PESO: Mother and daughter

2005-07-12 Thread Jens Bladt
Yesterdays photo shoot gave me this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/25398632/ Regards Jens

Re: Re: PAW/PESOs: Tofu at CMWC

2005-07-12 Thread mike wilson
> > From: Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/07/12 Tue AM 12:22:20 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: PAW/PESOs: Tofu at CMWC > > At least Bob''s words are in the dictionary. > > graywolf Mark is of Welsh extraction. You're looking in the wrong dictionary. 8- > ht

What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Toralf Lund
I though I might make this one look like another little survey, since they seem to be the fashion around here these days... I was just wondering, in relation to that other post of mine regarding macro lenses, how exactly people here prefer do to the focusing when doing macro work. Notably, who

Re: Re: lens and rental advice

2005-07-12 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/07/12 Tue AM 02:34:32 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: lens and rental advice > > Not even K&S, John my guess is that they don't, but they should at > least be mentioned. > > Shel My local pro shop will (or, rath

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The CF cards are more prone to breaking pins off the connectors, though > that's usually in poorly designed devices. Hmm, I have take maybe 70,000 photos with *istD and never had this happen Kevin -- "Democracy is two wo

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Joaquim Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - 9 larger soldering tabs on a PCB are a lot more reliable than 50 much > smaller ones, this is true both in the camera and in the card > - contact surface on an SD card is easier to clean When was the last time you actual

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Joaquim Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: , more reliable SD cards. More reliable than what? Based on what information? Kind regards Kevin -- "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, Joaquim Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: - 9 larger soldering tabs on a PCB are a lot more reliable than 50 much smaller ones, this is true both in the camera and in the card - contact surface on an SD card is easier to clean When

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread David Savage
G'day Shel, I have no experience with the Ds. I my bought my D 2 days before Pentax announced the release of the Ds. I have no regrets. Of all the features of the Ds the ones I find most desirable are the buffer size & write speed. In light of all the responses, just out of curiosity, which way

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Dario Bonazza
David Savage wrote: I've been having a small chuckle to myself reading this thread. It seems that both sides (ie. D & Ds owner) are trying to convince you to join their team :-) Not me. I'm a D owner and I've only pointed out the improvement in jpeg image quality (especially the exposure lat

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Toralf Lund" Subject: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work? I though I might make this one look like another little survey, since they seem to be the fashion around here these days... I was just wondering, in relation to that other post of mine

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Kevin Waterson" Subject: Re: Why an istDs? The CF cards are more prone to breaking pins off the connectors, though that's usually in poorly designed devices. Hmm, I have take maybe 70,000 photos with *istD and never had this happen. The CF reader on

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
David Savage wrote: I've been having a small chuckle to myself reading this thread. It seems that both sides (ie. D & Ds owner) are trying to convince you to join their team :-) Not me

Re: my short and tragic street photography career

2005-07-12 Thread Tom Reese
Scott Loveless wrote about his whining for a new lens: Ok, Tom, I asked her. She had several responses for me starting with the "you're a dumbass" look. Some of the more vocal responses were: "How much is it again?" and "When you win the lottery." Considering I've never purchased a lottery ti

Nature Photography Weekend extension

2005-07-12 Thread Tom Reese
There are two U.S. National Parks in relatively close proximity to Grandfather Mountain. Shenandoah N.P. is north of it and Smoky Mountain N.P. is south. Both N.P.s have campgrounds but only Shenandoah has showers. Shenandoah website: http://www.nps.gov/shen/ Smoky Mountain website: http://w

Re: PAW/PESOs: Tofu at CMWC

2005-07-12 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> From: Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> At least Bob''s words are in the dictionary. >> >Mark is of Welsh extraction. You're looking in the wrong dictionary. > >8- Vowels? We don't need no stinkin' vowels! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writin

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Tom Reese
Subject: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work? I though I might make this one look like another little survey, since they seem to be the fashion around here these days... I was just wondering, in relation to that other post of mine regarding macro lenses, how exactly people here pr

Re: Viewfinder istDs v istD

2005-07-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Shel, I've never been a fan of a lot of finder info, but I find some of what is displayed in the *istD useful. The rest just goes unnoticed by me. For one, I like having the stop and shutter speed info there. As I said previously, when shooting in manual exposure mode or program, I can just

