Re: PESO Whistle Stop

Hello Scott, She is a real cutie! -- Bruce Saturday, May 14, 2005, 1:19:08 PM, you wrote: SL> Howdy, Gang! SL> Here's a photo of my daughter last fall at the Whistle Stop. It's an SL> old train station converted into an ice cream parlor near St. Louis. SL> http://twosixteen.com/gallery/ind

Re: PAW?PESO: Queen Street Car, 3:30am

I like this one. Something about the OOF-ness makes it all come together in a different way than if it had all been focused. It leaves the viewer quite a bit of room to interpret. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, May 14, 2005, 7:03:20 AM, you wrote: ft> I believe that this accurately depicts

Re: impulse purchase

Wow, nice snag. Myself having been a big FM fan for many years, I can vouch for the MX as being a very similar beast. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, May 14, 2005, 8:15:10 AM, you wrote: GD> In my meanderings yesterday, I came across a black Pentax MX body in GD> what seems very nice conditi

Re: Happy Birthday Mark

The goofy looking one on the right. Happy Birhtday Mark. Dave S On 5/15/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On May 14, 2005, at 4:04 PM, Cotty wrote: > > > Mark Roberts is 44 today. And he doesn't look a day over 43 and 3/4 ;-) > > > >

Re: Happy Birthday Mark

On May 14, 2005, at 4:04 PM, Cotty wrote: Mark Roberts is 44 today. And he doesn't look a day over 43 and 3/4 ;-) Uh, which one is Mark? Godfrey

Epson P-2000 standalone storage device and viewer

The Epson P-2000 I ordered arrived yesterday. I've worked through all its functions now ... Pretty nice device. The display is excellent, download speed from the card is decent. So far all my SD cards (512M and 1G) work just fine. The latest firmware can read the Pentax *ist D and DS RAW formats

Re: Simple screwmount lens question

Alan P. Hayes a écrit : Sorry if this shows up twice, but I think I sent it from the wrong address, before... I've got a couple of SM lenses with the little push rod arrangement for stopping the lens down. Is there a simple solution to keeping it pushed in when using the lens with a screw to K

Re: Happy Birthday Mark

John Francis wrote: May 15? He can't have that - that's *my* birthday. (And I had it first, by over a decade ... ) And Happy Birthday, John Francis! (Now, doesn't Amita have one coming up sometime this month also?)

Re: Happy Birthday Mark

Happy Birthday, Mark!

Re: PESO (s)

I like the "To The Sea" - it does seem that you haven't blown the sky out and so could maybe work with it a little to bring a little of the texture of the clouds up. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, May 13, 2005, 10:47:10 PM, you wrote: PJA> Two quick shots taken this spring one early one a coup

Re: PESO Whistle Stop

Hi! She's not dating until she's 30. As the father of three girls (actually, one woman and two girls), I think your policy is a wise one, Scott! Hmmm, 30 what? Months? ;) Boris

Re: I Met a Magnum Photographer Today

Hi! Larry Towell is the only Canadian ever admitted to Magnum. As part of Contact, Toronto, Canada's month long photography festival which runs throughout May, Stephen Bulger Gallery is showing "No Man's Land", a series of photographs from Gaza and the West Bank. > ... the rest snipped ... Frank,

Re: Happy Birthday Mark

Hi! Mark Roberts is 44 today. And he doesn't look a day over 43 and 3/4 ;-) Congrats... Boris

Re: I must report the following

If you do get the Vivitar 19-35, let the list know how it works out. Interested in it to slot below the 35-105 in my kit and be a standard lens on a future digital body. -Mat On 5/14/05, Collin Brendemuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2. Eppserson Photo in Oklahoma City as a Tokina 80-200/2.8 AT

Re: Happy Birthday Mark

On 5/14/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Roberts is 44 today. And he doesn't look a day over 43 and 3/4 ;-) > > > That's a lot of wine bottle on that table for only four people. Wish I could have been there to help! Happy Birthday, Mar

Re: PESO Whistle Stop

On 5/14/05, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > She's not dating until she's 30. As the father of three girls (actually, one woman and two girls), I think your policy is a wise one, Scott! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Frank's ladies

On 5/14/05, Lasse Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, I forgot to say that I think it's a great picture. > > (At least my version of it... (ducking) :-) ). > > Thanks, Lasse, for your nice comment (I'll ignore the last bit ) and for your reworking of the shot to bring out the detail in Lu

