Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem, and a little rant

2005-03-21 Thread Bob W
Hi, She can't watch Casablanca? To Kill a Mockingbird? Raging Bull? No, no, and no. Nor Citizen Kane, for that matter. To her, colour is important. The absence of colour outweighs just about everything else; she can't see through it to the story beneath, because the lack of colour is

Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem

2005-03-21 Thread Bob W
Hi, Not a shooting style I'm familiar with. Then I can't wait to see what you do when you practice! Don't get me wrong, Jostein, this is a very powerful image, and a terrific (if depressing) photo. [...] Very strong image!! Yes, I completely agree. It wouldn't look at all out of place in

Re: any further comments on the FA 28-105/3.2-4.5 AL IF ?

2005-03-21 Thread John Whittingham
This is a big plus of the FA lenses. I have an F35-135; the range is much closer to what I like but the closest it focuses (modulo the 135 macro setting) is ~1.5 meters. If money was not a concern I would be tempted to try the Tamron AF 3.5-5.6 24- 135mm Aspherical AD IF SP, appears to be very

Re: PESO: Godfrey

2005-03-21 Thread John Celio
I guess that's Art. Revealing, but most of your subjects won't thank you. Hey, people posted pictures of me without asking. I figured PDML gathering photos were fair game. John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.newpixel.net AIM: Neopifex Hey, I'm an artist. I can do whatever I

Re: PESO: Godfrey

2005-03-21 Thread John Celio
Do people always react this way when you take their picture? -Patsy You should see the shot I got of you. (; John Celio P.S.: it's not a bad photo of you, btw. -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.newpixel.net AIM: Neopifex Hey, I'm an artist. I can do whatever I want and pretend I'm making a

RE: PESO -- You are what you eat.

2005-03-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Peter this looks more like an example of the language barrier than an exapmle of strange sense of humor. BTW, this would be a nice PUG theme, what do you think? greetings Markus My strange sense of humor is all. Due to an accident of history this native American Bird is called a Turkey. A

RE: MX OUtlook Express Question

2005-03-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Hern that programm exists already, it's called MAF Outlook Express Backup 1.75 and is freeware. It packs Email, Adress book and favorites in a archive automated or manually, not for Outlook but the Express versions. Here is the link: http://jubaco.light.hl-users.com/ greetings Markus the

Re: My Cotty worked!

2005-03-21 Thread Cotty
On 20/3/05, Don Sanderson, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/MyCotty.jpg It fits nicely on the ist-D too but I couldn't figure out how to take a shot of the D, with the D. ;-) Sorry I didn't record it for you Cotty but I said a couple 'naughty' words when I slipped. So

RE: MX OUtlook Express Question

2005-03-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Mark it's good having a backup strategy like you have. For my part, I still would watch out for a used DLT tape drive on an auction to do some additional automated backups on a **different media.** Your data would fit on one tape. I see them here from time to time for around 500$ used including

Re: PESO Water on fire

2005-03-21 Thread Cotty
On 20/3/05, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: A ketch rigged junk Yawl have a nice day now Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

RE: MX OUtlook Express Question

2005-03-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Mark the days of Peter Nortons famous unerase program have long gone. Forget about the Norton Utilities and most similar programs under XP or W2K today. They are mostly useless and bloated software since the takeover by Symantec and even dangerous in the hands of normal users. There is a lot

Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem

2005-03-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/3/05, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Boys always play with guns and cars, and girls always play with dolls. Until they grow up a bit more when boys play with girls, usually in cars. And older still when boys play with guns. And finally, sadly, the boys play with dolls.

