Re: Multiple wireless 360FGZ flash

2005-02-19 Thread Leon Altoff
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 14:25:33 -0500, Lindamood, Mark wrote: Is it possible to work two (or more) 360's wireless triggered by the built-in flash? Has anyone tried this? I have used up to 3 AF360FGZ flashes at once. They work fine together. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au

Re: Tokina 28-70 ATX question

2005-02-19 Thread Carlos Royo
Frantisek escribió: Hi, I have one question about this lens, the first version (ATX 2.6-2.8/28-70, not the later 2.8/28-70 or the last more plasticky 2.8/28-70 ATX SV). I have borrowed it for a while from a friend, and after shooting some with it, it seems this sample is very best

Re: Aaaarrrrrrrggghhhhh!!!

2005-02-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/2/05, Steve and Tanya, discombobulated, unleashed: Yo! Mr Cottrell! Just how is the bald one doin' anyways?? *Steve and Tanya* ?? It must be love! Yeah I'm fine. Off to the hunt today. Tally-ho! Pics up Sunday evening GMT. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: OT: YHBTIM

2005-02-19 Thread Bob W
Hi, Good luck Ann. May you be verbose. Paul I hope she's nounose, adverbose, adjectivose, and ose on all the other words she'll need to know, too. Who knows? But let her not be otiose (or nivose, pluviose or ventose!) -- Cheerios, Bob

Re: FS Friday: SMC-M 28/3.5

2005-02-19 Thread Jurij
Hello Mark, I'm interesting in bying the M28/3.5. (I'm looking for a long time for a good wide angle lense). But I'm not sure about the flaw You wrote about. Could You, please, explaine to me about it more detaily? I'm interesting what this will cause bad for the using the lense? Can

Re: unsubscribing

2005-02-19 Thread Steve Jolly
Jostein wrote: Dunno if anyone cares,but...:-) Will be back in 10 days' time. See you guys. Cheers, Jostein ... it's possible to leave? S

D macros

2005-02-19 Thread Frantisek
Hi, has anybody tried the new DA macros? I just noticed our local shop had the D 2.8/50 quitely sitting in a (small) Pentax display alongside the DA 2.8/14. Both looked quite nice :-) I can ask them next week to let me see them in flesh, and maybe report on the build feel of the D

Rebel XT

2005-02-19 Thread Derby Chang
I'm sure this puppy is going to be a killer seller this year. How could it not? 8 Mega-pickles, sexy looking battery grip, separate positions for servo and one-shot AF, orientation sensor, super price. And I really do like the idea of the LCD screen on the back rather than the top of the body,

KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses

2005-02-19 Thread Derby Chang
Looking that the Rebel XT pictures, I've noticed that blue on black now seems in fashion for DSLRs, and tangentially it reminded me of the colour scheme for a Carl Zeiss Jena lens I have in KA mount. A 24mm/f2.8 which isn't really the best performer (not really sharp till f5.6, and lots of

Re: Pentax Business News

2005-02-19 Thread Derby Chang
Joseph wrote: http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/news/2005/20050210.pdf That's really interesting. The company certainly has turned around in the last three years (9 billion yen loss in 2002 to 2 billion yen profit last year). So why can't I buy the FA31 :) And I don't understand...how can

Re: PESO: Roasting Marshmallows, Canadian Style

2005-02-19 Thread Derby Chang
Frank wrote: Another chance to play with the new fisheye (which I'm coming to enjoy quite a bit, and finding that it may not be so gimmicky after all...): http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3130444size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3130444size=lg Tee hee. Canadians are

Re: FS Friday: SMC-M 28/3.5

2005-02-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Jurij [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Mark, I'm interesting in bying the M28/3.5. (I'm looking for a long time for a good wide angle lense). But I'm not sure about the flaw You wrote about. Could You, please, explaine to me about it more detaily? I'm interesting what this will cause bad

Re: IstD vs IstDS

2005-02-19 Thread Derby Chang
Tanya wrote: I'm in need for a second body guys and didn't really take much notice when the IstDS was released - can someone give me a quick run down and some views as to whether it would be a suitable backup for my Ist D or should I just buy a second IstD? Tan, FWIW, in Sydney I look at a few

