Re: PESO My type of photographer

2004-12-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Dec 2004 at 8:47, Jon Glass wrote: Question, though. Is the bokeh digitally enhanced? Hi Jon, Absolutely as found, sharpened if anything, the shooting distance was probably 10-15m, so at a shooting distance of 12.5m @ f7.1 DOF is only around 50cm. Perspective appears compressed too of

Re: PESO My type of photographer

2004-12-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Dec 2004 at 8:47, Jon Glass wrote: Question, though. Is the bokeh digitally enhanced? so at a shooting distance of 12.5m @ f7.1 DOF is only around 50cm. Make that f5.0 Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Digital grain example

2004-12-08 Thread Juan Buhler
Not sure what this is good for, but just felt like playing a bit in Photoshop. Here's a comparison between the original (well, BW) image from the istD and a version with grain added: http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/0142.html j -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at

Re: Your best M42 mount lenses.

2004-12-08 Thread Frantisek
C Not to enable infinity focus, rather to enable the lenses to be attached C - there is physically no room for the lever inside the throat of the EOS C body. The lenses are used in stop-down mode in both manual and AP. Bwah! Instead of modifying lenses, you should have drilled enough space in

Re: mx shutter behavior

2004-12-08 Thread Francis Tang
On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 16:40:49 -0800 (PST), Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You may visit Rob's site to see what it looks like. I don't have the MX anymore so I cannot how you. Can someone remind us of the URL? Thanks!

Re: PESO My type of photographer

2004-12-08 Thread Patrick Genovese
Hi Rob, That's an awesome shot you've got there. I love the bokeh and the way the girl just stands out of the picture. Well done! Patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well I might as well join the pack, an attempt at a mono image from a really severely rear lit *ist D image using a hue

Re: MZ-S (a new beginning)

2004-12-08 Thread Kristian Walsh
I've been using NiMH batteries in my MZ-S since I got the BG-10 in February 2002, with no ill effects. I leave the battery selector on Alkaline. I also use them in the AF-360 flash, again without troubles. I don't know about older flashes. The only problem with these batteries is that their

Re: Scanner: which one?

2004-12-08 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
At 02:52 2004.12.08 -0500, you wrote: Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 08:34:50 +0100 From: Thibs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Scanner: which one? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm looking for a

Re: Need software suggestion for slide show w/ music

2004-12-08 Thread Herb Chong
it's not brilliant if it doesn't run synched with the slides and that is what he wants. that is much harder to do. Herb - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 1:21 AM Subject: RE: Need software suggestion for

Re: PESO My type of photographer

2004-12-08 Thread Keith Whaley
I concur. Well done, Rob! Don Sanderson wrote: You could have spent two hours posing people and not got a shot that interesting. Amazing, hard to take your eyes off of it. Great shot. Don -Original Message- From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 7:35

Re: Digital grain (was Re: PESO My type of photographer)

2004-12-08 Thread Keith Whaley
frank theriault wrote: On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:54:26 -0800, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do the purists in the list think about these idea of fake grain? 1) That's a loaded question (that I'll have to consider before I answer), and, 2) Who, on this list, is a purist - come to think

Re: PESO My type of photographer

2004-12-08 Thread Keith Whaley
Rob Studdert wrote: On 7 Dec 2004 at 21:52, frank theriault wrote: Well, it sure doesn't look like real film. Those two OOF folks in the foreground have an odd look to them - not natural to my eye, but likely what I mean by not natural is it doesn't look like what I'm used to. LOL, I'm

Re: PESO My type of photographer

2004-12-08 Thread Keith Whaley
Rob Studdert wrote: On 8 Dec 2004 at 8:47, Jon Glass wrote: Question, though. Is the bokeh digitally enhanced? Hi Jon, Absolutely as found, sharpened if anything, the shooting distance was probably 10-15m, so at a shooting distance of 12.5m @ f7.1 DOF is only around 50cm. Now, that's

Re: Scanner: which one?

2004-12-08 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Thibs wrote on 08.12.04 8:34: I'm looking for a scanner. I'm very budget limited so it'll probably be flatbed one. I know Canon do affordable (almost) flatbeds with film back. Of course it is nowhere near a film scanner but I do not expect it to. I absolutely need a normal scanner. Film

Re: Scanner: which one?

