Re: A note confirming my efforts to prop up Pentax Corp's bottom line

2005-11-26 Thread Cotty
On 25/11/05, Sid Barras, discombobulated, unleashed: > (I'm going >to be a teacher!) Congratulations Sid. You'll enjoy the camera as well ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

New enablement

2005-11-26 Thread Vid Strpic
At last, MZ-5n aka ZX5-n... a nice, light, autofocus body, which is actually pleasure to use. Loaded the first roll, and playing :) As it is winter, M 1.4/50 is on it, as soon weather gets a little better, I will try others... And yes, very happy :) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], IRC:[EMAIL

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Mark Roberts
"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From: "Mark Roberts" >> >> I agree, but "soul stealing" isn't a zero-sum game, it's like an idea: >> If you have an idea and I have an idea and I give you mine and you give >> me yours, we *both* now have *two* ideas. When you take someone's photo >> yo

SV: New enablement

2005-11-26 Thread Jens Bladt
Congrats, Vid. It's a nice camera. One of the nicest , I believe. Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Vid Strpic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 26. november 2005 10:35 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: New enablement At last, MZ-5n aka ZX5-n... a nice, ligh

Re: DS Remote switch from Shanghai

2005-11-26 Thread Leon Altoff
Derby, Thanks for the picture again, it tells a thousand words. I'll give some thought to what I'll do next. Trevor, I might give that a try. The one I have works ok, but looks messy - my prototypes unfortunately usually do, but they keep on working so I have no reason to replace them.

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 26, 2005, at 7:05 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: This doesn't explain the vacant eyed fashion models. Well you have to *have* a soul for it to be stolen... This explains why I refuse to photograph politicians. Bob

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 26, 2005, at 12:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OTOH, objectifying women does annoy me. You know, I hear this comment a lot, and I just don't understand it. The main definition of objectify is "exteriorize: make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes ou

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
I think the term "objectifying women" has lost its literal meaning. In our PC world it has come to mean depicting women in a way that is blatantly sexual. However, that being said, I find that a difficult line to draw. Human beings are inherently sexual. Its part of the package. I don't know wh

Re: A note confirming my efforts to prop up Pentax Corp's bottom line

2005-11-26 Thread Fred
>> (I'm going to be a teacher!) > Congratulations Sid. > You'll enjoy the camera as well ;-) I dunno, Cotty - speaking as a retired teacher (who got out while he still had a few of his marbles left), I hope Sid enjoys it ~more~... () Seriously, Sid, I do hope you and your new camera become goo

Re: SV: New enablement

2005-11-26 Thread Fred
> At last, MZ-5n aka ZX5-n... a nice, light, autofocus body, which is > actually pleasure to use. Loaded the first roll, and playing :) > Congrats, Vid. It's a nice camera. One of the nicest , I believe. Yes. It's the one I bought for my wife a few years ago, and then recommended for my daugh

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 26, 2005, at 8:27 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I think the term "objectifying women" has lost its literal meaning. In our PC world it has come to mean depicting women in a way that is blatantly sexual. However, that being said, I find that a difficult line to draw. Human beings are inh

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well said. On Nov 26, 2005, at 9:04 AM, Bob Shell wrote: On Nov 26, 2005, at 8:27 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I think the term "objectifying women" has lost its literal meaning. In our PC world it has come to mean depicting women in a way that is blatantly sexual. However, that being said, I f

Re: A note confirming my efforts to prop up Pentax Corp's bottom line

2005-11-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nine years in the Chicago public schools for this boy, 1971- 1980. I'm glad I did it. But I'm even more glad that I'm not doing it now. Paul On Nov 26, 2005, at 8:50 AM, Fred wrote: (I'm going to be a teacher!) Congratulations Sid. You'll enjoy the camera as well ;-) I dunno, Cotty - sp

