Re: More *ist-DS problems....

Here's something a friend pointed out to me, I don't know how true it is with "modern" electronics, but the Hoover dam used to kill electronic watches. Mechanical watches were all right but not electronic. It was "suggested" that you leave them at the top of the dam and not take them on the tou

Re: OT: Flickr vs. Photo.net-was: PAW: A

IE is full of security holes. It's the biggest source of viral infestation, and just "junk" that slows down performance on PCs. Just running a browser that doesn't execute code by default is a freeking improvement. But then I guess you don't care. Jerry in Houston wrote: < IE only is astound

Re: More *ist-DS problems....

This is the kind of thing which makes the film + mechanical (or almost) bodies something that will still work in about any condition. Maybe you can't do too much with them (I mean technological capability of the body) but you know it'll work. My 2 cents... Thibouille On Mon, 10

Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments

--- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I point of fact, because AF doesn't work well in the stuff I seem to > find myself doing, the better viewfinder on the Pentax is a major > advantage. I am glad all the whining about the poor viewfinder years ago had finally paid off. Perhaps Pentax

Re: OT: Flickr vs. Photo.net-was: PAW: A

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 21:28:06 -0800 (PST), Jerry in Houston wrote: > Other than for geeks, who gives a rats arse?? The people who write web pages and software that needs to display "right" on all of them. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: OT: Flickr vs. Photo.net-was: PAW: A

<> Other than for geeks, who gives a rats arse?? Jerry in Houston

Re: OT: Flickr vs. Photo.net-was: PAW: A Payphone in Parkdale

On Sunday 09 January 2005 11:50, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Too much information here, Cowfish Billy ;-)) Some of us just want to see > the photos, not play with new technology - RSS, livejournal, consolidation > of feeds, interlinking websites - from what I can see and understand, none > of that add

Re: Fixed aperture lens question...

It's probably crap, but it's not very expensive, and I would think you might be able to find it for a lower price than on Amazon, so you pays your money and takes your chance... Jason Randolph wrote: Hello to all! I have a question about a lens I found on Amazon. I primarily would use this for

Re: OT: Flickr vs. Photo.net-was: PAW: A Payphone in Parkdale

Works fine on Win98se and Win2K though. glenn murphy wrote: Peter J. Alling wrote: frank theriault wrote: most popular browser in the world? It was, although maybe Mr. Gates has done something about that Not for some years now. In fact even most of the fanatical "anything but Microsoft"

Re: PAW PESO - Carnaval Portrait

Hi Frank ... > I think the harsh sunlight/shadows bother me a bit, too (I find them > distracting), but there's not much you could do about that, is there? Short of using flash? or a reflector? Hmmm, I wonder if wearing a bright white shirt would act as a reflector. Knowing that the light might

Re: My girlfriend is on steroids...

Heck, did they make Cameras that far back... William Robb wrote: Subject: Re: My girlfriend is on steroids... On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 23:51:33 +, Cotty wrote: Holy moly, that's me when I was younger and had hair. Did they make EOS's that far back..? WW -- I can understand why mankind hasn'

Re: GESO: december highlights

Hi! JR> I've some good news to share, but given this is a photo list and all, I'll JR> let the photos tell it: http://tinyurl.com/6h6jp JR> The graduation photos were taken with the ist-D, while the courthouse JR> photos were taken with an Optio. Most of the latter photos are JR> underexposed bec

Re: K 85-210/4.5

Theriaultean has that semi-Victorian sound to it. Gives it a bit of class. frank theriault wrote: On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 07:55:51 -0500, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ah, but there's much more to sharpness than focus, isn't there? Frank will just find some moving subjects and select a

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

On 10 Jan 2005 at 18:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Oh, I'm sure they have. But presumably the number of R/W cycles > of the non-volatile memory isn't high enough to allow rhe number > to be stored after every exposure. It need not even be written to NV RAM, battery backed would be fine. Rob S

Re: OT: Flickr vs. Photo.net-was: PAW: A Payphone in Parkdale

I do a little business doing free lance support on PCs. The number of people who are using IE only is astounding. Some don't even realize they might have a choice and almost all have little or nothing good to say about Microsoft. Doug Franklin wrote: On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 21:27:39 -0500, Peter J

Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments

- Original Message - From: "Herb Chong" Subject: Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments my point was that virtually any camera would not have autofocused either under the conditions Bill was thinking of. I pretty much knew that already. The Canon and Nikon boys have had trouble at the event

Re: My girlfriend is on steroids...

