Close Focusing, Macro with istD(s)

2005-02-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Will the Pentax dslr siblings work well with extension tubes and other close-up gear like the helicoid focusing adapter? I rarely do any macro work, but sometimes like to get close to show detail for eBay sales or to just get a little closer or less DOF when using some lenses in the 85mm - 200mm r

Re: My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread John Francis
I'll have a black MX, as well as my MZ-S, with me on the San Jose pdml gathering, if you'd like to play with one for the day ... Godfrey DiGiorgi mused: > > Rather nice, I agree. It reminds me of my Nikon FMs, only more > compact. :-) > > Godfrey > > --- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

Re: OT: Lost E-mails

2005-02-28 Thread John Francis
Unfortunately my earlier post about missing eMail rather undermines this theory. I receive my pdml posts at an ISP where I can be 100% certain that no such filtering takes place. Despite that, though, I don't get 100% of the pdml posts. It's quite possible that verizon (and hotmail, and earthl

Re: Bris PDML follow up...

2005-02-28 Thread John Coyle
Hi Tan - still struggling to find time! Yet another order received today, so why won't these guys leave me alone! John Coyle Praxis Data Solutions (www.epraxisdata.com) Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: "Tan and Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Re: PAW: Snowman on the Hill

2005-02-28 Thread mike wilson
Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/snowman.html Just a quick grab from my car window this past Christmas. Some Californians have an interesting idea about what a snowman really is. These snow creatures seemed to have started replicating about a year or two back, and now they

Re: PESO A bunch of stuff

2005-02-28 Thread mike wilson
frank theriault wrote: On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 17:10:49 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, t embarassing to explain what I was doing wrong) I shall add more info. http://home.fotocommunity.de/mike.a.wilson/ mike Trains Boats and Pla

Re: My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread David Savage
The black one's are so sought after because it's the professional version. That is, it takes better pictures than the chrome consumer model. Seriously though, it's just about the looks. My black 77 would look sweet on that Bill :-) Dave S On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 07:43:58 +0100, Jens Bladt <[EMAI

Re: PESO: Others 2005 #10O - Natural Abstraction

2005-02-28 Thread David Savage
That's really nice Godfrey. Simple, but really lovely. I guessing a park bench? Dave S On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:55:12 -0800 (PST), Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/10p.htm > > Made with the *ist DS and DA16-45mm f/4 lens. > > enjoy, > God

RE: High-speed color print film question

2005-02-28 Thread Jens Bladt
True. Underexposure and subsequent overdevelopment means more contrast! Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 28. februar 2005 17:03 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: High-spe

RE: Hmm.. ist DS competition?

2005-02-28 Thread Jens Bladt
Try underexposing, shoot RAW and take care of things in a suitable RAW converter (like C1). That's how I deal with latidtude. It's not perfect, but it works. I have saved underexposed shots (which I could in fact sell), which on film would have been at least close to useless. Jens Jens Bladt mailt

RE: My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread Jens Bladt
Why is the black one (like my firts Pentax MX) so desireable? It's thesame camera, isn't it? And the chrome surface is much stronger and less liable to get scratches etc. The black one sure is pretty! Is that it? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig me

Re: PAW: Snowman on the Hill

2005-02-28 Thread David Savage
I don't know about the U.S. But I've seen them here in Oz the last few Christmas' We've got a good excuse :-) Dave S On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:03:03 -0800, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/snowman.html > > Just a quick grab from my car window this pas

Re: Film Scanner

2005-02-28 Thread Bruce Dayton
My Minolta Scan Dual II has no trouble whatsoever with Kodachrome. I have been scanning lots of it lately. Of course, it also has no digital ICE capability either. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, February 28, 2005, 6:22:42 PM, you wrote: HC> yes, the Coolscan 4000ED has Digital ICE and has lo

Compactdrive PD7X

2005-02-28 Thread Juan Buhler
I just got my Compactdrive today. I agree with others, the finish could be better (I'm spoiled by Apple), and the design of the plastic doors is not the best. However, it seems solid enough, and it looks like it will do allright in a pocket of my Domke bag. When connected to the Mac, the computer