Re: lens and rental advice

2005-07-12 Thread Rick Womer
I ran into the same problem here in Philly this past spring when I wanted to rent a fast long lens. Three places to rent N and C, no place to rent anything else. If misery loves company, at least K*-M**, O**, and L shooters are in the same boat. Rick --- Shel Belinkoff <

Re: PESO: Broken ship grave yard

2005-07-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
I find them highly saturated, but I consider that a stylistic decision on the part of the photographer. I see a lot of pro portfolios that display a highly saturated style. Sometimes far more saturated than these. Paul On Jul 12, 2005, at 2:19 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Michael Some great shot

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Jul 2005 at 10:38, Joaquim Carvalho wrote: > Compact flash derives from IDE (the way motherboards connect to hard > disks on PCs) The (larger contacts) IDE cables have always caused many > many problems on PCs, they're finally being replaced with serial ATA. PATA IDE cables are very rarel

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 11 Jul 2005 at 16:25, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I've been working with Memory Stick, Compact Flash and Secure Digital > storage cards for a long time and not yet seen a single incidence of > static discharge damage to any of them. It's certainly a possibility, > but its significance is in

Re: GESO: Brand New Heavies, featureing lead singer Nicole Russo

2005-07-12 Thread Scott Loveless
Sorry. This one. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/25108348/in/set-572671/ On 7/12/05, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Scott wrote: > >25108348 is by far my favorite. > > Which one is that? > Jens > > > > -Oprindelig meddelelse- > Fra: Scott Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Major Tactical Error

2005-07-12 Thread David Savage
I truly am sorry to hear that Glenn :-( You have to wonder what the f**k some people are thinking when the do things like that. As an aside, 2 days ago a couple of young punks though smashing the front driver & passenger side windows of my car would be a good idea, and went ahead and did it. No a

Re: PESO - another insect

2005-07-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
Well I'll BEE. Great capture! Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jul 6, 2005 10:35 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO - another insect All comments appreciated. http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3522/display/3475699 Thanks for loo

Re: PESO - Dead Horse Point

2005-07-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
Bruce a nice capture from a different viewpoint. Again, it feels like I could step into the image. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jul 6, 2005 3:15 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Dead Horse Point Taken on the first day of the

Re: A new poll: Your first pentax?

2005-07-12 Thread David Savage
Nice story Frank. My first Pentax was a little P&S that my folk's gave me for my birthday. My next was a Z-20 (PZ-20) with 28-105 4.5-5.6 PZ lens that my dad got me for my birthday while we were holidaying in Canada. The first Pentax that I bought was the *ist D. Not long after that I got and LX.

Some s/m information that

2005-07-12 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
www.yaremko.com http://whitemetal.com/pentax/sp_blk/sp_blk_info.htm http://whitemetal.com/pentax/mt_50_40/index.htm http://whitemetal.com/pentax/smcmt_50mm_40/index.htm These were recently mentioned on a n/g. Thought some might find them useful Sincerely, Collin ___

Re: Piked up roll:Was Kodak HIE advice please?

2005-07-12 Thread David Savage
That's a shame Dave. The one and only time I've used IR film, was with my Z-20. It has a DX window as well & I left it uncovered. I loaded & unloaded the film in a darkroom, (An actual darkroom not just a darkened room ) & processed it in the darkroom with just the safe lights on. I had no fogging

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Leon Altoff
It depends on a number of things. How close I'm actually getting, how much light there is, what I am photographing, how much wind there is and how may hands I happen to have free at the time. With a macro lens that does 1:1 and where there is a lot of light but I have to use one hand to stop

Now that I'm 49 & use film & DSLR ...

2005-07-12 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05071202digitalslr_sales.asp Sincerely, Collin Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net

A15mm/3.5...but not for me

2005-07-12 Thread Derby Chang
They're writing songs of love, but not for me. I wish I could get this, but it isn't in my budget at the moment. But if anyone wants it, it's here (and for overseas PDMLers, the Aussie dollar is dipping). A-15mm/f3.5 for $A2299. FA 300mm/f4.5 for $1199 - sigh http://www.michaels.com.au/ (l

Re: At long last: UK photos on line

2005-07-12 Thread Jostein
Damn you guys. If both Boris and Cotty are going, how can I avoid trotting along again? This will be *hard* to bargain for in the family council...:-) Jostein - Original Message - From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 6:34 AM Subject: Re: At lon

