Re: New toy has arrived

2005-01-08 Thread David Mann
On Jan 8, 2005, at 4:28 AM, Jack Davis wrote: David, I felt my frustration level max out just reading your installation agony. I give up under such circumstances far too easily. I really hate it when things don't just work... especially something of this calibre. I still persevere though, but

Re: Why didn't Pentax....

2005-01-08 Thread Raimo K
Olympus uses porro-prisms - image is reflected sideways, not upwards - they used to have this in sixties half-frame SLRs Pen F, FT, FV. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Why didn't Pentax....

2005-01-08 Thread Raimo K
You lose about 1/3 stop of light, image degradation, difficulty keeping the mirror clean... pellicle mirrors were used in some cine cameras, though. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Mark Erickson

Re: GESO: Slowhand at the Tilbury Hotel

2005-01-08 Thread Raimo K
Why do you think ISO 3200 would be necessary? I have found that ISO 400 is sufficient and you can get by even with ISO 100 film. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: OT - Mouse Time

2005-01-08 Thread David Mann
On Jan 7, 2005, at 9:40 PM, Chan Yong Wei wrote: definitely get an optical mouse; the old ones that come with a mouse ball collect dirt and tend ( in my experience ) to be less responsive/precise. Yeah I have an optical at the moment (I admit I'm still using the Apple mouse that came with my G5).

Re: New toy has arrived

2005-01-08 Thread David Mann
On Jan 7, 2005, at 10:39 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hey, great that you got a good scanner. just curious: why did you choose the Minolta? Did you consider others? I did consider other scanners but this one seemed to be the most cost-effective for my requirements. My decision was based mainly

RE: GESO: Slowhand at the Tilbury Hotel

2005-01-08 Thread Jens Bladt
Why do you think ISO 3200 would be necessary? Concert shots often have to be underexposed 1-2 stops, due to spotlights and dark background. By doing so, a 400 ISO film becomes an 800-1600 ISO film. Similar for digital. In my experience the Fuji Superia 1600 is great for concert shots. It's

Re: Why didn't Pentax....

2005-01-08 Thread Steve Jolly
Alan Chan wrote: Because there is no real mirror to obstruct the view? I was just guessing. There's still a shutter to obstruct the view. :-) S

Re: Why didn't Pentax....

2005-01-08 Thread Steve Jolly
Peter J. Alling wrote: The semi silvered mirror would collect dust, and they're fairly fragile. Thinking about it, dust on the semi-silvered mirror would be far less of a problem than dust on the sensor for the same reason that dusty lenses are rarely something to get worked up about - the dust

RE: *istD EOL...

2005-01-08 Thread Jens Bladt
Interesting. It seems Pentax can't really impress a substantial percentage of high-end 35mm camera buyers. I wonder what Pentax will be doing to try to replace the lost sales of professional the MF cameras (6x45, 6x7) - in other words to get (back) in to the pro market. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL

Re: *istD EOL...

2005-01-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Brian Dipert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had a chat with the folks at the Pentax booth today at CES. What I was told is that there are less than 1000 bodies left in factory inventory, and when they're gone there'll be no more made; the *istDS will carry the torch going forward (at least until

RE: *istD EOL...

2005-01-08 Thread Alan Chan
--- Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting. It seems Pentax can't really impress a substantial percentage of high-end 35mm camera buyers. I wonder what Pentax will be doing to try to replace the lost sales of professional the MF cameras (6x45, 6x7) - in other words to get (back) in to

Re: Why didn't Pentax....

2005-01-08 Thread Herb Chong
Kodak did that once. they stopped. i believe that it is too hard to get and keep aligned. Herb - Original Message - From: Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 5:33 AM Subject: Re: Why didn't Pentax Thinking about it, dust

Re: *istD EOL...

