Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor

2005-04-16 Thread Bob W
Hi, So you cannot parse a short english sentence. That's all. It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence. Nonsense! -- Cheers, Bob

Re: Capture One Pro vs Adobe RAW converter

2005-04-16 Thread John Forbes
On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:21:10 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David Zaninovic Subject: Re: Capture One Pro vs Adobe RAW converter You are talking about cost to develop the software and I am talking about cost per user of that software, these

RE: Tan's Ride - our new site is Live!!

2005-04-16 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Tan Congratulation on your work and I wish you all the best with your project. I just had a first glance at the site and will comment in more detail later and have a look at the photos ;-). At first sight, I struggle to read the menu easily. It does indeed look good but the font are not very

RE: Pentax Sf-1

2005-04-16 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Ann did anybody tell you that the winder and shutter of the Pentax SFx series are very l o u d. No chance to take pictures unnoticed. Otherwise I like them a lot. greetings Markus Ohoh - sounds too good for me to sell it for her on ebay - maybe I'll take it for myself as my commission for

Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor

2005-04-16 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence. Nonsense! You mean, like: n o n s e n s e ! : - ) Jostein

Re: Gone Again and a GFM note

2005-04-16 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] So, you're not a spirit after all... wink Everyone gets a little high-spirited about GFM, so you can't blame him really...:-) wink, Jostein

Enablement Dilemma

2005-04-16 Thread aav642
Hi everyone I'm considering taking the digital plunge probably an *istDs the dilemma concerns the choice of lens. Namely between the: Pentax DA 16-45 f/4 vs Tamron SP AF17-35MM F/2.8-4 Di Based on the comments read here It seems that the 16-45 is a great lens and

Re: Three Dee Glasses

2005-04-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like this one. Nice composition, fun stuff. Did you just fire away or did you speak to them first? Either way is fine. I'm just curious. Paul On Apr 15, 2005, at 10:19 PM, Peter Williams wrote: -Original Message- From: frank theriault

Re: Just a couple of scanned shots from my Honduran trip.

2005-04-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Interesting stuff. A little dark and a little green on my monitor, however. Paul On Apr 15, 2005, at 11:11 PM, Cesar wrote: Before I sit down to go through another 14 rolls of film from my trip, I figure I would put up a couple of early scans. The two shots up at the moment are

Re: Enablement Dilemma

2005-04-16 Thread John Whittingham
Hi Patrick The advantage of the Tamron is that it will also give me an ulta wide for my 35mm film bodies and that's cause of my dilemma. While reviews of the Tamron abound I have found very little info on it when used with a film body. Popular Photography reviewed the lens with film, I

Re: L plate for *istD

2005-04-16 Thread Herb Chong
there is no Kirk L bracket for the *istD. you have to get the camera plate and then add the generic L bracket. the generic L bracket attaches to the camera plate via the tripod socket in the plate, which means it will no longer attach to a regular 1/4-20 threaded tripod screw. i assume you are

Re: Gone Again and a GFM note

2005-04-16 Thread Keith Whaley
John Francis wrote: William Robb mused: That's just your country, and it isn't supposed to happen until 2006 IIRC. By 2008. Although as the Pres. has just woken up to what it is he signed into law, and publicly stated he thinks it's a bad idea, I rather suspect that after the 60-day public

Re: Enablement Dilemma

2005-04-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hmmm. If you're like most of us (not all, mind you, but most), use of the lens on your 35mm film bodies won't be an issue. Paul (Who is planning to drag out his 6x7 kit and some BW film this weekend. The darkroom is getting dusty.) On Apr 16, 2005, at 6:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi

Re: Gone Again and a GFM note

2005-04-16 Thread Jim Hemenway
Keith: http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/15/bush.passports.ap/index.html Jim Keith Whaley wrote: John Francis wrote: William Robb mused: That's just your country, and it isn't supposed to happen until 2006 IIRC. By 2008. Although as the Pres. has just woken up to what it is he signed into

PESO - Mungo Lunette

2005-04-16 Thread Brian Walters
I suppose this should be a PESMOS (Photo Every Six Months or So) but I'll try to contribute more frequently in future.. This photo was taken several years ago at Mungo National Park in south western New South Wales, an area of spectacular landforms and historical importance. I was only there