Re: Frank's ladies

On 5/14/05, UncaMikey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Lasse Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Frank, > ... > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2727729&size=lg > > Wow. That is an intense photo. Some of the digital > tweaking/manipulation shows on my monitor (iMac G4),

Re: Happy Birthday Mark

Happy Birthday Mark! And many more.. Francis M. Alviar -- Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 00:04:27 +0100 From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" Subject: Happy Birthday Mark Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-T

Re: Happy Birthday Mark

--- UncaMikey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have an expensive but robust > Chianti at hand OOPS! Blame the Chianti, of course, I meant INexpensive... Cheers all the same, *>UncaMikey __ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check ema

Re: Happy Birthday Mark

--- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Roberts is 44 today. And he doesn't look a day over 43 and 3/4 > ;-) > > I love this kind of photo. I suspect that a thousand years from now, what we consider photographic "art" will be long forgotten, but

Re: PESO Whistle Stop

On 5/14/05, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's a sweet shot. > > It's a bit soft looking, but I think that's a good thing, as it really > works well to my eye. Thanks, Frank! I think the lens has a lot to do with the softness. The FA 28-90/3.5-5.6 is not exactly a stellar perfo

Re: Frank's ladies

--- Lasse Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Frank, ... > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2727729&size=lg Wow. That is an intense photo. Some of the digital tweaking/manipulation shows on my monitor (iMac G4), which detracts from the overall effect, but still... *UncaMikey

Re: Happy Birthday Mark

On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 12:04:27AM +0100, Cotty wrote: > Mark Roberts is 44 today. And he doesn't look a day over 43 and 3/4 ;-) > > May 15? He can't have that - that's *my* birthday. (And I had it first, by over a decade ... )

Re: Wonderful

Then we agree :-) > Oh, I don't mean that you can't get fine prints from digi, but they don't > have the look and feel of TX. When I want the TX look and feel, there's no > substitute for TX, and generally that's what I want. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Simple screwmount lens question

You don't want to do something that if it fails will damage you camera. Alan P. Hayes wrote: Without doing it I can only use the lens wide open, because the new cameras have no way of actuating the stop down rod at the time of exposure. If the rod is pushed in permanently then the aperture ring

Re: Wonderful

Oh, I don't mean that you can't get fine prints from digi, but they don't have the look and feel of TX. When I want the TX look and feel, there's no substitute for TX, and generally that's what I want. Shel > [Original Message] > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Date: 5/14/2005 5:31:32 PM >

Re: Simple screwmount lens question

Without doing it I can only use the lens wide open, because the new cameras have no way of actuating the stop down rod at the time of exposure. If the rod is pushed in permanently then the aperture ring actually stops the lens down. That way I can use it at all the f stops, metering at taking a

Re: FA* 289 f4.5 ED(IF)

Wow, it was only a few years ago you could get this lens new for around $750. I've had mine for several years and it is one of my most used lens. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Alan Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 9:16 PM Subject: Re: FA* 289 f4.5 ED

Re: Wonderful

You're correct if "acceptable" means "identical." But if you're saying that beautiful BW prints are impossible with digital, you're wrong. Paul > I can't imagine finding an acceptable B&W solution, Paul. I've looked at > so many B&W prints that had their basis in digital, processed and printed

Re: Frank's ladies

Oh, I forgot to say that I think it's a great picture. (At least my version of it... (ducking) :-) ). Lasse - Original Message - From: "Lasse Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 2:59 AM Subject: Frank's ladies > Hi Frank, > > Did you ever see this edit of on

Frank's ladies

Hi Frank, Did you ever see this edit of one of your pictures? I seem to recall that you were once (a long time ago) asking about getting more detail in the hair of the lady to the left. I tried to bring out some detail, but now when I look at it, it looks a bit darker than I intended, why you

Re: Happy Birthday Mark

If I were you Mark I'd sue... Cotty wrote: Mark Roberts is 44 today. And he doesn't look a day over 43 and 3/4 ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

RE: impulse purchase

Uh, about that "sod" part.. > -Original Message- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 6:25 PM > To: pentax list > Subject: Re: impulse purchase > > > On 14/5/05, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >> Jammy sod! > > > >Mr Englishman, be

Re: I Met a Magnum Photographer Today

Thanks for the info and link --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Larry Towell is the only Canadian ever admitted to > Magnum. As part of > Contact, Toronto, Canada's month long photography > festival which runs > throughout May, Stephen Bulger Gallery is showing > "No Man's Land",