2004-12-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Thibs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking for a scanner. I'm very budget limited so it'll probably be flatbed one. I know Canon do affordable (almost) flatbeds with film back. Of course it is nowhere near a film scanner but I do not expect it to. I absolutely need a normal scanner. Film one may

RE: Digital grain (was Re: PESO My type of photographer)

2004-12-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Juan ... I'm not sure if I'm a purist but I don't care for anything fake. For years we've worked with grain in film, trying to reduce or eliminate it as much as possible, or, at times, trying to enhance it, all for creative reasons. Now we have digital, which has it's own type of grain, and

Re: Paw: Fall colours #2

2004-12-08 Thread brooksdj
Frank said: I like the composition, but as someone's already noted, it's a bit oversaturated for my taste. Nature should look, er, natural. vbg Now, I know I said that #1 looked a bit flat, but this is way way too far in the other direction vbg.

Re: Scanner: which one?

2004-12-08 Thread Otis Wright
8400F is about US$140 at BHPHOTO.. in NYC. Anyone using the more expensive 9950F? Otis Wright Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Thibs wrote on 08.12.04 8:34: I'm looking for a scanner. I'm very budget limited so it'll probably be flatbed one. I know Canon do affordable (almost) flatbeds

Re: Need software suggestion for slide show w/ music

2004-12-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
Check this out - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx I think it will do what you want, will also do pans and zooms and I think it's free if you are using Win XP - if not, it's still in the neighborhood of 30USD. -P - Original Message

Re: Happy Hannukah

2004-12-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
My SO is Jewish - best of both worlds - we get to celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas. -P - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 6:08 PM Subject: Happy Hannukah Okay, it's after sundown here, so I

RE: Digital grain (was Re: PESO My type of photographer)

2004-12-08 Thread Gateway
Shel To add another perspective, one could argue that to add fake film grain in PS is the same as doing anything in a darkroom. You are merely trying to add to the artistry of the picture. I'll agree with you about the grittiness of film photography but I would have to add that a big part of

RE: Need software suggestion for slide show w/ music

2004-12-08 Thread Gateway
I haven't used this but it's been highly recommended. http://www.wnsoft.com/ Regards Gareth Callaway Gateway 905-773-1186 www.recruiter4u.net -Original Message- From: Paul Sorenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 8:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:

Re: Epson Printer

2004-12-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks to all who offered suggestions. Shel

eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy.

2004-12-08 Thread Don Sanderson
So, a guy has a Takumar lens for sale on eekBay. I ask him whether it's Auto, Super or SMC. He responds SMC, great. But now ALL the buyers can see this on the auction page. The price'll go way up. Don doesn't get his super, devious, informed, clever, good deal. Poor, poor me. :-( Has anyone

Re: PESO: Cliffs Near Hasan's Cave

2004-12-08 Thread Patrick Genovese
Hi Frank, Thanks for the nice comments. Patrick frank theriault wrote: On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 00:27:46 +0100, Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken near Hasan's Cave on Malta's Southern coast one very very cold Sunday (late) afteroon. Equipment MZ-S + FA50 1.4 + Tripod - Media Fuji

Not Pentax but Photo Related: Photos show US presidents at play

2004-12-08 Thread Rob Brigham
An exhibition of rarely seen photos of US presidents has opened in Washington, revealing unguarded moments from their spells at the peak of power. The National Archives says it has uncovered photographs that capture not just the events of public life, but also the human qualities of our leaders.

Re: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy.

2004-12-08 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Don Sanderson wrote: Has anyone discovered a super, devious, informed, clever way around this? Ebay wants the price to go up. You don't have a prayer. I am just getting out of the ebay habit after I sell a gazillion of small items left (filters, an Olympus AD2 and other

RE: PESO My type of photographer

2004-12-08 Thread Albano Garcia
Really nice shot, Rob. It could be included in a fashion magazine without problems. Regards Albano --- Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8 Dec 2004 at 7:28, Jens Bladt wrote: Very nice shot - and editing. Perhaps just a bit overdone... but still brilliant, IMO. Hi Jens,

Re: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy.

