Such excitement

2005-12-22 Thread William Robb
The boys and girls at Don's Photo here in Regina apparently have, waiting for me, an Epson 4800 printer. The best part is, I have four days off to play with it. William Robb

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction. I'm not sure whose *ist D it was taken with. This is the picture. I obviously didn't take it... now that I think about it... I'm pretty sure the first time I saw it was when we exchanging *ja

FS -Lots of Pentax lenses etc

2005-12-22 Thread Vic MacBournie
Okay I've added a few things to last week's list and changed a few things. here is my updated list soon to be making its way to e-bay. Reasonable offers accepted I am also willing to trade and am particularly interested in the older Tokina 20-35 f3.5...with the yellow stripe or the latest F2.8

Re: Meter adjustment of ME

2005-12-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: Meter adjustment of ME Sounds to me like the resister has been "knocked" out of position. I'm wondering if the meter cell doesn't just need cleaning. It should be visible as a small glas glob somewhere in the mirror box. A Q-T

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction. I'm not sure whose *ist D it was taken with. This is the picture. I obviously didn't take it... now that I think about it... I'm pretty sure the first time I saw it was when we exchanging *ja

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction. No we blamed the farting on the dogs... though this is a little hard to stomach... :-) http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2721099 You taste wonderful in the morning.. Is that

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Glen" Subject: Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?) If they stay with the 2x3 aspect ratio, approximately 2450 pixels x 3675 pixels. Hardly a huge inprovement in ability to make a larger or higher resolution print. Yes, but it's eno

Re: Happy Hannukah and other Seasonal Greetings

2005-12-22 Thread Juan Buhler
And don't forget, Happy Festivus for the rest of us! :) j (I don't celebrate any religious holidays, but I like this season because the days start getting longer from now on) On 12/22/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > May the light of Hannukah candles lead us to better ye

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Welcome. As a list mathist on duty :-), I should say, perhaps I should hand you a handful of spaces ;-), you seem to miss them regularly. Welcome to the club... Boris

Happy Hannukah and other Seasonal Greetings

2005-12-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! May the light of Hannukah candles lead us to better year... And of course Merry Christmas... Boris

Re: OT: Happy Birthday

2005-12-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Happy Birthday! I'd drink to that. Thanks, Boris. We gotta share another bottle of Scotch some time. :-) That would be awesome! Boris

Re: TTL/Lens Compatibility?

2005-12-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Jack Davis wrote: In the TTL/P-TTL meter/flash conversation, what roll does lens "compatibility" play? I'm not sure what you're looking for, Jack. What aspect of lens compatibility are you interested in? Basically, if you want "full" compatibility, use A, F, FA, DA and D- FA series lense

Re: Auggie Wren's Christmas Story

2005-12-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Wait a minute, maybe Frank's an automatic answering program! Juan Buhler wrote: Funny thing. Thanks to Gmail, I have most PDML messages since I resubscribed in September 2004. I searched for "Auggie", just to see when Shel had posted this last year. And this is what I found: Frank, your answers

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Not quite, it's _"cheese food"_ Kenneth Waller wrote: You probably think he uses Velvia Is that a brand of compact flash?? No, its a brand of cheese. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Perry Pellechia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An In

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread P. J. Alling
or Frank for that matter... frank theriault wrote: On 12/22/05, Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well after successfully lurking for about 18 months it seems that mypost to Bill Robb's provocation has broken the list! Welcome, Perry. If you've been lurking here, you know

Re: Meter adjustment of ME

2005-12-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Sounds to me like the resister has been "knocked" out of position. Jon Myers wrote: I have brand new batteries of proper type, and have run the aperture resistor and ISO resistor around quite a bit, no change. Watching the meter while making those adjustments shows quite linear change in shutte

Re: TTL/Lens Compatibility?