Re: KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses

2005-02-19 Thread Carlos Royo
Derby Chang escribió: Looking that the Rebel XT pictures, I've noticed that blue on black now seems in fashion for DSLRs, and tangentially it reminded me of the colour scheme for a Carl Zeiss Jena lens I have in KA mount. A 24mm/f2.8 which isn't really the best performer (not really sharp till

Cheap 645 AF

2005-02-19 Thread Thibouille
Probably breaking rules but if someone is looking for a Pentax 645 AF (and more) for cheap I'd chack Ebay and look for something in a european country B.. I won't say more. At least 3 weeks it's there falling in price :D I can't afford it myself unfortunately. But it seems very cheap to me.

Re: KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses

2005-02-19 Thread Thibouille
Yeah the Leica R 600mm mirror lens in a Minolta one indeed... On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:57:02 +0100, Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Derby Chang escribió: Looking that the Rebel XT pictures, I've noticed that blue on black now seems in fashion for DSLRs, and tangentially it reminded me

RE: KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses

2005-02-19 Thread Jens Bladt
Jena was the original location for Carl Zeiss. After WWII it found itself located in the GDR. Many engineers etc. fled to Western Germnay to start a new Carl Zeiss company. The GDR factory continued making lenses for Praktica, Pentacon, Exakta and many other cameras etc. in the GDR and USSR

Re[2]: FS Friday: SMC-M 28/3.5

2005-02-19 Thread Jurij
Hello Mark, Saturday, February 19, 2005, 1:54:28 PM, you wrote: MR ... MR I have no idea. I'll ask at the post office today. Thank You Mark. Much appriciate. Now I think that I understand about the 'flaw'. I will wait for the new from You. I hope the shipping price will not be too high. --

Re: Tokina 28-70 ATX question

2005-02-19 Thread Frantisek
JB I really think it is an excellent lens. I haven't noticed any coma or JB softness before it got damaged. It's is sharp at any range. Don't buy your JB friends lens, if that's the issue. It should be excellent at all distances. Thanks for the comments, both of you. I am not buying the lens,

Re: A Second Body for Tan (Was Re: IstD vs IstDS)

2005-02-19 Thread ernreed2
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Tanja, I thought you already bought that second body vbg. As I said in your earlier post, welcome back to the list. The *istDS is a good second body in a lot of ways. It has a bigger, faster buffer, a larger LCD screen, and it's slightly smaller. However, It

Re: Rebel XT

2005-02-19 Thread Herb Chong
FAT-16 supports only to 2GB. any card larger than that requires FAT-32. that means the *istD and *istDS both support FAT-32. that tops out at 128GB. Herb... - Original Message - From: Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 19,

Re: KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses

2005-02-19 Thread John Whittingham
Sigma and MInolta also made some zoom lenses for Leitz, in the R (SLR) mount, sold under the Leica name, with Leica prices. I believe they also made the 24mm for Leitz (later incarnation), I'm surprised at the comment on the Carl Zeiss lens performance, the Sigma was generally regarded as

Re: PESO: Roasting Marshmallows, Canadian Style

2005-02-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: PESO: Roasting Marshmallows, Canadian Style Nice, Frank. Here we think of roasting marshmallows as a summer activity. I guess Canadians are tougher. Or stupider. William Robb

Re: unsubscribing

2005-02-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Steve Jolly Subject: Re: unsubscribing Jostein wrote: Dunno if anyone cares,but...:-) Will be back in 10 days' time. See you guys. Cheers, Jostein ... it's possible to leave? He's just goofing around. William Robb

Re: BH and FA 50 1.4

2005-02-19 Thread William Robb
Whether this is of interest to anyone or not, Pentax Canada took less than a week to deliver my FA50/1.4. I think they took 4 days to get my 31 to me. The 15 was another story. It took a few months. William Robb

Sigma ef 500 dg users

2005-02-19 Thread brooksdj
I know a few members have the Sigma EF 500 DG Super. Have you had a chance to give it a work out on the D yet. If so any reports.? Curious is all. Dave

Re: KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses

2005-02-19 Thread Fred
What is the history of these lenses? Are they rebadged? Rather plasticky, and the focusing is a little rough but I'm rather fond of it. I had a mid-length Carl Zeiss Jena zoom to play with at one time - I don't remember if it was a 28-85 lens, or a 35-100 lens, or just what it was - the

