Re: Do you have one of these?

2005-01-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/1/05, Tim Sherburne, discombobulated, unleashed: > >When I read this, the first image that popped into my mind was something >like an old Pentax body where the insides are replaced with a container to >hold one's beverage of choice, something like the stealth "binocular flask". > >Cotty, can

Re: just sent my istD to Pentax...

2005-01-19 Thread John Coyle
Come to Oz and I'll lend you a new-in-box *istD! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: "Amita Guha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 2:30 PM Subject: just sent my istD to Pentax... so I guess I'll be without it for about a month. So, who wants

Re: PESO: Jumping

2005-01-19 Thread Juan Buhler
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 19:17:55 -0500, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/0172.html > Geez, I hope the train is going away from her (or stopped)! Actually the train was coming in. Her mother was calm, so I assumed the girl knew how to take care o

Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited

2005-01-19 Thread Tom C
Stop acting so typically .. :) Tom C. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 01:14:25 EST Apropos of Nothing - I have never drunk coffee. I drink water pretty exc

Re: remove

2005-01-19 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/19/2005 6:50:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We are having entirely too much fun with these requests. -Jon M. Well, it's better than Argging!!! Which I did earlier, but it didn't show up on the list. Marnie aka Doe :-) So

Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited

2005-01-19 Thread Eactivist
Apropos of Nothing - I have never drunk coffee. I drink water pretty exclusively. Although I am think of drinking green tea for its reported diet effects (helps one lose weight). Only I am not sure about the caffeine. I've never liked caffeine. OTOH, most chocolate has caffeine. I wonder how mu

Re: PAW (PESO?): Street Festival, Little Italy

2005-01-19 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/18/2005 6:47:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/11/107771.jpg I have a large tome that tells all about how photographers should use PS - I guess I better read it one of these days, eh? BTW, thanks for the "p

Re: UNSUBSCRIBE

2005-01-19 Thread Gonz
You're stuck here. Everyone is. We have all been trying to unsub for the last decade. So you might as well chime in and enjoy the ride! arie07 wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:41 PM Subject: pentax-discuss-d

Re: *istD storage

2005-01-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Don't faster cards download and read faster to the computer? Shel > [Original Message] > From: Greg Lovern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Date: 1/19/2005 4:58:19 PM > Subject: Re: *istD storage > > See this thread at DPReview: > > http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=9235

Re: film may be dead, but...

2005-01-19 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 10:58 AM -0600 1/19/05, Gonz wrote: I have this ocean front property.interested? Hmph. :^) Steve Sharpe wrote: At 10:24 PM -0500 1/18/05, frank theriault wrote: On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:37:02 -0500, Steve Sharpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I just ordered an MZ-S! -- Steve On behalf of film-

just sent my istD to Pentax...

2005-01-19 Thread Amita Guha
so I guess I'll be without it for about a month. So, who wants to lend me their MZ-S? Amita

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread Peter J. Alling
If you like Jamaican Blue Mountain try Pau Pau New Guinea. Someone from Australia took some Jamaican Beans to New Guinea and the results are divine. Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Well said, Bob. While I wouln't call Starbucks coffee "crap," it is overpriced, overhyped and adequate at best. Dinkin'

Re: UNSUBSCRIBE

2005-01-19 Thread William Robb
Irony in action. William Robb - Original Message - From: "arie07" Subject: UNSUBSCRIBE -- Content-Type: text/plain pentax-discuss-d Digest Volume 05 : Issue 72 Today's Topics: RE: remove[ "Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] --

Re: PESO: This might bring a smile

2005-01-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Peter J. Alling" Subject: Re: PESO: This might bring a smile But was it tasty? (Sorry I had to, really). Apparently not. He didn't finish it. off. William Robb

Loosening the screws on a Kmount

2005-01-19 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I have a M series lens that I need to remove the rear mount to do a little CLA work on but the five screws (phillips) on the rear are super tight ( broke a couple of my screwdrivers trying to remove them). They arent stripped. Any suggestions? JCO --