2005-12-22 Thread P. J. Alling
None, but it is a way to differentiate the *ist-D from the Ds/Ds2. Jack Davis wrote: In the TTL/P-TTL meter/flash conversation, what roll does lens "compatibility" play? Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protec

Re: Meter adjustment of ME

2005-12-22 Thread Mat Maessen
On 12/22/05, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I sold my ME Super to a list member in a moment of stupidity or generosity. > The first 35mm camera I used was a K1000. That made me go into the camera > shops and lust after the ME Super which I could not afford. The first 35mm > body I owned was a

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread Adam Maas
Joseph Tainter wrote: Not to mention the fact that the first lens shown is a lightly modified SMC-DA 18-55. -- I wonder if it will have full SMC coating? Or will bypassing that be how Samsung achieves a price advantage? Joe From the Photo, the coating looks identical to the SMC-D

Re: Auggie Wren's Christmas Story

2005-12-22 Thread Tim Sherburne
That's it! Proof that Frank is actually a machine... :) t On 12/22/05 16:41, Juan Buhler wrote: > Funny thing. Thanks to Gmail, I have most PDML messages since I > resubscribed in September 2004. I searched for "Auggie", just to see > when Shel had posted this last year. And this is what I foun

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
Stock agencies are quite happy with images from 6 megapixel cameras that have been upsized to the stock house's normal size requirement, which is generally about 50 megabytes. If you upsize a RAW when converting, the results are very good. On Dec 22, 2005, at 10:45 PM, Glen wrote:

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread Glen
I think it's somewhat silly also, but I don't run the stock agencies. I would like to be able to "sell some images" through them one day, however. take care, Glen At 10:06 PM 12/22/2005, Mishka wrote: i know that, but i also think that having a file size requirement is silly. best, mishka O

One Christmas Present I didn't get myself....

2005-12-22 Thread Paul Ewins
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7573195155 It seems that there are still some keen collectors of Pentax esoterica out there. I dipped out at $45, which is a lot for a camera case, even if it is the only MX accessory that I don't have. I guess I'm not as much of a collector as

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread Mishka
i know that, but i also think that having a file size requirement is silly. best, mishka On 12/22/05, Glen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 07:23 PM 12/22/2005, Mishka wrote: > > >you can make a digital file of *any* (finite) size. > > > >best, > >mishka > > What you suggest is upsizing the image

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread Joseph Tainter
Not to mention the fact that the first lens shown is a lightly modified SMC-DA 18-55. -- I wonder if it will have full SMC coating? Or will bypassing that be how Samsung achieves a price advantage? Joe

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread David Savage
G'day Perry, Welcome to the house of fun. You've got some nice pic's on your web page. And don't be afraid to join in on the flame wars. I find they make a boring month quite interesting. :-) Dave On 12/23/05, Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since I have been following the list

[Fwd: Re: Samsung GX-1L?]

2005-12-22 Thread Joseph Tainter
Original Message Subject: Re: Samsung GX-1L? Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:22:22 -0700 From: Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net My guess it will be a huge hit at the big box electronics stores like Best Buy and CompUSA. gs I suspect it would sell bett

[Fwd: Re: Samsung GX-1L?]

2005-12-22 Thread Joseph Tainter
Original Message Subject: Re: Samsung GX-1L? Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:09:44 -0700 From: Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net This one, perhaps? http://www.dpreview.com/news/0511/05110701cypress9mp.asp -- Hmmm. That Kodak camera, at least in

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Scott Loveless
I'm very sorry I left you out, Tom. Perry - Tom C is full of crap, too. On 12/22/05, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just don't get any respect around here... > > Tom C. > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman

RE: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Don Sanderson
That's scary! I readthatwithnoproblematall. Maybe we really _don't need spaces. ;-) D o n > -Original Message- > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 7:11 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Intro

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Tom C
I just don't get any respect around here... Tom C. From: Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction. Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:10:35 -0500 On 12/22/05, Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Tom C
No we blamed the farting on the dogs... though this is a little hard to stomach... :-) http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2721099 Tom C. From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Intr

RE: Happy Birthday

2005-12-22 Thread Tim Øsleby
Forgot this ;-) in my previous post. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -Original Message- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22. d

RE: Happy Birthday

2005-12-22 Thread Tim Øsleby
I'm not trying to scare you, I'm trying to piss you off by offending you. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -Original Message- > From: frank theriault [

Re: Happy Christmas to all!