RE: PESO: The splendour and the misery of Berlin

2005-03-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Frank and still no answer from your side whether people **know that you are publishing them later** and if they still **feel okay**? greetings ;-) Markus I know with the anti-paparazzi laws that are being proposed in some places, that may change, but we have no such laws here, so I can take

RE: Boys be Boys

2005-03-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Boris yes, a pleasant picture after the more serious background of Josteins shooting image. You pic has extremly depth for me, very good, b/w works well here. Keep up being lazy Boris (and did you get the Tamron 90mm macro already?) greetings Markus I am lazy. So may be whenever Jostein

Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem, and a little rant

2005-03-21 Thread Cotty
She can't watch Casablanca? To Kill a Mockingbird? Raging Bull? No, no, and no. Nor Citizen Kane, for that matter. To her, colour is important. The absence of colour outweighs just about everything else; she can't see through it to the story beneath, because the lack of colour is so

RE: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 V's Tamron 28-75mm XR Di

2005-03-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Doug I like Docking (but think its displayed with errors on my monitor) and Exit. thanks for showing it Markus -Original Message- From: Doug Brewer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 7:57 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 V's

RE: One from my first roll in the MX

2005-03-21 Thread Peter Williams
-Original Message- From: John Celio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cool! I love abstract forms. What was that, a handrail? John, It is a handrail, on some steps in the foyer of the building I work in. Glad you liked it :-) -- Peter Williams

Re: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 V's Tamron 28-75mm XR Di

2005-03-21 Thread John Whittingham
Here is a small gallery of shots taken with the FA35/2. It's a very nice lens and makes a great walkarounder on the istD. Quite impressive, was this one shot directly with the sun in the frame: http://www.alphoto.com/recent/reddoo.htm John

RE: One from my first roll in the MX

2005-03-21 Thread Peter Williams
-Original Message- From: David Savage [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Really nice. I'm kind of partial to this type of industrial abstract image. Thanks David :-) Me too, polished metal always seems such a treat in BW. -- Peter Williams

RE: PESO: Godfrey

2005-03-21 Thread Peter Williams
-Original Message- From: John Celio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.newpixel.net/special/godfrey.html That's a good look :-) -- Peter Williams

Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem, and a little rant

2005-03-21 Thread Jostein
I totally agree with Shel here. Almost everything done to an image on a computer has it's parallell in the film world. The big convenience with digital is that the magic can be perfomed in a normally lit room, and with an undo function. :-) Personally I shoot raw files with muted in-camera

Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem

2005-03-21 Thread Jostein
Cotty wondered; http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/2213/display/2790694 I like it. Maybe mono? Thanks mate. I tried mono, and it didn't appeal to me. Like Shel thinks BW, I'm stuck thinking in colour, I think. :-) Jostein

*ist-D underexposing - off for repair

2005-03-21 Thread Paul Ewins
I dropped my *ist-D off for repair today at the local Pentax distributor. Yesterday I was taking photos at a wedding and all of them, except the first two, were underexposed by a couple of stops. I'd had this sort of trouble before when using flash and also a couple of weekends ago shooting race

Re: PESO -- You are what you eat.

2005-03-21 Thread Keith Whaley
Graywolf wrote: The derogatorily term turkey is a corruption of turnkey and has to do with prison guards in merry old England and not birds. However your pun was understood. If I may, that assumption (a corruption of turnkey) turns out to not be true. Back in the Greek and Roman days, what was

Re: MX OUtlook Express Question

2005-03-21 Thread Herb Chong
that is an OE problem, not a Windows problem. Herb... - Original Message - From: Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 4:13 AM Subject: RE: MX OUtlook Express Question Oulooks database should be compressed often, because it starts

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Fred
About 10 miles NE of Boston About 30 miles SE of Boston, on a typical late winter / early spring day (from an old PUG entry) - http://pug.komkon.org/99apr/FRZNSWMP.html Topical, but not tropical... Fred

Re: P67 fisheye specs

2005-03-21 Thread Mishka
monorails don't usually have a focal plane shutter. unfortunately. best, mishka On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 20:54:06 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Mishka Subject: Re: P67 fisheye specs tonight i've been playing with a speed graphic and an arsat

Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem, and a little rant

2005-03-21 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 20:25:57 -0500, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip My wife, for example, won't watch a BW movie;snip Wow! That's a pretty extreme position to take. She can't watch Casablanca? To Kill a Mockingbird? Raging Bull? A Hard

