PESO: BobW's extended backyard?

Bob, That reminds me of a shot I took a good while ago. Isn't this quite close to you as well? http://www.oksne.net/paw/imgp1098wharf.html :-) Cheers, Jostein Quoting Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Well, I've got these views, too: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/yourlondon/greenwich/index.shtml

Re: Cotty's backyard

Quoting Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > We dreamed of a shoe box. Why, imagine Cotty and a box of altoids... :-) Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

Re: If you don't mind scrolling...

On May 31, 2005, at 1:59 PM, William Robb wrote: I need a third screen. http://www.digitaltigers.com/tigervista.shtml Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/

Re: Flash for *istDS?

On Tue, 31 May 2005, Kevin Waterson wrote: > I have the AF360FGZ but find I mainly use a Metz system or if in the studio I > use > studio flashes. I keep the AF 360 in my walk about kit just in case I come > across > something where I need a flash. The mail reason I like it is the rear curtain >

Re: Re: Cotty's backyard

> > From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/05/30 Mon PM 11:48:53 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Cotty's backyard > > On 5/30/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Frank - come on over for a working holiday. Bring your wheels and do a > > spell in Lond

Re: upgrading to ttl flash metering

On Mon, 30 May 2005, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Sensor in the Super Program is on the side, facing the film, > although the Super Program doesn't meter off the film normally. Of all Pentax SLR cameras, only the LX meters non-flash off the film. All Pentax TTL-flash cameras meter flash off the film/sen

Re: The Longest Sentence

On May 31, 2005, at 5:23 AM, Graywolf wrote: I absolutely refuse to try and parse any sentence more than 3 pages long, nor paragraphs of more than 12 pages. GRIN! Well I suppose that explains why you're not a lawyer :) BTW, text with sentences averaging more than 12 words is considered dif

Re: The Longest Sentence

On May 31, 2005, at 9:15 AM, Bob W wrote: (snip) Aren't you meant to be working? :) Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/

Re: PESO: Flowers - don't look if offended

On May 31, 2005, at 9:02 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Thanks for the comments. You are on target with soft & etherial. My wife tells me the flower is a ranuncula (ra-nun-cu-la?) and you've got the colors right. Quite unusual colors on a 3-4 inch globe shaped flower bud from the Illinois Botanic Ga

RE: Pentax Sighting

Hi Shel last night I watched some old magazines I got from the flee market back from 1970 called "Meisterfotos" - master photos. They have titles like "Venus 68" and "Venus international" and show a lot of photos of women and children from different amateur photographers mostly from Europe. Some ph

Re: My backyard (was RE: Cotty's backyard

On May 31, 2005, at 2:35 AM, Cotty wrote: this is the view you get in London for about the same money as those properties that Cotty showed: http://www.web-options.com/View2.jpg so in fact that's a million-pound view! I thought so too, but then I noticed that what I thought was an outdoor

RE: PESO: Flowers - don't look if offended

Hi Bob I like the second one :-) What scanner are you using for the slides and do you like it? I just read some reviews and most of the cheaper film scanners seem to scan too dark. I'm just wondering because my scanner starts to add nasty yellow/brown lines along the edges of the scans and I won

RE: PESO:first impressions from Mt. Pilatus

Hi Cotty thanks for your comment, you seem to be the only one not suffering from vertigo by watching the pictures until today :-) Soon I will post some shots from even more impressive Mt. Titlis here... A quick question for the panorama pro's here: I would like to try my very first panorama shot u

Re: SMC-M 28mm/3.5

Scott Loveless wrote: They're usually available for a song, but as much as everyone likes this lens, don't expect that to last. If anyone wants to swap my M28/3.5 for an A28/2.8, just get in touch... :-) It's a fantastic bit of glass, but I want the extra functionality that A-series lenses g

RE: PESO - a couple of egrets and a wacky beach picture

Hi Christian I like it when you get tired and shot :-) a welcome surprise. greetings Markus >>And here's the wacky beach picture. This is what you get when I get tired >>of shooting seagulls in flight with a 300mm lens: >> >>http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=11&pos=0 >>L-R: me, lif

