RE: Enough Already!

2005-09-29 Thread Bob W
My friend's IIIf has the self-timer. The serial number is 699201. According to my Leica book, the red dial IIIf has a different shutter design to earlier versions. -- Cheers, Bob > -Original Message- > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 September 2005 04:04 > To:

Re: Large Capacity Fast SD Cards

2005-09-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I was in Fry's yesterday and looked at them; I haven't seen any 4G ones available just yet, I think I saw they had the 2G models in stock. 133x is impressive for download speed, makes little difference in the camera. But I think I'll stick with 1G cards for the moment. 93-97 exposures per c

Re: Using the right eye, was Re: Poll: Holdning the camera right

2005-09-29 Thread Lucas Rijnders
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:56:28 +0200, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 27/9/05, Lucas Rijnders, discombobulated, unleashed: On a related subject: I use my left eye when photographing, like miss Nikon from Jens's link does. Someone once told me to use my right eye, Interesting one this, I ha

Large Capacity Fast SD Cards

2005-09-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
While looking for another SD card, I found these: http://www.pretec.com/product/SSD/SD/SD.htm 133x, up to 4GB capacity Shel

OT: Off for a week (or so)

2005-09-29 Thread Eactivist
I am unsubscribing for a week or so. Maybe a tinge longer. I have been "overlisting." I need to get some work done, and since I can't seem to resist reading (and replying) to posts, I've decided I need to unsubscribe for a while. I don't seem to have the restraint just to lurk. I'll see NorCal

Re: Using the right eye, was Re: Poll: Holdning the camera right

2005-09-29 Thread David Mann
On Sep 29, 2005, at 6:53 PM, Lucas Rijnders wrote: [...] and one master who does not need his eyes at all ;-) The farce is strong in this one. - Dave

Re: Large Capacity Fast SD Cards

2005-09-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi G ... The idea seems nice, but I'm not convinced that the durability of the card doesn't suffer. I'll let the early adapters use 'em for a while. Speaking for myself, I don't use a separate card reader except perhaps when using a friend's computer. The machine here has a built in multi-card r

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Cotty
On 28/9/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: > >Based on my conversations with the folks doing power for laptops, >it's far trickier than you might think. Battery state is pretty dynamic. Professional video camera batteries include 'logic' electronics status, a method of communicat

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Cotty
On 28/9/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >Happily, it's generally good enough. Have backups ready when they get >to half. Replace when they show empty. What more do you really need? ;-) Viable fuel cell technology! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: Fisheye lens options for the *istDS?

2005-09-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Sounds like a replacement for the 35mm full frame FA Fisheye Zoom. Don't know the exact specifications, but it was listed on Pentax's Lens roadmap. Glen wrote: At 12:02 AM 9/29/2005, P. J. Alling wrote: Only fisheye I've heard of for APS Digital is Pentax's planned DA Fish-eye Zoom lens.

Re: PAW: A Dancer's Arms

2005-09-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I figured I should try to get some Pentax content in my PAWs: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3755687&size=lg Frank, you're a friggin' ARTIST! I'd second that. Boris

Re: PAW - "Feeding the Seagulls"

2005-09-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually I think this is better than if you had centered the bird in the frame, it gives a feeling of movement. David Mann wrote: Resending as I accidentally sent it from the wrong account which caused it to disappear into a virtual black hole. Hi all, A semi-successful attempt at timing

Re: PESO: Duet

2005-09-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Stopped by the farmer's market in Birmingham, Michigan this morning. Snapped a few pics of this country gospel singer and his young partner. *istD, DA 50-200 at 80mm, f8 at 1/250th, RAW. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3757379&size=lg LOL. Boris

Re: Liberty. Was: anybody still shoot film?