Subject: Re: My girlfriend is on steroids... On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 23:51:33 +, Cotty wrote: Holy moly, that's me when I was younger and had hair. Did they make EOS's that far back..? WW

Re: OT: Flickr vs. Photo.net-was: PAW: A Payphone in Parkdale

Peter J. Alling wrote: frank theriault wrote: most popular browser in the world? It was, although maybe Mr. Gates has done something about that Not for some years now. In fact even most of the fanatical "anything but Microsoft" people, have only IE on their machines. This is truly a sha

Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments

That's a red herring, Herb. We're talking about auto focus and how YOU choose to use it in a certain situation. Something is either in focus or it's not, and whether your pics are in focus because you rely of DOF rather than the focusing accuracy of the camera. Shel > [Original Message] > F

Fixed aperture lens question...

Hello to all! I have a question about a lens I found on Amazon. I primarily would use this for long range bird shots and on mainly sunny days on the "A" setting (since it is fixed). I am no pro, but would like some decent shots. Has anyone owned or have first hand experience with this lens? Any

Re: OT - Olympus E-300 DSLR review posted

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:18:09 -0800, Powell Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Relax Cotty there is no 'n' in the word. I thought maybe it was like the photographic equivalent of X-Ray glasses or something... -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: More *ist-DS problems....

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 15:27:22 -0500 (EST), Fred Widall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Talked to the guy at Pentax Canada. He had me do a reset on the custom > functions and the autofocus is working again. Kooky. He said he > had experienced this happening on the *ist-D as well. > > Damn computers !!!

Re: K 85-210/4.5

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 07:55:51 -0500, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ah, but there's much more to sharpness than focus, isn't there? Frank > will just find some moving subjects and select a slow shutter speed in > order to achieve a "Theriaultean" result! > You know, I think Juan's pho

Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments

Thanks for info. I'll look up the lens in the archive. Chad On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 11:56:03 +0100, Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Monday, January 10, 2005, 1:40:41 AM, Geheim wrote: > G> The comments so far do not surprise me much. It was just an idea I had > G> :) I'm hoping someone th

RE: Calendar cost

> Just wondering if others making calendars have an idea as to > their production costs? We did calendars on Shutterfly this year. They would have cost us about $10 each, but they goofed and sent us one copy of someone else's calendar, and to compensate they duplicated our entire order for free,

Re: Thieves!!!

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 21:00:18 -0500 (EST), Brendan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wouldn't have expected this at all, but it seems > that some people stoop so low. > > Look here > > http://www.sshmamiz.com/tamara.html > > Now the model was never contacted, has never given > permission anything!!!

Re: GESO: december highlights

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:42:14 -0500 (EST), Jerome Reyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John, Bill, Bruce, Bob, and Francis - > > Much thanks for the congratulatory words. It was a pleasure to share the > photos, and I'm glad you enjoyed. > > Mark, I'm sorry that the photos didn't come up for you. Co

Re: OT: Flickr vs. Photo.net-was: PAW: A Payphone in Parkdale

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 21:27:39 -0500, Peter J. Alling wrote: > Not for some years now. In fact even most of the fanatical "anything > but Microsoft" people, have only IE > on their machines. Uhhh, not completely true, Peter. I'm not even of the "fanatical ..." group, but I use Opera primarily an

Re: My girlfriend is on steroids...

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 23:51:33 +, Cotty wrote: > >http://www.crash.net/pictures/view/117647.jpg > Holy moly, that's me when I was younger and had hair. So, how _was_ Sweden? :-) TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: PAW: My girlfriend is on steroids...

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 15:00:02 -0800 (PST), Albano Garcia wrote: > Here she is: > http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar/PiletaMajo.jpg Now _that's_ funny! But if she finds out you posted it in public, you better have some body armor handy, or some really good running shoes. :-) TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: Instant Chimping - Do You Do It?

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:54:09 -0500, Graywolf wrote: > "The January Procrastinators Anonymous Meeting has been put off until July." Why put off until tomorrow that which you can put off until the week after next. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: OT: Flickr vs. Photo.net-was: PAW: A Payphone in Parkdale

frank theriault wrote: most popular browser in the world? It was, although maybe Mr. Gates has done something about that Not for some years now. In fact even most of the fanatical "anything but Microsoft" people, have only IE on their machines. This is truly a shame now that Thunderbird

Thieves!!!