2005-01-08 Thread Herb Chong
and much better AF given that others have done so, at least on their high end cameras. it signals to me that if they want to appeal to the people that pay for the mid or high priced DSLR bodies, they are going to have to release a raft of new-to-Pentax technologies at once. Herb -

Re: Why didn't Pentax....

2005-01-08 Thread Frantisek
Saturday, January 8, 2005, 11:30:16 AM, Steve wrote: SJ Alan Chan wrote: Because there is no real mirror to obstruct the view? I was just guessing. SJ There's still a shutter to obstruct the view. :-) How about making it semi-transparent as well ;-) Good light! fra

RE: Why didn't Pentax....

2005-01-08 Thread J. C. O'Connell
seems to me that aligning a glass flat parallel to a sensor would be child's play via a spacer. I think that this technique would be good in a rangefinder camera but not in a SLR because in order to get the dust out of the focal plane it would need to be too far away from the sensor and would

RE: Why didn't Pentax....

2005-01-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Jan 2005 at 8:18, J. C. O'Connell wrote: seems to me that aligning a glass flat parallel to a sensor would be child's play via a spacer. I think that this technique would be good in a rangefinder camera but not in a SLR because in order to get the dust out of the focal plane it would

Re: OT - Mouse Time

2005-01-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/1/05, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: though the problem with optical mice is that you have to watch what surface you use them on.. My current mouse pad is a printed article that someone gave me, about determining proper exposure. I didn't learn much from the article and it's

Re: Why didn't Pentax....

2005-01-08 Thread Carlos Royo
J. C. O'Connell escribió: seems to me that aligning a glass flat parallel to a sensor would be child's play via a spacer. I think that this technique would be good in a rangefinder camera but not in a SLR because in order to get the dust out of the focal plane it would need to be too far away from

Re: New toy has arrived

2005-01-08 Thread Jack Davis
David, Thanks! Your experience reminds me that I need to work on 'perseverance'. I, also, shoot MF (Mamiya 6) which peaks my interest even further. Jack --- David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 8, 2005, at 4:28 AM, Jack Davis wrote: David, I felt my frustration level max out just

Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?)

2005-01-08 Thread Graywolf
I suspect that most of the problems come from deals where the folks on both sides are pretty ignorant about what they are doing. For instance I saw an ad for a Six-16 Kodak Monitor where the seller said film for it was readily available on the interent. Well there does seem to be one place

*ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Hi everybody, I guess the wise people of the *istderhood can enlighten me about an issue regarding the low light behaviour of the D. When shooting at 1600 (with noise reduction turned off) every now and then the pictures show a cartain amount of striping, visible in the dark (or evenly lit)

RE: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?)

2005-01-08 Thread Don Sanderson
I agree with this 100%, I've only been burned on deals from new eBayers when it was simply a matter of them not knowing the product, or eBay, well enough to represent the item properly. So far they have always made matters right very quickly and have earned + feedback from me as a result. It's the

RE: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread Don Sanderson
This problem has been brought up before. I finally saw it on my D about 2 weeks ago. Started getting banding at high ISO's, it got worse and worse and finally started giving totally blank frames on ocassion. Just about ready to declare the camera dead until it indicated low battery. Put in fresh

Re: Why didn't Pentax....

2005-01-08 Thread Frantisek
Saturday, January 8, 2005, 3:52:12 PM, Carlos wrote: CR J. C. O'Connell escribió: seems to me that aligning a glass flat parallel to a sensor would be child's play via a spacer. I think that this technique would be good in a rangefinder camera but not in a SLR because in order to get the dust

Re: Why didn't Pentax....

