Re: D645 musings

2005-03-23 Thread DagT
På 24. mar. 2005 kl. 09.18 skrev Rob Studdert: On 24 Mar 2005 at 8:06, DagT wrote: Hey, they have just shown that they don´t even know how the camera will look. They can easily design a new wide angle before the camera gets to the market. Yep, all they need is time, cash and personnel. Let´s hope

Betr.: Re: Anybody needs an FA 50mm 1.7 ?

2005-03-23 Thread Bart Van Hoyweghen
I did get it: 95 €, with UV filter (as protection), 3 months guarantee. The only thing: the lens cap for the rear is a Tamron, not the original Pentax. I saw this only when I arrived at home. But this is not really important. it was in pretty good shape, did already do some test shots. Bart

Re: D645 musings

2005-03-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24 Mar 2005 at 8:06, DagT wrote: > Hey, they have just shown that they don´t even know how the camera will > look. They can easily design a new wide angle before the camera gets > to the market. Yep, all they need is time, cash and personnel. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-95

Re: D645 musings

2005-03-23 Thread DagT
Hey, they have just shown that they don´t even know how the camera will look. They can easily design a new wide angle before the camera gets to the market. DagT På 24. mar. 2005 kl. 03.12 skrev Herb Chong: there were 3rd party alternatives immediately, before the camera even shipped. if landsc

Re: PESO: New shops on the block

2005-03-23 Thread Peter Lacus
Frantisek wrote: http://www.frantisekvlcek.com/selected3 shooting ordinary things is among the toughest parts of the photography IMHO. You did very well. http://fotof.wz.cz/selected3/_dsc7694.html this one is probably my favourite one, but all of them are very good. Bedo.

RE: PAW PESO - Kids Along the J-Church Line

2005-03-23 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Shel what is that "infamous "Bow-Wow" Takumar" somebody (like me) has to ask ;-) what did you do with their legs? greetings Markus >>On Mar 23, 2005, at 8:17 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: >> >>> http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/bk09.html >>> >>> Taken on Church Street in San Francisco, not far

Re: Double enablement :D

2005-03-23 Thread Niko Koskela
Cotty, i´ll tell you all my secret if my condition still remains similar after a week or so! Henri, sorry, but i´m glad you didn´t have the money ;p It looked like the site had been updated 6 days before i visited it... Cheers, Niko Cotty Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:29:17 -0800 On 22/3/05, Niko Koskela,

Re: Anybody needs an FA 50mm 1.7 ?

2005-03-23 Thread Thibouille
Alright, it is gone now. Sorry. Maybe another time? Regards, On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:47:58 +0100, Johan Uiterwijk Winkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thibouille wrote: > > >Saw one at a very stupid price here in Brussels. > >Seems in a good state and is under 100 euros AFAIR. > > > >They also h

Re: PAW PESO - Kids Along the J-Church Line

2005-03-23 Thread Marco Alpert
Nice! And what were the broken rules? -Marco On Mar 23, 2005, at 8:17 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/bk09.html Taken on Church Street in San Francisco, not far from my old studio and darkroom. Broke a few rules with this one, and used the infamous "Bow-Wow" Takuma

Re: PESO - Deadmans part 2

2005-03-23 Thread Keith Whaley
Anthony Farr wrote: More big wave surfing in Sydney. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3221818 I learned this morning that Tommy Carrol and Barton Lynch were also surfing at Deadmans with Kelly Slater yesterday, so I was most fortunate to witness such a rare demonstration of big wave rid

Re: Re: OT: peace

2005-03-23 Thread John Francis
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. mused: > > ... Now to sit back and see whether there's a single TECO user on > the PDML to rise to the bait.) You rang? (DECSystem-10 & DECSystem-20 Algol 60 support & development, 75-78)

Re: PAW PESO - Kids Along the J-Church Line

2005-03-23 Thread Bruce Dayton
Very unusual angle on this one. Kind of grabs you because the perspective is so different. I like the tonality that you got. Yeah, I like this one. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 8:17:23 PM, you wrote: SB> http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/bk09.html SB> Taken on Church

PESO - Deadmans part 2

2005-03-23 Thread Anthony Farr
More big wave surfing in Sydney. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3221818 I learned this morning that Tommy Carrol and Barton Lynch were also surfing at Deadmans with Kelly Slater yesterday, so I was most fortunate to witness such a rare demonstration of big wave riding outside of Hawa

