Re: I'm Back with a new to me K1000 !!!

2005-01-04 Thread Jon Glass
On Jan 3, 2005, at 11:16 PM, Luigi de Guzman wrote: A valid question, since, as I recall, CDs play from the centre outwards. Of course, it's only valid if you've never played a record before I need to ask my kids what they would do... -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Film is Dying, Chapter 3

2005-01-04 Thread David Mann
On Jan 4, 2005, at 4:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Personally, I've made sure I have a way to power all my DSLRs when I can't get batteries for them any more. Kudos to Pentax for the use of a AA-size battery compartment in the *istD, although I'd love to see a proprietary high-capacity LION

Re: Scanning Question

2005-01-04 Thread David Mann
On Jan 4, 2005, at 5:32 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: I'd love to see what your are doing with this smart blur. OK if I can find the time I'll see if I can do a quick web page. Don't hold your breath as I'm pretty busy working on a proper database-backed web gallery. FWIW i still scan my MF negs with

Re: PAW PESO - The Sign Above the Gun Shop

2005-01-04 Thread Jon Glass
On Jan 4, 2005, at 8:32 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Your description is about the same for me Frank. It is just floating there and I'm not sure what to make of it. Maybe if there were lettering for the sign it would gel better for me. Not that I'm a critic or anything, but I find that the

*istDS for sale in Krakow!

2005-01-04 Thread Jon Glass
Last night, I was in our local MediaMart (European chain of electronics stores), just to see what digital cameras they have. There, next to the Nikon D70, was a Pentax *istDS! I was amazed! What's more, it was obviously _tiny_ sitting there, next to the D70 and other cameras. I was shocked at

RE: PESO: Lunch in Paris

2005-01-04 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Juan maybe that's the way real love looks! A very nice picture, thanks for showing it. Markus This is a grab shot, made artsy by the fact it is BW. But heck, what is street photography if not that, anyway... http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/0160.html

RE: PESO:piss off(ten)

2005-01-04 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Ann I gave that warning to make you look ;-) thanks for commenting... greetings Markus Warning - not for the very sensible - real men only ;-) Pentax SFXn, Tokina 28-70mm, Pentax AF280T, Agfa ISO200 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2985078size=lg (picture size is 138KB)

PESO:Raw clay figure firewind

2005-01-04 Thread Markus Maurer
I sent that email before but did not see it on the list -- 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

RE: PESO:piss off(ten)

2005-01-04 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Dave thanks for the comment, it was the last sunny summer Sunday and I made a lot of tourist shots at lake Zurich and just had to take something completely different then... greetings Markus Hi Markus. I think this is a very good shot. You have captured a lot of creative juices here. Dave

RE: PESO Not cold, not winter

2005-01-04 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Rob I wonder what details could be seen on a enlargement of the beach, would you mind showing us that part bigger? This A15 must be a great lens, how does the shot look uncorrected, fishy ? ;-) thanks Markus -Original Message- The image was shot from Mackenzies Point looking

Re: Hi folks...

2005-01-04 Thread johnf
[EMAIL PROTECTED] mused: I just lucked out and bought an Asahi Pentax Spotmatic for like $20 and it's got the 1:14/50 Super Takumar lens. I presume that's a 1:1.4/50. Getting that lens, and a working Spotmatic body, for $20? You bet that's a good deal!

Re: PAW PESO - Three Kids and a Bike

2005-01-04 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Tuesday 04 January 2005 04:42, frank theriault wrote: FJW Love the two in the foreground, especially the smile on the one on the FJW right. Even though one can't really see the face, or even tell if FJW it's a boy or a girl, one can tell it's a smiling face. I like that FJW subtlety! If you

Re: Scanning Question

2005-01-04 Thread Alin Flaider
David, I think I have stumbled over the same problem. I am in the process of scanning and restoring some of my very first slides - burnt on Orwo 18 film - a grainy emulsion even at 50ASA. It's not the grain per se that bothers me but rather the some of the grains are very obvious due

RE: Christmas Day Pix

2005-01-04 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Paul the link works here, but Flickr uses ActiveX technology. If you have disabled that for security reasons, Flickr effects do not work here... greetings Markus Where are Frank's Christmas pics? The url below doesn't work. Anyway, just a bunch of fun snapshots:

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-04 Thread John Whittingham
i've been contemplating the Pentax PF100ED as a cheap 1250/13 lens for a while when used with the K mount adapter. A very good scope by all accounts, better than some much more expensive ones. John -- Original Message --- From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: Hi folks...

