Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequinr

2005-04-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" Subject: Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequinr On 8/4/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: The Titan is a five gear tranny, but the engine puts out in excess of 300HP, whoa, nice truck! Got any pics? I'll send some in a day o

Re: PESO The graduate

2005-04-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" Subject: PESO The graduate Hi Team, One of many very rushed shots from yesterday, my baby sis's graduation: http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/IMGP2123B&W.jpg (~61kB) BRAVO! William Robb

Re: GESO - California Poppies

2005-04-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
No fish there - the water droplets are real. These are exactly as found in their natural state. Early morning this time of year has quite a bit of dew that settles on the flowers. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, April 8, 2005, 9:16:45 PM, you wrote: KK> Missed the OP. KK> On Fri, 8 Apr 2005

Re: How do you keep track of exposed film?

2005-04-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Rick Womer" Subject: How do you keep track of exposed film? > S...how do others keep track of rolls through the lab? Is there some way to quickly and indelibly mark the leader? Take a picture of the film ID you are assigning it on the first frame. William

Re: GESO - California Poppies

2005-04-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thanks Mark. Yes they are "wild" flowers. They grow natively many places here in California. Sometimes I have seen entire hillsides covered in them - quite a sight. -- Bruce Friday, April 8, 2005, 8:22:37 PM, you wrote: MC> Nice work, Bruce - beautiful shots. Are these wild flowers? All th

Re: PESO: Yellow Rumped Warbler

2005-04-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
Very nice shot - but I can see what you mean about the crop. Seems a bit too much. I can relate to only having a 400mm at the long end. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, April 8, 2005, 7:45:30 PM, you wrote: PS> Checked this one in my bird book. I think I have him identified PS> correctly. It'

Re: PESO The graduate

2005-04-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Rob, I quite like this one. The 20mm gives it a real strong, conquer the world kind of look. Very fitting for graduation. Nice shot! -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, April 8, 2005, 3:05:30 PM, you wrote: RS> Hi Team, RS> One of many very rushed shots from yesterday, my baby sis's grad

Re: PESO: I'm watching you

2005-04-08 Thread Gonz
Thanks Shel for your input. Here is a closer crop (@ 200%) in its original state: http://www.g0nz.com/images/sleepy3.jpg I played around with it alot trying to get the crop + the detail that I wanted to convey. But alas, what I really needed was a longer and brighter lens. A 135/2.5 would ha

Re: *ist-DS Noseheavy

2005-04-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" Subject: Re: *ist-DS Noseheavy My "neck strap" is always used to sling my cameras over a shoulder so the balance is fine. I'm an unabashed tourist.. William Robb

Re: PAW PESO - Interpretation

2005-04-08 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I posted a version of this more than a year ago, and last night revisited the photo to try a somewhat different interpretation based on some techniques learned since the first post. Here's the original, unretouched except for conversion to JPEG from the original TIFF produced by the Sony digic

Re: PESO: I'm watching you

2005-04-08 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! http://www.g0nz.com/images/sleepymanmx.jpg This fellow likes to watch people go by near a church in a small village in Mexico. He was keeping his eye on me, I had been snapping pics all around him when I thought that maybe he wasnt looking and I snapped this. But when I looked closer, I re

Re: PESO The graduate

2005-04-08 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! One of many very rushed shots from yesterday, my baby sis's graduation: http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/IMGP2123B&W.jpg (~61kB) Tech: *ist D, ISO200, 1/125s, Prog, Multi-seg metering, A20/2.8 @ f3.5, hand held All comments and questions welcome (and yes she is an Art's graduate :-)

Re: OT - I'm on strike tomorrow!