Re: PAW PESO - Kids Along the J-Church Line

2005-03-23 Thread williamsp
Quoting Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/bk09.html > It's a nice pic :-) This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au

RE: PESO - Deadmans Big Day

2005-03-23 Thread Anthony Farr
Thanks for the kind comment, Frank. Yes indeed, it's not the sharpest, the lens on that camera can do better, but there was rain in the air that knocked the edge off things. The dumb old digicam also has no optional exposure modes, so even with about 1.5 stops to spare, it gave me 1/362 sec at F4

RE: PESO - Deadmans Big Day

2005-03-23 Thread Anthony Farr
Well, it was shot on Wednesday, but that may be the wrong surf film reference. Was Swayze in "Big Wednesday" or was it "Point Break"? Thanks for the kind comment. BTW, an S5000 is practically pro-gear next to my 2800Z. Same lens though :-) regards, Anthony Farr > -Original Message- >

Re: D645 musings

2005-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Herb Chong" Subject: Re: D645 musings and if it was $6K instead? Then I would have waited until the price dropped. With the 645 digital, I think waiting to see what they make, and at what price they put on it is saner than getting all piss faced that the thin

Re: D645 musings

2005-03-23 Thread Herb Chong
and if it was $6K instead? Herb... - Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 10:33 PM Subject: Re: D645 musings I found it pretty easy to justify almost 3 grand for an istD when it hit the Canadian market, as I had a bunch of K mo

RE: PESO - Deadmans Big Day

2005-03-23 Thread Anthony Farr
Thanks, Christian. IIRC, the Australian leg of the surf odyssey "Endless Summer" featured local boys saying "you should have been here yesterday" to excuse the poor surf on the day. Well, yesterday WAS that "yesterday" ;-) I have a better surf moment that I may put up later, but that shot was th

Re: OT: BBC WIldlife Photographer competition

2005-03-23 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Wish me luck. I've entered 7 images in the BBC competition. You can check them out @ http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/entries2005bbcwildlifephotographercomp etition/ I've been following the BBC competition off the last several years & thanks to several phenomenal photo opportunities last y

Re: FA 35/2 available

2005-03-23 Thread Joseph Tainter
"HI Joe, "Have you tested the 35/2 and the 31 Limited?" Hi, Paul. I own the 31, and my lab owns the 35. I have use of it any time. I have used them side-by-side, but have not done as systematic a test as I have taken to doing lately. My comments are based on both my experience and the quantitati

PAW PESO - Kids Along the J-Church Line

2005-03-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/bk09.html Taken on Church Street in San Francisco, not far from my old studio and darkroom. Broke a few rules with this one, and used the infamous "Bow-Wow" Takumar. Feels good to be playing around in B&W again ;-)) Shel

Re: D645 musings

2005-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Herb Chong" Subject: Re: D645 musings at what price? Rob asked and you weren't one of the ones that answered. if it streets for $6K as Paal hopes, there could be lots. at $12K, there's going to be a lot fewer. if those 645 lenses are just sitting around righ

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Re: PESO: The splendour and the misery of Berlin

2005-03-23 Thread mike wilson
Cotty wrote: On 22/3/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Absolutely. I just wonder how one arrives at an answer. I've never, for example, taken photographs at an "active" car wreck as my first instinct is to help the people involved. But I know a person who has and who has been assa

Re: OT: peace

2005-03-23 Thread mike wilson
Jostein wrote: - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Don't know about you but I've been hibernating. Yogi You mean, you come out of a den 40 pounds lighter, terribly hungry and in a fierce mood? :-) Jostein (just back from a semi-hike in the mountains) 8-) This is a new meaning

RE: FA 35/2 available

2005-03-23 Thread william sawyer
This and the 300 f4.5 are my two favorite, and most used, lenses. I guarantee that you won't regret this purchase. Bill Sawyer Livonia, MI -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:58 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: F

RE: OT - Ducks, Wisconsin Dells and Photography - WAS - MAY PDML LONDON - quack

2005-03-23 Thread william sawyer
I was there for the first time last summer, Paul, and took a "Duck" ride. Very pretty area, overblown with tourist traps as you say, but it's also just up the road from the International Crane Foundation and the Aldo Leopold Foundation. Bill Sawyer Livonia, MI -Original Message- From: [EM