Re: KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses

2005-02-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
--- Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah the Leica R 600mm mirror lens in a Minolta one indeed... Hmm. I was always under the impressiong that that particular lens was made by Vivitar ... Vivitar made an excellent Series 1 600mm f/8 Solid Cat which, when compared against the Leica lens of

Re: IstD vs IstDS

2005-02-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
--- Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One more important thing is that the Ds does not have a PC connection so you would have to use an adapter or slave to fire studio flashes. Yeah, forgot about that one. It's been years since I used a PC sync cord. :-) Do the Hot Shoe Adapter F and Fg

Re: KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses

2005-02-19 Thread Raimo K
Perhaps it was not Sigma but Cosina? All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 4:16 PM Subject: Re: KA mount Carl

Re: KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses

2005-02-19 Thread Fred
Hmm. I was always under the impressiong that that particular lens was made by Vivitar ... Vivitar made an excellent Series 1 600mm f/8 Solid Cat which, when compared against the Leica lens of the same spec, was virtually identical in construction quality, weight and performance. Hmmm...

Re: KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses

2005-02-19 Thread Raimo K
Vivitar is just a marketing company, no manufacturing facilities at all. But they had an optical design team in the eighties which created some excellent designs. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From:

Re: Pentax Business News

2005-02-19 Thread Peter J. Alling
Creative Accounting. Derby Chang wrote: Joseph wrote: http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/news/2005/20050210.pdf That's really interesting. The company certainly has turned around in the last three years (9 billion yen loss in 2002 to 2 billion yen profit last year). So why can't I buy the

Re: KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses

2005-02-19 Thread Raimo K
The 8/500 and 8/800 MR-Telyt-R lenses for Leica were made by Minolta. No 600 mm mirror Leica lens, not by Perkin-Elmer, not by Vivitar. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses

2005-02-19 Thread John Whittingham
Perhaps it was not Sigma but Cosina? That would explain things, makes you wonder just what you're buying :) John

Re: KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses

2005-02-19 Thread Peter J. Alling
The 600mm Solid Cat was manufactured by Perkin Elmer. Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: --- Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah the Leica R 600mm mirror lens in a Minolta one indeed... Hmm. I was always under the impressiong that that particular lens was made by Vivitar ... Vivitar made an

Photo Essay - Hunt Ban

2005-02-19 Thread Cotty
Had the chance to get out this morning and do some shooting for a change. I took my 85 1.4 with me but sadly it didn't get an outing. I did however use my new Manfrotto monopod - as an aerial camera mount. I need to fabricate an angled plate, but it works great.

Change File Attributes

2005-02-19 Thread Michael Heim
Does anybody of you know a program (or some lines of DOS-Code) to change file attributes of picture files (like the title or the author of a picture)? I often have lots of files with only the exif-information an need to set some attibutes when giving the files to our image editor. It's boring to

AW: Photo Essay - Hunt Ban

2005-02-19 Thread Michael Heim
Nice shots. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Samstag, 19. Februar 2005 17:36 An: pentax list Betreff: Photo Essay - Hunt Ban Had the chance to get out this morning and do some shooting for a change. I took my 85 1.4 with me but sadly it didn't

RE: Change File Attributes

2005-02-19 Thread Jens Bladt
I don't know about changing EXIF data. But, as for file names I use Irfan View (free) for batch convertion. It can do filenames as well as size and file format as batch convertion. Go to: http://www.irfanview.com/ Regards Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

AW: Pentax Business News

2005-02-19 Thread Michael Heim
Joseph wrote: http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/news/2005/20050210.pdf And I don't understand...how can the sales subsidiary make a huge loss when the parent company is making a huge profit? Maybe I'm just being naive. It's possible if the parent company sells the final products to it's

A vision of Godfrey

2005-02-19 Thread Jim Hemenway
Ah! So that's what Godfrey looks like... 6th row, last column. :-) Jim

Re: IstD vs IstDS

2005-02-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 19, 2005, at 10:34 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Yeah, forgot about that one. It's been years since I used a PC sync cord. :-) I haven't used one since, well, last night. I wouldn't want to be without it.

