Going OT: Re: PUG problem

2005-03-02 Thread David Mann
On Mar 3, 2005, at 10:46 AM, William Robb wrote: There are four errors on the index page this month, most browsers, it seems, are able to ignore them. As a part-time PHP/HTML developer, browsers that can cope with errors drive me nuts. Using third-party utilities or validators is likely to screw

Re: Others 2005 #10O - Natural Abstraction

2005-03-02 Thread John Celio
Ooh, very nice. I love abstraction. A plain fence would be boring, but the petals visible in the foreground and background seem to make the shot. Nice (: John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.newpixel.net AIM: Neopifex "Hey, I'm an artist. I can do whatever I want and pretend I'

Re: PESO - Remember Summer?

2005-03-02 Thread mike wilson
frank theriault wrote: On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:19:29 +, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Anyone care to guess what this was taken with? http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3479/display/2688989 mike Geez, I can't hardly remember what I use to take my pix - you expect me to know what you

Re: Jammed Up 6x7

2005-03-02 Thread keller.schaefer
Isn't it nice from Pentax that they have a put a button on the 6x7, specially desiged to deal with your problem. Such a caring company and so foresighted ;-) Sven Zitat von [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Well, you can forget my guess that the battery is dead . Congratulations > on an easy fix. > Paul > >

Re: GESO: IL PDML 2005

2005-03-02 Thread Cotty
On 3/3/05, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://boris.isra-shop.com/il-pdml-2005.htm > >According to Jostein, photographing of a person who's photographing >themselves is one of the Cotty's strong suits... > >I will probably compile another page, less humorous one. Nice report Bor

RE: KEH Inventory???

2005-03-02 Thread Jens Bladt
I only turn to the NEW market, if there's nothing used for sale! :-) Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Joseph Tainter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 3. marts 2005 02:35 Til: pdml Emne: Re: KEH Inventory??? The D and DS have

RE: Help with Germany online shop

2005-03-02 Thread Jens Bladt
Frantsek In Germany there's a website for complaints about stores etc.. I'll try to find it for you this weekend - to see if anything is posted on directshopper. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Frantisek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Look what I scored - now FS !

2005-03-02 Thread Jens Bladt
I didn't buy the MX and Tokina lens. Not good enough! Two dent's and dirty. But I got the ME + M 2/50mm and the MG + M 4/200mm - both very nice. I'll keep the 200mm and put the rest on ebay next weekend. Pre - ebay offers accepted off list. I got two flashes, one of which is an Osram VM 300 Studi

Re: PAW: Portrait of Kiki

2005-03-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Kiki's a bike courier, and she was having a bad day when I took this. I was going to call it either "Kiki's Bad Day" or (tongue in cheek) "Kiki Prays to the Bike Gods" or something like that. Anyway, here it is: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3164457 I think it just works. In fac

Re: PESO: Prickly Wheel

2005-03-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/2/2005 7:52:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: can see why you wouldn't want to move the cactus out of the way to see the wheel better . cheers, frank === Thanks, frank. I actually originally posted a horizontal shot where the wheel showed more, but I

GESO: IL PDML 2005

2005-03-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! http://boris.isra-shop.com/il-pdml-2005.htm According to Jostein, photographing of a person who's photographing themselves is one of the Cotty's strong suits... I will probably compile another page, less humorous one. Boris

Re: PESO: Popradske pleso

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 23:21:24 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Depends on my finances, I had a potential contract fall through and I'm > pretty broke right now. > On the other hand I may have a lot of time to fill. You never know. I'm living proof that lack of financial wherewit

Re: PAW: Portrait of Kiki

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 23:15:07 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This one seems a bit busy, not your usual relatively simple strong > compositions. Not to mention > that the main subject is in focus. Thanks for your input. Sorry about the focus. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness

Re: PESO: Popradske pleso

2005-03-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
Depends on my finances, I had a potential contract fall through and I'm pretty broke right now. On the other hand I may have a lot of time to fill. You never know. frank theriault wrote: On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 11:46:59 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Damn, why does everyone els

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

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
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, > Godfrey Is that a little ladybug near the bottom of the left of centre slat? I think it is.