Re: PESO: This might bring a smile

2005-01-19 Thread Peter J. Alling
But was it tasty? (Sorry I had to, really). William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "mike wilson" Subject: Re: PESO: This might bring a smile A bijou snackette? I do wish people wouldn't denigrate my dog this way. He has only killed one cat. William Robb -- I can understand wh

Re: WTB Black MX

2005-01-19 Thread Mishka
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subj: UNSUBSCRIBE! there, that'll do it -- right? best, mishka > It happens so rarely, I don't see it as a problem. Besides, if they > can figure out how to unsub, more power to them! > > -frank

Re: remove

2005-01-19 Thread Peter J. Alling
Now this really takes the cake. This guy deserves to be taunted. Frank, take it away... arie07 wrote: -- 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 peac

Re: remove

2005-01-19 Thread Jon M
We are having entirely too much fun with these requests. -Jon M. --- "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But he doesn't want to unsub. he wants to remove. > > Don Sanderson wrote: > > >Let's be merciful this time. ;-) > >arie07, go here:] > > > >http://www.pdml.net/dbrewer/p2.html

Re: UNSUBSCRIBE

2005-01-19 Thread Peter J. Alling
At this point Mercy be damned. arie07 wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:41 PM Subject: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #72 -- Content-Type: text/plain pentax-discuss-d Digest Volume 05 : Is

Re: remove

2005-01-19 Thread Peter J. Alling
But he doesn't want to unsub. he wants to remove. Don Sanderson wrote: Let's be merciful this time. ;-) arie07, go here:] http://www.pdml.net/dbrewer/p2.html It will tel you how to unsub. Don -Original Message- From: arie07 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 3:40

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread johnf
Doug Franklin mused: > > On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 20:53:01 -0500 (EST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > So if you think a French press is better, why not use one? > > Cause I only recently learned about them. I'm looking for one, > haphazardly, even now. :-) Target. Somewhere between $12 and $15.

Re: The Great Gray Owl invasion

2005-01-19 Thread Peter J. Alling
Really nice shots, I especially like 160105_9715.jpg. wendy beard wrote: A newspaper heading in our local paper proclaimed it so. In fact the great Gray Owl was featured twice in close succession in the local rag (Saturday and Tuesday) as more and more reports of owl sightings came in. Apparently

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread johnf
Bob Blakely mused: > > I am currently typing > this from "It's A Grind" where the coffee is smooth, rich and flavorful and > where the wireless internet is totally free. That's one of the two local places that carry half-way decent Ethiopian

Re: *istD storage

2005-01-19 Thread Peter J. Alling
Maybe you're lucky, I can't even get to the site. (Can't be resolved). Tim Sherburne wrote: For some reason, he took the Pentax scores off. I'm not sure why, and I couldn't find an archive. Tim On 1/19/05 11:50, Frantisek wrote: Hi Ken, try looking in www.robgralbraith.com Good light! f

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 20:53:01 -0500 (EST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > So if you think a French press is better, why not use one? Cause I only recently learned about them. I'm looking for one, haphazardly, even now. :-) > I didn't think coffee was that high-temperature-sensitive; after > all, an

RE: [pdml] Re: Ilford update

2005-01-19 Thread David Chang-Sang
Mark, I know my store still carries it. Even 4x5 sheet. I'll check in on it tomorrow or Friday when I go to pick up some prints. Cheers Dave > -Original Message- > From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 7:22 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Sub

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread johnf
Doug Franklin mused: > > On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:53:46 -0500, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > > If you have a good coffee maker, buy quality fresh beans and grind them > > just before brewing, you can make much better coffee yourself. > > Screw the (drip) coffee maker, get a real, stainless steel p

Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited

2005-01-19 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 19:08:38 -0500, frank theriault wrote: > Mind you, in a pinch, instant beats no caffiene. In college, during exam weeks, we'd "do" instant coffee like snuff. Talk about a buzz! TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: Noisy *istD shutter