2005-01-08 Thread Peter J. Alling
The dust hanging in the light path between the sensor and the lens would be considerably more of a problem than dust on the lens. The closer to the focal plain it gets the bigger the problem is. The only advantage to this I see is that the glass would be easier to clean and less fragile than

RE: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
How does one know when the batteries are getting low besides having problems with the camera? Is there a battery test or check feature? It seems from your post that there's a battery condition indicator, yet it also seems that the indicator doesn't do a very good job of alerting the user to the

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread Peter J. Alling
It has a battery health indicator. I've never found them to be particularly reliable in most devices. I'm just going to have to see how it works in the *ist-D. Shel Belinkoff wrote: How does one know when the batteries are getting low besides having problems with the camera? Is there a battery

RE: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread Don Sanderson
Probably not what anyone wants to hear but I pretty much have learned to ignore the battery indicator. In several months and 3000+ frames I've seen the indicator in 2 conditions, full, and empty. Now I take them out once in a while and test them. I always have fresh ones handy and will now watch

Re: *istD EOL...

2005-01-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jens Bladt Subject: RE: *istD EOL... Interesting. It seems Pentax can't really impress a substantial percentage of high-end 35mm camera buyers. I wonder what Pentax will be doing to try to replace the lost sales of professional the MF cameras (6x45, 6x7) -

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: RE: *ist D problem at ISO 1600? How does one know when the batteries are getting low besides having problems with the camera? Is there a battery test or check feature? It seems from your post that there's a battery condition

RE: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread Jens Bladt
The battery indicator only shows full, half full or empty. Not very useful. I usually chang battteries whenever it does not show full. Other than that I've heard, that the indicator is unreliable if there's a battery grip attached, pehaps especially for certain batttery types (NiMh ?). Jens Bladt

Re: IstD PS plugin question

2005-01-08 Thread Jon Glass
What you got was the Mac version of the self-extracting archive. :-( If you want, you can email me the file, I'll unstuff it for you, and send it back as a plain zip file. Alternately, you can try going to StuffIt.com and download the expander. It should be able to extract the file from the

RE: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread Jens Bladt
I have never seen any stripes on my *ist D images - only more than usual noice. Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Gianfranco Irlanda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 8. januar 2005 16:42 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne:

Re: IstD PS plugin question

2005-01-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jon Glass Subject: Re: IstD PS plugin question What you got was the Mac version of the self-extracting archive. :-( If you want, you can email me the file, I'll unstuff it for you, and send it back as a plain zip file. Alternately, you can try going to

Re: IstD PS plugin question

2005-01-08 Thread Jon Glass
On Jan 8, 2005, at 5:41 PM, William Robb wrote: I think Dave is on a Windows machine. There is a StuffIt for Windows. I sent him the link for it. I believe it will even unstuff .sea files. I know that StuffIt on the Mac will unzip .exe self-extracting archives. (or at least it used to back in

RE: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread Don Sanderson
Probably not what anyone wants to hear but I pretty much have learned to ignore the battery indicator. In several months and 3000+ frames I've seen the indicator in 2 conditions, full, and empty. Now I take them out once in a while and test them. I always have fresh ones handy and will now watch

Re: IstD PS plugin question

2005-01-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
So what's the point of unstuffing a Mac file for a Windows user? Will the program run on a Win machine? Shel [Original Message] From: Jon Glass [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Jan 8, 2005, at 5:41 PM, William Robb wrote: I think Dave is on a Windows machine. There is a StuffIt for Windows. I

RE: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?)

2005-01-08 Thread J. C. O'Connell
you think the absolute number of negative feedbacks is better stat than the percentage for determining the trustworthyness of a seller? I don't get it. The batting average percentage is a much more telling statistic IMHO. JCO -Original Message- From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: IstD PS plugin question

2005-01-08 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/8/2005 8:54:13 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So what's the point of unstuffing a Mac file for a Windows user? Will the program run on a Win machine? Shel == No. Marnie aka Doe (Not without an emulator, that is.)

Re: *istD EOL...