2005-12-22 Thread brooksdj
> Since this is my last opportunity before going away for the Christmas > break - I'd like to wish all PDML-ers and their families a very Merry > Christmas and a happy New Year. > Looking forward to more puns, flames, esoteric information and plain old >

FS - MX & ES bodies & MX winder

2005-12-22 Thread Kenneth Waller
Since I haven't used either of these bodies for several years, out they go. Two low mileage bodies. Used all their life by adult user. Both functioned perfectly last time used. Buyer pays shipping. Batteries not included. + ES Black (Honeywell) - KEH rating - EX - $ 150 USD with ever ready

RE: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Tim Øsleby
If you've been lurking for 18 moths you have actually been here longer than me. But welcome anyway ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -Original Message-

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread Glen
At 07:23 PM 12/22/2005, Mishka wrote: you can make a digital file of *any* (finite) size. best, mishka What you suggest is upsizing the image to meet the spec, but that doesn't provide results quite as nice as having a sensor which can actually create a file that large at its native resolut

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread brooksdj
> ActuallyDougBrewerthelistguyappreciatesitifyoudon'tusespaces.Itsavesonba > ndwidthandmakesthelistmorechallenging.Itbecomessomewhatofawordpuzzle.Ann > sanhasalsovoicedherapprovalforthistypeofformating,beingthewordgameperson > thatsheis. > Welcometothelis

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
ActuallyDougBrewerthelistguyappreciatesitifyoudon'tusespaces.Itsavesonba ndwidthandmakesthelistmorechallenging.Itbecomessomewhatofawordpuzzle.Ann sanhasalsovoicedherapprovalforthistypeofformating,beingthewordgameperson thatsheis. Welcometothelist! PaulStenquist On Dec 22, 2005, at 5:41 PM, Perr

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 22, 2005, at 4:22 PM, John Francis wrote: On Thu, Dec 22, 2005 at 11:08:30AM -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Dec 22, 2005, at 10:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, 9mp would be a significant improvement over 6mp. And if the price is right, 6mp bodies prices will have to drop like

OT: TOPDML Meet next week

2005-12-22 Thread brooksdj
Hey troops. Looks like Frank and i have next week off. Looking to do a TOPDML meet Thursday or Friday afternoon. We've contacted the known listers out there, but if there is/are any lurkers who would like to stop i

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Tom C wrote: > > We are a good bunch of GUYS, aren't we Ann? :-) > > Tom C. hehe - we are a good bunch 'a persons, puleeeze :) a > > >From: Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Intro

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread brooksdj
> > > Well after successfully lurking for about 18 months it seems that > > mypost to Bill Robb's provocation has broken the list! I got a > > coupleof messages that indicated "The User is out of space" as at > > least oneother member has gotten too. >

Re: Auggie Wren's Christmas Story

2005-12-22 Thread Juan Buhler
Funny thing. Thanks to Gmail, I have most PDML messages since I resubscribed in September 2004. I searched for "Auggie", just to see when Shel had posted this last year. And this is what I found: Frank, your answers were exactly the same, down to the two exclamation marks :) So a lot more than She

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Kenneth Waller
You probably think he uses Velvia Is that a brand of compact flash?? No, its a brand of cheese. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Perry Pellechia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction. On 12/22/05, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread Mishka
you can make a digital file of *any* (finite) size. best, mishka On 12/22/05, Glen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 03:06 PM 12/22/2005, William Robb wrote: > > >If they stay with the 2x3 aspect ratio, approximately 2450 pixels x 3675 > >pixels. > >Hardly a huge inprovement in ability to make a l

