In transit

2005-05-05 Thread Jostein
Hi gang, Just firing up for London PDML. Currently awaiting flight ascention in Oslo Airport.:-) Only 121 new PDML mails since last night, 8 hours ago. LOL Cheers, Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging

RE: Moral Dilemma

2005-05-05 Thread Jostein
LOL! Well, what can I do, with friends like Cotty and Mike...:-) Cheers, Jostein Quoting Shaun Canning [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I don't know how she does it Jostein...but it looks like my wife has even managed to cost you money! She's very good at it! Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning

Re: PESOs

2005-05-05 Thread mike wilson
frank theriault wrote: On 4/30/05, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bored at home, so I did some scanning. Here are some of the results for your delectation. Enjoy and comment if you see fit. I'm still having problems getting the pictures suitably sized for the fotocom site.

Re: Packing...

2005-05-05 Thread Cotty
On 4/5/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: BTW: For those wishing to join Dr. Lisa and myself at the British Museum Saturday afternoon (I note that we've made it onto Cotty's official itinerary - HAR!), here's the scoop: http://www.mummytombs.com/mummylocator/featured/lindowman.htm

Re: PESO - Wol

2005-05-05 Thread Cotty
On 4/5/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: On 4/28/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ignore the first three - no Pentax gear involved - last pic with A*85mm f/1.4 http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/spare6.html Gorgeous portrait, beautiful girl. As for the others, well, she

Re: *ist-Ds Cashback from Pentax UK

2005-05-05 Thread John Whittingham
...or maybe they need extra shelf room for all those DigiRebels they're moving... 8) John -- Original Message --- From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wed, 4 May 2005 19:37:50 -0400 Subject: Re: *ist-Ds Cashback from Pentax UK On 5/4/05,

Re: Cleaning slides

2005-05-05 Thread John Coyle
William, that's very helpful, thank you! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 10:39 AM Subject: Re: Cleaning slides - Original Message - From: John Coyle Subject:

Re: Camera prices on Ebay

2005-05-05 Thread Alan Chan
--- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm pretty sure that the PZ/Z-1p and PZ/Z-1 have rigid metal frames, probably the other models in the PZ/P series as well. Pentax has built a number of cameras using this method. Yeah, I am aware the Z-1p has metal inner structure which is visible

Re: Camera prices on Ebay

2005-05-05 Thread Alan Chan
--- John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can attest, from first-hand experience, that a sufficiently hard impact will yank the lens mount clean out of a MZ-S body. You mean you actually kill a MZ-S? Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Yahoo! Mail Stay connected,

Re: WTB: SMC Pentax FA (or F) 135mm f/2.8 IF

2005-05-05 Thread Alan Chan
--- David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The other golden calves I am hoping to get my hands on eventually are: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 AL SMC Pentax-FA 20mm f/2.8 Once again, I'd be happy with F versions too, on either of those. Well, these 2 babes don't have F versions. :-) Alan Chan

Re: * ist-DS flash problem revisited

2005-05-05 Thread Jens Bladt
A few WEEKS !! I'd hate to be without my D for a few days. I just passed 13.000 exposures - in just 8 months. This makes 54 exposeres a day in average :-). David Oswald Wed, 04 May 2005 22:46:49 -0700 Jens Bladt wrote: Dave, I guess: Either a cable from flash to camrea is not connected right

Re: Camera prices on Ebay

2005-05-05 Thread Herb Chong
except it's not titanium but magnesium alloy. Herb - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 11:56 PM Subject: Re: Camera prices on Ebay The MZ-S is supposed to have a rigid internal frame much like the *ist-D

RE: Gallery Show, No Pentax

2005-05-05 Thread william sawyer
Is this a pay event, where you buy a ticket for the tour, or can we just drop in at leisure? Bill Sawyer Livonia, MI -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 11:09 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Gallery Show, No Pentax

Re: Gallery Show, No Pentax

2005-05-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's free. I believe there will be some music and other things going on up and down the street. Paul On May 5, 2005, at 6:35 AM, william sawyer wrote: Is this a pay event, where you buy a ticket for the tour, or can we just drop in at leisure? Bill Sawyer Livonia, MI -Original Message-

Re: PESO PAW - Yellow Doll

2005-05-05 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi! Just a quick grab while walking around waiting to meet a friend for lunch at a nearby cafe. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/yellow-doll.html Galia seems just to have lost her yellow teletubbies doll... It made me smile... It made

Re: Gallery Show, No Pentax

2005-05-05 Thread Mark Cassino
Groan You guys have really strung this along - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original Message - From: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent:

Re: Packing...