2005-04-08 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 8 Apr 2005, William Robb wrote: > Welcome to the world of professional photography. > Your 20 years of skills have been replaced by an auto exposure camera. I was watching a Champions League game the other night. Every time the ball approached the box Icould hear a camera going tsk-tsk-ts

Re: GESO - California Poppies

2005-04-08 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
Missed the OP. On Fri, 8 Apr 2005, Kenneth Waller wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 12:32 PM > Subject: GESO - California Poppies > > > > http://www.daytonphoto.com/Galleries/Poppies/index.htm I saw very few, b

Re: GESO - California Poppies

2005-04-08 Thread Mark Cassino
Nice work, Bruce - beautiful shots. Are these wild flowers? All the poppies over here are garden varieties. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original Message - From: "Bruce

Re: Pos vs neg grain

2005-04-08 Thread Mark Cassino
I had a lab owner emphatically contend that.."positive film of the same ISO has finer grain than negative film". Didn't address b&w. It's been a couple of years since I've made much use of 35mm films, so take this with a grain of salt In general, slow transparency film is less grainy than neg

Re: GFM & PDML

2005-04-08 Thread Butch Black
On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 00:47:25 -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Frank made a reference to this as well - I think I'm missing this joke - must be a Canadian thing maybe one that shouldn't be repeated in polite company - not that that would exclude it here! Monty Python's "The Lumberjack Song". That l

Re: GESO - California Poppies

2005-04-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. A lot of pretty shots here with nice bokeh and beautiful color. Good work. Paul On Apr 8, 2005, at 10:45 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Thanks for the comments. These were all taken around the park right near my house. Much of the park area is natural (no grooming) and affords opportunities

Re: GFM & PDML

2005-04-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >As a GFM attendee newby, I have the following question? > > >Is it usual for attendees to bring some or all their gear? > > >What range of lenses are "normally shot" @ GF

Re: PESO The graduate

2005-04-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like the framing and camera angle. A very dramatic shot with a nice touch of irony. But Rob, your sis is no longer a baby :-). Paul On Apr 9, 2005 6:05 AM, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Team, One of many very rushed shots from yesterday, my baby sis's graduation: http://home.swif

Re: GESO - California Poppies

2005-04-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thanks Joe. I find that the longer focal lengths really help isolate the subject better. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, April 8, 2005, 5:56:08 PM, you wrote: JT> These are lovely, Bruce, as was the flower photo you posted a couple of JT> days ago. You have really gotten the background right.

Re: GESO - California Poppies

2005-04-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thanks for the comments. These were all taken around the park right near my house. Much of the park area is natural (no grooming) and affords opportunities to get images of native plant/animal life. I'm going to have to check out his book. Thanks for the tip. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday,

PESO: Yellow Rumped Warbler

2005-04-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
Checked this one in my bird book. I think I have him identified correctly. It's with the *istD at ISO 800, f11 @ 1000, fill from the Sigma 500DG Super flash. I could have gone to ISO 400 on this one, but most bird shots are in open shade, so I usually keep the camera at 800 when walking through

Re: GFM & PDML

2005-04-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
Basically no hike to PDML central and really no hike to the habitat from parking areas. To get good shots of the wildlife habitat, I was using a 300mm and could have used a longer lens for the cougar, bears and eagles. Also wide angles can be very useful. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, April

Re: PESO The graduate

2005-04-08 Thread David Savage
Great shot Rob. The pose, expression & belt shows a lot of character. It all seem a bit at odds with the robes. Technically I think the buildings over her left shoulder could do with a bit burning in though. Is it an accurate portrayal of her personality? Dave S On Apr 9, 2005 6:05 AM, Rob

Re: Pos vs neg grain

2005-04-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 9 Apr 2005 at 3:03, Frantisek wrote: > From the samples, it looks very promising. Do you use one too? I think > I recall you have mentioned in the past? Yes I have one and it does make a difference but it's only big enough to cover a 35mm frame. I'm using it with an LS-8000 and ultimately I'd

Re: PESO The graduate

2005-04-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 9 Apr 2005 at 2:38, Frantisek wrote: > Nice portrait! A lower angle showing her confident of herself :) They call that 'tude, I think my favourite 20mm portrait lens worked well in this case. I don't know if you can tell but it's a "stolen pose", she was posing for a casual pic by a uni fri

Re: GFM & PDML

2005-04-08 Thread brooksdj
> "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >As a GFM attendee newby, I have the following question? > >Is it usual for attendees to bring some or all their gear? > >What range of lenses are "normally shot" @ GFM? > >Are items for sale ok to bring?

Re: GFM & PDML

2005-04-08 Thread brooksdj
> > You may have to walk 50 feet. > Bill Fifty feet,crap Dave

Re: How do you keep track of exposed film?