Re: P67 fisheye specs

2005-03-23 Thread Scott Loveless
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:15:17 -0500, Mishka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > tonight i've been playing with a speed graphic and an arsat fisheye. > it seems it would make a nice full frame 4x5 fisheye, except > (1) the lenshade has to be filed off and > (2) the bed shows in the picture. > P67 seems more

Re: D645 musings

2005-03-23 Thread Herb Chong
at what price? Rob asked and you weren't one of the ones that answered. if it streets for $6K as Paal hopes, there could be lots. at $12K, there's going to be a lot fewer. if those 645 lenses are just sitting around right now not being used, that's not a great justification for spending $10K to

Re: D645 musings

2005-03-23 Thread Herb Chong
there were 3rd party alternatives immediately, before the camera even shipped. if landscape photographers are the primary market, then wide is very important. i shoot landscapes sometimes on my *istD with my 80-200 and my 400, but that's not more than 10% of the time. Herb... - Original Mes

RE: MAY PDML LONDON - quack

2005-03-23 Thread Kenneth Waller
There was aleast one that I recall - the Amphicar, made mid sixties IIRC. -Original Message- From: Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mar 23, 2005 7:52 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: MAY PDML LONDON - quack Would that be a DAFfy Duck? Bugs > -Original Message-

Re: OT: peace

2005-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Collin R Brendemuehl" Subject: Re: OT: peace Bagpipes are, as I understand, actually of French origin. Ah. Freedom Pipes. They sound better already. William Robb

Re: OT: peace

2005-03-23 Thread Bob W
Hi, > Bagpipes are, as I understand, actually of French origin. Nah. They probably go right back to the first man who ever skinned a sheep. "Can't f*ck it. Can't suck it. Let's see what happens if you blow it". -- Cheers, Bob

Re: One for the Gipper

2005-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Juan Buhler" Subject: Re: One for the Gipper Yes, thanks, THANKS Bruce for helping make used SMC lenses so much more expensive for the rest of us. :-) No really, that's cool. I converted one or two to Pentax myself... I sent Bruce's email off to my studio budd

Re: PESO: "Gotcha" - Jerusalem

2005-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "frank theriault" Subject: Re: PESO: "Gotcha" - Jerusalem On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 18:14:55 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Words of wisdom, considering who is controlling the media these days. Problem with a statement like that, is that every speci

OT: pipe music (was OT: peace)

2005-03-23 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:38:06 -0500 (EST), D. Glenn Arthur Jr. > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The irony there is that although bagpipes are today associated > > primarily with the Scots in most people's minds, darn near every > > culture seems to have com

Re: OT: peace

2005-03-23 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
At 19:53 2005.03.23 -0500, you wrote: From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Subject: Re: Re: OT: peace Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Copper wire: An a

Re: MAY PDML LONDON - quack

2005-03-23 Thread Graywolf
He was probably thinking of a DUK which was produced on a 3/4 ton truck chassis. The DUKW is on a 2-1/2 ton chassis. There also was one based on a Jeep chassis, but I understand that it was not very seaworthy. Then there are those big Russian ones like in the movie Tomb Raider. The Amphibicar yo

Re: One for the Gipper

2005-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:59:45 -0800, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello frank, > > One thing you have to be aware of...If they just look through the > viewfinders, the Nikon will look pretty good. > > Basically, the viewfinder on the D70 is too fine so that you can't > really see the

Re: PESO - seen outside the flat one morning

2005-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 23:22:38 +, Eric Featherstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have finally got a couple of films finished, and back from developing. So > here's one photo... > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3218668 > Any comments welcome. > > Eric. > Nice DOF. Well composed.

Re: PESO: Pablo Dacal y su Orquesta de Sal=F3n=2E

2005-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:55:10 -0500, Butch Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cotty wrote: > > Number 31 :-) > > Seconded No, you're both wrong, 33 is the winner. > For anyone interested here is a band shot I did 20 years ago. Spotmatic, ST > 35/3.5, tripod. That's me on the far left. > > htt

Re: One for the Gipper

2005-03-23 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello frank, One thing you have to be aware of...If they just look through the viewfinders, the Nikon will look pretty good. Basically, the viewfinder on the D70 is too fine so that you can't really see the out of focus areas very well. Sort of like there is no matte. So if they use AF instead o

Re: PESO: Pablo Dacal y su Orquesta de Salón.