Re: PAW: Snowman on the Hill

2005-02-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
Very, very, cute. I didn't think you had it in you. ;-) Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/snowman.html Just a quick grab from my car window this past Christmas. Some Californians have an interesting idea about what a snowman really is. These snow creatures seemed to have

Re: My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
Jeez, it still has the plastic on the bottom. Mark Roberts wrote: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well, kids, I think I see why people like this camera so much. I just needed the pro model to realize it. Have a peak if you like. Be warned, the page is around 400kb. http://users.accessc

Re: OT: Lost E-mails

2005-02-28 Thread Tom C
Hi John, Yep, I understand. I thought this might at least help the PDML at large, to understand that missing e-mails are not the fault of our list server. I have to say that on hotmail, I get very little, if any SPAM. Probably the price I pay for missing posts. Tom C. From: "John Francis" <

RE: My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread J. C. O'Connell
whats the difference between the 4 series and 9 series versions? I have a black MX myself, but don't know the serial # off hand. JCO -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 11:21 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: My new b

Re: OT: Lost E-mails

2005-02-28 Thread John Francis
Tom C mused: > > There was an AP news article this morning in the paper (from 2-25-05). It > addressed the increasingly unreliable state of e-mail. Basically this says "Some ISPs are throwing away email". This isn't really news. Today the finger is being pointed at Verizon. Last time the foc

Re: My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I prefer the 4-series but either are sweet. Shel > [Original Message] > From: William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > - Original Message - > From: "Shel Belinkoff" > Subject: Re: My new black MX > > > > Looks nice, Bill. Is it an early or late model (serial #start with > > a 4 or >

Re: My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: Re: My new black MX Looks nice, Bill. Is it an early or late model (serial #start with a 4 or a 9?) This ones just a 4. But she is real pretty. I bet a 9 would be sweet. William Robb

Re: film scanner

2005-02-28 Thread Bill Lawlor
Colin, if you are planning to scan OLD slides they will probably be Kodachromes. Kodachrome is/was a dye additive process that could produce long lasting colors compared to the Ektachrome and Anscochrome slides of the past generations. Some Nikon scanners, as has been mentioned, have a setting for

Re: My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Looks nice, Bill. Is it an early or late model (serial #start with a 4 or a 9?) I've got a couple and really enjoy them, much more so than the LX. They feel different somehow than the chrome models. Shel

Re: My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: My new black MX Pornography! That's what that is! Nah, it's just cheesecake. Ya wanna I take the lens off and open the back? William Robb

Re: My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Juan Buhler" Subject: Re: My new black MX See? that's what I meant. You'll appreciate it... Now put a CF card in there and go shooting! :-) CF, thats Colour Film, right? William Robb

Re: PAW: Snowman on the Hill

2005-02-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/snowman.html Just a quick grab from my car window this past Christmas. Some Californians have an interesting idea about what a snowman really is. These snow creatures seemed to have started replicating about a year or two back, and now they seem to be on every

Re: Lost E-mails

2005-02-28 Thread Graywolf
Does anybody find it funny that spam is dealt with by punishing the receiver (deleting valid email) rather than the senders (closing their accounts)? Personally I like the way my graywolf.com host does it. The label suspected spam with a "SPAM" label and let me decide what to do about it. I susp

Re: My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread Graywolf
No, you still do not like them (swinging my pocket watch before your eyes), just send it to me... Seriously, I ain't had one that nice since 1978 when I bought a new one. The one I bought in '80 was chrome. The two I have now only claim to fame is they were cheap. graywolf http://www.graywolfp

Re: Winter is still here

2005-02-28 Thread Butch Black
Expecting our weekly 6-10" of snow today and Tuesday. Maybe i can finish off the roll of Tmax in the camera. Drive slow Tom.:-) We're just starting our seemingly weekly foot of snow snowstorm. The only bright spot is that it was supposed to be in full swing and heavy by 9pm and it was just starti

