Re: PAW: Water Color Painting

2005-02-11 Thread Ryan Lee
Boris, I agree with Bruce- really nice shot. I particularly like how the black vertical lines look as if they were drawn with charcoal or crayon. Wonderful effect, nice balance- and extra points for life-imitating-art. Very nice. Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" <[

Re: PAW: Water Color Painting

2005-02-11 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Boris, I've had to look at this a couple of times. Each time I look, the more I like it. It kinda grows on you. It must be a combination of the water color effect along with the almost monochromatic look to it. There are hints of color here and there, but not dominant at all. Very nice

Re: Another PESO

2005-02-11 Thread Bruce Dayton
This is one of those emails that never made it to me. Thanks for others to post the url for me to be able to see. So many times, lighting has such a big impact on a photo. This is definitely one of those times. Very well captured! Bravo for seeing the scene and lighting. The exposure is just

Re: PAW: Water Color Painting

2005-02-11 Thread David Mann
On Feb 12, 2005, at 7:02 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=169559 I really like it. The texture of the water is just perfect... not too rough, not too smooth. Hang it on the wall! Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/

Re: PESO: Djupvasshytta

2005-02-11 Thread Ryan Lee
Actually, this probably explains it better than I can: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megatsunami Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 5:01 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Djupvasshytta > Bedo, > > That's a great shot. It re

Re: PESO: Djupvasshytta

2005-02-11 Thread Ryan Lee
Bedo, That's a great shot. It reminds me of a documentary I watched on megatsunamis, hundreds of metres high. Considering the recent catastrophic tsunami was not even close to that, the trailer caught my attention and I had to watch it. It turns out that the rare phenomenon is caused by massive la

Re: Another PESO

2005-02-11 Thread Ryan Lee
A wonderful shot, Joe. Nicely balanced levels too, great framing, and spot on mood! Keep them coming.. Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pdml" Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 12:41 PM Subject: Another PESO > http://www.fotocommunity.c

Re: Velvia 100

2005-02-11 Thread Alan Chan
--- Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alan, are you attempting to provide information > contrary to that supplied in my earlier email? My > point was that Fuji claims Velvia 50/100 have greater > resolving power than does Provia 100F. Do you have > information to the contrary? > I lust for a

Re: right angle finder

2005-02-11 Thread Alan Chan
--- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone know whether there is a Pentax right angle finder > attachment that works with the *ist DS? I've seen a couple of > Pentax RAFs on Ebay but only for older generation cameras. Refconverter M & A work on all Pentax 135 bodies from M to c

PESO - The Sentinal

2005-02-11 Thread Bruce Dayton
Pentax *istD, K 200/2.5, Tripod ISO 400, 1/2000 sec @2.5 (I think), http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1080.htm converted to Tiff in C1 and sized/sharpened for the web. Comments welcomed. -- Best regards, Bruce

Re: kenny-boy on CBS

2005-02-11 Thread John Francis
Mark Cassino mused: > > I'm reluctant to support Ken R. - but what he said to CBS is actually on the > mark and is sensible advice for he general consumer looking to buy a digital > camera. Indeed. And is about as detailed as you would expect from a ninety-second consumer affairs segment on a l

Re: FS: Sigma 300mm f/4 APO Macro, FA 28-70 f/4 and extension tube set.

2005-02-11 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Scott Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Pentax SMC FA 28-70 f/4. Has a small scratch on the front element (3mm > long, width of a hair). Hard to say what this one is worth because of > the scratch, so make me an offer. Wasn't somebody around here looking for a donor *rear* element for one

Re: Velvia 100

2005-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Alan, are you attempting to provide information contrary to that supplied in my earlier email? My point was that Fuji claims Velvia 50/100 have greater resolving power than does Provia 100F. Do you have information to the contrary? I lust for a Provia like film capable of even greater resolution. T

Re: Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-11 Thread Scott Nelson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've noticed that the prices on all Pentax lenses seem to be up by a considerable amount. Yes, it's most evident among the shorter lenses (FA 50/1.4s are going for more than B&H's new price on ebay -- $209-- and B&H is sold out.) If you missed the thread about Pentax dig

FS: Sigma 300mm f/4 APO Macro, FA 28-70 f/4 and extension tube set.