Re: PESO - Mungo Lunette

2005-04-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. It has a surreal quality that is quite fascinating. On Apr 16, 2005, at 7:54 AM, Brian Walters wrote: I suppose this should be a PESMOS (Photo Every Six Months or So) but I'll try to contribute more frequently in future.. This photo was taken several years ago at Mungo National Park

Re: Gone Again and a GFM note

2005-04-16 Thread Keith Whaley
Jim Hemenway wrote: Keith: http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/15/bush.passports.ap/index.html Jim thanks, Jim... keith

Re: Pentax Sf-1

2005-04-16 Thread Fred
did anybody tell you that the winder and shutter of the Pentax SFx series are very l o u d. No chance to take pictures unnoticed. Otherwise I like them a lot. Fortunately, Pentax did significantly lower the sound level in the SF-1n and the SF-Xn, which is one of the main reasons to look for

Re: PESO - Mungo Lunette

2005-04-16 Thread David Savage
Super shot Brian. The contrast between the land that awesome sky is very striking. Very well done. Dave S On 4/16/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very nice. It has a surreal quality that is quite fascinating. On Apr 16, 2005, at 7:54 AM, Brian Walters wrote: I suppose this

Re: PESO - Mungo Lunette

2005-04-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~sgap/photos/paw/mungo-paw.html Great shot Brian! (And I almost didn't even bother to read your post because I assumed Mungo Lunette was the latest teenage pop star!) ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing

Re: PESO - Mungo Lunette

2005-04-16 Thread David Nelson
G'day Brian, Brian Walters wrote: This photo was taken several years ago at Mungo National Park *jealous* http://members.ozemail.com.au/~sgap/photos/paw/mungo-paw.html Nice moonscape (pun sadly intended)! Cheers, David

Re: PESO - Mungo Lunette

2005-04-16 Thread John Forbes
Yes, the sky is superb. Was this taken on a tripod with a very slow shutter speed at dusk? John On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:36:10 +0800, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Super shot Brian. The contrast between the land that awesome sky is very striking. Very well done. Dave S On 4/16/05,

Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor

2005-04-16 Thread Mishka
Sure. Mishka It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence. William Robb

Re: The Decline and Fall of the Photograph

2005-04-16 Thread Mishka
I wouurd if yaou juust strted typeing in englesh. instead of metatastizing. best, mishka On 4/15/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not getting personal at all ... I juust wouldn'rt expect you to see what I'm talking about. Shel

Re: Three Dee Glasses

2005-04-16 Thread Mishka
Three? I see only two Dee glasses there! Where's the third one? mishka From: frank theriault Subject: PAW: Three Dee Glasses Ignacio and Bettina found that wearing the proper eyewear greatly enhanced their Art Gallery Experience:

Re: Gone Again and a GFM note

2005-04-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jim HemenwaySubject: Re: Gone Again and a GFM note Keith: http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/15/bush.passports.ap/index.html Jim Expect to see it rewritten so as to not be a requirement of US citizens. It's the protectionist way. William Robb

Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor

2005-04-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob W Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence. Nonsense! At least you give more than one syllable to work with. William Robb

Re: IR with *istDS

2005-04-16 Thread Mark Cassino
I've done a little IR with the *ist-D and a Hoya RM 90 (Wratten 87B equivalent, I believe.) Maybe this filter just blocks too much light, but you need long exposures even at high ISO and bright light. Here's a sample of a shot straight from the camera, with no adjustment:

Re: IR with *istDS

2005-04-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Cassino Subject: Re: IR with *istDS I've done a little IR with the *ist-D and a Hoya RM 90 (Wratten 87B equivalent, I believe.) Maybe this filter just blocks too much light, but you need long exposures even at high ISO and bright light. I did some IR

Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor

2005-04-16 Thread Bob W
Hi, It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence. Nonsense! At least you give more than one syllable to work with. Damn. -- Cheers, Bob

Re: Enablement Dilemma

2005-04-16 Thread Patrick Genovese
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Patrick The advantage of the Tamron is that it will also give me an ulta wide for my 35mm film bodies and that's cause of my dilemma. While reviews of the Tamron abound I have found very little info on it when used with a film body. Popular Photography