2005-09-29 Thread Cotty
On 28/9/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: >We're hoping you'll trade us Florida for Quebec eventually. That so you can be closer to Castro? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PAW - "Feeding the Seagulls"

2005-09-29 Thread John Forbes
Yes, I was agreeing with you! J On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 07:08:47 +0100, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sep 29, 2005, at 5:35 PM, John Forbes wrote: The background is superb, great DOF, nice composition, lovely light. All that's needed (IMO) is for the shot to have been taken a fra

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread David Mann
On Sep 29, 2005, at 7:59 PM, Cotty wrote: Viable fuel cell technology! Get with the times... even Holgas don't need batteries. Unless you buy the 120SF model - how many other medium format cameras have a built-in flash? - Dave

Re: Large Capacity Fast SD Cards

2005-09-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/9/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: >1GB is fine for me right now as well. I've a couple of 512mb cards, and am >looking to add one or two 1GB cards. For now I think I'm going to grab an >80X Transcend. Price/Performance ratio seems pretty good @ New Egg. That >should DL in

A 3FPS plastic camera

2005-09-29 Thread David Mann
And it's not even a Canon Rebel... http://shop.lomography.com/oktomat/ I'd love to play with one. - Dave

Re: PAW - "Feeding the Seagulls"

2005-09-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
PLEASE include the URL when quoting or referencing pix. Often the original post doesn't make it to the list or the archives, at least for some people. This has been suggested/requested several times on the list by a few people. Shel > [Original Message] > From: David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Frantisek
Thursday, September 29, 2005, 9:59:11 AM, Cotty wrote: C> On 28/9/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >>Happily, it's generally good enough. Have backups ready when they get >>to half. Replace when they show empty. What more do you really need? ;-) C> Viable fuel cell technology!

RE: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread william sawyer
Yeah. I like it a lot - good environment shot. Bill Sawyer Livonia, MI -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 8:30 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Peso - Blue Butt I gave the wrong URL Duh should be: http://mypeople

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
The frame count was a warning. I've found that's the only way to be sure about my batteries, and it's part of why I went back to lithiums after a brief and somewhat painful NIMh experiment. I know a set of lithiums, with battery grip installed, will give me about 2000 frames. If I have an impor

Re: Enough Already!

2005-09-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
The serial number suggests that it's a very late production IIIfRD. In mint condition and with the self timer, it should be quite valuable. It must have been quite a thrill to shoot with it. Mine is just a nice user, which is perfect because I wouldn't be happy not using it from time to time. I

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Cory Papenfuss
On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, P. J. Alling wrote: Nope, no granularity at all, just Full, Half, Empty.. Sometimes Half goes back to Full, depends on how much juice you've just used. I have measured the current that the -DS pulls during various operations (AF, meter, bulb shutter, memory write, memor

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Cory Papenfuss
IMHO the best is to allow usage of both AA and proprietary lithiums. Best of the two worlds. IMO, that's close to the best. It would be even better if the "proprietary" lithiums weren't proprietary. Two ways I can think of to do it: - Make them almost the same form-factor as AA's, but incl

Re: Fisheye lens options for the *istDS?

2005-09-29 Thread Scott Loveless
Gotcha. Thanks. I had come across an older review of this lens with the Canon mount. The reviewer mentioned the lens was not coupling. I couldn't find anything specific to Pentax on the issue. Perhaps this reviewer was actually using the M42 mount lens and an adapter. Thanks again. On 9/29/0

Re: Fisheye lens options for the *istDS?

2005-09-29 Thread Cory Papenfuss
On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Glen wrote: What fisheye options are there for the *istDS? I'd be interested in hearing about either circular fisheye lenses or full-frame fisheye lenses. I'm not too interested in hearing about fisheye lenses made for full-frame use, but ones especially designed for the d

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Sony's done it best in their cameras with the InfoLithium cells ... each battery has logic in it that communicates with the camera to estimate how much time is left. I found the accuracy to be remarkable. Is the price equally remarkable? Kostas

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
AA lithiums are available today. I use them in my cameras. Paul On Sep 29, 2005, at 7:02 AM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: IMHO the best is to allow usage of both AA and proprietary lithiums. Best of the two worlds. IMO, that's close to the best. It would be even better if the "proprietary" lithium

Re: Fisheye lens options for the *istDS?

