Re: Try to be helpful and ................

2005-02-23 Thread Bob W
Hi, Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 1:01:07 AM, Shel wrote: > What' s FW, O, man of many acronyms obviously somebody who knows nothing about TTL and talks TTA! Or, what the good Dr. Spooner would have called a wuckfit. -- Cheers, Bob

Re: PESO - General Grant

2005-02-23 Thread Bob W
Hi, Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 5:29:47 AM, Bruce wrote: > The tree is over 267 feet tall, 40 feet across its base and over 107 > feet around. Estimates of its age range from 1500 to 2000 years old. > For those who wanted to get a sense of scale, here are two shots with > my kids at the base o

Re: On-the-Go Storage, it works!

2005-02-23 Thread Anders Hultman
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Mark Cassino wrote: > The only problem with the X's Drive is the battery - after a year's use my > X's Drive II can't hold a charge long enough to dump a 1 gig card. I > contacted the place where I bought the drive, who basically said they > recommended sending the drive in

Ping...

2005-02-23 Thread Alin Flaider
Any particular reason why I can't post but replies in existing threads...? Servus, Alin

Re: FA 20mm samples?

2005-02-23 Thread Jim Hemenway
Godfrey, David and Peter: Thanks very much, for your lens mount explanations. Jim

Re: Wedding

2005-02-23 Thread Peter Lacus
Hello Frank, Peter, do I understand correctly that you and William are trying to say me, that this picture is not sharp enough? I'm quite sure that it was meant as a compliment in the highest order! (as if... ) yeah! I feel really honored! ~Maybe~ they're trying to say (even if they don't realiz

Re: Wedding

2005-02-23 Thread Peter Lacus
William, Peter, do I understand correctly that you and William are trying to say me, that this picture is not sharp enough? Sharp enough is for you to decide. But it isn't very sharp. Anyway, I'm just having some fun, don't take it seriously. I welcome any comment, positive as well as negative

Re: PESO: Pete Leans into the Turn

2005-02-23 Thread Jim Hemenway
Frank: Nice shot! I wish that I had taken it. Jim frank theriault wrote: On the weekend I posted a little gallery of 4 or 5 of my favourite shots from this years bike messengers' Ice Race here in Toronto. I took my favourite of all, cropped it (gasp!) to get some crap out of the edges that I misse

Re: Ping...

2005-02-23 Thread Steve Jolly
Alin Flaider wrote: Any particular reason why I can't post but replies in existing threads...? Apologies for sending this to the list. Alin: your email system is messed up. I tried to email you and tell you this, but my message bounced because your email system is messed up. Have a chat wi

Re: FA 20mm samples?

2005-02-23 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I seem to recall some differences in the operation of the > auto-diaphragm actuation mechanism between K and M, No, that's M and A. K and M are operationally identical. Kostas (but I am a fool for Ks)

Re: On-the-Go Storage, it works!

2005-02-23 Thread Leon Altoff
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:34:09 -0500, Mark Cassino wrote: >The only problem with the X's Drive is the battery - after a year's use my >X's Drive II can't hold a charge long enough to dump a 1 gig card. I >contacted the place where I bought the drive, who basically said they >recommended sending t

Re: PESO - Hay Fever Pretty

2005-02-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Frank, I think most photographers are running monitors with 1050 pixels on the vertical. But I've been keeping my files smaller lately after some complaints. Paul On Feb 22, 2005, at 10:53 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/22/2005 4:10:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTE

RE: On-the-Go Storage, it works!

2005-02-23 Thread Henk Terhell
I use the Apacer Disk Steno CP200 Combo since a few months. First I had a bad rechargeable Li-battery, but the whole set was replaced within guarantee. The Apacer does what is should do, you can easily write to multiple CDs if storage on a 1 GB card exceeds the capacity of the disk. Sofar very safe

Re: interesting flash limitation in *ist-Ds

2005-02-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yep, that's the way all manual flashes used to work. You just set your stop based on the distance. Pretty simple really, especially with a small flash of very limited range. Paul On Feb 22, 2005, at 11:59 PM, Mark Erickson wrote: I took a look at the *ist-Ds manual, and it appears that if an old

Re: PESO: Pete Leans into the Turn

2005-02-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice shot, Frank. Frame it! Paul On Feb 22, 2005, at 11:51 PM, David Savage wrote: I liked this one first time round. Cropped I like it even better. The orange witches hat to the left was a bit of a nuisance. Dave S On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:16:35 -0500, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

Re: Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop

2005-02-23 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005, Alin Flaider wrote: > I have re-subscribed hoping this post will make it on the list. I I have seen it all four times. Kostas

OT Truely impressive on-line map service

2005-02-23 Thread Rob Studdert
Just had to share this link, this is how I expected on-line maps might work in the future :-) http://maps.google.com/ Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986

Hi guys & gals, I'm back!

