2.8. I haven't tested it; it's more of a feeling. The scenes just > sort of jump out of the viewfinder at me. Makes one wonder how the FA* 300/4.5 compares to the FA*

Re[3]: *ist-DS english manual

Just to point that absence of the dedicated AF button can be supplanted by programming the OK button to act as focussing button. The same button can also be set to suspend AF while manually focussing (with lenses sporting quick shift focus). Servus, Alin

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 20:49:03 +1300, David Mann wrote: > That's a shame as the F* and FA* 300mm f/4.5 lenses are fantastic. > I'd recommend looking around a bit to try and find one. > > Sorry but you can't have mine :) I agree. My FA* 300/4.5 is maybe even a bit sharper than the FA* 200/2.8. I h

Very wierd 28mm on the ist D

I put a cheap Vivitar 28/2.8 MF M type lens on the D this morning to see what the results would be. Though it's certainly not a sharp lens the results weren't as bad as I expected. Here's the wierd part: 1.) No matter what I focused on, the lighting, or how carefully I steadied the camera I NEVER

Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954

1963 - Intro to Numerical Control - UW-Madison. Card punch, card reader, IBM 1620 (50K housed in two boxes each the size of your dining room table), no tape drives, all punch card output. Programmed in ForGo, a combination or Fortran and Gotran. Stand in line waiting for your job to run, run the

Re: 20x30" from 6MP?

Ah metric, (well not really since it was never actually part of the metric system, and this version is more properly a decimal system), time, the French revolution, tried to institute a 10 hour day with a 100 "metric minutes" per. hour. Didn't take, proving there are things even the French wou

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Wed, 17 Nov 2004, The Diabolical Dr Z wrote: Hope I'm not breaking some auction disclosure rule here, but have a look at this one: Just out of curiosity, on what exactly are you basing your hopes? Kostas Wishfull thinking... -- I can understand why mankind

Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954

Yep, it really built mussels and character lugging those boxes of cards around. Paul Sorenson wrote: 1963 - Intro to Numerical Control - UW-Madison. Card punch, card reader, IBM 1620 (50K housed in two boxes each the size of your dining room table), no tape drives, all punch card output. Progra

Re: PAW PESO - Air Mail

A technique I never thought of Shel > [Original Message] > From: Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Wednesday, November 17, 2004, 1:20:28 AM, Shel wrote: > > > ... I wondered how the postman would deliver the mail to it, and, in > > my mind, I worked out an elaborate system whereby the box cou

RE: OT - Strange eBay listing.

Check out the bidders, and there notes. Jonathan -Original Message- From: Anthony Farr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 6:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: OT - Strange eBay listing. Follow up to this thread from several days ago. This could just be the

FA135 /2.8 opinions

Hi all, I' m searching for a good mid-tele prime for my Z-1p. Until today I was about to get FA100/2,8 Macro - I've tested it once before and sort of liked it. Excellent sharpness, solid build. But today I somewhy started to think about FA 135 and can't quit... same max. aperture, a bit longer,

Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954

That should be muscles, not seafood. Damn spell checker. Peter J. Alling wrote: Yep, it really built mussels and character lugging those boxes of cards around. Paul Sorenson wrote: 1963 - Intro to Numerical Control - UW-Madison. Card punch, card reader, IBM 1620 (50K housed in two boxes each t

Re: FA135 /2.8 opinions

Seems to be well liked but has "not great" focus feel. If that's important I'd wait. OTOH you could get a nice manual focus 135. Like the K135 f2.5 and the FA 135 f2.8 for autofocus. (Just helping you along with your enablement). Margus Männik wrote: Hi all, I' m searching for a good mid-te

Re: Ds software?

On 16/11/04, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: >If you've got photoshop, why not use the built-in browser (assuming ps7 or >ps cs)? File Browser rules! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Fw: Clarkvision: Dynamic Range of an Image

On 17/11/04, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: >Wondered if someone would catch that. No one on the Internet seems to >want to do >apple to apple comparisons. Only trying to avoid the flames ;-) Good to see your better. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Pixel Puzzlement

I've been pondering this perplexing pixel problem for a while, and thought that someone here may have the answer: How large is a pixel? What I mean is this. If there's an image that has a resolution of 72ppi, typical for web presentation, and another image, from a scanned version of the same so

Re: What make a camera a pro camera?