2005-01-19 Thread Andre Langevin
On 19 Jan 2005 at 17:22, William Robb wrote: The camera isn't as voltage sensitive as it is current sensitive. NiMh batteries put out something like 3 times the amperage of alkalines. Exactly, no one in this discussion has indicated if they were measuring the voltage of their cells under load. M

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 18:11:02 -0500, Graywolf wrote: > However, like all serious coffee drinkers I will drink it > if hot, brown colored, and bitter tasting. One of my German friends once told me that (US) Americans have three kinds of water: the regular stuff, some brown stuff they call coffee, a

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:53:46 -0500, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > If you have a good coffee maker, buy quality fresh beans and grind them > just before brewing, you can make much better coffee yourself. Screw the (drip) coffee maker, get a real, stainless steel percolator. Most drip coffee makers

Re: Finally - enabled

2005-01-19 Thread Mishka
well, if this is MX vs LX voting contest, I vote for both. but I do use my MX quite a bit more these days because -- it's so much quieter -- it's so much quieter -- and it's smaller too :) best, mishka

Re: *istD storage

2005-01-19 Thread Greg Lovern
See this thread at DPReview: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=9235983 In a nutshell, no matter how fast the card is, the D won't write to it any faster than about 6 seconds for a RAW file. That's why Rob Galbraith doesn't bother testing it anymore. So you could eithe

Re: PESO: While the Dog Waited

2005-01-19 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:40:27 -0500, Daniel Matyola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dunkin' Donuts makes pretty decent coffee for the price, and it's > usually quite fresh. Haven't had Dunkin' Donuts for a while, so I'm not in a position to comment. But, Canada's largest donut chain, Tim Horton's act

Re: PAW (PESO?): Street Festival, Little Italy

2005-01-19 Thread Kenneth Waller
Knarf, are you sure this is yours? It's not blurry . Other than saying it's appears to be well exposed & focused, this image doesn't do anything for me. And I'm sitting down not inclined. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" Sent: Tues

Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited

2005-01-19 Thread Tom C
Merci Monsieur Theriault. Tom C. From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 19:14:10 -0500 On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:34:02 -0700, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: PESO: Jumping

2005-01-19 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:36:22 -0800, Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Waiting for the train tonight, this little girl seemed really happy to > see it approaching: > > http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/0172.html > > (istD, FA35/2, ISO1600) > Geez, I hope the train is going away fro

OT: Tsunami satellite pics

2005-01-19 Thread Ryan Lee
Here's something I stumbled across on the net- the links are consecutive but I picked out the more obvious ones for anyone who doesn't want to go thru all of them. There's a before/after comparison of each pic. http://homepage.mac.com/demark/tsunami/2.html http://homepage.mac.com/demark/tsunami/3.

Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited

2005-01-19 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:34:02 -0700, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Frank, you're a man after my own heart. This is right up my alley to try. > I've considered it but just haven't taken the time. I have made my own > wine... love to cook and grill, and am going to construct a solar-powered

Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited

2005-01-19 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:30:37 -0800, Jim Apilado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Roasting beans. French press. I did all that stuff. Now I enjoy Instant > Folgers. Why? It takes too long to get the "ideal" coffee beverage. It's really not such a PIA. We (roomie and I) roast about 3 or 4 days wor

RE: remove

2005-01-19 Thread Don Sanderson
oops! Don > -Original Message- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:20 PM > To: Pentax Discuss > Subject: Re: remove > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Don Sanderson" > Subject: RE: remove > > > > Let's be merciful this time

Re: Ilford update

2005-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
"John Whittingham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I'm still able to buy Ilford in the UK, it looks as if production of certain >products is continuing for the near future at least. Hope this helps. Any hint of what those "certain products" might be? I haven't heard a peep in any news medium about w

Re: remove

2005-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
"Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Let's be merciful this time. ;-) >arie07, go here:] > >http://www.pdml.net/dbrewer/p2.html > >It will tel you how to unsub. Hint: It's uncannily similar to the way in which you subscribed :) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Noisy *istD shutter