2005-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:25:04 -0800 (PST), Albano Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi gang, > A local rock-pop-whatever band asked me to take them > some band portraits to use in press stuff and a future > CD. I'm friend of one of the guitarist. They make a > vintage music, mixing pop with fox

Re: Re: OT: peace

2005-03-23 Thread John Forbes
Do I take it you're a Pibroch lover? Or not? John On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:38:06 -0500 (EST), D. Glenn Arthur Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Bagpipes: An Irish invention, given to the Scots as a joke. They never did catch on. Or: An Indian invention that got tossed on the dungheap, found by the

Re: PESO - Deadmans Big Day

2005-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 01:16:15 +1100, Anthony Farr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When the storm swells make most of Sydney's beaches too rough to surf, the > brave boys go to Deadmans, around the corner from Fairy Bower at Manly. I > think this is Kelly Slater launching down the face after towing-in

RE: MAY PDML LONDON - quack

2005-03-23 Thread Don Sanderson
Would that be a DAFfy Duck? Bugs > -Original Message- > From: John Forbes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:36 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: MAY PDML LONDON - quack > > > Are you thinking of the little amphibian produced, I think, by DAF? >

Re: One for the Gipper

2005-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 14:26:03 -0800, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A friend of mine asked for help in picking a DSLR. She has been using > a Nikon N75 with 28-80 zoom to date. Prior to that she was using an > old Canon FD mount body. > > When she talked to me, she was just about ready

Re: MAY PDML LONDON - quack

2005-03-23 Thread Doug Franklin
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:35:44 -, John Forbes wrote: > Are you thinking of the little amphibian produced, I think, by DAF? > > John > > On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:39:37 -0500, Doug Franklin > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:55:06 -, John Forbes wrote: > > > > > >> I

Re: Re: OT: peace

2005-03-23 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
> Bagpipes: > An Irish invention, given to the Scots as a joke. > They never did catch on. > Or: > An Indian invention that got tossed on the dungheap, found by the Scots, who > have been blowing the crap out of them ever since. The irony there is that although bagpipes are today associated prima

Re: One for the Gipper

2005-03-23 Thread Juan Buhler
Yes, thanks, THANKS Bruce for helping make used SMC lenses so much more expensive for the rest of us. :-) No really, that's cool. I converted one or two to Pentax myself... j On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:56:57 +, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bruce Dayton wrote: > > > A friend of mi

Re: OT: BBC WIldlife Photographer competition

2005-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:23:10 -0500, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wish me luck. I've entered 7 images in the BBC competition. > You can check them out @ > http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/entries2005bbcwildlifephotographercomp > etition/ > > I've been following the BBC competiti

Re: MAY PDML LONDON - quack

2005-03-23 Thread John Forbes
Are you thinking of the little amphibian produced, I think, by DAF? John On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:39:37 -0500, Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:55:06 -, John Forbes wrote: I can see where DUKWs could be a nuisance in a quiet spot in Hawaii, however. Ahh. Differe

Re: Potential buyrs of a D645?

2005-03-23 Thread Mishka
nah, that's beauty. ugly is universal. mishka On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:34:26 -0800, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ugly is in they eyes of the beholder > > Shel

Re: OT: peace

2005-03-23 Thread Mishka
and even that dodn't work... this sucks. best, mishka On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:33:58 +, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > it's because everybody now agrees with George Bush. It's dangerous not > to. > > -- > Cheers, > Bob

Re: PESO: "Gotcha" - Jerusalem

2005-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 18:14:55 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Words of wisdom, considering who is controlling the media these days. > Problem with a statement like that, is that every special interest group or faction thinks that the media is being controlled by "the enemy".

Re: P67 fisheye specs

2005-03-23 Thread Mishka
i am a wimp. i know. best, mishka On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:36:18 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Mat Maessen" > Subject: Re: P67 fisheye specs > > > You'd have to find something with very thin standards. My B&J Orbit > > might _just_ be a

Re: Re: OT: peace

2005-03-23 Thread William Robb
Copper wire: An accidental invention when two Scotsmen found a penny lying on the street. Bagpipes: An Irish invention, given to the Scots as a joke. They never did catch on. Or: An Indian invention that got tossed on the dungheap, found by the Scots, who have been blowing the crap out of them eve

Re: storing photos in the field: OTG device

2005-03-23 Thread Frantisek
>> I just need some good storage now, and then shell out the bucks for a >> full featured device much later... RS> I'd recommend the PDX7 then, it's cheap, small, fast, has good battery life, RS> doubles as a AA charger, can handle a 100GB drive and verifies transfers. Hi Rob, thanks for the com

Re: PESO: New shops on the block

2005-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:06:05 +0100, Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, >this is actually a feature (several photographs telling a story), >but I thought FESO wouldn't be nice abbrev. ... > >NEW SHOPS ON THE BLOCK > >http://www.frantisekvlcek.com/selected3 > >I photogr

Re: Car Glove Box [Was Re: Pentax MV - Good or bad?]