2005-02-23 Thread Eric J. Viglione
Hello old friends! Been on quite a lay off from the PDML and PUG. What's it been, 4 or 5 years? Well, I didn't change brands, just priority for a while. Had some major personal crisis to deal with that didn't leave much time for fun. Moved since then, and lost a little interest in film since I d

Re: Hi guys & gals, I'm back!

2005-02-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Feb 2005 at 7:59, Eric J. Viglione wrote: > Hello old friends! > > Been on quite a lay off from the PDML and PUG. What's it been, 4 or 5 > years? Well, I didn't change brands, just priority for a while. Had some > major personal crisis to deal with that didn't leave much time for fun. >

Re: The end of an icon?

2005-02-23 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 20:42:10 +, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> At worst someone will buy the company for the name. > >Didn't Hermes already do that? Someone will buy Leica. Now *who* it will be is another question. I pick Matsushita (Panas

Re: OT Truely impressive on-line map service

2005-02-23 Thread Alin Flaider
Impressive design, especially that everything appears to be in dhtml. Geo-advertising is a hot topic, expect smart popups on the map in less than an year. Servus, Alin Rob wrote: RS> Just had to share this link, this is how I expected on-line maps might work in RS> the future :-) RS>

Re: Hi guys & gals, I'm back!

2005-02-23 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Hi Eric, welcome back! I browsed around your site a bit. Some very good photography there, despite what you're implying about "old stuf". See you, Lasse (one of the Scandinavian guys.) - Original Message - From: "Eric J. Viglione" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" Sent: Wednesday, Febr

Re: OT Truely impressive on-line map service

2005-02-23 Thread m.9.wilson
> > From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/02/23 Wed PM 01:51:48 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: OT Truely impressive on-line map service > > Just had to share this link, this is how I expected on-line maps might work > in > the future :-) > > http://maps.google.co

Opinions about Sigmas

2005-02-23 Thread Артур Гроховский
Dear colleagues, What Sigma zoom lenses (EX series only) you can describe as "good lenses" and can safely advise for the buying? Primary use - photojournalism for the magazine (A4, A3) and for medium size prints (20x30 and 30x45 cm from the film) for the customers. I am interest

Re[2]: OT Truely impressive on-line map service

2005-02-23 Thread Alin Flaider
A friend just suggested http://www.map24.com for us foreigners. Can be dragged as well and the detail level is very good. [Still can't find my street... ;o) ] Servus, Alin m9wnc> Can't find your house on it. Or mine...

Re: OT Truely impressive on-line map service

2005-02-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" Subject: OT Truely impressive on-line map service Just had to share this link, this is how I expected on-line maps might work in the future :-) http://maps.google.com/ I like that Canada doesn't exist unless you look closely. William Robb

Re: On topic:Looking to reach out and touch things

2005-02-23 Thread Peter Lacus
Christian, http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1&pos=3 wow, this one is absolutely gorgeous! Cheers, Bedo.

Re: PESO: Pete Leans into the Turn

2005-02-23 Thread Rick Womer
This is really nice, Frank. I would crop it more, though, about 1/4 in from the left and 1/4 up from the bottom. Rick --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On the weekend I posted a little gallery of 4 or 5 > of my favourite > shots from this years bike messengers' Ice Race here >

RE: OT Truely impressive on-line map service

2005-02-23 Thread Henk Terhell
It is even worse. If you sail to the west or to the east from the US coast you will fall off this world. It's the opposite of the thinking in the time of Columbus. Hopefully this isn't a future map since these Google people are very clever.. Henk -Original Message- From: William Robb [mai

Re: FA 20mm samples?