On 16/11/04, Larry Cook, discombobulated, unleashed: >I was reading through some posts on one of the Pentax forums that I >follow and ran across a remark about Pentax not making any "Pro" >cameras. At the time I thought to myself, "OK, I'm not a pro, so what? I >like what I have, a *istD, so wh

FS/WTB: Pentax KX

WTB: Pentax KX ** I'm looking for one with everything working properly. No dings or dents desired, but normal wear is acceptable. Black is always beautiful, but does cost more. Brassing is acceptable and I think really adds character. ** MX/Winder @ a reasoanble pri

Re: FA135 /2.8 opinions

Hi, not great focus feel - what does it mean? If it means too easy movement with no proper fixation, I can probably live with that. When using MF, I keep my left hand always at focus ring with one finger "clamping" the ring. Or it's just not smooth (feels something like cheap zooms) ? However, I

Re: Pixel Puzzlement

A pixel is as large as you print it. For me an image got pixels. And depending on the size I'm showing it at I'll get different ppi ppi=pixel/size I don't care at all about ppi. When I order a print I order a specific size, and no matter what ppi values I got in my image I'll get that size. Same

Re: OT - Strange eBay listing.

Anthony Farr wrote: Follow up to this thread from several days ago. This could just be the highest bid ever made on eBay: http://tinyurl.com/5wcky OTOH it's not likely to be honoured. Stranger things have happened. If it is honoured, the shipping insurance will have to be revised. 8-) mike

RE: Pixel Puzzlement

A "pixel" has no dimensions, it is just a piece of data. It is "given" dimension by the "output device" whether that be printer, monitor or whatever. A pixel displayed on a monitor at 72dpi is very large indeed compared to the same pixel printed on a 1200dpi printer at 1200ppi. Note that ppi refers

Re: Pixel Puzzlement

The issue is the definition of terms. Pixel may at times mean the display characteristic and at other times mean the sensor characteristic. There may even be more that I'm not aware of. It should always be understood in its immediate context as it is a very broad term. Sincerely, C. Brendemuehl

RE: Pixel Puzzlement

I have read at www.shortcources.com that a pixel (in an image) does not have a size - it's a code in a computer, not a real physical thing. I believe that's what you are saying as well. How big it's seen depends on the ppi-resolution - how you print or see it on a screen. But that's not quite true

Re: FA135 /2.8 opinions

A little bit of all of that. Focus ring wobbles a bit, is very easy to turn, (not well damped enough, though still better damped than my SMCP-F 70-210 zoom which I use all the time). I've only played with one, haven't actually compared the results to other lenses, but the results are suppose

RE: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

Try KEH or Adorama too. Or Amazon.com I can also recommend the SMC M* 4.0/300mm. It's manual focus of cource. Used with the Pentax F 1.7x AF adapter, it becomes a AF 510mm. Truely a nice combo. Sometimes a Sigma or a Tamron 300mm can be spotted at ebay or elsewhere. About Pentax. Yes, sometimes i

Re: my first computer (was Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954)

> As requested by Graywolf First was a Commador Vic 20 Second a used 8086 with 20 MEG HD and a 5 1/4" drive. Third was a 386 clone with 8 meg ram 3 1/2 and 5 1/4 drives Newest is a MDG PIII with 40 Gig HD 256 Ram CD rom Dave

Re: OT - Strange eBay listing.

Hi, > Follow up to this thread from several days ago. > This could just be the highest bid ever made on eBay: I think you should expect everything connected with it to be 'in the highest'. > http://tinyurl.com/5wcky > OTOH it's not likely to be honoured. there are plenty of people out there st

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

Amita -- I concur on the M*300/4 as a very nice hand-holdable long lens. I use it a lot at the races. My only gripe is that it's a heavy lens with no tripod collar, meaning I pretty much *have* to hand-hold. Puting that much unsupported weight on the camera's lens mount scares me a wee bit, and it

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

Hi, > I concur on the M*300/4 as a very nice hand-holdable long lens. > I use it a lot at the races. My only gripe is that it's a heavy > lens with no tripod collar, meaning I pretty much *have* to > hand-hold. Puting that much unsupported weight on the camera's > lens mount scares me a wee bit, a

FS: 4x5 back for Kodak 2D 8x10

I don't need it, so it can be yours! The mechanism is in great shape. Just add ground glass. (Cheap via Midwest Photo http://www.mpex.com) $50 + shpg. PayPal. Sincerely, C. Brendemuehl 'We're over it. We've moved on. We're just fine. The election was days ago.

