Re: OT: What did you get for Christmas?

2004-12-26 Thread David Mann
On Dec 26, 2004, at 10:30 PM, Bob W wrote: During 2004 there was a terrific exhibition here in Greenwich about Tintin: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/tintinfun/ She was in the UK during April so if she'd known about it she could have gone. Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/

Re: Developing that first roll of 35mm

2004-12-26 Thread Graywolf
http://www.jandcphoto.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=14 graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Shel Belinkoff wrote: Gotta ask ... how much did you pay for this film? Shel [Original Message] From: Graywolf <[EMAIL P

Re: Developing that first roll of 35mm

2004-12-26 Thread Graywolf
Ah the old Kodak tanks with the aprons? I think I saw somewhere that someone is making new ones now. I will have to see if I can not find some. In some ways those we the easiest kind to use. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" -

Re: Dead Pixel Test on th Ds?

2004-12-26 Thread Rob Studdert
On 27 Dec 2004 at 2:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Rob, > I do see some odd things from time to time. Some may be dirt. Although I clean > the sensors now and then. Others may be due to naughty pixels. In every case, > I > fix them with the cone tool BAM! They're gone. Simple and effective:-)

Re: Dead Pixel Test on th Ds?

2004-12-26 Thread pnstenquist
Hi Rob, I do see some odd things from time to time. Some may be dirt. Although I clean the sensors now and then. Others may be due to naughty pixels. In every case, I fix them with the cone tool BAM! They're gone. Simple and effective:-) Paul > On 27 Dec 2004 at 1:41, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >

Re: Dead Pixel Test on th Ds?

2004-12-26 Thread Rob Studdert
On 27 Dec 2004 at 1:41, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have two *istD. I shoot with one or the other just about every day. I don't > have time to look for hot pixels. If I have them, they look fine. I've got a big blue one that I often see in my shots. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-

Re: PESO - The Christmas Train

2004-12-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
Cute! Turned out quite nice. I bet my kids would love a train like that (especially if it were filled with M&M's). Bruce Sunday, December 26, 2004, 2:30:13 PM, you wrote: Eac> Well, it would help if the link was right: Eac> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/train.html Eac> Doe aka Marnie So

Re: Dead Pixel Test on th Ds?

2004-12-26 Thread pnstenquist
I have two *istD. I shoot with one or the other just about every day. I don't have time to look for hot pixels. If I have them, they look fine. > At 09:31 PM 25/12/2004 , William Robb wrote: > > >Maybe try to forget about finding flaws in your camera, and just go > >out and take pictures. > >

Re: WOW:raw clay figurine with overexposed face

2004-12-26 Thread Powell Hargrave
You are taking a portrait of the little clay person and portrait lighting would really improve the result. Move your main light about 30 degrees to the right and add a fill light of about half the intensity close to the camera position. There are lots of good book and I'm sure web tutorials on li

Re: Dead Pixel Test on th Ds?

2004-12-26 Thread Powell Hargrave
At 09:31 PM 25/12/2004 , William Robb wrote: >Maybe try to forget about finding flaws in your camera, and just go >out and take pictures. Not finding fault, just want it as a reference. I'm OK with the few hot pixels. Been shooting with various lenses around the house but I do not have an under

Re: Pentax 3mp digicam :*)

2004-12-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
The guy who did this described it on a web site that someone posted to the group a year or so ago. It's an interesting idea. I'm almost tempted to buy it, almost. Sam Jost wrote: Fun on ebay, a 3,1 Pentax digicam - well, kind of: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3861700569&

Re: Pentax 3mp digicam :*)

2004-12-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
Not mad, Dotty... (At least that's what my spell checker thinks). Cotty wrote: On 27/12/04, Sam Jost, discombobulated, unleashed: Fun on ebay, a 3,1 Pentax digicam - well, kind of: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V iewItem&rd=1&item=3861700569&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT Sam And you guys th

Re: Developing that first roll of 35mm

2004-12-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That's not a bad idea. Haven't thought about that concept in 30 years, but something like that may just save my butt with a tricky situation I've got now with a single roll of film. Thanks for the idea! Shel > [Original Message] > From: William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > If the stuff images

Re: Developing that first roll of 35mm

2004-12-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Gotta ask ... how much did you pay for this film? Shel > [Original Message] > From: Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > That is interesting, Paul. I used to do Ilford Autowinder film with no problems, > but that stuff was tuff. You needed scissors to cut it. This stuff is more like > scotch tap