Was KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses, now Leica lenses from Japan

2005-02-19 Thread Jim Hemenway
I have a Leica-R zoom made by Sigma, and a fisheye by Sigma. I don't know of any Leica reflex lenses manufactured by Cosina. Jim Raimo K wrote: Perhaps it was not Sigma but Cosina? All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original

Re: A vision of Godfrey

2005-02-19 Thread Peter J. Alling
Gee, it would be nice to have a link, since if there was an original it didn't get to my mailbox. Jim Hemenway wrote: Ah! So that's what Godfrey looks like... 6th row, last column. :-) Jim -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the

AW: Change File Attributes

2005-02-19 Thread Michael Heim
Actually, it's not exif data i want to change. It's file attributes like title, theme or commentary (deutsch: Titel, Thema, Kommentare) I don't want to change hte file names. A lot of Programs do that. Michael -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO: meet Timur

2005-02-19 Thread Peter Lacus
Hello Frank, Anyway, Shel's right: it's those eyes!! The cat seems to have taken on a rather knowing, almost human quality. Lovely dof. Wonderful portrait, no matter the species. thank you for the nice words. What kind of cat is it, BTW? Hard to tell without seeing the body and the pattern of

Re: A vision of Godfrey

2005-02-19 Thread Jim Hemenway
Mea Culpa: http://www.pbase.com/kididdoc/some_leica_photographers Peter J. Alling wrote: Gee, it would be nice to have a link, since if there was an original it didn't get to my mailbox. Jim Hemenway wrote: Ah! So that's what Godfrey looks like... 6th row, last column. :-) Jim

Re: Photo Essay - Hunt Ban

2005-02-19 Thread David Savage
An interesting series. I particularly liked the last one of the dogs behind bars. ;-) On an aside, while I'm not very knowledgeable on the process of hunting from horse back with dogs, I have to say, I've never really been able to think of turning a pack of dog loose and chasing after, as

Re: Change File Attributes

2005-02-19 Thread Frantisek
Saturday, February 19, 2005, 5:45:04 PM, Michael wrote: MH Does anybody of you know a program (or some lines of DOS-Code) to change MH file attributes of picture files (like the title or the author of a MH picture)? MH I often have lots of files with only the exif-information an need to set MH

Re: IstD vs IstDS

2005-02-19 Thread Fred
and uses SecureDigital cards rather than CompactFlash cards Please pardon my ignorance here (since I'm not yet a DSLR user), but: 1. Which is the more commonly used type of card on DSLR's, in general? 2. Are there any technical and/or functional advantages of one type of card over the other?

AW: Change File Attributes

2005-02-19 Thread Michael Heim
Thanks a lot! Michael -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Frantisek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Samstag, 19. Februar 2005 18:27 An: Michael Heim Betreff: Re: Change File Attributes Saturday, February 19, 2005, 5:45:04 PM, Michael wrote: MH Does anybody of you know a program (or

PESO: Tucepi

2005-02-19 Thread Peter Lacus
A view to a Croatian coastline from the village of Tucepi. I spent a wonderful week there last year (mostly biking and shooting). Bedo.

PESO: Tucepi

2005-02-19 Thread Peter Lacus
A view to a Croatian coastline from the village of Tucepi. I spent a wonderful week there last year (mostly biking and shooting). http://www.misenet.sk/Tucepi/ Bedo.

Re: IstD vs IstDS

2005-02-19 Thread David Savage
On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:29:51 -0500, Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and uses SecureDigital cards rather than CompactFlash cards Please pardon my ignorance here (since I'm not yet a DSLR user), but: 1. Which is the more commonly used type of card on DSLR's, in general? Compact Flash,

Re: PESO: Tucepi

2005-02-19 Thread David Savage
Really nice Peter, I like the 3 layers as the coastline slowly blends in with the sky. Dave S On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 18:33:47 +0100, Peter Lacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A view to a Croatian coastline from the village of Tucepi. I spent a wonderful week there last year (mostly biking and

Re: Change File Attributes

2005-02-19 Thread Anders Hultman
Michael Heim: Does anybody of you know a program (or some lines of DOS-Code) to change file attributes of picture files (like the title or the author of a picture)? I often have lots of files with only the exif-information an need to set some attibutes when giving the files to our image editor.

