I have very few problems with the AF360FGZ or AF140C on the *istD. As good as
with the MZ-S.
Nick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]
My AF400T is reasonably good on TTL with the *istD, although I have to say
it is a bit better on the LX.
Hi Joakim,
I hope your source is correct, I need a new camera very soon (my old Z1p is
slowly dying).
What does slowly dying mean. Just wondering as I own a Z1p myself.
Peter, Uppsala
ERNR wrote:
Sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well, and good to see you back (hope
it's not just a brief visit)
Too early to say.
Last night a flash jumped off the top of my Program
Plus.
I'm trying to picture this. And failing. Would you have time to elaborate?
It was dark and
I did a similar experiment.
The result was that there are only small differences visible. However, they
are there!
The difference between -1 and -2 is just visible to the eye.
Take a look:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/1906936/
Jens Bladt
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Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 4. december 2004 11:26
Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Emne: Re: Composition Thoughts and an Unfortunate Event
ERNR wrote:
Sorry to hear you
Sounds like the printer for me!
By the way - i just discovered that mine Stylus Photo is 7 years old, but
rarely used.
Jens Bladt
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http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 4. december 2004 02:58
Til:
One of the reasons, I believe, it's normally impossible to take out a
cartridge and reinstall it, is supposed to be to avoid emptying it
completely. If you do, the ink may dry and damage the pipe, transporting ink
to the nozzle and thje nozzle itself.
Annother reason is, that the chip that
Would you advice to anybody who has not ever in his life got into
developing film to go for doing things by himself of rather using a
processor?
Note I have a VERY small shower room (and NO bathroom) I have quite
space contraints.
Thibouille
William Robb a écrit :
- Original
Hi Jerry,
I'll take a wild guess at this one! g
Most more or less average folks end up buying the low dollar (around
US$100) units from Epson, because of all the hype!
They DO work well, but do NOT tolerate idleness, as has been mentioned
before.
Odd fact is, the folks who buy the cheaper
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 01:44:53 -0500 (EST), D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote:
Last night a flash jumped off the top of my Program
Plus. It took the flash shoe with it. This is not
a danger I knew to expect -- a body shedding its
shoe and dumping the flash on the ground. I'm not
It's not hard to
By the way, I just discovered Flickr. A nice place to publish photographs
for free. I got link from a fellow list member.
The slide-show thing is very nice, I think.
I recently uploaded My Home Town series, which was once used as a common
screensaver at work (500 PC's or more). It's all (except
Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was really scared for a second... I mispelled the URL... it is...
http://www.markdownsoftware.com/
Web page hosted by serverbeach.com, an outfit well known for harboring
spammers and other disreputable types.
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
Hi all,
I found a dealer in Germany, who's selling a used FA 100/2.8 MACRO in good
condition. The price is ok because it has (according to the shop) a problem
with the focus range limiter. When the knob is on FULL and you focus at
close distance it locks the focus range to the close-distance
First, I see the A50/2 regularly for $20 or thereabouts.
All of the A50s are very sharp lenses.
The 43 is sharp enough but has two other
characteristic trade-offs to consider. One good, the other bad.
I've used two different samples of the lens, so these comments should be
consistent with the
Jerry in Houston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
see DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint in yahoogroups
Don't you think there is a reason why Epson printers
are the overwhelming choice of those who are
passionate about making digital B/W and color fine art
prints?
I thought the new HP printers were king
common! these guys post their physical address and phone #s!
just call them.
best,
mishka
On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 07:54:50 -0500, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was really scared for a second... I mispelled the URL... it is...
A clean SMC-A 50mm F2 lens can easily be had for, say, US$ 50.
...or even less.
The 43mm Limited lens is a little wider, a tiny bit faster, and
about eight times more expensive. Can anyone with real-world
experience comment on how much better it really is optically? I'd
consider
- Original Message -
From: Thibs
Subject: Re: Film processor (Jobo CPE-2)
Would you advice to anybody who has not ever in his life got into
developing film to go for doing things by himself of rather using a
processor?