2005-02-23 Thread Peter Lacus
Hello David, By the way, I've got some samples from the SMC-Pentax FA 20-35mm f/4 AL at http://davido.perlmonk.org/pictures/zx5n The shots were taken about four years ago at Sunriver, Oregon with my ZX-5n at very close range to subject (I was just trying to emphasize the perspective). indeed

Re: Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop

2005-02-23 Thread Mark Cassino
It's come through all four times for me. If there is a price war, then smaller companies that derive the greater portion of their income form photo gear (e..g Pentax) would suffer more. The electronics giants that Keppler talks about would suffer less since they have other product lines to subsi

Re: Opinions about Sigmas

2005-02-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
My personal opinion about Sigma lenses is that I've tried them on four separate occasions and on all four occasions ended up returning them, buying the manufacturers' lens instead. Sometimes after multiple exchanges. For straightforward defects or poor performance optically: their build quality is

Re: On topic:Looking to reach out and touch things

2005-02-23 Thread John Whittingham
> Yeah... It looks like the 135-400/4.5-5.6 is the replacement to the > 400/5.6 much like the 100-300/4 is the replacement to the 300/4. I missed this somehow yesterday. Myself I think the 400 prime was probably a better lens optically than the 135-400 but I can't comment through experience. I

Re: On-the-Go Storage, it works!

2005-02-23 Thread Mark Cassino
I probably should of looked harder for batteries for the X's Drive, but in large part I was also looking for an upgrade. Even brand new I could not get more than 3 gigs into the drive before the battery started to flag (roughly 1 hour of run time.) One design problem (IMHO) with the X's drive i

Re: PESO - Hay Fever Pretty

2005-02-23 Thread Peter Lacus
Marnie, Took about eight of these shots, all from slightly different perspectives. So I don't know that this is the BEST one -- they are all about equally good/bad. I realize there are some possible technical criticisms. But they are PRETTY. :-) http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/hayfe

Re: Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop

2005-02-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Feb 2005 at 9:01, Mark Cassino wrote: > Digital gains a lot in image quality with better acuatance and less noise > than film, but it still will need to improve resolving power to match film in > some applications. My own guess what that a 30-36 megapixel sensor could > produce results on

Re: THANKS:was:On topic:Looking to reach out and touch things

2005-02-23 Thread brooksdj
Hi all. Gee, what a ton of responses. :-) Just want to say thanks to one and all,and a decision has been made. I'll let you know how it works out. Look out you Great Gret Owl. Dave Brooks > > Yeah... It looks like the 135-400/4.5-5.6 is the replacem

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #319

2005-02-23 Thread Eric J. Viglione
To answer the first question, I bought a DS, and I tried JPG at first, and decided to try RAW and I will stay with RAW for the serious stuff. Much more post processing image data to work with. Since I lost my wet darkroom, my digital darkroom has taken it's place. I'm still using old Photoshop

Fwd: Re: On topic:Looking to reach out and touch things

2005-02-23 Thread wendy beard
Resend - Didn't see my reply come through --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have decided i need some longer glass. I dont do a > lot of nature work,but in the past > 6-8 months i > have missed a few opportunities to get a decent shot > as my glass could not "reach out and > touch > something"

Re: PESO: Pete Leans into the Turn

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
At least part of this is blurred. Actually it's a very very good shot, not quite up to SI standards but then again you didn't machine gun thousands of pictures to get results just a little bit better than this. frank theriault wrote: On the weekend I posted a little gallery of 4 or 5 of my fav

Re: Try to be helpful and ................

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Peter J. Alling" Subject: Re: Try to be helpful and Asbestos can be a useful material for underwear as well. Have you ever noticed that everything you sit on feels like underwear? William Robb I don't even want to think abo

Re: Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Get a ZX/MZ 5n or MZ3 and it won't matter. You'll feel right at home. Isaac wrote: I'm lucky that I don't have to choose. I just have the K1000 right now. I would like to add another one, but have no clue what I want. An autofocus model would be nice, but I don't know what to look for. All those m

Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Anecdotal evidence is sometimes all you have. You just have to weight it according to where it comes from. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: RE: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD Re: scientific... My original words were meant to mean that 'taking a 1000 fr

Re: Opinions about Sigmas

2005-02-23 Thread Fred
> My personal opinion about Sigma lenses is that I've tried them on four > separate occasions and on all four occasions ended up returning them, > buying the manufacturers' lens instead. Sometimes after multiple > exchanges. For straightforward defects or poor performance optically: > their build q