Re: Arcsoft Panorama Maker

2005-07-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
Herb, FWIW, I've only used Panorama Maker on a few panos, (all tripod mounted and levelled with lenses from around 50mm up to 300mm) but the ease of obtaining great results makes it a winner in my book. My *istD pano's have been mistaken for larger format images & no one has been able to pick o

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi David ... I'd been thinking about a used Canon as well, but that was just a passing thought - too big and heavy for my taste and it would need more of an investment in lenses than I'm willing or able to make at this point. Considering the current price on the Ds, and that, while many of the fe

Re: lens and rental advice

2005-07-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
You can do a lot of photography with a 50 and a 135. I doubt you'll find any place to rent you a lens (heck, I'll give you an A35-70/4 to use if you want to stop in Sunnyvale on your way) ... Trying to find a lens "wide enough to shoot a redwood" or "long enough to be handy for wildlife"? W

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Joaquim Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do we want the miniature version of IDE in our cameras??? > > And a 386 processor and a version of MS-DOS to go with it? Well, all my machines are SCSI running some derivitive of unix. except of course for the iMacs, iBoo

Crystal Mill..etc..

2005-07-12 Thread Jack Davis
Crystal Mill, Lost Horse Mill, Dead Horse Mill, near Marble, CO. I'm dying to photograph this "MILL" and I understand the road affords you many chances to do just that. Any of you been there? Is the road really that dangerous? We (wife and I) are planning to do CO. again this fall. She has read ab

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The price of a DS body is quite favorable right now. I might just go for it and order that second body I've been thinking of, not wait for the next model to roll out, never mind a momentary pause in cash flow... Hmm. I can sell my 10D and finance it. ;-) What Shel should get ... I have no p

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 12, 2005, at 2:45 AM, William Robb wrote: I put the camera on a focusing rail, rough focus using the lens or bellows draw, then fine focus by moving the camera forwards or back. Ditto. Godfrey

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Jostein
Toralf, I think I've missed both your original posts, so I'll have to answer you on general basis about AF in my macro shots. Sorry if I'm repeating stuff from the other thread. And my answer is... It depends. :-) Isn't that a helpful and lovely answer... I'll elaborate... It depends a lot on

Re: lens and rental advice

2005-07-12 Thread Kevin Waterson
- the Roosevelt elk is > > supposedly very easy to spot there, but I'm hoping to get away with > > using a 2x teleconverter (or some such) on my 135. Also, would a > > polarizing filter be necessary? I'm putting my 135mm f1.8 on eBay on the weekend, that could work well with a 2x converter Ki

Re: Viewfinder istDs v istD

2005-07-12 Thread danilo
I'd probably feel lost if there weren't such info in the viewfinder of my camera (which is not a pentax I'm sorry), and that is because my first and loved camera was (this may also fit into the "your first pentax thread") an MX which too shows aperture and speed in the VF. btw, the camera was boug

Re: lens and rental advice

2005-07-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I've attempted to photograph the Elk at Pt Reyes. I wasn't expecting to do so, and therefore didn't have a long enough lens, so I viewed the elk through the finder of my friend's camera. He was using a 400mm, iirc. The elk in that area, while not particularly afraid of human contact, seem to kee

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Jostein
Oh heck... I have to correct that to "shutterbutton pressed" before my *istD goes sulking. :-) I wrote: Because of the snap-in focus feature, you can sneak up on your "prey" with the shutterbutton depressed and get a well focused shot on first approach. The only depressing thing around here

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Tom Reese
Toralf Lund started another poll: I though I might make this one look like another little survey, since they seem to be the fashion around here these days... I was just wondering, in relation to that other post of mine regarding macro lenses, how exactly people here prefer do to the focusing when

Re: Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread mike wilson
> > From: Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/07/12 Tue PM 01:48:17 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Why an istDs? > > This one time, at band camp, Joaquim Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Do we want the miniature version of IDE in our cameras??? > > > > An

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Well I did say poorly designed devices. The CF card slot seems to be relatively well designed in the *ist-D. Just badly placed according to some people. I've never had a problem getting cards in and out of it however. Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, "P. J. Alling" <[EMAI