Re: Enablement Dilemma

2005-04-16 Thread Jim Colwell
Patrick, I don't have either lens. You may already know this, but here goes anyway. The PhotoZone survey for the Tamron has input from 6 users for 35mm film and 13 for APS-C dSLR; these two data sets are very consistent and rate the lens quite highly for optical performance. The same PhotoZone

Re: Enablement Dilemma

2005-04-16 Thread Patrick Genovese
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm. If you're like most of us (not all, mind you, but most), use of the lens on your 35mm film bodies won't be an issue. Paul (Who is planning to drag out his 6x7 kit and some BW film this weekend. The darkroom is getting dusty.) On Apr 16, 2005, at 6:19 AM, [EMAIL

PESO PAW - Fire Eating Drummer

2005-04-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/firedrum.html Caught these entertainers on Market Street in San Francisco. They were putting on quite a show. Comments welcome. If you'd care to comment, please let me know if this size allows you to see the entire photo and the caption without scrolling.

Re: IR with *istDS

2005-04-16 Thread David Chang-Sang
I've read that the Hoya R72 is still the filter of choice for digital IR but of course this all depends on the camera and such. I will be picking up one today I think (67mm) as long as I can get a step down ring for my lenses :) Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: William Robb

Re: Gone Again and a GFM note

2005-04-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
I doubt that. The suggested rule will almost certainly be amended to exclude any additional requirements for Canadian citizens. The US auto industry immediately screamed foul when the passport requirement was suggested. Hundreds of truckloads of Canadian made auto components are delivered

Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor

2005-04-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Bob wins. Nonsense isn't an English sentence. However, Damn is a complete sentence if the word da,m is used as a verb and the doer of the action is an understood you. On Apr 16, 2005, at 10:08 AM, Bob W wrote: Hi, It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence. Nonsense! At least you give more

Re: Enablement Dilemma

2005-04-16 Thread John Whittingham
Thanks for the URL I would be interested in hearing from users of the tamron especially those who own / have used both the tamron 17- 35 di and the pentax da16-45. Sorry I have neither but the Tamron 28-75 is very good FWIW. John

Re: IR with *istDS

2005-04-16 Thread Mark Cassino
Some digitals did not incorporate as strong of an IR filter, or in come cases, any IR filter at all, so you can get better results from them. The RM 90 blocks everything below 820 nm in wavelength, so you are into the purely IR end of the spectrum. This filter won;t work with near IR films

Re: Three Dee Glasses

2005-04-16 Thread Fred
Three? I see only two Dee glasses there! Where's the third one? You're only looking at the image in two dimensions - try looking at it in three dimensions. Fred

Re: PESO PAW - Fire Eating Drummer

2005-04-16 Thread Jack Davis
Shel, Yes, with a total top/bottom clearance of 'prox 1/4. Strange, but interesting 'action' shot. Jack --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/firedrum.html Caught these entertainers on Market Street in San Francisco. They were putting on quite a

Re: Enablement Dilemma

2005-04-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
I love the DA 16-45, but I haven't used the Tamron. Remember also that Pentax is going to release a DA 12-25. That will provide an ultra wide digital alternative. Paul On Apr 16, 2005, at 10:17 AM, Patrick Genovese wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm. If you're like most of us (not all, mind

Re: PESO PAW - Fire Eating Drummer

2005-04-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Shel, I can easily see the whole image. It fills less than 1/2 my screen. It's a fun situation, but it gets lost in the pic. Of course the scene is what it is, but the busy background is very distracting. The blazing overhead light is unattractive. A little less contrast might improve the

Re: Enablement Dilemma

2005-04-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Seems like just about all the new lenses are zooms ... what primes has Pentax released recently? Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist I love the DA 16-45, but I haven't used the Tamron. Remember also that Pentax is going to release a DA 12-25. That will provide an ultra wide

Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor

2005-04-16 Thread Mishka
even more (by a huge margin) stuff that's produced from film in the labs stinks. so? So you are a bad printer. Thats all. William Robb So you cannot parse a short english sentence. That's all. It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence. William Robb you

Re: Three Dee Glasses

2005-04-16 Thread Mishka
oh, i see. the third Dee glasses are supposed to be on the person looking at the picture. silly me! mishka On 4/16/05, Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Three? I see only two Dee glasses there! Where's the third one? You're only looking at the image in two dimensions - try looking at it in

Re: PESO PAW - Fire Eating Drummer

2005-04-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Paul, I played around with curves and with shadows/highlights, and was able to get the contrast down a bit. In fact, after uploading the pic I decided i wasn't satisfied with it and redid it with a little less brightness using curves to tone down the highlights somewhat. Yep, it's a busy

Where's Cotty?