FS: just the e-fodder

2005-02-28 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZdpconsultQ2ecom #1 5x7 Speed Graphic Goerz & Case in Excellent Condition #2 Baush & Lomb Zeiss Protar Series V 8x10 1891 #3 Tamron Fotovix for 35 & 6x8 Ex. Cond #4 Pentax ZX-M body Exc. Cond. REDUCED FOR QUICK SALE #5 Polaroid 4x5 PCPRO PXW9043 04/2002 20 packs

Re: My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread Mark Roberts
"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Well, kids, I think I see why people like this camera so much. >I just needed the pro model to realize it. >Have a peak if you like. >Be warned, the page is around 400kb. > >http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/blackmx/blackmx.html Pornography! That's w

Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition?

2005-02-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
People don't care about portraits? or nature shots? or wildlife photography? or journalism? or documentary photography? or news? Shel > [Original Message] > From: Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Date: 2/28/2005 4:51:26 PM > Subject: Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition? > > the difference

Re: PAW: Willy the Springer Spaniel

2005-02-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 02:19:58 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've struggled to get a decent picture of Willy for quite some time. > Yesterday I got him to sit still on the stairs for a few moments. He's > getting on in years now, but he's still quite handsome. Shot him with

Re: Paw: Wag Road Open Golf Game

2005-02-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 16:43:56 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi gang. > > I have spent the better part of my life telling others we dont have snow all > year round, > or polar > bears in our back yards,then, i go and do this, and then, post the > pictures.LOL > > ht

Re: PAW: people & portraits series 2005, #10

2005-02-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 12:43:42 -0800 (PST), Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This week's photo available for viewing and comments: > > http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/10.htm > I like it! I must admit that I'm a sucker for "non-portraits", that is candid, relaxed, in-the

Re: PAW: US president Bush in Slovakia

2005-02-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:00:38 +0100, Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > sorry, no political content... ;-) > > just a quick one from the many photos I took at the Bush-Putin summit. > > http://www.frantisekvlcek.com/paw > > This is from Hviezdoslav's square, the only place those without the >

Re: My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread Juan Buhler
See? that's what I meant. You'll appreciate it... Now put a CF card in there and go shooting! :-) j On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:42:52 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, kids, I think I see why people like this camera so much. > I just needed the pro model to realize it. > Have a

Re: PESO A bunch of stuff

2005-02-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 17:10:49 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > t embarassing to explain what I was doing wrong) I shall add more info. > > > > http://home.fotocommunity.de/mike.a.wilson/ > > > > mike > > Trains Boats and

Re: My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:42:52 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, kids, I think I see why people like this camera so much. > I just needed the pro model to realize it. > Have a peak if you like. > Be warned, the page is around 400kb. > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/blac

Re: Film Scanner

2005-02-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: Film Scanner Does that one have some form of Digital Ice? I found Kodachrome to be hard to scan. I believe Digital ICE doesn't work with Kodachrome... Thats kind of what I was getting at. William Robb

Re: Lost E-mails

2005-02-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
I volunteer to carry out those executions. I promiss it will be painful. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: OT: Lost E-mails There was an AP news article this morning in the paper (from 2-25-05). It addressed the increasingly unreliable state of e-mail. ht

My new black MX

2005-02-28 Thread William Robb
Well, kids, I think I see why people like this camera so much. I just needed the pro model to realize it. Have a peak if you like. Be warned, the page is around 400kb. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/blackmx/blackmx.html William Robb

RE: OT: Film Scanner

2005-02-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The higher end Nikon units include the ability to take slide and negative strip loaders with which you can automate scanning many frames at a time. Scanning one at a time, or in sets of 4 or 6, is very very tedious. Godfrey __ Do You Yahoo!? Tire

Bris PDML follow up...