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Dec 22, 2005 at 11:08:30AM -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Dec 22, 2005, at 10:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Yes, 9mp would be a significant improvement over 6mp. > >And if the price is right, 6mp bodies prices will have to > >drop like bricks. And quickly. > > Significant is

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Scott Loveless
On 12/22/05, Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>So after spending hundreds of dollars I am still a lousyphotographeroften frustrated by my results…. Join the club. > Since I have been following the list for awhile I know who to believeand not > to believe. I promise not to get into any

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread Glen
At 03:06 PM 12/22/2005, William Robb wrote: If they stay with the 2x3 aspect ratio, approximately 2450 pixels x 3675 pixels. Hardly a huge inprovement in ability to make a larger or higher resolution print. William Robb Yes, but it's enough to meet the minimum requirements of some stock a

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Eactivist
Welcome, Perry. And here I thought someone else was joking in that prejudiced against Perry reply. We can also use more wiseacres. Especially those willing to take on WR. Marnie aka Doe ;-)

Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

2005-12-22 Thread Mishka
i am tv free for 2+ years (although basic cable here comes for free with cable modem subscription which i have). i cannot imagine myself paying for tv (either service or a box-with-a-screen) best, mishka On 12/22/05, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A high percentage do here. I happen to live

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Welcome Perry! Perry Pellechia wrote: I promise not to get into any flame warsinvolving PC vs. Macs, film vs. digital, liberals vs. conservatives,guns, religion, politics in general, lack of full K mount support onPentax digital bodies or any other thread that seems to never end. Oh, what

Re: Happy Birthday

2005-12-22 Thread frank theriault
On 12/22/05, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ta det med ro Tante Frank. > You don't scare me. -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Happy Christmas to all!

2005-12-22 Thread frank theriault
On 12/22/05, John Coyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since this is my last opportunity before going away for the Christmas > break - I'd like to wish all PDML-ers and their families a very Merry > Christmas and a happy New Year. > Looking forward to more puns, flames, esoteric information and plai

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Jack Davis
Second attempt: Does Linda know about you and WR? Jack --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure whose *ist D it was taken with. This is the picture. I > obviously didn't take it... now that I think about it... I'm pretty > sure the > first time I saw it was when we exchanging *jabs*

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Jack Davis
Tom, does Linda know about you a WW? Jack --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure whose *ist D it was taken with. This is the picture. I > obviously didn't take it... now that I think about it... I'm pretty > sure the > first time I saw it was when we exchanging *jabs* after the tr

RE: Happy Birthday

2005-12-22 Thread Tim Øsleby
Ta det med ro Tante Frank. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -Original Message- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22. desember

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Perry Pellechia
On 12/22/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 22/12/05, Perry Pellechia, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > > >Perry. > > Yo Perry. Nice one mate. Welcome aboard. Bet that sounds weird after > being here for 18 months. > > BTW I quitelike your occasional inability touse the spacekey and so > a

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Perry Pellechia
On 12/22/05, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 22 Dec 2005 at 15:05, Perry Pellechia wrote: > > Thanks for letting me lurk and I hope I can contribute something to the > > list. > > LOL, great intro, I'm sure we'll all be the better for your delurking :-) > > > Rob Studdert Don't count

Re: Meter adjustment of ME

2005-12-22 Thread Tom C
These camera are old enough that some adjustments are inevitable. I have a couple of ME Supers, one silver, one black that I am very fond of. In some ways, I like the ME Super more than the LX, of which I like enough to own three of. William Robb I sold my ME Super to a list member in a m

Happy Christmas to all!