Re: PESO_--_Before the Storm

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 03:24:53 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well as someone else, I believe it was Butch Black mentioned we're > getting our weekly 6-8 inch snowstorm, earlier > this after noon I took the dog for a walk on the beach and as is my wont > I carried a camera. This

Re: PAW: Portrait of Kiki

2005-03-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
This one seems a bit busy, not your usual relatively simple strong compositions. Not to mention that the main subject is in focus. frank theriault wrote: I'm not sure about this one. I liked it as a contact, now that it's all blowed up, I'm just not sure. Maybe I like it, maybe I don't. What'

OT: Hope of Winter's End

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
This hasn't been a harsh winter, but it's been a persistant one (by Toronto standards), and the older I get, the longer winters seem. Today we had more snow - that's 3 days in a row now, and the snowbanks are getting larger (and the slush on the streets is getting thicker). In what I hope is wint

Re: PESO: Prickly Wheel

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 02:23:31 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got a new wide angle lens (Tamron 19-35), so naturally I had to rush out > and try it out (on the first non-rainy day). I visited Old Borges Ranch, an > actual old ranch that the City of Walnut Creek (or the county or

Re: Color space

2005-03-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/2/2005 3:32:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Pentax's manual for the *ist-DS is a little vague on the issue of colorspace selection. My impression is that AdobeRGB colorspace is broader than sRGB, and that if I'm going to be working on my shots in Pho

Re: Quick intro and MX

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 00:05:47 -0500, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just thought I would briefly introduce myself before I start posting > erratically. I've been lurking for about a week or so and thoroughly > enjoying the discussion, the obviously wonderful comraderie, the > photograph

Re: Brissy PDML follow up (was a painful Jewish right of passage)...

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 12:51:48 +1000, Tan and Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Must say that it truly is amazing what a change one > simple operation, no matter how vain it might be, can make to one's > confidence and personality. ...yes, because the "old" Tan wasn't outgoing and confident enough

Re: PESO: Popradske pleso

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 11:21:52 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > From: Peter Lacus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2005/03/02 Wed AM 09:28:19 GMT > > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > > Subject: PESO: Popradske pleso > > > > quite popular tourist destination in the High Tatras,

Re: PESO: Popradske pleso

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 11:46:59 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Damn, why does everyone else's stuff look so much better than mine. > > (Hold your tongue Frank, I know where you live...) Wha'd I do this time? Sheesh! -frank ps: You know where I live? I mean beyond the fact

Re: PESO - Remember Summer?

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:19:29 +, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone care to guess what this was taken with? > > http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3479/display/2688989 > > mike > Geez, I can't hardly remember what I use to take my pix - you expect me to know what you use?

Re: PESO - Remember Summer?

2005-03-02 Thread pnstenquist
Very nice shot, by the way. I should have attached a to my other message. Paul > Anyone care to guess what this was taken with? > > http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3479/display/2688989 > > mike >

Re: PAW: Portrait of Kiki

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 03:07:34 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like it. It's a nicely composed frame and an interesting shot. Good work. > Paul Thanks, Paul, So far there's one "yay", one "nay" and one abstention (well, photo.net was being persnickity for Keith). I apprecia

Re: PESO: On My Way to Work

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 07:43:29 -0800 (PST), Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here in Philly yesterday's snow was very sticky. I > walk a mile to work, and my route passes through a > small park on the Penn campus. The scenery made it > worth being a few minutes late! > > http://www.photo.net/

Re: Enablement/disablement

2005-03-02 Thread pnstenquist
Yes, they'll accept a return. As long as you have the box and all the packing materials. They've never refused a return from me, even when I just decided I didn't want something. Call and request a return authorization number. > So... I was lured by those cheap cheap *istDS prices and the excel

Re: PESO - Remember Summer?