2005-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Christian" Subject: Re: Car Glove Box [Was Re: Pentax MV - Good or bad?] Rob Studdert wrote on 3/23/2005, 6:29 PM: > My vehicle also has cooling in the glove box (designed to cool a > bottle of > wine) What car do you have? :-) One of the new Nissans (X-Trail

Re: PESO: "Gotcha" - Jerusalem

2005-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Graywolf" Subject: Re: PESO: "Gotcha" - Jerusalem And, my personal advice is quit letting the media tell you how to run your lives. Words of wisdom, considering who is controlling the media these days. William Robb

Re: OT: peace

2005-03-23 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
Why were wheelbarrows invented? So Irishmen could walk upright. Collin (Cowan & Devlin) Brendemuehl

Re: storing photos in the field: OTG device

2005-03-23 Thread Frantisek
Ahoj Peter, thanks for the comments - good luck in Egypt, and please keep us posted with photos from the trip and also field notes with the Steno - that should be a good test of how it performs, your Egypt trip ;-) Good light! fra

Re: DianeArbus on The Connection

2005-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 15:31:50 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BTW, that remark didn't originate with me. Although I would agree that Frank > leans a bit in that direction. But I think his worldview is much more > positive than that of Arbus. Actually, I think it was me, post

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Re: PESO: "Gotcha" - Jerusalem

2005-03-23 Thread mike wilson
Graywolf wrote: I did, however, consensus is just general agreement, not absolute rule. My comment was both humorous and gentle, and I apologised right there. It also mentions in the FAQ that it was often violated, but that most of us have the sense to shut up when someone goes off the deep end.

Re: "On order" (Pentax SMC FA 35mm f/2)

2005-03-23 Thread John Whittingham
Hi David , sorry to here it, makes you wonder how many they had "in stock" John -- Original Message --- From: David Oswald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax-discuss@pdml.net" Sent: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 15:20:58 -0800 Subject: "On order" (Pentax SMC FA 35mm f/2) > Yesterday I placed my

Re: PESO: "Gotcha" - Jerusalem

2005-03-23 Thread Marco Alpert
On Mar 23, 2005, at 3:39 PM, Graywolf wrote: It seems that many of us are so sensitive to perceived insults, and weaknesses these days. Let's relax, no one says you have to read a thread you object to. Skip it and go to the next. And, my personal advice is quit letting the media tell you how to

Re: PESO: "Gotcha" - Jerusalem

2005-03-23 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 18:39:20 -0500, Graywolf wrote: > It seems that many of us are so sensitive to perceived insults, and > weaknesses these days. Let's relax, no one says you have to read a > thread you object to. Skip it and go to the next. And, my personal > advice is quit letting the media tel

Re: PESO: New shops on the block

2005-03-23 Thread Marco Alpert
Not only great shots, but a great feature taken as a whole. I particularly love http://fotof.wz.cz/selected3/_dsc7721.html (it appears that the last mannequin on the right has turned to look at the person in the foreground). Great stuff! -Marco On Mar 23, 2005, at 7:06 AM, Frantisek wrote: H

Re: PESO: "Gotcha" - Jerusalem

2005-03-23 Thread Graywolf
I did, however, consensus is just general agreement, not absolute rule. My comment was both humorous and gentle, and I apologised right there. It also mentions in the FAQ that it was often violated, but that most of us have the sense to shut up when someone goes off the deep end. My personal op

"On order" (Pentax SMC FA 35mm f/2)

2005-03-23 Thread David Oswald
Yesterday I placed my order for the SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 AL within minutes of seeing mention on here that it was avalaible at B&H. The B&H website, at the time, and for the first time in weeks, said "In stock" for this item. Today, 24 hours later, it still hasn't shipped, and the status as o