2005-02-28 Thread Tan and Steve
Hey John and Ryan! Any pics from Friday yet? Hope you had a great time, I know that I did! tan. :)

Re: Film Scanner

2005-02-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Do not to use Digital Ice with Kodachrome. It results in poor scans, just conventional B&W looks like sh!t when scanned using Digital Ice. If you want to scam K'chrome, turn off Ice. My Coolscan gives reasonable results with K'chrome as long as Digital Ice is turned off. Shel > [Original Messa

Re: RRS plate for *ist DS?

2005-02-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I use a generic FOBA QR plate for the DS at present. It attaches securely and does not move. Godfrey --- Marco Alpert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is anyone using a Really Right Stuff mounting plate on a *istDS, and > if so, which one? Their web site lists one for the *ist D, but no > mention

Re: Film Scanner

2005-02-28 Thread Herb Chong
even with it disabled, the results are poor on the 4000ED. Herb - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 9:19 PM Subject: Re: Film Scanner Does that one have some form of Digital Ice? I found Kodachrome to be hard to scan. I b

Re: Film Scanner

2005-02-28 Thread Herb Chong
yes, the Coolscan 4000ED has Digital ICE and has lots of trouble with Kodachromes. my cheap Microtek lost highlight and shadow detail and is only 1950 dpi resolution, but it never showed weird color shifts that the Nikon does, even on the Kodachrome setting. i have to send my Kodachromes out if

Re: Lost E-mails

2005-02-28 Thread Tom C
Also, let's face the fact that spammers create jobs right?..., just like virus writers create jobs... Just like finance and mortgage lenders actually hope you are late making payments... Like cops actually hope you will speed... Tom C. From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-

Re: Film Scanner

2005-02-28 Thread Mark Roberts
"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From: "Herb Chong" > >> test the scanner with Kodachromes before you buy. many of the >> scanners with Digital ICE will work poorly with Kodachromes. my >> Coolscan 4000ED is one of the ones where i can't get any usable >> results. > >Does that one hav

Re: Lost E-mails

2005-02-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: OT: Lost E-mails There was an AP news article this morning in the paper (from 2-25-05). It addressed the increasingly unreliable state of e-mail. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/E_MAIL_RELIABILITY?SITE=IDBOI&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFA

Re: Film Scanner

2005-02-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Herb Chong" Subject: Re: Film Scanner test the scanner with Kodachromes before you buy. many of the scanners with Digital ICE will work poorly with Kodachromes. my Coolscan 4000ED is one of the ones where i can't get any usable results. Does that one have s

Re: Book Competition

2005-02-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Christian" Subject: Re: Book Competition > > Rubber. > > Did you mean latex? Depends on your geographic location. It's starting to depend on yours, as well. Pookie. William Robb

OT: Lost E-mails

2005-02-28 Thread Tom C
There was an AP news article this morning in the paper (from 2-25-05). It addressed the increasingly unreliable state of e-mail. Specifically it mentioned: 'A typical user might lose anywhere from a legitimate message every few months to as many as five a week...' "Blame the mishap on increasi

Re: RRS plate for *ist DS?

2005-02-28 Thread Herb Chong
www.kirkphoto.com. i use Kirk camera plates, Wimberley lens plates, and Really Right Stuff clamps and accessories. i am still undecided about getting the RRS BH-55, but i am likely to. if you use the Arca-Swiss quick release system, the lever lock clamps from RRS are a real time saver and very

Re: Film Scanner

2005-02-28 Thread Herb Chong
test the scanner with Kodachromes before you buy. many of the scanners with Digital ICE will work poorly with Kodachromes. my Coolscan 4000ED is one of the ones where i can't get any usable results. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Collin R Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent:

Re: RRS plate for *ist DS?

2005-02-28 Thread Marco Alpert
On Feb 28, 2005, at 5:16 PM, Don Sanderson wrote: Herb, do you have a URL for Kirk? http://www.kirkphoto.com

RE: RRS plate for *ist DS?