2005-09-29 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 29 Sep 2005, Glen wrote: A fisheye zoom? That sounds freaky. Does anyone have more information about it? Is there a URL which describes it? There is already the Fisheye 17-28, but its efeect will be different on the DSLRs: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/zooms/short/F17-28f3.5-4.5-Fi

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Frantisek
Thursday, September 29, 2005, 1:02:28 PM, Cory wrote: >> IMHO the best is to allow usage of both AA and proprietary lithiums. >> Best of the two worlds. >> CP> IMO, that's close to the best. It would be even better if the CP> "proprietary" lithiums weren't proprietary. Two ways I can thi

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Frantisek
Thursday, September 29, 2005, 1:32:01 PM, Paul wrote: PS> AA lithiums are available today. I use them in my cameras. Rechargeable? I haven't heard of that yet. Good light! fra

Re: Fisheye lens options for the *istDS?

2005-09-29 Thread Adam Maas
Canon EF mount is purely electronic coupling, not mechanical. Which is likely the issue. -Adam Scott Loveless wrote: Gotcha. Thanks. I had come across an older review of this lens with the Canon mount. The reviewer mentioned the lens was not coupling. I couldn't find anything specific to

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Rechargeable and standard. I don't use the rechargeables because Pentax doesn't recommend them, althoughI seem to recall I've reports here that some have used them successfully. Paul On Sep 29, 2005, at 7:40 AM, Frantisek wrote: Thursday, September 29, 2005, 1:32:01 PM, Paul wrote: PS> AA lit

Re: PESO - Raised Eyebrows

2005-09-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bruce, Great subject, but background problems... Regards, Bob S. On 9/25/05, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For several mornings, I have observed these particular plants with the > intention of capturing them in good light. I finally went out and did > the task. The image that most s

Daily Update-Pentax Petition and Petition Survey

2005-09-29 Thread Don Sanderson
1074 hits on the web page and 110 submissions so far. We've come to a screeching halt! Let's get it going again, spread the word. Tell your friends, neighbors, dogs, cats, second cousins twice removed, whatever! Seriously though, every time one of you posted this to another list or fo

Re: GESO: IstDS and concert photography - manual focus is the best way!

2005-09-29 Thread frank theriault
On 9/25/05, Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I tried to take some photos at a show with my "kit" lens and figured > out after about 5 minutes that it was a hopeless disaster. Too dark, > the focus would take forever. And the lens is just too slow at f5.6 > from most of the zoom range

Re: PESO:Wanda & Ngoni

2005-09-29 Thread frank theriault
On 9/25/05, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > sorry if you get it twice, I did not see this one on the list and had no > reactions so far... > Markus > > >>-Original Message- > >>From: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 5:09 AM > >>To: pe

Re: Not Quita a PAW PESO - A Car Photo

2005-09-29 Thread frank theriault
On 9/23/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm using this car for a while and decided a little snap was in order. I > used the 77mm lens on the DS, and found the perspective pleasing. However, > the sharpness of the license plate and deck emblem leaves something to be > desired. I'm

Re: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice, Kenneth! Everything is technically spot-on, the composition is nice, and the look of satisfaction with simple pleasures on the bear's face is the finishing touch. Rick --- Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I gave the wrong URL Duh > should be: > > http://mypeoplepc.com/mem

Re: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread Dave Kennedy
Wow. Position of the head, expression, dof, environment, all work together to make this one really nice. Great job. dk On 9/28/05, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I gave the wrong URL Duh > should be: > > http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html > > Comments solicit

Re: PESO:Clown Ron Dideldum

2005-09-29 Thread frank theriault
On 9/27/05, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Frank > thanks for looking. You're welcome. > How's your new job doing? Thanks for asking, it's going fine. It got very busy right after Labour Day, and it can be very high pressure and stressful some days, but it's still interesting, an

Re: Peso: Pictures from a vacation

2005-09-29 Thread frank theriault
On 9/28/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks Frank. Believe it or not, that's one of those decisive monent things. > the blades were rotating at slightly different speeds, and I waited about 10 > minutes for them to line up. > I'm even more impressed than I was before! -fran