2005-04-16 Thread Keith Whaley
I read in today's paper of the imminent breakup of MG Rover. Last large car maker in the UK. Sad that! They said some 5000 will lose their jobs. Will Rover be able to survive on it's own? keith whaley

Re: PESO - Mungo Lunette

2005-04-16 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Brian, Very nice image. Maybe you should try to get it scanned again, if you can't come close to matching the original. Anyway, it has a other-world style to it. The blue sky and very cool clouds help remind me that this is an image of earth. Nice job. -- Best regards, Bruce

Re: Enablement Dilemma

2005-04-16 Thread Peter J. Alling
D-FA 100mm and 50mm macros, DA 14mm, DA 40mm, not real earth shattering but the did release them. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Seems like just about all the new lenses are zooms ... what primes has Pentax released recently? Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist I love the DA 16-45,

Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor

2005-04-16 Thread Peter J. Alling
Pedant. Paul Stenquist wrote: Bob wins. Nonsense isn't an English sentence. However, Damn is a complete sentence if the word da,m is used as a verb and the doer of the action is an understood you. On Apr 16, 2005, at 10:08 AM, Bob W wrote: Hi, It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence.

Re: PESO PAW - Fire Eating Drummer

2005-04-16 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/firedrum.html Caught these entertainers on Market Street in San Francisco. They were putting on quite a show. Comments welcome. If you'd care to comment, please let me know if this size allows you to see the entire photo and the caption without

Re: Enablement Dilemma

2005-04-16 Thread Joseph Tainter
Seems like just about all the new lenses are zooms ... what primes has Pentax released recently? Two DA lenses, Shel: DA 14 f2.8 DA 40 f2.8 Limited Got the last one two days ago and am going to head out to test it in a few minutes. Two more DA primes are forthcoming -- at about 25 and 65 mm. Joe

Re: PESO PAW - Fire Eating Drummer

2005-04-16 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Shel, First off, I can see the entire photo and caption with no scrolling. Now on to the pic, the BW tonal range is very good - another technically good shot/processing. Somehow, this shot doesn't quite do it for me. I'm thinking that perhaps the angle with the fire just doesn't show any

Re: Enablement Dilemma

2005-04-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Shel, Pentax has already released a 40/2.8 pancake prime, a 50/2.8 macro, and a 14/4 prime. A 50/1.4 is supposedly in the works. I think we can expect a steady if slow stream of both primes and zooms. Paul On Apr 16, 2005, at 11:05 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Seems like just about all the

Re: Enablement Dilemma

2005-04-16 Thread Bruce Dayton
The D FA 50/2.8 macro, D FA 100/2.8 Macro, DA 14/2.8, DA 40/2.8 are all primes and recent releases (in Pentax frame of reckoning grin) -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, April 16, 2005, 8:05:37 AM, you wrote: SB Seems like just about all the new lenses are zooms ... what primes has SB Pentax

Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor

2005-04-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Former English teacher. On Apr 16, 2005, at 11:32 AM, Peter J. Alling wrote: Pedant. Paul Stenquist wrote: Bob wins. Nonsense isn't an English sentence. However, Damn is a complete sentence if the word da,m is used as a verb and the doer of the action is an understood you. On Apr 16, 2005, at

Re: Enablement Dilemma

2005-04-16 Thread Joseph Tainter
I'm considering taking the digital plunge probably an *istDs the dilemma concerns the choice of lens. Namely between the: Pentax DA 16-45 f/4 vs Tamron SP AF17-35MM F/2.8-4 Di -- The DA 16-45 is excellent. At 16 mm. it outperforms the DA 14 f2.8. But if you are

ist-D Focus Woes, Please Help!