2005-02-11 Thread Scott Nelson
The following is for sale because I don't use if much Sigma 300mm f/4 APO Macro. Like new, with removeable tripod collar, AF/MF clutch and built in retractable lens hood. Includes hard case, front (77mm) and rear caps. Asking $300US, or $375CAD. Pentax SMC FA 28-70 f/4. Has a small scratch o

Re: PESO: On My Way to Work

2005-02-11 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 06:56:25 -0800 (PST), Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Taken on my way to work this morning. It's chilly but > beautiful here in Philadelphia. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3109942 > > Rick Yeah. Nice shot. I like the patterns of the fence, replica

Amazing bird photography.

2005-02-11 Thread William Robb
http://www.pbase.com/sjbousson/the_steal This series is friggin amazing. William Robb

Re: Another PESO

2005-02-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" Subject: Another PESO http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3342/display/2582715 The subject is also the mission at Carmel, California. This is a companion to the one I posted a few days ago. Comments welcome. I would have backed it up on FP

Re: kenny-boy on CBS

2005-02-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" Subject: Re: kenny-boy on CBS Speculation without comment. shame on us, i guess. william robb

Re: kenny-boy on CBS

2005-02-11 Thread Mark Cassino
I'm reluctant to support Ken R. - but what he said to CBS is actually on the mark and is sensible advice for he general consumer looking to buy a digital camera. I think he and his website provide a fastinating study into the culture of celebrity - and since he has obviously set that as a goal

Re: Another PESO

2005-02-11 Thread Peter J. Alling
Very nice. Joseph Tainter wrote: http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3342/display/2582715 The subject is also the mission at Carmel, California. This is a companion to the one I posted a few days ago. Comments welcome. Joe -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war yo

FS: Sigma 300mm f/4 APO Macro, FA 28-70 f/4 and extension tube set.

2005-02-11 Thread Scott Nelson
The following is for sale because I don't use if much Sigma 300mm f/4 APO Macro. Like new, with removeable tripod collar, AF/MF clutch and built in retractable lens hood. Includes hard case, front (77mm) and rear caps. Asking $300US, or $375CAD. Pentax SMC FA 28-70 f/4. Has a small scratch o

Re: Another PESO

2005-02-11 Thread pnstenquist
Great shot. Nice job on the exposure. Paul > http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3342/display/2582715 > > The subject is also the mission at Carmel, California. This is a > companion to the one I posted a few days ago. > > Comments welcome. > > Joe >

Re: New K1000 owner

2005-02-11 Thread Peter J. Alling
That would depend on what you were trying to accomplish, wouldn't it? Graywolf wrote: I always understood that there are Leica "users", and Leica "collectors". You do not want to invite both to the same party. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ---

Another PESO

2005-02-11 Thread Joseph Tainter
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3342/display/2582715 The subject is also the mission at Carmel, California. This is a companion to the one I posted a few days ago. Comments welcome. Joe

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread Ryan Lee
Would like to say yes I was recklessly endangering my life and the lives of others for the sake of photography, but unfortunately, I was passenger side :) Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: "Michael Heim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 7:41 AM Subject: AW

Re: New K1000 owner

2005-02-11 Thread Graywolf
I always understood that there are Leica "users", and Leica "collectors". You do not want to invite both to the same party. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Mark Roberts wrote: Chris Stoddart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It

FS Friday: A* 300mm F2.8

2005-02-11 Thread Mark Erickson
It's back. I purchased my A* 300mm F2.8 lens from another list member about five years ago and I rarely use it. It is super clean, optically, mechanically, and cosmetically. Comes in its aluminum trunk case and includes the original leather front cap and rear cap. B&H lists it new for (gasp) $51