2004-12-08 Thread Chan Yong Wei
Just be thankful that the answer to your question isn't reflected in the search results for 'smc takumar' Or is it? On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 14:11:29 + (GMT), Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Don Sanderson wrote: Has anyone discovered a super, devious,

RE: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy.

2004-12-08 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Yes, the downside is that other bidders may get key information that only you had in the past. BUT, there is also a great upside to this. If the seller gives you false answers, they are in the listing and gives you much better grounds to get a refund if you end up getting something less than what

Re: Need software suggestion for slide show w/ music

2004-12-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
On top of that, it won't burn a dvd and play on a regular dvd player, only on a computer. Bruce Wednesday, December 8, 2004, 3:19:22 AM, you wrote: HC it's not brilliant if it doesn't run synched with the slides and that is HC what he wants. that is much harder to do. HC Herb HC -

Re: D questions

2004-12-08 Thread David Zaninovic
I tried a shot with lens cap on at 1/15 and I could easily find 10 hot pixels. There are more but only when I go play with the levels in Photoshop. I am returning the camera to the store. BTW. I think that every camera has hot pixels but they are somehow mapped out, it would be cool to see

Re: Photoshop CS Bargain Basement

2004-12-08 Thread Larry Levy
Can we just call it what it is - stealing. If I make something I am entitled to charge whatever I want. You, on the other hand, are entitled not to buy it. It is not a function of what time and money went into the creation of the object. It is a function of what I want to charge for it. If

Re: D questions

2004-12-08 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, David Zaninovic wrote: I tried a shot with lens cap on at 1/15 and I could easily find 10 hot pixels. There are more but only when I go play with the levels in Photoshop. I am returning the camera to the store. If you search in the archive you may find prior discussions

Pentax Sighting! Ad nostalgia..

2004-12-08 Thread Ryan Lee
Saw a National Geographic lying around my folks' place this morning, and seeing France on the cover I thought it might give me some useful tips for my little trip there end of the month. I picked it up, and the first thing I noticed on the page it flipped open to, a great big PENTAX blares out at

Re: PAW Something different for me

2004-12-08 Thread brooksdj
Not bad at all. AWB seemed to get this one ok,and the noise is not very noticable. Neat Image you say, eh.:-) Dave I the other night I was casually showing my friend Dave, a 300D owner, the *ist D output at ISO3200. Dave liked the pic so here it is, the

Re: PESO: Chicago Walkaround

2004-12-08 Thread brooksdj
Nice shot Paul. Shadows do not hide a lot of detail,and the composition is great. I love how the old and new blend together.Vertical lines are very pleasing. Dave Here's another shot from my Chicago walkaround of a couple of weeks ago. After the Wrigley

Re: PAW Something different for me

2004-12-08 Thread Chan Yong Wei
Nice light and textures on the face; this photo has some humanity in it ;) On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:54:38 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not bad at all. AWB seemed to get this one ok,and the noise is not very noticable. Neat Image you say, eh.:-) Dave

Re: Photoshop CS Bargain Basement

2004-12-08 Thread Graywolf
The argument can be made that if you work for a crook, you are a crook. It is a legal priciple called accessory to the act. Many of us manage to justify our conflicting views with such rationalizations as yours. The above is not intended as an attack, but to illustrate out how we can argue one

Re: Photoshop CS Bargain Basement

2004-12-08 Thread mike wilson
John Francis wrote: mike wilson mused: Not sure I agree with you (I don't think the photographer analogy stands up at all) and I still don't understand why music CDs are so much cheaper, given the development costs are similar. You're confusing unit manufacturing cost with product development

Re: Digital grain (was Re: PESO My type of photographer)

2004-12-08 Thread Graywolf
No, no, a purist drinks his coffee black, or maybe with a we dram o' wiskey in it. Milk, cream, sugar, those are for infants. GRIN graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Jon Glass wrote: On Dec 8, 2004, at 4:04 AM, frank theriault

Re: Need software suggestion for slide show w/ music

2004-12-08 Thread Peter J. Alling
But Cotty, we didn't ask for a character assessment, (I'm sorry I just couldn't resist, Bad!, Bad!). Cotty wrote: On 7/12/04, Steve Pearson, discombobulated, unleashed: Sorry, for a PC. Hey Steve, *I'm* sorry ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PESO My type of photographer