Re: One from my first roll in the MX

2005-03-21 Thread Mark Roberts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I joined this list after buying an MX and std lens. Today I got back the negs and scans from a test roll of film. My first roll of mono film in 20 plus years. http://www.fotoweek.com/galleries/showimage.php?i=1206c=511 Looks like it works :-) Nice shot there! What lens

*istDS ICC color profile

2005-03-21 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Does anyone have such a thing? I've scoured the 'net a bit but haven't come up with much specifically for the DS. Thanks -Cory * * Cory Papenfuss* * Electrical

Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem

2005-03-21 Thread Jostein
Thanks, Paul. Now that you mention it, I don't understand how I could have overlooked the tilt myself. I don't agree about the cropping...:-) Cheers, Jostein - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 10:55 PM Subject: Re: PESO:

Re: PAW: My Baby Girl

2005-03-21 Thread brooksdj
Sorry, I moved it. Someone (not on this list) left a stupid comment, and I didn't want my daughter to see it, so I deleted the photo and then uploaded it again. It's here now: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3178492 On Mar 19, 2005, at

Re: *istDS ICC color profile

2005-03-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Mar 2005 at 7:40, Cory Papenfuss wrote: Does anyone have such a thing? I've scoured the 'net a bit but haven't come up with much specifically for the DS. In camera produced image files conform to either sRGB or AdobeRGB CS (dependant upon menu setting), converted RAW file CS

Re: OT: Pantone Color Vision Spyder

2005-03-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just received this offer from Pantone. I've had the Color Vision Spyder for several years find it well worth what I spent for it. Their closeout price is $77 USD!!! If you're serious about getting your monitor and print agreeing in color, this is one

Re: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 V's Tamron 28-75mm XR Di

2005-03-21 Thread Quasi Modo
Am I the only one struggling to find one? On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 01:56:38 -0500, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is a small gallery of shots taken with the FA35/2. It's a very nice lens and makes a great walkarounder on the istD. http://www.alphoto.com/recent/page1.htm On Mar

Re: *istDS ICC color profile

2005-03-21 Thread Cory Papenfuss
In camera produced image files conform to either sRGB or AdobeRGB CS (dependant upon menu setting), converted RAW file CS profiles are dependent upon the settings and capabilities of the conversion utility. Yes... I know. I'm shooting RAW and the raw conversion utility I'm using (ufraw, based

Re: *istDS ICC color profile

2005-03-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Mar 2005 at 8:07, Cory Papenfuss wrote: Yes... I know. I'm shooting RAW and the raw conversion utility I'm using (ufraw, based on dcraw) support input ICC colormap files. That's dependent on the specific model of camera. I can use a D70's, but I'd rather have one specifically for

Re: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 V's Tamron 28-75mm XR Di

2005-03-21 Thread John Whittingham
Am I the only one struggling to find one? No, I'm in the same position. John -- Original Message --- From: Quasi Modo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 23:05:18 +1000 Subject: Re: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 V's Tamron 28-75mm XR Di Am I the

Re: *istDS ICC color profile

2005-03-21 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Then I'd suggest you either use the D70's (which I wouldn't expect would be a good match), get yourself a target and make the profile yourself or employ some one to build one for you. I've never seen one for DL. Do you have a specific reason for utilizing ufraw for your conversions? If necessary,

Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem

2005-03-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/3/05, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed: Now that you mention it, I don't understand how I could have overlooked the tilt myself. FWIW tilt in a pic like this adds character. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem

2005-03-21 Thread Bob Sullivan
Frank, In the 50's, all of us kids played WAR. John Wayne was a box office hero in numerous war stories. My dad served in WWII and my uncle Bill was off in the Korean war. By the time we got to the late 60's, it was the Vietnam era... and I didn't want to play war anymore. We all grew up just

Re: PESO foggy harbour

2005-03-21 Thread Albano Garcia
Excellent shot, outstanding! Congrats --- Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good evening every one! I developed my first batch of slides yesterday! (a hundred and fifty dollars! @#^% ) Here is one of the best ones (in my opinion). http://www.photosynth.ca/photo/f/boatsea-gulls.html Taken