Re: PESO: Friday Night Blues

Hi Frank. Thanks for the comment. I haven't changed it. I only meant to say that I burned in the foreground before uploading it the first time. Paul On May 30, 2005, at 11:00 PM, frank theriault wrote: On 12/31/69, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have burned in the foreground to

Re: Getting That Old Fashioned Glow

I'd certainly be interested in knowing how that works for you. Do you know if J&C brand film mimicks the color response of older film? It's been suggested elsewhere that a very light blue filter can be used to emulate the spectral response of older stocks. What developer were you thinking of usi

Re: PESO: Friday Night Blues

Good point, Bil. I often shoot with a high mounted AF400T firing into an eight inch reflector, which is approximately the same size as the bowl on my Speed Graphic flash. But not this time. It was the *istD on-camera flash, which is indeed different than an old flash gun. On May 31, 2005, at 1

Re: PESO: Friday Night Blues

Thanks Boris. I appreciate the comments. Paul On May 31, 2005, at 1:09 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! I wasn't going to post this until next week since I already posted two shots this weekend. But I see there's a shortage of conversation here anyway (longest sentence? :-), so I figured what th

Re: PESO: Friday Night Blues

Yes, Bill is right about the small, closely coupled flash. Love that Weegee pic. I own both that camera and that flash. However, I'm down to just five flashbulbs and am hesitant about firing them off. I think they're now merely collectibles. Paul On May 31, 2005, at 1:17 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrot

Re: PESO: Ten Seconds Earlier

Thanks Boris. On May 31, 2005, at 12:48 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Here's another look at two of the teens seen in my earlier PESO. This was shot just before they saw me. The light on the girl's skirt appears to be sunlight reflected off a window. I could work it out of there and remove t

Re: PESOs: A Coupla More Tulip Photos

frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >More enablement to consider (I'm still paying for my more recent >enablements fer gawd sake ). Just to show you what a *bad* person I am: http://search.ebay.com/film-scanner_Cameras-Photo_W0QQbsZSearchQQcatrefZC6QQfcclZ1QQfclZ3QQfposZ15217QQfromZR2QQfr

Paul Stenquist, flashing back to the 60's?

Hey Paul, I have my email client set to sort messages by date and yours are all coming from December 1969. Groovy! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

RE: Paul Stenquist, flashing back to the 60's?

Far out man! ;-) > -Original Message- > From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 6:05 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Paul Stenquist, flashing back to the 60's? > > > Hey Paul, > I have my email client set to sort messages by date and yours a

Re: PESO: Friday Night Blues

Check out www.flashbulbs.com ;-)) Shel > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stenquist > Yes, Bill is right about the small, closely coupled flash. Love that > Weegee pic. I own both that camera and that flash. However, I'm down to > just five flashbulbs and am hesitant about firing them off. I

Re: Panorama stitching software: Pixtra PanoStitch?

Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Marnie wrote: >>Panorama Maker by Arcsoft is the one George Lepp recommended at that workshop >>I went to > >I was with Geo in Denali, last August/September. It was his use of Panorama >Maker then that convinced me to buy it. >I have a 3 foot by 1 foot

Re: Flash for *istDS?

Pat Kong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >As I await arrival of the *istDS, I am left pondering the flashes that I can >use with it. The manual makes reference to a Pentax AF360FGZ. > >Currently, I use a Sunpak Auto 266D with a Zx-5n. I am not sure if this flash >is compatible with the *istDS. If I we

Re: Enablement of the M85/2 kind

Scott, I still like the M-85mm f2. It's a great lens for family pictures. The size and fast aperture make available light photos simple. You'll like it a lot. Regards, Bob S. On 5/30/05, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I finally got a Pentax 85mm lens. Received it Saturday and it's j

Epson Stylus Photo 1280s, comments?

Does anyone have any experience with this printer? It's on sale for $300.00 (US) , making it the least expensive "wide format" printer I've seen yet. TIA Don

RE: Poor, broken bodies needed.