Re: PESO: Fisheye Fun

2005-11-26 Thread brooksdj
Thanks for posting these pictures Powell. I just ordered one from the link Godfrey supplied. I like all three shots,especially the first two. Nice fall day pictures. Dave Brooks > --- Powell Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There has been some disc

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread TerryTheSailor
Please take me off this mailing list. I cannot decode the messages and they are becoming too numerous to deal with. T

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Jack Davis
Here, here! Jack --- Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Nov 26, 2005, at 8:27 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > I think the term "objectifying women" has lost its literal meaning. > > > In our PC world it has come to mean depicting women in a way that > > is blatantly sexual. Howeve

Re: A note confirming my efforts to prop up Pentax Corp's bottom line

2005-11-26 Thread brooksdj
Good th hear Sid. I'm sure everything will work out well for you. I don't know whats different on the D2 but ithink you'll enjoy the photographic world of 1's and 0's. Its a good camera and results are quite good AFAIC. Dave (in snowy Ontario)Brooks > Mean

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread brooksdj
> Please take me off this mailing list. I cannot decode the messages and they > are becoming too numerous to deal with. T > Impossible. Once your in, your in. Its like a photographic Hotel California,

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 26, 2005, at 9:15 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please take me off this mailing list. I cannot decode the messages and they are becoming too numerous to deal with. T Someone send him the official decoder ring -- quick! Bob

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 26, 2005, at 9:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Impossible. Once your in, your in. Its like a photographic Hotel California, As sung by Los Lobos Bob

Re: A PESO From Big Bertha

2005-11-26 Thread brooksdj
> > On Nov 24, 2005, at 3:01 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: > > > Actually a couple of PESOs. Here's another of my "Real Southwest" > > series. (Caution: Ruin and Decay. May not be suitable for all > > audiences.) > > > > http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/m

Re: Lens availability on ebay

2005-11-26 Thread brooksdj
> Dave, > > > Also anyone have experience with these Russian sites selling the Zenitar > > 16mm fisheye. > > They seem to have the stock in another country other than were they > > are.Feed back sems > > good, But.. > > I am also thinking of buying th

PDML Mini-FAQ Link

2005-11-26 Thread graywolf
http://graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ---

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: My first PESO I don't know what turns an artful nude into a sex object. Props? A smile? The display of specific areas of the body? It used to be eye contact with the camera. In some circles now, you just have to take a saucy

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: My first PESO This doesn't explain the vacant eyed fashion models. Well you have to *have* a soul for it to be stolen... Footwear models have sole. WW

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread William Robb
Welcome to mailing list hell, me bucko William Robb - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 8:15 AM Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108 Please take me off this mailing list. I cannot decode the messages and they are beco

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob Shell" Subject: Re: My first PESO This explains why I refuse to photograph politicians. Pentax used to make the ideal camera for them. It was only a single shot model, though. William Robb

Re: Lens availability on ebay

2005-11-26 Thread brooksdj
> Henry's has a 2nd hand FA 100 f2.8 macro listed at the moment but they > want CDN$700 for it! > > -- > Wendy Beard > Ottawa > Canada > I saw that. And for a $100 more i can get a new one.LOL Thnaks for the reply Wendy. Dave

OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Eactivist
This is very OT, but it's an international list, so maybe someone can clarify something for me. I've never been sure when one is supposed to use the word England or the word Britain. Let's say I have a list in a software program (I am writing), and it has countries listed by URL. So it has US,

Re: A note confirming my efforts to prop up Pentax Corp's bottom line

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Sid, Congratulations. Completing a degree and establishing teaching credentials are quite an accomplishment for a man (or woman) with a family. I'm glad to see good people like you teaching our kids. You'll enjoy digital, and the pictures are almost free! Regards, Bob S. On Sat, 26 Nov 2005

Re: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Which is appropriate, i.e. which fits the list? I mean, I don't think people literally turn that UK into United Kingdom (which I think some USers wouldn't automatically get anyway.) It's got to be clearer than that. And when is Unite