Re: right angle finder

2005-02-11 Thread Fred
> Does anyone know whether there is a Pentax right angle finder attachment > that works with the *ist DS? I've seen a couple of Pentax RAFs on Ebay > but only for older generation cameras. I would think that both the Refconverter-M and the Refconverter-A would work on the *ist DS. Fred

Re: kenny-boy on CBS

2005-02-11 Thread Graywolf
People will listen to the fameous 97% more ofthen than to they will the knowledgable. Going with the popular opinion is always more profitable. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Peter J. Alling wrote: Just one more reason t

Re: kenny-boy on CBS

2005-02-11 Thread Graywolf
"Me" (jumping up and down waving hands in air), "me", "me"... graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Doug Franklin wrote: On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 06:32:17 -0600, William Robb wrote: Substandard tools are incapable of producing an exc

Re: Disappointment at the Lab / Questions to Ask of New Lab

2005-02-11 Thread Graywolf
1. Laziness: It is too much trouble to keep on top of all that stuff. 2. Stupidity: I don't know what I am doing, and furthermore I do not care. 3. Cheapness: We don't do the volume we used to and management says we have to run the chemicals longer between checks. A good story to indicate #2 is a

RE: Mono inkjets from digital

2005-02-11 Thread Anthony Farr
Surely not substandard, just differently standarded ;-) regards, Anthony Farr > -Original Message- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Anyway, off to do some more mono prints. Substandard and proud of it ;-) > > > > > Cheers, > Cotty >

Re: GFM - not :( and WORD WARS on tv all day today

2005-02-11 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 09:17:31 -0500, Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Decided I can't manage it this year :-( -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:43:13 +, Eric Featherstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I think I have enough lenses (from 24mm to 200mm), what I *really* need to > do is learn more about composition. Most of those 15 years (well more > including my first two cameras) are just snapshots. I will keep practi

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 23:05:36 +1000, Ryan Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3107166&size=lg > > Any comments appreciated :) > > Cheers, > Ryan > I think it's a tremendous photo! I think the comp is terrific, I like the lovely curve of the road, the bri

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
At 18:59 2005.02.11 -0500, you wrote: Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:41:53 -0800 From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Bill, this is pretty durned good advice. I'd add to it by suggesting that th

Re: right angle finder

2005-02-11 Thread John Whittingham
Refconverter 'A'. John -- Original Message --- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:21:15 -0800 (PST) Subject: right angle finder > Does anyone know whether there is a Pentax right angle finder > attachment that works

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: PESO: Automaton I suspect you had public humiliation in the back of your mind all along. I see a few vacation snap pesos coming up..

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: Re: PESO: Automaton Bill, this is pretty durned good advice. I'd add to it by suggesting that the batteries be removed from that K1000 and that a spot meter be incorporated into the program. In fact, go out some days without a came

FS: The Film Is In

2005-02-11 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
Misc 2 TAP albums--ACVCKW3 Wing-3 Black CV cover #4020B$5 each 4x5 20 Polaroid 4x5 PCPRO PXW9043 04/2002 $10 ea 18 F

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread Peter J. Alling
Yet you use the metric system, how strange... mike wilson wrote: Peter J. Alling wrote: My God, they're all driving on the wrong side of the road! Ryan Lee wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3107166&size=lg We didn't get beaten by Napoleon. 8-) -- I can understand why mankind has

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread Tom C
We have pictures of that you know. Linda didn't zoom in as she should have, but facial expressions are quite evident when blown up. You should scan em and send em to me. Can you believe, I STILL haven't looked at the slides from that trip? Come to think of it, I have pictures of you from the driv

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread Bob W
Hi, > I think I have enough lenses (from 24mm to 200mm), what I *really* need to > do is learn more about composition. Most of those 15 years (well more > including my first two cameras) are just snapshots. by and large, technical photo books don't do a particularly good job of teaching compositi

Re: AW: AW: Low power despit of new batterie (istD)

2005-02-11 Thread Peter J. Alling
It sounds like there's something defective in your camera. I haven't seen any behavior like this when my batteries get low enough my camera just shuts down with a batteries exhausted message. Michael Heim wrote: The stange thing is: the batteries ARE new. I had the smae behaviour with tho old o