2005-04-08 Thread Rick Womer
Ken, Who and where? Answer back-channel if you wish. Rick --- Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I've run into a processor that won't > individually number the rolls as > I've requested, I have them write up a separate > receipt (envelope) for each > roll. I keep track of my roll

Re: Pentax 645

2005-04-08 Thread Mark Roberts
"Nick Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I uderstood the film flatness issue was with the 645n or the 645nII when set >to 16 images per 120 film, and where the film has been left in the camera for >a period. The next frame into the shutter shows some curve due to the way it >has been sitting. >

Re: GFM & PDML

2005-04-08 Thread Mark Roberts
"Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >As a GFM attendee newby, I have the following question? >Is it usual for attendees to bring some or all their gear? >What range of lenses are "normally shot" @ GFM? >Are items for sale ok to bring? There's a huge range when it comes to equipment. One

Re: *ist-DS Noseheavy

2005-04-08 Thread pnstenquist
Yes, I confess to wearing the bear suit. You've probably all seen Ken's shot of me in the bear suit sniffing flowers. (Ken tries to tell people it's a real bear that he shot in Denali :-)) Paul > Was Paul the one in the bear suit? He was pretty dodgy. > > Kenneth Waller > > - Original Mes

RE: DG lenses

2005-04-08 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks Herb. I can certainly see the advantages, if this is what you do it's an 'investment', for me, a very expensive toy. I've been pretty happy with the ATX 300/2.8 in combination with the F 1.7x. Gives me good magnification and AF, all for well under a $1000.00. Very much looking forward to se

Re: DG lenses

2005-04-08 Thread Herb Chong
i'm not sure. i figure it will be around $4K or so given that the 300-800 is $5K. this is bargain territory for a lens of that type, given that the Pentax near equivalents cost nearly twice as much, at least when new. one thing i discovered moderately early on in seriously taking up bird photog

Re: Pos vs neg grain

2005-04-08 Thread Frantisek
RS> Neither will scans if a suitable diffuser is employed: RS> http://www.scanhancer.com/ >From the samples, it looks very promising. Do you use one too? I think I recall you have mentioned in the past? Good light! fra

Re: GFM & PDML

2005-04-08 Thread Bill Owens
Bill Is it much of a hike from where the vehicles park to where the pdml group congregate? I might need a sherpa! Kenneth Waller The PDML group hangs out in the picnic area about 1/4 mile from the entrance. You may have to walk 50 feet. However, if you go out with Mark Roberts you will need a

Re: Pos vs neg grain

2005-04-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 8, 2005, at 5:22 PM, Alan Chan wrote: I only know that scans from colour negatives will be a lot grainier than scans from slides, after the appropiate amount of postprocessing. I've scanned a LOT of negatives and slides and never seen this. Scans of negatives generally are far easier to m

Re: GFM & PDML

2005-04-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
Bill Is it much of a hike from where the vehicles park to where the pdml group congregate? I might need a sherpa! Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 8:44 PM Subject: Re: GFM & PDML > > > > As a GFM attendee newby,

Re: GESO - California Poppies

2005-04-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
These are lovely, Bruce, as was the flower photo you posted a couple of days ago. You have really gotten the background right. Joe

Re: Suggestion regarding flash

2005-04-08 Thread Frantisek
RK> -should be compatible with my current Pentax system. RK> -should be compatible with my future Canon system (say Canon 20D or higher) RK> -I do not understand flash technology well, so I need the one that needs few RK> settings from me. For serious photography using flash, you need one that ha

Re: GESO - California Poppies

2005-04-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
Bruce, A nice set of images. Where abouts were they taken? I've wanted to visit the Gorman area for years but haven't made it there yet. FWIW, Geo Lepp recently published his poppy book, the result of 15 years of photographing them. http://www.goldenpoppies.com/ A wonderful book of images of all t

Re: GFM & PDML

2005-04-08 Thread Bill Owens
As a GFM attendee newby, I have the following question? Is it usual for attendees to bring some or all their gear? What range of lenses are "normally shot" @ GFM? Are items for sale ok to bring? Kenneth Waller It depends on how much "all" is. I usually have one or 2 SLR's and all of my 5 or 6 l