2005-01-19 Thread Rob Studdert
On 19 Jan 2005 at 17:22, William Robb wrote: > The camera isn't as voltage sensitive as it is current sensitive. > NiMh batteries put out something like 3 times the amperage of > alkalines. Exactly, no one in this discussion has indicated if they were measuring the voltage of their cells under

Re: UNSUBSCRIBE

2005-01-19 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/19/2005 3:30:07 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Let's be merciful this time. ;-) arie07, go here:] http://www.pdml.net/dbrewer/p2.html It will tel you how to unsub. Don = Sigh. You can't unsubscribe to the list you have to send it to a different

Re: Ilford update

2005-01-19 Thread John Whittingham
I'm still able to buy Ilford in the UK, it looks as if production of certain products is continuing for the near future at least. Hope this helps. John John Whittingham Technician -- Original Message --- From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: W

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Well said, Bob. While I wouln't call Starbucks coffee "crap," it is overpriced, overhyped and adequate at best. Dinkin' Donuts and some convenience stores make better coffee, and most good coffee shops do much better. I love Kona, when I can afford it; even in Hawaii it is very pricey. If yo

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jan 19, 2005, at 6:11 PM, Graywolf wrote: Personally I like Mocha Java if it is reasonably fresh and properly roasted. If I do not know what it is going to be like, I guess I would take sumatra as it usually seems more consistant than most coffee to me. However, like all serious coffee drinke

Re: UNSUBSCRIBE

2005-01-19 Thread Tim Sherburne
William, about those dogs... Are they hungry? :) t On 1/19/05 15:17, arie07 wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:41 PM > Subject: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #72 > > > -- >

UNSUBSCRIBE

2005-01-19 Thread arie07
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:41 PM Subject: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #72 -- Content-Type: text/plain pentax-discuss-d Digest Volume 05 : Issue 72 Today's Topics: RE: remove

Re: Noisy *istD shutter

2005-01-19 Thread Tim Sherburne
Exactly, the camera puts a far greater load on the batteries than a multimeter will. That 1.4v in the alkalines won't last for long once the camera's various components fire up. t On 1/19/05 15:22, William Robb wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Andre Langevin" > Subject: RE: Noi

Re: Noisy *istD shutter

2005-01-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Andre Langevin" Subject: RE: Noisy *istD shutter What I don't get is why the D works so well with Ni-Mh that are lower in voltage. The camera isn't as voltage sensitive as it is current sensitive. NiMh batteries put out something like 3 times the amperage of

Re: remove

2005-01-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Don Sanderson" Subject: RE: remove Let's be merciful this time. ;-) arie07, go here:] Next time, lets be merciful twice over and delete the digest.. William Robb

RE: Noisy *istD shutter

2005-01-19 Thread Andre Langevin
Don, I've had the same experience than yours a few days ago. I had put pre-used alkaline cells and got into problems not long afterwards. I tested the voltage of the batteries and they were just over 1.4. I then remembered that Ni-Mh was working better (longer) and won't use alkalines again.

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread Graywolf
Wow, $60 a pound, that must be good. Well maybe. I used to think I knew about coffee, then I read a book on it (not an article, a book written for people in the coffee business). After reading it I came to the conclusion that their are so many variables involved that without knowing all of them

RE: flash for *ist D

2005-01-19 Thread Jens Bladt
Michael Heim wrote: >For the AF500 that means: forget it. Right? Yes, it does! You can use the AF500FTZ at ISO 200-400 without any problems, and then perhaps adjust exposure (+/- correction) when ever the ISO settings is 800-3200, though. The histogram can be used as a guide in this respect, I bel

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread Keith Whaley
Bob Blakely wrote: Everyone has different tastes. Mine is definitely not for Starbucks coffee. I'm almost 58 years old now and have been drinking coffee since I was perhaps eight years old, when my dad would bring home fresh ground 8 O'clock Coffee from the A&P. (That's The Great Atlantic and P