2005-03-02 Thread pnstenquist
A camera? > Anyone care to guess what this was taken with? > > http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3479/display/2688989 > > mike >

Re: Bris PDML follow up...

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 11:34:56 +1000, Ryan Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Frank, you don't want to ask her what bike she's going to be hooked up with > really soon, or how much it costs.. Let's just say that that if it were a > lens, it'd be big glass.. Sure I do!! Now I'm curious. So, Tan or R

Re: PAW: Portrait of Kiki

2005-03-02 Thread pnstenquist
I like it. It's a nicely composed frame and an interesting shot. Good work. Paul > I'm not sure about this one. I liked it as a contact, now that it's > all blowed up, I'm just not sure. Maybe I like it, maybe I don't. > What's your reaction to it? > > Kiki's a bike courier, and she was havin

Re: Jammed Up 6x7

2005-03-02 Thread pnstenquist
Well, you can forget my guess that the battery is dead . Congratulations on an easy fix. Paul > Thanks! > > I owe you a case of beer. > > - MCC > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, MI > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Re: Jammed Up 6x7

2005-03-02 Thread pnstenquist
It sounds like the battery is dead. Perhaps you installed an old one, or maybe putting it in backwards drained it. Paul > I changed the battery in my 6x7 this evening, and as I later discovered, I > put it in backwards. > > After putting it in, I tried to test the shutter by opening the back,

Re: PESO - One week in Israel

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 23:46:07 +0100, Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Frank. > > Actually, it's all Cotty's fault. :-) > That goes without saying -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

RE: PAW: Portrait of Kiki

2005-03-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Frank I don't think this one makes the cut. Too many distracting elements, perhaps even the wrong perspective to show the emotion of a hard day (capturing body language is sometimes difficult, and especially so when there are numerous other elements to contend with, such as the OOF handle

Re: PAW: Portrait of Kiki

2005-03-02 Thread Keith Whaley
photo.net is not responding tonight, Frank. I'll try again tomorrow. This happened last night too, as I recall! Hmmm. keith whaley frank theriault wrote: I'm not sure about this one. I liked it as a contact, now that it's all blowed up, I'm just not sure. Maybe I like it, maybe I don't. What's

Re: Jammed Up 6x7

2005-03-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" Subject: Re: Jammed Up 6x7 Thanks! I owe you a case of beer. If you're in Detroit, I may take you up on one, anyway. It looks like I will have a short layover there on my way to GFM. Details to follow. William Robb

PAW: Portrait of Kiki

2005-03-02 Thread frank theriault
I'm not sure about this one. I liked it as a contact, now that it's all blowed up, I'm just not sure. Maybe I like it, maybe I don't. What's your reaction to it? Kiki's a bike courier, and she was having a bad day when I took this. I was going to call it either "Kiki's Bad Day" or (tongue in c

Re: KEH Inventory???

2005-03-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
The D and DS have created a run on Pentax autofocus primes. Pentax got caught flat-footed, with a lot of lenses out of production. So everyone turned to the used market. It, too, is drying up. We are now paying the price for the lackluster sales of F and FA primes over the past 18 years. Joe

Re: Color space

2005-03-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
You want Adobe RGB. SRGB is a limited color space intended for displaying on a monitor. You can always convert Adobe RGB to sRGB, but not vice-versa. Joe

Re: PDML lurker unveiled! (more BrizPDML)

2005-03-02 Thread Ryan Lee
Think it was a smokebreak. He's back :) Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 1:58 AM Subject: Re: PDML lurker unveiled! (more BrizPDML) > > > Ryan Lee wrote: > > > Meet Mark MacLean and his pristine LX: > > ht

Re: Jammed Up 6x7

2005-03-02 Thread Mark Cassino
Thanks! I owe you a case of beer. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 8:02 PM Subj

Re: Jammed Up 6x7

2005-03-02 Thread William Robb
Have the battery in correctly this time. William Robb