RE: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

I have never given the weight/lack of tripod collar a second thought - even with an AF adapter mounted. Then again, I exclusivly use it with Pentax cameras with a METAL bayonet (which luckily applies to most of them). I have used it on the Super A, PZ-1, MZ-S and *ist D. I have had no problems, and

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

I was not particularly thrilled with the A*300/4.0 that I had. I found it to be a little soft, although a few people suggested that I was using it to photograph objects that were "too close" for optimal performance. Like to work close to my subjects, and rarely, if ever, did I use the lens out to

Re: FA135 /2.8 opinions

Hi, I got the FA 135 2.8, I'm actually quite happy with the focusing as I play it with one or two fingers only. I find it quite valuable when working close to small birds (really close) as its faster than the old manual focus lenses. I think its a great performer also creating sellable pictures

RE: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

This is a neat rig too. I'll buy one for my 400 one of these days. http://www.adorama.com/BG3420.html Don > -Original Message- > From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 2:36 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: seeking recommendations for a good 3

RE: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

Bob, I have one of these with the wooden knob that unscrews to reveal a 1/4-20 thread: http://store.yahoo.com/stoneypoint/polmonexvyok.html It's my main monopod with the addition of a small ballhead. The company offers it with the "V" yoke too. The yoke is also available by itself and screws to a

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

How about some dedicated long-lens-holder like this one: http://www.manfrotto.com/product/templates/templates.php3?sectionid=103&itemid=354 Sam - Original Message - From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:35 PM Subject: Re: seeking rec

Re: MB /frame size

Guess I don't have enough to do:) I agree. Sam

Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954

Doug Franklin skrev: > > On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:23:13 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > This may produce a few grins: > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/54-computer.jpg > > Actually, that looks to me like a mock up of a submarine's > dive control station, circa 1954. > > TTYL, DougF KG

Re: Photo competitions list

KW> Yes, I think this is the key, I will add a small note that folks should KW> read the contest conditions before entry. Hi Kevin, good idea. BTW, does Pentax sponsor any competitions? Like Canon and Nikon do. There is a nikon one with deadline end of this year, it's (fortunately) open to all ph

Re: Cropping

BB> This is my take on cropping. I also "corrected" the color and straightened BB> the sagging wall a bit. BB> http://image20.webshots.com/20/7/81/60/218178160cFFVjR_ph.jpg BB> This is my first time using this site, so I hope the link works ok BB> Butch Hi Butch, I missed the original thread, whos

Re: MB /frame size

Yes JAck, naturally. It's not the MB, that counts, but the ppi, and colour depth, file format and compression. Take a look at http://www.shortcourses.com/pixels/index.htm Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jack Davis [mailto:[EMA

Re: MB /frame size

Jack... I hesitate to get sucked into the quagmire of scanning, but if you scan a 35mm neg and get a resulting file of 100MB (!), you're using a scan resolution of 3,500 ppi, which, IIRC, is approaching the maximum information density of "consumer" 35mm color print films. Scanning a 6x6 neg at th

Re: PAW - Haifa

Like the shot, Boris. For those who complained about the browser resize, it's actually in the source code: the function resizeOuterTo is included and sets the window to 80% of the screen size and 840 pixels wide. Web Aperture should be made aware that there could be objections to this sort of

MB /frame size

If a 6x6cm frame is scanned at 100MB and a 35mm frame is scanned at 100MB, will the 35mm frame relinquish a greater share of its information than will the 6x6? IOW, in order to achieve an equal scan saturation, would it be necessary to scan the 6x6 at 360MB? (6x6 area =3.6 times that of the 35) G

Re: Photo competitions list

Kevin, just got this in my email. Maybe something for your list? Haven't checked up on possible ripoffs, and the "previous communications" was a similar letter from them a year ago...:-) Cheers, Jostein -- Dear photographer, naturalist, mountaineer: As you must already

Re: Rumor of DA 50-200

KK> You can go to Av or Manual, if you are setting the aperture from the KK> body. The obvious exception is the apertures not possible with the KK> selected FL. Which for my style is the usuality, not an exception. But I will be getting a fixed aperture wide zoom ASAP. I hope the Tokina will come

Re: All that space/waiting for that stupid agent to trigger

stream of unconciousness? CW also wants the F*300 lens - Original Message - From: "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 7:48 AM Subject: All that space/waiting for that stupid agent to trigger My digital camera is a Canon A30.

Re: Optimized Windows XP Digital Imaging system

HC> slower processors. a PCI-Express video card makes a big difference, as does Hi Herb, does a newer graphic card make any difference in 2D imaging? I mean, for only photographic work? In my limited understanding, it helps in only scrolling the image around, or not? Thanks Good light!