Re: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread Albano Garcia
Nice photo, good capture. Your own pic and speech are good too. Regards Albano --- Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I gave the wrong URL Duh > should be: > > http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html > > Comments solicited - yeah, nay or other wise > > Kenneth Wa

Re: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread frank theriault
On 9/28/05, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I gave the wrong URL Duh > should be: > > http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html > > Comments solicited - yeah, nay or other wise Great composition/framing. Wonderful subject, beautifully captured. A typical Waller phot

Re: Liberty. Was: anybody still shoot film?

2005-09-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" Subject: Re: Liberty. Was: anybody still shoot film? On 28/9/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: We're hoping you'll trade us Florida for Quebec eventually. That so you can be closer to Castro? It's rumoured that Maggie Trudeau and

Re: A 3FPS plastic camera

2005-09-29 Thread frank theriault
On 9/29/05, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And it's not even a Canon Rebel... > > http://shop.lomography.com/oktomat/ > > I'd love to play with one. > Lomo would be a fun camera. One day, I'll probably get one; they're in my price range. I wonder when they're going to come out with a

Re: A 3FPS plastic camera

2005-09-29 Thread frank theriault
On 9/29/05, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/29/05, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And it's not even a Canon Rebel... > > > > http://shop.lomography.com/oktomat/ > > > > I'd love to play with one. > > > > Lomo would be a fun camera. One day, I'll probably get one; they

Re: Liberty. Was: anybody still shoot film?

2005-09-29 Thread frank theriault
On 9/29/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > It's rumoured that Maggie Trudeau and [Castro] were lovers. > Actually, I believe that was Pierre Trudeau, wasn't it? -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: OT: Off for a week (or so)

2005-09-29 Thread frank theriault
On 9/29/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am unsubscribing for a week or so. Maybe a tinge longer. > > I have been "overlisting." I need to get some work done, and since I can't > seem to resist reading (and replying) to posts, I've decided I need to > unsubscribe for a while. I

Re: PAW - "Feeding the Seagulls"

2005-09-29 Thread frank theriault
On 9/29/05, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Resending as I accidentally sent it from the wrong account which > caused it to disappear into a virtual black hole. > > > Hi all, > > > > A semi-successful attempt at timing the shutter release. > > > > This one is off the same roll as my previou

Re: Re: Liberty. Was: anybody still shoot film?

2005-09-29 Thread mike wilson
> > From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/09/29 Thu PM 01:33:37 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Liberty. Was: anybody still shoot film? > > On 9/29/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > It's rumoured that Maggie Trudeau and [Castro] were

Re: PAW PESO - In case you can't find it ...

2005-09-29 Thread frank theriault
On 9/28/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > .. here's the door. Saw this while bopping around the neighborhood > earlier this afternoon. Maybe you've a thought about why the sign is on > the house. > > http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/heresthedoor.html > It certainly is a door!

OT: Another PayPal scam

2005-09-29 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Got an e-m this am saying that a purchase had been made to a jewelry store in LA for $175.xx, or thereabouts. And it looked like a real PayPal email. BUT ... it wasn't. So be careful. Look @ the HTML for the email. It's from ".pl". And it has a "cancel payment" function -- not a normal PayPal ope

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread P. J. Alling
12 to 18 months, plenty of life, it's time to buy a new camera by then anyway. Cory Papenfuss wrote: IMHO the best is to allow usage of both AA and proprietary lithiums. Best of the two worlds. IMO, that's close to the best. It would be even better if the "proprietary" lithiums weren't

Re: Fisheye lens options for the *istDS?

2005-09-29 Thread P. J. Alling
The Zenitar is a K mount not Ka, on the Canon it would be non coupling, the EOS mount is all electronic. Theres nothing electronic in the Zenitar for it to couple with. Scott Loveless wrote: Gotcha. Thanks. I had come across an older review of this lens with the Canon mount. The reviewer

Re: PESO: What an office!