2005-02-28 Thread Don Sanderson
Herb, do you have a URL for Kirk? Thanks Don > -Original Message- > From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 6:20 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: RRS plate for *ist DS? > > > i don't know if Kirk will make a plate for the *istDS, but t

Re: Book Competition

2005-02-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
Christian wrote: > >> > >> What single thing do you consider to be the most important element > >> of > >> photography? > >> == > >> The front element. > > > > Silver. > > > Pretty girls > Rubber. OOPS! Makes me wonder what the "right" mailing list is. -- I can understand why mankin

RE: OT: Film Scanner

2005-02-28 Thread pnstenquist
Sounds like a good idea that might be a lot of fun. You're going to need images of about 50 meg in order to sell them as stock. You'll probably want a 4000 dpi or better scanner, which will give you a bit of crop room. You should probably develop a document that states your purchasing all rights

Re: RRS plate for *ist DS?

2005-02-28 Thread Marco Alpert
Thanks for the pointer to Kirk. They do, in fact, make a plate for the DS. (The person I talked to at RRS stated that the plate they list for the D wasn't actually designed for it, but a customer reported to them that it fit so they added it to the list.) - Marco On Feb 28, 2005, at 4:20 PM,

RE: OT: Film Scanner

2005-02-28 Thread Tom C
You'll find that slide/neg scanning is, as to be expected, a somewhat tedious process, but nevertheless rewarding. The Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV will allow 4 slides or a negative strip (5 frames I think) to be scanned in a batch scan mode. It's 3200 DPI and runs around $240. I suppose I co

RE: Keep or delete: more fuel

2005-02-28 Thread Tom C
I agree with you. Some of my old stuff is just pure junk... others I look at, my taste has changed and I find I like it now, where I would have discarded it earlier. Tom C. From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Kee

Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition?

2005-02-28 Thread pnstenquist
Multiple exposure layers are just one technique, and it's obvious that it's only appropriate for some situations. But very good latitude can be achieved just by shooting RAW and applying the tools in the PSCS RAW converter. > What you're doing does not mean that digital has 15 stops of latitud

Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition?

2005-02-28 Thread pnstenquist
Niced shot Herb and great post work. I sometimes think I sound a bit too preachy about the benefits of shooting RAW, but I think it's a shame that some are missing out on this technology when it's right at their fingertips. I haven't tried multiple exposure yet, but I will when a situation prese

Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition?

2005-02-28 Thread Herb Chong
the difference is that it works for situations that people care about and that it is far too time-consuming to even consider using with film. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 7:14 PM Subject: Re: Hmm.. ist DS com

Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition?

2005-02-28 Thread Herb Chong
incidentally, my photo editors don't care how i get the shots, just the results. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 7:14 PM Subject: Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition? What you're doing does not mean that digital has

OT: Film Scanner

2005-02-28 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
I'm looking @ a new small business venture. Slides & negs go cheap @ auctions. So I'm grabbing them up. Sat. I got >1000 old kodachromes for $3. That's a common price. Most of them are dated shots from 1930s to 1970s. Landscapes and city scapes from bygone years. So I'm going to scan them and sta

RE: Keep or delete: more fuel

2005-02-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I'd suggest that the photographer do whatever the hell he or she wants, ultimately learning from the experience. My experience is such: having kept negatives that were "worthless" 30+ years ago, it was wonderful to discover that fresh ideas and new ways of looking at the images, plush the acquisit

Re: RRS plate for *ist DS?

2005-02-28 Thread Herb Chong
i don't know if Kirk will make a plate for the *istDS, but the *istD plate is way better than the RRS recommended plate. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Marco Alpert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax List" Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 6:48 PM Subject: RRS plate for *ist DS? Is a

Re: RRS plate for *ist DS?

2005-02-28 Thread Alan Chan
--- Marco Alpert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is anyone using a Really Right Stuff mounting plate on a *ist DS, and > if so, which one? Their web site lists one for the *ist D, but no > mention of the DS. I gave them a call, but the person who answered > didn't know if any fit the DS (they recom

Keep or delete: more fuel

2005-02-28 Thread Christian
To add more fuel to the "Do you delete/trash your bad shots?" debate I offer the following quote: "As his skills improved he destroyed whole batches of earlier [works] in annual bonfires, partly because he found them wanting, partly to force himself to further improvement." from "John James Au

Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition?