Re: *ist-DS Noseheavy

2005-04-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
Was Paul the one in the bear suit? He was pretty dodgy. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "william sawyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 5:56 PM Subject: RE: *ist-DS Noseheavy > Um. > > I have no idea who this guy is. I doubt Ken or Mark do, either

Re: PESO The graduate

2005-04-08 Thread Frantisek
Nice portrait! A lower angle showing her confident of herself :) did she like it ;-) ? I would dodge the left background building a bit, though - so she would stand out a bit more. Good light! fra

Re: *ist-DS Noseheavy

2005-04-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
Cotty questioned "Any bear suits? ;-)" Hey, I resemble that remark Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 2:39 PM Subject: Re: *ist-DS Noseheavy > On 8/4/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed:

Re: *ist-DS Noseheavy

2005-04-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
Cotty cheerfully exclaimed "Fun Nature Shoots with Ken and Bill" > Hey this sounds a bit dodgy mate dodgy Fun? dodgy Nature shoots? dodgy Ken? dodgy Bill? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 12:43 PM

Re: GFM & PDML

2005-04-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
As a GFM attendee newby, I have the following question? Is it usual for attendees to bring some or all their gear? What range of lenses are "normally shot" @ GFM? Are items for sale ok to bring? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Cesar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, Apri

Re: Pos vs neg grain

2005-04-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Apr 2005 at 17:22, Alan Chan wrote: > I only know that scans from colour negatives will be a lot grainier than scans > from slides, after the appropiate amount of postprocessing. However, optical > prints don't seem to have this problem. Neither will scans if a suitable diffuser is employed:

Re: Pos vs neg grain

2005-04-08 Thread Alan Chan
--- Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had a lab owner emphatically contend that.."positive > film of the same ISO has finer grain than negative > film". I only know that scans from colour negatives will be a lot grainier than scans from slides, after the appropiate amount of postprocessin

RE: PESO: I'm watching you

2005-04-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I don't know how I feel about this one. At one viewing I like it, another time I don't. One thing I'm almost sure of, the noise and grain and lack of detail really takes away from the impact it could have. Not being able to clearly see what may arguably be the most important aspect of the photo,

Re: *ist-DS is fantastic! Pentax did not let me down!

2005-04-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
Life is good. Enjoy your new toy & post some results. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 4:13 PM Subject: *ist-DS is fantastic! Pentax did not let me down! > Dear group, > I have the DS now two days. > I paid 879 euro in

Re: How do you keep track of exposed film?

2005-04-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
When I've run into a processor that won't individually number the rolls as I've requested, I have them write up a separate receipt (envelope) for each roll. I keep track of my roll number & their envelope number. I've done up to 15 rolls at a time, they complain & I threaten to take my business els

RE: DG lenses

2005-04-08 Thread Don Sanderson
I'm afraid to ask but what does one have to pay for an 800/5.6? Don the Succinct (cringing) > -Original Message- > From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 6:47 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: DG lenses > > > i've been eyeing the 500/4.5

Re: How do you keep track of exposed film?

2005-04-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Apr 2005 at 19:44, Herb Chong wrote: > a good pro lab will number the individual mounted slides according to your > specs > too. I wouldn't know, I never ever ask labs to cut my films let alone mount them, too many bitter memories. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UT

Re: DG lenses

2005-04-08 Thread Herb Chong
i've been eyeing the 500/4.5 and the 800/5.6 for a while. the 500 is available in Pentax mount, at least. the 300-800/5.6 isn't. i hope that the 800/5.6 is. for small bird work, 800 on the *istD is just right. Herb - Original Message - From: "John Whittingham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To

Re: How do you keep track of exposed film?

2005-04-08 Thread Herb Chong
a good pro lab will number the individual mounted slides according to your specs too. Herb - Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 5:20 PM Subject: Re: How do you keep track of exposed film? My lab (and most other pro-labs) I'

Re: Battery charger recommendation?

2005-04-08 Thread Herb Chong
that particular model only has 2, but Maha makes at least 3 other chargers, two of which are four circuit types. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Frantisek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 12:20 PM Subject: Re: Battery charger recommendation? Thanks! I got the

Re: Pos vs neg grain

2005-04-08 Thread Herb Chong
i've seen this documented too. the measurement technique is enough different that you can't compare the RMS numbers between positive and negative film. Herb - Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 12:24 PM Subject: Pos vs neg grai

Re: How do you keep track of exposed film?