2005-01-04 Thread Cotty
On 3/1/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: I'm Morrighan aka Phantom Queen. Hi. You'll fit in just fine with names like that ;-) I am a complete newbie to film camera usage and I thought I'd check you folks out because I just lucked out and bought an Asahi Pentax Spotmatic at

Re: PAW - Old Jail

2005-01-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/1/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.flaneur.com.ar/galeria/16g.jpg Nope! I'll try again in the morning :-) 11.15 am GMT, tried again, but computer says n. ('Little Britain' fans will chuckle at that). Tried Safari and IE, but nada. Tried the domain name and no go

Re: PAW PESO - The Sign Above the Gun Shop

2005-01-04 Thread Cotty
On 3/1/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/owsign.html I've been fiddling around with this sign off and o for a year or so. Might finally have a keeper. What you see is the result of catching a good light, using an appropriate warming filter,

Re: PESO: Paris

2005-01-04 Thread Cotty
On 3/1/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 08:23:01 -0500, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ea...naked directors? CW Cotty walked into that one, didn't he? LOL -frank Au contraire mon frere, I dream of Martin Scorcese's danglies. Cheers, Cotty

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-04 Thread John Whittingham
it seems relative to the distance from the focal plane like a severe Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration (LCA). Would this not be evident on all telephoto lenses to some greater or lesser degree? John -- Original Message --- From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: Christmas Day Pix

2005-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Got there this time. The problem lies in the way your URL is displayed in some mail programs. It's lopped off after the @ sign. Lovely family. Looks like you had a nice holiday. Paul On Jan 3, 2005, at 11:05 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 20:00:01 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Hi folks...

2005-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Morrighan and welcome to the list. Yes, you did quite well with your purchase. That's an excellent lens, and the camera alone is easily worth three times what you paid. I don't think any of your other lenses can match the quality of that Super Takumar. Hope to see some of your work here

RE:First PAW of 2005

2005-01-04 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Boris I think it is not only a question of DOF whether the background of a picture adds or distracts. A smaller aperture will help, but not always IMHO. I would try to move (myself) more and take several pictures from different angles with that lens at F5.6. With moving targets, making a series

Re: Eyecup for Pentax SF1

2005-01-04 Thread brooksdj
Did you get my numbers i sent you,Bill Dave Thanks Bob. I appreciate the help. William Robb - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: Eyecup for Pentax SF1 Bill, My daughter uncovered the SF1 and I can verify the

Re: PAW PESO - Three Kids and a Bike

2005-01-04 Thread Keith Whaley
Sure it has! Nice shot. I looked at it last night, before I shut everything down, fearful of thunderstorms! g Where was it taken? keith Shel Belinkoff wrote: It seems this hasn't made it to the list. http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/pan6.html Shel

Re: Hi folks...

2005-01-04 Thread brooksdj
I'm Morrighan aka Phantom Queen. Did I do as good in getting this one as I think I did? :) $20.00 for a spotty is a good price. If the shutter speed only goes to 500 its a SP500.If it goes to 1000 it could be 1 of several.A plain spotty or a

Re: PAW PESO - The Sign Above the Gun Shop

2005-01-04 Thread Rob Studdert
On 3 Jan 2005 at 16:11, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/owsign.html I've been fiddling around with this sign off and o for a year or so. Might finally have a keeper. What you see is the result of catching a good light, using an appropriate warming filter, and a

Re: Scanning Question

2005-01-04 Thread Doug Franklin
On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 12:14:51 +0200, Alin Flaider wrote: It's not the grain per se that bothers me but rather the some of the grains are very obvious due to the high difference of colour, i.e. isolated magenta grains in blue areas. NeatImage does a pretty good job on this sort of chroma noise.