Re: Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Isaac" Subject: RE: Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop I'm lucky that I don't have to choose. I just have the K1000 right now. I would like to add another one, but have no clue what I want. An autofocus model would be nice, but I don't know

Re: interesting flash limitation in *ist-Ds

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Not on the shutter speed. I haven't noticed any blatant under exposures or over exposures so I assumed it was using TTL. I'll have to check the manual and maybe experiment. (I'm more and more glad I got the D and not the Ds, though a bigger buffer would be nice). Mark Erickson wrote: I took a

RE: OT Truely impressive on-line map service

2005-02-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Great! Thanks for the link. Travel times from my area to San Francisco are a bit optimistic unless one is making the trip at 3:00am on a national holiday Great map service! Shel > [Original Message] > From: Rob Studdert > Just had to share this link, this is how I expected on-line maps mig

Re: OT Truely impressive on-line map service

2005-02-23 Thread Andre Langevin
http://maps.google.com/ No support for Safari yet... Andre

Re: Opinions about Sigmas

2005-02-23 Thread pnstenquist
I had one Sigma zoom. I think it was designated EX 17-35/3.2-4.5 or something close to that. It didn't impress. I sold it when I bought the Pentax DA 16-45/4. No comparison. The Pentax lens is light years better. Paul > > My personal opinion about Sigma lenses is that I've tried them on four >

Pong was [Re: Ping...]

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Not a clue. Doesn't seem like it should be a problem. I don't think anyone would bother to make the software that bright, and what would be the purpose. Alin Flaider wrote: Any particular reason why I can't post but replies in existing threads...? Servus, Alin -- I can understand why ma

Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD

2005-02-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What drivel ... Surely as a photographer you can determine what lenses work best for you after using them for thousands of exposures. If you can't, grab a box of crayons and a coloring book and make your images that way. I certainly hope your comments were tongue-in-cheek. Shel > - Origi

Re: Fwd: Re: On topic:Looking to reach out and touch things

2005-02-23 Thread brooksdj
Wendy penned:> > Longest FL I have is 300mm, but I have a 1.4x (canon), > 1.7x (pentax) and 2x (tamron/canon) at my disposal. > I have the Sigma 100-300 f4 and have been pretty > pleased with it. Bought it second hand too so it > wasn't very expensive eithe

Re: Opinions about Sigmas

2005-02-23 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Àðòóð Ãðîõîâñêèé <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Dear colleagues, > What Sigma zoom lenses (EX series only) you can describe as > "good lenses" and can safely advise for the buying? Primary use - > photojournalism for the magazine (A4, A3) and for medium size prints (20x30 > and 30

Re: Hi guys & gals, I'm back!

2005-02-23 Thread Bruce Dayton
Welcome home, Eric! I remember you from way back then - hard to believe I've been on this list so long. When I get a sec, I'll check out your site. Please start submitting to the PUG and post PESO's (Picture Every So Often) for us occasionally. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, February 23,

Re: The end of an icon?

2005-02-23 Thread Bob Blakely
AMF bought it, cheapened it, made it a rattle trap, sales plunged. Harley Bros. bought it back, brought back their standards - and improved them (can't call them "oil slingers" anymore). Now they're an American icon again. Could happen with Leica, but buy backs like this happen so seldom. Regar

Re: Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop

2005-02-23 Thread Peter Lacus
Mark, respects, Canon _is_ one of those big diversified giants. I just did a quick check on gross revenues and on Hoovers.com and found Sony with 72 billion, Canon with 33 billion, while Nikon and Pentax came in at 4.7 and 1.2 billion respectively. (Couldn't find Panasonic.) search for Matsushit

Re: Opinions about Sigmas

2005-02-23 Thread Mark Cassino
I've had the Sigma 70-200 f2.8 for a few years, with no complaints. Bill Sawyer and I did a head to head (but rather informal) comparison of it to the Pentax 80-200, and the Pentax did come out as slightly sharper. But for me, the Sigma has worked fine. A good chunk of my lighthouse photos were

Re: A vision of Godfrey

2005-02-23 Thread Raimo K
So much mail here that I cannot subscribe to any more lists. Sometimes I switch, though. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: "Jim Hemenway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 12:1

Re: Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop

2005-02-23 Thread Mark Cassino
Thanks - $72 billion for Matsushita Electric. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original Message - From: "Peter Lacus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 200