2004-12-08 Thread Peter J. Alling
Nice shot, I recognized the bottom, (of the camera not the photographer damnit), I wish you'd made it a trivia question, it was one I could have gotten... Rob Studdert wrote: Well I might as well join the pack, an attempt at a mono image from a really severely rear lit *ist D image using a

Re: PESO: Chicago Walkaround

2004-12-08 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Dave. My wife and daughter were growing impatient with me. It took a while to find a camera position where the verticals aligned. Nice shot Paul. Shadows do not hide a lot of detail,and the composition is great. I love how the old and new blend together.Vertical lines are very

Re: Paw: Fall colours #2

2004-12-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Oh, don't do that, Dave. By posting pics that may have problems you'll have a chance to learn from the comments and experiences of others. Your digi work is OK Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I really have a problem working with scanned images. Probably just going

Re: D questions

2004-12-08 Thread David Zaninovic
I will do a test using Dead Pixel Test software and compare the results with PDML members. It will probably find even more than 10 hot pixels. :) If you search in the archive you may find prior discussions about hot pixels. I seem to recall 10 is not bad, but as I don't have a -D I may not

Re: PESO a couple of wood peckers

2004-12-08 Thread Peter J. Alling
I like the Pilleated, the other isn't quite as good with that out of focus area in the forground. Francis wrote: Hi all, I just got back this month's film and thought I might post a few that I've scanned. Pilleated wood pecker http://www.photosynth.ca/photo/f/pilleated.jpg I had been chasing

Re: PAW Something different for me

2004-12-08 Thread Jack Davis
Pleasing. Sure doesn't look like light is a fluorescent reflection. Having a flare for the obvious, IMO, the warm desk top bounce makes it a success. Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not bad at all. AWB seemed to get this one ok,and the noise is not very noticable. Neat Image you say,

Re: PESO My type of photographer

2004-12-08 Thread Gonz
Absolutely great shot and composition Rob. You MUST print this (and send me a copy)! Add the A200 2.8 to my list of must have lenses too. I love the way she is the only person/object in the focus plane (except for the shoulder of someone on the left, which could use a cropping). I think you

Re: PESO a couple of wood peckers

2004-12-08 Thread Gonz
Mark Roberts wrote: Yeah but it was worth waiting for that fine church-brewed ale! Is that the Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh? Good beer. But I did like the one that used to be in the Strip district better, what was the name? The Strip Brewery? Love that Love Stout #9 never been a finer

Fake vs Real effects

2004-12-08 Thread Mark Erickson
I've been thinking about some questions related to the digital grain thread to which Shel and Juan have been contributing. In particular, I've been working with some Photoshop techniques that yield results similar to Lith printing. The techniques give shadow and dark areas a gritty, rich look

Re: Digital grain (was Re: PESO My type of photographer)

2004-12-08 Thread Peter J. Alling
If I want grain I shoot Tri-X. Juan Buhler wrote: On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:38:26 -0800, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fine work, Rob. Good to see what can be done with BW conversions and the RAW format. Between you and Juan, I may be moving closer to a DSLR all the faster. I do miss

Re: Your best M42 mount lenses.

2004-12-08 Thread Peter J. Alling
frank theriault wrote: On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 12:52:48 -0500, Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: L Despite his one-liners here, Cotty is quite a decent person though those who have not actually met him may not believe that (g). ...and some of us who have met him may not believe it, either...

Re: Russian pancake portrait lens

2004-12-08 Thread Peter J. Alling
frank theriault wrote: On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 23:03:39 -0800, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A few days ago I inquired about a 39mm to 42mm adapter because I wanted to try an old Industar Zenit lens in the ist D. Well, Shel loaned me his, so behold this anachronism, the black tape special

Pentax K8.4/f2.8 Fish-Eye

2004-12-08 Thread Arnold Stark
Hi everybody on the PDML, I have been silent for a while. Wich does not mean that I am out of Pentax. On the contrary: After considering the decision for a whole year, in August I bought an *ist D - which I enjoy! Now, however, I am back with a question concerning the Pentax K8.4/f2.8 Fish-Eye

Re: Fake vs Real effects

2004-12-08 Thread Patrick Genovese
Sure would like to see results of your digital lith efforts. Rgds Patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been thinking about some questions related to the digital grain thread to which Shel and Juan have been contributing. In particular, I've been working with some Photoshop techniques that