Re: AW: Low power despit of new batterie (istD)

2005-02-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Michael Heim" Subject: AW: AW: Low power despit of new batterie (istD) The stange thing is: the batteries ARE new. I had the smae behaviour with tho old ones in the camrey and the new ones, directly from the package. I would try a set of good quality NimH ba

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: PESO: Automaton Ha! If only I could have kept a straight face. I was going to ask you to see all your documents, drivers license, registration, the dog licenses, their vaccination records, etc. Amazingly, we would have been able to do it

right angle finder

2005-02-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Does anyone know whether there is a Pentax right angle finder attachment that works with the *ist DS? I've seen a couple of Pentax RAFs on Ebay but only for older generation cameras. thanks Godfrey __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get

AW: AW: Low power despit of new batterie (istD)

2005-02-11 Thread Michael Heim
The stange thing is: the batteries ARE new. I had the smae behaviour with tho old ones in the camrey and the new ones, directly from the package. Michael -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Freitag, 11. Februar 2005 23:55 An: pentax-discus

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread Tom C
Ha! If only I could have kept a straight face. I was going to ask you to see all your documents, drivers license, registration, the dog licenses, their vaccination records, etc. We have pictures of that you know. Linda didn't zoom in as she should have, but facial expressions are quite eviden

Re: AW: Low power despit of new batterie (istD)

2005-02-11 Thread pnstenquist
Your batteries are dead. If they're new, they might be defective. Even one low voltage cell will cause the camera to behave strangely. And if you're using the grip, it doesn't matter if the grip batteries are almost new. If the set in the camera is low, it will mesbehave. Put a set of new batter

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Bill, this is pretty durned good advice. I'd add to it by suggesting that the batteries be removed from that K1000 and that a spot meter be incorporated into the program. In fact, go out some days without a camera and just use a spot meter, metering highlights and shadows of a scene. IOW, get to

Re: Velvia 100

2005-02-11 Thread Alan Chan
--- Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not certain I'm clear on your pdf info., but per > Fujifilm.com, Velvia 50/100 resolve 160 l/mm and > Provia 100F, 140 l/mm. Both at 1000 contrast..whatever > that is. > Your clarification and correction appreciated. Most of the pdf are supplied here. ht

AW: Low power despit of new batterie (istD)

2005-02-11 Thread Michael Heim
AA Litium Batteries -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Freitag, 11. Februar 2005 22:32 An: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Betreff: Re: Low power despit of new batterie (istD) - Original Message - From: "Michael Heim" Subject: Low power des

Re: Mono inkjets from digital

2005-02-11 Thread Peter J. Alling
Cotty wrote: Anyway, off to do some more mono prints. Substandard and proud of it ;-) I think that this belongs on that memorable quote list. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- I can und

Re: kenny-boy on CBS

2005-02-11 Thread Powell Hargrave
At 10:47 AM 11/02/2005 , keith whaley wrote: > >I started with a 1.3 MP Epson digital, progressed thru a 4 MP Pentax >(Optio 4S) and now have an Olympus Camedia C-5050 (5 MP.) >Quite frankly, when I uploaded the camera's images to my CPU and >displayed them on my .26 dot pitch 17" monitor, to the

Re: PAW: Water Color Painting

2005-02-11 Thread Keith Whaley
That's _most_ excellent, Boris! I love it! Enlarge it and frame it! It should hang in a gallery somewhere, to get the recognition it deserves... keith whaley Mark Roberts wrote: Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Since I got my *istD, I did not try my M 35/2.8. I admit it was indeed a mist

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Eric Featherstone" Subject: Re: PESO: Automaton I think I have enough lenses (from 24mm to 200mm), what I *really* need to do is learn more about composition. If you live in an area where there are photo galleries, start haunting them. Look at lots of pictu

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread mike wilson
Peter J. Alling wrote: My God, they're all driving on the wrong side of the road! Ryan Lee wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3107166&size=lg We didn't get beaten by Napoleon. 8-)

