Re: Best Christmas present ever!

2005-12-28 Thread cbwaters
Oh yeah, that's mighty fine news. Thanks Mark. - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 4:37 PM Subject: Best Christmas present ever! I just got a phone call from Bill Owens! But here's the best part:

Re: What I did on my Christmas vacation...

2005-12-28 Thread cbwaters
I'm just going to send my M50 to you... let me know when you're done cleaning out the fungus CW ;) - Original Message - From: Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 5:52 PM Subject: What I did on my Christmas vacation...

fungus amungus?

2005-12-28 Thread cbwaters
The M50 1.4 I got last weekend defiantly has fungus. Way I see it, I have four options, most with associated questions : Leave it. It'll get worse, right? can it really spread to other lenses? Pitch it. It's a well built - (fast!) lens in otherwise great condition so this option isn't likely

Re: Survey: How do you use the Histogram/Blinkies?

2005-12-28 Thread Dario Bonazza
OK, please allow me to better explain my view. Please, try to get the point and don't stick to possible unproper words, due to my different mother tongue and my poor expression capabilities. I wrote: First, I agree that blown highlights can just be another way to show the right part of the

Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread Don Williams
Hi all, Does anyone know the exact distance between the front surface of the *ist D mount and the sensor? Note for Cotty: Its warming up here -- only -12C. I read (on the BBC ticker) this morning that it's very cold in the UK a dreadful Siberian -2C! And they expect *6 inches* of snow!

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28 Dec 2005 at 12:11, Don Williams wrote: Hi all, Does anyone know the exact distance between the front surface of the *ist D mount and the sensor? The K-mount flange to film plane distance I believe is 45.46mm and according to the mechanical diagram in the spec sheet for the sensor

Re: PESO -- Flat Iron's come in all sizes...

2005-12-28 Thread Bob Shell
That's really neat. Where is it? Bob On Dec 27, 2005, at 9:32 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Usually when you think of a Flatiron building you think of a skyscraper, (more than 4 stories at least), but not in this case... http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_flatiron.html Tech info:

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Does anyone know the exact distance between the front surface of the *ist D mount and the sensor? 45.5mm -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: PESO -- Flat Iron's come in all sizes...

2005-12-28 Thread Michael Spivak
Nice one :-) I would suggest croppin 4-5 cm from the bottom... Michael On 12/28/05, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's really neat. Where is it? Bob On Dec 27, 2005, at 9:32 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Usually when you think of a Flatiron building you think of a skyscraper, (more

Re: PESO Shit happens...

2005-12-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jens Bladt Subject: Re: PESO Shit happens... That's how destiny treats Nikon users, I suppose...:-) Bad Karma. Switch from Pentax to Nikon and see what happens? I switched from Nikon to Pentax and all of a sudden pretty girls started hanging around me,

Re: PESO Shit happens...

2005-12-28 Thread Albano Garcia
Hahahaha!!! Rock'n'roll! Thanks for the data. Now I'm free fallin' ;-) Albano --- cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lots of great ones have hit the wall, as it were... Tom Petty did it...nearly lost his job too... From Wikipedia: On their come-back album Southern Accents (1985) Tom Petty

Re: PESO Shit happens...

2005-12-28 Thread Albano Garcia
Thanks for your wishes. In fact it's almost the first time I punch anything. was talking in terapy about discharging my anger, I use to get everthing inside (but obviously not in this way). I got some very hard days lately, and when the sign hitted my head hardly (I'm 1,95m tall) I blinded

Re: peso: Coils

2005-12-28 Thread Bob Shell
On Dec 28, 2005, at 1:51 AM, Gary Sibio wrote: Snakes don't see more than a few feet in front of them anyway. (The Spitting Cobra may be an exception to this.) Oy, and how would you know how far a snake can see? Bob

Re: PESO Shit happens...

2005-12-28 Thread Albano Garcia
Hey, my heart is still with Pentax too. It just was impossible to justify the buying against the advantages of the Nikon. Regards Albano --- Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's how destiny treats Nikon users, I suppose...:-) Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk

Re: PESO Shit happens...