2005-09-29 Thread frank theriault
On 9/23/05, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > G'day All. > > This week my little corner of the world has been treated to some > beautiful sunsets. Unfortunately, I've had to work through them all. > Except today. > > As I tend to do when I want to relax & unwind, I went down to the > harbor

Re: PESO:Clown Ron Dideldum

2005-09-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Frank, you're going to have to learn to dunk you're own B&W it's not hard and only takes an hour or so per roll, About the time you needed to go to the lab. Then you'll need a film scanner... frank theriault wrote: On 9/27/05, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Frank thanks for

Re: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread P. J. Alling
This is a really nice shot. I wish I could do as well with some of my wildlife photos. (I was wondering where the blue butt was in this on however... http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/ ) Kenneth Waller wrote: I gave the wrong URL Duh should be: http://mypeoplepc.com/members

Re: A 3FPS plastic camera

2005-09-29 Thread P. J. Alling
u, plastic David Mann wrote: And it's not even a Canon Rebel... http://shop.lomography.com/oktomat/ I'd love to play with one. - Dave -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).

Re: Liberty. Was: anybody still shoot film?

2005-09-29 Thread P. J. Alling
I thought it was a monogue(sp. damn I have enough trouble with English) a trois... frank theriault wrote: On 9/29/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It's rumoured that Maggie Trudeau and [Castro] were lovers. Actually, I believe that was Pierre Trudeau, wasn't it? -frank

Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...

2005-09-29 Thread Derek
Not to start another flame war, but I thought these were good posts on Dpreview: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=15223744 http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=15224522 I know we have gone over this before and many of you might have already

Re: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread frank theriault
On 9/29/05, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is a really nice shot. I wish I could do as well with some of my > wildlife photos. Yes, but then we'd have to hate you... -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread Kenneth Waller
Bruce, thanks for commenting. I have others where the bear is looking at me, I'll try to post one soon. -Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Peso - Blue Butt Here I was thinkin' about how to comment on that first url . There is a lot to like in this sho

RE: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread Kenneth Waller
Bill, thanks for looking & commenting. (PS did you get the Sigma flash for the lower price?) Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: william sawyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Peso - Blue Butt Yeah. I like it a lot - good environment shot. Bill Sawyer Livonia, MI -Original M

Re: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread Kenneth Waller
Rick, thanks for taking the time to look & comment. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sep 29, 2005 8:43 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Peso - Blue Butt Very nice, Kenneth! Everything is technically spot-on, the composition is nice,

Re: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread Kenneth Waller
Dave, thanks for commenting. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Dave Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Peso - Blue Butt Wow. Position of the head, expression, dof, environment, all work together to make this one really nice. Great job. dk On 9/28/05, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL

Re: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread Kenneth Waller
Albano, thanks for taking the time to look & comment. >Your own pic and speech are good too. That photo is a rare one... it was taken by John Shaw. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Albano Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Peso - Blue Butt Nice photo, good capture. Your o

Re: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread Kenneth Waller
Frank, thanks for looking & commenting. >A typical Waller photo (that's high praise indeed). I hope it keeps me on your list of people you hate Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Peso - Blue Butt On 9/28/05, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL

Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...

2005-09-29 Thread pnstenquist
I think this prediction is in line with what most of us have come to believe, and I can't imagine that it would provoke a flame war. I'll be happy with a higher resolution APSC replacement for the D. At least for now. My remaining concern would be in regard to buffer size and write speed, but I

Re: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread Kenneth Waller
Thanks for the comments P.J. >(I was wondering where the blue butt was in this on however... http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/ ) I'd call that one big butt! Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Peso - Blue Butt This

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 29, 2005, at 4:31 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Sony's done it best in their cameras with the InfoLithium cells ... each battery has logic in it that communicates with the camera to estimate how much time is left. I found the accuracy to be remarkable. Is the price equally remar

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 29, 2005, at 12:59 AM, Cotty wrote: Happily, it's generally good enough. Have backups ready when they get to half. Replace when they show empty. What more do you really need? ;-) Viable fuel cell technology! Old technology. I saw a show featuring turbine engine development ... mi

Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...