Re: impulse purchase

On 14/5/05, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: >> Jammy sod! > >Mr Englishman, be so kind, tell me what it means, literally. If need be, >use off-list :). Well Boris, in England we have this eccentric pastime involving jam doughnuts and dirt. Basically, someone throws a doughnut, and if

Re: Wonderful

I can't imagine finding an acceptable B&W solution, Paul. I've looked at so many B&W prints that had their basis in digital, processed and printed a myriad of different ways, on different papers, with different printers, different labs, exhibition quality and crap, and I've yet to find a single on

Happy Birthday Mark

Mark Roberts is 44 today. And he doesn't look a day over 43 and 3/4 ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

RE: I Met a Magnum Photographer Today

Congratulations, Frank. I'm not familiar with very much of his work, but what I've seen, I've liked. All the Magnum photographers I've met have been very friendly, and very willing to give their time to other photographers. In fact, this true of all the well-known photographers - it's not a Magnum

I must report the following

1. That, on the DS the M75-150 does have some fringing at the image edges. But the center is good. 2. Eppserson Photo in Oklahoma City as a Tokina 80-200/2.8 AT-X Pro AF for $588. NEW. And Tokina has a $60 rebate right now. (about $549 online) They've also got the Vivitar Series 1 19-35 f

FS: The other choice

Ok. Nobody wants the MX. And I need to regather from the DS purchase. So, would someone rather have a 1 Super Program 2 Winder ME II 3 AF-200T All in excellent condition. $125 + shpg. PayPal. Sincerely, Collin Sent via the W

RE: Simple screwmount lens question

If the lens doesn't have an Auto/Man lever holding the pin in is the only way to get the lens to stop down to taking aperture. Don > -Original Message- > From: George Sinos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 4:48 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Simple

Re: Simple screwmount lens question

I'm just curious, Alan. Why do you want to do that? GS On 5/14/05, Alan P. Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've got a couple of SM lenses with the little push rod arrangement > for stopping the lens down. Is there a simple solution to keeping it > pushed in when using the lens with a scr

Re: OT: Rather Odd Photo.net Rating Thing

On 5/14/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The ratings are apparently monitored as is the general behavior of > forum members.. I noticed that someone bombed you last night. The guy > was a nut case, and he generated quite an uproar. All his ratings were > apparently deleted. He may ha

Re: PESO Whistle Stop

On 5/14/05, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howdy, Gang! > > Here's a photo of my daughter last fall at the Whistle Stop. It's an > old train station converted into an ice cream parlor near St. Louis. > > http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=29 That's a sweet shot. It's a bit

I Met a Magnum Photographer Today

Larry Towell is the only Canadian ever admitted to Magnum. As part of Contact, Toronto, Canada's month long photography festival which runs throughout May, Stephen Bulger Gallery is showing "No Man's Land", a series of photographs from Gaza and the West Bank. As today was the opening of the show,

RE: PESO: Copenhagen Carnival 2005

OK The last 10 files in this "set" is from todays Carnival Shoot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/272378/ Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 14. maj 2005 21:43 Til: pentax-di

Re: PAW?PESO: Queen Street Car, 3:30am

On 5/14/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Reminds me of my student years in Moscow. Catching the last metro > (subway train) just after midnight... Yes I know, it is 3am on your > picture, but it is blurred, and so is my memory :). > > Frank, this is very emotional photograph. >

Re: PAW: Because

On 5/14/05, Albano Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I really like it, Frank. > Regards Thanks, Albano. I appreciate it. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: GESO: Some sculpture pics

Rick Womer wrote: Very nice. I enjoy sculpture photography, both doing it and looking at it. The dark bronze ones are a challenge, though; there's a big one of Charles Dickens and Little Nell in the park a block from here, and getting Dickens properly exposed blows out the background completely.

PESO Whistle Stop

Howdy, Gang! Here's a photo of my daughter last fall at the Whistle Stop. It's an old train station converted into an ice cream parlor near St. Louis. http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=29 -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman

FS or Canon swap. Pentax + others

Hi all, I have finally been able to afford to buy a digital set up (Canon 20D w 18-125 Sigma zoom, 420 EX flash, 2 gb Ultra CF card). I have a few Pentax items to offer for sale, or for a swap in case someone is sitting on something that they just as well might get rid of, and which happens to

Re: GESO: Some sculpture pics

David Savage wrote: G'day Derby, I got the following message when I tried to have a look. "The page you are looking for cannot be found. There is nothing on this server at that address. The page you are looking for may have moved. Please check the address and try again. " Dave S On 5/14/05, Derby