I wouldn't have expected this at all, but it seems that some people stoop so low. Look here http://www.sshmamiz.com/tamara.html Now the model was never contacted, has never given permission anything her site is here. http://www.onemodelplace.com/member.cfm?ID=104926 a bit funny when this

Re: OT - Olympus E-300 DSLR review posted

The side swing instant return mirror and porro mirror are very reminiscent of the Pen-F. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: OT - Olympus E-300 DSLR review posted Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: A 'porro' mirror no less!

Re: Calendar cost

that's about right if you are printing yourself. if you are getting offset prints, it's the size of the print run that best determines the per/unit cost. Herb.. - Original Message - From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 3:02 PM Subject: OT: Calenda

Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments

how long has it been since light meters gave perfect exposure every time? Herb - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 11:48 AM Subject: RE: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments > If you're paying for AF the feature should work pro

Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments

my point was that virtually any camera would not have autofocused either under the conditions Bill was thinking of. Herb - Original Message - From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 11:29 AM Subject: RE: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments > FWIW I think

Another report on Pentax at CES - FWIW

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=11772575

Re: PAW: My girlfriend is on steroids...

I'm not even sure I want to ask... Albano Garcia wrote: Here she is: http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar/PiletaMajo.jpg Regards = Albano Garcia Photography & Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __ Do you Yahoo!? Read only t

Re: Color Paper Developer

If it's RA-4 paper, it might be useful to someone. You never know... -Mat (who no longer has access to an RA-4 machine. darnit.) On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:54:56 -0500, Collin R Brendemuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, guys. > I'll probably just dispose of it. > So far all of the b&w paper I

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

Don Sanderson mused: > > During my learning curve in regard to Alkalines being > useless in the D, I ALMOST lost shots due to trying > to copy duplicate FNs to a folder. > Fortnately I had the sense to click "NO" to the > over-write warning. A long-standing complaint I have with most digital came

Re: My girlfriend is on steroids...

Albano - she _will_ kill you for publishing that! Natural distortion or worked on? John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: "Albano Garcia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 9:00 AM Subject: PAW: My girlfriend is on steroids... Here she is

Re: My girlfriend is on steroids...

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 23:51:33 +, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Holy moly, that's me when I was younger and had hair. > Well, I gotta tell ya, Cotty, maybe they ~told~ you they were giving you steroids, but judging by those (ahem) pecs, there was another hormone supplement in that syri

Re: PAW PESO - Carnaval Portrait

Hi Bruce ... Your comment about the brightness around the eyes made me remember something from many months ago, that being that different browsers and viewers sometimes render an image differently. With that in mind, I opened the pic in PS CS, Irfan, IE 6, and MS Fax Viewer. While all the images

Re: My girlfriend is on steroids...

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:31:29 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think this is Cotty's assistant, don't know about steroid use, > though she appears to be in pretty good condition > http://www.crash.net/pictures/view/117647.jpg > Hefting that humongo camera around, she'd pre

Re: PAW: My girlfriend is on steroids...

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 15:00:02 -0800 (PST), Albano Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here she is: > > http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar/PiletaMajo.jpg > "Ja, unt if you laff at me, I'll bent your little girlie legs like a Cher-mann pret-zel until you cry like a little baby for your mama!" (

Re: PAW PESO - Carnaval Portrait

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:16:42 -0800, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A few months ago some friends and I went into San Francisco to see the > Carnaval Festival (http://www.carnavalsf.com/), a mostly Latin American > but multi-cultural street party covering a large area of San Fancisco'

Tsunami before and after

A friend just sent this link to me and I found it fascinating. http://homepage.mac.com/demark/tsunami/1.html Bill

Re: Re: OT: Flickr vs. Photo.net-was: PAW: A Payphone in Parkdale

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:32:11 -0800, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When the more popular or common browsers don't work with a site, then the > site designer has clearly not done his or her job properly. I have probs > with IE 6 - what can be more ubiquitous than IE and Netscape? > >

Re: PAW PESO - Carnaval Portrait

Shel, It made it the first time, just not time to comment yet. Briefly, I like the first one - good eye contact and the peeling pole gives it a nice sense of place. I wish it were just a touch brighter near his eyes, maybe lighten a bit. The second shot, I don't care for so much - mostly becaus

Re: Pentax 67 lens fitted to ZX-L.