Note I have a VERY small shower room (and NO bathroom) I have
- Original Message -
From: Peter J. Alling
Subject: Re: Darkroom Equipment Aquisition
Now I really hate you...
That's OK, my dog loves me, and God still loves you.
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: Keith Whaley
Subject: Re: Epson Printers
May I also guess what comes next?
We'll hear from that small group who say, I only use my $80
printer once or twice every 3 months, and it's never failed me, so
what are you talking about?
I guess some folks are just
I know it's Saturday but it's probably Friday somewhere. I've decided to go
digital, bought an Ist D last night with delivery Wednesday. Time to move some
35mm equipment.
For sale:
Pentax LX. I have three LXen. two in very good shape and one in mint. All
have cross screens. I have most if not
I am not sure but it should be the knob assembly. What the knob does is
simply engage/disengage the AF shaft underneath the hood. The mechanism
itself is not complicated, and can be accessed to by removing the rubber
cover. The plastic knob is held by a screw which is covered by a piece of
Through Blacks,Vic??
Dave
I know it's Saturday but it's probably Friday
somewhere.
I've decided to go
digital, bought an Ist D last night with delivery Wednesday. Thanks Vic
Through Blacks,Vic??
Dave
I know it's Saturday but it's probably Friday
somewhere.
I've decided to go
digital, bought an Ist D last night with delivery Wednesday. Thanks Vic
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Quoting Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
My favorite part, is, of course, when the run the
credits :) - but in the TV
version they go too fast
that's why somebody created VCRs ...
ERN
Yup :)
OF course, here I have a vested interest but I also
hate it when
Christian wrote:
Yes, the name of the bay near Ocean City, Maryland is called Assawoman
Bay. It's connected to Little Assawoman Bay in Delaware to the north
and empties into the Atlantic Ocean to the south.
This shot is facing East towards Ocean City.
cbwaters wrote:
Since nobody else has really talked about it:
Is there a big assawoman bay?
What about a just-rightassawoman bay?
Reminds me of the Pain-DeAss family that's been getting mentioned in the
credits of the Car Talk radio program on our National Public Radio network.
Papa =
Ahhh...
Much of my criticism of my previous post has now vanished. Getting
rid of the red has brightened things up considerably, and it's much
more agreeable to me now.
thanks, Shel,
frank
I think i need to be more selective in how, and
I frequently print portraits as 11x17 or 8x12. That way you can compose
in the viewfinder.
Paul
On Dec 4, 2004, at 1:44 AM, D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote:
Sorry I've been so quie^H^H^H^Habsent lately. I've not
been feeling well enough to keep all the usual balls in
the air, and PDML is one that got
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I know it's Saturday but it's probably Friday somewhere. I've decided to go
digital, bought an Ist D last night with delivery Wednesday. Time to move
some
35mm equipment.
...
Other hard-to-get lenses I might consider for sale at the right price
100mm M f2.8 in
1. Is there a separate manual for the FA* 80-200/2.8? I'm looking
at an SMC Pentax-FA interchangeable Lenses Operating Manual, and
it says that there is a separate manual for this lens, but I didn't
find it on the Pentax USA manual download site.
2. What's the story with the PZ, AZ, and MODE
Amen Brother
Kenneth Waller
- Original Message -
From: Jerry in Houston [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: Epson Printers
see DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint in yahoogroups
Don't you think there is a reason why Epson
Yes Dave I bought it through Blacks. I was surprised that A) they even
carried it and B) offered it at the best price I could find. Apparently the
$1,699
is their listed price and it really makes no difference if you're an air miles
card carrier or not. That's where I saw it at that price but
On 4/12/04, D. Glenn Arthur Jr., discombobulated, unleashed:
I dunno, the idea of shooting 5x7 or 8x10 in the first
place sounds more and more tempting. But short of a
complete format change, I'm going to have to come up
with some tricks to help me remember to plan for
cropping when I shoot
May I also guess what comes next?