Hi Don, I've a one owner, 1980, ME Super, only used on Sundays for church pictures, very low number of shutter releases, well maintained all its life. Only used the best quality color film, always gently wound forward and back, winder never used on this one. Interior like new. No scratches or di

Re: PESO: Flowers - don't look if offended

Frank and Boris, Thanks for looking and the comments. Regards, Bob S. On 5/31/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > > Well Frank inspired me. > > I've had a number of slides scanned and thought to share a few. > > > > http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/Ranuncula1.jpg > > an

Re: If you don't mind scrolling...

Tre cool Mark. Dave > A lot of horizontal scrolling (and a 220k download): > http://www.robertstech.com/temp/druidcir.jpg > > It's a 360-degree panorama of a Neolithic stone circle near Penmaenmawr, > Wales. It's known locally as the "Druid Circle", but it

RE: Poor, broken bodies needed.

8-Track or Cassette? D > -Original Message- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 6:37 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Poor, broken bodies needed. > > > Hi Don, > > I've a one owner, 1980, ME Super, only u

Re: If you don't mind scrolling...

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Tre cool Mark. You can see a print of it tomorrow! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: PESO: Flowers - don't look if offended

Markus, The sad part of these scans being too dark is that I sent them out for a professional scan to a Kodak CD. I paid about $1.75 each to have 50 slides put to a CD. I was underwhelmed by what Helix did for me here in Chicago. Next time I'm going elsewhere. Perhaps somebody on the pdml can

Re: Pentax Sighting

>>Mark Roberts >>Mon, 30 May 2005 10:52:43 -0700 >> >"Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>That should give their marketing department something to work with: >> >> Better the Devil You Know... >> >> Pentax - the camera Satan would use >> >> Burn in Hell with Honeywell >> >>

Re: Flash for *istDS?

The Sigma EF-500 DG Super is outstanding with the ist-D. It's about $200.00. I haven't tried the less expensive Sigma flash, the EF-500 DG ST but I think it's just slightly lower powered and without some of the advanced features like wireless flash. I was just looking into those and I think they

Re: If you don't mind scrolling...

On 5/31/05, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Tre cool Mark. > > You can see a print of it tomorrow! Woo Hoo! -knarf -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESOs: A Coupla More Tulip Photos

Frank, Just when i thought i was done spending money on gear,you show us that fisheye tulip shot. Now i MUST get one.LOL Any way the fisheye shot is great. Dave > On 5/30/05, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

Re: If you don't mind scrolling...

frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 5/31/05, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >Tre cool Mark. >> >> You can see a print of it tomorrow! > >Woo Hoo! Just a small one (3 inches by 23.5 inches). I may run a full-size one tonight if I have time. A

Re: PESOs: A Coupla More Tulip Photos

On Tue, 31 May 2005 08:06:48 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Frank, > Just when i thought i was done spending money on gear,you show us that > fisheye tulip shot. > Now i MUST get one.LOL > > Any way the fisheye shot is great. Wow! I gotta say, I'm quite surpri

Re: PESOs: A Coupla More Tulip Photos

On 5/31/05, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello frank, > > Rather like the first one. I do with there were greater DOF on it. > That would really make it for me. But nice anyway. > > Hi, Bruce. I agree with you assessment of dof. Glad you liked it even with that shortcoming. Th

Re: Paul Stenquist, flashing back to the 60's?

Yeah, sorry about that. My laptop had some problems last night. However, 1969 was a very good year for me, and I wouldn't mind going back. Paul On May 31, 2005, at 7:05 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Hey Paul, I have my email client set to sort messages by date and yours are all coming from December

Re: PESO: Friday Night Blues

Thanks Shel. On May 31, 2005, at 7:05 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Check out www.flashbulbs.com ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist Yes, Bill is right about the small, closely coupled flash. Love that Weegee pic. I own both that camera and that flash. However, I'm down to jus

Re: PESOs: A Coupla More Tulip Photos

On 5/30/05, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Frank, I didn't see the original, the fisheye is one of the best I've > seen. I think I hate you. > Make a note. "Note: We hate frank." Actually, I've hated myself for years. It has nothing to do with photography, and I'm in therapy. The g

Re: Flash for *istDS?