2005-01-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
What I was told is that there are less than 1000 bodies left in factory inventory, and when they're gone there'll be no more made Hmmm. I wonder how long there will be parts for repairs? I suppose that the DS uses some of the same parts. Joe

Re: IstD PS plugin question

2005-01-08 Thread Jon Glass
I suppose it would depend on what it is! Actions tend to work. I wouldn't know about a plugin. But I presumed that the file was just archived wrongly, not that he downloaded the wrong file. I've seen that before... On Jan 8, 2005, at 5:52 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: So what's the point of

First istD real picture for Paw's

2005-01-08 Thread brooksdj
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/3098826/ Taken just after Christmas in 2004.Very cold day for southern Ontario(-20 degrees C)but what i would call a nice July afternoon in Churchill Manitoba.LOL One can just make

Re: *istD EOL...

2005-01-08 Thread Mark Erickson
I thought that Pentax' Pro market was addressed by their 645 and 67 series cameras. Remember that the 645n was the first production autofocus medium format camera in the world. What I can't understand is why Pentax hasn't released a digital system that uses 645 and/or 67 lenses. If nothing

RE: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread brooksdj
Good question Shel. There is an indicator,but how secure it is im beginning to have doubts. The reason. I have a very fresh set of lith's in there now,about 50 shots on the set. I was at the farm this morning in the snow and i wanted to get a few horses outside all covered in it. I

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread Jeff Tokayer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good question Shel. There is an indicator,but how secure it is im beginning to have doubts. The reason. I have a very fresh set of lith's in there now,about 50 shots on the set. I was at the farm this morning in the snow and i wanted to get a few horses outside all

Solved,was:IstD PS plugin question

2005-01-08 Thread brooksdj
I forget who mentioned the page at the Pentax site was misaligned,but i went back in and looked at it. It said to go to the bottom of the page for the DL however there are two bottoms,on for the windows and one for the mac.:-) I went to the bottom-bottom,not realizing the page break. All is

Re: IstD PS plugin question

2005-01-08 Thread Herb Chong
unpacking a StuffIt archive of a Mac plugin won't help. they are executable files. Herb - Original Message - From: Jon Glass [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 11:48 AM Subject: Re: IstD PS plugin question There is a StuffIt for Windows.

Re: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?)

2005-01-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Graywolf wrote: Knowledgable types ignor all those words that are suposed to create a buying frenzy such as Vintage, Rare, and Bargain. I'd remove VINTAGE from that group -- it just means (or should) (1) it is old and seller isn't sure of precise dates or .. (2) ebay has not seen fit to

Re: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?)

2005-01-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?) you think the absolute number of negative feedbacks is better stat than the percentage for determining the trustworthyness of a seller? I don't get it. The batting average percentage is a much more

Re: *istD EOL...

2005-01-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: *istD EOL... What I was told is that there are less than 1000 bodies left in factory inventory, and when they're gone there'll be no more made Hmmm. I wonder how long there will be parts for repairs? I suppose that the DS

Re: *istD EOL...

2005-01-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Erickson Subject: Re: *istD EOL... I thought that Pentax' Pro market was addressed by their 645 and 67 series cameras. Was is the key operative. Pro's aren't using so much medium format now. More and more, they are using Canon and Nikon DSLRs. William

Re: IstD PS plugin question

2005-01-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jon Glass Subject: Re: IstD PS plugin question On Jan 8, 2005, at 5:41 PM, William Robb wrote: I think Dave is on a Windows machine. There is a StuffIt for Windows. I sent him the link for it. I believe it will even unstuff .sea files. I know that StuffIt on

Re: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?)

2005-01-08 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/8/2005 10:31:56 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think the batting average, over time, is probably a better indicator, but for a new seller, one bad buyer can sink him. Imagine if you luck out and sell to an asshole on your second or third transaction.

Re: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?)