2005-05-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When are you going to be there? I'm flying over on the 24th. Alas, we'll just be there for a week, from May 7 through 15. My kit: *ist DS, 28-105, 24/2.8, 50/1.4, 85/2, 14/2.8, 100-300 plus tripod, flash, batteries, media, laptop, etc. It will all

Re: MZ-S (WAS: Camera prices on Ebay)

2005-05-05 Thread Pål Jensen
Alan wrote: But talking about the MZ-S, I have been told it's actually a plastic camera inside, just like other MZ/ZX bodies, with magnesium alloy shells only. REPLY: This is utter bullshit. I've seen the internals of my MZ-S and it is not remotely built like other MZ-series which are

Re: MZ-S (WAS: Re: Camera prices on Ebay)

2005-05-05 Thread Pål Jensen
Alan wrote: But if I remember correctly, Pal emphasized many times that the MZ-S was the strongest built Pentax 135 body. But if it's inner structure was the same/similar as other MZ/ZX bodies, how was that possible? REPLY: It isn't possible... Alan: Not that I am allergic to plastic g,

Re: MZ-S (WAS: Re: Camera prices on Ebay)

2005-05-05 Thread Pål Jensen
Alan wrote: I don't know about that, I have never seen any picture indicates MZ-S has the metal frame like D/DS. I think D is the first Pentax body with such design. There is no practical difference whether to use metal or plastic mount if it was fastened onto a plastic structure. MZ-S carries

Re: BVH redux (Re: FA*85 and 77mm LTD autofocus)

2005-05-05 Thread Pål Jensen
William wrote: How much more mass does the camera have to shift with the 85? REPLY: I think it actually has to move less mass with the 85mm lens as it is inner focusing whereas the 77mm is not; the whole lens tube need to be moved when focusing. Pål

Re: May PUG is open

2005-05-05 Thread frank theriault
Boris Liberman wrote: But the again, my Russian is perfect :). To which P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] replied: How would the non Russian speakers on the list know it though... We could always get someone to ask him in Hebrew... cheers, frank, who envies anyone who speaks one language

Re: Missed PUG Submission -- PUG Tourist

2005-05-05 Thread frank theriault
On 5/4/05, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Frank, you seem to be the only one who even noticed it. Well, I'm still playing catch-up on some old ones (like yours). I finally bit the bullet, and decided to delete several dozen from about a month ago, when I went away on my long

Re: DxO Labs software for Pentax

2005-05-05 Thread Frantisek
We should flood the page with responses. This is the software that corrects flaws in lens designs extremely accurately. Last time I checked their samples on RAW files, they were quite bad for all the money. The company is more marketing than products. The deblur function doesn't work

Re: PDML IS ALIVE

2005-05-05 Thread Steve Desjardins
The PDML is technically a Limited Ambivalence. It's kind of a laid-back anarchy. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/03/05 7:25 PM On 5/3/05, mike wilson [EMAIL

Re: Cleaning slides

2005-05-05 Thread Kenneth Waller
Devise a way in advance to dry the things. When I spilled coffee on several of my slides, I basically did the below listed procedure and wound up using a small paper clip thru a sprocket hole to hang each slide on a line of string. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: William Robb

Re: Gallery Show, No Pentax

2005-05-05 Thread Kenneth Waller
Can we weave some photo content back into this thread, otherwise the theme will start to unravel. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: May 4, 2005 8:52 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Gallery Show, No Pentax Quoting Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

Re: WTB: SMC Pentax FA (or F) 135mm f/2.8 IF

2005-05-05 Thread Doug Brewer
I don't think they made an F version of the 35/2. Not sure about the 20. David Oswald wrote: I'm seeking an SMC Pentax FA 135mm f/2.8 IF. I'll be just as happy to find an 'F' version, in good condition. The other golden calves I am hoping to get my hands on eventually are: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm

Re: LONDON PDML - final update

2005-05-05 Thread frank theriault
Cesar said: I can see that we will have to talk a bit at GFMtn :-) Okay, maybe over a beer or two, Cesar, I was thinking about a few of our more notorious trolls (we've had a few over the years), one or two of which I was considering getting restraining orders against, they were so

Re: Photographic projects...