Re: kenny-boy on CBS

2005-02-11 Thread mike wilson
David Zaninovic wrote: My opinion is that better tools are more fun to use, sure you can get results with cheaper tools but it requires more work. Example, you can use extension tubes with SMC-M 50/1.4 on D with manual flash but then you have to press the green button, you can't quickly control m

Re: Disappointment at the Lab / Questions to Ask of New Lab

2005-02-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: Disappointment at the Lab / Questions to Ask of New Lab I've been using a couple of local labs here for a while for color processing, and overall their work has been quite good. Lately, however, the film has been coming back badly sp

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: RE: PESO: Automaton Sorry Isaac... :) I'm one of those people in life that other people don't know how to take. When I'm joking others think I'm serious and when I'm serious they think I'm joking. I just can't figure out why. ;) Hi, I'm fr

Re: Low power despit of new batterie (istD)

2005-02-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Michael Heim" Subject: Low power despit of new batterie (istD) Do you know this problem? My *istD (Firmware 1.1) is running in Auto-Mode. I open the Flash to take a picture and then the symbol for battery status changes to "empty". No mather whether the batte

Re: World Press Photo Awards

2005-02-11 Thread Bob W
Hi, Friday, February 11, 2005, 9:30:29 PM, Norman wrote: > Don't know if it's been mentioned here already > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/in_pictures_world_press_photo_award_2004/html/1.stm Powerful stuff - thanks for the link. I buy the book and see the exhibitio

Re: PAW: Water Color Painting

2005-02-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Since I got my *istD, I did not try my M 35/2.8. I admit it was indeed a >>mistake. >> >>http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=169559 > >Not *that's* a nice photo! Should be "NOW" that's a nice phot

Re: Refconverter A and a MX

2005-02-11 Thread John Whittingham
They're invaluable when you actually need one. John -- Original Message --- From: Pawel Bartuzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 22:13:31 +0100 Subject: Re: Refconverter A and a MX > Thank you very much for your replies. It looks like my refc

Re: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread Eric Featherstone
At 12:31 am 11/02/2005, William Robb wrote: At 10:56 pm 10/02/2005, I scribbled: > I'm strictly amateur, a K1000 user > for the last 15 or so years though I've also got hold of an MX and > ME super lately. I used K-1000s for many years as a wedding camera. I have a lot of respect for those suckers.

AW: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread Michael Heim
:-) -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. Februar 2005 17:24 An: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Betreff: Re: PESO: Automaton My God, they're all driving on the wrong side of the road! Ryan Lee wrote: >http://www.photo.net/photodb/p

AW: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread Michael Heim
Did you take this picture while driving??? Michael -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Ryan Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. Februar 2005 14:06 An: PDML Betreff: PESO: Automaton http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3107166&size=lg Any comments appreciated :)

Re: Re: kenny-boy on CBS

2005-02-11 Thread David Zaninovic
My opinion is that better tools are more fun to use, sure you can get results with cheaper tools but it requires more work. Example, you can use extension tubes with SMC-M 50/1.4 on D with manual flash but then you have to press the green button, you can't quickly control magnification, you can't

Re: PAW: Water Color Painting

2005-02-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Since I got my *istD, I did not try my M 35/2.8. I admit it was indeed a >mistake. > >http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=169559 Not *that's* a nice photo! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

World Press Photo Awards

2005-02-11 Thread Norman Baugher
Don't know if it's been mentioned here already http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/in_pictures_world_press_photo_award_2004/html/1.stm

Low power despit of new batterie (istD)

2005-02-11 Thread Michael Heim
Do you know this problem? My *istD (Firmware 1.1) is running in Auto-Mode. I open the Flash to take a picture and then the symbol for battery status changes to "empty". No mather whether the batteries were old or new. With the flash closed, everything works normal, autofocus inclusive. But openin

Re: Refconverter A and a MX

2005-02-11 Thread Pawel Bartuzi
Thank you very much for your replies. It looks like my refconverter shares some characteristics with both Alan's and Jan's ones - it looks tilted backwards like Jan's and it shows center of a matte screen in a lower part of a frame like Alan's one. As the unit looks mint and it doesn't appear t