RE: 500mm Zooms

Hi Mark I will have an eye on the Sigma APO 400mm on auctions, thanks a lot for your report. greetings Markus >> market a few years ago. >>Personally, if I >>were looking for a birding lens to use with the *ist-D now, I'd >>look for a >>Sigma APO 400mm macro f5.6. (Sigma made several 400mm f5.6

RE: 500mm Zooms

Hi Mark and Christian reports like yours help me a lot evaluate my needs of photo equipment. Appreciated, thanks Markus > >>- Original Message - >>From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> In regards to 300mm lenses - on a 35mm body 300mm is getting a little >>short >>> for smaller b

RE: PESO:Swan portrait

Hi Rick this is a valid and good observation. I should have set the aperture manually to gain some of DOF compared to aperture chosen by the TTL auto setting. thanks for commenting, I like critical comments to learn from them ;-) greetings Markus >>Beautiful shot, Marcus. My only quibble is that

RE: PESO:Swan portrait - 4 more

Hi David this is a wonderful photo and I would like to see a black swan in it's full beauty. Here, the association with the color white is very strong, nobody would imagine a swan to be black. We know grey ones, but for us, swans are "white as snow". Thanks for your honest comments, that's what I

RE: PESO:Swan portrait

Hi Christian thanks a lot, getting such a comment from *the bird man* is nice ;-) Joking: Really missing some (fast) 300-500mm tele lens, I started calculating: 500mm tele + little bird equals 90mm tele + big bird on the negative... greetings Markus >>> The link : http://www.photo.net/photodb

RE: PESO: Copenhagen Carnival 2005

Hi Jens I am waiting for "more" too before giving a comment ;-) greetings Markus >>Jens Bladt wrote: >> >>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/13828373/ >>> >>>Cotty: More pics of chicks will follow! >>>Comments are welcome. >>> >>>Regards >>> >>>Jens Bladt >>>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>http://hj

Re: Wonderful

Yes, I am sold on digital, and I was very dubious about it at first. I think you would eventually work out a good digital BW solution. Albano seems well on his way. I don't shoot a lot of BW any more, so it hasn't been a real problem. Any tonal range can be achieved. Grain is another matter. Of

Re: OT: Rather Odd Photo.net Rating Thing

The ratings are apparently monitored as is the general behavior of forum members.. I noticed that someone bombed you last night. The guy was a nut case, and he generated quite an uproar. All his ratings were apparently deleted. He may have been kicked off Photo Net as well. Two of my ratings we

Re: Simple screwmount lens question

At 10:33 AM 14/05/2005 , you wrote: > >On Sat, May 14, 2005 at 12:20:49PM -0400, Alan P. Hayes wrote: >> Sorry if this shows up twice, but I think I sent it from the wrong >> address, before... >> >> I've got a couple of SM lenses with the little push rod arrangement >> for stopping the lens dow

Re: Wonderful

Hi Paul ... You're starting to sound a bit evangelical about digital ;-)) Praise be the Pixel! Seriously, though, my biggest dislike about digital is that it's not Tri-X, or Plus-X. Even using some of the C41 B&W films, or converting color to B&W, doesn't give me the results that Tri-X and some

RE: Simple screwmount lens question

Instead of Super Glue on the pin, glue on a little piece of plastic to hold the pin in. The plastic can easily be chipped off later. Don > -Original Message- > From: Alan P. Hayes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 12:07 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re

Re: PESO:Swan portrait

Beautiful shot, Marcus. My only quibble is that the feathers closest to the camera seem to be in focus, while the eye is a bit soft. Rick --- Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Very early (for me) in the morning I met some swans > caring for their > plumage. I could shoot from a distance

Re: Simple screwmount lens question

On Sat, May 14, 2005 at 12:20:49PM -0400, Alan P. Hayes wrote: > Sorry if this shows up twice, but I think I sent it from the wrong > address, before... > > I've got a couple of SM lenses with the little push rod arrangement > for stopping the lens down. Is there a simple solution to keeping it

Re: Simple screwmount lens question

Super glue had occurred to me, but I was hoping for something more reversible! I have a set of extension tubes that manage to catch the rod, which is fine for macro work. At 12:30 PM -0400 5/14/05, P. J. Alling wrote: It the M42 lens doesn't have an auto/manual switch then there isn't really a