Re: Jammed Up 6x7

2005-03-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" Subject: Jammed Up 6x7 Any idea how to un-jam this thing? Mark: look on the front of the camera below the shutter button. There is a small recessed button on the front of tha camera. Push it and the mirror will go up the rest of the way. Trip t

Jammed Up 6x7

2005-03-02 Thread Mark Cassino
I changed the battery in my 6x7 this evening, and as I later discovered, I put it in backwards. After putting it in, I tried to test the shutter by opening the back, holding down and turning the center of the film advance column, and then shutting the back and cocking the shutter (those familia

RE: March PUG comments

2005-03-02 Thread william sawyer
Ken, I look forward next year to pointing to one and saying "This guy's local!!" Break a leg. -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 4:41 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: March PUG comments Henk, thanks for t

Re: PESO - Remember Summer?

2005-03-02 Thread Scott Loveless
Yeah. A 200/2.8 from about 6 feet. On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:19:29 +, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone care to guess what this was taken with? > > http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3479/display/2688989 > > mike > > -- Scott Loveless Born free. Taxed to death.

Re: PESO - Remember Summer?

2005-03-02 Thread John Whittingham
Almost any camera with a good lens :) John -- Original Message --- From: mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:19:29 + Subject: PESO - Remember Summer? > Anyone care to guess what this was taken with? > > http://www.fotocommu

Re: Compactdrive PD7X

2005-03-02 Thread Herb Chong
it also depends on if you have spare drives lying around. i have a 30, 40, and 60 that will fit it that are currently just sitting around doing nothing. i upgraded to 80's in my portable computers when they first came out and haven't had a need to upgrade since. Herb... - Original Message -

RE: March PUG comments

2005-03-02 Thread Henk Terhell
Kenneth, Good luck to you! I always go to look at the BBC World Wild Life exposition in The Hague Museum (the latest one I saw was in January) and every time I find it a very stimulating experience. This was the first time I have seen entries made with digital cameras (before these were not accepte

Re: A PUG comment

2005-03-02 Thread Mark Cassino
That one really grabbed me too. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original Message - From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 6:21 PM Subject: A PU

Color space

2005-03-02 Thread David Oswald
Pentax's manual for the *ist-DS is a little vague on the issue of colorspace selection. My impression is that AdobeRGB colorspace is broader than sRGB, and that if I'm going to be working on my shots in Photoshop, I should probably switch to AdobeRGB. But I'm not really clear on what's at wor

A PUG comment

2005-03-02 Thread Bob W
Hi, I don't know if anybody else has mentioned it, but I would like to single out Alin's photograph of a church seen through willow (?) branches. I was attracted to the thumbnail because it reminded me a little of a photo by Elliott Erwitt. The full size image stands on its own, without needing th

Re: Enablement/disablement

2005-03-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
Steve Jolly wrote: So... I was lured by those cheap cheap *istDS prices and the excellent GBP-USD exchange rate into purchasing a new toy from B&H. Less than a week later, and the stop-down coupler has started making a mechanical grinding noise like a knife being sharpened every time I activate

Re: March PUG comments

2005-03-02 Thread Bob W
Hi, > re: Life/Death - this was one of those instances when being > there and witnessing the event was a reward in itself. I was > fortunate enough to not only witness this but I had the proper > equipment to record it also. > In fact, I am in the process of submitting several images from > this

Re: PESO - Remember Summer?

2005-03-02 Thread Frantisek
Wednesday, March 2, 2005, 11:19:29 PM, mike wrote: mw> Anyone care to guess what this was taken with? I would guess Praktica, but I am biased against the guy who posted negative comment re: praktica below the picture ;-)) Good shot. Good light! fra

Re: Enablement/disablement

2005-03-02 Thread Fred
> Reckon B&H'll replace it without quibbling? Yes. Fred

Enablement/disablement

2005-03-02 Thread Steve Jolly
So... I was lured by those cheap cheap *istDS prices and the excellent GBP-USD exchange rate into purchasing a new toy from B&H. Less than a week later, and the stop-down coupler has started making a mechanical grinding noise like a knife being sharpened every time I activate the DOF preview l

PESO - Remember Summer?

