Re: A funny thing happened....

2005-03-28 Thread John Whittingham
Hi Cotty Great story! My family originated from Shap, near Penrith in Cumbria and as such I know a thing or two about sheep, They're quite intelligent even from very early days and will respond to human commands. The best way to dissuade them from following is to utter the words "mint sauce"

Re: IPhoto. Does anyone use it?

2005-03-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/3/05, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed: >I inserted an SD card (as used by my Optio S4) into my Lexar Media card >reader, and a drive icon appeared on my desktop. Correct. >I clicked that, and iPhoto opened, Hmm, the icon of your SD card is a mounted disk, and when double-clicked

Re: PESO -- You are what you eat.

2005-03-28 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Mar 28, 2005 at 11:49:33PM -0500, Doug Franklin wrote: > On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 22:51:33 -0500, frank theriault wrote: > > > It's not as if herbivore cattle suddenly turned into carnivores or > > omnivores. We tricked 'em into it. And, we all know what happens > > when we try to fool Mother

Re: A funny thing happened....

2005-03-28 Thread John Francis
Amita Guha mused: > > Sheep can be pretty affectionate creatures, in my experience. I was > wandering around John O'Groats once when I came upon these guys (the story > is in the caption). > http://sunny16.smugmug.com/gallery/193445/2/7364256/Large Not really attention-starved; more likely just l

Re: PESO - Snow Flea

2005-03-28 Thread Frantisek
Good catch of these elusive critters! I haven't seen them in person for a few years. They were wery interesting, hopping around in the snow. Good light! fra

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!! With actual Pentax content now included!!!

2005-03-28 Thread John Francis
The one drawback is that it's got a fairly primitive auto-focus system when compared to the *ist-D; it has auto-focus, but only one sensor. But it's still the camera I'd recommend as being close to the *ist-D. Bruce Dayton mused: > > No, the film *ist is not the camera you are looking for. Mos

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005, William Robb wrote: > Damned thing has only devalued by the price of a used 35mm lens, over the > last 30 years, too. With or without inflation? Kostas

RE: Quietest Pentax

2005-03-28 Thread Alan Chan
--- Andre Langevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >The ME Super actually has a pneumatic cylinder and piston > >to return the mirror gently. It also has a spring loaded > >stop to catch the mirror on it's return. > >VERY advanced features for a camera in its price class. > >These two things are the r

The more things change, the more they stay the same....

2005-03-28 Thread Mark Erickson
Just a few short years ago we were worried that Pentax wouldn't continue to be a viable camera company. Today, we're still worried. This time, however it's because the *ist-Ds appears to be so successful that used lens prices are being pushed to the moon. Ironic, isn't it? Maybe I'll start buyi

Wanted to Buy

2005-03-28 Thread Kevin Waterson
I am still looking for a good second hand or well priced new *istD. Wendy's were good but after tax was a bit heavy. Kind regards Kevin -- "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!! With actual Pentax content now included!!!

2005-03-28 Thread Bruce Dayton
No, the film *ist is not the camera you are looking for. Most likely, it is the PZ-1p. It has the hyper modes, two dials and functions in quite a similar manner. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, March 28, 2005, 5:36:46 PM, you wrote: QM> As someone who went straight from the MZ-60 to D, and am

Re: PESO - Wriggly

2005-03-28 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thanks Frank. I can say that my wife thought we were in a snake pit. She didn't want the kids coming too close . -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, March 28, 2005, 8:01:34 PM, you wrote: ft> On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:24:18 -0800, Bruce Dayton ft> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I took the family up in

Re: PESO: Mountain moonrise

2005-03-28 Thread Bruce Dayton
A beautiful shot, as usual for you. I really like the idea of in camera multi-exposure - maybe it is just me, but it seems like it takes just a bit more planning and execution - more satisfaction in a job well done. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful image! -- Bruce Monday, March 28, 2005, 1

Re: PESO -- You are what you eat.

2005-03-28 Thread Doug Franklin
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 22:51:33 -0500, frank theriault wrote: > It's not as if herbivore cattle suddenly turned into carnivores or > omnivores. We tricked 'em into it. And, we all know what happens > when we try to fool Mother Nature... Soylent Green is PEOPLE! TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

RE: A funny thing happened....

2005-03-28 Thread Doug Franklin
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:11:33 -0500, Butch Black wrote: > Cotty had a little lamb > like most, the thing did stink I spent three weeks around Glasgow and Sterling a few years ago, just before shearing time. I now understand why the other farmers hate the shepherds. It was like you could sm

Re: A funny thing happened....