Re: The instigation of enablement

2005-07-12 Thread Larry Levy
OK! Your cure for the enablement disease (find a more expensive hobby) doesn't work. I went from buying recordings (over 8,000) to getting involved in photography. I was doing fine until I encountered all of you wonderful enablers. I'm starting to realize how the '50's bebop jazz pianist Sonny

Back! (for a while)

2005-07-12 Thread Frantisek
Hi all, I just got back from Poland. For a day or two and than off again on travels. Poznan, countryside near there, Warszawa. Working on one photographic project and meeting friends in Wawa. Nice time of course, although Warszawa is an expensive place to drink a beer! The cheapest place was in P

Re: B/W Film Advice Needed

2005-07-12 Thread Frantisek
Here in Central & Eastern Europe, Ilford is selling two cheaper films called Ilford Pan 100 & 400. They are essentially the same as FP4+ and HP5+, and I have heard many different accounts on why they sell them here and cheaper as well (both HP and FP are sold too). In my and others testing, the 400

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Steve Desjardins
We need a tiny version of Windows. When you press the shutter button, the LCD screen shows "Are you sure?". Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/12/05 9:48 AM >>

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Toralf Lund
Jostein wrote: Toralf, I think I've missed both your original posts, so I'll have to answer you on general basis about AF in my macro shots. Sorry if I'm repeating stuff from the other thread. I don't think you are... That other thread was mainly about how different macro lenses compare to

Re: Nature Photography Weekend extension

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/05, Tom Reese, discombobulated, unleashed: >There are two U.S. National Parks in relatively close proximity to >Grandfather Mountain. Shenandoah N.P. is north of it and Smoky Mountain >N.P. is south. Both N.P.s have campgrounds but only Shenandoah has showers. > >Shenandoah website: > >h

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/05, Toralf Lund, discombobulated, unleashed: >I though I might make this one look like another little survey, since >they seem to be the fashion around here these days... I was just >wondering, in relation to that other post of mine regarding macro >lenses, how exactly people here prefe

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: >Once I'm in the ballpark with magnification, then it's a simple matter of >moving the camera/lens backwards or forwards until focus is achieved. This can be handheld, or on a Pentax focussing rail :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | P

Re: Now that I'm 49 & use film & DSLR ...

2005-07-12 Thread Jon M
Odd that those numbers are so high. Must not be many other young punks like myself (25 years old) that still use 35mm SLRs. :) --- Collin Brendemuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05071202digitalslr_sales.asp > > > Sincerely, > > Collin > > > > > > _

Re: Nature Photography Weekend extension

2005-07-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Tom Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >There are two U.S. National Parks in relatively close proximity to >Grandfather Mountain. Shenandoah N.P. is north of it and Smoky Mountain >N.P. is south. Both N.P.s have campgrounds but only Shenandoah has showers. > >Shenandoah website: > >http://www.nps.

London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
UK Police have now traced all four bombers - 3 of whom came from the West Yorkshire (Leeds) area. They all arrived by train from Leeds, and took underground and a bus journey, where they detonated their devices. All four bombers died in the attacks last Thursday in London (to be confirmed, but high

Re: Pentax *ist DS / D

2005-07-12 Thread Scott Loveless
Another Ack! for the three of us that actually have an *ist. While the *ist screen is removable, there are no replacements. A very prompt individual from Pentax USA sent this in response to my query: "While you can remove the focusing screen for cleaning, there are not other focusing screens for

Help with non working "A" lens contact

2005-07-12 Thread Andre Langevin
My A 24/2.8 doesn't work as it should on recent bodies because, I suspect, the small metal bead does not protrude from the lens mount. How can I repair this? Andre

Re: Now that I'm 49

2005-07-12 Thread Joseph Tainter
There were 200,000 DSLRs sold in 2005 through April? Hmmm. When the DS was introduced, Pentax claimed that it would sell 100,000 of them by March 2005. Although the DS has been very successful, I would guess that it didn't make that goal. Joe

Re: A new poll: Your first pentax?