Re: PESO Save the whale

2005-03-21 Thread Albano Garcia
Thanks Dave --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sharp and great colours. Nice one Albano Dave It's an ice cream shop, maybe the bizarrest (it's an sculpture handmade with concrete)... Enjoy: http://www.flaneur.com.ar/20.htm Regardos,

Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem

2005-03-21 Thread Albano Garcia
Cool shot, I like composition and light, and very fresh, relaxed facial expressions. Congrats Albano --- Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not a shooting style I'm familiar with. Any and all comments are most welcome. http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/2213/display/2790694 Thanks for

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Ronald Arvidsson
Hi, Lovely picture. I get really sick of going to Boston. We lived there for a year in the 90's and we had a small pond in Arlington heights which looked just the same in the winter. The winter was by the way really nice with white snow and fantastic blue skies. Cheers, Ronald About 10 miles NE

Re: PAW: My Baby Girl

2005-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Dave. I wish the camera position was slightly higher, but hindsight is 20/20. Next time. Paul Sorry, I moved it. Someone (not on this list) left a stupid comment, and I didn't want my daughter to see it, so I deleted the photo and then

Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem, and a little rant

2005-03-21 Thread Scott Loveless
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 18:41:13 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: regarding http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/2213/display/2790694 I'd like to see this in BW, or with a slight sepia tone. People shoot too much color, perhaps

Re: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 V's Tamron 28-75mm XR Di

2005-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
Get your name on the BH waiting list. When they have enough demand, they'll get some lenses in stock. The price is $299, brand new. Paul Am I the only one struggling to find one? No, I'm in the same position. John -- Original Message --- From: Quasi Modo [EMAIL

Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem

2005-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
Cotty opined: FWIW tilt in a pic like this adds character. Sometimes. But pictures like this -- with strong verticals -- are usually more pleasing without the tilt. I wouldn't want to say for sure without seeing it both ways. Paul On 21/3/05, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed: Now

OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread Scott Loveless
Anybody know anything about shipping stop bath. BH won't do it just now. Adorama doesn't seem to have a problem letting me add it to my cart. The Camera Store says it must be shipped as a hazardous material and will incur additional charges. Is this something new, or I have I been out of the

Re: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 V's Tamron 28-75mm XR Di

2005-03-21 Thread John Whittingham
Hi Paul I already have, need some more participation :) John -- Original Message --- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:36:00 + Subject: Re: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 V's Tamron 28-75mm XR Di Get your name on the BH waiting list.

Re: OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
I don't know what kind of shipping restrictions there might be on stop bath. I just buy it at my local camera store. It's not very expensive. However, if you're in a rural area, I suppose that could be a problem. If I run out of stop bath, I just shorten my development time by about 10 seconds

RE: OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I've been hearing about this for at least a year or so now, maybe two. It's fascinating how the three stores are so different in they way they treat the product. Shel [Original Message] From: Scott Loveless Anybody know anything about shipping stop bath. BH won't do it just now.

Re: OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread Mat Maessen
Stop bath itself is made up of acetic acid, and an indicator to show when it's depleted. It's usually shipped in concentrated form, so I suppose it could be a bit hazardous if damaged/dropped. Not sure where that line is drawn, though. -Mat On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 09:44:04 -0500, Scott Loveless

RE: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Fred lovely, but you could present it a little bigger :-) What's your general opinion on that zoom beside the weight? greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 12:47 PM To: Jim Hemenway Subject: Re: 1st Day of Spring in

Re: PESO -- You are what you eat.