The ST is also without the high speed synch and trailing curtain synch. I originally bought the ST without realizing that the Super was available. I returned it and bought the Super. It's well worth the extra bucks. And, as you said, it works very well with the Pentax digital SLRs. Paul On May

Re: PESOs: A Coupla More Tulip Photos

On 5/31/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The first one is awesome... Thanks >I almost feel like I want a fish eye lens of > my own :). Julia is sitting behind me though... Silently... Once she finds out how inexpensive Zenitars are, she'll smile again... > > The second on

Re: PESO: Friday Night Blues

On 5/31/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Frank. Thanks for the comment. I haven't changed it. I only meant to > say that I burned in the foreground before uploading it the first time. > Paul Hee-hee. Goes to show you what the power of suggestion will do, eh? Well, don't change

Re: Flash for *istDS?

On Tue, 31 May 2005, Paul Stenquist wrote: The ST is also without the high speed synch and trailing curtain synch. I originally bought the ST without realizing that the Super was available. I returned it and bought the Super. It's well worth the extra bucks. And, as you said, it works very wel

Re: Paul Stenquist, flashing back to the 60's?

On 5/31/05, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Paul, > I have my email client set to sort messages by date and yours are all > coming from December 1969. Groovy! Yeah, back when Paul had hair past his shoulders. And, back when you ~had~ hair... (It could be a long trip from Pitt

RE: PESO: Friday Night Blues

Hi Paul Since I got the same AF400T flash some days ago, would you mind showing me the reflector you use and tell me its brand or whether it is home made :-) thanks Markus > >>Good point, Bil. I often shoot with a high mounted AF400T firing into >>an eight inch reflector, which is approximately th

Re: Questions re Pentax made lens filters

Tuesday, May 31, 2005, 4:09:32 AM, Fred wrote: >>> I like both Pentax SMC and Hoya HMC filters (and, I've found the Hoya >>> HMC's easier to clean). I've never tried a Hoya SHMC - it does sound >>> like a marketing ploy - . >> LOL. I happen to have HMC (97%) & Super HMC (99.7%). The Super HMC is

RE: PESO: Friday Night Blues

Hi Paul tell me the exact names of the bulbs, I saw some yesterday in a second hand shop and would buy them for you if you want. I will get them cheap for sure. The most expensive part would be the postage from Switzerland. greetings Markus >>Weegee pic. I own both that camera and that flash. Howev

Re: upgrading to ttl flash metering

BTW, I have had the SFXn and it's a very loud camera. With the AA grip the grip is very good, but it comes (as does SuperA) from an era when Pentax tried strange control ergonomics - buttons and such (nearly everybody did, the worst culprit was Minolta - their cameras from the early AF era are an

RE: PESO:first impressions from Mt. Pilatus

>By how much do I have to shift the lens for each shot, is something like a 20% >overlapping good? 20% will do. Less will work also. Depends on how exact you are with each frame. You just need to have an overlap. Try several dry runs mentally marking where each frame falls. Repeat the process fo

RE: Panorama stitching software: Pixtra PanoStitch?

Hi Mark can you give me a hint what lens I should use for my first try doing a panorama shot of the next round view from the Swiss Alps? 50mm, 35mm, 28mm ? On the Cullmann tripod is a grade scale, should I use that and how much do I have to overlap the shots? I have not decided yet on the software

RE: Epson Stylus Photo 1280s, comments?