2005-03-02 Thread mike wilson
Anyone care to guess what this was taken with? http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3479/display/2688989 mike

Re: SV: +1 EV

2005-03-02 Thread Steve Jolly
Kevin Waterson wrote: I have found setting to ISO 32000 looks a bit messy Messier than setting to ISO 1600, underexposing by a stop and then correcting in PS? :-) S

Re: PUG problem

2005-03-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" Subject: Re: PUG problem I believe there may be a syntax error (missing ") in the following line: [AD-SIZE]Dag Thrane I don't get thumbs either, I get a link saying [AD-SIZE] There are four errors on the index page this month, most brow

Re: PUG problem

2005-03-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 6:54 AM Subject: Re: PUG problem I believe there may be a syntax error (missing ") in the following line: [AD-SIZE]Dag Thrane I don't get thumbs either, I get a link saying [AD-SI

Re: March PUG comments

2005-03-02 Thread Kenneth Waller
Henk, thanks for the comments & for taking the time to look & comment. re: Life/Death - this was one of those instances when being there and witnessing the event was a reward in itself. I was fortunate enough to not only witness this but I had the proper equipment to record it also. In fact, I

Re: Four PUG comments

2005-03-02 Thread Kenneth Waller
Dave, thanks for taking the time to look & comment on the PUG images. This image is among the best I've ever had the fortune to capture & without my 600 FA I couldn't have done it. Images like this one help me justify the cost involved in purchasing the 600. Kenneth Waller -Original Messag

Re: March PUG comments

2005-03-02 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Henk Terhell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Playing outside the church: Classic B/W on its best here with all the > details of the sun reflected on the stone. Reminds me of Cartier-Bresson > style. Hi Henk, Thank you very much for the positive comment. To be so close to Cartier-Bresson in a sentenc

Re: CLA recommendations

2005-03-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm in outereastbuhjesus, PA, So where is that, exactly? I'm in Pittsburgh. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Quick intro and MX

2005-03-02 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005, wendy beard wrote: > a 1DMK2 Would you share how much you saved compared to KEH price new? Kostas

Re: Compactdrive PD7X

2005-03-02 Thread John Francis
Juan Buhler mused: > > > > > Interesting little device. Fast and relatively cheap. I understand > > you can also buy the "box" (80$) and fit an internal 2.5" drive > > (do-it-yourself). Is there a real saving doing so? > > I didn't think so. I paid ~$250 for the box with a 80MB drive. From >

Re: Re: PESO: Prickly Wheel

2005-03-02 Thread Bernd Scheffler
Eactivist wrote: But, OTOH, maybe I'll take my macro lens back to shoot the cacti. ... --- That's what I thought. Nice shot but why not take anything else but a wideangle? Keep on shooting! Best, Bernd

Re: PESO - One week in Israel

2005-03-02 Thread Jostein
Hi Peter, I think you're right that the orange rind on the sun is not real. Have never seen it with the naked eye myself either. It is there in the raw file as well, and I think this is a consequence of the brutal contrast between the sun disk and the clouds. I'm not sure what the correct term

Re: Quick intro and MX

2005-03-02 Thread wendy beard
--- Joe Wilensky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What camera model was it? > > I purchased the LN- MZ-S that showed up on KEH back > in January. Four > rolls had gone through it based on the data > imprinting counter, but > there were no other signs of use. The little leather > eyelet > protect

Re: Compactdrive PD7X

2005-03-02 Thread Juan Buhler
> > Interesting little device. Fast and relatively cheap. I understand > you can also buy the "box" (80$) and fit an internal 2.5" drive > (do-it-yourself). Is there a real saving doing so? I didn't think so. I paid ~$250 for the box with a 80MB drive. From what I see at buy.com, an 80GB 2'5"

Re: Compactdrive PD7X

2005-03-02 Thread Andre Langevin
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 s