2005-01-08 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/8/2005 10:26:24 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'd remove VINTAGE from that group -- it just means (or should) (1) it is old and seller isn't sure of precise dates or .. (2) ebay has not seen fit to supply date breakdowns in some categories that

RE: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread Jerome Reyes
How does one know when the batteries are getting low besides having problems with the camera? Is there a battery test or check feature? I remember playing with a pre-production model a couple of years ago at GFM before the camera hit the market. Everything worked fine on it... except the

First istD Paw's with good links

2005-01-08 Thread brooksdj
Arggg. I apologize for the bum Flickr link. I swear I’m getting techno dumber as the decade goes on.I seem to have a problem with this photo storage place. Anyway, here is a few links to photobucket, tested for link ability. g This one was from this morning just after some wet snow.

PESO--Brit2 [Frist Attempt with *ist-D]

2005-01-08 Thread Peter J. Alling
Well here it is, what you've all been waiting for. My first PESO taken with the *ist-D. It's not the most inspired photograph I've ever taken. But I've been screwing around with this thing for a few day's now and I've begun to get the hang of it.

Re: First istD Paw's with good links

2005-01-08 Thread Jeff Tokayer
Hey Dave, I love this shot http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/?action=viewcurrent=opps_3209.jpg Which camera did you use? Cheers, Jeff. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Arggg. I apologize for the bum Flickr link. I swear Im getting techno dumber as the decade goes on.I seem to have a

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
I keep track of exposures. I get about 2000 on 8 lithium AAs in the camera and battery grip. If I'm close to that number and I have an important shoot coming up, I change them. Paul On Jan 8, 2005, at 11:10 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: How does one know when the batteries are getting low besides

Re: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?)

2005-01-08 Thread Peter J. Alling
I believed in that method on a transaction once. Seller had lots of feed back only a handful of negative, most from newbies, most no longer registered. So I bid, the item was misidentified, I was promised a refund, I sent back the item and never got the refund. (The seller started collecting

Re: *istD EOL...

2005-01-08 Thread Peter J. Alling
The law is 7 years but I'm not sure that matters much in electronics... William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: *istD EOL... What I was told is that there are less than 1000 bodies left in factory inventory, and when they're gone there'll be no more

Original Vivitar Series 1 lens repare problem...

2005-01-08 Thread Peter J. Alling
No sooner do I start using my 35-85 Varifocal Zoom on my *ist-D then the aperture ring begins to become quite stiff and rough. No problem says I just open 'er up and clean out the mechanism, it's not like it's rocket science. So I get the lens mount and aperture ring off clean out the junk lube

RE: IstD PS plugin question

2005-01-08 Thread Jens Bladt
I have downloaded this file and unzipped it. It's called: PENTAX RAW Plugin.sea What do I do with it? I tried to locate it it a folder called Photoshop Only/Plug ins/Import-Export That doesn't result in any differences. My Photoshop version 6.0 At work it works with Photoshop CS, but not at

Re: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?)

2005-01-08 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Graywolf wrote: Knowledgable types ignor all those words that are suposed to create a buying frenzy such as Vintage, Rare, and Bargain. I'd remove VINTAGE from that group -- it just means (or should) (1) it is old and seller isn't sure of

Re: First istD Paw's with good links

2005-01-08 Thread brooksdj
Hey Dave, I love this shot http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/?action=viewcurrent=opps_ 3209.jpg Which camera did you use? Cheers, Jeff. The D2H,80-200 f2.8. This was just outside of Palgrave on Hwy 50. We'll be doing a lot of shows this

RE: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Jerome Reyes [EMAIL PROTECTED]: How does one know when the batteries are getting low besides having problems with the camera? Is there a battery test or check feature? I remember playing with a pre-production model a couple of years ago at GFM before the camera hit the market.