We'll hear from that small group who say, I only
use my $80
printer once or twice every 3 months, and it's never
failed me, so
what are you talking about?
I guess some folks are just plain lucky, to not
represent part of
the majority! grin
Some
On 3/12/04, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed:
Of course there's a couple $1000 of accesories to acquire over time
and the 6 foot dome I plan on putting up next summer.
Tom, what sort of dome? Wouldn't be geodesic by any chance?
Cheers,
Cotty
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I thought the new HP printers were king of the hill
in BW?
Epson rules color printing though...
--
Mark Roberts
There is a new HP printer that does a very good job in
BW. I have never seen one, but have heard alot of
chat about it. BUT you must use their ink and
their expensive paper
On 3/12/04, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:
Another quick thought Tom, they disappeared AND they have your CC
number!
I'd suggest a phone call.
I'd suggest cancelling that card altogether.
Without a doubt!
Cheers,
Cotty
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http://caughtinmotion.com/paw/mad2_04.jpg
I think this one is a bit better than #1,but its still not as sharp as i'd like
it to be.
I think its more film
flatness than anything.
Taken near Harcourt Ontario back in October.
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Keith Whaley
Subject: Re: Epson Printers
May I also guess what comes next?
We'll hear from that small group who say, I only use my $80 printer
once or twice every 3 months, and it's never failed me, so what are
you talking about?
I guess
I like it.
Nice.
Is the blue tinge from the length of exposure or the way the air was showing
the reflected
light.
Dave
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From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, the name of the bay near Ocean City, Maryland is
Fred,
I don't know about 1 3, but I can shed some light on #2.
With a camera like the PZ-1/Z-1 the lens has an electric power zoom.
You can slide the zoom clutch out and have the camera zoom electrically.
...Just a light touch of the zoom ring.
So the button and the switch...
Once you have the
- Original Message -
From: Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. Is there a separate manual for the FA* 80-200/2.8? I'm looking
at an SMC Pentax-FA interchangeable Lenses Operating Manual, and
it says that there is a separate manual for this lens, but I didn't
find it on the Pentax USA
William Robb wrote:
(snip)
and because
of the low chemistry volumes, developers with high capacity must be
used.
That's a downside of the CPP/CPE series processors that have been discussed.
The big problem with those is that they are designed for the same reels as
used by Jobo
That may be so, but the high density areas in a negative coincide with
lighter areas of the print where noise will be easy to see. Noise in high
density areas of trannies will be in dark areas of print where it isn't as
obvious.
regards,
Anthony Farr
-Original Message-
From: Herb
Hi Dave
Apart from sharpness issues, the colors look way to intense, quite
unnatural. The blue of the lake appears surreal.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://caughtinmotion.com/paw/mad2_04.jpg
I think this one is a
Colour printers (the people not the machinery) have for decades been getting
accurate colour balance from negatives in the absence of reference targets
such as grey cards or colour targets. Quite simply you can't tell a client
to go away just because their negatives lack those things. You do the
I tried posting this last night, but apparently it went into the electronic
ether.
I use Browser and Lab on a W98SE machine. They work fine -- except that Browser
cannot open Lab, which it otherwise is able to do. They need to be run
separately.
But I don't use Lab much now. I use Pentax's
Were did you get the plug-in Joe. I heard they dont have it on Adobe's site
anymore,or
is this
something from Pentax it self.
Dave Brooks .
But I don't use Lab much now. I use Pentax's plug-in in PS 7.
Joe
This is a known problem with the FA 28-70/f4. There's been reports of a
tendency for a couple of
the rear elements to separate. I just checked mine, which I use fairly
regularly, (I'd been lucky up
till now), and it too seems to have what looks like a light splotchy
haze somewhere in the rear
Sorry for the repeat OT.Looking for a little more guidance here.
