Re: PESO - Herb On the Ledge

2005-11-03 Thread Mat Maessen
Thanks Frank! I was thinking that cropping some of the sky might improve it. I'll have to play around a bit tonight, and see how that looks. -Mat On 11/3/05, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > wonderful shot! seems to be a lot of sky on the shot. maybe taking a > bit of it out would

Re: Best M42 Camera?

2005-11-03 Thread pnstenquist
I've owned four Spotmatic Fs. Still have two. The battery has never been a problem for me. I took no greater pains with the lens cap than I do with any other camera. I think the drain on the battery is extremely low when the meter is on and static. Paul > > > frank theriault wrote: > > >O

Re: PUG comments

2005-11-03 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Mark Roberts wrote: > > Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Having the blank and a balanced rack with lots of > >possibilities is desirable. > >having no vowels at all is not - > > You gotta pick up that Welsh version of Scrabble, Ann ;-) > > LOL! There _have_ been discussions of the

Re: Another crystal image

2005-11-03 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Don Williams wrote: > > I think I need to add that the picture > I've posted is rather small. The > original is a full sized TIFF with > masses of fine detail. > > D And I thank you for that a zillion times! So beautiful. Don't suppose you have any thin sections of rocks such as serpentine (w

Re: OAMPS extended warranty and Phototechnical repairs in Brisbane

2005-11-03 Thread David Savage
DO CRK do lens repairs as well? Dave On 11/3/05, Leon Altoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi John, > > Thanks for the offer, but I decided that I didn't trust them enough to > have another go. I took it to C R Kennedy yesterday and asked for a > rush job and told them the tale. > > I got a call

Re: Another crystal image

2005-11-03 Thread Jack Davis
Don, I feel that this "type" of image would be particularly suited to commercial use. Virtually any sort of business office or attendant customer receiving or waiting area. Engineering office reception areas immediately comes to mind. They will trend to occupy the viewers mind to a greater extent

Re: Best M42 Camera?

2005-11-03 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
frank theriault wrote: On 11/3/05, Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My choice is the Spotmatic F. A lot of people seem to be choosing the F. The only thing I wouldn't like about it is that the meter's on when the lenscap's off. That means the battery's constantly draining,

Re: Tripod Head for Big Bertha

2005-11-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
Thanks! Other than the weight, I'm very pleased with the combo & what it can do. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Tripod Head for Big Bertha - Original Message - From: "Kenneth Waller" Subject: Re: Tripod Head for Big Berth

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
I still don't see any image of damage to the bus. Seems that would be a shot sure to be taken. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO: The scene of an accident. OOPs, I commented thinking there was only one image posted! Duh Kenneth

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
OOPs, I commented thinking there was only one image posted! Duh Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: David Oswald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO: The scene of an accident. Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread Scott Loveless
On 11/2/05, David Oswald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We were then put through a triage routine by the first responders to > determine who (if anyone) was injured. Mostly any injuries were just > people pretending to be injured, thinking their gravy train had come in. > Despicable really. Any

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
Neat looking bus, but I don't see any damage. There was a similar incident a while ago, in Minneapolis, I believe, where after a bus accident, more people showed up claiming injury, than were actually on it at the time of the incident. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: David Oswa

Re: Battery Behavior - istDS

2005-11-03 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 23:55:44 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Earlier today I noticed the indicator was at half. Turned off the > camera for a while as I wasn't snapping any pix, about 1/2 hour > later turned the camera on again, indicator was at full. After a > few snaps it was at 1/2 again. It m

Re: Another crystal image

2005-11-03 Thread frank theriault
On 11/3/05, Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thought this might be interesting. > > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/hold/only003.jpg > > Its a stack of five pictures. Sometimes, > if one is not careful the growth gets a > bit thick (deep) and since the depth of > field is almos

Re: Best M42 Camera?

2005-11-03 Thread Bob Shell
On Wednesday, November 2, 2005, at 10:30 PM, Andre Langevin wrote: Spotmatic F Agreed. Second choice: Fujica 705 & 801 (brighter finder and silicium meter). Also good. But way ahead is... Canon T90 used with SMC Takumar lenses, each with the proper Canon adapter. Multi-spot metering

Re: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system

2005-11-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
Yes father - I will now go to my room and say 5 hail Takumars! Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system If you are offended by references to God, please do not read any further. If you th

Re: PESO - Herb On the Ledge

2005-11-03 Thread frank theriault
On 11/2/05, Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.matoe.org/gallery2/v/tomatoe/catskills/006_4_0001.JPG.html > > This was taken this past saturday, while hiking in the Catskills with > our esteemed Herb Chong. > The full gallery is in progress, and will be done tomorrow, but here's >

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread frank theriault
On 11/2/05, David Oswald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a > rapid line that runs on a road all its own called "Busway", thorough the > middle of the San Fernando Valley, connecting Woodland Hills / Warner > Center with the Metrolink

Re: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system

2005-11-03 Thread frank theriault
On 11/2/05, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you think that God should not be mentioned [because it] will > lead to the U.S. > becoming a nation governed by religious zealots, please do not read any > further. > you're a bit too late on that score, don't you think? -frank -- "Sharpness

Re: Best M42 Camera?