RE: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

Bob, I have one of these with the wooden knob that unscrews to reveal a 1/4-20 thread: http://store.yahoo.com/stoneypoint/polmonexvyok.html It's my main monopod with the addition of a small ballhead. The company offers it with the "V" yoke too. The yoke is also available by itself and screws to a

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

Since I alraedy own the monopod head, it would be wuite easy to make this myself from this and a flach bracket/rail, a strap and a piece of wood or plasic. It wold cost me app. 3 USD :-) Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Don San

Kodak UK Job Losses Confirmed

Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

On 17/11/04, Don Sanderson, discombobulated, unleashed: >This is a neat rig too. >I'll buy one for my 400 one of these days. > >http://www.adorama.com/BG3420.html My God, bondage gear for your camera! What next? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|h

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

Amita, Contact me off line if your interested in the A 400/5.6 or A 300/4. I know where you can find one at Paul's price. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 21:03:04 -0500, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know it's not exactly what you're looking for, but the A 400/5.6 is a > very

Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954

1963, the days of "manly" computing! At the end of the semester, all the card punches would be busy. You would spend hours in a room with 20 card punches banging away, waiting for your program to come back. Then...You'd have to wait for access to a card punch machine to correct your syntax errors

Re: Kodak UK Job Losses Confirmed

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 22:56:35 +, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Cheers, > Cotty > Do you think it's 'cause of that newfangled digital stuff? -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

RE: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

I assume that you are aware, as we all are, that you are the only one here that would have thought of that! (I'm a bit jealous) ;-) Don > -Original Message- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 5:05 PM > To: pentax list > Subject: Re: seeking recomm

Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954

Jens, that's nothing! The first PC I used was a Tandy Model III, with 4KB of memory and a tape drive for storage. The first one I bought for a company was an HP 86A, using a 64KB 51/4 inch external disk as persistent storage, and a green screen monitor. Memory was a whole 128k, in plug-in modu

Re: Pentax - Vivitar zoom comparison

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:24:08 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Frank's just too big a target when he puts it that way... I'm not a target, I'm a straight man. Ed McMahon to Johnny Carson. Paul Schaffer to David Letterman. William B. William to Sammy Maudlin (anyone rememer wha

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

I was ignoring him, in the hopes that he would go away and flog himself. Don Sanderson wrote: I assume that you are aware, as we all are, that you are the only one here that would have thought of that! (I'm a bit jealous) ;-) Don -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] S

Re: OT - Strange eBay listing.

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:44:25 +, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Stranger things have happened. If it is honoured, the shipping > insurance will have to be revised. 8-) > $69,000 is a small price to pay for eternal salvation. What I want to know is why is this guy selling? Did he

Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954

HAR! You'se guys are all wimps, and have fallen victim to planned obsolescence. I still use a scribe to record my impotant data, which is then sent to a stone carver and chisled into granite tablets for archival backup. The tablets are then stored in subterranean caverns. http://www.scribeyourd

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:14:44 -0600, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I assume that you are aware, as we all are, that you > are the only one here that would have thought of that! > (I'm a bit jealous) ;-) You guys are just sick. You should buy that Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese on eBay. Y

Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:17:15 +0100 (CET), Sam Jost wrote: > Makes one wonder how the FA* 300/4.5 compares to the FA* 300/2.8. Unless I hit the lottery, or some kind soul donates one to me, I'll never know. I can race for a couple of seasons for what the f/2.8 costs. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: Pixel Puzzlement

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:09:20 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I've been pondering this perplexing pixel problem for a while, and thought > that someone here may have the answer: How large is a pixel? A pixel in a file is dimensionless. The dimensions of a rendered pixel are defined by the render

Re: OT - Strange eBay listing.

I had heard that eBay had removed the auction prior to it's completion because it failed to meet the rules. IL Bill On Nov 17, 2004, at 8:50 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: Follow up to this thread from several days ago. This could just be the highest bid ever made on eBay: http://tinyurl.com/5wcky OTOH

Re: Pixel Puzzlement

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:48:26 -0500, Doug Franklin wrote: > On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:09:20 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > I've been pondering this perplexing pixel problem for a while, and thought > > that someone here may have the answer: How large is a pixel? > > A pixel in a file is dimens

Re: MB /frame size

Thanks Sam for allowing me to reply to Tim on your email. Tim, I appreciate the info info and link. I suppose that embedded somewhere in that link is my answer, but a couple clarifications..if I may and I'll go away. Did you arrive at 3,500 ppi by multiplying 35mm by 100mb? Coincidence? How did you

Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954

- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: Re: Home Computer Prediction From 1954 HAR! You'se guys are all wimps, and have fallen victim to planned obsolescence. I still use a scribe to record my impotant data, which is then sent to a stone carver and chisled into granite ta

RE: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime

> Where all did you get on the Cape? Did you have fun? It > must be quite stark and empty this time of year (at least > compared to summer). Yes, we had a great time, thanks. It was unusually cold for this time of year, but I brought flannel-lined jeans and turtlenecks, so I was fine. You gotta

Re: OT - Strange eBay listing.

I ate the virgin mary grilled cheese sandwich. It was sacrelicious. David Illinois Bill wrote: I had heard that eBay had removed the auction prior to it's completion because it failed to meet the rules. IL Bill On Nov 17, 2004, at 8:50 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: Follow up to this thread from several

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