2005-02-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What you're doing does not mean that digital has 15 stops of latitude. You are combining several exposures to give an effective range of fifteen stops. A big difference. Plus, the technique is practically worthless for many types of photography, such as when there's subject movement, like in a

Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition?

2005-02-28 Thread Herb Chong
i too have found that the default conversion in Photoshop CS based on what the camera delivers can lose an entire stop worth of highlights. put it another way, the JPEG that looks completely burned out can be pulled back, if shot in RAW instead, to reveal lots of highlight detail. all this is a

Re: Book Competition

2005-02-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
William Robb wrote: What single thing do you consider to be the most important element of photography? == The front element. Silver. Pretty girls Now that's an answer I can get behind. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through t

Re: PESO - One week in Israel

2005-02-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:44:55 +0100, Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In the early hours of Sunday, my family and I returned from a one week > vacation in Israel. > The link below is to six images, one for each of the full days we > spent there. > > http://www.oksne.net/paw/israel/index.html

Re: Hmm.. ist DS competition?

2005-02-28 Thread Herb Chong
more than 15 stops, if you are able to take more than one exposure and combine. Rob Studdert and i do this all the time. it's really hard to register multiple exposures properly with film. with the scenes and situations being discussed, 15 stops is trivial. Herb - Original Message -

Re: PAW: Willy the Springer Spaniel

2005-02-28 Thread wendy beard
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've struggled to get a decent picture of Willy for > quite some time. Yesterday I got him to sit still on > the stairs for a few moments. He's getting on in > years now, but he's still quite handsome. Shot him > with the FA 50/1.4 at f8 and a single flash bounced >

Re: You have to 'love' electronics.

2005-02-28 Thread Frantisek
Eac> I usually wait a week (or longer) if something isn't working. Persnickety Eac> things electronics -- they have off days. :-) Here in the former East Bloc we used a great technique to make some stubborn stuck electronic thing work - hit it with a hammer few times. Worked quite well on TVs. Alt

Re: [personal] Re: LX Repair Update

2005-02-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 06:57:53 -0500, David Chang-Sang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If Kominek's can't repair the LX I think Frank would be hard pressed to find > someone else within Canada who could. Their service, from my experience, is > top notch and if it's the same Pentax guy that I'm thinking

Re: Score!

2005-02-28 Thread Nick Clark
I got one with an MV which I might sell on. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3873966061&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT Nick -Original Message- From: "Peter J. Alling"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 28/02/05 01:18:46 To: "pentax-discuss@pdml.net" Subject: Re: Sco

RRS plate for *ist DS?

2005-02-28 Thread Marco Alpert
Is anyone using a Really Right Stuff mounting plate on a *ist DS, and if so, which one? Their web site lists one for the *ist D, but no mention of the DS. I gave them a call, but the person who answered didn't know if any fit the DS (they recommended that I go to DPReview and look at the pictur

Re: More PESOs

2005-02-28 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: Hi, Monday, February 28, 2005, 10:31:43 PM, mike wrote: Non-Pentax equipment. http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/channel/52/extra/new/display/2677189 http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3400/display/2677300 http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3400/display/2677226 All the stuff

Re: AC Adaptor for *ist-D/*ist-Ds

2005-02-28 Thread Derby Chang
Simon King wrote: Thanks Gonz, No, I'm not paranoid about getting exactly 3000ma, I just wanted to get a ballpark figure on what the Pentax adaptor drew so I could get a similar spec. I just think it's ridiculous to spend an extra $50 just to have the word Pentax on a power adaptor. I sugg

Re: Sigma 10-20 for Pentax

2005-02-28 Thread Peter Loveday
The Sigma 10-20 F4-5.6 zoom will be available in non HSM mount for Pentax after it's available for Canon, Nikon and Sigma mounts. This is directly from Sigma in response to my e-mail to them. They did not say when, but I'm guessing mid summer for Pentax. Cool. Anyone heard anything about the avail

Re: More PESOs

2005-02-28 Thread Bob W
Hi, Monday, February 28, 2005, 10:31:43 PM, mike wrote: > Non-Pentax equipment. > http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/channel/52/extra/new/display/2677189 > http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3400/display/2677300 > http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3400/display/2677226 > All the stuff I

RE: Grip for *isDS?