Re: PAW Something different for me

2004-12-08 Thread Powell Hargrave
I like it a lot but the yellow light in the eyes bothered me a bit. Here is a version with the whites de saturated about 50%. http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/2558222-md2.jpg A subtle change but the eyes are so important in a portrait. Powell I the other night I was casually showing my friend

Re: Digital grain (was Re: PESO My type of photographer)

2004-12-08 Thread Peter J. Alling
Jon Glass wrote: On Dec 8, 2004, at 4:04 AM, frank theriault wrote: 2) Who, on this list, is a purist - come to think of it, what's a purist? vbg A purist is a person who drinks their coffee with only cream and sugar. ;-D I thought a purist drank his coffee black. (A purist also uses the

Re: Digital grain (was Re: PESO My type of photographer)

2004-12-08 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: If I want grain I shoot Tri-X. Hypothetically, if I were to *want* grain, I'd probably shoot TMZ. I can't, personally, think of a case in which I'd want grain. I see its presence in certain images as a necessary tradeoff for getting the images at all

RE: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy.

2004-12-08 Thread Don Sanderson
Here's a response I got from a fella named Jim: quote i) Level a complaint to eBay directly and send one to their suggestion box, as others have. ii) Your questions cannot be edited by the seller so I go with something like If it's alright, I'd prefer my questions not be posted. Thanks. Make

Re: Pentax K8.4/f2.8 Fish-Eye

2004-12-08 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi everybody on the PDML, I have been silent for a while. Wich does not mean that I am out of Pentax. On the contrary: After considering the decision for a whole year, in August I bought an *ist D - which I enjoy! dada-dum-dum-dum, another one buys

Re: Digital grain (was Re: PESO My type of photographer)

2004-12-08 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Jon Glass wrote: A purist is a person who drinks their coffee with only cream and sugar. ;-D I thought a purist drank his coffee black. (A purist also uses the proper non-gender specific pronoun in English as well). LOL!!! ERNR (language

Re: Photoshop CS Bargain Basement

2004-12-08 Thread John Francis
mike wilson mused: John Francis wrote: mike wilson mused: Not sure I agree with you (I don't think the photographer analogy stands up at all) and I still don't understand why music CDs are so much cheaper, given the development costs are similar. You're confusing unit

RE: Photoshop CS Bargain Basement

2004-12-08 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks for that Larry. I'm staying out of this because I'm a reseller of software. People other than the big corps. stand to lose to pirates. I think folks forget about us little guys trying to make a living whe they make moral judgments about piracy. Don -Original Message- From:

WOW - Suggestions for Cleaning Up a Scanned Negative

2004-12-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Gang, I've been working to eliminate spots, scratches, and imperfections on an old BW negative that has not been treated well. Here's a sample section: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/sample.jpg (50K file size) Thus far I've been fiddling with this using the clone tool, healing brush,

Re: Russian pancake portrait lens

2004-12-08 Thread Juan Buhler
On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 12:41:05 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can get almost the same effect with a chrome 43ltd on it. (Sorry no pictures since I don't have an *ist-D) Ah, but the effect in your bank account is very different in that case! :-) -- Juan Buhler

Re: Photoshop CS Bargain Basement

2004-12-08 Thread mike wilson
Larry Levy wrote: Just because you want something, doesn't mean you're entitled to have it. That includes outrageous retail prices. mike

Re: Need software suggestion for slide show w/ music

2004-12-08 Thread Butch Black
On top of that, it won't burn a dvd and play on a regular dvd player, only on a computer. Bruce Most DVD players will not play JPEG picture CD's Burned on DVD, only on CD. Don't ask me why. Butch

ist D/DA 16-45 rebate, did anyone get theirs?

2004-12-08 Thread Don Sanderson
Going on 9 weeks and 3 phone calls. Still no 200 bucks! Did anyone else get theirs yet? Don

Re: Photoshop CS Bargain Basement

2004-12-08 Thread Larry Levy
And that's why I left and consulted to the law firm that was representing the company from whom they lifted code. It was a really thin line to walk while still honoring my original non-disclosure agreement with my former employer. This helped to stop the activity as they went Chapter 7 leaving

Stofen Omni-Bounce Question

2004-12-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
The instructions that came with it said to position it about half-way on. No explanation, or course. What is the difference if I push it on all the way? Thanks, Joe

Re: ist D/DA 16-45 rebate, did anyone get theirs?