2005-04-16 Thread Don Sanderson
http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/50web/index.htm This is a small gallery of 11 shots I took this morning. The last one (FocusPoint.jpg) shows the point I had the camera, in spot focus mode, aimed at. The first 5 (141-145.jpg) are manually focused shots taken with the A50/1.4 at 1/2000 and 1.4. The

OT: Anybody know what this is?

2005-04-16 Thread DagT
I found this when going through some old stuff that my parents didn´t want to keep. http://www.foto.no/diskusjon/images/154698.jpg DagT

RE:OT: Anybody know what this is?

2005-04-16 Thread David Chang-Sang
Looks like an old rangefinder lens - one of those old school lenses that have the shutter in the lens itself. That's my guess - what do I win if I'm correct? :-) Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: DagT [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 12:09 PM To:

PESO: Others 2005 - 16p - GDG

2005-04-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Continuing work on a number of static, textural compositions ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/16p.htm Comments always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey

Re: Enablement Dilemma

2005-04-16 Thread John Forbes
On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 09:47:04 -0600, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Remember, there has to be a way that third-party manufacturers gain their price advantage. Joe It's called volume. They are able to spread their design and tooling costs over a far larger number of lenses sold.

Re: PESO - Mungo Lunette

2005-04-16 Thread Mark Cassino
Beautiful shot - very elegant the way the land formations and clouds work together, and the colors are excellent. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original Message - From:

Re: ist-D Focus Woes, Please Help!

2005-04-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hmmm. Well, the autofocus shots are a lot closer than the manual focus shots. Other than that, it's hard to draw many conclusions from this. I guess you should have your camera checked out. It seems to be causing you a lot of problems and aggravation. Since the autofocus shots are closer than

Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor

2005-04-16 Thread John Forbes
Surely it's short for May God damn you. The understood you is the object, whilst the good Lord is the subject. John On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 10:33:39 -0400, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob wins. Nonsense isn't an English sentence. However, Damn is a complete sentence if the word

Re: RE:OT: Anybody know what this is?

2005-04-16 Thread John Forbes
It's certainly a shutter, with speeds from Time, Bulb, 1, etc, to 100. Not an action freezer. John On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 12:17:24 -0400, David Chang-Sang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like an old rangefinder lens - one of those old school lenses that have the shutter in the lens itself.

Re: Where's Cotty?

2005-04-16 Thread John Forbes
It's Rover that's closed. The name is owned by BMW, but a Chinese company has the rights to make some of the cars. What they will be badged as is anyone's guess. John On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 08:21:00 -0700, Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I read in today's paper of the imminent breakup

Re: PESO: Others 2005 - 16p - GDG

2005-04-16 Thread John Forbes
I suspect that this would work much better as a print than as a screen image. I don't think the computer does it any favours. John On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 09:25:41 -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Continuing work on a number of static, textural compositions ...

Re: RE:OT: Anybody know what this is?

2005-04-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The Wollensak Raptar was used as an enlarging lens. Note that there's an area after the Wollensak name that's been blanked out. Check to see if it say Dumont. Shel [Original Message] From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 4/16/2005 9:34:23 AM Subject: Re:

Re: First digital PESOs

2005-04-16 Thread Mark Erickson
pnstenquist wrote: Some nice pics. Love those water droplets and the nice bokey. Did you shoot RAW or jpeg? On my monitor the greens are a bit muddy, and the contrast is a bit low. If you shot RAW you might adjust the tint a bit and perhaps up the color temperature slightly. A bit more

Re: PESO: Others 2005 - 16p - GDG

2005-04-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks for the comment. It certainly does a lot nicer at a much larger size and on paper. Derezzing it for web page display knocks out textural detailing that resharpening for the lower resolution cannot restore, although it does image at least satisfactorily on my screen. Godfrey On Apr 16,

Re: PESO PAW - Fire Eating Drummer

2005-04-16 Thread Bob W
Hi, Saturday, April 16, 2005, 3:22:52 PM, Shel wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/firedrum.html Caught these entertainers on Market Street in San Francisco. They were putting on quite a show. Comments welcome. If you'd care to comment, please let me know if this size allows you

Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor

2005-04-16 Thread Bob W
Hi, Saturday, April 16, 2005, 3:33:39 PM, Paul wrote: Bob wins. Nonsense isn't an English sentence. However, Damn is a complete sentence if the word da,m is used as a verb and the doer of the action is an understood you. Actually, I wrote Nonsense! as well, so I win either way. In fact, I

Re: Where's Cotty?