Re: PAW: In the Hall

2005-01-04 Thread Keith Whaley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 1/3/2005 3:47:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is the companion to Breaking in the Hallway, which was my last PAW. Let me know what you think: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2901883/ Sheesh, I

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-04 Thread Rob Studdert
On 4 Jan 2005 at 10:55, John Whittingham wrote: it seems relative to the distance from the focal plane like a severe Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration (LCA). Would this not be evident on all telephoto lenses to some greater or lesser degree? Sure but lesser or non-evident is more

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-04 Thread John Whittingham
Thanks Rob, very informative. I must admit to never really noticing CA in the past unless present at the plane of focus, I SHALL be looking in the future. John -- Original Message --- From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wed, 05 Jan 2005

Re: PAW PESO - The Sign Above the Gun Shop

2005-01-04 Thread Steve Jolly
Jon Glass wrote: P.S. Today will be my last day to post here for a while. We are flying to the States in exactly two weeks, and I'm just too busy getting ready, and when we get there, we won't have any reliable internet access for I don't know how long. I'll be accumulating my email in my Gmail

Re: PAW - Old Jail

2005-01-04 Thread Albano Garcia
Hi Juan, It was taken at dusk in an ugly day. The artificial light and the movement made the tones and rendition (taken with handheld digicam). Regards and thanks Albano --- Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Both links work for me, Albano. Nice, I see what you mean by a retro look. I'd

Re: PAW - Old Jail

2005-01-04 Thread Albano Garcia
Yes, it's a nightmare building (used until a couple of years ago). To be honest, the treatment was due to available shooting conditions, but I like what I got too. Regards Albano --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's a jail? What a scary place! Talk about warehousing

Re: PAW - Old Jail

2005-01-04 Thread Albano Garcia
No problem, you feel what you feel and that's right. Thanks for comments, Regards Albano --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 1/3/2005 2:47:59 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.flaneur.com.ar/16.htm Comments welcome === Uh. Sorry, does

RE: PAW - Old Jail

2005-01-04 Thread Albano Garcia
Thanks Shel. Shooting conditions plus Photoshop adjustments in tone made it. I like the flaneur concept, that's why I called my new site this way. Regards and thanks, Albano --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Albano, Works for me ;-)) I like how you're trying to

Re: PAW PESO - The Sign Above the Gun Shop

2005-01-04 Thread Albano Garcia
Very surrealist, Shel. I like the toning, but I would like to see a straight bw version too. Great shot Regards = Albano Garcia Photography Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __ Do you

Re: PAW - Old Jail

2005-01-04 Thread Albano Garcia
Don't worry Cotty, it's not that great ;-) Regards Albano --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/1/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.flaneur.com.ar/galeria/16g.jpg Nope! I'll try again in the morning :-) 11.15 am GMT, tried again, but computer says n.

Re: I'm Back with a new to me K1000 !!!

2005-01-04 Thread Luigi de Guzman
On Tuesday 04 January 2005 02:59, Jon Glass wrote: On Jan 3, 2005, at 11:16 PM, Luigi de Guzman wrote: A valid question, since, as I recall, CDs play from the centre outwards. Of course, it's only valid if you've never played a record before I need to ask my kids what they would do...

Re: PAW - Old Jail

2005-01-04 Thread Peter J. Alling
At least you're not asking $75.00 for a matted 2x3 print... Albano Garcia wrote: This is Caseros Jail Building in Buenos Aires. It was constructed by military dictatorship in the 70s and now is empty and soon to be demolished. It's very eerie. I shot handheld, long exposure, blurred, but I like

Re: Hi folks...

2005-01-04 Thread Luigi de Guzman
On Tuesday 04 January 2005 00:18, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm Morrighan aka Phantom Queen. I am a complete newbie to film camera usage and I thought I'd check you folks out because I just lucked out and bought an Asahi Pentax Spotmatic at Goodwill for like $20 and after doing some research I

Re: PAW PESO - Three Kids and a Bike

2005-01-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Photo made in Panama, Keith. Nice to know that you like it.Thanks. Shel [Original Message] From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Where was it taken?