RE: flash for *ist D

2005-01-19 Thread McRae, Max MS
Mark Roberts wrote There's a third option, but it's non-Pentax: Get the new Sigma 500 DG Super. The latest version supports P-TTL. I just bought one for my ist-D and it's brilliant (in every sense of the word!) Mark, does this new Sigma flash have an auxiliary power inlet jack like the Pentax FT

Re: PAW (PESO?): Street Festival, Little Italy

2005-01-19 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/18/2005 6:47:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/11/107771.jpg I have a large tome that tells all about how photographers should use PS - I guess I better read it one of these days, eh? BTW, thanks for the "p

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread Tom C
"If I'm going to be a lemming, I want to know where I'm going and why!" Thomas Cakalic - from 1st PDML post in 1997 You may ask, "well how do you explain the great popularity of Starbuck's?" First, they have the best marketing since MacDonald's, and second, The common lemming effect. "Everyone t

Re: *istD storage

2005-01-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Ken Hauck" Subject: *istD storage I remember seeing *istD benchmarks of compact flash card read performance a while back but I didn't save the reference. I'm thinking of getting either a Lexmark 80x card with Write Acceleration or a SanDisk Ultra or Extreme.

Re: Best M42 body?

2005-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Andre Langevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>If one locates K bayonet mount to screw adapter B&H price $44.95 >>then K mount lenses can be used on this gear which i am thinking to >>add but expensive too. >>Gill > >I don't think this is possible as the K mount prones (about 45 or >46mm in diamet

Re: The Great Gray Owl invasion

2005-01-19 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/19/2005 9:17:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A newspaper heading in our local paper proclaimed it so. In fact the great Gray Owl was featured twice in close succession in the local rag (Saturday and Tuesday) as more and more reports of owl sightings ca

Re: PESO: This might bring a smile

2005-01-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Peter Lacus" Subject: Re: PESO: This might bring a smile William Robb wrote: We had a couple of friends over last night. They brought one of their dogs. Here is Rollei trying to figure out just exactly what it is. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/peso/P0246sma

Re: flash for *ist D

2005-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
"McRae, Max MS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Mark Roberts wrote > >There's a third option, but it's non-Pentax: Get the new Sigma 500 DG >Super. The latest version supports P-TTL. I just bought one for my ist-D >and it's brilliant (in every sense of the word!) > >Mark, does this new Sigma flash hav

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread johnf
Christian mused: > > > > Bob Blakely wrote: > > > > > Blue Mountain, > > Probably the best coffee I've ever had. I get it mail-order but at > US$30 for 1/2 pound (225g), I don't get it very often. I haven't bought Blue Mountain for over a decade. I Have Been Told(TM) that ever since the g

Re: PESO: This might bring a smile

2005-01-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Mat Maessen" Subject: Re: PESO: This might bring a smile Kind of scary that both animals are members of the same genus and species, and yet so vastly different. Great shot. Thaks Mat. William Robb

RE: Pentax Z-1

2005-01-19 Thread Daniel Papic
From: "Trevor Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: Subject: Pentax Z-1 Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:42:21 +1100 G'day All. I have just acquired a used Pentax Z-1. I am looking for comments from people that have used this model as to the pro's & con's of it. Is there a bat

Ilford update

2005-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
I've just been told that there is no more Ilford medium format film of any type available. Also, the SPX near-infrared is gone in all film sizes. Still don't know if the actual factory is producing anything at all or if the warehouses are just being emptied. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writi

Re: The Great Gray Owl invasion

2005-01-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Andre Langevin" Subject: RE: The Great Gray Owl invasion But always puzzling to find aggressive behaviour in normally non-agressive animals. Hunger will do that to you. William Robb

Re: PESO: This might bring a smile

2005-01-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "mike wilson" Subject: Re: PESO: This might bring a smile A bijou snackette? I do wish people wouldn't denigrate my dog this way. He has only killed one cat. William Robb

Re: Do you have one of these?