2005-12-28 Thread Albano Garcia
LOL! --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt Subject: Re: PESO Shit happens... That's how destiny treats Nikon users, I suppose...:-) Bad Karma. Switch from Pentax to Nikon and see what happens? I switched from Nikon to Pentax and

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread David Savage
On 12/28/05, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 28 Dec 2005 at 12:11, Don Williams wrote: Note for Cotty: Its warming up here -- only -12C. We endured a sultry day of 33 deg C with RH heading into the high 80s, lovely, not, the forecast predicts temps in excess of 40 dec C in the

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread Jostein
-9°C here. Had a light sprinkle of snow this morning. Huge, beautiful crystals. Will get back to that in a later post. Have some raw file conversion to do first...:-) Jostein - Original Message - From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday,

Re: peso: Coils

2005-12-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
Nice picture. The out of focus parts of the snake emphasize just how close you were to the critter! Regards, Bob S. On 12/27/05, Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (A different kind of coils than in the book) To get this shot I used a technique that I read about in one of Tim Fitzharris's

Re: PESO -- Flat Iron's come in all sizes...

2005-12-28 Thread Adam Maas
P. J. Alling wrote: Usually when you think of a Flatiron building you think of a skyscraper, (more than 4 stories at least), but not in this case... http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_flatiron.html Tech info: Pentax *ist-Ds iso 200 @ 20s smc Pentax 17mm fisheye f4.0 @ f5.6 What a

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread Don Williams
Thanks very much. The in-focus field diameter projected by the transfer lens is exactly 50mm which is what it ought to be. The flat (corrected) part of the image is about 38 mm across. The smaller sensor of the *ist D has certain advantages here; the field is flat to less than 0.5 mu all

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread mike wilson
Don Williams wrote: Hi all, Does anyone know the exact distance between the front surface of the *ist D mount and the sensor? Note for Cotty: Its warming up here -- only -12C. I read (on the BBC ticker) this morning that it's very cold in the UK a dreadful Siberian -2C! And they expect *6

Re: PESO -- Flat Iron's come in all sizes...

2005-12-28 Thread Christian
P. J. Alling wrote: http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_flatiron.html Wow... I don't usually go for building pictures, but... Wow. The sky color is fantastic and the building is perfectly exposed. Great use of a fisheye in architectural photography when it is supposed to be a

Re: peso: Coils

2005-12-28 Thread Jack Davis
Is this a Rattlesnake..or something equally deadly? I'd shoot this thing...with nothing less than a 300mm. Looks to be rather low light, but focus was spot on even though DOF was likely not a choice. Nice shot..(shudder). Jack --- Tim Sherburne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice job, Francis. I

Re: peso: Coils

2005-12-28 Thread Bob Shell
On Dec 28, 2005, at 10:28 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Is this a Rattlesnake..or something equally deadly? Not a rattlesnake or any other pit viper. Since I don't know what country Francis shot this in, I'm not sure just what sort of a snake it is. Bob

Re: PESO Shit happens...

2005-12-28 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/27/2005 4:20:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks, I think it will be fine. I was VERY concerned at the beginning, since it's the camera holding hand, so I was a bit affraid, but it's the 5º bone the broken, the least important in hand operation.

Re: PESO -- Flat Iron's come in all sizes...

2005-12-28 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/27/2005 6:24:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Usually when you think of a Flatiron building you think of a skyscraper, (more than 4 stories at least), but not in this case... http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_flatiron.html Tech info:

Re: peso: Coils

2005-12-28 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/27/2005 8:26:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.photosynth.ca/photo/f/snake.html That was on Fuji 100 print film (while I was waiting for them slow pokes to send my next case of slide) in my P3n (sitting on my bean bag) with my late 2x

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/12/05, Don Williams, discombobulated, unleashed: Does anyone know the exact distance between the front surface of the *ist D mount and the sensor? African or European ? ;-) Note for Cotty: Its warming up here -- only -12C. I read (on the BBC ticker) this morning that it's very cold

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/28/2005 6:48:27 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: After about two hours of this I had to go out. In direct contrast, the heavily salted main roads are littered with vehicles doing about 15mph wherever there is the thinnest layer of slush. Roll on global

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/12/05, Don Williams, discombobulated, unleashed: Does anyone know the exact distance between the front surface of the *ist D mount and the sensor? Oh yeah. 45.46mm Source: http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/mounts.htm Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/12/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: At the moment, Scotland is cut off LOL Love the English thinking there Mike. Reminds me of the wartime headline after communications cables were severed during WWII: 'Continent cut off' :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: PESO Shit happens...