2005-07-12 Thread Andre Langevin
MX Andre

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Joseph Tainter
I put the camera on a focusing rail, rough focus using the lens or bellows draw, then fine focus by moving the camera forwards or back. William Robb -- I do it like Bill does if I am using a tripod. With a monopod I focus the lens manually. Joe

Re: Help with non working "A" lens contact

2005-07-12 Thread John Whittingham
> My A 24/2.8 doesn't work as it should on recent bodies because, I > suspect, the small metal bead does not protrude from the lens mount. > How can I repair this? I think you'd have to remove the rear mount to take a look at what's wrong, it's a bitch to get it all back together though - sprin

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread keithw
Cotty wrote: UK Police have now traced all four bombers - 3 of whom came from the West Yorkshire (Leeds) area. They all arrived by train from Leeds, and took underground and a bus journey, where they detonated their devices. All four bombers died in the attacks last Thursday in London (to be con

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Cotty, Thanks for the update - I'm very impressed with the work they have done thus far. Hopefully they will be able to delve much deeper into this and find more information about the overall organization and planning to be able to thwart it in the future. Please keep us updated. -- Best

Re: Nature Photography Weekend extension

2005-07-12 Thread brooksdj
> Tom Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >There are two U.S. National Parks in relatively close proximity to > >Grandfather Mountain. Shenandoah N.P. is north of it and Smoky Mountain > >N.P. is south. Both N.P.s have campgrounds but only Shenandoah has

Re: Piked up roll:Was Kodak HIE advice please?

2005-07-12 Thread brooksdj
Hi Dave. I find this film, as WW mentioned, very fussy. Only a few of the 36 had this faint line. Probably would be able to PS it out anyway. However, they ones that i had hoped would turn out in an errie sort of way did. I didi not get the standard black sky with these shots as there was a m

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Joseph Tainter
Thanks, Cotty. Very impressive progress. Likely British-born? Quite disturbing. Joe

Why not the DS?

2005-07-12 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
For me there was really no compelling reason to buy the DS form a comparative standpoint. That was not an issue. I found it adequate to my needs. That was all. No major psychological or intellectual effort in this one. It does the job & it does it well. Sincerely, Collin _

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread P. J. Alling
The mad doctor intends to... to... mutilate another poor innocent defenseless lens. The horror, the horror... Cotty wrote: On 12/7/05, Toralf Lund, discombobulated, unleashed: I though I might make this one look like another little survey, since they seem to be the fashion around here

Re: A15mm/3.5...but not for me

2005-07-12 Thread Bob Blakely
Whoa! I paid US$900 for mine! Regards, Bob... - "The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing." - Jean-Baptiste Colbert, min

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
CNN has reported that one man has been arrested in last week’s London terror bombings, and that one bomber likely died during the attacks, according to "officials."

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/05, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: >CNN has reported that one man has been arrested in last week's London >terror bombings, and that one bomber likely died during the attacks, >according to "officials." I'm hearing that all four died, subject to confirmation using dental

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Though not exactly surprising. Joseph Tainter wrote: Thanks, Cotty. Very impressive progress. Likely British-born? Quite disturbing. Joe -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My macro lens is not very versatile though, and I am still considering an A*200 f/4 to convert to EOS. With the versatility of stopped-down metering?!? How is that for handheld? You sure there's not some macro lens in the Cano

Re: Why not the DS?

2005-07-12 Thread keithw
Collin Brendemuehl wrote: For me there was really no compelling reason to buy the DS form a comparative standpoint. That was not an issue. I found it adequate to my needs. That was all. No major psychological or intellectual effort in this one. It does the job & it does it well. What a sill

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Graywolf
Countertop unit? At Wal-Mart? All that says is they are not idiot proof. Not too many idiots here on the PDML, however. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Kevin W

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Toralf Lund
Toralf Lund wrote: Jostein wrote: [ snip ] I sometimes use AF with my FA100/2.8 macro. The bee shot I posted a week ago is one example where it worked well. However, AF is even more useful with manual focus lenses when it comes to macro. Because of the snap-in focus feature, you can sneak u

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Graywolf
With a little balloon that points to it and says, "Confirm that you really wanted to take this photo. Oops, too late..." graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Steve Desjardins wrote: We need a tiny version of Windows. When

RE: PAW/PESOs: Tofu at CMWC

2005-07-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
Interesting note Shel. I wonder if this holds for other cultures? (We read L to R) -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: PAW/PESOs: Tofu at CMWC A few months ago I was talking with a film maker, and she mentioned that showing a subject moving from left

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
Looks like more than exposure latitude going on there. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Why an istDs? To get an idea abot exposure latitude difference between the D and the DS: www.dariobonazza.com/provv/latitude.jpg Dario ___

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread P. J. Alling
The *ist-D sample looks to be out of focus as well. Kenneth Waller wrote: Looks like more than exposure latitude going on there. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Why an istDs? To get an idea abot exposure latitude difference betwe

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Graywolf wrote: Not too many idiots here on the PDML, however. Funny how that works. They drop in, annoy the hell out of the rest of us for a short while, then disappear -- leaving the list safe for intelligent conversation about beer, big words, and puns. It's so cool!