Re: MAY PDML LONDON - quack

2005-03-23 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 23:13:37 +, Bob W wrote: > Here's a photo of one: > http://www.intotheblue.co.uk/dukws-tour.shtml > > It's the size of a large coach. Wow. It's much larger than I remembered. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: MAY PDML LONDON - quack

2005-03-23 Thread Bob W
Hi, >> I can see where DUKWs could be a nuisance in a quiet spot in Hawaii, >> however. > Ahh. Different kind of "Ducks". I was thinking about the little car > with the canvas moon roof. Doesn't an amphibious DUKW only hold about > six people including the helmsman? Here's a photo of one: http

Re: One for the Gipper

2005-03-23 Thread mike wilson
Bruce Dayton wrote: A friend of mine asked for help in picking a DSLR. She has been using a Nikon N75 with 28-80 zoom to date. Prior to that she was using an old Canon FD mount body. When she talked to me, she was just about ready to buy the D70 based on internet hype and the local store being a

Re: D645 musings

2005-03-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Mar 2005 at 22:42, Jostein wrote: > If they use logic from the *istD/*istDs cameras, the 67 lenses will > have the same compatibility level to 645 as the M an K lenses in the > 35mm realm. Which means a semi-automatic stop-down metering by the > press of a button. Then they'd also have t

Re: PESO: Pablo Dacal y su Orquesta de Sal=F3n=2E

2005-03-23 Thread Butch Black
Cotty wrote: Number 31 :-) Seconded For anyone interested here is a band shot I did 20 years ago. Spotmatic, ST 35/3.5, tripod. That's me on the far left. http://www.dirtywater.com/a2z/b/bostonbakedblues/ Butch

Re: Car Glove Box [Was Re: Pentax MV - Good or bad?]

2005-03-23 Thread Christian
Rob Studdert wrote on 3/23/2005, 6:29 PM: > My vehicle also has cooling in the glove box (designed to cool a > bottle of > wine) What car do you have? :-) -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: storing photos in the field: OTG device

2005-03-23 Thread Quasi Modo
Ouch. That is a very bizarre little episode in distribution politics or are taking route 1 to get customers interested in a new product. On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 09:45:10 +1000, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 23 Mar 2005 at 16:32, Village Idiot wrote: > > > Speaking of CompactDrive PD

Re: storing photos in the field: OTG device

2005-03-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Mar 2005 at 16:32, Village Idiot wrote: > Speaking of CompactDrive PD7X, I thought this was interesting: > > http://www.compactdrive.us/ This is also worth a read: http://www.3hdigital.com/ Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:

Re: storing photos in the field: OTG device

2005-03-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Mar 2005 at 14:52, Frantisek wrote: > I am not that sure how OTG works with ordinary mass storage devices, > but apparently ( http://www.printerboyweb.net/pro_stuff/LOOK/index.php > - review of one such device) you can attach an USB card reader to it > and it will work. It is also supposed t

Re: PESO: "Gotcha" - Jerusalem

2005-03-23 Thread mike wilson
Doug Franklin wrote: On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:15:55 +, mike wilson wrote: This is *not* the place for political discussion. Not guilty. I'm happy to discuss anything, anywhere, until consensus is to stop. The consensus around here for several years has been keep religion and politics off the

Re: MAY PDML LONDON - quack

2005-03-23 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:55:06 -, John Forbes wrote: > I can see where DUKWs could be a nuisance in a quiet spot in Hawaii, > however. Ahh. Different kind of "Ducks". I was thinking about the little car with the canvas moon roof. Doesn't an amphibious DUKW only hold about six people includ

Re: D645 musings

2005-03-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Mar 2005 at 14:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I was ready to sell my 67 lenses. I'm keeping them at least until I hear a > price > for the D645. Probably a good idea, it might cost you money selling them at the moment, you could have to pay people to take them :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILL

Re: MAY PDML LONDON - quack

2005-03-23 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 18:56:59 +, Bob W wrote: > They don't seem any more or less desirable than any of the other > traffic in London. If anything, they lighten things up a bit. They're certainly no uglier than DUKW's. :-) TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: MAY PDML LONDON - quack

2005-03-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >As of a month ago similar vehicles were in operation in San Diego, Ca. and as >of a few years ago Pittsburgh, Pa. had them too. Yep. Still going in Pittsburgh. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Car Glove Box [Was Re: Pentax MV - Good or bad?]