2005-09-29 Thread Tom C
OTOH, I remember what their upgrade to the PZ-1p turned out to be. :( A nice camera, but not very improved spec-wise. Tom C. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax... Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 1

Re: Fisheye lens options for the *istDS?

2005-09-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Purchasers of the Zenitar 16 for Canon EOS mount get a Pentax M42 thread mount lens with an M42->EOS adapter. They only work fully stopped down for both exposure and metering. Godfrey On Sep 29, 2005, at 4:03 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Gotcha. Thanks. I had come across an older review of

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 29 Sep 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sep 29, 2005, at 4:31 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Sony's done it best in their cameras with the InfoLithium cells ... each battery has logic in it that communicates with the camera to estimate how much time is left. I found the accuracy to

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 29, 2005, at 8:57 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Thanks for the answer. I asked a question, I did not pooh-pooh. Kostas, My apologies if it seemed like I was directing the comment towards you specifically. I was speaking in a more general way: I read many forums and the theme of

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
My experience mirrors your with the Sony batteries. I have two for the DSC-S85, but one was included with the camera, so there was a need to purchase only one. I didn't shop around - just bought the second bat when and where I got the camera, and I may have paid about $50.00 - $55.00 for it - may

Re: OT: Another PayPal scam

2005-09-29 Thread danilo
I think the best thing to do, ever, is to don't click on *any* link of *any* e-mail, even if they are real paypal / ebay/ bank/ecc mails. (this of course does not apply to the pics posted here... lol) Do they say you have to check your paypal page? Do you think it's not an hoax? fine, click on th

Re: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread Tom C
Ken, You forgot to say thank you to me for looking and commenting. :) Tom C. From: Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Peso - Blue Butt Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:30:13 -0400 (GMT-04:00) Rick, thanks for taking the ti

Re: my after-wishlist thoughts

2005-09-29 Thread danilo
I suppose that, about the 40 DA, it's not that it doesn't cover the full frame, but maybe it's quality is too poor on the edge to qualify it as a full frame lens. but then, I'm just guessing danilo.

Re: Daily Update-Pentax Petition and Petition Survey

2005-09-29 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Don, One aspect that has not been discussed at all is the issue of lead time. Many products have a design lead time that is quite long or ahead of the product being built. What I am saying is that the list we are compiling, even if looked at by Pentax wouldn't be able to acted on until the

Re: Using the right eye, was Re: Poll: Holdning the camera right

2005-09-29 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 12:09:55PM -0600, Tom C wrote: > I use my left eye. I find my shots are hit and miss if I try to look > through and outside of the viewfinder at the same time. If I need to get a > reference point, say on a moving object, I look at it normally and wait > until it's clos

Re: PESO: son in backyard

2005-09-29 Thread frank theriault
On 9/17/05, Vic Mortelmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My first PESO... > > Two pictures at once, shot with different lenses. > > http://users.pandora.be/vicmortelmans/fts/050900_Toon/ > http://users.pandora.be/vicmortelmans/fts/050900_Toon1/ > > I selected this ones because composition, light and

RE: *stD without c/f card

2005-09-29 Thread Jens Bladt
Set the camera to release the shutter without CF card. Anything should function. Except it can't store a picture. Yor camera is faulty, no doubt in my mind! Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Rob Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 27. se

Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...

2005-09-29 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Tom C wrote: OTOH, I remember what their upgrade to the PZ-1p turned out to be. :( A nice camera, but not very improved spec-wise. There was an upgrade to the PZ-1P?

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Glen
At 11:54 AM 9/29/2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sep 29, 2005, at 12:59 AM, Cotty wrote: Happily, it's generally good enough. Have backups ready when they get to half. Replace when they show empty. What more do you really need? ;-) Viable fuel cell technology! Old technology. I saw a sho

Re: my after-wishlist thoughts

2005-09-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 29, 2005, at 9:37 AM, danilo wrote: I suppose that, about the 40 DA, it's not that it doesn't cover the full frame, but maybe it's quality is too poor on the edge to qualify it as a full frame lens. but then, I'm just guessing From the examples I've seen with the DA40, it is at least

Re: Large Capacity Fast SD Cards

2005-09-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Cotty, Five years back? Probably not. However, a year - 18 months back, sure. Remember, I've been shooting digi pics for quite some time, and have posted a number of PAW's and PESO's using the Sony. For the past 12 to 18 months I've been asking a lot of questions about the digi Pentaxes in

Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...