2005-12-22 Thread John Coyle
Since this is my last opportunity before going away for the Christmas break - I'd like to wish all PDML-ers and their families a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Looking forward to more puns, flames, esoteric information and plain old Pentax stuff in 2006! Regards to all John Coyle

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/12/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: >Truth be to tell, anyone who has the chance to meet Tom C should take >advantage of the opportunity. A finer friend you will not find. You owe him money, or what? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||===

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/12/05, Perry Pellechia, discombobulated, unleashed: >Perry. Yo Perry. Nice one mate. Welcome aboard. Bet that sounds weird after being here for 18 months. BTW I quitelike your occasional inability touse the spacekey and so abruptly space twowords together. Kewl ;-) Cheers, Cotty __

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Tom C
I'm not sure whose *ist D it was taken with. This is the picture. I obviously didn't take it... now that I think about it... I'm pretty sure the first time I saw it was when we exchanging *jabs* after the trip. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3066290 You knew I was farting I th

Re: OT: Happy Birthday

2005-12-22 Thread mike wilson
Ann Sanfedele wrote: Jostein wrote: - Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a cusp! is that his 30th? :) It would have been the 10th time...:-) Jostein ohoh - who can do the math? does that make you 40? 41? or 39? ann scratches head I think we ar

Re: Happy Birthday

2005-12-22 Thread frank theriault
On 12/22/05, Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Tim Øsleby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Grattis Jostein :-) > > Hjertelig! :-) > > Jostein > Hey, hey, hey!! Guys, this is a family list. Watch the language! -frank (always vigilant, and ready to censor)

Re: Happy Birthday

2005-12-22 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: "Tim Øsleby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Grattis Jostein :-) Hjertelig! :-) Jostein

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Rob Studdert
On 22 Dec 2005 at 15:05, Perry Pellechia wrote: > Thanks for letting me lurk and I hope I can contribute something to the list. LOL, great intro, I'm sure we'll all be the better for your delurking :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] h

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Jack Davis
If so, the flash would be of a tacky spectrum. Jack --- Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/22/05, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > > >To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > > >Subject: Re: Did I say somethi

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Jack Davis
Always recruiting for the Velvia wars, heh, Tom? :-) Careful, Perry, we, the good guys/gals, are on the wholesome side. Jack --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >Subject: Re: Did I say

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread frank theriault
On 12/22/05, Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well after successfully lurking for about 18 months it seems that mypost to > Bill Robb's provocation has broken the list! Welcome, Perry. If you've been lurking here, you know this already, but: "Don't believe anything Cotty or Mark Ro

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction. LOL. I really want to do the Canada thing or something in '06. I really think a PDML west event should be arranged for 06, even if it's just you and me sitting around drinking whisky and

Re: Meter adjustment of ME

2005-12-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Jon Myers" Subject: Re: Meter adjustment of ME On a side note, I'm most impressed by the ME SE body, even after using an LX for over a year now. True it doesn't have all the wonderful bells and whistles of the LX, but it's so TINY! The one I've got is in

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Tom C
Did I forget to mention that one shouldn't look under too many rocks? WW LOL. I really want to do the Canada thing or something in '06. BTW, that photo you took of Linda and I at the restaurant last time... I think I'm going to get it turned into a colored pencil or chalk sketch. It's my

Re: Meter adjustment of ME

2005-12-22 Thread Jon Myers
I have brand new batteries of proper type, and have run the aperture resistor and ISO resistor around quite a bit, no change. Watching the meter while making those adjustments shows quite linear change in shutter speeds, not jumping around like I'd expect if it was corroded. I believe I've either

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread Juan Buhler
Interesting. You know, I only care about Pentax because that's the mount of the lenses I have. As long as the lenses are good, and relatively state-of-the-art bodies are introduced that will take those lenses, I couldn't care less what name is in them. If, say, Cosina introduced a 12MP K mount di

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction. Thank you (blush). Did I forget to mention that one shouldn't look under too many rocks? WW

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Tom C
Thank you (blush). Tom C. From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction. Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:07:44 -0600 - Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Int

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Tom C
Perry wrote: > You probably think he uses Velvia, don't you? :-) > > Tom C. Is that a brand of compact flash?? Oops I made a promise <> Perry Pellechia According to some it's more akin to a colored filter you put over the flash unit.