Four more Pug Comments

2005-03-02 Thread brooksdj
Hey gang. Some more comments. Sorry i dont get to the Paw's this quickly.LOL "Thumbqi" By Francis I love this one. The comparison of the hand to the mushrooms is great. Love the detail on the hand,the skin cracks. Nice mix of colours. "Fact" By Thawatchai Kongsaktragool Very cool

Re: CLA recommendations

2005-03-02 Thread Andre Langevin
Don't know about Garry's Camera Repair, but I've done business with Essex on several occasions and they have always done a good job. $100 for a good CLA is not overmuch by camera service standards these days. My local photo tech is ICT Camera, http://www.ictcamera.com/ ... they do an excellent job,

Re: PESO: Popradske pleso

2005-03-02 Thread Peter Lacus
Tom, Nice shot and beautiful place. The 28mm worked well. What does Popradske mean? A persons name? I now pleso means lake or tarn. not a person but the city of Poprad (www.poprad.sk), which is a gateway to the High Tatras National Park. Thank you for your comment. Bedo.

Re: PESO: Popradske pleso

2005-03-02 Thread Tom C
Peter, Nice shot and beautiful place. The 28mm worked well. What does Popradske mean? A persons name? I now pleso means lake or tarn. Peter Lacus wrote: quite popular tourist destination in the High Tatras, Slovakia: http://www.misenet.sk/Tatry/pp.html Bedo.

Re: CLA recommendations

2005-03-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Don't know about Garry's Camera Repair, but I've done business with Essex on several occasions and they have always done a good job. $100 for a good CLA is not overmuch by camera service standards these days. My local photo tech is ICT Camera, http://www.ictcamera.com/ ... they do an excellent jo

Re: KEH Inventory???

2005-03-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
Well they have no autofocus primes in stock, they do have about 20 used manual focus lenses in stock including a few of the more desirable items. Not long ago they had a A 15mm in stock which I was quite desirous of but while the spirit was willing but the wallet was weak. So someone else gra

Re: PAW: US president Bush in Slovakia

2005-03-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Re: PAW: US president Bush in Slovakia But if Albano really did mean "snipper" rifle, maybe he was just trying to save him an appointment in Bris? Would that be a tool that gives a haircut at a distance? Plea

Re: Quick intro and MX

2005-03-02 Thread Joe Wilensky
I didn't have to pay import duties on it, so that helped ... ;-) There was an EX+ one that showed up a week or so later and hung around for a while at least ... though I did purchase the BG-10 battery grip that showed up with it. I have sold a bunch of other equipment since to make up for it! Jo

Re: PESO: Popradske pleso

2005-03-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
Damn, why does everyone else's stuff look so much better than mine. (Hold your tongue Frank, I know where you live...) Peter Lacus wrote: quite popular tourist destination in the High Tatras, Slovakia: http://www.misenet.sk/Tatry/pp.html Bedo. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war.

Re: PESO: Prickly Wheel

2005-03-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/2/2005 6:25:42 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I know, I should talk, considering some of my titles, but I didn't see the wheel. Still it's not a bad photo, I've seen less distinguished shots printed and matted for sale. Thanks. It's pretty

Re: Quick intro and MX

2005-03-02 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005, Joe Wilensky wrote: > I purchased the LN- MZ-S that showed up on KEH back in January. Four > rolls had gone through it based on the data imprinting counter, but > there were no other signs of use. The little leather eyelet > protectors for the neckstrap had never had a neckstr

Re: Quick intro and MX

2005-03-02 Thread Joe Wilensky
What camera model was it? I purchased the LN- MZ-S that showed up on KEH back in January. Four rolls had gone through it based on the data imprinting counter, but there were no other signs of use. The little leather eyelet protectors for the neckstrap had never had a neckstrap put through them

Re: PUG problem

2005-03-02 Thread Keith Whaley
Mark Roberts wrote: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I believe there may be a syntax error (missing ") in the following line: [AD-SIZE]Dag Thrane Well there's an *odd* number of quotation marks (17) - always a bad sign ;-) I'd have a closer look at Might that better be It lacks