Re: PAW PESO - The Sign Above the Gun Shop

2005-01-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks, Cotty ... I wanted an over-the-top look and feel to the pic, so I cranked the Hue/Sat up a bit when doing the final PS adjustments. I may play a bit with toning it down, making a few more adjustments. Shel [Original Message] From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PAW PESO - The Sign Above the Gun Shop

2005-01-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Rob ... Titles ... I never know whether to use 'em or not, or what they should say. Maybe I should just call the posts Untitled #1, etc. There may be some shots with the gun bigger in the frame. Took a lot of pics from different angles and with different lenses over the last year or so.

Re: PAW PESO - The Sign Above the Gun Shop

2005-01-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Jon ... It's nice to know that you've found something that resonates for you in the photograph. I shot a fair number of similar frames that day, all within a span of two or three minutes, each with a slightly different position of the gun, a slightly different relationship between the gun and

Re: Hi folks...

2005-01-04 Thread Peter J. Alling
I think you did quite well with the Spotmatic. $20.00 for a working camera is good any day. Your 50mm f1.4 Super Takumar may have a small problem however, it contains a thoriated element, (it's slightly radioactive, not enough to do you any damage but), which tends to yellow with age as a

Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower

2005-01-04 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Jens Bladt wrote: I'm sorry if I have posted this image before http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2828279/ I entered a local competition with this. The judge didn't like it - at all. He said the lighting was bad. That's what bothers me: Is it really wrong to try to just photograph

Re: PAW PESO - The Sign Above the Gun Shop

2005-01-04 Thread Bob W
Hi, Tuesday, January 4, 2005, 4:08:39 PM, Shel wrote: [...] It's been fun, and a project like this may never really end. There will always be another snap, another POV for looking at the scene. It's not a big deal, and as Ann suggested, maybe I'm putting more time into it than it's worth.

Re: PAW PESO - The Sign Above the Gun Shop

2005-01-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi ... There's no such thing as a straight BW version for this scene. It was photographed on past-date Extachrome. Of course, it's always possible to do a PS conversion to BW. Shel [Original Message] From: Albano Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Very surrealist, Shel. I like the toning, but I

PAW PESO - Two Ships Not Passing in the Night

2005-01-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
When I was in Panama, as with many other visitors, a trip to the canal was on the itinerary. The canal is a most amazing piece of work, and was nothing like I'd imagined it. Here's a little snap of the central lock, the ships being pulled through by mules. My host told me that it's unusual to

SV: PAW PESO - Three Kids and a Bike

2005-01-04 Thread Jens Bladt
Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Frits Wüthrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 4. januar 2005 11:12 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: PAW PESO - Three Kids and a Bike On Tuesday 04 January 2005 04:42, frank theriault

FS: German manual for MZ-S

2005-01-04 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
New ! http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3864560521

PESO: An Oxymoron

2005-01-04 Thread pnstenquist
A living oxymoron: Paul Miles, the happy blues singer. Seriously, this guy performs anywhere in Detroit where a friendly crowd might be on hand. I've shot him a few times, and he used one of my pics on his CD. This isn't my best pic of him, but it is the biggest smile. He's a fine musician and

Re: PESO: A Quiet Stroll

2005-01-04 Thread brooksdj
Very nice. Tricky exposure here i bet. I can see some detail in the stone walk so the shadow areas are comming through nicely. Just a bit of sky burnt out but thats the price one pays i suppose when the main subject is in shadow like this. Well done. Dave

RE: PESO: An Oxymoron

2005-01-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hey Paul, Nice shot - and I was just going to say I wonder if he'll ps out that flag and stuff ;) And when I read the title.. I thought Hmmm.. Paul thinks that the PESO is an oxymoron??? but then I realized what was afoot and, that I, instead, was the moron ;) Cheers Dave Original Message:

Re: PAW - Old Jail

2005-01-04 Thread Albano Garcia
Sorry, but I don't got it. What do you mean? Regards Albano --- Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At least you're not asking $75.00 for a matted 2x3 print... Albano Garcia wrote: This is Caseros Jail Building in Buenos Aires. It was constructed by military dictatorship in the

Re: *istDS for sale in Krakow!

