It all depends upon what you intend to do with the laptop and how (or
whether) you want to share the data you use on it with the desktop.
Also whether you feel comfortable being conversant in the use of two
different operating systems is a factor.
Apple's iBooks and PowerBooks are excellent
On Saturday, October 22, 2005, at 10:52 AM, cbwaters wrote:
Does it make any sense to have an apple laptop If I've already got a
PC desktop?
I know they used to have totally different requirements for
printers/monitors/and software, what's that like these days?
I don't know if it makes se
Paul Stenquist wrote:
True enough of the classic Bimmers. Contemporary BMWs with stability
control and traction control do fine. That's pretty much true of any
rear driver. Without an extremely talented driver or an equally talented
computer, they can be a handful in the rain. That being said,
On Oct 22, 2005, at 7:48 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
... I think it was Paul who mentioned that with digital a lower ppi
can be used
than with film. ..
I know I've mentioned it here several times.
I'll have to double check, but i think some of the prints were from
5x7
crops - iac, you're c
Chris Stoddart wrote:
On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, William Robb wrote:
Neither of the BMW's that I have owned handled especially well in the
wet
Obviously ~ wrong tires...
I'm not sure if I can blame the equipment. I have a bad habit of overdriving
the conditions.
But, I tried both
hi David ...
i like the graphic quality of the pic. didn't understand the "self
portrait" reference until just now when i ~finally~ saw your reflection ;-))
Shel
> [Original Message]
> From: David Savage
> I was playing taxi service a few weeks ago and while waiting I spied
> this beautifu
thanks for your candid comments. never having seen an IKEA poster, I've no
frame of reference. care to elaborate?
Shel
> [Original Message]
> From: Tim Øsleby
> I like the idea. I admire the technique, brilliant. I also do like the
> shadow at the concrete in left part of the image.
> Can'
Does it make any sense to have an apple laptop If I've already got a PC
desktop?
I know they used to have totally different requirements for
printers/monitors/and software, what's that like these days?
Reply off-list if you'd rather.
Thanks,
Cory
hi,
I'll have to double check, but i think some of the prints were from 5x7
crops - iac, you're correct in thinking image area not paper size. what
does it mean to "upsample" and what does that do to the final quality? I
think it was Paul who mentioned that with digital a lower ppi can be used
iPhoto works fine.
The facility to burn a CD within the application is NOT intended to
create a CD for output to a print service ... the Help does not make
that clear. It is intended as a way to archive your photos for
iPhoto's use, so it retains all of the (rather overly complex) iPhoto
Well, I do not have a problem with the police arresting me after
repeatedly telling me I am breaking a law, even if it is a stupid law.
It is not as if she didn't have a clue. She is not a victim, she is an
imbecile.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
-
Depends upon the car, 9/10's in a MG TC was well withing my limits. In a
Ferrari Daytona it would have been disasterous.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
---
keith_w wrote:
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
On Saturday, October 22, 2005, at 10:19 AM, graywolf wrote:
The magic word is "unsubscribe", but it does not work on the list,
only on the list-server whose name is
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
However, please don't tell anyone as it is supposed to be a secret.
Actually there is only one sure w
I would take it that Jarek is saying "Looking at the pixels on-screen
at 1:1" when he says "inspecting photos at 100%".
An 11x15" image area (not the piece of paper you print it on, the
printed area) from a full frame DS image file represents about 200
ppi output density. That's certainly h
Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Oct 22, 2005, at 7:41, Mark Roberts wrote:
>>
>> I think we're both reacting as people who worked in the photofinishing
>> business and had to deal with iPhoto CD's brought in by customers.
>> Perhaps I am being a bit harsh in my judgment, but surely
The magic word is "unsubscribe", but it does not work on the list, only
on the list-server whose name is "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
However, please don't tell anyone as it is supposed to be a secret.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
On Oct 22, 2005, at 5:43 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
I've owned very few cars other than Land or Range-Rovers. The Jag
XJ12L I
had consumed fuel at such a rate that was prohibitive to drive any
distance
at all. But the one car I briefly owned and do regret selling was a
BMW
2500. I very rarely
This thread reminds me of the no one would ever buy a DSLR --too
expensive, that was going on here a couple of years back. As I recall I
was about the only "for" voice back then. There does seem to be more
people believing the 645 DSLR will sell.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Pr
I signed up in February. 158MB as of now. It's still on the gmail
server. Francois, if you want a Gmail account, there are quite a few
of us on the list. I'd be happy to send an invite your way, as I'm
sure most others would, too.
On 10/22/05, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I agree,
On Oct 22, 2005, at 7:41, Mark Roberts wrote:
I think we're both reacting as people who worked in the photofinishing
business and had to deal with iPhoto CD's brought in by customers.
Perhaps I am being a bit harsh in my judgment, but surely *someone*
must
make an alternative that runs on Mac
>> You mean that Tamron lenses made before, say, 1984, won't act like an A
>> lens with the P-KA adapter?