Re: OT Truely impressive on-line map service

2005-02-23 Thread mike wilson
Henk Terhell wrote: It is even worse. If you sail to the west or to the east from the US coast you will fall off this world. It's the opposite of the thinking in the time of Columbus. Hopefully this isn't a future map since these Google people are very clever.. Henk -Original Message- From:

Re: PESO: Pete Leans into the Turn

2005-02-23 Thread mike wilson
frank theriault wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3127922&size=lg If I was really nitpicky, I might say things like: it would be nice to see all his shadow he is a little too far forward (his forward - to the left)in the frame it's difficult to distinguish his forearm but that wou

mf film scanner

2005-02-23 Thread mike wilson
Eric J. Viglione wrote: As to knocking the old equipment, sorry if I offended anyone, I was not knocking the camera equipment, just the old computer and scanner I used to have. I used to lust after a real negative scanner that would do medium format negs! http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/shop/d

Re: Opinions about Sigmas

2005-02-23 Thread Fred
> Lastly, I briefly owned the Sigma 400 f5.6 macro, but wound up switching > to the Tokina ATX 400 f5.6. I don't know about build quality (the > Tokina is built like a tank) but the Sigma was better optically. I was never (optically) impressed with the AT-X 400/5.6, either. Fred

Re: OT Truely impressive on-line map service

2005-02-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Actually that makes it inclusion by exclusion. mike wilson wrote: Henk Terhell wrote: It is even worse. If you sail to the west or to the east from the US coast you will fall off this world. It's the opposite of the thinking in the time of Columbus. Hopefully this isn't a future map since these Goo

Re: interesting flash limitation in *ist-Ds

2005-02-23 Thread Mark Erickson
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Mark Erickson wrote: > I took a look at the *ist-Ds manual, and it appears that if an > older lens (i.e., not an FA, FAJ, D FA or DA) is mounted and > the built-in flash is used, the shutter speed is fixed at 1/180 > and the flash always fires at full power (see page 147 of

Re: The end of an icon?

2005-02-23 Thread mike wilson
Bob Blakely wrote: AMF bought it, cheapened it, made it a rattle trap, sales plunged. Harley Bros. bought it back, brought back their standards - and improved them (can't call them "oil slingers" anymore). Now they're an American icon again. Could happen with Leica, but buy backs like this happe

Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD

2005-02-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
There's a difference between saying "What lenses do I like that worked on my film cameras and which of them work nicely on my digital cameras?" vs trying to evaluate actual performance of lenses on the two different imaging systems. For instance: the various comments on the Pentax-A 28/2.8 that I

Re: OT - Sinking Leica Stone

2005-02-23 Thread Peter Lacus
Frantisek, Sad news :-( Perhaps I should by more Hermes shawls? damn the digital ;-) I can't imagine what could digital offer to the Leica users. IMHO Leica always operated on the niche market, so those financial troubles are little bit mysterious to me. Perhaps every Leica fan does have his/her

Pentax D-FA 100/2.8 Macro. WAS: Which Macro lens do you like?

2005-02-23 Thread Chad
I want to buy a telephoto macro lens. After doing some research I'm starting to like the D-FA 100 lens. It is more compact, lighter, and just seems to look better than the FA 100. I have read little in the way of chatter on this lens. Does anyone on the list have experience with this lens? Seeing

Re: interesting flash limitation in *ist-Ds

2005-02-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Mark, You can quote the manual all you want. The manual is not correct in that it doesn't specify the "A" series manual focus lenses' operation properly. I tested flash behavior using a Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7 lens on my DS body and what I reported is how it behaves. The flash does P-TTL in all expo

Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD

2005-02-23 Thread Peter Lacus
Godfrey, For instance: the various comments on the Pentax-A 28/2.8 that I've read tell me that it's not a particularly good performer. In actual use, I find it a mite soft wide open, very sharp a stop down, with beautiful oof rendering and fine detailing, zero CA on the *istDS. I haven't tested it

Re: Opinions about Tokinas (Was Sigmas)

2005-02-23 Thread Mark Cassino
I posted this before (over a year ago), but I think it's an interesting illustration of what is being discussed in terms of how lenses differ between film and digital: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/robin/ This shot was taken with the Tokina 400mm ATX, handheld. In the actual pixel shot, the d