So i downloaded Ad Aware and it found a bunch of stuff which i quarintined. I
then
downloaded
Spybot,it found a bunch more but quits 1/2 way through the removal part.
Friday my shortcut to my internet connection
Mark Roberts wrote:
Jerry in Houston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
see DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint in yahoogroups
Don't you think there is a reason why Epson printers
are the overwhelming choice of those who are
passionate about making digital B/W and color fine art
prints?
I thought the
Recently I found out that some pirate software can clean the
printer/printhead, reset counters etc.
I haven't really tried it yet since mu printer don't work. But here's the
link in case you are interested:
http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml/epsons.shtml
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Were did you get the plug-in Joe.
Dave, it is Pentax's plug-in. I'm hoping they'll improve it along the lines of
Lab 2.0.
Joe
Stopped down to 2.8 or 4 the 43ltd is a top lens.
You talked of a two-persons-conflict, but you mentioned some more: the
collector, the user, the one that earns/has the money and someone who askes
for quality. And you forgot the one who wants to play with those toys.
Let's see:
The collector may
I do not know. I have the Epson Stylus Photo 820, $99 special. I do not print a
lot with it and had some ink clogging problems with it to start. Then I bought
some cheap ink cartridges off of Ebay. Strange thing is they do not clog like
the Epson inks. Use the printer once a month or so and you
You might want to look at AdsGone http://www.adsgone.com
Blocks lots of stuff for me. It occasionally lets something through but their is
a way to make it know to block that next time. I also use the two programs you
mentioned to clean up the stuff it misses by running them about once a month.
Using Firefox with Adblock extension gives me a lot less sh** than
before and is safer (but no totaly safe of course) and you can block
annoying popups and ads :)
-
Thibouille
[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit :
Sorry for the repeat OT.Looking for a little more guidance
IMO the 43mm is a special lens in terms of its
characteristics. It has a quite high resolution at f8
or so. I think between f2.8 and 5.6 it is also very
good compared to other fast standard lenses. But what
I like most about this lens its color reproduction,
and the contrasty and color-saturated
Hi Dave,
Sometimes doing a system restore helps, but since this has been going on a
while you may need go back a ways in your restore settings. How far back
do they go? Do you have XP SP1?
Another thing to try is to manually clean up your machine. Get rid of all
temp files, cookies that are
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 10:10:23 -0500, Fred [EMAIL
PROTECTED] wrote:
1. Is there a separate manual for the FA*
80-200/2.8? I'm looking
at an SMC Pentax-FA interchangeable Lenses
Operating Manual, and
it says that there is a separate manual for this
lens, but I didn't
find it on the Pentax USA
Somewhere along the Epson line, we pass from the
rank amateur category to the prosumer group, and I'd
like to know what series that is...
Among the users in the Yahoo B/W Print group the most
popular and supported have been the 1270/80/90 wide
carriage printers as well as their narrow carriage
Dave, you're lucky you have XP. I run XP, Norton Antivirus, and I'm
connected to the Net through a DSL router. Even so, my computer was
attacked in July. 58 files came through in 2 minutes, many of them multiple
copies of viruses and worms. My address book was blank, IE Favorites nearly
While on the topic of malware, I should mention a file that caused me a lots
of aggravation and wasted time: something called noupdate.exe. It
prevented Norton and Windows from doing any updates, and would stop Norton
scans as soon as they started. I'm really glad I was able to get rid of
Dave,
Did you look at what Spybot found?
It sometimes peels away too much, so it's a good idea to NOT run it on
autopilot.
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 2:47 PM
Subject: Really OT: More on spy/adware problems
we pass from the rank amateur category
to the prosumer group, and I'd like to know what
series that is.
Among the working pros on the list, who have studios
and actually sell prints the 4000 and 7000 series are
most common, but these are really pricey... about 2K
to 7K but can print up to
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004, alexander wrote:
good compared to other fast standard lenses. But what
I like most about this lens its color reproduction,
and the contrasty and color-saturated (but IMO not
intrusive) out of focus images.