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I'm right there with ya, Bob. Godfrey On Nov 26, 2005, at 6:04 AM, Bob Shell wrote: To which I have to say, so what? I see women and men depicted in blatantly sexual ways all the time: in advertising. The old ad industry adage "sex sells" is in full flower. And it still works. Does i

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
OK, warnings required for... Nudity, Snakes, Surgical scars/wounds, anything else? How about spiders? Only one of the above will get me in trouble at work. Regards, Bob S. On 11/25/05, E.R.N. Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > E.R.N. Reed wrote: > > > William Robb wrote: > > > >> > >> Over here,

Re: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread jcoyle
This is very OT, but it's an international list, so maybe someone can clarify something for me. I've never been sure when one is supposed to use the word England or the word Britain. Let's say I have a list in a software program (I am writing), and it has countries listed by URL. So it has US, CA

Re: Lens availability on ebay

2005-11-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 26, 2005, at 1:40 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am also thinking of buying this lens. However I am afraid of sample variation. I think that perhaps it is worth inquiring with the seller about possibility of having to exchange the lens, should you find it below your standards of acceptab

Re: PESO -- Time Out

2005-11-26 Thread brooksdj
Agreed.:-) Nice shot Powell Dave(whos daughter is 22)Brooks > Look at the crossed arms. > This was a time out, not voluntary. > Regards, Bob S. (my daughter just turned 21) > > On 11/24/05, Lucas Rijnders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 24 Nov 200

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/26/2005 5:28:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think the term "objectifying women" has lost its literal meaning. In our PC world it has come to mean depicting women in a way that is blatantly sexual. However, that being said, I find that a difficult

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland United Kingdom makes sense to me. All part of the English (southeastern part of the island) conquering the Celts? Regards, Bob S. On 11/26/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is very OT, but it's an international list, so maybe some

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Shell
The United Kingdom (UK) is the nation state consisting of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The word Britain is used to refer to the island of Great Britain which consists of England, Scotland and Wales sometimes the Roman province called "Britain" or "Britannia" England is o

Resend: Re: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread jcoyle
Resending as my reply was mixed in with the original message (that's web-mail for you!) Marnie, as I was born in the UK I might be able to help here. Britain is now the British Isles, comprising England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Man, and others such as the Scilly Isles and the Channel Islan

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
If the abbreviation is UK, the complete entry should be United Kingdom. To do otherwise makes no sense. On Nov 26, 2005, at 9:50 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is very OT, but it's an international list, so maybe someone can clarify something for me. I've never been sure when one is suppos

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 26, 2005, at 10:10 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: OK, warnings required for... Nudity, Snakes, Surgical scars/wounds, anything else? How about spiders? Only one of the above will get me in trouble at work. Regards, Bob S. Personally I am phobic about great big green grasshoppers, so I re

RE: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Bob W
Hi, UK is the United Kingdom, which is the name of the political entity consisting of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, so you must turn the UK domain name into 'United Kingdom', however much like Middle Earth that may seem. Strictly speaking, England, Scotland and Wales do not exist as cou

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/26/2005 7:17:55 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The United Kingdom (UK) is the nation state consisting of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The word Britain is used to refer to the island of Great Britain which consists of England, Scotla

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 26, 2005, at 10:15 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But I still felt a need to say it -- those part of my feminist stripes have not changed, although I am on a list that is 95-99% male. However, if most of the women on the list react similarly to a photograph that tells you something r

RE: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Bob W
I'm allergic to smoked mackerel, so please let me know before I click any links which depict the delicious creature. -- Cheers, Bob "I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered" --George Best > -Original Message- > From: Bob Shell [mailto:[EMAIL PRO

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/26/2005 7:25:59 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So it wouldn't be TOTALLY inappropriate to have it as UK United Kingdom (Britain) would it? Ammendment. Okay, read more explanations. How about UK United Kingdom (Great Britain) would that