2004-12-08 Thread pnstenquist
I didn't get mine. I was going to ask here as well. I was very careful to complete all the forms and include all the bar codes. I hope we don't get stiffed. Paul Going on 9 weeks and 3 phone calls. Still no 200 bucks! Did anyone else get theirs yet? Don

Re: WOW - Suggestions for Cleaning Up a Scanned Negative

2004-12-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
Wow indeed. Shel, I've had bad scans come out looking like this (in part -- not the whole image). I don't know of shortcuts for this kind of situation. It can take hours of retouching. I would say try a scanner with Digital ICE, but I'm not sure that works with BW film. I could be wrong.

Re: Digital grain (was Re: PESO My type of photographer)

2004-12-08 Thread Juan Buhler
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 04:51:19 -0800, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Juan ... I'm not sure if I'm a purist but I don't care for anything fake. I make my living by making fake images. I suppose my skin is thicker in this regard because of that. I wouldn't do things like deleting

PESO: In the Art Gallery

2004-12-08 Thread frank theriault
File this one under missed it by ~that~ much (as Agent 86 used to say): http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2941715 I think (with the greatest of humility) that were it not for the couple (yes, there are two of them - count the feet) almost dead centre, this would have been a real

Re: Z1 Flash overexposure

2004-12-08 Thread Frits Wüthrich
I doubt the little flash is not power controlled. I have the PZ-1 and the same flash and SCA adapter as you have. The filters for the small flash are for controlling the ratio of light between the main flash and the little one, it makes contrast control not necessary, as it is done by the Metz

Re: Digital grain (was Re: PESO My type of photographer)

2004-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 7/12/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: 2) Who, on this list, is a purist - come to think of it, what's a purist? vbg I'm a digital purist. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Need software suggestion for slide show w/ music

2004-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/12/04, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: But Cotty, we didn't ask for a character assessment, (I'm sorry I just couldn't resist, Bad!, Bad!). You don;t know *how* bad. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PAW Something different for me

2004-12-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Dec 2004 at 10:54, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not bad at all. AWB seemed to get this one ok,and the noise is not very noticable. Neat Image you say, eh.:-) Hi Dave, Thanks for the comment. That post was from the 27th July, you are behind on your PAW comments, and I thought I was bad :-)

Re: Happy Hannukah

2004-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 7/12/04, Juan Buhler, discombobulated, unleashed: Uh, I'm dating a jewish girl, so... thanks. You Shaygetz !! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: ist D/DA 16-45 rebate, did anyone get theirs?

2004-12-08 Thread Mark Stringer
Yes I did get mine for a purchase made in late May. Seems like it only took 6-8 weeks. - Original Message - From: Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 12:24 PM Subject: ist D/DA 16-45 rebate, did anyone get theirs? Going on 9

Re: WOW - Suggestions for Cleaning Up a Scanned Negative

2004-12-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Joe ... It's not the scan that's bad, the neg has suffered from poor processing and drying in a dusty environment (one of my first rolls), crummy, scratchy negative sleeves, poor storage, and the ravages of time. ICE doesn't work on conventional BW. My scanner has ICE, BTW ... Shel

Re: PESO My type of photographer

2004-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/12/04, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/IMGP8928.jpg NICE grab Studdsy. That a macro lens she's using? ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Happy Hannukah

2004-12-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Only your children will be Jewish, Juan ... get to work if you want to join the brotherhood. LOL Shel On 7/12/04, Juan Buhler, discombobulated, unleashed: Uh, I'm dating a jewish girl, so... thanks.

Re: Digital grain (was Re: PESO My type of photographer)

2004-12-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
No, you're a puerile digitalist Shel [Original Message] From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm a digital purist.

Re: Your best M42 mount lenses.