2005-05-05 Thread frank theriault
On 5/4/05, Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh, this I will have to hear about. You better do my LXen justice though or you will have to answer to not only me but Frank at GFMtn. Knowing I can count on Frank, with or without the ears, I may leave the ears at home this year. I gave

Re: Boathouse III

2005-05-05 Thread frank theriault
On 4/30/05, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yet another in the boathouse series... Probably some distortion here, the horizon seems to be trailing down to the right and the building leans to the left. Oh well. I'm too lazy and tired to correct it tonight.

Re: PESO PAW - Yellow Doll

2005-05-05 Thread Cotty
On 4/5/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Ditto. It reminded me of my now grown daughters and those boxes full of headless Barbies inthe basement g. I collect the heads. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PESO PAW - Yellow Doll

2005-05-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thank you Peter. I don't know about taking the best advantage of the color. It was there and I just snapped the pic with no thought about the color, just thinking of the composition and the way the girl and the doll were situated in relation to the bike rack. Shel [Original Message]

Re: PESO PAW - Yellow Doll

2005-05-05 Thread Cotty
I collect the heads. Not at all surprising ;-)) Shel Hors d'oeuvres. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO PAW - Yellow Doll

2005-05-05 Thread Jack Davis
My point was that the rhythm of bike rack's repeating pattern should be allowed to take the eye to the primary subject(s). I now understand what you meant. Less clearly defined background clutter would improve its impact. I agree. Jack --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure

Re: Packing...

2005-05-05 Thread Rick Womer
Hope you're not flying British Airways, which has a 5kg carryon weight limit and enforces it (in Philly, anyway). Have a =great= trip, and quaff a few pints of real ale for me!* Rick * I heartily recommend The Lamb, a superb pub on Lambs Conduit Street, about a 10 minute walk from the British

Re: Packing...

2005-05-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/5/05, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: Hope you're not flying British Airways, which has a 5kg carryon weight limit and enforces it (in Philly, anyway). OTOH i have found BA to be amongst the best WRT service and comfort Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: PESO PAW - Yellow Doll

2005-05-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I was thinking Barbie Bouillabaisse Shel [Original Message] From: Cotty I collect the heads. Not at all surprising ;-)) Shel Hors d'oeuvres.

PESO PAW - Violinist

2005-05-05 Thread Jens Bladt
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/12431751/ Comments are welcome Regards Jens Bladt http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

Re: Packing...

2005-05-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/5/05, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: Hope you're not flying British Airways, which has a 5kg carryon weight limit and enforces it (in Philly, anyway). When I came back from GFM last June, I had a LowePro Stealth backpack jam-packed with gear, including a PowerBook *and* an iBook.

Re: PESO PAW - Yellow Doll

2005-05-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/5/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: I was thinking Barbie Bouillabaisse LOL. Thanks mate, best laugh of the day. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Packing...

2005-05-05 Thread Rick Womer
I agree--I fly them when I can. There have been some tense moments at check-in, though... --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OTOH i have found BA to be amongst the best WRT service and comfort Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PESO PAW - Yellow Doll

2005-05-05 Thread Rick Womer
Shel, I agree with your self-critique, in an ideal world, but heck, this shot WORKS! Very nicely, in fact. Rick --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Personally, I think it's too busy with all the flowers and detail in the background. I'd have preferred getting closer and had the

RE: PESO PAW - Violinist

2005-05-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, This is one of those almost pics for me. It almost works, but it doesn't quite come together. The framing is a bit off. Since you've chosen to show the violinist out of context, making the framing a bit tighter by losing a little of the open space above the musician's head seems, to my

Re: Moral Dilemma

2005-05-05 Thread David Zaninovic
I usually solve this problem by giving my wife the camera and letting her take pictures. I take over only when there is really something interesting to shoot. That way you don't even need to carry the camera, she will carry it for you. You just need 2GB memory card minimum for this.