PAW PESO - Becky Organizing Files

2005-02-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Here's a little peek into my office. There are literally several thousand files in the cabinets (far more cabinets than one can see here), and I hate filing. Every now and then Becky comes in and cleans up my mess . Here she is sorting and organizing a few files. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-p

Re: Opinions about Tokinas (Was Sigmas)

2005-02-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Mark, That lens has done an *excellent* job of capturing the breast feathers' structure. I used to keep birds (parrots mostly) and that's what their breast feathers look like when seen close up. Robins are much the same. Godfrey --- Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.markcas

Re: PAW PESO - Becky Organizing Files

2005-02-23 Thread Keith Whaley
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Here's a little peek into my office. There are literally several thousand files in the cabinets (far more cabinets than one can see here), and I hate filing. Every now and then Becky comes in and cleans up my mess . Here she is sorting and organizing a few files. How in he

Re: interesting flash limitation in *ist-Ds

2005-02-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Mark, You can quote the manual all you want. The manual is not correct in that it doesn't specify the "A" series manual focus lenses' operation properly. I tested flash behavior using a Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7 lens on my DS body and what I reported is how it behaves. The flash does P-TTL in all expo

Re: Opinions about Tokinas (Was Sigmas)

2005-02-23 Thread Fred
> I think that the primary ribs of the feathers have been exaggerated and > the connecting fibers have been all but lost in this shot. > Psychologically, one looks at that and thinks "Wow - what detail!" but I > really question that. I would tend to agree. The "fuzziness" of those "hairs" has be

Re: Opinions about Sigmas

2005-02-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/2/05, Артур Гроховский, discombobulated, unleashed: > What Sigma zoom lenses (EX series only) you can describe as >"good lenses" and can safely advise for the buying? Primary use - >photojournalism for the magazine (A4, A3) and for medium size prints (20x30 >and 30x45 cm from the

Re: PAW PESO - Becky Organizing Files

2005-02-23 Thread Bruce Dayton
But Shel, where is the EXIF data and serial # of camera and lens? -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 10:16:13 AM, you wrote: SB> Here's a little peek into my office. There are literally several thousand SB> files in the cabinets (far more cabinets than one can see here), an

Re: PAW PESO - Becky Organizing Files

2005-02-23 Thread Bob W
Hi, Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 6:16:13 PM, Shel wrote: > Here's a little peek into my office. There are literally several thousand > files in the cabinets (far more cabinets than one can see here), and I hate > filing. that's why God gave us fire. -- Cheers, Bob

RE: Opinions about Tokinas (Was Sigmas)

2005-02-23 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I have two Tokina 400mm F5.6 lenses. One is a RMC 400mm F5.6 IF in M42 mount and the other is the AT-X 400mm F5.6 IF in PK mount. Both are exceptionally good on film. I can recommend them strongly as they are not very expensive and represent great values. JCO -Original Message- From: Godf

Re: PAW PESO - Becky Organizing Files

2005-02-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/2/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/ebay/becky4.html > >Technical details: SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.4 on MX shot hand held @ 1/15 sec, >aperture F 4.0, film Tri-X @ 250 developed in ID-11 for 8.75 minutes with >gentle agitation for five seconds

Re: Opinions about Tokinas (Was Sigmas)

2005-02-23 Thread Fred
> That lens has done an *excellent* job of capturing the breast > feathers' structure. I used to keep birds (parrots mostly) and > that's what their breast feathers look like when seen close up. > Robins are much the same. Well, I'm not so sure... http://trc.ucdavis.edu/mjguinan/apc100/modules/In

Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD

2005-02-23 Thread Tom C
Shel, My comments were not drivel and not tongue-in-cheek. Without a controlled environment and criteria for making a judgement, any conclusions drawn can be/probably are highly subjective. Have you ever looked at two photos you took with the SAME body and SAME lens, of the SAME subject and ha

hi with a question

2005-02-23 Thread pancho hasselbach
Hello, I've been following the list for quite a while, now it's time to join in, in spite of the tons of email this will bring along... I got to Pentax about a year ago, when I purchased my first SLR remembering some words in favor of Pentax from an aunt of mine, who was a photographer in her young

Re: OT Truely impressive on-line map service

2005-02-23 Thread Bob W
Hi, Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 1:34:43 PM, Alin wrote: > A friend just suggested http://www.map24.com for us foreigners. > Can be dragged as well and the detail level is very good. [Still > can't find my street... ;o) ] it can find my street, so I have just plotted my route to France