> I guess they won't. I believe there must be the red "AE" above the highest
> aperture on the lens, in order to work like am A-lens with an adaptall-2
> adapter.
Despite my earlier dogmatic
Gee... You guys must really consider the list to be an important
resource. Me? I delete most emails after reading. If one looks like I
would want to refer to it in the future I move it to a save folder on my
computer. All emails are deleted from the server (usually just a matter
clicking box i
Yes, hello? :-)
Thanks for the mails, Pancho. For now, I can only assure you that
communication works.
Thanks also to all you other folks who have sent me comments and
suggestions privately. It is all duly noted and will be heeded to.
Like Tom C I have busy days, and have to round up the PUG
I like the idea. I admire the technique, brilliant. I also do like the
shadow at the concrete in left part of the image.
Can't say I like the composition. There is something with the placement of
the leaf.
Never the less, I can't help thinking of an IKEA poster. It is pleasant to
look at, but does
Hey all. I've got a K50/1.4 a few months ago that's become one of
my favorite lenses. Trouble is, the front barrel is a little bit loose.
By front barrel, I mean the forward-most piece... the one that houses the
glass, not the focus ring. It can be wiggled sideways slightly, and it
noticabl
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Bertil Holmberg" <
> Subject: Re: Beginner's photo software for Ma
>
>
> > iPhoto is nice but a terrible memory hog, perhaps even worse than
> > Photoshop.
>
> iPhoto
> GGHHh
>
>
> On 10/21/05, Cotty <[EMAIL
PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Spoke to the main man tonight on the phone, he's heading up to Oxford in
> > the morning and we're meeting up to do the meander thing. He sounds well,
> > full of beans as he explores Britain on his first t
Hi David ...
thanks for commenting. I never thought about that do-dad. I'll have to
look carefully at some other signs. Hmmm ... maybe a photo essay on sign
do-dads is in order
Shel
"Am I paranoid or perceptive?"
> [Original Message]
> From: David Savage
> Sorry Shel, technically a fine
the nodal point adapter would not have made a difference. Stitcher Express
would have done it flawlessly. whenever i have buildings and straight lines,
that is what i use. i just tried the new Panorama Factory 4.0 and bought it.
it supports 16-bit TIFF files as input and does a good job of blend
Pål has said that the target market is mainly well-heeled amateurs in Japan.
if you believe that, what happens in the US and Europe isn't all that
important. it all boils down to how much Pentax has to pay for the sensor.
the price leader for large sensors these days is the Canon 5D. it costs
a
I'm not quite sure what you mean by that. The last batch of prints I had
made were about 11x15 or so, which seems to be about 100% Unless I can
generate prints of that size with the quality that I demand, a lens, and,
in fact, digital, is of not much value to me. I've not yet made any prints
fro
Paul Stenquist wrote:
> True enough of the classic Bimmers. Contemporary BMWs with
> stability control and traction control do fine. That's pretty
> much true of any rear driver. Without an extremely talented
> driver or an equally talented computer, they can be a handful
> in the rain. That b
"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>From: "Tim Sherburne"
>
iPhoto
GGHHh
>>>
>>> My sentiments exactly. Unfortunately, it's all anyone's been able to
>>> suggest so far.
>>
>> I guess one man's floor is another man's ceiling.
>
>Here is what I know abou
Was this made with a digital camera - like the Hubble Telescope?
I geuss it has the worlds lagest sensors ?
Regards
Jens
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 21. oktober 2005 00:23
Til: pentax list
Emne: Re: picture of Dione from Cassini
On 20/10/05, S
Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 21/10/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>>iPhoto
>>>GGHHh
>>
>>My sentiments exactly. Unfortunately, it's all anyone's been able to
>>suggest so far.
>
>What do you see as its shortcomings? (I bare in mind that you're
Thanks a lot for commenting.
I can't say that PTA works flawlessly all the time. Sometimes it even does
very strange things. I guess I'm too much of a beginner right now. But I do
know, that I could not stitch the shown image flawlessly in PhotoVista. It
keept making small errors in stitching the b
- Original Message -
From: "Paul Stenquist"
Subject: Re: Beginner's photo software for Mac
That's true. As I discussed with you once before, it's not a good tool
with which to prepare images for sending to a lab.
Paul Stenquist; Understatement Man.
Sadly for me, the one pro boy cli
- Original Message -
From: "Cotty" <
Subject: Re: Beginner's photo software for Ma
On 21/10/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
iPhoto
GGHHh
My sentiments exactly. Unfortunately, it's all anyone's been able to
suggest so far.
What do you se
- Original Message -
From: "Paul Stenquist"
Subject: Re: Pentax DSLR future
Most heavy user pros have already made their digital choices and sold off
what they had to in order to achieve them. However, there is a large
supply of Pentax 645 glass out there. As I said before, if the c
Great book. I was looking for my copy yesterday but couldn't find it.
Just recommended it to another list member and she ordered a copy. Every
photog should read it - it's that good!