Hi Don you should really calculate the cost per print and not the price of the printer alone. Usually, cheaper printers are cross financed with more expensive ink. So, have a look at the ink (and paper) too :-) greetings Markus >>-Original Message- >>From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PR

RE: PESO: Flowers - don't look if offended

Hi Bob I did not know that you can still order Kodak CD's. That are the ones with the different high resolution scans on it, right? Here in Switzerland you can only order a low resolution JPG Picture CD which is unusable for my needs. I would love to have the Kodak CD instead of scanning. It would

Re: PAW - German Color Power

Hello Frank, Paul, Bob and David, thanks a lot for your precious comments! Very helpful hints and opinions that I appreciate. This photo was the beginning for more serious tries in wideangle, which is a very powerful way of taking photographs. Indeed, shopping seems a kind of religious behavi

RE: PESO:first impressions from Mt. Pilatus

Hi Kenneth thanks for you answer. I would like to make a panorama shot on top of the next mountain I will visit from the round view. So the distance will be infinite (500 meters - x kilometers). I thought about the 50mm to avoid getting any distortions or is that not such a big problem? Can I also

OT: Ashes and Snow

This weekend I went to an interesting exhibit of photography and other art forms, called "Ashes and Snow," at Pier 54 in New York City. It was an interesting experience. The photographs are stunning and emotionally moving. The "nomadic museum" in which is is housed, and which travels with it

Re: PESO: Friday Night Blues

You can get old stock, flashbulbs from here: http://www.jandcphoto.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=49 and a couple of other places I think. Though I didn't save their URLs when I found them. But these people seem to be manufacturing them... http://www.meggaflash.com/ Paul Stenq

Re: Getting That Old Fashioned Glow

Classic Pan 200 was my standard film for most of last summer - I shot somewhere around 50 rolls, 120 format. A few shots taken with it: http://www.markcassino.com/feature.htm http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/asga/asga00.htm http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/asga/asga03.htm http://www.m

Re: PESO: Friday Night Blues

Yep, like them. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Check out www.flashbulbs.com ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist Yes, Bill is right about the small, closely coupled flash. Love that Weegee pic. I own both that camera and that flash. However, I'm down to just five flash

Re: PESO: Friday Night Blues

This guy http://www.pjcaver.com/sidfirefly.htm has decent prices on bulbs. On 5/31/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Check out www.flashbulbs.com ;-)) > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Paul Stenquist > > > Yes, Bill is right about the small, closely coupled flash. Lov

Re: PESOs: A Coupla More Tulip Photos

frank theriault wrote: On 5/30/05, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Frank, I didn't see the original, the fisheye is one of the best I've seen. I think I hate you. Make a note. "Note: We hate frank." Actually, I've hated myself for years. It has nothing to do with photograp

Re: Enablement of the M85/2 kind

- Original Message - From: "Scott Loveless" Subject: Enablement of the M85/2 kind I finally got a Pentax 85mm lens. Received it Saturday and it's just gorgeous. Reviews on this lens tend to be mixed, but so far I like it - handling and all that. I shot a few rolls with the lens ov

Re: Rumors About Pentax's Future

Joseph wrote: True? Who knows? But definitely worth reading. The rumors (re: the partner) have been consistent for several weeks. REPLY: I won't put too much credit on this rumors. That pentax should stop making desireable lenses are to the contrary to whats actually happening. They have ju

Re: Rumors About Pentax's Future

Paul wrote: Now some expect Pentax to match Canon's top of the line offerings. Ain't gonna happen. REPLY: Rumors (backed by official statements) says Pentax will come out with a DSLR that outperforms Canon's top offering and also undercut it on price. Pål

Re: Rumors About Pentax's Future

John wrote: I hope Pentax will survive as a quirky niche player offering petite, highly ergonomic bodies and some superb lenses. REPLY: They can't. They have to cover all bases including upper end bodies (here's where the 645D comes in). DSLR cost so much to develop that niche plaing is out

Re: Rumors About Pentax's Future

Herb wrote: my thoughts too. the announcement of the 645D just about sealed it for me. they don't have the resources to do major digital development of more than one camera line at a time. they lost money on the imaging products in the past year and are expected to do it again this coming year,

Re: Flash for *istDS?