Re: GESO: Some sculpture pics

Very nice. I enjoy sculpture photography, both doing it and looking at it. The dark bronze ones are a challenge, though; there's a big one of Charles Dickens and Little Nell in the park a block from here, and getting Dickens properly exposed blows out the background completely. The old person in

Re: PAW: Because

I really like it, Frank. Regards Albano --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone remember Steve Martin's pixel board in LA > Story? > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3360587&size=lg > > Comments are always welcome and encouraged. Thanks > in advance to > those

Re: Another Pelican 1510 fids a home

On Sat, May 14, 2005 at 07:51:17AM +0100, mike wilson wrote: > John Francis wrote: > > >even a film body and film for special occasions. > > The truth will out. Film might be dead, but I've still got a few corpsicles stashed in my freezer. Until those are gone I'll be using a film body occa

Re: Venting!!

>> On May 14, 2005, at 12:53 AM, Powell Hargrave wrote: >> >>> So I gave the eBay dealer who sold me the Vivitar 28MM f2 with the non >>> functioning diaphragm with oily blades a "Neutral" rating. His >>> description >>> did say "IT IS CLEAR AND SEEMS TO WORK." >>> >>> Now the ***bleepity bleep

Re: FA* 289 f4.5 ED(IF)

> ...dba FA* 300 f4.5. What is the significance of the subject line (i.e., not being 300/4.5)? Fred - The F*/FA* 300 f4.5 actually has a focal length of 289 mm. Truth in advertising. Joe

Re: Simple screwmount lens question

It the M42 lens doesn't have an auto/manual switch then there isn't really a simple solution. I've heard that super glue works... Alan P. Hayes wrote: Sorry if this shows up twice, but I think I sent it from the wrong address, before... I've got a couple of SM lenses with the little push rod a

Re: PESO: Copenhagen Carnival 2005

Works for me. Jens Bladt wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/13828373/ Cotty: More pics of chicks will follow! Comments are welcome. Regards Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho

Re: PAW?PESO: Queen Street Car, 3:30am

Hi! I believe that this accurately depicts my subjective perception and the time (including the slight tilt!): http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3362129&size=lg Alling complained that my last offering was too sharp, so this should more than balance that! Haven't posted ~real~ blur in som

Simple screwmount lens question

Sorry if this shows up twice, but I think I sent it from the wrong address, before... I've got a couple of SM lenses with the little push rod arrangement for stopping the lens down. Is there a simple solution to keeping it pushed in when using the lens with a screw to K mount adapter? -- Alan P

Re: impulse purchase

Hi! Jammy sod! Mr Englishman, be so kind, tell me what it means, literally. If need be, use off-list :). 30 bucks for an MX. Why not? :) Congratulations, Godfrey! Hope you'd make good use of it. Boris

Re: Blair on Vibes (from the Pirate Jenny Series)

On 5/14/05, Lasse Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like it, Frank. > > Had it been mine I think I would have tried to do something to bring out his > face a bit and maybe dampened the highlights to his wrist. > I also think a bit more (dark) space above and to the left of the picture, as

Re: Venting!!

At 07:03 AM 14/05/2005 , William Robb wrote: >> >> Now the ***bleepity bleep%%% dip stick retaliates and gives me a neutral >> rating. > >I had a seller do that to me as well. There is a reply option that you can >use to explain in more detail. Yes I did that. Powell

Re: PAW PESO - Another Cable Car Pic

Hey, thanks for the insightful comment, Mark. It made for a very enjoyable read with my morning cuppa cawfee. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Mark Cassino > I see the couple in sunglasses as the centerpiece of this image - they are > the story behind the photo. > > On the plus side the

Re: impulse purchase

Michel Carrère-Gée a écrit : Good impulse !! My last impulse purchase: For 50 € (40 $) I have bought a MV (fortunately all the MV are black :-P ) and a Werra Werramat. The MV is as new and become with a Tokina RMC 2.8/28mm; how good is this lens ?

Re: PAW?PESO: Queen Street Car, 3:30am

On 5/14/05, UncaMikey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Great, Frank! I really like this. Thanks, Mikey! The blurriness creates a kind of > abstract quality, yet no one would have any difficulty seeing exactly > what the subject is. Well, that's exactly what I thought when I saw it (I honest

Re: impulse purchase

Good impulse !! My last impulse purchase: For 50 € (40 $) I have bought a MV (fortunately all the MV are black :-P ) and a Werra Werramat. Michel

Re: PAW PESO - Another Cable Car Pic

I see the couple in sunglasses as the centerpiece of this image - they are the story behind the photo. On the plus side the folks looking at you add a lighthearted and spontaneous air to the photo. And there is a little bit of a visual pun in the woman at the far left looking at you and how tha

Re: Venting!!