2005-03-21 Thread Graywolf
I did not say the name of the bird was a corruption of turnkey. I said the derogatory term was. Anyone who has read about English prisons of the 1600-1700's can easily understand why it became so. Despite popular opinion there is really no connection between the bird (etiology as you described)

Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem

2005-03-21 Thread Graywolf
Veitnam War: All of the blood, guts, mud, and misery; none of the glory. Everyone learned from it except seemingly GWB, jr. (Sorry, I could not resist the tagline) graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Bob Sullivan wrote: Frank,

Cape Ann

2005-03-21 Thread Jim Hemenway
North of Boston http://www.hemenway.com/CapeAnn/ isDS with various lenses Jim

Re: OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread m.9.wilson
From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/03/21 Mon PM 02:44:04 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: OT Stop bath Anybody know anything about shipping stop bath. BH won't do it just now. Adorama doesn't seem to have a problem letting me add it to my cart. The Camera

Re: One from my first roll in the MX

2005-03-21 Thread Graywolf
Superb. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I joined this list after buying an MX and std lens. Today I got back the negs and scans from a test roll of film. My first roll of mono film in 20 plus years.

Re: Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem

2005-03-21 Thread m.9.wilson
From: Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/03/21 Mon PM 03:39:13 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem Veitnam War: All of the blood, guts, mud, and misery; none of the glory. Everyone learned from it except seemingly GWB, jr. (Sorry, I could not

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Jim Hemenway
Ronald: Thanks! You're right about the blue skies, hardly any yesterday and none today. A weather forecast of Sunny and Clear has a whole different meaning here as opposed to the California and the rest of the southwest. Jim Ronald Arvidsson wrote: Hi, Lovely picture. I get really sick of

RE: OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread Jens Bladt
For BW film/paper ??? I have used vinager acid - that is acetic acid (diluted) for 30 years. You may be able to get this is any super merket or drug store! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Scott Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Cape Ann

2005-03-21 Thread Scott Loveless
Those are all very nice. I feel like you're trying to impart a feeling of desolation, or obsolescence. Either way, or not at all, I love lighthouses and it's always nice to see good photographs of them. It wasn't until last year during our trip to Kittyhawk that I learned just how difficult

(very) early FS

2005-03-21 Thread Thibouille
* P30t: a little bit of brassing but overall very good state * Ricoh KR-10x (same as XR-10 I think) Very good state * Pentax-A 28-80mm 3.5-4.5 OK state (had to glue foccusing ring) * SMCP-M 50mm 1.4 very good state. Focussing ring a bit soft but very useable * Tamron Adaptall2 28mm 2.5 OK state.

Re: PESO: The Wall

2005-03-21 Thread Peter Lacus
Rick, Very nice pic, with the stone and barbed wire and wall art in the background. I can't tell what is hanging from the barbed wire, though, and it is thus a distraction. it's the flag of the former German Democratic Republic (AKA Eastern Germany). Thank you for your comment. Bedo.

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Jim Hemenway
Peter... thanks for the compliment. Jim Peter J. Alling wrote: Nice shot, I'm a sucker for this kind of picture if it's well done... Jim Hemenway wrote: About 10 miles NE of Boston http://www.hemenway.com/1stDayofSpring-05/pages/TwistedTree.htm isDS with 43mm Limited

Re: PESO: Godfrey

2005-03-21 Thread Godfrey Digiorgi
On Sunday, March 20, 2005, at 10:47PM, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From the NorCal PDML meet earlier this month, during lunch at that ethiopian restaurant: http://www.newpixel.net/special/godfrey.html Everyone else has been posting stuff lately, so I thought I'd join in on the fun.

Re: OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread Graywolf
Having a CDL and a HazMat endorsement I can tell you that small quanities are not legally considered hazardous. However, if someone can make a buck off of our ignorance they will. FreeStyle Photo does not (at least did not) charge a HazMat fee, but does ship via ground only. Or use white

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Jim Hemenway
Hi John: The lakes are just a little less frozen here, than up in the Marlboro area. I don't think that there's any in Boston itself. A nice remembrance photo, thanks. No blossoms here but some of the weeping willows are beginning to bud. Jim John Francis wrote: That looks just like the

Re: One from my first roll in the MX

2005-03-21 Thread Scott Loveless
Very nice! I'm envious. I'm guessing you used the 50/1.7 that came with your camera. I really like the way you've captured the reflections on the edges of the metal. Wonderfully done. On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:47:34 -0500, Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Superb. graywolf

Re: Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem

2005-03-21 Thread Scott Loveless
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:44:13 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/03/21 Mon PM 03:39:13 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem Veitnam War: All of the blood, guts, mud, and misery; none of the

Re: PESO -- You are what you eat.