RE: IstD vs IstDS

2005-02-19 Thread Jon Paul Schelter \(R* Toronto\)
-Original Message- From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. Which is the more commonly used type of card on DSLR's, in general? Compact Flash, without a doubt. 2. Are there any technical and/or functional advantages of one type of card over the other? The main advantage to the CF

Re: Photo Essay - Hunt Ban

2005-02-19 Thread Jim Hemenway
I like this bunch of photos... well done along with an interesting story. I'm unclear on the concept though. If using more than two dogs is now illegal, why are there so many. And, why isn't the policeman doing something about it other than what appears to be traffic control? Jim Cotty wrote:

Re: OT: What is the significance of the number 1443?

2005-02-19 Thread Bob Blakely
42! Regards, Bob... From: Powell Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just what we need, second rate numerology to find the answer to life, Not just life but: Life, The Universe and Everything!

Re: A vision of Godfrey

2005-02-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/2/05, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Gee, it would be nice to have a link, since if there was an original it didn't get to my mailbox. http://www.pbase.com/kididdoc/some_leica_photographers outed! Jim Hemenway wrote: Ah! So that's what Godfrey looks like... 6th row,

Re: AW: Photo Essay - Hunt Ban

2005-02-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/2/05, Michael Heim, discombobulated, unleashed: Nice shots. Thanks Michael. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: A vision of Godfrey

2005-02-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
--- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pbase.com/kididdoc/some_leica_photographers Ah! So that's what Godfrey looks like... 6th row, last column. outed! Outed? Hmm. I did that some years ago now. http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/personal/index.htm For other pictures of me:

Re: IstD vs IstDS

2005-02-19 Thread Cotty
On 20/2/05, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: 1. Which is the more commonly used type of card on DSLR's, in general? Compact Flash, although I think the Canon 1Ds mk II has slots for both. 1Ds mk II and the 1D mk II. I use CF only although I have a 1GB SD card full of Mp3s in my

Re: Photo Essay - Hunt Ban

2005-02-19 Thread Cotty
On 20/2/05, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: It's just a pretext for people to take their horses out for a run, with a bit of blood sport thrown in. I make no judgement - simply provide info in the form of pics :-) Anyway, the pictures are excellent. And it looks like it was a nice

Re: PAW: Taking the Bloor Train Home

2005-02-19 Thread Peter Lacus
Hello Frank, http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3125114size=lg my first thought was: great shoot(!) but perhaps little bit imbalanced to the right side(?). Of course I know it's not so easy to aim the camera straight at someone unknown in the proximity but it makes me wonder if it was

Re: Photo Essay - Hunt Ban

2005-02-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/2/05, Jim Hemenway, discombobulated, unleashed: I like this bunch of photos... well done along with an interesting story. Many thanks Jim. I'm unclear on the concept though. If using more than two dogs is now illegal, why are there so many. And, why isn't the policeman doing something

Re: IstD vs IstDS

2005-02-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
--- Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and uses SecureDigital cards rather than CompactFlash cards Please pardon my ignorance here (since I'm not yet a DSLR user), but: 1. Which is the more commonly used type of card on DSLR's, in general? CompactFlash is the most commonly used card today.

Re: A vision of Godfrey

2005-02-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/2/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: outed! Outed? Hmm. I did that some years ago now. http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/personal/index.htm ! Apologies mate - I meant it in the sense that you were 'photographically outed' as some of experience from time to time. I admire

Re: IstD vs IstDS

2005-02-19 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Do the Hot Shoe Adapter F and Fg units provide a PC sync terminal? No.