2005-03-28 Thread Doug Franklin
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 19:50:43 -0500, frank theriault wrote: > Woe to the lamb that tries to suckle a ram. Is Cotty Scottish? ;-> TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

RE: 90mm Macro enabled!

2005-03-28 Thread Amita Guha
Congrats, Don. You're really going to enjoy this lens! Amita

RE: A funny thing happened....

2005-03-28 Thread Amita Guha
> Aw, what a cute story! So do you think the little guy was abandoned by his mom? What exactly do you have laws against in England? Letting livestock out of their pastures? I'd heard that there were restrictions on where you could walk because of

Re: PESO: Mountain moonrise

2005-03-28 Thread Jim Hemenway
I like it. Fake? It's not photojournalism, it's art! :-) Christian wrote: Jostein wrote on 3/28/2005, 4:17 PM: > http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3469/display/2838096 > > Any and all comments most welcome. Not bad... for a fake! :-) seriously, the mountain looks great and the moon add

Re: A funny thing happened....

2005-03-28 Thread John Celio
I didn't take any shots because I was all tooled up for macro, including flash. Alma managed to get a shot on her 4 MP point and shoot - here's a severe crop of part of the action That is, quite possibly, the cutest photo I've seen on this list so f

Re: PESO: Concentrate

2005-03-28 Thread Francis Alviar
Thanks Frank. Kids are really fun to shoot. And sometimes difficult because they do random things. I have to be always ready with the camera. It seems like only yesterday she could barely walk and now she's climbing all over the place. http://pug.komkon.org/02sep/gelli.html http://pug.komkon.o

Re: PESO - Wriggly

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:24:18 -0800, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I took the family up into the mountains today. We took the cameras > and went for a hike. We were looking for a specific geocache (for > those GPS'ers) in an area with lots of gold mining tailings. So lots > of broken

Re: PESO - Wriggly 2

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 08:44:00 -0800, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, here is version 2. Not sure if I like it better or not. The > fewer bright spots seems better and seeing mom in the corner is nice - > but the tighter look of the first sort of jumps at you. > > http://www.daytonph

Re: PESO -- You are what you eat.

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 21:52:13 -, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All animals will eat anything if they are sufficiently hungry, even their > own young, sometimes. It was the the practice of feeding sheep to cattle > that caused BSE. Yes, but IIRC, they didn't just feed mutton to cattl

Re: PESO PAW - Here's Lookin' At You, Kitty

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:32:45 -0800, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The light seemed interesting ... > > http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/kitty.html > Well seen, well executed, a most interesting photo, Shel. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-

Re: PESO Boat race tomorrow

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:19:52 -, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tomorrow is the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge > universities. I went down to the river to cast an eye over the course, > and took this shot of a coxless four passing under Chiswick Bridge: > > http://www.

Re: PESO+ Soggy Daffodils

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 13:35:45 -0800, Powell Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well it may not be a great picture but it sure felt great to be taking it! > > Some may remember I was attempting to return a broken F70-210 to operation. > Last night I had another go at getting the lens to work. > T

Re: PESO - Bootlace

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 08:44:38 +1000, David Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Posting for the sake of it more than for my happiness with the pic, but > eager to hear what other people think of it. > > http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/bootlace.jpg > > Another BW conversion using channels, trying to

Re: And sometimes, your ship sinks in the harbour....

2005-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Keith Whaley" Subject: Re: And sometimes, your ship sinks in the harbour Hah! That's cute! That Mom behind her? Yup. William Robb

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Keith Whaley" Subject: Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever Since you seem to have some sort of interest in Nikons, I thought I'd ask. My camera repairman has some sort of a Nikkormat in his case, for sale. No idea what actual model number, what lens

Re: PESO: Bzzzzz

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 11:31:15 +0800, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Happy Easter Guys & Gals, > > It's been awhile since my last PESO, so : > > http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/PESO/peso_004.htm > > These guys are such a PITA to shoot, they don't sit still very long. > > Comments & cri

Re: PESO - Snow Flea

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:19:33 -0500, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I went out Friday and visited a place where like to take landscape shots. > My main goal was to test stuff out - the 67 55mm f4, Classic Pan 200 (the > 120 film back after a production hiatus), and the Ricoh TLR I recen

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:57:05 -0500, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ah yes, but have you ever had to defend yourself from a vicious attacker > armed with a banana? What if 'e 'as a point-ed stick? always curious, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: And sometimes, your ship sinks in the harbour....