2005-01-04 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Jon Glass wrote: Last night, I was in our local MediaMart (European chain of electronics stores), just to see what digital cameras they have. There, next to the Nikon D70, was a Pentax *istDS! I was amazed! What's more, it was obviously _tiny_ sitting there, next to the D70 and other

Seen on Dpreview

2005-01-04 Thread Joseph Tainter
Trip to NYC, extra hour on my hands, stopped by the BH store. Place was a madhouse. Pentax counter space much smaller than any other brand. I asked to look at the IST DS. It had some other lens on it, Asked about the 18-55mm, and the clerk told me they are trying to get them in stock from

Battery holder for *ist-D battery grip

2005-01-04 Thread johnf
Has anyone here found out how much Pentax want for these? I'm considering picking up a couple, for two reasons; it will make battery changing in the field almost instant, and it keeps the batteries organised (although I've got a couple of nice small boxes that hold 12 AA cells). The big drawback

Re: PAW - Old Jail

2005-01-04 Thread Peter J. Alling
I should really think before I post. There's no way you could understand, it has to do with a Photo show I attended recently. One of the photographers works was a tiny out focus picture of a beach house. It was so out of focus that if if weren't for the title you wouldn't know what it was.

Re: Banff and Lake Louise

2005-01-04 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005, Herb Chong wrote: - Original Message - From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 2:33 PM Subject: Re: Banff and Lake Louise I thought that these new lenses are optimised

Re: PESO: A Quiet Stroll

2005-01-04 Thread pnstenquist
Beautiful shot, Patrick. I love the way the shadowed foreground gives way to the slightly overexposed background. It give the shot an almost painterly feel. Nice work. Paul Very nice. Tricky exposure here i bet. I can see some detail in the stone walk so the shadow areas are comming

RE: Battery holder for *ist-D battery grip

2005-01-04 Thread Jens Bladt
Very good idea!!! Why don't you write pentax usa. It may be purchased as a spare part: http://www.pentaximaging.com/footer/contact_pentax.jsp Good luck Please post relevant info about this to the list. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig

Re: First PAW of 2005

2005-01-04 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 07:03:24AM +0200, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! By now, I use my F 70-210 zoom at 210 mm (long end) which makes it roughly 315 mm on my *istD to make these shots. It is then 315/5.6 lens. It seems that even at this focal length, f/5.6 yields considerable DOF that

Re: Asahiflex owner manual

2005-01-04 Thread Margus Männik
Hi, great scan! What currency are the lens prices written at pages 28-31? BR, Margus Michel Carrère-Gée wrote: RARE, the owner manual for ASAHIFLEX (IIA IIB) is on my web (page telechargement). This is a unique file. I haven't found any other location to download on the Web.

RE:Battery holder for *ist-D battery grip

2005-01-04 Thread Joel M. Bach
John, I ordered 3 of these from Pentax on November 29th but they are still on back order from Japan with no ETA. The price I was quoted was $4.23 each plus $5 for shipping. I thought that these would be especially useful when shooting in cold weather as I can keep extras inside my jacket to

Tokina 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 AF

2005-01-04 Thread Joe Wilensky
I just purchased what looks like a nice example of this lens (Tokina 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5, I think the AF235 II HLD model) on eBay for $150 Buy It Now. I found a few comments on it, but I'd like to know if anyone else has experience with it. Any comments? Reviews? The seller said it has a very

Re: PESO: An Oxymoron

2005-01-04 Thread Jon Glass
Speaking of oxymorons, has this ever been a theme for a monthly PUG? sounds intriguing as a theme to me... On Jan 4, 2005, at 6:18 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A living oxymoron: -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PAW - Old Jail

2005-01-04 Thread Pat White
Interesting picture, Albano. It could serve well as a picture of the Ministry of Love, in the novel 1984. Sombre, creepy, and modern, all at once. Pat White

Re: Hi folks...

2005-01-04 Thread Bernd Scheffler
Hi Morrighan, welcome to the list! The Spotmatic battery question Luigi mentioned may not be a problem, if http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?index-bod y.html.html~mainFrame is right. There can be read: Availability of batteries for the Spotmatic is better than

Re: Hi folks...