2005-04-08 Thread Herb Chong
find a lab that does it right 100% of the time. it'll cost you. but that is yet another reason why i switched to digital. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Rick Womer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 11:53 AM Subject: How do you keep track of exposed film? S

Re: PESO - salt & pepper

2005-04-08 Thread Eric Featherstone
At 04:45 am 01/04/2005, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mar 31, 2005 4:36 PM, Eric Featherstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Taken in late afternoon sun on a cafe terrace on top of the Austrian Alps... > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3237523 > Comments welcome. > > Che

RE: 135/2.5, Chapter 2

2005-04-08 Thread Don Sanderson
I don't think so, just dis-coloration in the coating. Sometimes I can clean it off , if not it probably won't hurt much anyway. Don > -Original Message- > From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 2:02 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: R

RE: Battery charger recommendation?

2005-04-08 Thread Jon Paul Schelter \(R* Toronto\)
the 204 in the link does have two.. the more expensive 401 has four.. http://www.thomas-distributing.com/mhc401fs_buy.php3 >-Original Message- >From: Frantisek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 12:21 PM >To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net >Subject: Re: Battery charger rec

Re: PAW PESO - Interpretation

2005-04-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks, Paul. I did some B&W conversions of this pic back in January of 2004, and while they received some good comments, I wasn't as happy with them as could be. A lot has been learned since then. This latest iteration was a result of using The Imaging Factory Convert to B&W plug-in. Testing t

Re: Lens optimization question

2005-04-08 Thread Bob Blakely
You're talking to a man who uses and loves the speed of the A* 135/1.8 and the A* 85/1.4. Regards, Bob... "A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand times the memory." From: "Graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well if you did

Re: PAW PESO - Interpretation

2005-04-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks for your comments, Bruce. Using the color pic was never the original intent. It may be that the color version was never even shown before - it was always the canvas to create something more or different. The B&W version you're seeing is pretty much what I saw when the scene presented itse

Re: PAW PESO - Interpretation

2005-04-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Rick, When I made the original photograph the intention was to render it in B&W. I never saw it as a color shot. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Rick Womer > Much better in B&W. > > Rick > > --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I posted a version of this more than a year a

Re: Pentax 645

2005-04-08 Thread Nick Clark
I uderstood the film flatness issue was with the 645n or the 645nII when set to 16 images per 120 film, and where the film has been left in the camera for a period. The next frame into the shutter shows some curve due to the way it has been sitting. They both can be set to 15 images, but the 645

Re: PAW PESO - Interpretation

2005-04-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks ... it's much closer to the way I remember envisioning it originally. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > > http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/senior/orig.html > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/senior/bw2.html > > The new rendering is much stronger. It moves t

Re: *ist-DS Noseheavy

2005-04-08 Thread Nick Clark
Our 3 modes are ... fetch the soft bean bag! -Original Message- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have two basic shooting modes. 1. Walkarounds: Camera on neck strap with one lens, possibly a second in pocket. 2. Fun Nature Shoots with Ken and Bi

RE: *ist-DS Noseheavy

2005-04-08 Thread william sawyer
Um. I have no idea who this guy is. I doubt Ken or Mark do, either. ;-) Bill Sawyer Livonia, MI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 3:27 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: *ist-DS Noseheavy Of course. Bear suit

Suggestion regarding flash

2005-04-08 Thread Ramesh Kumar
Till now I avoided buying a flash. Now, I need to take pictures in my friend's family event. Its a small event where DSLR is fine. I will be shooting within 10-15feet. So I need a flash. And I would like buy a good once for all, can sepnd till 350usd. Pls suggest me a flash keeping in mind. -sh

Re: *ist-DS is fantastic! Pentax did not let me down!