Re: Camera prices on Ebay

2005-05-05 Thread mike wilson
John Francis wrote: On Wed, May 04, 2005 at 09:31:21PM -0700, Alan Chan wrote: --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The MZ-S is supposed to have a rigid internal frame much like the *ist-D if I remember correctly, so let's see. Rigid inner metal support, plastic core, outer shell of

Re: PESO PAW - Violinist

2005-05-05 Thread Stephen Moore
Jens Bladt wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/12431751/ Nice shot, Jens! You do have an affinity for fiddlers, don't you? ;-) I'm glad your photos from the Toender Festival 2004 are still online. They're some of my favorite musician shots: http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p7368464.html

Re: PESO PAW - Violinist

2005-05-05 Thread Kenneth Waller
Great facial expression nicely captured. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: May 5, 2005 9:42 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO PAW - Violinist http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/12431751/ Comments are welcome Regards Jens Bladt

Re: Moral Dilemma

2005-05-05 Thread mike wilson
Jostein wrote: LOL! Well, what can I do, with friends like Cotty and Mike...:-) Beneath this charming, suave, urbane exterior lurks the heart of Ming the Merciless. 8-) Cheers, Jostein Quoting Shaun Canning [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I don't know how she does it Jostein...but it looks like my wife has

Re: PESO PAW - Violinist

2005-05-05 Thread UncaMikey
From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/12431751/ Comments are welcome Regards Jens Bladt I really like the fiendish gleam in his eye -- makes me think of The Soldier's Tale, and the Devil is showing how to really play that thing. *UncaMikey

Re: PESO - Wol

2005-05-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Wol the Owl . . . I love it! On 4/28/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ignore the first three - no Pentax gear involved - last pic with A*85mm f/1.4 http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/spare6.html

Re: PESO PAW - Violinist

2005-05-05 Thread pnstenquist
Both are nice, but I love the first one. Nice composition, great interaction between the two musicians. Good work. Paul Jens Bladt wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/12431751/ Nice shot, Jens! You do have an affinity for fiddlers, don't you? ;-) I'm glad your photos from

Re: PDML IS ALIVE

2005-05-05 Thread Tom Reese
Frank Theriault replied to Mark Roberts as follows: on 5/4/05, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Waitaminnit... I thought *you* were our dictator this week, Frank? (I can never keep track of these things...) Nope. I was dictator two weeks ago. Sheesh, get with the programme,

Re: Camera prices on Ebay

2005-05-05 Thread P. J. Alling
Sorry I misspoke. Must have been thinking of the LX Titanium. Still a very tough construction. Herb Chong wrote: except it's not titanium but magnesium alloy. Herb - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005

Re: Gallery Show, No Pentax

2005-05-05 Thread P. J. Alling
That's it! I've had enough, if people keep laying out this line, I'll come unraveled... Mark Cassino wrote: Groan You guys have really strung this along - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Re: WTB: SMC Pentax FA (or F) 135mm f/2.8 IF

2005-05-05 Thread Andre Langevin
The other golden calves I am hoping to get my hands on eventually are: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 AL SMC Pentax-FA 20mm f/2.8 Only available in FA... Andre

Re: PESO PAW - Yellow Doll

2005-05-05 Thread P. J. Alling
Do you mount them on little pikes? Cotty wrote: On 4/5/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Ditto. It reminded me of my now grown daughters and those boxes full of headless Barbies inthe basement g. I collect the heads. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: WTB: SMC Pentax FA (or F) 135mm f/2.8 IF

2005-05-05 Thread David Oswald
Andre Langevin wrote: The other golden calves I am hoping to get my hands on eventually are: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 AL SMC Pentax-FA 20mm f/2.8 Only available in FA... Yes, you guys are right. My mistake. ...well, the 35/2 was made in some non-AF versions too, IIRC, but certanly there was no