2005-04-16 Thread Bob W
Hi, Saturday, April 16, 2005, 4:21:00 PM, Keith wrote: I read in today's paper of the imminent breakup of MG Rover. Last large car maker in the UK. Sad that! They said some 5000 will lose their jobs. Will Rover be able to survive on it's own? It's not imminent any more. It's a car

Re: RE:OT: Anybody know what this is?

2005-04-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I realized that it could also be a macro lens. The cro on the lens suggests that, and Wollensake did make a Raptar macro on that focal lengh and aperture. Shel The Wollensak Raptar was used as an enlarging lens. Note that there's an area after the Wollensak name that's been blanked out.

Re: L plate for *istD

2005-04-16 Thread Ramesh Kumar
Thanks for making me understand...:-). I ordered for L bracket, body plate. I found RRS's ballhead BH-25 very interesting because of its light weight and also has Arca swiss QR platform. My existing slik ballhead weights ~700 gms and can take 3Kgs load. RRS’s BH-25 weights 186gm and can take

Re: OT: Anybody know what this is?

2005-04-16 Thread David Savage
To me it looks like it may be for a large format camera. ? Dave S On 4/17/05, DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I found this when going through some old stuff that my parents didn´t want to keep. http://www.foto.no/diskusjon/images/154698.jpg DagT

Re: OT: Anybody know what this is?

2005-04-16 Thread David Savage
...and the shutter mechanism looks a lot like this one: http://tinyurl.com/czyej Dave S On 4/17/05, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To me it looks like it may be for a large format camera. ? Dave S On 4/17/05, DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I found this when going through some

Re: PESO - Mungo Lunette

2005-04-16 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! This is the result. It's still not quite true to the original but it's getting there. Comments, of course, are welcome. Click on the i icon for technical and other info. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~sgap/photos/paw/mungo-paw.html Brian, technicalities aside, this is lovely picture. If you

Re: PESO: Others 2005 - 16p - GDG

2005-04-16 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Continuing work on a number of static, textural compositions ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/16p.htm Comments always appreciated. It looks quite textural on my screen... I should say I like it more than the previous one of the series you posted. However, I do remember it, so

PAW: Old and Wise

2005-04-16 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Went to shoot some macro today. Very little luck with rather constant very soft but annoying breeze... My wife and daughter spotted this guy behind the window of the closed restaurant. Perhaps I will make a print and hand it to the owners... http://www.flickr.com/photos/boris71/9571234/

OT: Journey of Man

2005-04-16 Thread Bob W
Hi, Many of you are probably as fascinated as I am by human origins, so I'd like to post this animation which reconstructs the spread of people out of Africa, according to current theory. It seems to match the paths traced by Stephen Oppenheimer in his recent book. Warning: if you think it all

RE: PESO PAW - Fire Eating Drummer

2005-04-16 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Shel the picture *and* its size is fine here with Avant Browser, 1 additional search toolbar and 1280x960 resolution settings;-) greetings Markus http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/firedrum.html Caught these entertainers on Market Street in San Francisco. They were putting on quite a show.

Re: OT: Journey of Man

2005-04-16 Thread David Savage
Very interesting Bob. Thanks for sharing. Dave S On 4/17/05, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Many of you are probably as fascinated as I am by human origins, so I'd like to post this animation which reconstructs the spread of people out of Africa, according to current theory. It seems

RE: ist-D Focus Woes, Please Help!

2005-04-16 Thread Don Sanderson
Never so much as bumped it. (Yet) The wierd thing is with 70mm and longer lenses I can manual or auto focus with little problem. Only the shorter ones, which should be easier to focus, give me frequent trouble. And as far as wide open goes I just took 6 shots with the FA50/1.7 at F8 and as near as

RE: PESO: Others 2005 - 16p - GDG

2005-04-16 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Godfrey I would use this photo as a nice (text) background (for a flyer maybe or the web) . Alone it asks for a little bit more - for me. greetings Markus Subject: PESO: Others 2005 - 16p - GDG Continuing work on a number of static, textural compositions ...