2005-03-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
It sounds good. I'm not sure how to phrase the theme. Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Peter this looks more like an example of the language barrier than an exapmle of strange sense of humor. BTW, this would be a nice PUG theme, what do you think? greetings Markus My strange sense of humor is all.

Re: My Cotty worked!

2005-03-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
To cotty doesn't exactly translate to build in my not so humble opinion... Cotty wrote: On 20/3/05, Don Sanderson, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/MyCotty.jpg It fits nicely on the ist-D too but I couldn't figure out how to take a shot of the D, with the D. ;-)

big slides with lightbox

2005-03-21 Thread David Zaninovic
Is there a solution for printing pictures to large 8x10+ slides and then mounting them on some kind of lightbox for display on the wall so it looks presentable, is somebody selling something like that ? I would also like the possibility of changing the slides every now and then. I would

Re: PESO: The splendour and the misery of Berlin - thanks to all

2005-03-21 Thread Peter Lacus
I would like to thank to all who commented on my photo. I found it fascinating to see different opinions for different reasons, but that's the way it should be, IMO. So once again thanks, folks. Bedo.

Re: Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Ronald Arvidsson
Hi Jim, Well that's exactly the weather we got where I am now, Uppsala , Sweden. Since I grew up in the far north, this time of the winter, we call it spring winter, its the best for going out on skis, picknick etc. And yes it has got quite a differerent meaning compared to California. I guess

Re: My Cotty worked!

2005-03-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/3/05, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: To cotty doesn't exactly translate to build in my not so humble opinion... I'll submit to that. Okay more of a buiddle - build and muddle :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/3/05, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: Anybody know anything about shipping stop bath. BH won't do it just now. Adorama doesn't seem to have a problem letting me add it to my cart. The Camera Store says it must be shipped as a hazardous material and will incur additional

Re: PESO -- You are what you eat.

2005-03-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Keith Whaley wrote: Graywolf wrote: The derogatorily term turkey is a corruption of turnkey and has to do with prison guards in merry old England and not birds. However your pun was understood. If I may, that assumption (a corruption of turnkey) turns out to not be true. Back in the Greek and

[New try] Early FS

2005-03-21 Thread Thibouille
* P30t: a little bit of brassing but overall very good state * Ricoh KR-10x (same as XR-10 I think) Very good state * Pentax-A 28-80mm 3.5-4.5 OK state (had to glue foccusing ring) * SMCP-M 50mm 1.4 very good state. Focussing ring a bit soft but very useable * Tamron Adaptall2 28mm 2.5 OK state.

Compare 18-55 vs 16-45?

2005-03-21 Thread Dave Kennedy
I've read alot of comments/recommendations to go to the 16-45 rather than the 18-55 over the past few months. Has anyone actually done a side-by-side comparison of the 2 lenses? I currently have the kit 18-55 lens with my DS, but I'm wondering what I'm missing (other than the obvious width), by

Re: PESO foggy harbour

2005-03-21 Thread Peter Lacus
Graywolf wrote: I am a sucker for boat photos, and this is a good one. I do not like how the gulls look like they are attached to the boat, but then I know how hard it is to get gulls to do exactly what you want. Francis, just like Graywolf I found the position of the gulls very unfortunate in

Re: big slides with lightbox

2005-03-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
Try http://www.photoglow.com/ Something I've been considering Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: David Zaninovic [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mar 21, 2005 12:02 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: big slides with lightbox Is there a solution for printing pictures to large 8x10+

Flickr vs pbase vs photo.net vs ??

2005-03-21 Thread Dave Kennedy
Anyone have any recommendations or comments/concerns regarding any of the gallery hosting services? I've briefly looked at Flickr, pbase and photo.net. Any comments or recommendations with performance? Photo.net seems to have the most other tools (tutorials, critique forums, etc), but flickr is

Re: PESO -- You are what you eat.