RE: PESO PAW - Violinist

2005-05-05 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi Shel Thanks, Shel, you have some good points. However, to me photography is an artform. Realy just captured moments for everyone to recognize or relate to. You certainly manged to do just that. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse-

Fs Friday

2005-05-05 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I know it is Friday somewhere and Friday in NY I'll be up to my eyeballs in misc commitments... I'm putting this SF-1 on ebay if no one here wants to give me $115 for itplus $10 shipping: http://users.rcn.com/annsan/audrespentaxsf1 I got a clean bill of health on it from Photo Tech Repair on NY

Re: WTB: SMC Pentax FA (or F) 135mm f/2.8 IF

2005-05-05 Thread John Francis
On Wed, May 04, 2005 at 10:56:04PM -0700, David Oswald wrote: I'm seeking an SMC Pentax FA 135mm f/2.8 IF. I'll be just as happy to find an 'F' version, in good condition. Bad timing. KEH have had one available for the last week, but it's no longer shown on their website today (although it

Re: Lens options for the *ist-DS

2005-05-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 4, 2005, at 10:25 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: Since I got the *ist D 8 months ago, my 20mm has become my most used prime. I have noticed that photo jounalists very often uses a wide angle (24mm), then go very close to the subject. At f8 almost no focussing is needed. Everything will be sharp.

PESO: Others 2005 - 18q - GDG

2005-05-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Some fun with the 14mm lens ... I'm getting happier with ultrawide framing (or lack of it...) again. :-) http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/18q.htm Comments and critique always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey

Re: Packing...

2005-05-05 Thread John Francis
On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 06:27:16AM -0700, Rick Womer wrote: * I heartily recommend The Lamb, a superb pub on Lambs Conduit Street, about a 10 minute walk from the British Museum. It was our local when we lived in London many moons ago. I concur. I, too, used to frequent this establishment

Re: PESO PAW - Yellow Doll

2005-05-05 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi there. Oh, Laa-Laa? We have one here that the children seem to have lost interest in. (Although, I wonder if they will rediscover interest in it if I suggest giving it away.) Was Laa-Laa lost on purpose by parents? NO! Once more - NO! Galia does not know what TeleTubbies actually means.

Digital profligacy

2005-05-05 Thread John Francis
On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 11:06:13AM +0200, Jens Bladt wrote: A few WEEKS !! I'd hate to be without my D for a few days. I just passed 13.000 exposures - in just 8 months. This makes 54 exposeres a day in average :-). David Oswald Wed, 04 May 2005 22:46:49 -0700

RE: Digital profligacy

2005-05-05 Thread Tom C
Sad isn't it? Also ironic that Flickr's founder's last name is Fake. Tom C. From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/05/fashion/thursdaystyles/05photos.html May 5, 2005 Stop Them Before They Shoot Again By AMY HARMON

RE: PESO: Others 2005 - 18q - GDG

2005-05-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Cute shot ... nice colors. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/18q.htm Comments and critique always appreciated.

Re: PDML IS ALIVE

2005-05-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nope. I was dictator two weeks ago. Sheesh, get with the programme, Mark!Frank was deposed by the Digiphiles because they objected to his backwardthinking continued use of film. The Digiphiles are currently trying to forma coalition government with the

Re: Packing...

2005-05-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope you're not flying British Airways, which has a 5kg carryon weight limit and enforces it (in Philly, anyway). Well, I've carried this pack many times before (not on British Airways) without trouble, but I'll keep my fingers crossed. Have a =great= trip,

Re: Film in your hands...

2005-05-05 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Tom Reese wrote: Cesar wrote: I got back my first roll of 120 slide film shot through my very own 67 (I shot some 67 film earlier using Bob S.'s gear at GFMtn) yesterday. It felt great even just looking at the images with the overhead light. Once I put it on a light box - wow! I have to

Re: PESO PAW - Yellow Doll

2005-05-05 Thread Mark Roberts
P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cotty wrote: On 4/5/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Ditto. It reminded me of my now grown daughters and those boxes full of headless Barbies inthe basement g. I collect the heads. Do you mount them on little pikes? All facing inward,

Re: Gallery Show, No Pentax

2005-05-05 Thread Mark Roberts
P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's it! I've had enough, if people keep laying out this line, I'll come unraveled... I can't decide who's winning this pun competition. let's call it a tie. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Packing...