One of the little bits I especially liked, considering all the talk here
about what constitutes a "professiona
Most heavy user pros have already made their digital choices and sold
off what they had to in order to achieve them. However, there is a
large supply of Pentax 645 glass out there. As I said before, if the
camera is priced to appeal to advanced amateurs and small budget pros
(wedding photogs, n
i find PTAssembler wildly unpredictable about things that are supposed to be
straight, like horizons, and terrible at blending. i can always find the
blend line between each frame. PhotoVista is the best of what i have tried,
and i have tried at least a dozen, commercial or otherwise. Panorama M
Well, that pretty much rules it out then .
On Oct 21, 2005, at 11:31 PM, Tim Sherburne wrote:
You'll have to wait until we're both sober... :)
On 10/21/05 20:28, William Robb wrote:
We might talk more when I'm sober (if, I suppose is more accurate).
William Robb
True enough of the classic Bimmers. Contemporary BMWs with stability
control and traction control do fine. That's pretty much true of any
rear driver. Without an extremely talented driver or an equally
talented computer, they can be a handful in the rain. That being said,
I drove a 340 horsepow
That's true. As I discussed with you once before, it's not a good tool
with which to prepare images for sending to a lab. Although anyone with
common sense can copy a jpeg image from iphoto to a CD without the
trappings of the software. It is fine for a beginner who just wants to
make albums an
On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, William Robb wrote:
> >> Neither of the BMW's that I have owned handled especially well in the
> >> wet
> >
> > Obviously ~ wrong tires...
>
> I'm not sure if I can blame the equipment. I have a bad habit of overdriving
> the conditions.
> But, I tried both Contis
On Friday, October 21, 2005, at 07:37 PM, William Robb wrote:
But they did prototype a very advanced medium format SLR in the late
80s.
.
FWIW, Konica also took a medium format SLR system well past the
prototype stage and almost put it into production. This was in the
70s.
I did not k
MS> I never see all the peso's or paws because of the overall volume of mail to
MS> sort thru and follow up posts often don't contain the original link. If the
Hi Mark,
if your email client supports it, you might either set a filter or
prefferably a "virtual folder" with rules like this:
all wi
>>If you want to be rightly proud of calling people names, well, that's your
>>choice...
Friday, October 21, 2005, 9:18:17 PM, P. wrote:
PJA> Only you.
Well then, enjoy calling me names. Namecalling from the likes of you, it's a
praise!
Frantisek
On Oct 22, 2005, at 11:43 AM, Cotty wrote:
If I ever reach the photo-doldrums, I pull out one of my Jeanloup
Sieff
books and rifle through it for an hour, and I am cured. That doesn't
happen so often now.
I just read "On Being a Photographer" as recommended by several
people here recently.
Take a look at the very diffent paniramas I made from the exact same 12
shots:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/54801567/
To me, the one made in PTA seem to be mopr consitant with the real world as
I remeber it.
All the best
Jens Bladt
A
On Oct 22, 2005, at 10:01 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote:
So, do you truly expect that most photographers worldwide will turn
into car advertising photographers wanting digital MF???
I'll shoot anything if there are skimpily-dressed models involved.
- Dave
On Oct 22, 2005, at 1:51 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I like design "B"
I hate them all. Where's the new 67?
- Brother Dave
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: "keith_w"
Subject: Re: Self Portrait?
Neither of the BMW's that I have owned handled especially well in the
wet
Obviously ~ wrong tires...
I'm not sure if I can blame the equipment. I have a bad habit of
overdriving the
On 22/10/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed:
>On 21/10/05, Glen, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>Okay, this is starting to confuse me slightly. What is so "digital" about
>>the essence of this image?
>
>The fact that it was manipulated to achieve the mono/colour effect.
I should say that (of
On 21/10/05, Glen, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Okay, this is starting to confuse me slightly. What is so "digital" about
>the essence of this image?
The fact that it was manipulated to achieve the mono/colour effect.
>This could have actually been shot on film for
>all I know. (That is, if Sh
On 21/10/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
>>iPhoto
>>GGHHh
>
>My sentiments exactly. Unfortunately, it's all anyone's been able to
>suggest so far.
What do you see as its shortcomings? (I bare in mind that you're both PC
users).
Cheers,
Cotty
___
Both pictures are beautiful! And those apples look delicious!
Heidi
- Original Message -
From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 12:17 AM
Subject: PAW: Appleblossom - and apples for Boris Liberman
After havning posted a PAW called "Appleblossom" (M
After havning posted a PAW called "Appleblossom" (May 10th 2004) I promised
Boris Liberman to post, a picture of the apples.
Well, better late than never. Here is a card I made for a college's
birthday - showing both the old Appleblossom shot (SONY DSC F717) as well as
the apples of the very same
On Oct 21, 2005, at 9:17 PM, Jarek Dabrowski wrote:
5) the 18-55 is not a bad performer; it just isn't quite as good
as the others.
Well, I think it can easily compete with 20-35/4, nobody is
inspecting photos at 100%. It is maybe a bit worse than 20-35, but
for sure not 4 times worse
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