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 19:56:47 +1100, Trevor Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > G'day Frank. > Mate, You are a bloody Aussie aren't ya? > If your not, You aught to be. > If you ever get to OZ, and talk like that. The customs bloke will just > say "G'day mate. Welcome home digger" > And wave you thro

Re: PESO...more concert work with the DS

On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 23:53:19 -0500, Luigi de Guzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lighting's a funny thing. In situations like this, I almost don't mind the > killer contrast range (like your b&w concert shots), because it lets me > pretend that the light wasn't as bad as it really was. I don't

Re: PAW: My girlfriend is on steroids...

On 10/1/05, Albano Garcia, discombobulated, unleashed: >Here she is: > >http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar/PiletaMajo.jpg Outrageous! Well done, nice shot. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: My girlfriend is on steroids...

On 10/1/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: >I think this is Cotty's assistant, don't know about steroid use, >though she appears to be in pretty good condition >http://www.crash.net/pictures/view/117647.jpg > >William Robb Holy moly, that's me when I was younger and had hair. Che

Re: Sot Box or Umbrella, which is better?

- Original Message - From: "Don Sanderson" Subject: Sot Box or Umbrella, which is better? I'm trying to come up with the best way to complete a small studio lighting setup. I have 2 120WS strobes with 32" umbrellas and stands. I also have 2 extra stands. I'd like to get 2 more AC slave s

Re: My girlfriend is on steroids...

- Original Message - From: "Albano Garcia" Subject: PAW: My girlfriend is on steroids... I think this is Cotty's assistant, don't know about steroid use, though she appears to be in pretty good condition http://www.crash.net/pictures/view/117647.jpg William Robb

Re: OT - Olympus E-300 DSLR review posted

- Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: OT - Olympus E-300 DSLR review posted Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: A 'porro' mirror no less! Yes, it says there's a porro mirror, Think porro prism (as in those cheap and dirty viewf

Re: december highlights

On 11/1/05, Jerome, discombobulated, unleashed: >Not too shabby of a deal. I should say so! Congratulations to you both :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

*istD AF performance (was Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments)

My experience with the AF of the MZ-S and the *istD tells me that the MZ-S is far better than the digital, with any of the lens I have used on both cameras. I find the MZ-S very quick and accurate, and able to AF in very dim conditions and low contrast. On the other hand, using the *istD at a

Re: GESO: december highlights

John, Bill, Bruce, Bob, and Francis - Much thanks for the congratulatory words. It was a pleasure to share the photos, and I'm glad you enjoyed. Mark, I'm sorry that the photos didn't come up for you. Coincidentally, I remember reading a recent post of yours discussing the extent that you are str

PAW PESO - Carnaval Portrait

Once again a post didn't seem to make it to the list A few months ago some friends and I went into San Francisco to see the Carnaval Festival (http://www.carnavalsf.com/), a mostly Latin American but multi-cultural street party covering a large area of San Fancisco's Mission District. The

Re: PAW: A Payphone in Parkdale

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 00:37:29 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You starting a phone booth, (Ok kiosk), series??? > Not yet. Only two of them (I think). Not enough to call a series yet. But, I have a couple with graffiti, so it could also be part of a burgeoning graffiti serie

Re: december highlights

Jerome - Congratulations to you both and hope you will be very happy together! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: "Jerome Reyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 10:23 PM Subject: GESO: december highlights I've some good news to share, but

Re: Fogged Paper Question

- Original Message - From: "Collin R Brendemuehl" Subject: OT: Fogged Paper Question All the old paper I picked up has a gray fog to it. Is there any chemical to minimize that? There is, unfortunately, I don't have my chamical encyclopedia handy at the moment. Benzotriazol comes to mind

RE: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

During my learning curve in regard to Alkalines being useless in the D, I ALMOST lost shots due to trying to copy duplicate FNs to a folder. Fortnately I had the sense to click "NO" to the over-write warning. Big PITA though, now I stick with Lithiums and the problems are minimal. Don > -Ori

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

Rob Studdert mused: > > On 10 Jan 2005 at 23:35, Frits Wüthrich wrote: > > > I also noticed this, when my *ist D ran out of juice I put fresh > > batteries in as well as downloaded the images and removed those from the > > card. > > The camera started with the numbers of the downloaded shots aga

RE: My girlfriend is on steroids...

I assume, since you are still alive, that you didn't tell her you were going to post this? ;-) Cool shot! Don > -Original Message- > From: Albano Garcia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 5:00 PM > To: PDML > Subject: PAW: My girlfriend is on steroids... > > > >

Sot Box or Umbrella, which is better?