RE: IstD PS plugin question

2005-01-08 Thread brooksdj
Jens. I fiqured it out,this was the file i was getting to. Open the plugin page on the Pentax site and SLOWLY scroll down through the tutorial.About 1/2 way down is the Windows DL then the Mac tutorial starts. I quess Pentax leaves it up to us to decide what bottom of the page is,middle

RE: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread Jens Bladt
I bought an electronic multi meter device a long time ago. I try to check my batteries, when ever I'm not sure if they are OK. I use it for flash batteries, camera batteries, flash lights etc. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra:

SV: First istD Paw's with good links

2005-01-08 Thread Jens Bladt
You have a working photograph at Flickr.com: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ Cheers Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 8. januar 2005 15:11 Til:

RE: IstD PS plugin question

2005-01-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I don't believe it does ... as you've discovered. Shel I have downloaded this file and unzipped it. It's called: PENTAX RAW Plugin.sea What do I do with it? I tried to locate it it a folder called Photoshop Only/Plug ins/Import-Export That doesn't result in any differences. My Photoshop

Re: OT - Mouse Time

2005-01-08 Thread brooksdj
On 8/1/05, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: My current mouse pad . I must get around to buying a proper pad... Here is the mouse pad we use. http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/?action=viewcurrent=mouse_0188.jpg Note how

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread johnf
Jens Bladt mused: The battery indicator only shows full, half full or empty. Not very useful. I usually chang battteries whenever it does not show full. That's what I do, too. Other than that I've heard, that the indicator is unreliable if there's a battery grip attached, pehaps especially

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread johnf
Jerome Reyes mused: I remember playing with a pre-production model a couple of years ago at GFM before the camera hit the market. Everything worked fine on it... except the battery indicator would flip out more often than not. It would show depletion... but then if you turned the camera off

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread johnf
Paul Stenquist mused: I keep track of exposures. I get about 2000 on 8 lithium AAs in the camera and battery grip. If I'm close to that number and I have an important shoot coming up, I change them. You leave the same batteries in the camera for multiple shoots? That's one big advantage

Re: *istD EOL...

2005-01-08 Thread Graywolf
In the US such laws very state by state, and even when there is such a law they are often not enforced unless there is a big hugh and cry by the public about some specific item. As for the manufactures something they sold millions of over many years will be supported for a long time, something

Re: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?)

2005-01-08 Thread Graywolf
Except 1. should be Vintage = Valuable which is how it is mostly used. Just like the term Antique has meant Expensive Junk for decades now. Both terms have more exact meanings, but they are used incorrectly so much that the precise meanings have been forgotten by most people. graywolf

Link to M42 Pentax lenses

2005-01-08 Thread brooksdj
Someone was looking for a link to these lenses, and i deleted the message by mistook. Here is an ex PDMLer's (Ppro) link i visit on occasion. http://whitemetal.com/pentax/index_pentax_lenses.htm Click back a page and he has

Re: PESO - Winter sky

2005-01-08 Thread brooksdj
We have had rainy dreary weather here since Christmas Day. The other day, the sun peaked out for a few minutes. I really like how the sun highlighted the shingles on the roof and the cock-eyed weather vane. Comments welcome.

Re: PAW PESO - Untitled #624

2005-01-08 Thread brooksdj
I was rivited to it as soon as i opened it Shel. :-) Fantastic image. Speaks volumes. Great lighting and framing. Dave http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/shooting.html Some years ago this little pic made it into a booklet on the subject ...

Re: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?)

2005-01-08 Thread Graywolf
Very true, and not all positives are equal either. If you think of it 95% of transactions should be rated as neutral. Nothing great, but nothing bad about them either. As it is all they mean at the best is Positive=they didn't rip me off, and negatie=they did rip me off. There is truely no way

Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower

2005-01-08 Thread brooksdj
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

Re: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?)