Re: [personal] Re: LX Repair Update

2005-03-02 Thread Nick Clark
You could always get another FA-1. I've seen several advertised on eBay recently. Another LX advantage. Nick -Original Message- From: "frank theriault"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 28/02/05 23:56:34 To: "pentax-discuss@pdml.net" Subject: Re: [personal] Re: LX Repair Update

Re: PDML lurker unveiled! (more BrizPDML)

2005-03-02 Thread Keith Whaley
Ryan Lee wrote: Meet Mark MacLean and his pristine LX: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3163011 Mark MacLean meets John Coyle's gorgeous setup.. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3163004 Photo.net is either out for a smoke break or taking a much-needed nap! keith whaley Cheers

Re: fabric for backdrop

2005-03-02 Thread Mark Cassino
I went to the fabric store and almost bought black velvet - but I was fortunate to run into an old acquaintance there who directed me to the "bathrobe velour" fabric (that's what it was called.) Not as plush as velvet but still black, fuzzy, drinks light, and best of all... cheap and machine wa

Re: CLA recommendations

2005-03-02 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
Essex repaired and did a CLA on three of my Pentax cameras with good results. They had to take a second look at one of the repairs on an ESII, problem returned in about a month --- they took care of it a no cost -- no questions. That was a few years ago, and so far, no other problems with

Re: SV: +1 EV

2005-03-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, Steve Jolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: More practically, you'll need to boost the brightness in Photoshop to take the underexposure into account - that's not necessary if you set the sensor to ISO 3200 to start with... I have found settin

Re: Quick intro and MX

2005-03-02 Thread wendy beard
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > IF you see an LX on KEH in "excellent" condition, it > may be pricey (I don't > know your standards of "pricey") but it won't be > ratty ... > > ERNR > Agreed! I've just bought myself a LN- camera from KEH. Boxed with all the software & cables, even the manuals

Re: KEH Inventory???

2005-03-02 Thread pnstenquist
Given current ebay pricess, I wouldn't be surprised if one could make a profit on some items. I always found KEH quite reasonable. Paul > Nobody's going to corner the market if they've paid > KEH prices to acquire the goods! (unless their market > strategy is "we lose money on every item, but

Re: PUG problem

2005-03-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I believe there may be a syntax error (missing ") in the following >line: > >[AD-SIZE]alt="pugoppos.jpg" Width="100" height="100">face="comic sans ms">Dag Thrane Well there's an *odd* number of quotation marks (17) - always a bad sign ;-) I'd ha

Re: Paw: Wag Road Open Golf Game

2005-03-02 Thread brooksdj
> In a message dated 2/27/2005 1:45:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/Wagg%20Road%20Open%202005/ > > There is nothing terribly artist,but,I just wanted to share the great day we

Re: PESO: Prickly Wheel

2005-03-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
I know, I should talk, considering some of my titles, but I didn't see the wheel. Still it's not a bad photo, I've seen less distinguished shots printed and matted for sale. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got a new wide angle lens (Tamron 19-35), so naturally I had to rush out and try it out (on t

Re: K serie and MX focussing screen

2005-03-02 Thread Thibouille
Yeah, Boz says it being only about a third of an EV and can be dismissed altogether so it is obviously very limited. That said, I'd still find an SI/SG screen. I like those, easier to compose IMO On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 07:44:51 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting Thibouill

Re: KEH Inventory???

2005-03-02 Thread Rick Womer
Nobody's going to corner the market if they've paid KEH prices to acquire the goods! (unless their market strategy is "we lose money on every item, but we make up for it in volume...") --- Steve Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did! I could of sworn that a day ago there were > plenty of l

Re: Quick intro and MX

2005-03-02 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Now the LX is something that's been at the top of my list for quite > some time. The only problem is that any I find for sale are quite > pricey, on the ratty side, and would probably require another $150 or > so in repairs, cla, etc. I bought my L

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