2005-05-05 Thread Mark Roberts
John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 06:27:16AM -0700, Rick Womer wrote: * I heartily recommend The Lamb, a superb pub on Lambs Conduit Street, about a 10 minute walk from the British Museum. It was our local when we lived in London many moons ago. I concur. I,

WTB: SMC Pentax FA (or F) 135mm f/2.8 IF

2005-05-05 Thread Joseph Tainter
SMC Pentax-FA 20mm f/2.8 Available new. Joe

Re: Don't forget that lenses reflect light too!

2005-05-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 5, 2005, at 11:01 AM, Mark Pickett wrote: Was looking at this auction...if you look at the lens you can see the photographer...and no clothes? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItemitem=7511914873rd=1sspagenam e=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITrd=1 LOL! At least no shirt. ;-) Godfrey

Re: PESO - Wol

2005-05-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/5/05, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: Wol the Owl . . . I love it! That's what she calls it... http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Dell/4500/quo_wol.htm ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESO PAW - Violinist

2005-05-05 Thread Cotty
Yeah yeah, violins. Now *this* is much more like it Jens! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/11149945/in/photostream/ Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO PAW - Yellow Doll

2005-05-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/5/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cotty wrote: On 4/5/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Ditto. It reminded me of my now grown daughters and those boxes full of headless Barbies inthe basement g. I collect the heads.

Re: PESO: Others 2005 - 18q - GDG

2005-05-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/5/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Some fun with the 14mm lens ... I'm getting happier with ultrawide framing (or lack of it...) again. :-) http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/18q.htm Comments and critique always appreciated. Nice shirt on the left there :-)

Sold sf1 - (was Re: Fs Friday) :)

2005-05-05 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Boy - that went fast! ann:) p.s. wanna buy a duck isntead? Ann Sanfedele wrote: I know it is Friday somewhere and Friday in NY I'll be up to my eyeballs in misc commitments... I'm putting this SF-1 on ebay if no one here wants to give me $115 for itplus $10 shipping:

RE: Packing...

2005-05-05 Thread Bob W
It also seems to depend on how full the plane is. I went somewhere once with an enormous amount of excess baggage (mostly camera equipment). They weighed it, told me how much it would cost, then said the flight was only half full, so they wouldn't charge. -- Cheers, Bob I think a lot of it

RE: Don't forget that lenses reflect light too!

2005-05-05 Thread Tom C
It looks sort of like W. Robb to me. LOL. Tom C. From: Mark Pickett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Don't forget that lenses reflect light too! Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 14:01:46 -0400 Was looking at this auction...if you look at the lens you

Re: Packing...

2005-05-05 Thread Rick Womer
The Lamb is cheek-by-jowl with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, and just a few steps from Coram's Fields (a lovely park and playground that adults may enter only if accompanied by a child). Nice dark-wood-and-green-leather interior with distinctive swivelling etched glass snob

Re: SV: PESO PAW - Violinist

2005-05-05 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Jens Bladt wrote: ...I meant of course - NOT an artform! Jens Bladt Ack- Jens, what do you mean of course NOT ??? It depends on the person using the camera... The results may or may not be art,may or may not be intended in that way, but certainly can be. film is the paint of the

Re: Sold sf1 - (was Re: Fs Friday) :)

2005-05-05 Thread John Francis
Hmm. Perhaps I should sell the SF-1 I have (never used by me; a gift from a neighbour) On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 02:38:36PM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Boy - that went fast! ann:) p.s. wanna buy a duck isntead? Ann Sanfedele wrote: I know it is Friday somewhere and Friday

Re: PESO - Wol

2005-05-05 Thread John Francis
On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 07:17:21PM +0100, Cotty wrote: On 5/5/05, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: Wol the Owl . . . I love it! That's what she calls it... http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Dell/4500/quo_wol.htm I assume everybody knows that's how Owl (in the A.A.