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction. Welcome Perry. Buy some used primes. Bob S. Support your favourite camera company. Buy some new primes too. William Robb

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction. Tom C says: I'm smarter than I may appear. He is. It's true. I had a hard time getting my head around that fact, but eventually, I came to accept it. Truth be to tell, anyone who has th

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Bob Sullivan
Welcome Perry. Buy some used primes. Bob S. On 12/22/05, Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> Well after successfully lurking for about 18 months it seems that mypost to Bill Robb's provocation has broken the list! I got a coupleof messages that indicated "The User is out of space" as

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Subject: Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?) What I mean is that you the the 18-55 package but someone else's glass label. That's not Pentax, except perhaps for the package. And that's not a significant photo product by any streach. An

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Tom C
Perry Pellechia wrote: Since I have been following the list for awhile I know who to believe and not to believe. Ann replied: Teach me how to do that, will ya? Tom C says: I'm smarter than I may appear.

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Perry Pellechia
On 12/22/05, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction. > >Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:37:45 -0800 (PST) > > > >Oh, so you're the one who broke

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread Bob Sullivan
Collin, I'd argue that the only people who know the Schneider name are fossils, most likely to buy a digital P&S to snap the grandchildren instead of a digi SLR. Regards, Bob S. On 12/22/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And why buy Pentax glass given the popularity of the Schnei

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Tom C
We are a good bunch of GUYS, aren't we Ann? :-) Tom C. From: Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction. Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:51:35 -0500 Perry Pellechia wrote: > > Well after s

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Tom C
From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction. Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:37:45 -0800 (PST) Oh, so you're the one who broke it!? =) Glad you "came out". My sense is that you'll add heartil

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Perry Pellechia wrote: > > Well after successfully lurking for about 18 months it seems that mypost to > Bill Robb's provocation has broken the list! > Since I have lost my posting virginity I figured I would properlyintroduce my > self. Some of you might recognize me from my veryinfrequent

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Jack Davis
Oh, so you're the one who broke it!? =) Glad you "came out". My sense is that you'll add heartily and positively to the debate. Look forward to some up-loads. Jack --- Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well after successfully lurking for about 18 months it seems that > mypost to Bi

RE: Happy Birthday

2005-12-22 Thread Tim Øsleby
Grattis Jostein :-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -Original Message- > From: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21. desember 2005 23:01 >

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What I mean is that you the the 18-55 package but someone else's glass label. That's not Pentax, except perhaps for the package. And that's not a significant photo product by any streach. And why buy Pentax glass given the popularity of the Schneider name? Old-timers know Schneider from the Kodak

Re: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction.

2005-12-22 Thread Jostein
Welcome into the light, Perry. :-) Jostein - Original Message - From: "Perry Pellechia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 9:05 PM Subject: Did I say something wrong? An Introduction. Well after successfully lurking for about 18 months it seems that mypost t

Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?)

2005-12-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: Pentax body but not glass? (was Re: Samsung GX-1L?) Yes, 9mp would be a significant improvement over 6mp. And if the price is right, 6mp bodies prices will have to drop like bricks. And quickly. Significant is a matter of

Re: OT: Happy Birthday

2005-12-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Jostein wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > a cusp! > > > > is that his 30th? :) > > > > It would have been the 10th time...:-) > > Jostein ohoh - who can do the math? does that make you 40? 41? or 39? ann scratches head

Re: OT: Happy Birthday

2005-12-22 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hey, Happy birthday, Big Guy! cheer, frank (little guy, comparitively speaking) Thanks, Frank! :-) Jostein

Re: OT: Happy Birthday

2005-12-22 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Happy Birthday! I'd drink to that. Thanks, Boris. We gotta share another bottle of Scotch some time. :-) Cheers, Jostein

Re: OT: Happy Birthday

2005-12-22 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Har! Another year! At what point will the age match the IQ? ;-) Been and gone, mate... Jostein

Re: OT: Happy Birthday

2005-12-22 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a cusp! is that his 30th? :) It would have been the 10th time...:-) Jostein

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