It's more than a firmware hack. The ST is missing a couple of switches and is without an LCD screen. Thus, there would be no way to determine what mode you've selected. Paul > On Tue, 31 May 2005, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > The ST is also without the high speed synch and trailing curtain sync

Re: PESO: Friday Night Blues

On Tue, May 31, 2005 at 07:09:45AM +0200, Boris Liberman wrote: > Paul, I am distracted by two things - I don't see the eyes of the > musician and that hand on the right... > > If I were to bring this to my photo club, they would probably say - this > is good, but you need to try again until the tw

RE: PESO: Friday Night Blues

I'll have to look when I'm home. (I'm at the office now.) However, I think any of the large bulbs (with a globe about 1.5 inches tall or so) will work in the Speed Graphic flash. Paul > Hi Paul > tell me the exact names of the bulbs, I saw some yesterday in a second hand > shop and would buy t

Re: Getting That Old Fashioned Glow

I am still not sure if the classic pan from that J&C is indeed the Forte. But I have compared both Fortepan 200 and Kodak's Double X (XX). Sadly, they are different. The Fortepan was an interesting film well worth the look into, but the XX was simply better. But it's hard to buy. One thing that p

Re: PESO - a couple of egrets and a wacky beach picture

- Original Message - From: "Markus Maurer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 5:45 AM Subject: RE: PESO - a couple of egrets and a wacky beach picture > Hi Christian > I like it when you get tired and shot :-) > a welcome surprise. Thanks Markus. sometimes even I can

Re: If you don't mind scrolling...

On 30/5/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >A lot of horizontal scrolling (and a 220k download): >http://www.robertstech.com/temp/druidcir.jpg > >It's a 360-degree panorama of a Neolithic stone circle near Penmaenmawr, >Wales. It's known locally as the "Druid Circle", but it actually >p

RE: PESO: Flowers - don't look if offended

I was told by a local processor, several years ago, that Kodak had stopped supporting the scanning equipment needed to produce the Photo CD. Local processor was keeping it going on their own. Last time I checked, several years ago now, they were still offering Photo CD's. BTW, I have around 100

Re: Pentax Sighting

On 31/5/05, Collin Brendemuehl, discombobulated, unleashed: >And we're calling the other brands the "dark side"? >I'd think Cotty whould have something suitable to >interject at this point. Not a sausage. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://

Re: PESO - a couple of egrets and a wacky beach picture

On 30/5/05, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: >First the egrets: > >http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1&pos=11 > >http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1&pos=12 > >Shot around the corner from my parents' place in Delaware in beautiful >golden afternoon light. > >And

Re: Getting That Old Fashioned Glow

Hi Mark ... Thanks for that very thorough report. The inconsistencies with J&C film are enough to put me off using it, at least with 120. I'm not a nature photographer, and the detail on many of your pics are lost on the small monitors, so I was wondering as I was looking at the pics if you had

Re: Getting That Old Fashioned Glow

Thanks for the info, Mark. I'll keep your exposure recommendations in mind. I'm going to agree with Shel for the time being, and hold off on buying Classic Pan in 120 roll until I see the results from the 35mm film. BTW - wonderful photos. Did I see some infrared in there as well? On 5/31/05,

RE: PESO:first impressions from Mt. Pilatus

Hi Markus >Can I also use a wider lens like a 35mm or even a 28mm to have to take less single shots or not? I guess it really depends on the lens itself. If you can get non-distorted single images from it than you should be able to get a non distorted pano also. I would think, you should be abl

RE: PESO: Flowers - don't look if offended

A friend showed me several discs of Photo CD scans and I was not impressed at all. If you've got a lot of slides or film to scan, you'd be ahead of the game economically to get a good film scanner, and with a little practice and reading of some on-line tutorials, you'll be getting better results i

Re: Enablement of the M85/2 kind

Bill, Thanks for the comments. That seems to be the general consensus about this lens, which is fine by me - I bought it with the intention of using it for some portraiture. I burned a roll last night playing with a single strobe and a softbox. f5.6, if I remember correctly. I guess we'll see

Re: PESO: Ten Seconds Earlier

On 31/5/05, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: > >Cotty, I never thought in Olde England they would mail people, but then >again my most favorite books about Alice come to mind... Well, not many do here, but in the USA, of course..