I'm trying to come up with the best way to complete a small studio lighting setup. I have 2 120WS strobes with 32" umbrellas and stands. I also have 2 extra stands. I'd like to get 2 more AC slave strobes of about the same power. I can't decide whether to go with 2 more umbrellas and holders or get

PAW: My girlfriend is on steroids...

Here she is: http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar/PiletaMajo.jpg Regards = Albano Garcia Photography & Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mai

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

On 10 Jan 2005 at 23:35, Frits Wüthrich wrote: > I also noticed this, when my *ist D ran out of juice I put fresh > batteries in as well as downloaded the images and removed those from the card. > The camera started with the numbers of the downloaded shots again. I guess the > number gets written

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

On Monday 10 January 2005 13:48, Rob Studdert wrote: FJW> On 9 Jan 2005 at 11:53, Bruce Dayton wrote: FJW> FJW> > I follow about the same practice as you. Along with that, I charge FJW> > and put in a fresh set before each session that I would be shooting. FJW> > Session could be a walkabout, a p

Re: OT: Calendar cost

I'm doing calendars on legal size paper (8.5 x 14 inches) folded and stapled. Printing alone is going to cost me $19.50 Canadian per calendar (about $16 US). I could print them at home on an Epson Stylus color 850, but in order to get reasonable quality on the inkjet I'd need to use glossy pape

I'm a flasher!

Just received my new Sigma EF 500 DG super from B&H today. Still reading the manual and learning how to use it. All I can say so far is that the construction is impressive. Preliminary test shots here in my office show very good exposure accuracy (in P-TTL mode). -- Mark Roberts Photography and w

Re: GESO: december highlights

"Jerome Reyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've some good news to share, but given this is a photo list and all, I'll let the photos tell it: http://tinyurl.com/6h6jp A very lovely young lady, Jerome, congratulations. Be sure and bring her to GFM in June. Bill

Re: OT: Fogged Paper Question

Monday, January 10, 2005, 5:50:46 PM, Collin wrote: CRB> All the old paper I picked up has a gray fog to it. CRB> Is there any chemical to minimize that? Yes. ;-) There is even a way to restore paper fogged by light. During the WWII paper was scarce. Unfortunately, I don't have the recipe. Sp

Re: GESO: december highlights

No real help here, Mark, but that URL works just fine for me! 1.25 Ghz PowerMac MDD G4, OS 10.2.8, Netscape 7.2, 1.2 Gb RAM keith whaley Mark Roberts wrote: "Jerome Reyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've some good news to share, but given this is a photo list and all, I'll let the photos tell it:

Re: OT - Olympus E-300 DSLR review posted

On Jan 10, 2005, at 10:47 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Yes, it says there's a porro mirror, but I can't imagine where it is or how they're using it: There's a conventional swinging mirror that has to move out of the way for each shot (although is swings sideways, rather than upward). Odd. The name "por

Re: GESO: december highlights

"Jerome Reyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I've some good news to share, but given this is a photo list and all, I'll >let the photos tell it: http://tinyurl.com/6h6jp Something odd going on here, Jerome? All I get at that URL is a template page with no photos. All your other pages work fine. --

RE: More *ist-DS problems....

I would like to know which setting turns off the AF. Perhaps linking AF to AE? Or perhaps "release while charging" set to OFF, or "release w/o CF" set to ON ??? My advice: Find the three basic settings (1-2-3 for *ist D) which you never change - like Normal-Hi Speed-Depth. Set the main MENU to what

Re: OT - Olympus E-300 DSLR review posted

Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >A 'porro' mirror no less! > > Yes, it says there's a porro mirror, but I can't imagine where it is or how they're using it: There's a conventional swinging mirror that has to move out of the way for each shot (althoug

Re: OT: Calendar cost

We use a template from www.mycustomcalendars.com which has been heavily modified (I can't tolerate their plain Times font, and we must change the language, and all the holidays, etc.) and then we add artwork to each month, adding in the copyright and credits, and print it on A4. When printed, we ad

Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments

Monday, January 10, 2005, 1:40:41 AM, Geheim wrote: G> The comments so far do not surprise me much. It was just an idea I had G> :) I'm hoping someone that has used one of these zooms will chime in G> in the next few days. Hi Chad, you can search the archives of the list (www.pdml.net) and find t

Re: OT: Flickr vs. Photo.net-was: PAW: A Payphone in Parkdale

On Sunday 09 January 2005 11:50, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Too much information here, Cowfish Billy ;-)) Some of us just want to see > the photos, not play with new technology - RSS, livejournal, consolidation > of feeds, interlinking websites - from what I can see and understand, none > of that add

Re: More *ist-DS problems....