2005-03-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Mar 2005 at 0:00, Kenneth Waller wrote: > "get a MINI; the glovebox has A/C." > > Yeah, so what do you do when the engine isn't running? ie - no A/C My vehicle also has cooling in the glove box (designed to cool a bottle of wine) whether heating or A/C is on or not. I assume is is fairly

One for the Gipper

2005-03-23 Thread Bruce Dayton
A friend of mine asked for help in picking a DSLR. She has been using a Nikon N75 with 28-80 zoom to date. Prior to that she was using an old Canon FD mount body. When she talked to me, she was just about ready to buy the D70 based on internet hype and the local store being a strong Nikon seller

Re: MAY PDML LONDON - quack

2005-03-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 22 Mar 2005 at 20:31, mike wilson wrote: > Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > > Those amphibious tour vehicles have been greeted with harsh public > > opposition in a lot of places where they have been tried, such as in > > Hawaii. How are they doing in London? Have there been outcries from > >

Re: April 2005 Pop Photo Mag - DSLR Shoot-Out

2005-03-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Mar 2005 at 13:21, Rowe, Frank (STP) wrote: > I've got a Super Program and a ZX-L, and I'm on the verge of going digital. > So I > was interested in this month's issue of PopPhoto. They say very nice things > about the *ist-DS's resolution, color accuracy, and noise, yet the sample > phot

Re: MAY PDML LONDON - quack

2005-03-23 Thread mike wilson
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: In Hawaii, particularly in Maui, they have been widely criticized by full-time residents and regular visitors as ugly, noisy, disruptive and not in harmony with the rest of the community and the resorts. I would imagine that some would find there presence in a historic

RE: Car Glove Box [Was Re: Pentax MV - Good or bad?]

2005-03-23 Thread Malcolm Smith
Cotty wrote: > Sure, except I'd need about a dozen little fridges ;-) I > keep three dozen spare tapes and several cases of equipment, > 10 inch monitor, etc etc. One of the rear seats had to go to > make room - still not enough in the back. The heat does weird > things to the tapes... Right

Re: April 2005 Pop Photo Mag - DSLR Shoot-Out

2005-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Rowe, Frank (STP)" Subject: April 2005 Pop Photo Mag - DSLR Shoot-Out I've got a Super Program and a ZX-L, and I'm on the verge of going digital. So I was interested in this month's issue of PopPhoto. They say very nice things about the *ist-DS's resolution,

Re: Car Glove Box [Was Re: Pentax MV - Good or bad?]

2005-03-23 Thread John Francis
Cotty mused: > > On 23/3/05, Kenneth Waller, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Yeah, so what do you do when the engine isn't running? ie - no A/C > > Park in the shade. Always. Plus, as I mentioned originally, the glovebox is reasonably well insulated - it will take a while for heat to spread in

Re: PESO: Pablo Dacal y su Orquesta de Sal=F3n=2E

2005-03-23 Thread pancho hasselbach
Certainly, it seems to be the only one where none of the guys is looking around anywhere else. Hasta luego, Pancho Cotty wrote: On 23/3/05, Albano Garcia, discombobulated, unleashed: Hi gang, A local rock-pop-whatever band asked me to take them some band portraits to use in press stuff and a fut

Re: Car Glove Box [Was Re: Pentax MV - Good or bad?]

2005-03-23 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Kenneth Waller wrote: > Yeah, so what do you do when the engine isn't running? ie - no A/C You are stuck with the Mini :-o Kostas

Re: OT: peace

2005-03-23 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Don't know about you but I've been hibernating. Yogi You mean, you come out of a den 40 pounds lighter, terribly hungry and in a fierce mood? :-) Jostein (just back from a semi-hike in the mountains)

Re: D645 musings

2005-03-23 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> And lets not forget the 67 lenses too. They fit a 645 body with full functionality. The 645D will work as a digital solution for 67 system owners as well. And then there are those who think 35mm is whimpy even for digital... I

Re: storing photos in the field: OTG device

2005-03-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I really enjoy The Red Green Show ;-)) Shel > [Original Message] > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Date: 3/23/2005 10:17:13 AM > Subject: Re: storing photos in the field: OTG device > > For the time being, yes. > > However to quote the good folks at Possum Lake Lodge: "I'm a man,I can change

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