2005-01-08 Thread Graywolf
LOL! That is the most likely meaning. Especially if you add ...to resell having no personal interest in something like this at all. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (3) seller bought it used? -- No

Re: PESO Me and my Pentax :-)

2005-01-08 Thread brooksdj
Thats quite the set up. Now that i believe would be a tad hard to hand hold for a 6x7.LOL Dave 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

Re: OT - Mouse Time

2005-01-08 Thread Graywolf
CUTE! I have actually found that the back of a legal pad works pretty good with optical mice, BTW. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/1/05, David Mann,

Re: PESO: An Oxymoron

2005-01-08 Thread brooksdj
I don't have any pictures of Robert Johnson lookin' that happy.g Good shot Paul. If it was in BW the background might not be so bad. Then again i like to shoot the blues in BW.That film was made for the blues.gThen again the band i shoot wants colour all the time,but i sneak in a roll once in

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/1/05, Jeff Tokayer, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm telling you Dave, the E-1 is the one you need to replace both the D2H *istD. A genuine comedian! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: How to best transport the FA 300mm?

2005-01-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
I don't doubt that for a minute. The internal compartment arrangement of this back pack eliminates the possibility of imposing a force on the body/lens during normal transporting. Now if it gets run over by a car Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO: Snowy Clothes Line

2005-01-08 Thread Bernd Scheffler
11 degrees celsius and very stormy in northern Germany, April-weather Looks nice, white landscape in winter. Best, Bernd Powell Hargrave Fri, 07 Jan 2005 15:47:28 -0800 It got a bit white here today. http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Image1.htm Powell

Re: PESO: An Oxymoron

2005-01-08 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Dave. I am going to work on the background, and I'll do a BW conversion as well before sending them all to Mr. Miles. I have probably a couple dozen shots he's never seen, and while I don't ask for anything in return, I enjoy it when I see one on one of his posters or CDs. I'm guessing

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread pnstenquist
Of course I leave the batteries in the camera for multiple shoots. Lithium AAs will reliably deliver at least 2000 exposures when used with the battery grips. Of course I never travel without a spare set, and I have two bodies. I've had too many bad experiences with rechargable reliability.

Re: PESO: An Oxymoron

2005-01-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
Paul, do you know if Mr. Miles is the singer for one of the current Greenfield Village TV Ads? From what I can make out from the ad, it looks like him. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 4:18 PM

Re: IstD PS plugin question

2005-01-08 Thread Herb Chong
not if you download the Mac version. Herb... - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 2:32 PM Subject: RE: IstD PS plugin question I have downloaded this file and unzipped it. It's called: PENTAX RAW

Re: PESO--Brit2 [Frist Attempt with *ist-D]

2005-01-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/1/05, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Well here it is, what you've all been waiting for. My first PESO taken with the *ist-D. It's not the most inspired photograph I've ever taken. But I've been screwing around with this thing for a few day's now and I've begun to get the

Re: PAW PESO - Untitled #624

2005-01-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Dave, Thanks! You're the only person to comment on this pic, and probably one of the few to have seen it (based on web page stats). Lighting was from one small window located above and behind the scene. Pic made with a banged up old Spottie and a yellowed Super Tak 50/1.4, should anyone

RE: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower

2005-01-08 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks, Dave. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 8. januar 2005 16:48 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower

Re: PAW PESO - Untitled #624

2005-01-08 Thread Bob W
Hi, I was rivited to it as soon as i opened it Shel. :-) Fantastic image. Speaks volumes. Great lighting and framing. http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/shooting.html Some years ago this little pic made it into a booklet on the subject ... It's a good picture, and very interesting.

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

2005-01-08 Thread Amita Guha
Of course I leave the batteries in the camera for multiple shoots. Lithium AAs will reliably deliver at least 2000 exposures when used with the battery grips. Of course I never travel without a spare set, Same here. The last time I left the house without backup batteries, I ran out of

Re: *istD EOL...

2005-01-08 Thread mike wilson
Hi, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: *istD EOL... What I was told is that there are less than 1000 bodies left in factory inventory, and when they're gone there'll be no more made Hmmm. I wonder how long there will be parts for repairs? I

Re: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?)

2005-01-08 Thread mike wilson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 1/8/2005 10:26:24 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'd remove VINTAGE from that group -- it just means (or should) (1) it is old and seller isn't sure of precise dates or .. (2) ebay has not seen fit to supply date breakdowns in

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