Have you got an example of this on line?
Thanks,
Kostas
Have you done all your updates, including the most important
Service Pack 2?
SP 2 is too big to download over a modem, you can order a CD
from Microsoft or maybe a friend can DL it and burn it to CD
for you.
It sounds like the problem has gone beyond some of the simpler
programs.
Try Hijack This:
Hi,
[...] and when i brought up my IE 6 i had lost all my history and popups
came in faster
than i could close them. Its a nightmare i have never had to go through
before on this
computer.
I checked and my conection is armed for MS firewall,but still getting through.
Make sure you have
Good advice, and good pointers.
It might be a good time to mention that some adware and spy programs come
attached to useful programs that one may DL from the net, and that removing
the adware or spyware may cause the main program to stop running.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Bob W [EMAIL
they would hold up the actual colored object next to the print. not the same
thing.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 1:01 PM
Subject: RE: E6 with JOBO
Colour printers (the people not the
Hi,
Saturday, December 4, 2004, 10:54:20 PM, Shel wrote:
Good advice, and good pointers.
It might be a good time to mention that some adware and spy programs come
attached to useful programs that one may DL from the net, and that removing
the adware or spyware may cause the main program to
Good advice. I just put a tilde (~) in front of the name, and that seems
to do the trick.
And let's not forget that one can run msconfig and see exactly what's being
loaded on startup, both services and programs, and you can check/uncheck
boxes and see how the changes effect the system. For
No, that's not the method I had in mind. It's also quite impractical when
the 'object' in question is an immovable landscape, or an architectural
fixture, or perhaps even a dead guy.
Colour casts are seldom purely of one colour. If they commonly were then we
would all be competent colour
Best way to deal with these viruses is to blast them into kingdom-come.
(I just watched 'I, Robot' on DVD.)
Cheers,
Cotty
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Shel Belinkoff mused:
Good advice, and good pointers.
It might be a good time to mention that some adware and spy programs come
attached to useful programs that one may DL from the net, and that removing
the adware or spyware may cause the main program to stop running.
Shel
Running
Today I went to the area around Union Square here in San Francisco for
some shooting. I don't know if it was lack of inspiration or what, but
I only pressed the shutter three times.
Surprisingly, all three images are at least not embarassing:
http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/0141.html
Hello Bob,
I've run into a few that are worse than that. They actually load two
copies as services. If you terminate one, the other immediately loads
it again. So you can't clear them from memory. On top of that,
during shutdown, they write out to the registry a new entry with a
random file
Thanks for all of the responses. The lens info that Stan Halpin put
together at http://stans-photography.info/ includes a fairly comprehensive
set of comments on the merits of different 50's and the 43 LTD vs the 50's.
Most of the comments date from 2001 or earlier, however, and it seems that
- Original Message -
From: Anthony Farr
Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] RE: E6 with JOBO
No, that's not the method I had in mind. It's also quite
impractical when
the 'object' in question is an immovable landscape, or an
architectural
fixture, or perhaps even a dead guy.
Herb is speaking
Get a router.
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: Anthony Farr
Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] RE: Film processor (Jobo CPE-2)
The wider reels also mean that all of the film is close to the
outside, none
near the centreline. In consequence all of the film travels at a
similar
speed during rotation and gets more
Thanks Joe. Good to know
vic
In the end, if you stand in the same spot and take two pictures,
one with a Leica IIIF and Summitar lens, and one with a K1000 and
SMC-A 50mm F2, how different will the pictures really be?
Well, the latter ~has~ to be better - it's taken with a PENTAX !!!
Fred
Hi!
Dave, my standard outfit is:
Kerio Personal Firewall (2.1 - free version)
Mozilla Firefox browser (1.0 - also free)
Privoxy - internet proxy that blocks pop ups and does other cool stuff
(also free)
And from time to time (once every two weeks or so) I run Spybot Search
and Destroy. However I
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