RE: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Bob W
You should stick to the ISO standard rather than trying to appeal to the LCD. http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-lists/lis t-en1.html -- Cheers, Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 26 November 2005 15:25

Re: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 26, 2005, at 10:28 AM, Bob W wrote: UK is the United Kingdom, which is the name of the political entity consisting of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, so you must turn the UK domain name into 'United Kingdom', however much like Middle Earth that may seem. Two Irishmen were

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 26, 2005, at 10:24 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Basically I want to aim for the lowest common denominator -- as in newbie Net dumbie, hick, etc. Don't you mean "as a Yahoo"? Bob

RE: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Paul Maybe the "filter" at Kodak knows exactly when showing nudity becomes art? On the other side it blocks Bob's site ;-) greetings Markus I don't know what turns an artful nude into a sex object. >>Props? A smile? The display of specific areas of the body? >>Paul >>On Nov 26, 2005, at 8:08

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Marnie, You and I are of about the same 'vintage', and advocates of women's rights. I supported my wife and other women as they struggled thru the '70's. My daughter has just turned 21 and is a great result, more ambitious & accomplished than her brothers and will go farther too! I see fashion as

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/26/2005 7:30:08 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You can hang me for saying it, but I think that men tend to be more visually oriented than women. This applies even more strongly to gay men, in my experience. Bob = Yup, hang you! Hehehehe. Act

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 26, 2005, at 10:31 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems like everyone is telling me to just stick to United Kingdom though, so maybe I will. And not worry about dumb newbie USers and other hicks. The proper term is "USians". ;-) And remember that much of the world thinks of us as Et

RE: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Bob W
Stick to United Kingdom. If you put UK United Kingdom (Great Britain)', then you exclude Northern Ireland, which could lead to troubles. -- Cheers, Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 26 November 2005 15:32 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/26/2005 7:35:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You should stick to the ISO standard rather than trying to appeal to the LCD. http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-lists/lis t-en1.html -- Cheers, Bob = Often true, bu

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/26/2005 7:39:30 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And remember that much of the world thinks of us as Etates Unidos, so the proper abbreviation would be EU, would it not? Bob = Not in URLs though. And this is based on URLs. Marnie aka Doe :-)

Re: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/26/2005 7:12:15 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The full title of the UK is "The United Kingdom of Geat Britain and Northern Ireland", thus encompassing the bit of Ireland we still hang onto. Most of us would use the shorthand form "the UK" when referring

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/26/2005 7:38:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I see fashion as a culprit now... Too much, "Wow - look at me, I'm like Britany Spears." My 16 year old neice doesn't think she is selling her sexuality, but that what it amounts to. And this said, I still

Re: A PESO From Big Bertha

2005-11-26 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Joseph Tainter wrote: > > Actually a couple of PESOs. Here's another of my "Real Southwest" > series. (Caution: Ruin and Decay. May not be suitable for all audiences.) > > http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/535671/display/4445956 > > And here's the best of my first attempts with the F* 60

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread Ann Sanfedele
William Robb wrote: > > Welcome to mailing list hell, me bucko > > William Robb > Double trouble - the poor guy is on AOL! ann > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 8:15 AM > Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108 >

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Double trouble - the poor guy is on AOL! ann Hey now! You are hitting close to home with that remark. Someone's got to pay my inflated salary! :-) Christian

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread P. J. Alling
Most have souls, just not their own... Bob Shell wrote: On Nov 26, 2005, at 7:05 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: This doesn't explain the vacant eyed fashion models. Well you have to *have* a soul for it to be stolen... This explains why I refuse to photograph politicians. Bob -- When

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread P. J. Alling
These get better all the time. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please take me off this mailing list. I cannot decode the messages and they are becoming too numerous to deal with. T -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Lucas Rijnders
On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 16:45:39 +0100, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In a message dated 11/26/2005 7:35:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You should stick to the ISO standard rather than trying to appeal to the LCD. = Often true, but not always. When writing a progra