2005-04-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Glad to hear you're enjoying it. The DS is an excellent camera, I'm very happy I went for one too. Godfrey On Apr 8, 2005, at 1:13 PM, Joe wrote: Dear group, I have the DS now two days. I paid 879 euro in Holland including the 18-55. I love it and it is exceeding my expetations! My nice M-lenses

Oops! A bit OT: Stones in My Pathway

2005-04-08 Thread Yefei He
Oops! Forgot to include the link: http://www.steberphoto.com/index.htm Yefei -Original Message- From: Yefei He [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 3:49 PM To: 'pentax-discuss@pdml.net' Subject: A bit OT: Stones in My Pathway Hi, Folks, I just found t

Re: Pos vs neg grain

2005-04-08 Thread Frantisek
IMHO, I don't know how to compare the two... Viewing trough loupe negates the comparison a bit, as does scanning. I guess cibachrome versus RA4 prints? But how about those who only projected their slides? Good light! fra

PESO The graduate

2005-04-08 Thread Rob Studdert
Hi Team, One of many very rushed shots from yesterday, my baby sis's graduation: http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/IMGP2123B&W.jpg (~61kB) Tech: *ist D, ISO200, 1/125s, Prog, Multi-seg metering, A20/2.8 @ f3.5, hand held All comments and questions welcome (and yes she is an Art's grad

Re: Pos vs neg grain

2005-04-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 8, 2005, at 2:28 PM, Frantisek wrote: IMHO, I don't know how to compare the two... Viewing trough loupe negates the comparison a bit, as does scanning. I guess cibachrome versus RA4 prints? But how about those who only projected their slides? Mount a few negatives and project them alongside

Re: Suggestion regarding flash

2005-04-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 8, 2005, at 2:57 PM, Ramesh Kumar wrote: Till now I avoided buying a flash. Now, I need to take pictures in my friend's family event. Its a small event where DSLR is fine. I will be shooting within 10-15feet. So I need a flash. And I would like buy a good once for all, can sepnd till 350u

DG lenses

2005-04-08 Thread John Whittingham
Apologies if it's already been posted: http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/news/dg_ver_ten_tele.htm John

PESO - Auntie Brenda

2005-04-08 Thread Mat Maessen
http://www.matoe.org/pics/England2005/roll1/tn/005_3.JPG.html Taken on my trip to the UK last week for my grandmother's funeral, on the day of the funeral. Typical weather for the south of England this time of year. Canonet QL17, Fuji NPH, quick grab shot while having tea. -Mat

Re: How do you keep track of exposed film?

2005-04-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Apr 2005 at 19:32, Bob W wrote: > I haven't found a way. When I'm shooting a lot of film over a > reasonable period of time I pre-number the rolls by writing on the > can. When I load the film into the camera I write the film number in > my notebook, and write my notes under that film number.

Re: How do you keep track of exposed film?

2005-04-08 Thread Frantisek
>> S...how do others keep track of rolls through the >> lab? Is there some way to quickly and indelibly mark >> the leader? Hi, perhaps I am lucky to have access to a good professional lab locally. When I brought them a huge pile of film from a big assignment, (not as frequently as I would li

Re: Pos vs neg grain

2005-04-08 Thread Jack Davis
Appears the lab owner's claim is no longer true. In examining both film types, my conclusion was that print film has less grain and the apparent resolution is higher. Your noted exposure variables are, of course, critical to the question. Thanks for your 'complete' answer. Jack --- Godfrey DiGi

A bit OT: Stones in My Pathway

2005-04-08 Thread Yefei He
Hi, Folks, I just found this excellent photo gallery site by Bill Steber, documenting Mississippi hill country blues tradition, with audio! I just feel it has a great collection of photos and is very informative. And who knows, perhaps he used a Pentax:-) Cheers, Yefei

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Apr 2005 at 9:28, mike wilson wrote: > Not only that but you get a free bar of chocolate with every order. At > least, that's what arrived this morning. Big tick and a star from me. LOL, that's great to hear, I received quite a decent bag of mixed lollies with my first MicroTools order t

Re: OT - I'm on strike tomorrow!

2005-04-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/4/05, cbwaters, discombobulated, unleashed: >Lets lee...what time is that Eastern Standard time >I believe I'll take a nap tomorrow in solidarity with my fine brothers in >the video journalism field. >I'm sure my wife will understand. Ceeb, you're a bloody lazy git! Cheers, Cotty

RE: 135/2.5, Chapter 2

2005-04-08 Thread Jens Bladt
Congrats, Don! That's about what I paid for mine. But then again - they seller didn't have a clue... Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 8. april 2005 20:24 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.ne

*ist-DS is fantastic! Pentax did not let me down!