2005-02-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
They're listed as in stock. According to Henry at B&H, the only damage in the warehouse was water damage, how much stock was affected I don't know. Godfrey --- Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the link. > Are you sure they got rexcued from the recent fire at B&H? > Jens > > J

Re: Book Competition

2005-02-28 Thread Gonz
mike wilson wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/27/2005 4:06:30 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tie-breaker :-) What single thing do you consider to be the most important element of photography? == The front element. Silver. Scotch

Sigma 10-20 for Pentax

2005-02-28 Thread Larry Hodgson
FYI The Sigma 10-20 F4-5.6 zoom will be available in non HSM mount for Pentax after it's available for Canon, Nikon and Sigma mounts. This is directly from Sigma in response to my e-mail to them. They did not say when, but I'm guessing mid summer for Pentax. I'm going to get this laens as well as

More PESOs

2005-02-28 Thread mike wilson
Non-Pentax equipment. http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/channel/52/extra/new/display/2677189 http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3400/display/2677300 http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3400/display/2677226 All the stuff I've posted so far. http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/529253 mi

RE: Grip for *isDS?

2005-02-28 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks for the link. Are you sure they got rexcued from the recent fire at B&H? Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 28. februar 2005 23:15 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne:

Re: Re[3]: C 41 B&W film

2005-02-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
By the time I'd moved to XP2 Super and T400CN as my only film emulsions, I was doing all digital scanning to digital print process. Overexposure down in the ASA 200 range created negatives that ran too dense for good scanning practice, a less dense negative renders better results. Of course, when

Re: Test. pls. ignore

2005-02-28 Thread Christian
DAMMIT I didn't ignore it! -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Book Competition

2005-02-28 Thread Christian
William Robb wrote on 2/28/2005, 4:46 PM: > > - Original Message - > From: "Christian" > Subject: Re: Book Competition > > > > > Rubber. > > Did you mean latex? Depends on your geographic location. -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Grip for *isDS?

2005-02-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
>> Fra: Jim Hemenway [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Has anyone here tried one of these grips on a DS? >> Item 3877946031 on eBay >> > Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's very nice. I never use the neck strap at all, anyway. > My conserns are two things, though: > 1) The tripod mount! > 2

RE: High-speed color print film question

2005-02-28 Thread Jens Bladt
Fuji Superia 1600 ASA has finer grain than the 800 ASA!! Brilliant film for low light: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/5613890/ Regards Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Rick Womer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 28. februa

Re: Re[3]: C 41 B&W film

2005-02-28 Thread Mark Cassino
This must be one of those YMMV issues... I never shot enough XP2 to form a conclusive opinion, and I never did any testing of it. I just shot a handful of rolls over a while and decided I like regular silver. Having said that - after shooting as ISO 400 once, I dropped it to ISO 200. I found the

Re: Four PUG comments

2005-02-28 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Playing out side the Church" > by Gianfranco Irlanda > > Lovely B&W shot. Yes it fits the theme quite well.:-) > > Nice shadow detail and the highlights not to bad either. Hi Dave, Thanks for the kind words! The PUG picture is a scan of a small minilab print, wh

Fwd: Re: colour shift under big lighting, with samples

2005-02-28 Thread wendy beard
Hmm, reply didn't appear again. (see below) --- Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Now that's very strange! Especially as i't is > > mirrored in the two > > photos! I assume the camera worked fine in other > > venues? Was it just > > these two, or a whole bunch from that venue? It > >

Re: Book Competition

2005-02-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Christian" Subject: Re: Book Competition Rubber. Did you mean latex?

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