Re: kenny-boy on CBS

2005-02-11 Thread mike wilson
Keith Whaley wrote: David Mann wrote: On Feb 11, 2005, at 12:20 AM, Keith Whaley wrote: He's fulla bat stuff! Anybody who says there's little to no difference between a 2 and 5 GP and a 5 and 10 GP camera is smoking something he ought not! You'd need a really big print, superb lenses and very c

Re: Velvia 100

2005-02-11 Thread mike wilson
Nick Clark wrote: Not true. I tried it in the UK at least a year ago. Wasn't overly impressed. Nick -Original Message- From: "Sylwester Pietrzyk"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 10/02/05 21:00:26 To: "pentax-discuss@pdml.net" Subject: Re: Velvia 100 On 2005-02-10, at 20:59, P

Re: Photo lab recommendation / NYC / Medium format ?

2005-02-11 Thread Jarek
Juey Chong Ong napisał(a): I use Duggal at 29 W 23rd St between 5th and 6th ave. http://www.duggal.com/01photo.htm Are they expensive ? I've just requested a price list by e-mail, but maybe you can tell me what is the price level there ? If you want to be more adventurous, there are a few places

Re: PESO: Djupvasshytta

2005-02-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Oh, yes, I saw trolls everywhere I went in Norway. Dan M Peter Lacus wrote: Pat, The item in the bottom center of the picture looks sort of like an inukshuk, a stone effigy of a person, used as a marker, among other things, by the Inuit of the Canadian North. Are they used in Norway, too? See:

Re: Re: kenny-boy on CBS

2005-02-11 Thread m.9.wilson
> > From: Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/02/11 Fri AM 01:15:34 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Re: kenny-boy on CBS > > Ah so I need the best equipment. That's _my_ argument.. > > Kenneth Waller > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: PAW: Water Color Painting

2005-02-11 Thread Kenneth Waller
My kinda image! Good Eye. Well captured. Imagine those reflections being of fall foilage! Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Feb 11, 2005 1:02 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PAW: Water Color Painting Hi! Since I got my *istD, I did

Re: Mono inkjets from digital

2005-02-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
> However, if I recall the original discussion, the > idea was to produce a true B&W (mono) print, avoiding any tint > or coloration. There are other issues I have with the inkjet > process, but they have nothing to do with what we're discussing here right > now. It's very difficult to obtain a "

Re: PESO: Djupvasshytta

2005-02-11 Thread Keith Whaley
Peter Lacus wrote: Pat, The item in the bottom center of the picture looks sort of like an inukshuk, a stone effigy of a person, used as a marker, among other things, by the Inuit of the Canadian North. Are they used in Norway, too? See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inukshuk nope, it's genu

Re: Mono inkjets from digital

2005-02-11 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Another message I've only seen because it was quoted in a reply. If your INTENTION was to produce a tinted image, then it's fine, because the tint is rather nice. Your standards aren't lower than mine (at least wrt this issue ). However, if I recall the original discussion, the idea was to pro

Re: Mono inkjets from digital

2005-02-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/2/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >Was this print made with quadtone inks? and on what printer? Canon S9000 using Canon inks and Ilford Galerie paper. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Mono inkjets from digital

2005-02-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Was this print made with quadtone inks? and on what printer? Godfrey --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/2/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >That said, let me say that the photo is GREAT! I love it. > It's wry humor is > >just top notch. But the point of the exercis

Re: kenny-boy on CBS

2005-02-11 Thread Keith Whaley
David Mann wrote: On Feb 11, 2005, at 12:20 AM, Keith Whaley wrote: He's fulla bat stuff! Anybody who says there's little to no difference between a 2 and 5 GP and a 5 and 10 GP camera is smoking something he ought not! You'd need a really big print, superb lenses and very careful technique to

Re: Makin' some BIG prints

2005-02-11 Thread John Francis
Mark Roberts mused: > > David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I've been thinking about getting one of my panoramas printed to 4 > >metres long but I'm not going to unless someone else is paying for it > >:) > > 4 meters? Four METERS long??? What's wrong with that?