2005-12-28 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Albano Garcia wrote: http://www.flaneur.albanogarcia.com.ar/2005/12/27/operado/ I'll be out of business for about 3 to 4 weeks. I got a simple surgery on my hand due to a stupid-moment-punch I gave to a street signal. Regards Albano OUCH! - hope it isn't the hand you write with - I

Re: PESO -- Flat Iron's come in all sizes...

2005-12-28 Thread Cotty
http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_flatiron.html Very nice Pete. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO Shit happens...

2005-12-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/12/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: I switched from Nikon to Pentax and all of a sudden pretty girls started hanging around me, .with tattoos. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread David Savage
Sounds like you may have missed your calling. You should be a weather man. Dave :-) On 12/29/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The thing is, we don;t have a climate in the UK, just weather. As a depression or anti-cyclone passes through, it either pulls in cold northerlies, icy easterlies,

Re: PESO Shit happens...

2005-12-28 Thread David Savage
As read all these war stories, I've come to realise that there are a lot of angry frustrated people here. Dave g On 12/29/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/27/2005 4:20:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks, I think it will be fine.

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread mike wilson
Cotty wrote: On 28/12/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: At the moment, Scotland is cut off LOL Love the English thinking there Mike. Reminds me of the wartime headline after communications cables were severed during WWII: 'Continent cut off' :-) I thought that was Fog in

Re: OT -- The travel camera

2005-12-28 Thread Margus Männik
Cool idea! If we can keep forwarding costs reasonable - I'm in! BR, Margus Tallinn, Estonia Pancho Hasselbach wrote: Cool, please contact me off list! Oh, and merry Christmas! Pancho Scott Loveless schrieb: On 12/24/05, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You want anyone from

Re: peso: Coils

2005-12-28 Thread Gary Sibio
At 06:51 AM 12/28/2005, you wrote: On Dec 28, 2005, at 1:51 AM, Gary Sibio wrote: Snakes don't see more than a few feet in front of them anyway. (The Spitting Cobra may be an exception to this.) Oy, and how would you know how far a snake can see? A penchant for reading and a 45 year

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread Igor Roshchin
Wed, 28 Dec 2005 08:45:39 -0800 Eactivist wrote: .. California finally hit rainy season two weeks ago, mid Dec, after a very dry year. Mentioned this yesterday and that we need rain. And today we are having a BIG storm. I guess that means be careful what you wish for. Marnie aka Doe

RE: Auggie Wren's Christmas Story

2005-12-28 Thread Bob W
I knew you would post this again, so I decided to wait until you did before I recommended to everybody one of the books I have been reading while away. It is a very interesting book edited by Paul Auster, called True Tales of American Life a collection of stories by ordinary people who took part

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread Cotty
On 29/12/05, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Sounds like you may have missed your calling. You should be a weather man. I am!! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/12/05, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed: It is still not enough for good skiing, especially here, in Southern California. I suggest that England should export their snow here. Hang on mate, we're trying to give it to the Welsh. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Amon Carter Museum, Richard Avedon

2005-12-28 Thread Gonz
If anyone has not seen this exhibit, then if there is any way you can do it, by all means do so, its absolutely stunning. Its in Forth Worth TX, at the Amon Carter Museum through Jan 8th. The images are not only amazing visually, but technically they are jaw dropping. They were made with an

Pentax Lenses on Canon Cameras - The Truth

2005-12-28 Thread Cotty
A list member recently contacted me off-list asking whether it was possible to use a certain Pentax DA lens on Canon cameras. I don't want to reveal the list member, but I'm sure they won't mind me posting my answer as a general piece of info, I thought it might be of interest, and perhaps

Re: peso: Coils

2005-12-28 Thread Bob Shell
On Dec 28, 2005, at 1:50 PM, Gary Sibio wrote: On Dec 28, 2005, at 1:51 AM, Gary Sibio wrote: Snakes don't see more than a few feet in front of them anyway. (The Spitting Cobra may be an exception to this.) Oy, and how would you know how far a snake can see? A penchant for reading and