2005-09-29 Thread Tom C
It was the MZ-S... :) Some of the specs were downgraded from the PZ-1p. Upgrade may have been the wrong word. I should say replacement, because it was then Pentax's flagship 35mm body as opposed to the PZ-1p. Tom C. From: "E.R.N. Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.ne

Re: my after-wishlist thoughts

2005-09-29 Thread Tom C
The DA 40 is the one Pentax lens I'm remotely curious about, largely because of its form factor. Does anyone have anecdotal, or otherwise, evidence about it's performance? Tom C. From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: PDML Subject: Re: my after-wi

Re: DS Battery Indicator

2005-09-29 Thread Frantisek
>>>Viable fuel cell technology! >> >>Old technology. I saw a show featuring turbine engine development ... >>micro turbine engines, smaller than your thumbnail, are being >>designed with the notion of powering microgenerators to self-recharge >>Li-Ion batteries in devices. Jet powered cameras, anyo

B&W Digital Prints? - (was: Large Capacity Fast SD Cards)

2005-09-29 Thread Glen
At 01:19 PM 9/29/2005, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I really dislike having to shoot color all the time and then make conversions in PS. Maybe that will change, but, for me, there's nothing that can replace real B&W film with the photos printed on silver paper. I've recently been asked to shoot some

Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...

2005-09-29 Thread pnstenquist
That was a different time and a different market. A pro spec film camera wasn't going to make it for them. But the DSLR market is evolving. It's either keep up or die. Paul > OTOH, I remember what their upgrade to the PZ-1p turned out to be. :( A > nice camera, but not very improved spec-wis

Re: my after-wishlist thoughts

2005-09-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 29, 2005, at 10:30 AM, Tom C wrote: The DA 40 is the one Pentax lens I'm remotely curious about, largely because of its form factor. Does anyone have anecdotal, or otherwise, evidence about it's performance? A friend on the PAW list has one and has shown several photos which att

RE: B&W Digital Prints? - (was: Large Capacity Fast SD Cards)

2005-09-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Yes ... Platinum prints from digi is a project that's been on the back burner for me for a while, but I have looked into it. Here's a place to start ... there are a number of other options to explore, but this was the first in my files. http://www.bostick-sullivan.com/Gallery/Fokos/fokos.htm As

Re: Peso - Blue Butt

2005-09-29 Thread Kenneth Waller
Tom - If I did I'll blame it on a senior moment. Any who - thanks for taking the time to look & comment. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Peso - Blue Butt Ken, You forgot to say thank you to me for looking and commenting. :) Tom C. >F

Re: my after-wishlist thoughts

2005-09-29 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
I remember having seen sample images posted on the list, a side by side comparison to the M 40/2.8, if I remember well. Pancho Tom C schrieb: The DA 40 is the one Pentax lens I'm remotely curious about, largely because of its form factor. Does anyone have anecdotal, or otherwise, evidence ab

Pentax Logo DIY

2005-09-29 Thread Jens Bladt
I have purchased a Canon Photo Vest. It has a Conon EOS logo on it. Not very good. Have you people got an idea how to make a Pentax Logo I can put on the vest. I don't want to promote Pentax, rather than Canon. Pentax is the camera brand I use the most. Regards Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.

Pentax Logo DIY -correction

2005-09-29 Thread Jens Bladt
I have purchased a Canon Photo Vest. It has a Conon EOS logo on it. Not very good. Have you people got an idea how to make a Pentax Logo I can put on the vest. I don't want to promote Canon, rather than pentax. Pentax is the camera brand I use the most. Regards Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.

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