2005-01-19 Thread Tim Sherburne
When I read this, the first image that popped into my mind was something like an old Pentax body where the insides are replaced with a container to hold one's beverage of choice, something like the stealth "binocular flask". Cotty, can you put your mind on this project? :) Heck, put a big tele o

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread Christian
> Bob Blakely wrote: > > > Blue Mountain, Probably the best coffee I've ever had. I get it mail-order but at US$30 for 1/2 pound (225g), I don't get it very often. -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Finally - enabled

2005-01-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: Re: Finally - enabled Talking about the Leica M, not the R Apples to apples, so to speak. William Robb

RE: The Great Gray Owl invasion

2005-01-19 Thread Andre Langevin
Nice shots! Reminds me of a case mentionned on TV last week, of a Grey Owl that attacked a series of people in a small town. Still far from Hitchcock scene though... But always puzzling to find aggressive behaviour in normally non-agressive animals. Andre

Re: The Great Gray Owl invasion

2005-01-19 Thread Eactivist
Ignore previous comment re: enlargement -- for some reason I thought you were using a P&S. You OUGHT to make the fence post one into a poster. Marnie aka Doe :-)

Re: remove

2005-01-19 Thread Eactivist
Arggghh! I feel a bit better now. Marnie aka Doe :-)

Re: Do you have one of these?

2005-01-19 Thread Nick Clark
I have a Pentax hip flask, won on eBay. Nick -Original Message- From: "Juan Buhler"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 18/01/05 02:44:39 To: "pentax-discuss@pdml.net" Subject: Re: Do you have one of these? I have a few genuine Pentax cameras and lenses, bought from B&H, Ad

RE: remove

2005-01-19 Thread Don Sanderson
Let's be merciful this time. ;-) arie07, go here:] http://www.pdml.net/dbrewer/p2.html It will tel you how to unsub. Don > -Original Message- > From: arie07 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 3:40 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: remove > > > >

RE: Noisy *istD shutter

2005-01-19 Thread Don Sanderson
This is a section from my previous post on 'battery glitches' on the D: "These D's seem to get real squirrely when the batteries are nearing death! The old cells were down to 1.42 volts, apparently that's the magic number for 'squirrely-ness' on my particular D! ;-)" 1.4 is getting pretty near th

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Bob Blakely wrote: > > > > > Blue Mountain, > > Probably the best coffee I've ever had. I get it mail-order but at > US$30 for 1/2 pound (225g), I don't get it very often. I figured out Starbucks wasn't serious about coffee when I discovered th

Re: The Great Gray Owl invasion

2005-01-19 Thread Ryan Lee
I especialy like http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/38731108 Very nice dynamic lines. Keep up the good work Wendy. Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:09 PM Subject: Re: The Great Gray Owl invasi

Re: remove

2005-01-19 Thread William Robb
Here we go again folks. William Robb - Original Message - From: "arie07" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 3:40 PM Subject: remove

Re: Noisy *istD shutter

2005-01-19 Thread Andre Langevin
...the batteries were in reasonably good condition... Nick Reasonably good may be too low for the D. I am new to it, but I've had problems with alkalines that were still at 1.4 volts. Have you tried fresh batteries (or fully charged Ni-Mh) to see if the problem is still there? Andre

Re: Best M42 body?

2005-01-19 Thread Andre Langevin
The K-mount-lens to screw-mount-camera adapter adds considerable space between the lens and the camera, almost like a teleconverter. It contains at least one optical element, which allows it to maintain infinity focus. Mark Roberts I see. You loose optical quality, like with the Nikon adapter. I

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2005-01-19 Thread arie07
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:15 PM Subject: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #70 -- Content-Type: text/plain pentax-discuss-d Digest Volume 05 : Issue 70 Today's Topics: RE: Pentax 1,00