Re: Pentax Lenses on Canon Cameras - The Truth

2005-12-28 Thread brooksdj
Do i owe you $15.00 or are you arguing in your spare time. LOL Dave(sorry, just had to)Brooks A list member recently contacted me off-list asking whether it was possible to use a certain Pentax DA lens on Canon cameras. I don't want to reveal the list

Re: Pentax Lenses on Canon Cameras - The Truth

2005-12-28 Thread wendy beard
On the same subject, Anyone want to buy one of Mr Rolfo's PK-EOS adapters off me? I bought one, intending to try and use my limited lenses on the 1Dmk2 but I chickened out. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Went for the more expensive solution Bought a DS instead -- Wendy Beard Ottawa

Wide Angle and the Ds

2005-12-28 Thread John Graves
I am enjoying (learning) what can be done with my Ds. But even though I own the FA20-35, I find myself missing something. My next lens up is the FA28-90, although I have taken some nice pictures with my screw mount 85 f/1.9 as well. I am looking both for a Wide angle as well as Longer lens

Re: Wide Angle and the Ds

2005-12-28 Thread Gonz
The 16-45 is an excellent lens, and a staple of my bag. Wide open its fantastic. John Graves wrote: I am enjoying (learning) what can be done with my Ds. But even though I own the FA20-35, I find myself missing something. My next lens up is the FA28-90, although I have taken some nice

Re: Survey: How do you use the Histogram/Blinkies?

2005-12-28 Thread Gonz
Kenneth Waller wrote: I wish that the histogram was like the one in CS - Raw, i.e. broken out into RGB Why? What possible adjustment can you do in the camera that affects the RGB curves? I want to know if its a full blown clip, i.e. white, or just one of R G or B. Kenneth Waller

Re: Wide Angle and the Ds

2005-12-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
The 16-45 is a very nice lens. I use it a lot. It's not my favorite as a portrait lens (although I have shot portraits with it) because it's not very fast at f4. I generally like to shoot people at f2 or so. A 50/1.4 is a better and even more affordable choice for portraits. I also use the K

Re: Survey: How do you use the Histogram/Blinkies?

2005-12-28 Thread Gonz
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Dec 27, 2005, at 4:46 PM, Steve Jolly wrote: I don't know about in-camera adjustments, but I'd definitely like to know when which of the channels has clipped, and by how much. Which channel clips is determined by the RAW conversion to RGB channel data, which

PESO - Snow crystals

2005-12-28 Thread Jostein
Hi gang, Today I finally got around to play with real snow in front of my macro setup. After sifting through the results, this is what's left: http://www.oksne.net/foto/html/images/snow/images.asp I've tried two optical combinations today. The M-28/2.8 reversed on bellows is quite nice, but

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread mike wilson
Igor Roshchin wrote: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 08:45:39 -0800 Eactivist wrote: .. California finally hit rainy season two weeks ago, mid Dec, after a very dry year. Mentioned this yesterday and that we need rain. And today we are having a BIG storm. I guess that means be careful what you wish for.

Re: PESO Shit happens...

2005-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
I feel like an 18 year old again. Must go find one soon. They're not all they're cracked up to be... William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt Subject: Re: PESO Shit happens... That's how destiny treats Nikon users, I suppose...:-) Bad Karma. Switch from

Re: PESO - Snow crystals

2005-12-28 Thread Kenneth Waller
Well done! Move over Mark C.! Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - Snow crystals Hi gang, Today I finally got around to play with real snow in front of my macro setup. After sifting through the results, this is what's left:

Re: Wide Angle and the Ds

2005-12-28 Thread Adam Maas
The 12-24 (18-36 equivalent) is probably a better supplement to the 20-35 than the 16-45 (24-70 equivalent) -adam John Graves wrote: I am enjoying (learning) what can be done with my Ds. But even though I own the FA20-35, I find myself missing something. My next lens up is the FA28-90,

Re: Field diameter measurement (microscopy)