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108 These get better all the time. I was wondering about that. These things are just fancy text files, right? William Robb Please take me off this mailing list. I cannot decode the messages an

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Jack Isidore
I'm allergic to warnings. Would the original PESO of Bob require a nudity warning? If yes my allergy is really heavy. Jack On 11/26/05, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm allergic to smoked mackerel, so please let me know before I click any > links which depict the delicious creature. > > -- >

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/26/2005 8:30:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: These get better all the time. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Please take me off this mailing list. I cannot decode the messages and they >are becoming too numerous to deal with. T === Makes me curious. Wh

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread P. J. Alling
UK = "United Kingdom" (Which seems to be more disunited by the day...) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is very OT, but it's an international list, so maybe someone can clarify something for me. I've never been sure when one is supposed to use the word England or the word Britain. Let's say

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Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread P. J. Alling
Filters don't know nothin' but they block everything. I remember a rumor from about 5 years ago that Jpegs could carry viruses, (no explanation of how they could operate or spread), the administrators of the CSC wan decided to block all Jpegs from being downloaded system wide. It crippled web u

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Christian wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > > Double trouble - the poor guy is on AOL! > > ann > > > > Hey now! You are hitting close to home with that remark. Someone's got > to pay my inflated salary! :-) > > Christian Well, Chris

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: My first PESO Filters don't know nothin' but they block everything. I remember a rumor from about 5 years ago that Jpegs could carry viruses, (no explanation of how they could operate or spread), the administrators of the CSC w

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108 ann, who knows what AOL stands for My brother in law says it stands for almost on line. William Robb

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread P. J. Alling
No worse than... С.Ш.А. Bob Shell wrote: On Nov 26, 2005, at 10:31 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems like everyone is telling me to just stick to United Kingdom though, so maybe I will. And not worry about dumb newbie USers and other hicks. The proper term is "USians". ;-) And remembe

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Glen
At 10:37 AM 11/26/2005, Bob Sullivan wrote: And this said, I still like looking at female nudes, even provocative ones. Me and Jimmy Carter occasionally have a little lust in our hearts. Okay, this is what bothers me about photography involving nudes. It's not the photographs, and it's not t

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread P. J. Alling
One would think... William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108 These get better all the time. I was wondering about that. These things are just fancy text files, right? William Robb Please take me off this mail

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/11/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: >Please take me off this mailing list. I cannot decode the messages and they >are becoming too numerous to deal with. T Hello sailor. Here's some help with the code: 'What is the FA28-70mm like?' = 'You want to come back to my place

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread P. J. Alling
Their cutesy, web fuzzy, commercials really piss me off. My having made the mistake of setting my mother up with an account as a gift because it was easy to use. I never could get them to stop billing my credit card and was forced to cancel it. William Robb wrote: - Original Message -

Re: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/11/05, Bob Shell, discombobulated, unleashed: >Two Irishmen were talking in a pub in the south of Ireland one night. >"So, Seamus, where is Fergus these days?" asked one. >"Fergus has gone to the United Kingdom," the other responded. >"Aye, I hadn't heard. And how is the widow bearing up?"

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/11/05, Glen, discombobulated, unleashed: > I've seen photos of nude women that I truly >loved and admired, but I felt no more sexual arousal or lust than if I had >looked at a picture of a building, a colorful sunset, or a slice of white >bread. Have you ever seen Woody Allen's 'Everythi

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" Subject: Re: My first PESO Have you ever seen Woody Allen's 'Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask' ? There's a scene involving bread Or read Portnoy's Complaint? Poor fellow was attracted to a dead chicken..