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 19:03:47 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Don't you owe me a beer? > > > > Or, do I owe you one? > > > > You owe me one. Okay. Do you like Cherry Ale? http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3175882&size=lg I'll have one of these waiting for ya @ GFM.

Re: This might bring a tear to your eye.

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:30:03 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This camera needed a bit more work than we could provide for it. > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/Oops1.html > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/Oops2.html > > Sorry for the poor quality, these were some of the first pi

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 09:18:32 +0100, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Monday, March 28, 2005, 6:08:41 AM, Mat wrote: >> >> > You can use the camera to beat off muggers in dark alleys... >> >> I've used MXs and LXs for that. > >Well, it's a

Re: PESO: White-breasted Nuthatch (was Woodpecker? )

2005-03-28 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Frank. > On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 00:38:42 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Paul Stenquist wrote on 3/27/2005, 6:59 PM: > > > > > > > I'm no bird expert, but this guy eats something he finds on tree > > > > branches. Is he some kind of woodpecker? He's not like most of the > > > > othe

Re: PESO: Spring has Sprung

2005-03-28 Thread pnstenquist
By the way, thanks for the suggestion in regard to the twigs. I'm going to lose them before ending it out for stock. Paul > Nice capture Paul. Two small nits - the twigs in the ULH & LRH. > Was there any detail in the white petals? > > Kenneth Waller > > -Original Message- > From: Pau

Re: PESO: Spring has Sprung

2005-03-28 Thread pnstenquist
Hi Ken, There is some detail in the petals. It shows on my monitor. It's always a compromise between making it pop and making sure everyone's monitor will show detail. I had a less contrasty version up at first but swapped it out after looking at it on the web. Perhaps I should split the differe

RE: A funny thing happened....

2005-03-28 Thread Butch Black
Cotty had a little lamb like most, the thing did stink and if it truly is Cotty's lamb it sure ain't milk it drinks Butch

Re: ^&*&% Pentax

2005-03-28 Thread Bob Blakely
Still listed on Pentax USA'a site too. Regards, Bob... "A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand times the memory." From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Margus Männik" Just have to vent some steam... Decided to

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread Quasi Modo
Aah stories about the Nikon F's life-saving moments brings me back to an uncle accused of being CIA in the Congo and actually having to bludgeon his way out of a jail with the original Nikon F in one hand and a decent length telephoto (I think it had a tripod mount to improve technique) in the othe

Re: PESO: Mountain moonrise

2005-03-28 Thread Rick Womer
Jostein, It's very nice. I love mountains. >From the angle of the light and the title, it looks like a late afternoon/evening shot; but the white balance says "mid-day." Have you considered warming it up a bit? Rick --- Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/c

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread Keith Whaley
Since you seem to have some sort of interest in Nikons, I thought I'd ask. My camera repairman has some sort of a Nikkormat in his case, for sale. No idea what actual model number, what lens is mounted, or anything else, but was wondering how they are regarded. keith frank theriault wrote: On Su

Re: And sometimes, your ship sinks in the harbour....

2005-03-28 Thread Keith Whaley
Hah! That's cute! That Mom behind her? keith William Robb wrote: One of my more rewarding portrait attempts in recent memory. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/IMGP7038.html William Robb

Re: IPhoto. Does anyone use it?

2005-03-28 Thread Keith Whaley
Heck, I haven't even asked you yet! Wouldn't you rather deny any knowledge on a bigger project? I inserted an SD card (as used by my Optio S4) into my Lexar Media card reader, and a drive icon appeared on my desktop. I clicked that, and iPhoto opened, with thumbnails of all my card's photos.

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!! With actual Pentax content now included!!!

2005-03-28 Thread Quasi Modo
As someone who went straight from the MZ-60 to D, and am now going back the other way looking for a capable film backup body, what film camera has roughly the same feature-set as the D, especially insofar as hyper-modes, auto-focus, and information in the viewfinder...? I take it the *ist is not

Re: PESO: Almost Time to Skate

2005-03-28 Thread Kenneth Waller
Frank are you listening? No bad things to say. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mar 28, 2005 7:46 PM To: PDML Subject: PESO: Almost Time to Skate You digitalians are filling PDML with spring photos, and I'm still getting prints done of

Re: A funny thing happened....