2005-12-28 Thread Jostein
Igor Roshchin wrote: It is still not enough for good skiing, especially here, in Southern California. I suggest that England should export their snow here. Mike Wilson replied: We would love to but it is the wrong sort (TM British Rail) Scientifically speaking, that's darn close to

Re: Wide Angle and the Ds

2005-12-28 Thread Mark Stringer
I have both the FA20-35 and the DA16-45. The FA20-35 is small, light and the onboard flash can be used with it. I consider it a very nice wide normal to normal lens. The 16-45 is longer and wider but bigger and heavier. At 28mm or so the DA16-45 begins to cast a shadow with the onboard flash

Re: PESO - Snow crystals

2005-12-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice. Snowflakes are quite amazing, but what's even more amazing is that more than one list member is willing to devote the time and work it requires to accomplish this type of photography. Well done. Paul On Dec 28, 2005, at 4:00 PM, Jostein wrote: Hi gang, Today I finally got around to

Re: Epson Papers II (for us poor folk without a 2400 or 4800 printer)

2005-12-28 Thread Rob Studdert
On 27 Dec 2005 at 8:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, it's not still under warranty. Maybe you could secure the services of a kind lister who has the same kit to check it out for you, at least then you could sell it on with confidence. Temperature, user selected. But it works out to 6500 or

Re: Survey: How do you use the Histogram/Blinkies?

2005-12-28 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28 Dec 2005 at 14:56, Gonz wrote: Isnt RAW supposed to contain raw RGB data? If any of the individual pixel sites, R G or B maxes out, it would be useful data. Maybe I dont care about blowing certain channels (pre-bayer). I know that final RGB data is a Bayer combination of the RAW

RE: PESO - Snow crystals

2005-12-28 Thread Tom C
Absolutely stunning Jostein! Very very nice! Tom C. From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Snow crystals Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:00:12 +0100 Hi gang, Today I finally got around to play with real snow in front of my

Re: Epson Papers II (for us poor folk without a 2400 or 4800 printer)

2005-12-28 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/28/2005 1:38:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Maybe you could secure the services of a kind lister who has the same kit to check it out for you, at least then you could sell it on with confidence. Cheers, Rob Studdert == I am perfectly willing

Re: Wide Angle and the Ds

2005-12-28 Thread godders
The 16-45 is a very good lens, but I prefer the 20-35... I sold my 16-45. When I really want wider, I use the DA14. G

Re: Survey: How do you use the Histogram/Blinkies?

2005-12-28 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/28/2005 1:43:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Unfortunately the in camera histogram of a RAW file is derived from the jpeg file embedded in it which is in turn affected by both the in camera colour balance and the contrast settings. So the histograms

Re: Pentax Lenses on Canon Cameras - The Truth

2005-12-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/12/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: Do i owe you $15.00 or are you arguing in your spare time. 20 bucks with a tip :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Pentax Lenses on Canon Cameras - The Truth

2005-12-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/12/05, wendy beard, discombobulated, unleashed: On the same subject, Anyone want to buy one of Mr Rolfo's PK-EOS adapters off me? How much would you like for it Wend? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESO - Snow crystals

2005-12-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/12/05, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed: Hi gang, Today I finally got around to play with real snow in front of my macro setup. After sifting through the results, this is what's left: http://www.oksne.net/foto/html/images/snow/images.asp WOW ! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O)

Re: Survey: How do you use the Histogram/Blinkies?

2005-12-28 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28 Dec 2005 at 16:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let me understand this. The histogram is based on the JPEG. So when I shoot RAW its histogram may not match the histogram I saw on the camera? Yep. The histogram has less relevance when shooting RAW? Won't it still show if there is some

RE: Pentax Lenses on Canon Cameras - The Truth

2005-12-28 Thread Don Sanderson
What you describe is pretty much exactly like mounting screw mount lenses on the ist-D with a K/M42 adapter. A bit more work, but not only possible, but fun. Don -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 1:47 PM To: pentax list

Re: Pentax Lenses on Canon Cameras - The Truth

2005-12-28 Thread godders
Stuck enroute with my Treo ... Email consumes time... :-) correction: the DA lens would be stuck at *minimum* aperture, f/22, not wide open. Same as when I use them on an MX. G

Re: Pentax Lenses on Canon Cameras - The Truth

2005-12-28 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On the same subject, Anyone want to buy one of Mr Rolfo's PK-EOS adapters off me? Im interested How much? Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed

Re: Survey: How do you use the Histogram/Blinkies?