2005-01-04 Thread Graywolf
Since all Spotmatics have bridge circuits in the meter they will work fine with Alkaline or Silver cells. Pentax was good about things that. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Luigi de Guzman wrote: The camera works without

PDML Mini-FAQ

2005-01-04 Thread Graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html Link posted every Sunday (if I remember). It must be Sunday somewhere... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004

Re: PDML Mini-FAQ

2005-01-04 Thread Peter J. Alling
But not on this world... Graywolf wrote: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html Link posted every Sunday (if I remember). It must be Sunday somewhere... -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot

Re: PAW - Old Jail

2005-01-04 Thread Bob W
Hi, Tuesday, January 4, 2005, 8:18:11 PM, Pat wrote: Interesting picture, Albano. It could serve well as a picture of the Ministry of Love, in the novel 1984. Sombre, creepy, and modern, all at once. as matter of interest perhaps, this building, Senate House at the University of London, is

Re: PESO: A Quiet Stroll

2005-01-04 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/4/2005 10:57:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Beautiful shot, Patrick. I love the way the shadowed foreground gives way to the slightly overexposed background. It give the shot an almost painterly feel. Nice work. Paul == What he said. Doe

Re: Film is Dying, Chapter 4

2005-01-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Western Pennsylvania's biggest wholesaler of photo lab supplies (paper, chemicals, minilab equipment, etc.) has just gone out of business. We called yesterday to order bleach for out E6 machine and they were closed. We assumed they were just having a long new year holiday. Called again today and

ds question

2005-01-04 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Does it not require the BG to use AAs or will it use them natively? Collin Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net

Re: PAW PESO - The Sign Above the Gun Shop

2005-01-04 Thread Gonz
Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/owsign.html I've been fiddling around with this sign off and o for a year or so. Might finally have a keeper. What you see is the result of catching a good light, using an appropriate warming filter, and a final polish in PS ...

Re: ds question

2005-01-04 Thread johnf
Collin Brendemuehl mused: Does it not require the BG to use AAs or will it use them natively? Collin The DS doesn't accept a grip. It, and the *ist-D, can both use AA cells natively. (You may be thinking of the MZ-S, which requires a grip to use AAs)

Re: Tokina 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 AF

2005-01-04 Thread Jens Bladt
Quite a decent lens I should think. According to Photodo it's ratet 3.3, which is qiute good/excellent: http://www.photodo.com/nav/prodindex.html Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Joe Wilensky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: I'm Back with a new to me K1000 !!!

2005-01-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/1/05, Luigi de Guzman, discombobulated, unleashed: I was probably born about 20 years too late (!) No no no you must be mistaken, that's me! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Film is Dying, Chapter 4

2005-01-04 Thread Peter J. Alling
Now this is very sad indeed. Mark Roberts wrote: Western Pennsylvania's biggest wholesaler of photo lab supplies (paper, chemicals, minilab equipment, etc.) has just gone out of business. We called yesterday to order bleach for out E6 machine and they were closed. We assumed they were just having

Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower

2005-01-04 Thread Gonz
To hell with THAT judge. Thats a fine pic. In fact the lighting is what makes it. If he was expecting some staged studio lighting setup to make the lighting better then thats a completely different pic. Jens Bladt wrote: I'm sorry if I have posted this image before

Re: PESO: An Oxymoron

2005-01-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/1/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: A living oxymoron: Paul Miles, the happy blues singer. Seriously, this guy performs anywhere in Detroit where a friendly crowd might be on hand. I've shot him a few times, and he used one of my pics on his CD. This isn't my best pic of

Re: Seen on Dpreview

2005-01-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/1/05, Joseph Tainter, discombobulated, unleashed: Trip to NYC, extra hour on my hands, stopped by the BH store. Place was a madhouse. Pentax counter space much smaller than any other brand. I asked to look at the IST DS. It had some other lens on it, Asked about the 18-55mm, and the clerk

Re: PAW - Old Jail

2005-01-04 Thread Albano Garcia
Oh, ok. Mine is $ 74.99 if you want a copy ;-) Regards Albano --- Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I should really think before I post. There's no way you could understand, it has to do with a Photo show I attended recently. One of the photographers works was a tiny out focus