2005-03-28 Thread Norman Baugher
I refuse to make a comment, besides, I'm too busy laughing to type any of them. Norm Cotty wrote: [stuff]

Re: And sometimes, your ship sinks in the harbour....

2005-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "frank theriault" Subject: Re: And sometimes, your ship sinks in the harbour On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:31:29 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Come to think of it, I owe Graywolf and Norm a beer as well. Don't you owe me a beer? Or, do I owe you

OT: Anyone interested (was Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!)

2005-03-28 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
I've a friend selling an old F, Photonic finder, 85mm portrait lens, AND that rare waist-level sport finder. Collin

Re: PESO: Concentrate

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:12:23 -0800 (PST), Francis Alviar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of my very first shots from the recently acquired > *ist DS. This one taken with the FA 50mm f/1.4 lens. > My apologies for the cut-off right foot. Cropped to > eliminate dead space. Comments always welco

Re: Odd idea about manual focus

2005-03-28 Thread Mishka
yup, "keep your lights on at all times" On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 14:58:46 -0500, Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is because part of the mid-cape highway is only two lanes, no > > highway lights and with folks behind you who want to travel at 65+ mph > > in those conditions. > > Ah, you mea

Re: Odd idea about manual focus

2005-03-28 Thread Mishka
Cape Code, Rte 6... i used to have trouble driving there when i was a grad student with 100% eyesight. i guess, i should have taken a 55-ish person with me then. but i was with my girlfriend, instead. best, mishka On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 14:04:36 -0500, Jim Hemenway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If

Re: Odd idea about manual focus

2005-03-28 Thread Jim Hemenway
Exacto! Fred wrote: This is because part of the mid-cape highway is only two lanes, no highway lights and with folks behind you who want to travel at 65+ mph in those conditions. Ah, you mean "Suicide Alley" on Route 6... Fred

Re: Odd idea about manual focus

2005-03-28 Thread Jim Hemenway
That was the most important thing to me and the fact that I had a bunch of AF lenses for my ZX5n clinched it. Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Having said that, the isDS viewfinder is as bright as that of my Leica R8 and I don't have all that much trouble focusing either camera. J

Re: PESO: White-breasted Nuthatch (was Woodpecker? )

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 00:38:42 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Paul Stenquist wrote on 3/27/2005, 6:59 PM: > > > > > I'm no bird expert, but this guy eats something he finds on tree > > > branches. Is he some kind of woodpecker? He's not like most of the > > > other woodpeckers I've seen around

Re: A funny thing happened....

2005-03-28 Thread Kenneth Waller
Cotty - Funny story, thanks for sharing. Not a bd photo either. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mar 28, 2005 5:53 PM To: pentax list Subject: A funny thing happened Well, what with a reasonably warm day here in the UK, and it being Easter

Re: A funny thing happened....

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 19:39:17 -0500, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But don't lambs follow their mothers? . Woe to the lamb that tries to suckle a ram. -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: And sometimes, your ship sinks in the harbour....

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:31:29 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Come to think of it, I owe Graywolf and Norm a beer as well. Don't you owe me a beer? Or, do I owe you one? I can't remember... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

PESO: Almost Time to Skate

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
You digitalians are filling PDML with spring photos, and I'm still getting prints done of winter activities. Another one taken during our skate along Ottawa's Rideau Canal (the world's longest skating rink, as the sign will tell you ) back at the beginning of February. That's my daughter Claire (

Re: PESO: White-breasted Nuthatch (was Woodpecker? )

2005-03-28 Thread Kenneth Waller
Rod has a brother who writes about nature - his name is lightning.. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mar 28, 2005 5:13 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: White-breasted Nuthatch (was Woodpecker? ) Thanks Cotty. Rod is amo

Re: PESO: White-breasted Nuthatch (was Woodpecker? )

2005-03-28 Thread Kenneth Waller
>It was great just to get outdoors. You got that right Paul. I went out to Kensington, hopimng to exercise the 600, but I never got it out of the vehicle. There were some Sandhill cranes, Blue herons and Franks favorite bird. Caught a couple of images with the hand held 300. Kenneth Waller --

Re: PESO: Spring has Sprung

2005-03-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Frank. We will anxiously be awaiting the shaved legs/knickers shot. :-)) On Mar 28, 2005, at 7:12 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:59:32 -0500, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Today was the first truly warm day of spring. After a bitter winter, the sun finally ca

Re: PESO: Spring has Sprung

2005-03-28 Thread Kenneth Waller
Nice capture Paul. Two small nits - the twigs in the ULH & LRH. Was there any detail in the white petals? Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mar 28, 2005 4:59 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Spring has Sprung Today was the first

Re: A funny thing happened....