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: "Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 2:21 PM Subject: Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work? > > - Original Message - > From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > My macro lens is not very versatile though, and

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
Thanks for the update. Interesting bombers not terrorists. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: London Bombing update UK Police have now traced all four bombers - 3 of whom came from the West Yorkshire (Leeds) area. They all arrived by train from

OT: suicide bombing attack in Israel

2005-07-12 Thread Boris Liberman
Today, at around 5pm local time, a suicide bomber (of 18 years of age, confirmed) blew himself on the road crossing just in front of major shopping center of city of Netaniya. Two people died on the spot. Order of 60 people were hospitalized. Order of 10 of them are in critical condition. I w

Re: At long last: UK photos on line

2005-07-12 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Damn you guys. If both Boris and Cotty are going, how can I avoid trotting along again? This will be *hard* to bargain for in the family council...:-) It did not occur to me. Indeed, cannot you come to London??? Libermans will be delighted, you know... Boris

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Mark Roberts
"Steve Desjardins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >We need a tiny version of Windows. When you press the shutter button, >the LCD screen shows "Are you sure?". LOL! One of my pet peeves with software in general is those annoying confirmation boxes. Here's the solution: http://www.tlhouse.co.uk/PTFB

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Steve Desjardins
I noticed the mention of CCTV, which is more prevalent in Europe than the US. I wonder how much of a role this played in the speed of the investigation? I mean this as a genuine question, as I really have no idea at the moment. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/12/05 2:10 PM >>> On 12/7/05, Daniel J. Ma

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! UK Police have now traced all four bombers - 3 of whom came from the West Yorkshire (Leeds) area. They all arrived by train from Leeds, and took underground and a bus journey, where they detonated their devices. All four bombers died in the attacks last Thursday in London (to be confirmed, b

London & Israel today

2005-07-12 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
This certainly a time for sensitivity, prayer, and trust. Sincerely, Collin Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread mike wilson
E.R.N. Reed wrote: Graywolf wrote: Not too many idiots here on the PDML, however. Funny how that works. They drop in, annoy the hell out of the rest of us for a short while, then disappear -- leaving the list safe for intelligent conversation about beer, big words, and puns. It's so cool

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread mike wilson
Jostein wrote: Kids are off to the lake for a swim, the little buggers, while I have to stay indoors mounting a new dishwasher that simply doesn't fit very well in the gap after the old one. The new box is exactly 2mm too wide. :-( You have my sympathy. For almost precisely that reason,

CDR Tester

2005-07-12 Thread Feroze
Not sure if it works, just got it today Start quote " UPDATE: This link goes directly to an executable file to be downloaded (windows only), so your browser may giove you a security warning. Running this program does NOT install anything, it's the actual tool itself. Long time readers will r

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Tom Reese
Cotty wrote: Seems they were all British-born, and highly likely they all committed suicide. That's extremely disturbing if it's true. Tom Reese

Re: A new poll: Your first pentax?

2005-07-12 Thread Frantisek
K2DMD. Carefully researched to have all the features I wanted (MLU, AE lock, some manual backup speeds, etc...). Surprisingly, one beaten up specimen turned up at a local shop few weeks after that for a bargain price with the Dial Data Back (I think it was used by the secret police here with the

Re: Nature Photography Weekend extension

2005-07-12 Thread Tom Reese
Tom Reese wrote: There are two U.S. National Parks in relatively close proximity to Grandfather Mountain. Shenandoah N.P. is north of it and Smoky Mountain N.P. is south. Both N.P.s have campgrounds but only Shenandoah has showers. Shenandoah website: http://www.nps.gov/shen/ Smoky Mountain

Re: CDR Tester

2005-07-12 Thread mike wilson
Feroze wrote: Not sure if it works, just got it today http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/CDRIdentifier.exe This should be a useful tool - I bought a pile of Maxells recently that appear to be defective as I have never been able to get one to burn. I didn't realise at first that the boxes wer

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