AW: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited

2005-01-19 Thread Michael Heim
Drinks are often related with ceremonies. Remember the brits with their afternoon tea, the asian or north african tea ceremony (for example in Tunisia). I think in none of these Countries, the ceremony is related to religion. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

AW: flash for *ist D

2005-01-19 Thread Michael Heim
For the AF500 that means: forget it. Right? -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 19. Januar 2005 21:10 An: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Betreff: RE: flash for *ist D ...I just made an interesting discovery. I switched the red light SCA 374

Re: Finally - enabled

2005-01-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
He didn't see the camera ... I was way in the back of the crowd, he was up front near the podium. It was dark, no flash was used. I was surprised that the camera disturbed him, although earlier that evening I grabbed a couple of shots at a photo exhibition, and caused a bit of a disturbance. Two

Re: moving on - with the *istDS

2005-01-19 Thread Gonz
This could happen if you didn't have the lens in the "A" setting. Or if it didn't have one and you didn't press the manual exposure button. rg Michael Heim wrote: A word to the *ist D. Last fall i was travelling trought ecuador with my *istD and i've taken some two or treeethousand (!) pictures.

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread Bob Blakely
Everyone has different tastes. Mine is definitely not for Starbucks coffee. I'm almost 58 years old now and have been drinking coffee since I was perhaps eight years old, when my dad would bring home fresh ground 8 O'clock Coffee from the A&P. (That's The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company t

Re: *ist ds review

2005-01-19 Thread Luigi de Guzman
On Wednesday 19 January 2005 11:34, Dave wrote: > This may have been covered, but can anyone describe how functional this > camera is with a manual K mount lens? I know the *istD has some sort of > button, green I think that was enhanced via firmware for this. Surf on over to my livejournal to se

Re: *istD storage

2005-01-19 Thread Tim Sherburne
For some reason, he took the Pentax scores off. I'm not sure why, and I couldn't find an archive. Tim On 1/19/05 11:50, Frantisek wrote: > Hi Ken, > > try looking in www.robgralbraith.com > > Good light! > fra > > >

Re: OT-Coffee Theory

2005-01-19 Thread Bill Owens
I'm going to the kitchen now and brew some 8 O'clock. Bill - Original Message - From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 3:00 PM Subject: Re: OT-Coffee Theory Everyone has different tastes. Mine is definitely not for Starbucks coffee. I'm almost 58

RE: flash for *ist D

2005-01-19 Thread Jens Bladt
...I just made an interesting discovery. I switched the red light SCA 374/2 AF adapter on the "faulty" Metz 32 CT3 flash, with a regular SCA-372 adapter. Then the problem was gone. The same adapter was used on the previous test with the Metz 32 Z-2, which performed fine. I even tryed annother SCA 3

Re: *istD storage

2005-01-19 Thread Frantisek
Hi Ken, try looking in www.robgralbraith.com Good light! fra

RE: flash for *ist D

2005-01-19 Thread Jens Bladt
Intersting problem. I just briefly tested 4 TTL-flashes on the *ist D at 200-400-800 ASA (same speed and F-stop) : AF500FTZ Metz 32 CT3 Metz 32 Z-2 Pentax AF280T The two first gave me the same problem as described by Micahael; brighter image, when the ISO setting is turned up. The two next flashes

Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited

2005-01-19 Thread Bob W
Hi, > On the other hand, Coca-Cola *is* intended to be consumed as a beverage. > BTW, I found the Ethiopian coffee article very interesting. Thanks to whoever > (Bob W?) shared it. > Wonder if devout Rastafarians find party-use of marijuana offensive? I don't think so. Coffee doesn't have any re

Re: *istD storage

2005-01-19 Thread DagT
I have: 1GB Lexmark 80x with WA 1GB Sandisk Extreme 1GB Sandisk Ultra II The two first have approximately the same speed (9s per RAW image), while the Ultra II is slightly slower. DagT På 19. jan. 2005 kl. 18.38 skrev Ken Hauck: I remember seeing *istD benchmarks of compact flash card read perfor

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