Re: WOW:raw clay figurine with overexposed face

2004-12-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Markus Maurer" Subject: WOW:raw clay figurine with overexposed face In addition to what Paul mentioned, when you go to reshoot it, try moving the light closer. You are getting a hot spot from your light, get it close enough, and increase the size of the mod

Re: Developing that first roll of 35mm

2004-12-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Graywolf" Subject: Re: Developing that first roll of 35mm That is interesting, Paul. I used to do Ilford Autowinder film with no problems, but that stuff was tuff. You needed scissors to cut it. This stuff is more like scotch tape. I will try the second roll

Re: WOW:raw clay figurine with overexposed face

2004-12-26 Thread Leon Altoff
On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 00:02:01 +0100, Markus Maurer wrote: >The details on the face are completely lost, what would be the best way to >correct that if even possible >and still keep the yellow color and gold of the "thing", so that the yellow >is not getting darker. > >Any help of even better a step

Re: Pentax 3mp digicam :*)

2004-12-26 Thread Cotty
On 27/12/04, Sam Jost, discombobulated, unleashed: >Fun on ebay, a 3,1 Pentax digicam - well, kind of: > >http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V >iewItem&rd=1&item=3861700569&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT > >Sam And you guys think *I'm* mad??? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Place

Re: WOW:raw clay figurine with overexposed face

2004-12-26 Thread pnstenquist
Hi Markus, It's just overexposed. Probably by about two f stops. You've lost the highlight detail because it's exposed beyond the limits of the film or sensor. Go with two stops less exposure. If you're shooting digital, shoot RAW and dial in your exposure beofre you convert., But you have to co

Pentax 3mp digicam :*)

2004-12-26 Thread Sam Jost
Fun on ebay, a 3,1 Pentax digicam - well, kind of: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3861700569&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT Sam

WOW:raw clay figurine with overexposed face

2004-12-26 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Pentax workshop group: Here is a picture of an arrangement of the same raw clay figure I posted as PESO, but: The details on the face are completely lost, what would be the best way to correct that if even possible and still keep the yellow color and gold of the "thing", so that the yellow is

Re: PESO - The Christmas Train

2004-12-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
You would think so wouldn't you. Ahhh, candy. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, it would help if the link was right: http://members.aol.com/eactivist/train.html Doe aka Marnie Sowwy. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of bu

PESO:first pictures of raw clay figures

2004-12-26 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Pentax users I start printing close-up shots of the clay figures my girlfriend makes and print them 26x26cm on A3+ white paper with the Epson 2100 inkjet to hang them on the walls during her next exhibition. You really should see it big with the white frame, that adds a lot. This is the first

Re: Developing that first roll of 35mm

2004-12-26 Thread Graywolf
Thanks Bob. Exclude ebay, auction, forsale. Might work. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Bob W wrote: Hi, I had tried to find a copy of the instrstuction manual for the Day-Load Tank, but all I could come up with are months

Re: Developing that first roll of 35mm

2004-12-26 Thread Graywolf
That is interesting, Paul. I used to do Ilford Autowinder film with no problems, but that stuff was tuff. You needed scissors to cut it. This stuff is more like scotch tape. I will try the second roll in the stainless steel reel real soon now. But will keep your advice in mind for my next purcha

Re: PESO - The Christmas Train

2004-12-26 Thread Eactivist
Well, it would help if the link was right: http://members.aol.com/eactivist/train.html Doe aka Marnie Sowwy.

PESO - The Christmas Train

2004-12-26 Thread Eactivist
Just for fun... http://members.aol.com/eactivist.train.html Doe aka Marnie :-)

Re: Instant Chimping - Do You Do It?

2004-12-26 Thread Kenneth Waller
I keep it switched off and review as and when Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 8:02 AM Subject: Instant Chimping - Do You Do It? > Okay, seeing as there's so many quizes and questionnaires about, her

Re: Developing that first roll of 35mm

2004-12-26 Thread Bob W
Hi, > I had tried to find a copy of the instrstuction manual for the Day-Load Tank, > but all I could come up with are months old eBay listings. Because of that I > was > already angery when I started, which did not help (grin). I can think of > nothing more useless than an expired auction listi

Re: Developing that first roll of 35mm

2004-12-26 Thread pnstenquist
Sounds like you can blame this completely on the film. Cheap, thin base film is very difficult to load in that type of tank. It should be easier on the stainless steel reel, but it would be better if you shot a roll of tri-x. Some cheap film was never meant to be wound on home darkroom reels. Be

Developing that first roll of 35mm

2004-12-26 Thread Graywolf
Well I finished that first roll of Classic Pan 400 35mm B&W from J&C Photo that I had in the camera yesterday. It has been years since I have developed any 35mm. I had a choice of an old stainless steel reel and tank, or a Koday Day-Load Tank that I had bought used a few years ago an never gotte

Re: Documentaries about HCB, Capa et al. (was Re: OT: What did you get for Christmas?