RE: Old and Wise

2005-04-16 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Boris I like this photo a lot but not its mini size on Flickr ;-) It would be even nicer if the record was played. Giving prints to the owner or subject is always very nice and helps us all. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PAW: Old and Wise

2005-04-16 Thread Keith Whaley
Trouble connecting to Flickr... I'll try again later, just in case... keith whaley Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Went to shoot some macro today. Very little luck with rather constant very soft but annoying breeze... My wife and daughter spotted this guy behind the window of the closed restaurant.

Re: IR with *istDS

2005-04-16 Thread Greg Cooper
Here is an infrared page with the Ds mentioned in comparison with other cameras and he also has some samples from the ds and tips. http://www.jr-worldwi.de/photo/index.html?Pentax_ist_DS_ir_sensitivity.html Greg Cooper Edmonton, Alberta Canada

Re: Gone Again and a GFM note

2005-04-16 Thread John Francis
Keith Whaley mused: John Francis wrote: William Robb mused: That's just your country, and it isn't supposed to happen until 2006 IIRC. By 2008. Although as the Pres. has just woken up to what it is he signed into law, and publicly stated he thinks it's a bad idea, I rather

Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor

2005-04-16 Thread John Francis
(That is) Nonsense! is just as much a sentence as Damn (you) Paul Stenquist mused: Bob wins. Nonsense isn't an English sentence. However, Damn is a complete sentence if the word da,m is used as a verb and the doer of the action is an understood you. On Apr 16, 2005, at 10:08 AM, Bob W

Re: Where's Cotty?

2005-04-16 Thread John Francis
Keith Whaley mused: I read in today's paper of the imminent breakup of MG Rover. Last large car maker in the UK. Sad that! They said some 5000 will lose their jobs. Will Rover be able to survive on it's own? There is no Rover as a separate entity. Land Rover hasn't been part of the

Re: ist-D Focus Woes, Please Help!

2005-04-16 Thread Peter J. Alling
I don't suspect the mirror, autofocus is as dependent on the mirror as is manual focus. However the autofocus in Pentax cameras is below the mirror and follows a different light path than the view through the pentaprism. I suspect that the ground glass is in a different effective plane than

Re: Demise of M/F

2005-04-16 Thread Norman Baugher
LOL. Just remember Cesar, if you're going to get a 6x7 make sure it's NOT a pretty one like Bob's, but rather one slightly brassed like mine... And I do not plan on modeling this year, I fear I've aged past my prime. Norm (get out of my van) B. Cesar wrote: Norm! Muito bem! I have not had the

Re: Just a couple of scanned shots from my Honduran trip.

2005-04-16 Thread Norman Baugher
Cool stuff, but the colors seem a bit wanky on my monitor (not the lizard). Norm Cesar wrote: Before I sit down to go through another 14 rolls of film from my trip, I figure I would put up a couple of early scans. The two shots up at the moment are

Salgado speaks!

2005-04-16 Thread Bob W
Hi, there's a very long feature about Salgado in the current edition of the New Yorker. Their website has a recording and slide show: http://www.newyorker.com/online/covers/articles/050418onco_covers_gallery -- Cheers, Bob

Re: L plate for *istD

2005-04-16 Thread Kenneth Waller
And there is no reference to *istD compatible L bracket in Kirk site. Call them and tell them what you have and want. The L bracket I got was not *ist D specific, it was for any camera that had one of their arca swiss mounting plates. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Ramesh

Re: PESO - Mungo Lunette

2005-04-16 Thread Kenneth Waller
Nice capture. Good exposure composition. The sky looks somewhat unreal tho. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 7:54 AM Subject: PESO - Mungo Lunette I suppose this should be a PESMOS

RE:OT: Anybody know what this is?

2005-04-16 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
In that type of shutter, it looks like wide angle lens for a 2x3 (or thereabouts) press camera. It certainly has the age. Sincerely, C. Brendemuehl Caveat: This information should be viewed critically. It may merit as much technical excellence as a CBS news report.

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