2005-11-03 Thread frank theriault
On 11/3/05, Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My choice is the Spotmatic F. A lot of people seem to be choosing the F. The only thing I wouldn't like about it is that the meter's on when the lenscap's off. That means the battery's constantly draining, and if you leave the cap off when y

Re: Best M42 Camera?

2005-11-03 Thread Dario Bonazza
Mark Roberts wrote: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I know this is subjective - I'd like a full frame to slap my M42 lenses onto, so... Any opinions on which is the best screw mount camera? Including Fuji cameras, etc...all are fair game. I know each can be the best for a particular reason,

Re: Best M42 Camera?

2005-11-03 Thread Mark Roberts
"Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I know this is subjective - >I'd like a full frame to slap my M42 lenses onto, so... >Any opinions on which is the best screw mount camera? >Including Fuji cameras, etc...all are fair game. >I know each can be the best for a particular reason, but I'm thinking, i

Re: PESO - Herb On the Ledge

2005-11-03 Thread Herb Chong
a camera and a hiking backpack. we went about 5 miles, including some steep stuff and at least one place where rock climbing experience was useful, and there was both snow and a lot of wet trail from the rains. all of the waterfalls were running much higher than normal for this time of year. H

Re: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system

2005-11-03 Thread Mark Roberts
"Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >and/or will lead to the U.S. becoming a nation governed by >religious zealots... "becoming"??? ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: PUG comments

2005-11-03 Thread Mark Roberts
Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Having the blank and a balanced rack with lots of >possibilities is desirable. >having no vowels at all is not - You gotta pick up that Welsh version of Scrabble, Ann ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Battery Behavior - istDS

2005-11-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
The batteries are goners. Replace them before the camera goes weirdo on you . Paul On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:55 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: There were some messages a while back about the battery charge warning indicator on the istDS. Didn't have the camera then so I didn't pay much attention. Ear

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.

2005-11-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Another shot that would surely sell would be one of the emergency workers extricating the woman from the car. Paul On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:23 AM, Cotty wrote: On 2/11/05, David Oswald, discombobulated, unleashed: than two minutes, when suddenly it was struck by a fast moving car that ran its re

Re: B&H Drops *istD from latest catalogue

2005-11-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
B&H lists six Pentax digital SLR packages, including three for the *istD. You can get it for $1169.95 without a lens or for more with either of two zooms -- the DA 16-45 or the FA-J 18-35. The other listed cameras are the DL (with and without the DA 18-55 zoom) and the DS2 (body only). The on

Re: FS - LX

2005-11-03 Thread Toralf Lund
Bruce Dayton wrote: Just want to make sure there is no interest in this camera before I move on to venues for selling it. It does seem that the age of film is about over. Actually, I sort of want it, but expect the price will be higher than what I'm prepared to pay for another camera right

Re: Best M42 Camera?

2005-11-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've owned and used a number of screwmount cameras. While I liked the Fuji 801 very much, I found it a bit fragile. I broke the advance mechanism on two of them. One got ten years of use or so and probably about 3000 rolls of film. That's all one can expect. The second one lasted only a couple

Re: *ist-DS saving zero-byte files occasionally.

2005-11-03 Thread Fred
> Has anyone else experienced this behavior on their *ist-DS? No, not here. Fred

Re: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system

2005-11-03 Thread John Forbes
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 02:38:38 -, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear Pentax Father who art in Japan, the only true God, Forgive us for looking envfully and coveting the DSLR's being produced I hope he forgives you for SAYING "envfully". :-) Anyway, can I just say that it's very encoura

Re: Re: Another crystal image

2005-11-03 Thread mike wilson
> From: Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > But because I have such > warm feelings for the Pentax group I've > snatched the opportunity to come back -- Steady, there. - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www

Re: B&H Drops *istD from latest catalogue

2005-11-03 Thread John Forbes
I bought my second body from a major UK supplier in April. When I enquired about future availability, they told me that the camera was still being made. In the UK at least, it is priced the same as the DS (£600 when I bought mine, slightly less now), which is not "high" (at least by UK st

Re: Another crystal image

2005-11-03 Thread Don Williams
This one is also salicylic acid, but the crystals have grown much faster and overlap and join. Conditions are the same as before -- more or less. I've taken well over 150 similar images with the *ist D about half of which have been scrapped. I have dozens on film as well. This is the start

Re: Another crystal image

2005-11-03 Thread skye
This is amazing (and again, begs the question: what is it, exactly?). It looks like organic stained glass. You're truly putting that camera to good use :) On 11/2/05, Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thought this might be interesting. > > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/hold/

RE: Best M42 Camera?

2005-11-03 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi John what kind of batteries do you use with the SP's? greetings Markus > >>I now have three SP's, and they all feel good! >> >> Does anyone else remember the ads Pentax used to run, in which >>the tag-line >>was "Just hold a Pentax"? >> >>HTH >> >>John Coyle >>

*ist-DS saving zero-byte files occasionally.

2005-11-03 Thread David Oswald
Over the last couple of months, on three occasions I've experienced the following: I review a few of the day's shots on the camera's viewscreen. One shot will come up as "Image cannot be displayed" (or something like that). When I look at it on my computer, I find that particular image is jus

Re: Battery Behavior - istDS

2005-11-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 2, 2005, at 11:55 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: There were some messages a while back about the battery charge warning indicator on the istDS. Didn't have the camera then so I didn't pay much attention. Earlier today I noticed the indicator was at half. Turned off the camera for a wh

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