Re: Tucepi

2005-02-19 Thread Raimo K
I like it. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Peter Lacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 7:33 PM Subject: PESO: Tucepi A view to a Croatian coastline

Re: A vision of Godfrey

2005-02-19 Thread Raimo K
So you are on the Leica list, too - I remembered right. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Jim Hemenway [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 7:19 PM Subject: Re:

Re: Was KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses, now Leica lenses from Japan

2005-02-19 Thread Raimo K
No Leica lenses have been made by Cosina - so far. Sigma, yes and Minolta, yes. But it was a question about KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Jim Hemenway [EMAIL

Re: IstD vs IstDS

2005-02-19 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED]: and uses SecureDigital cards rather than CompactFlash cards Please pardon my ignorance here (since I'm not yet a DSLR user), but: 1. Which is the more commonly used type of card on DSLR's, in general? CF more common in DSLRs than SD is. SD pretty common

Re: Was KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses, now Leica lenses from Japan

2005-02-19 Thread John Whittingham
I have a Leica-R zoom made by Sigma, and a fisheye by Sigma. Would that be the 16mm f/2.8 Fisheye by any chance? John -- Original Message --- From: Jim Hemenway [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:08:43 -0500 Subject: Was KA mount Carl

Re: Photo Essay - Hunt Ban

2005-02-19 Thread Bob W
Hi, Saturday, February 19, 2005, 4:36:21 PM, Cotty wrote: Had the chance to get out this morning and do some shooting for a change. I took my 85 1.4 with me but sadly it didn't get an outing. I did however use my new Manfrotto monopod - as an aerial camera mount. I need to fabricate an

Re: Rebel XT

2005-02-19 Thread John Francis
Derby Chang mused: On a related note, I notice the Canon supports FAT32. Mmm...FAT32=2 Terabytes of storage. But I don't know if I'd want a huge number of unbackedup images on a large CF card. Especially on a FAT file system. The *istDS manual doesn't seem to say too much about it, but

Re: PESO - Big Dress Day

2005-02-19 Thread Peter Lacus
Mike, The girl is the bride's sister. Called Lubamira, or lover of peace. is the spelling right? I do know some girls called Lubomira, but not Lubamira. OTOH the short version of Lubomira often is Luba. Which nationality is she? Cheers, Bedo. -- PS: lovely picture...

Re: AW: Change File Attributes

2005-02-19 Thread Bob W
Hi, Saturday, February 19, 2005, 5:10:43 PM, Michael wrote: Actually, it's not exif data i want to change. It's file attributes like title, theme or commentary (deutsch: Titel, Thema, Kommentare) I don't want to change hte file names. A lot of Programs do that. I hope this is what you

RE: PESO - On a Limb

2005-02-19 Thread Jens Bladt
Beautiful photograph! I like the simlicity an subtle colours. Welll done. Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 18. februar 2005 01:21 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: PESO - On

Re: AW: Change File Attributes

2005-02-19 Thread Bob W
Hi, I missed a step: 4a. If the tab shows the Simple view, click the 'Advanced' button Bob Saturday, February 19, 2005, 7:44:52 PM, Bob wrote: Hi, Saturday, February 19, 2005, 5:10:43 PM, Michael wrote: Actually, it's not exif data i want to change. It's file attributes like title,

Re: PESO: meet Timur

2005-02-19 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Feb 19, 2005 at 06:10:59PM +0100, Peter Lacus wrote: Hello Frank, Anyway, Shel's right: it's those eyes!! The cat seems to have taken on a rather knowing, almost human quality. Lovely dof. Wonderful portrait, no matter the species. thank you for the nice words. What kind of

Re: A vision of Godfrey

2005-02-19 Thread mike wilson
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pbase.com/kididdoc/some_leica_photographers Ah! So that's what Godfrey looks like... 6th row, last column. outed! Outed? Hmm. I did that some years ago now. As a Guzzi owner, though? That's bravery... 8-) Nice 850T. Mine had

RE: addiction...

2005-02-19 Thread Jens Bladt
Same thing here. Almost. I had a digie (SONY) when I got the MZ-S, which I prefered to digital at the time - so I thought. I sold the MZ-S to buy the *ist D, but, now I regret it. (Not that I wnat to part with my *ist D). I'm looking for an excellent - like new MZ-S again. I just got to have this

Re: A vision of Godfrey

2005-02-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thought I recognized your name too. :-) I was on several Leica lists. I haven't been for quite a while now: there's simply too much bickering and posing ... on *all* of them. I don't know why that is, but it is uninteresting to me to read it. I started my own email list through which to show

Re: AW: Change File Attributes

2005-02-19 Thread Peter Lacus
Michael, Actually, it's not exif data i want to change. It's file attributes like title, theme or commentary (deutsch: Titel, Thema, Kommentare) in fact, IrfanView does have this capability (you can read and/or embed standard IPTC tags) so Jens' suggestion was pretty good IMHO. I am just not