Re: PESO - Hay Fever Pretty

2005-02-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/2/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >I think most photographers are running monitors with 1050 pixels on the >vertical. But I've been keeping my files smaller lately after some >complaints. 1024X768 on both machines here :( With larger pics on photo.net I just select the 's

RE: OT Truely impressive on-line map service

2005-02-23 Thread Tom C
Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore. Tom C. From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: OT Truely impressive on-line map service Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 23:51:48 +1000 Just had to share this link, this is how I expected on-

Re: Opinions about Tokinas (Was Sigmas)

2005-02-23 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Interesting theory, Mark. Please report any further findings on this. Lasse From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 8:02 PM Subject: Re: Opinions about Tokinas (Was Sigmas) > I posted this before (over a year ago), but I think it's an interesting > il

Re: PESO: Pete Leans into the Turn

2005-02-23 Thread Christian
frank theriault wrote on 2/22/2005, 11:16 PM: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3127922&size=lg It's a bit soft :-P Seriously, the sense of motion is great and it's nicely framed. See, you DO know how to use that fisheye! -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PAW PESO - Becky Organizing Files

2005-02-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Putting the files in alphabetical order seems to work pretty well ... Strong tea in the morning does make me silly ... Shel > [Original Message] > From: Keith Whaley > How in heaven's name can anyone _else_ put some categorization sense to > your files? Especially if a part of the criteri

Re: On topic:Looking to reach out and touch things

2005-02-23 Thread Christian
John Whittingham wrote on 2/22/2005, 6:38 PM: > Hi Christian > > WOW! can't wait to try it now. I really need to stop pondering about > equipment issues and just use the kit I have. I'm looking forward to the > summer months. Many thanks. My feelings about gear are "use what you have" beca

Re: OT Truely impressive on-line map service

2005-02-23 Thread Fred
> Take the ferry for the next 39 yards > You are leaving United Kingdom Well, the Empire's not as big as it used to be... Fred

Re: On topic:Looking to reach out and touch things

2005-02-23 Thread Christian
Peter Lacus wrote on 2/23/2005, 8:42 AM: > Christian, > > > http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1&pos=3 > > wow, this one is absolutely gorgeous! Thanks! Here is what Cotty did with it in a moment of whimsy: http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id11.html -- Christian [E

Re: On topic:Looking to reach out and touch things

2005-02-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/2/05, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: >My feelings about gear are "use what you have" because you can speculate >and lust after gear for a lifetime and have nothing to show for it in >the end. So just go out and use it! Yeah yeah I agree with Christian. Well, just the bit about lu

Re: PAW PESO - Becky Organizing Files

2005-02-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bruce ... I don't believe the MX generates EXIF data. My insurance carrier suggested that I not post serial numbers of my equipment, however, I can tell you this (and I apologize for not mentioning it ), the camera used was a black, second series MX and the lens hood used was a metal Takumar h

Re: PAW PESO - Becky Organizing Files

2005-02-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, Nothing but strong tea in the morning (Mariage Freres, Eros, hot). Thanks for commenting., Shel > [Original Message] > From: Cotty > On 23/2/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/ebay/becky4.html > > > >Technical details: SMC Pentax-M 50

RE: Opinions about Sigmas

2005-02-23 Thread Артур Гроховский
I use MZ-S and I am in reflection about the new lenses and second body also. I now about the EX 2.8/70-200 but also I am interesting about 4.0/100-300 and some normal and wide-angle. Because FA 2.8/28-70 and 2.8/80-200 are now too expensive for me (if new) and well used are very rare here in

Re: Opinions about Tokinas (Was Sigmas)

2005-02-23 Thread pnstenquist
Hi Mark, Here's a robin I shot a few weeks ago. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3095297&size=lg It's not as sharp as your pic. It's handheld with the a 400/5.6 and the A2X-S converter at 5.6, 1/500. But you can get some idea of the feather texture. The branch he's perched on provides

RE: On-the-Go Storage, it works!

2005-02-23 Thread Tom C
Thanks for the info Paul. I may go the JOBO route. My only concern overall, of course, is the inability to know if the copied files are readable or not, w/o a computer. Hmm... if I also got a cheap portable DVD player. May cost less in total than another laptop and may be a little more port

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