2005-03-21 Thread Keith Whaley
Peter J. Alling wrote: Keith Whaley wrote: [...] The Guinea fowl name came from the fact that this genus (Meleagris galloparo) was originally imported to Portugal from New Guinea, which was a Turkish territory back then. Over time, the bird's name became commonly known as a Turkey. How long

Re: My Cotty worked!

2005-03-21 Thread Christian
Cotty wrote on 3/21/2005, 12:06 PM: On 21/3/05, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: To cotty doesn't exactly translate to build in my not so humble opinion... I'll submit to that. Okay more of a buiddle - build and muddle :-) or in geek speak: hack or more appropriately,

Re: Flickr vs pbase vs photo.net vs ??

2005-03-21 Thread Scott Loveless
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:29:11 -0500, Dave Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone have any recommendations or comments/concerns regarding any of the gallery hosting services? I've briefly looked at Flickr, pbase and photo.net. Any comments or recommendations with performance? Photo.net seems

Re: My Cotty worked!

2005-03-21 Thread Scott Loveless
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 08:58:37 +, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So far I have become a noun and a verb. I aspire to be an adjective of course, but Rome wasn't built in a day. Sorry - Rome wasn't Cottied in a day That sure is a Cottied magnifier. There now, feel better? -- Scott

Re: OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread ernreed2
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I don't know what kind of shipping restrictions there might be on stop bath. I just buy it at my local camera store. It's not very expensive. However, if you're in a rural area, I suppose that could be a problem. If I run out of stop bath, I just shorten my

Re: Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem

2005-03-21 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:44:13 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/03/21 Mon PM 03:39:13 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Gotcha - Jerusalem Veitnam War:

Re: Union Pacific Big Boy on the Move

2005-03-21 Thread Pat White
Frank wrote: I remember now, you used to work for the railway, didn't you? I guess you'd know this stuff then... vbg That's right, I worked on CN and GO Transit locomotives for twelve years and a day (really), before I escaped to work at Ontario Hydro. Finally, day shift with weekends off! I

Re: OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread Scott Loveless
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 11:39:47 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not that I do bw developing at all these days, but I've been wondering since back when I *did* do it -- as a point of interest, is there any variety of vinegar pure enough to substitute or to prepare a substitute?

Re: OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread ernreed2
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I don't know what kind of shipping restrictions there might be on stop bath. I just buy it at my local camera store. It's not very expensive. However, if you're in a rural area, I suppose that could be a problem. If I run out of

Re: OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread Scott Loveless
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:07:48 +, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 21/3/05, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: Anybody know anything about shipping stop bath. BH won't do it just now. Adorama doesn't seem to have a problem letting me add it to my cart. The Camera Store says it

Re: OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Well it is an acid, which type are you getting. The most common is the same as acidic acid which is only concentrated vinegar, the other I know of is biodegradable citric acid based from Ilford. Maybe they'll ship the latter and not the former? Scott Loveless wrote: Anybody know anything

Re: OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 11:39:47 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not that I do bw developing at all these days, but I've been wondering since back when I *did* do it -- as a point of interest, is there any variety of vinegar

Re: OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Scott Loveless wrote: On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:41:37 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/03/21 Mon PM 02:44:04 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: OT Stop bath Anybody know anything about shipping stop bath. BH won't do it just

Re: PESO -- You are what you eat.

2005-03-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
The Domesticated turkey is in not related to the Guinea foul or imported from New Guinea, as you stated. it was: 1) Native to North and South America. 2.) Domesticated by the Aztecs. 3.) Brought to Iberia by the Conquistadors, 4.) Spread throughout Eurasia by trade and made it's way to

Re: OT Stop bath

2005-03-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The whole point of a stop bath is to neutralize the development process with an acidic environment in order to save the fixer. When I went to all one shot development chemistry for film 22 years ago (more consistency that way), I dispensed with it for film entirely. The spirit vinegar works

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