2005-03-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
: On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:53:15 +0100, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It suddenly thinks I am it's father! The bugger went everywhere I did. Not being an expert on sheep or anything of the sort, I have to admit that my opinion here is merely conjecture. But don't lambs follow their mothers?

Re: And sometimes, your ship sinks in the harbour....

2005-03-28 Thread Scott Loveless
That's great! The tiny little hands, the stretched out face, and those great big eyes that are saying "You're NEVER getting a smile out of me!" Wonderful shot. On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:47:10 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of my more rewarding portrait attempts in recent memo

Re: PESO: Mountain moonrise

2005-03-28 Thread Kenneth Waller
Good exposure, nice capture. What do you mean by double exposure? Two separate images merged or two exposures on same "frame"? Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mar 28, 2005 4:17 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Mountain moonrise http

Re: And sometimes, your ship sinks in the harbour....

2005-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Scott Loveless" Subject: Re: And sometimes, your ship sinks in the harbour That's great! The tiny little hands, the stretched out face, and those great big eyes that are saying "You're NEVER getting a smile out of me!" Wonderful shot. Thanks Scott. I ow

This might bring a tear to your eye.

2005-03-28 Thread William Robb
This camera needed a bit more work than we could provide for it. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/Oops1.html http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/Oops2.html Sorry for the poor quality, these were some of the first pictures I scanned. It's amazing how far we've come in just a few years. William Robb

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "frank theriault" Subject: Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:04:54 -0600, William Robb wrote: Isn't it "I don't recall"? Did you ever work for a Montreal publicity agency . I don't recall. William Robb

Re: PESO PAD: Column Base

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 11:30:41 -0800, John Celio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > PAD for Easter Sunday: Sillohuette > > http://www.neovenator.com/gallery/files/bw3/sillohuette.html > > Just keep in mind that's not everyone's favorite messiah. It's ancient > Egyptian, so it's probably Osiris or Ra or

Re: PESO PAD: Column Base

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 00:47:46 -0800, John Celio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > PAD for Saturday, the 26th: "Column Base" > > http://www.neovenator.com/gallery/files/bw3/columnbase.html > > John Celio > > -- > http://www.neovenator.com > http://www.newpixel.net > Cool! I can see it in some ultra-

Re: PESO: Spring has Sprung

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:59:32 -0500, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Today was the first truly warm day of spring. After a bitter winter, > the sun finally came out and the thermometer climbed to near 60F. That > brought out the Snowdrops, which are about two weeks late. And the > Snowdr

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:04:54 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Isn't it "I don't recall"? Did you ever work for a Montreal publicity agency . -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESO: Mountain moonrise

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 19:05:03 -0500, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'll ignore the fact that you used photo-trickery to produce this > gorgeous image, to tell you that's one amazingly beautiful photo, > Jostein. > > Great one. Oh yeah, I should have put a smiley in there somewhe

Re: PESO: Mountain moonrise

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:17:41 +0200, Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3469/display/2838096 > > Any and all comments most welcome. > I'll ignore the fact that you used photo-trickery to produce this gorgeous image, to tell you that's one amazingly beautif

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "frank theriault" Subject: Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever Somebody's used one on you, huh? No comment Isn't it "I don't recall"? WW

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!! With actual Pentax content now included!!!

2005-03-28 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3234402 > > > > The F2 and the MX mount both a 50/1.4 lens. > > BRAVO!!!. You have the hot shoe. > I never missed not having a way to mount a flash on my F2s. Do you use > yours? I did, although not a lot. I

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:53:26 -0500, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Somebody's used one on you, huh? No comment -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: A funny thing happened....

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:53:15 +0100, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, what with a reasonably warm day here in the UK, and it being Easter > monday and a holiday, me and the Mrs decided to go for a walk down by the > river. Naturally I spent more time deciding what gear to take with me on > t

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "frank theriault" Subject: Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever Nice one, Bill. Now that I think about it, I bought my first F2s in February, 1975. Thirty years later, I'm doing the same thing again.. Damned thing has only devalued by the price of

Re: And sometimes, your ship sinks in the harbour....