Re: Velvia 100

2005-02-11 Thread Nick Clark
Not true. I tried it in the UK at least a year ago. Wasn't overly impressed. Nick -Original Message- From: "Sylwester Pietrzyk"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 10/02/05 21:00:26 To: "pentax-discuss@pdml.net" Subject: Re: Velvia 100 On 2005-02-10, at 20:59, Pål Jensen wrote:

Re: PESO: Djupvasshytta

2005-02-11 Thread Peter Lacus
John, Nice to be there and to be able to share. What dpi (ppi) was this scanned in with? it was scanned with (to(?)) 1600 PPI on the Konica Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV (uff, the biggest fault of this scanner is his looong name) and then downsampled in Photoshop. Cheers, Bedo.

Re: PESO: Djupvasshytta

2005-02-11 Thread Peter Lacus
Pat, The item in the bottom center of the picture looks sort of like an inukshuk, a stone effigy of a person, used as a marker, among other things, by the Inuit of the Canadian North. Are they used in Norway, too? See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inukshuk nope, it's genuine Norwegian Troll (h

Re: PESO: On My Way to Work

2005-02-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I reall like this shot. Thanks for posting it. David S wrote: Beautiful shot Rick. The emblem is quite appropriate for a cemetery. Dave S On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 06:56:25 -0800 (PST), Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Taken on my way to work this morning. It's chilly but beautiful here in Phi

Re: PESO: Djupvasshytta

2005-02-11 Thread Pat White
The item in the bottom center of the picture looks sort of like an inukshuk, a stone effigy of a person, used as a marker, among other things, by the Inuit of the Canadian North. Are they used in Norway, too? See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inukshuk Pat White

Re: Mono inkjets from digital

2005-02-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/2/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: >That said, let me say that the photo is GREAT! I love it. It's wry humor is >just top notch. But the point of the exercise is to discuss the quality of >the print, not the photo. And as a B&W or greyscale or mono print, call it >what you wil

World Press Photo Awards

2005-02-11 Thread Billy Abbott
Just saw this on the BBC Website: The World Press Photo Awards. Well, some selections anyway. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/in_pictures_world_press_photo_award_2004/html/1.stm billy -- Billy Abbott Photography - http://www.cowfish.org.uk/paw/

Re: PESO: Djupvasshytta

2005-02-11 Thread John Bailey
Nice to be there and to be able to share. What dpi (ppi) was this scanned in with? thanks, john

PAW: Water Color Painting

2005-02-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Since I got my *istD, I did not try my M 35/2.8. I admit it was indeed a mistake. http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=169559 What do you say? Boris P.S. Don't be alarmed. It is english-russian site, not just russian.

RE: PESO: Automaton

2005-02-11 Thread Tom C
Sorry Isaac... :) I'm one of those people in life that other people don't know how to take. When I'm joking others think I'm serious and when I'm serious they think I'm joking. I just can't figure out why. ;) Tom C. From: "Isaac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: Subj

OT:Time for that Mac me thinks

2005-02-11 Thread brooksdj
Looks like Micro$oft needs spyware for its spyware.LOL Time for that Mini Mac. Dave http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/TechNews/BizTech/2005/02/10/927369-ap.html

Re: PESO: Djupvasshytta

2005-02-11 Thread Peter Lacus
Hello Kenneth, Nicely done. Would love to see this either around sunrise or sunset - better light. me too. Unfortunately I had to go well before the evening came. Maybe next time - Norway is a beautiful country. Thank you for your comment. Bedo.

Re: Disappointment at the Lab / Questions to Ask of New Lab

2005-02-11 Thread Butch Black
Hi Shel I agree with what's been said to this point, that the people who run, operate, and maintain the machines are more important then type of machine or brand of chemistry or paper. I was a bit surprised at the problems you were having as they are more common with roller transport then dip &

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