2004-12-26 Thread Bob W
Hi, Sunday, December 26, 2004, 7:57:21 PM, I wrote: > But the nation that produced Werner Bischof > and Ernst Haas can't be all bad . then decided I ought to check. Turns out that Haas is Austrian, not Swiss. Sorry. That's the type of mistake that causes small wars. The nation that produced Wer

Re: Documentaries about HCB, Capa et al. (was Re: OT: What did you get for Christmas?

2004-12-26 Thread Bob W
Hi, Sunday, December 26, 2004, 11:55:29 AM, Markus wrote: > Hi Bob > I have a link here for you and you can watch all the series as Real Time > video, but the commentary is in German. > Should be still enjoyable for most of you. > http://www.sfdrs.ch/system/frames/highlights/photosuisse/index.p

Re: PAW: Some people like big cats...

2004-12-26 Thread Albano Garcia
Exactly what I did before taking out my camera, Thanks and regards Albano --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can just imagine that a passerby on the street > would give a double > (or triple!)-take. > > A fun shot, Albano. > > cheers, > frank > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bour

Re: Autoreply

2004-12-26 Thread Jostein
A very neat and swift way to clog mailservers, that also could have you classified as a spammer in a blink. :-) Jostein - Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Discuss" Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 5:09 PM Subject: Autoreply It turns out that if yo

Autoreply

2004-12-26 Thread William Robb
It turns out that if you set things up properly, you can have a continuous autoreply between two computers, with no imput from either party. William Robb

Re: OT: What did you get for Christmas?

2004-12-26 Thread Peter J. Alling
Cotty wrote: On 26/12/04, Markus Maurer, discombobulated, unleashed: (regarding Once Upon A Time In The West') some years ago I got the french film poster of "Il etait und fois dans l'ouest" in a red frame on a flee market ., Film posters are quite hard to get here. Col. Sounds good

PDML Mini-FAQ

2004-12-26 Thread Graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html Posted every Sunday (if I remember). --- This is a mini-FAQ for the PDML (Pentax Discussion Mailing List) Last revised:2004.08.17 UNSUBSCRIBING-- To unsubscribe from the PDML you need to send a message with "unsubscribe" as the subject to [EMAIL PRO

Re: OT: What did you get for Christmas?

2004-12-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
After waiting years for Once Upon a Time ... to come out on DVD, I was not disappointed. It is one of my favorite westerns. Another favorite western is The Professionals, also with Claudia Cardinale, and starring Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster, Jack Palance, and Robert Ryan. Nicely photographed. An

Re: OT: What did you get for Christmas?

2004-12-26 Thread DagT
A book: Henri Cartier Bresson The Man, The Image & the world - A retrospective. Well, actually I got a gift card. The best presents are the one you choose for yourself :-) An Epson 2100 printer from the wife. DagT På 25. des. 2004 kl. 03.15 skrev Collin R Brendemuehl: I got a circular saw. No le

RE: Argg. Me and the D,not meant to be.Looks like

2004-12-26 Thread Don Sanderson
Hi Dave; On the side with the eject button, between the two alignment springs, which would make it about '1/3 of the way down' is a tiny metal tab. It sticks out about 1mm or less. It's purpose is to align with the larger of the two slots on the sides of the CF card to ensure the card is not insert

Re: PESO - Merry Christmas

2004-12-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/24/2004 3:59:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Here it is: Pentax *istD, DA 16-45, Tripod, 3 seconds @ f11, ISO 400: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_0805.htm -- Warm Christmas wishes, Bruce Whoa, cool shot, Bruce! Nice, nice. Good the gi

RE: Argg. Me and the D,not meant to be.Looks like

2004-12-26 Thread brooksdj
Hi Don. There is something that is not on my other two digital slr's sticking out about 1/3 of the way down the slide arm on the side were the eject button is.I can see the two alignment "springs" that are on both sides and are on my other cameras,but there is a tiny metal bit,looks like its par

RE: Documentaries about HCB, Capa et al. (was Re: OT: What did you get for Christmas?