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread keith_w
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: My first PESO I agree, but "soul stealing" isn't a zero-sum game, it's like an idea: If you have an idea and I have an idea and I give you mine and you give me yours, we *both* now have *two* ideas. When y

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Kenneth Waller
There's a scene involving bread Was it RYE? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: My first PESO On 26/11/05, Glen, discombobulated, unleashed: I've seen photos of nude women that I truly loved and admired, but I felt no more sexu

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Jack Davis
>From a Woody Allen fan: I understand that Woody was once sort of heckled at a performance by being asked if he thought sex was dirty. His response, "if you do it right it is." Jack --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 26/11/05, Glen, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > I've seen photos of n

RE: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Bob W
I think there's a big difference between aiming for simplicity, clarity, ease of use and understanding, and aiming for the lcd. I think you should strive for the former, and avoid the latter. -- Cheers, Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 26, 2005, at 11:59 AM, William Robb wrote: ann, who knows what AOL stands for My brother in law says it stands for almost on line. Just remember : "Friends don't let friends use AOL". Bob

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 26, 2005, at 12:18 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Their cutesy, web fuzzy, commercials really piss me off. My having made the mistake of setting my mother up with an account as a gift because it was easy to use. I never could get them to stop billing my credit card and was forced to canc

new 10-17mm fisheye

2005-11-26 Thread Peter Fairweather
To all fellow LBA sufferers On the USA Pentax site there is downloadable booklet on DA lenses which has some details on the new fisheye Here is a comparison with the old one Fisheye Lens17-28mm 10-17mm Optical Formula 9 elements in 7 groups10 in 8 gro

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3108

2005-11-26 Thread Peter Fairweather
They rang me about AOL talk, their phone system for the UK. I explained I was moving but would look at details if they sent them. Mistake!! They signed me up. One expensive phone call already to cancel. Every time I log in there is a "confirmation notice" You try and click on "not interested" and

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/26/2005 9:03:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Once upon a time, my local camera club was trying to come up with monthly themes for their upcoming photo competitions. I suggested having an "ugly subject" month. The idea was, to photograph a subject that

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Shell
We did something like this one time at Shutterbug. We did an article in which we got some of the top photographers to agree to photograph differently than usual. For example, Pete Turner is famous for his wonderful color photography, so we had him shoot black and white. Jack Reznicki is

Re: new 10-17mm fisheye

2005-11-26 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sat, 26 Nov 2005, Peter Fairweather wrote: The main difference is that it focusses a lot closer, so scope for dramatic effects should be good! Although I've just bought the old fisheye second hand, I'll be very tempted when this comes out. Great news, many thanks. Will this cover 35mm? Kos

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Nov 26, 2005 at 09:50:19AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This is very OT, but it's an international list, so maybe someone can clarify > something for me. > > I've never been sure when one is supposed to use the word England or the word > Britain. > > Let's say I have a list in a so

RE: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sat, 26 Nov 2005, Bob W wrote: UK is the United Kingdom, which is the name of the political entity consisting of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, so you must turn the Wales? UK domain name into 'United Kingdom', however much like Middle Earth that may seem. Strictly speaking, Engl

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/26/2005 11:02:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Those "country codes", used as part of the URL, come from an international standard (ISO 3166, if you care). The full list can be found here: http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-316

Re: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/26/2005 11:06:16 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am not sure GB and UK are interchangeable really; I am led to believe that GB is a subset of UK, lacking NI. But I am an immigrant, not a local. Kostas === Well, this list I have that I have to

Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Nov 26, 2005 at 10:24:31AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 11/26/2005 7:17:55 AM Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > The United Kingdom (UK) is the nation state consisting of England, > Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. > > The word Britain is u

Re: new 10-17mm fisheye

2005-11-26 Thread Peter Fairweather
No, in fact they say that an equivlaent conversion of the focal length is not possible > > The main difference is that it focusses a lot closer, so scope for > > dramatic effects should be good! Although I've just bought the old > > fisheye second hand, I'll be very tempted when this comes out. >

Re: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom?

2005-11-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 26, 2005, at 2:05 PM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: UK is the United Kingdom, which is the name of the political entity consisting of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, so you must turn the Wales? Yes, as in "Prince of" Kids here invariably get it wrong and say Prince of

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