Re: In your local camera store

2005-05-05 Thread Alan Chan
--- Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would anyone know of a local camera store that might have an FA* 300 f4.5 still around? Alternatively, does anyone have one to sell? You can contact me off list if you want: jtainter at mindspring dot com Few weeks ago I saw an used one in a local

Re: MZ-S (WAS: Re: Camera prices on Ebay)

2005-05-05 Thread Alan Chan
--- Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you remove the magnesium bottom plate of the MZ-S you'll find a steel plate underneath it bolted onto the ultra rigid outer shell. On this the tripod socket are mounted. As the strong steel plate is as long as the bottom of the camera this possibly

Re: WTB: SMC Pentax FA (or F) 135mm f/2.8 IF

2005-05-05 Thread Alan Chan
--- David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, you guys are right. My mistake. ...well, the 35/2 was made in some non-AF versions too, IIRC, but certanly there was no F version. There is also A35/2, but not the same optics as the FA design which is original. Alan Chan

Re: Don't forget that lenses reflect light too!

2005-05-05 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
Particularly if not SMC. Kostas

Re: WTB: SMC Pentax FA (or F) 135mm f/2.8 IF

2005-05-05 Thread Alan Chan
--- Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The non-AF 35/2 lenses are different optics, good lenses but the FA is upgraded withn asph. glass etc... I could be wrong, but I think it's plastic AL some sort (same as FA*24 AL). Pentax Japan web site doesn't seem to emphasis it's glass AL, like

Re: BVH redux (Re: FA*85 and 77mm LTD autofocus)

2005-05-05 Thread Alan Chan
William wrote: How much more mass does the camera have to shift with the 85? --- Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it actually has to move less mass with the 85mm lens as it is inner focusing whereas the 77mm is not; the whole lens tube need to be moved when focusing. I too

Quick question of lenses

2005-05-05 Thread Henri Toivonen
Which one is better as a carryround normal zoom for my SFX: F35-70/3.5-4.5 FA28-70/4.0 AL /Henri http://stans-photography.info/BriefComments.html#28-70%20mm%20f/4.0%20FA%20AL

Re: WTB: SMC Pentax FA (or F) 135mm f/2.8 IF

2005-05-05 Thread Carlos Royo
Alan Chan escribió: I could be wrong, but I think it's plastic AL some sort (same as FA*24 AL). Pentax Japan web site doesn't seem to emphasis it's glass AL, like the FA31. The FA* 24 mm. 2.0 has a sandwich aspherical element (aspheric plastic surface on a glass lens), but the FA 35 2.0 has a

Re: Quick question of lenses

2005-05-05 Thread Alan Chan
--- Henri Toivonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which one is better as a carryround normal zoom for my SFX: F35-70/3.5-4.5 FA28-70/4.0 AL Probably the FA28-70/4, but inspect carefully when buying used because it's rather prone to foggy elements and broken plastic parts inside. Not exactly a well

film at 50C

2005-05-05 Thread David Zaninovic
Which film can resist heat the best ? How long could you leave it in the car at 50C before it is not usable any more ? I don't see anything in the spec for Fuji Reala about this. I am thinking about leaving one camera permanently in the car, you never know when you will need one to record

Re: Quick question of lenses

2005-05-05 Thread Carlos Royo
Henri Toivonen escribió: Which one is better as a carryround normal zoom for my SFX: F35-70/3.5-4.5 FA28-70/4.0 AL I've had (and sold) both of these lenses. Both of them are fine, but the 28-70 is a tad better. It has fabulous flare resistance, and it is quite sharp, except at 28 mm f:4.0, at

Re: film at 50C

2005-05-05 Thread Henri Toivonen
David Zaninovic wrote: Which film can resist heat the best ? How long could you leave it in the car at 50C before it is not usable any more ? I don't see anything in the spec for Fuji Reala about this. I am thinking about leaving one camera permanently in the car, you never know when you will

Re: PESO - Wol

2005-05-05 Thread John Francis
On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 03:12:24PM -0400, John Francis wrote: On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 07:17:21PM +0100, Cotty wrote: On 5/5/05, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: Wol the Owl . . . I love it! That's what she calls it...

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