2004-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 7/12/04, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty takes a hacksaw to the K mount and forceably grafts the alien eos mount to them... Peter would make an excellent headline-writer for a UK tabloid newspaper or The National Enquirer. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Photoshop CS Bargain Basement

2004-12-08 Thread Bob W
Hi, Wednesday, December 8, 2004, 6:30:33 PM, Larry wrote: And that's why I left and consulted to the law firm that was representing the company from whom they lifted code. It was a really thin line to walk while still honoring my original non-disclosure agreement with my former employer.

Re: Your best M42 mount lenses.

2004-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 7/12/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Despite his one-liners here, Cotty is quite a decent person though those who have not actually met him may not believe that (g). ...and some of us who have met him may not believe it, either... LOL. Hey, you talkin about me, you lookin

Re: The one that got away

2004-12-08 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 12:42:47 -0500, Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amateur camera = low priced, cheap junk. Pro camera = high priced, cheap junk in black finish. GRIN! No one's made a black tape joke yet... g -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Your best M42 mount lenses.

2004-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/12/04, Frantisek, discombobulated, unleashed: Bwah! Instead of modifying lenses, you should have drilled enough space in your 1DmkII body! the thought did cross my mind. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Digital grain (was Re: PESO My type of photographer)

2004-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/12/04, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: No, you're a puerile digitalist yeah, I'll go along with that. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

hot pixels on D

2004-12-08 Thread David Zaninovic
15 hot pixels at 1/6 seconds ! I hate this digital technology, should of stayed with film, there was no bad pixels there, and I bet it was sharper and with more detail. :) 1/6 seconds: [DeadPixelText] NumBadPixels=15 0=Hot,2743,212,93 1=Hot,2742,213,95 2=Hot,2743,213,156 3=Hot,2744,213,66

Re: PAW Something different for me

2004-12-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Dec 2004 at 9:43, Powell Hargrave wrote: I like it a lot but the yellow light in the eyes bothered me a bit. Here is a version with the whites de saturated about 50%. http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/2558222-md2.jpg A subtle change but the eyes are so important in a portrait. Thanks

Flash Brackets 5P Flashes

2004-12-08 Thread Patrick Genovese
I'm looking for a decent and hopefully not ridiculously expensive flash bracket to mount may af-500FTZ off camera to end up with a handle mount type setup like the 400t. I'm interested in doing contrast control flash with the 500ftz and the built in flash on the MZ-S. I'v already got the

Re: hot pixels on D

2004-12-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Dec 2004 at 14:36, David Zaninovic wrote: 15 hot pixels at 1/6 seconds ! I hate this digital technology, should of stayed with film, there was no bad pixels there, and I bet it was sharper and with more detail. :) 1/6 seconds: [DeadPixelText] NumBadPixels=15 Har, don't get

20in x 30in prints from 6MP

2004-12-08 Thread Christian
Monday a 20in x 30in print of this http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=2pos=0 arrived on my doorstep from Mpix (www.mpix.com) The detail is simply amazing. You can see the stars and stripes in the flags that are flying on top of the bridge. I bought the D to replace my 35mm gear.

Re: D questions

2004-12-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Dec 2004 at 12:02, David Zaninovic wrote: I will do a test using Dead Pixel Test software and compare the results with PDML members. It will probably find even more than 10 hot pixels. :) Extracts from my post of 10th Feb 2004 titled *ist D sensor noise survey follow: I'm interested in

Re: hot pixels on D

2004-12-08 Thread David Zaninovic
I will just blow it out with canned air. :) How many hot pixels did you have when the camera was new ? Har, don't get frantic, it's much better than mine and I've made over 9000 shots where it hasn't become a problem, just wait until you get dust on the sensor :-(

Re: Z1 Flash overexposure

2004-12-08 Thread Thibs
Well, anyway mixing the contrast control with the both 40MZ lamps seems bad idea right? Will disable one of those. Dunno whoch one for now. The built-in does only 35mm (Z1) but does not lower the power of the big lamp of the 40MZ... will see. - Thibouille Frits Wüthrich a

Re: Pentax K8.4/f2.8 Fish-Eye

2004-12-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Dec 2004 at 12:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dada-dum-dum-dum, another one buys the D*ist dada-dum-dum-dum, another one buys the D*ist ... and another one down, and another one down Another one buys the D*ist Hey, gonna get you too, Another one buys the D*ist ... LOL, I've got a

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