Re: PAW - Old Jail

2005-01-04 Thread Albano Garcia
Hi, Pat I didn't read the novel, is in my to read list (as a lot of other modern classics) Thanks for comments Albano --- Pat White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting picture, Albano. It could serve well as a picture of the Ministry of Love, in the novel 1984. Sombre, creepy, and

Pentax Manual 35mm K mount Lenses

2005-01-04 Thread JP M
OK, sorry, newbie question: Is there a resource anyone can point me to that lists the various Pentax 35mm manual K mount lenses and their relative attributes? I just hastily purchased an ME Super with the misquided, completely self invented and subsequently dashed hopes that I could use some

Re: Pentax Manual 35mm K mount Lenses

2005-01-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/1/05, JP M, discombobulated, unleashed: OK, sorry, newbie question: Is there a resource anyone can point me to that lists the various Pentax 35mm manual K mount lenses and their relative attributes? Sure: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ I just hastily purchased an ME Super with the

Re: PESO: An Oxymoron

2005-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Cotty. On Jan 4, 2005, at 5:34 PM, Cotty wrote: On 4/1/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: A living oxymoron: Paul Miles, the happy blues singer. Seriously, this guy performs anywhere in Detroit where a friendly crowd might be on hand. I've shot him a few times, and he used

Re: Pentax Manual 35mm K mount Lenses

2005-01-04 Thread Fred
Is there a resource anyone can point me to that lists the various Pentax 35mm manual K mount lenses and their relative attributes? http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ is your best resource. I just hastily purchased an ME Super with the misquided, completely self invented and subsequently dashed

RE: Pentax Manual 35mm K mount Lenses

2005-01-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Jeff ... Go here: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ Shel [Original Message] From: JP M [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is there a resource anyone can point me to that lists the various Pentax 35mm manual K mount lenses and their relative attributes?

Re: Pentax Manual 35mm K mount Lenses

2005-01-04 Thread Steve Larson
Hi there, this link should do it: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: JP M [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 2:53 PM Subject: Pentax Manual 35mm K mount Lenses OK, sorry, newbie

Re: Pentax Manual 35mm K mount Lenses

2005-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Welcome to the PDML. You'll find all the info you need here: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ On Jan 4, 2005, at 5:53 PM, JP M wrote: OK, sorry, newbie question: Is there a resource anyone can point me to that lists the various Pentax 35mm manual K mount lenses and their relative attributes? I just

Re: Pentax Manual 35mm K mount Lenses

2005-01-04 Thread Mark Roberts
JP M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, sorry, newbie question: Is there a resource anyone can point me to that lists the various Pentax 35mm manual K mount lenses and their relative attributes? http://stans-photography.info/ -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Pentax Manual 35mm K mount Lenses

2005-01-04 Thread Peter J. Alling
This will become a chorus but about the best resource on the web for all things Pentax K mount is http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ JP M wrote: OK, sorry, newbie question: Is there a resource anyone can point me to that lists the various Pentax 35mm manual K mount lenses and their relative

Test

2005-01-04 Thread Peter J. Alling
Test -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke

Re: I'm Back with a new to me K1000 !!!

2005-01-04 Thread johnf
Cotty mused: On 4/1/05, Luigi de Guzman, discombobulated, unleashed: I was probably born about 20 years too late (!) No no no you must be mistaken, that's me! In your case, I'd say maybe 120 years. Either too late, or too early - take your pick.

PESO Me and my Pentax :-)

2005-01-04 Thread Rob Studdert
Experimenting with scanner calibration I stumbled across the following Kodachrome from 1986. Me and one of my 67s with the 400/4, 2X TC and Helicoid tubes, the tripod is a Manfrotto 075 with a Manfrotto fluid head, worked quite well. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/IMG0003m.jpg The

Re: PESO: An Oxymoron

2005-01-04 Thread Doug Franklin
On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 17:18:44 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A living oxymoron: Paul Miles, the happy blues singer. Ahhh, but it's only the writing and composing of blues music for which one must be depressed. Though it does appear that a heroin addiction does something for the performance.

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