2005-12-28 Thread Gonz
Rob Studdert wrote: On 28 Dec 2005 at 14:56, Gonz wrote: Isnt RAW supposed to contain raw RGB data? If any of the individual pixel sites, R G or B maxes out, it would be useful data. Maybe I dont care about blowing certain channels (pre-bayer). I know that final RGB data is a Bayer

Re: Pentax Lenses on Canon Cameras - The Truth

2005-12-28 Thread Cotty
On 29/12/05, Kevin Waterson, discombobulated, unleashed: On the same subject, Anyone want to buy one of Mr Rolfo's PK-EOS adapters off me? Im interested How much? Go for it Kevin, I have them coming out of my ears ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: Pentax Lenses on Canon Cameras - The Truth

2005-12-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/12/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: correction: the DA lens would be stuck at *minimum* aperture, f/22, not wide open. Same as when I use them on an MX. thinks about it So the lens has a default setting of closed up, and only opens when introduced to the body, literally

Re: Wide Angle and the Ds

2005-12-28 Thread Fred
I keep looking for the A 85 f1.9 but I think it is the Pentax equivalent to the Holy Grail. [Well, it's probably only a typo, John, but] You'll probably stumble onto the Holy Grail before you stumble onto any A 85/1.9 - g. For K-mount 85's there are only the K 85/1.8, the M 85/2, the A*

Re: Survey: How do you use the Histogram/Blinkies?

2005-12-28 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28 Dec 2005 at 16:23, Gonz wrote: Correct, thats the way its done (histogram from jpg). You would have to have the white balance setting close to actual. But there's no reason why they cant take an RBG histogram direct from the raw data. A simple non-bayer filter-like transformation

Re: Pentax Lenses on Canon Cameras - The Truth

2005-12-28 Thread Gonz
Cotty wrote: On 28/12/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: correction: the DA lens would be stuck at *minimum* aperture, f/22, not wide open. Same as when I use them on an MX. thinks about it So the lens has a default setting of closed up, and only opens when introduced to

Re: Wide Angle and the Ds

2005-12-28 Thread Patrick Schork
John, You may want to consider looking at the 77/1.8 Limited - a great lens for the DS. It is not quite as long as 85mm but it is readily available new and a few hundred dollars cheaper than a used A* 85/1.4 ($1200 range on ebay). On 12/28/05, Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I keep looking for

Re: PESO - Snow crystals

2005-12-28 Thread Bob Shell
On Dec 28, 2005, at 4:30 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Nice. Snowflakes are quite amazing, but what's even more amazing is that more than one list member is willing to devote the time and work it requires to accomplish this type of photography. Well done. Paul Check out:

Re: PESO - Snow crystals

2005-12-28 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out: http://www.snowflakebentley.com/ I know that site. The old man must have been mad as a hatter to do that with a large format camera... Also take a look at: www.snowcrystals.com Jostein

Re: Survey: How do you use the Histogram/Blinkies?

2005-12-28 Thread Bob Shell
On Dec 28, 2005, at 5:58 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: It's a guide for RAW users, it's only accurate if shooting finished files in camera. We are talking about the Pentax DSLRs of course, I have no idea how the histogram is derived in other brands of cameras. So far as I know they all use

Re: PESO - Snow crystals

2005-12-28 Thread Perry Pellechia
Wow, very nice. Most of my experiements with high magnification are small shells in the comfort of my home. On 12/28/05, Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi gang, Today I finally got around to play with real snow in front of my macro setup. After sifting through the results, this is what's

Re: PESO -- Flat Iron's come in all sizes...

2005-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
It's the Town Office building of Deep River Connecticut. Bob Shell wrote: That's really neat. Where is it? Bob On Dec 27, 2005, at 9:32 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Usually when you think of a Flatiron building you think of a skyscraper, (more than 4 stories at least), but not in this case...

Re: PESO -- Flat Iron's come in all sizes...