2005-04-08 Thread Joe
Dear group, I have the DS now two days. I paid 879 euro in Holland including the 18-55. I love it and it is exceeding my expetations! My nice M-lenses that I bought 30 years ago with my MX work just fine! with easier metering than on the MX itself! My analogue TTL flash is fully compatible! My bell

RE: 135/2.5, Chapter 2

2005-04-08 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 8 Apr 2005, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Good luck with it Don. I'm sure you can clean it up. Is it fungus? Kostas

RE: How do you keep track of exposed film?

2005-04-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Rick, My lab puts a little number sticker on the envelope and the film cannister, and when the film is returned (uncut) the same number sticker is attached to the film leader. If I were to cut the film, the sticker is applied to the negative sleeves. However, the best approach, IMO, is to was

RE: Pos vs neg grain

2005-04-08 Thread Tom C
Back when I paid attention to this, the answer was generally yes, IIRC. Positive films tended to have finer grain than negative films. Comparing Kodak and Fuji was like apples and oranges because Kodak measured their grain and differently than everyone else. That made me suspect, and I in ge

Re: OT - I'm on strike tomorrow!

2005-04-08 Thread mike wilson
Cotty wrote: On 8/4/05, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: I've always respected the European style of strike--not the fight-to-the-death, close-everything-until-there's-a-deal approach we have in the US, but rather a gradual escalation of pressure that allows both parties to remain fairly in

Re: How do you keep track of exposed film?

2005-04-08 Thread brooksdj
Hi Rick. When i did horse work on film,i usually shot the first frame with a number written in my note pad. Ie: if i was at Pickering horse centre and on roll one i would write PHC 5-1, for the farm i was at,the month and the roll number. Then when i got the film back i could mark the sleeve t

FS Friday, or maybe just another unscientific lens test

2005-04-08 Thread Lindamood, Mark
This is a courtesy offer before eekbay, a 120mm SMC-M in perfect condition, seemingly untouched by post-manufacture human hands. The additional links are a comparison at f8 to the FA 135mm, both negs pushed through a poor scanner. I admit that scanning makes the test rather pointless, but I can

Re: OT - I'm on strike tomorrow!

2005-04-08 Thread mike wilson
Cotty wrote: On 8/4/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Your 20 years of skills have been replaced by an auto exposure camera. LOL. I'm not kidding - the D.R.'s are like characters out of a freaky sci-fi film. They turn up in biker leathers, fag hanging out of mouth, waving one of these

Re: PAW PESO - Interpretation

2005-04-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
I sure get a different interpretation viewing the two images. Removing color, cropping out extraneous bits and toning down that stuff off to the right certainly lets me focus on a possible statement being made. I rather like it - someone staring out through the fence - almost asking me to help. M

PAW PESO - Interpretation

2005-04-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I posted a version of this more than a year ago, and last night revisited the photo to try a somewhat different interpretation based on some techniques learned since the first post. Here's the original, unretouched except for conversion to JPEG from the original TIFF produced by the Sony digicam,

Re: PAW PESO - Interpretation

2005-04-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 8, 2005, at 9:59 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I posted a version of this more than a year ago, and last night revisited the photo to try a somewhat different interpretation based on some techniques learned since the first post. Here's the original, unretouched except for conversion to JPEG f

Re: PESO: I'm watching you

2005-04-08 Thread mike wilson
Gonz wrote: http://www.g0nz.com/images/sleepymanmx.jpg This fellow likes to watch people go by near a church in a small village in Mexico. He was keeping his eye on me, I had been snapping pics all around him when I thought that maybe he wasnt looking and I snapped this. But when I looked clos

Re: Predator/Prey Interaction

2005-04-08 Thread mike wilson
Mark Cassino wrote: Nice shot, Frank - you caught the tension in the scene just right. I actually like how his shadow looms over / between them - it adds to the tension of the whole scene. Another title option - "Spring fever" :-) "The sap has risen" ?

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