Re: Getting That Old Fashioned Glow

Hi Scott ... I think you'll find that APX 100 in Rodinal @1:100 with very gentle development and agitation (a couple of slow inversions per minute or two - you'll have to work out your own process, but that's a good place to start) will net some pretty nice results. Looked like a few pics were IR

Re: Paul Stenquist, flashing back to the 60's?

Paul Stenquist wrote: Yeah, sorry about that. My laptop had some problems last night. However, 1969 was a very good year for me, and I wouldn't mind going back. Paul Hah! I think that was the year I broke my ankle in 3 places! No, I'd choose another year, definitely! :-) keith On May 31,

Re: Rumors About Pentax's Future

On 31/5/05, Pål Jensen, discombobulated, unleashed: >Rumors (backed by official statements) says Pentax will come out with a >DSLR that outperforms Canon's top offering and also undercut it on price. Pål, I'm sure you are a nice chap, and I do honestly take the time to read all of your REPLIES a

RE: PESO: Flowers - don't look if offended

>A friend showed me several discs of Photo CD scans and I was not impressed at all. I suspect, Photo CD's are like any other photographic process done commercially - If you find a good processor, that takes the time and wants to do a good job, stick with them. I never received Photo CD scans tha

Re: Rumors About Pentax's Future

But if it's medium format it will probably fail. Not enough of an installed base of potential users to support it. If it's K-mount, it may have a chance. Paul > Paul wrote: > > Now some expect Pentax to match Canon's top of the line offerings. Ain't > gonna > happen. > > > REPLY: > > Rum

Re: PESO - a couple of egrets and a wacky beach picture

- Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 10:51 AM Subject: Re: PESO - a couple of egrets and a wacky beach picture > On 30/5/05, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >First the egrets: > > > >http://www.skofteland.net/di

Re: PESO - a couple of egrets and a wacky beach picture

On 31/5/05, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: >Is your kid named after the best camera ever produced? ;-) Nope. The Stefanoflex was never released. If we'd had a girl, we did consider Focal Plane but after much discussion we decided to drop the 'Plane' part, I mean after all, what a ridicul

Re: PESO: Ten Seconds Earlier

Paul, this is an excellent shot in my lurker opinion. I like the light on the girl's skirt; it has an interesting effect on the denim that makes it look more 'vintage' to me. Like others have said, the look in the boy's eyes is what really makes this photo. The cars in the background behind his he

Re: PESOs: A Coupla More Tulip Photos

Hey frank Really like the "Field of Red". Nice use of the fish eye for a sorta macro. Powell > >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3410615&size=lg > >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3410631&size=lg >

Re: PESO - a couple of egrets and a wacky beach picture

- Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 11:27 AM Subject: Re: PESO - a couple of egrets and a wacky beach picture > On 31/5/05, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Is your kid named after the best camera ever produced

Re: PESO - a couple of egrets and a wacky beach picture

Christian, Nicely done images. Fun sunglass catch. Whether it's a result of viewfinder composition or later cropping, the egret in flight is placed in "exactly" the right frame position and with good focus/tracking. Congratulations. Takes acuity! Jack --- Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > F

Re: PESO - a couple of egrets and a wacky beach picture

- Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Christian, > Nicely done images. Fun sunglass catch. > Whether it's a result of viewfinder composition or > later cropping, the egret in flight is placed in > "exactly" the right frame position and with good > focus/tracking.

Re: Rumors About Pentax's Future

On 31 May 2005 at 15:21, Pål Jensen wrote: > I won't put too much credit on this rumors. That pentax should stop making > desireable lenses are to the contrary to whats actually happening. They have > just released a Limited lens and more are apparently on their way. In the past > "Leica quality o

Re: PESO - a couple of egrets and a wacky beach picture

On 31/5/05, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: >My next dog will be another German Shorthaired Pointer (like my last, seen >here: http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id26.html) and I'll name him >"Spotmatic" and call him "Spotty" for short. You're certifiable. Mind you, Bill Robb has Le

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