2005-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
Deep River Connecticut's Town Offices. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/27/2005 6:24:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Usually when you think of a Flatiron building you think of a skyscraper, (more than 4 stories at least), but not in this case...

Re: peso: Coils

2005-12-28 Thread Bruce Dayton
Pretty cool shot. Focus is spot on! The DOF is too shallow, but doesn't ruin the pic. Nice goin! -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, December 27, 2005, 8:28:16 PM, you wrote: F (A different kind of coils than in the book) F To get this shot I used a technique that I read about in one of Tim F

Re: OT: Another File Viewer

2005-12-28 Thread Igor Roshchin
Mon, 26 Dec 2005 13:13:39 -0800 Eactivist wrote: Maybe someone has posted this before, but never noticed it. Windows only, PEF supported. Free for home users. http://www.faststone.org/ Marnie aka Doe I did not know that one. Thank you! I like it, and indeed, it's faster for

Re: Wide Angle and the Ds

2005-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
The short answer referring to the 16-45 is yes. There is no A 85 f1.9. There is however an A85 f1.4. It's huge man, especially on a *ist-D/Ds body. I use the M85 f2. It's got pretty much the same limitations that Cotty has using his Pentax A85 f1.4 on a Canon body, which is annoying since

OT - an early Happy New Year

2005-12-28 Thread Anthony Farr
Just delurking to sign off for a couple of weeks while I vacation in Tasmania. I wish a very Happy New Year to the PDML. See you all in 2006. regards, Anthony Farr

Re: PESO Shit happens...

2005-12-28 Thread Albano Garcia
Thanks Ann. I write with the left, but I use the computer's mouse and grab the camera wth the right one, so I'm really frustrated. I have to work on my temper for sure. Regards Albano --- Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Albano Garcia wrote:

Re: OT: Another File Viewer

2005-12-28 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Dec 28, 2005 at 08:24:12PM -0500, Igor Roshchin wrote: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 13:13:39 -0800 Eactivist wrote: Maybe someone has posted this before, but never noticed it. Windows only, PEF supported. Free for home users. http://www.faststone.org/ Marnie aka Doe I did

Re: PESO -- Flat Iron's come in all sizes...

2005-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
Thanks Cotty, I wasn't sure you were still speaking to me. Cotty wrote: http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_flatiron.html Very nice Pete. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Pentax Lenses on Canon Cameras - The Truth

2005-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
I think he's got it. Cotty wrote: On 28/12/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: correction: the DA lens would be stuck at *minimum* aperture, f/22, not wide open. Same as when I use them on an MX. thinks about it So the lens has a default setting of closed up, and

Re: PESO - Snow crystals

2005-12-28 Thread Igor Roshchin
Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:01:12 -0800 Jostein wrote: Hi gang, Today I finally got around to play with real snow in front of my macro setup. After sifting through the results, this is what's left: http://www.oksne.net/foto/html/images/snow/images.asp WOWnderful! Igor

Peso(s) How a nice day went wrong.

2005-12-28 Thread Perry Pellechia
(long tale of woe follows) My wife, Marianne, and I love to head to the shore any chance we get to beach comb. We live about two hours from Charleston, SC and the beach we go to often is Folly Beach. Since we spend all our time looking for shells I rarely bring a camera because my hands are

Re: OT: Another File Viewer

2005-12-28 Thread Igor Roshchin
Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:32:38 -0800 John Francis wrote: I'd bet that DNG readers will be around much longer than anything that understands .xmp sidecar files, not to mention .PEF .PEF files are read by quite a few different programs that don't understand DNG. In my opinion, DNG has not become

NiHM Cell re-freshing.

2005-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
After about a year my NiHM AA's are beginning to show their age. I got only about 100 shots out of each of the two sets after the last charge. Will doing an almost full discharge help at all. I don't think it will, but I was wondering if anyone had tried doing that with any success? --

Re: NiHM Cell re-freshing.

2005-12-28 Thread Perry Pellechia
My MAHA MH-C204F has a conditioning option. It does a nice job of perking the batteries up. I do not think it give as-new performance but will bring the NiMH's capacity back up. Perry. On 12/28/05, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After about a year my NiHM AA's are beginning to show

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