Talked to the guy at Pentax Canada. He had me do a reset on the custom functions and the autofocus is working again. Kooky. He said he had experienced this happening on the *ist-D as well. Damn computers !!! -- Fred Widall, Emai

Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments

On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 20:05:11 -0500, Herb Chong wrote: >i read about this "slow or useless AF performance in low light" on the *istD >comment and i wonder every time what is really going on. i shoot a lot of >waterfall shots with a 10 stop ND filter mounted. that gives me typically 8 >second exposur

OT: Calendar cost

Just wondering if others making calendars have an idea as to their production costs? I've been doing calendars for the last several years. I use calendar blanks from Photographers Edge @ around $5.50/each depending on volume. I then print 13 4"X6" prints on my Epson Stylus Photo @ around $0.25e

Re: OT: Fogged Paper Question

There used to be Edwal anti fogging chemicals sold, I never used them so I couldn't vouch for their capabilities. Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: All the old paper I picked up has a gray fog to it. Is there any chemical to minimize that? TIA, Collin "You impress at a distance, but you impact a life u

RE: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments

--- Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does this go for the MZ-S as well > Anyway, the PZ-1p has nice and quite fast AF. I believe so because the MZ-S doesn't have the space to fit a bigger and more powerful motor. = Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan

RE: OT - Olympus E-300 DSLR review posted

...ups -this was the wrong subject I guess. Doesn't this Olympus remind us of the old Olympus PEN F? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 10. januar 2005 20:17 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.n

RE: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments

>MZ/ZX bodies have weaker AF motor than the Z-1/Z-1p for the same reason. Does this go for the MZ-S as well Anyway, the PZ-1p has nice and quite fast AF. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Alan Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: OT - Olympus E-300 DSLR review posted

I see. To me flashes are basically "a necessary evil" (although I do believe, I may own 10-20 flashes, most of which are from Pentax or Metz), except perhaps in the studio. I guess I got most of these flashes long before CCD's and 3200 ISO by pushing a button was invented. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL

RE: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments

>From: Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I think the slow AF of the *ist D is related to a rather weak focus motor, >not the optics. It seems to be equally slow no matter what lens is used. >The >AF of the MZ-S is much better - it works so fast, that the camera actually >moves in my hand when I press

Re: OT - Olympus E-300 DSLR review posted

Relax Cotty there is no 'n' in the word. At 05:26 AM 10/01/2005 , you wrote: > >A 'porro' mirror no less! > > > > > > >Cheers, > Cotty > > >___/\__ >|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche >||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com >

RE: Flash Options

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005, Jens Bladt wrote: > ...so there's no "atmosphere", low ambient or candle light etc.? No. Photographers put up slave umbrellas. Standard issue. Same for Christenings. Kostas

Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments

In the past, my other AF Pentax bodies have focused fine in situations where the *istD does not. I was "throw off" by this. It seems the *istD has issues with AF in certain situations. That is when I had the idea of getting a faster zoom in place of the 16-45 4.0 I have now for the *istD. It was ju

RE: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments

I can't say that I disagree there, Shel. However, in my experience long distance focusing is better with AF. For shots like this, AF is better, especially with the *ist D, with no great focusing help (split field or similar) in the viewfinder: http://images1.fotopic.net/?iid=y5kj3u&outx=600&noresiz

RE: Flash Options

...so there's no "atmosphere", low ambient or candle light etc.? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 10. januar 2005 17:36 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: RE: Flash Options

Re: OT: Fogged Paper Question

Hmmm ... didn't see this one on the list. The technique you mentioned Paul is called flashing, and it's certainly more controlled than fogging. I agree 100% wrt using fogged paper unless just for experimental purposes or perhaps for some special effects.. Although I've never tried it, nor have I

Re: A sudden ah ha!

Pixie Dust... Graywolf wrote: I was noticing a Christmas card that someone had sent me. It had Santa standing there by his sleigh laughing, one of the reindeer, and a couple of Polar Bears fondling up to him. The tiny reindeer's antlers came to his shoulders, and the bears to his hips. Suddenly

Re: OT: Fogged Paper Question

Some good BW printers used to intentionally fog a piece of paper when attempting to print an extremely contrasty neg. However, that's with fresh paper. If your old paper is fogged, it's probably not capable of recording a decent image. I would say the best fix for it is the trash barrel. Why was

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