2004-12-26 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Bob I have a link here for you and you can watch all the series as Real Time video, but the commentary is in German. Should be still enjoyable for most of you. http://www.sfdrs.ch/system/frames/highlights/photosuisse/index.php The CD, actually 2, are called "Photosuisse", I can't find details

[Autoreply] Re: Documentaries about HCB, Capa et al. (was Re: OT: What did you get for Chri

2004-12-26 Thread athornto
Sorry, I'm away untill January 12th Your email has been forwarded to my web mail address and I will pick these up from time to time. If its urgent please contact Joan Reed for Chest Clinic stuff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), Sonya Johnston for lung function stuff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or Pam or Martine for s

Documentaries about HCB, Capa et al. (was Re: OT: What did you get for Christmas?

2004-12-26 Thread Bob W
Hi, [...] > To go a little more on topic: > national Swiss television SF1 released a DVD lately with interviews of 8 > minutes duration > of well known Swiss photographers and their work and view of Switzerland, a > series they broadcasted on TV first. > Sadly, I only saw one the interviews part

RE: OT: What did you get for Christmas?

2004-12-26 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Cotty 1. I only would be interested to buy the DVD "Once Upon A Time In The West" if it where some kind of directors cut with new, additional scenes, widescreen is not very nice here on normal 4:3 TV's. 2. some nice films on your list, I love "Blade runner" and most others too. Would have to

Re: John Shaw?

2004-12-26 Thread Lon Williamson
I've heard that his workshops are good ones. He apparently has a sense of humor, too. His published paper books are some of the best I've read concerning practical, useful information. I'm much farther along in photography than I'd be without his books, even though I'm not a "Nature Only" kind o

Re: PDML Mini-FAQ

2004-12-26 Thread Lon Williamson
Anyone who routinely plows through the messages this list generates is in a club where grey matter is in doubt, unless we're talking grey cards. Wink. Jostein wrote: Um... You guys actually belong to a club where it's necessary to *prove* that you have a brain?!? Jostein :-)

Re: OT: What did you get for Christmas?

2004-12-26 Thread Bob W
Hi, Sunday, December 26, 2004, 8:27:24 AM, David wrote: > I got the Mrs a Tintin book (a book about Tintin, that is), which she'd > asked for, During 2004 there was a terrific exhibition here in Greenwich about Tintin: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/tintinfun/ It included many interesting details about h

Re: Grain desolving programs - using a mask

2004-12-26 Thread Lon Williamson
> Rob Studdert wrote: > >> On 20 Dec 2004 at 12:00, wendy beard wrote: >> >>> Lon, >>> Can you post it to the list? >>> I have been doing a lot of high ISO shooting recently >>> and am looking for a decent noise-reduction/sharpening >>> technique >> >> Unfortunately attempting to eliminate image no

Re: What is chimping?

2004-12-26 Thread Bob W
Hi, Sunday, December 26, 2004, 5:52:30 AM, Peter wrote: > Holding a digital camera in the peculiar manner required to review the > image on the rear display or consult the histogram. > It looks a lot like a chimp holding something to examine it. > http://www.chimping.com/ > I was able to find a

Re: OT: What did you get for Christmas?

2004-12-26 Thread David Mann
I got what I asked for: one of those thermometer/barometer/hygrometer gadgets. A proper one with dials and no batteries. Also another Jeremy Clarkson book which is a problem because I haven't quite finished reading the last one yet. I got the Mrs a Tintin book (a book about Tintin, that is), w

Re: PESO:piss off(ten)

2004-12-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/12/04, Markus Maurer, discombobulated, unleashed: >Late in this summer, I visited one of the alternative centers of culture, >the "rote (red) Fabrik" at lake Zurich. >I had to be careful not to be misunderstood when I took this photo, so you >will not see action on it :-) > >Warning - not fo

Re: OT: What did you get for Christmas?

2004-12-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/12/04, Markus Maurer, discombobulated, unleashed: (regarding Once Upon A Time In The West') >some years ago I got the french film poster of "Il etait und fois dans >l'ouest" >in a red frame on a flee market ., Film posters are quite hard to get >here. Col. Sounds good. > >The DVD