--- David Oswald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyway, what happened when you contacted the seller to discuss the > problem? Was he, at that point, unresponsive? In that case, it > sounds like he deserved a negative. If he wasn't contacted, and wasn't > given an opportunity to remedy the situat

Re: Venting!!

On May 14, 2005, at 12:53 AM, Powell Hargrave wrote: So I gave the eBay dealer who sold me the Vivitar 28MM f2 with the non functioning diaphragm with oily blades a "Neutral" rating. His description did say "IT IS CLEAR AND SEEMS TO WORK." Now the ***bleepity bleep%%% dip stick retaliates and gi

Re: impulse purchase

frank theriault wrote: On 5/14/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In my meanderings yesterday, I came across a black Pentax MX body in what seems very nice condition. I recall seeing John Francis' MX and being quite taken with it, it reminds me of a faithful Nikon FM that I worked w

Re: Venting!!

Hey, I think it's best not to take ebay feedback too seriously. No one has ever suffered serious harm from a negative or neutral. So long as you are honest and straightforward and stay calm and rational, answering other ratings if necessary with factual information, you're fine. A prospective b

Re: Wonderful

Hi, Agreed - but I had a silver 43 ltd that I happily used on my black bodied cameras, even enjoying the mismatch to some degree. So, while preferring esthetically pleasing, I'll certainly settle for gross as long as the job gets done to my satisfaction. Shel > [Original Message] > From: <[EM

Re: impulse purchase

frank theriault wrote: On 5/14/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: When I asked if it was for sale, the owner said "$30". At that price, who can resist? I dunno when I'll shoot some film in it, but for $30 ... Godfrey feeling strangely archaic with this in my hand $30 for

Re: impulse purchase

On 14/5/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >In my meanderings yesterday, I came across a black Pentax MX body in >what seems very nice condition. I recall seeing John Francis' MX and >being quite taken with it, it reminds me of a faithful Nikon FM that I >worked with for 19 years

Re: PAW?PESO: Queen Street Car, 3:30am

--- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I believe that this accurately depicts my subjective perception and > the time (including the slight tilt!): > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3362129&size=lg Great, Frank! I really like this. The blurriness creates a kind of abstra

Re: Leica digital back no longer vapourware

On 14/5/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: >Alcholics Anonymous. A drunk designed that camera. and a drunk wrote the above Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: impulse purchase

On 5/14/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In my meanderings yesterday, I came across a black Pentax MX body in > what seems very nice condition. I recall seeing John Francis' MX and > being quite taken with it, it reminds me of a faithful Nikon FM that I > worked with for 19 years.

Re: PESO: Copenhagen Carnival 2005

On 5/14/05, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/13828373/ > > Cotty: More pics of chicks will follow! > Comments are welcome. ' Nice capture! I really love her smile. Her face seems a bit dark, but my monitor is not calibrated, so take that for what it's w

Re: Venting!!

On 14/5/05, Mishka, discombobulated, unleashed: >if they never rate, give them a rating on the last day of 60 day period. I thought it was 90 days. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Venting!!

On 13/5/05, Powell Hargrave, discombobulated, unleashed: >So I gave the eBay dealer who sold me the Vivitar 28MM f2 with the non >functioning diaphragm with oily blades a "Neutral" rating. His description >did say "IT IS CLEAR AND SEEMS TO WORK." > >Now the ***bleepity bleep%%% dip stick retaliat

Re: OT: Rather Odd Photo.net Rating Thing

On 5/14/05, UncaMikey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To be honest, I don't pay attention to the ratings. One person's 2 may > be more enthusiastic than another's 5. Me neither. I just wondered why "out of whack" ones seem to disappear from time to time. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourge

impulse purchase

In my meanderings yesterday, I came across a black Pentax MX body in what seems very nice condition. I recall seeing John Francis' MX and being quite taken with it, it reminds me of a faithful Nikon FM that I worked with for 19 years. I have plenty of Pentax lenses, enough for two bodies easily

Re: PESO: Copenhagen Carnival 2005

On 14/5/05, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/13828373/ > >Cotty: More pics of chicks will follow! >Comments are welcome. You lookin at me ? You talkin to me? You lookin at me?? ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche |

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