Re: PESO - Big Dress Day

2005-02-19 Thread mike wilson
Peter Lacus wrote: Mike, The girl is the bride's sister. Called Lubamira, or lover of peace. is the spelling right? I do know some girls called Lubomira, but not Lubamira. OTOH the short version of Lubomira often is Luba. Which nationality is she? I stand corrected. Slip of the finger, as I

Re: IstD vs IstDS

2005-02-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do the Hot Shoe Adapter F and Fg units provide a PC sync terminal? No. Interesting. I know I've seen a picture of a PC terminal adapter fitted to the *istDS somewhere. Now if only I could find it.. :-) Godfrey

Re: Photo Essay - Hunt Ban

2005-02-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/2/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/huntban.html A fascinating essay. I'm sure there will be a lot of 'The Last Hunt' (or 'The First Illegal Hunt') essays doing the rounds soon, but I don't think many will be better than yours.

Re: A vision of Godfrey

2005-02-19 Thread Raimo K
I agree, this list is more friendly - democratic, you might say. I used to own Alfa Romeos, too. I see that on your list you show and image of BMW GS - I did own a Moto Guzzi California III, now I have a Honda. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at:

Re: Rebel XT

2005-02-19 Thread japilado
What features on the XT are to like? Jim A. Derby Chang mused: On a related note, I notice the Canon supports FAT32. Mmm...FAT32=2 Terabytes of storage. But I don't know if I'd want a huge number of unbackedup images on a large CF card. Especially on a FAT file system. The *istDS

Re: AW: Change File Attributes

2005-02-19 Thread John Francis
Bob W mused: Hi, Saturday, February 19, 2005, 5:10:43 PM, Michael wrote: Actually, it's not exif data i want to change. It's file attributes like title, theme or commentary (deutsch: Titel, Thema, Kommentare) I don't want to change hte file names. A lot of Programs do that. I

Re: Rebel XT

2005-02-19 Thread John Francis
It's small, it's light, it's cheap; It's technically very capable (8MP, 3fps, 14(JPEG)-shot buffer, RAW+JPEG, optional grip). I'd need to get one in my hands to see how it feels, and to see if the control layout works for me (I prefer the D to the simplified DS, so I suspect I'd like the extra

PESO: Maiden Hair

2005-02-19 Thread pnstenquist
Maiden Hair grass is an interesting plant in that it looks better dead than alive. After a few months of frigid temperratures, it's flowers puff up and becomne quite pretty. I used it to test the Sigma EF-500 DG Super flash. This is using the high speed synch to complement some backlight. It's

Re: 'nother PESO

2005-02-19 Thread Francis
At 09:42 PM 2/18/2005 -0500, you wrote: worse than anything that ever came out of the rear end of a dog. It's almost impossible to walk on the sidewalks without ruining one's shoes. Jim Tis true, but after ruining all my clothes, my face, and my camera I count my self lucky to escape with no

R: Spotmatic serial number and production year

2005-02-19 Thread Nicola Griffanti
The model is a Asahi Pentax Spotmatic chrome, no hot flash on the pentaprism. The serial number is: 2357047 Thank Nicola -Messaggio originale- Da: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Inviato: mercoledì 16 febbraio 2005 1.51 A: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Oggetto: Re: Spotmatic serial

Re: PESO: Tucepi

2005-02-19 Thread Joseph Tainter
Lovely. I would like to get there some day. Joe

Re: KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses

2005-02-19 Thread Alan Chan
--- John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe they also made the 24mm for Leitz (later incarnation), I'm surprised at the comment on the Carl Zeiss lens performance, the Sigma was generally regarded as very good, even scored 4 at photodo, which is remarkable for a 24mm w/a. The

RE: unsubscribing

2005-02-19 Thread Steve and Tanya
Hey Butch! And to everyone else who asked - we don't leave for our ride until June. We are busily training and fundraising right now. We just got sponsored for a $25k website! Woohoo!! It should be up in a week or two and then you'll all be able to give us an online donation! hehe.

Re: 'nother PESO

2005-02-19 Thread Joseph Tainter
...and nibble at screaming children Who wouldn't? Joe

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