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:47:10 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of my more rewarding portrait attempts in recent memory. > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/IMGP7038.html > > William Robb Well, it's certainly a portrait with (ahem) ~character~... cheers, frank -- "Sh

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread Scott Loveless
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:50:12 -0500, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 09:18:32 +0100, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Monday, March 28, 2005, 6:08:41 AM, Mat wrote: > > > > > You can use the camera to beat off muggers in dark alleys... > > > > I've us

Re: Rawshooter 1.1.1

2005-03-28 Thread Herb Chong
i've been playing with this off and on and this program is foreign enough to how i work that it just doesn't do anything for me. in particular, i seldom have several images that i adjust identically. i have a suite of plugins for Photoshop CS that are configured to produce the results that i lik

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 09:18:32 +0100, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Monday, March 28, 2005, 6:08:41 AM, Mat wrote: > > > You can use the camera to beat off muggers in dark alleys... > > I've used MXs and LXs for that. Well, it's all technique, isn't it? An MX in the hands of one who

Re: IPhoto. Does anyone use it?

2005-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Keith Whaley" Subject: IPhoto. Does anyone use it? I am having really odd problems with iPhoto 2.0.1, and wondered if anyone here uses it. PowerMac MDD G4 O/S 10.3.8 Heck Keith, I have problems with iPhoto 2.0.1, and I use a Windows machine. Sorry, thi

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:45:05 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Probably not of much interest to anyone who wasn't shooting during the era > of fine Japanese mechanical SLR's but > > I owned one of these cameras from 1975 until the late 1980s, and have always > been sorry I let i

And sometimes, your ship sinks in the harbour....

2005-03-28 Thread William Robb
One of my more rewarding portrait attempts in recent memory. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/IMGP7038.html William Robb

IPhoto. Does anyone use it?

2005-03-28 Thread Keith Whaley
I am having really odd problems with iPhoto 2.0.1, and wondered if anyone here uses it. PowerMac MDD G4 O/S 10.3.8 keith whaley

RE: Quietest Pentax

2005-03-28 Thread Andre Langevin
The ME Super actually has a pneumatic cylinder and piston to return the mirror gently. It also has a spring loaded stop to catch the mirror on it's return. VERY advanced features for a camera in its price class. These two things are the reason for the difference in sound between the MES and the ME.

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!! With actual Pentax content now included!!!

2005-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Gianfranco Irlanda" Subject: Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever Ditto! I definitely love my F2... Sometimes in the past, when I needed money, I thought to part with my - almost mint - F2 (mine is the AS, with the DP12 led finder), but just couldn't

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Gianfranco Irlanda" Subject: Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I've just taken this quick comparison shot: > >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3234402 Hey Gianfranco, you could really do with a nice *bla

Re: A funny thing happened....

2005-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 4:53 PM Subject: A funny thing happened I wish I could get my dog to free heel that well. William Robb

RE: This will bring a tear to your eye.

2005-03-28 Thread Don Sanderson
That's my "needs repair" PZ-1p from eekBay, looks like the last guy to work on it was trained in heavy truck repair. :-( Don > -Original Message- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 4:59 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: This will br

RE: PESO: White-breasted Nuthatch (was Woodpecker? )

2005-03-28 Thread william sawyer
I need a better job (I spent the afternoon looking out the window.) Bill Sawyer Livonia, MI -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 5:09 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: White-breasted Nuthatch (was Woodpecker? )

Re: A funny thing happened....

2005-03-28 Thread Graywolf
It's so ewe, cotty. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Cotty wrote: Well, what with a reasonably warm day here in the UK, and it being Easter monday and a holiday, me and the Mrs decided to go for a walk down by the river. Nat

Re: A funny thing happened....

2005-03-28 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LOL!!! > There's a place for all God's creatures. Right next to the potatoes :-) And onions, maybe. I prefer bigger creatures, though... Ciao, Gianco _ __ Do y

Re: This will bring a tear to your eye.

2005-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Don Sanderson" Subject: This will bring a tear to your eye. http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/Before.jpg an inanimate object, What was it? How did it die? When I was living in Calgary, the house I lived in burned. I got off lucky, most of my stuff (cameras) was

Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever!!!!

2005-03-28 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I've just taken this quick comparison shot: > > > >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3234402 > > Hey Gianfranco, you could really do with a nice *black* MX for that line- > up ;-) Er... has anybody a black one to loan for the purpose? :-) Gianco _

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