Re: Two high-end Pentax DSLR this year

2006-02-10 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Paul Stenquist wrote on 10.02.06 0:43: I would be very surprised if it's only 8 megapixel. I would guess 10 to 12. But write speed is even more important to me. Big buffer, high speed write: that's what I want, and I expect to get it. It is very possible it will use 10 MPix sensor from Sony -

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Rob Studdert wrote on 09.02.06 23:53: The only problem with that scenario is that the relatively substantial increase in body size required to implement in-camera 2D sensor shifting would run counter to their interest in producing the most compact DSLR bodies in the market. KM 5D is still

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread John Whittingham
I'd prefer to see it and I wouldn't mind a slightly larger camera body but Pentax seem to currently be fixated on small, maybe they've shaken it maybe they haven't, only time (18 months or so) will tell. Yes me too, sorry I was a bit abrupt with my previous post. I'd prefer image

Re: Two high-end Pentax DSLR this year

2006-02-10 Thread Cotty
On 9/2/06, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: Depends. Are you gonna let Cotty drive? I'll drive him round the bend. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Pentax K-mount bayonet wanted

2006-02-10 Thread Krisjanis Linkevics
I have been out of luck trying to obtain a K-mount bayonet for my project camera. Surprisingly Ebay prices are quite high even for old and broken cameras. Keh offers a good selection of broken bodies but their shipping rates to Europe are a pain. Maybe someone here on the list has either the

Re: Pentax K-mount bayonet wanted

2006-02-10 Thread Rob Studdert
On 10 Feb 2006 at 11:57, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: I have been out of luck trying to obtain a K-mount bayonet for my project camera. Surprisingly Ebay prices are quite high even for old and broken cameras. Keh offers a good selection of broken bodies but their shipping rates to Europe are

Re: Re: Two high-end Pentax DSLR this year

2006-02-10 Thread mike wilson
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/02/10 Fri AM 12:31:20 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Two high-end Pentax DSLR this year - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: Two high-end Pentax DSLR this year Uranus? Lets not go

Re: PESO: AA

2006-02-10 Thread Derby Chang
Oh I tried. As soon as I heard about Agfa, I went out and scoured. Their stock levels must have already been pretty low just beforehand. Vale Portrait, vale Ultra Thanks for the nice words D Bruce Dayton wrote: I have a soft spot in my heart for the Agfa films - OptimaII, Portrait and

Re: PESO Name that fruit

2006-02-10 Thread Derby Chang
Rob Studdert wrote: Two in one, a very basic studio pic and a little fruit ID quiz for botanists, agronomists and general green thumbed gardners. Anyone know what they are? http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/IMGP8291.jpg (~100kB) Tech: *ist D, ISO200, 1/10s A50/2.8 Macro @ f14, cold

Re: Pentax K-mount bayonet wanted

2006-02-10 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:57:44 +0100 schreef Krisjanis Linkevics [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have been out of luck trying to obtain a K-mount bayonet for my project camera. Surprisingly Ebay prices are quite high even for old and broken cameras. Keh offers a good selection of broken bodies but their

Re: Re: Two high-end Pentax DSLR this year

2006-02-10 Thread mike wilson
He'd be Miranda'd in an instant. From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/02/10 Fri AM 02:34:19 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Two high-end Pentax DSLR this year Depends. Are you gonna let Cotty drive? On 2/9/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -

Re: Pentax K-mount bayonet wanted

2006-02-10 Thread John Whittingham
I think I may have one from a broken ME Super you could have, I'm in the UK. John John Whittingham Technician you can't be optimistic with a misty optic -- Original Message --- From: Krisjanis Linkevics [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Fri, 10 Feb 2006

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread Steve Jolly
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: dick graham Subject: New High End DSLR Speculation Let the speculation start now. This site thrives on second guessing upcoming Pentax products. Now we also thrive on second guessing Pentax's business practices and ethics. 'tis a

RE: PAW - En Masse

2006-02-10 Thread Malcolm Smith
frank theriault wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4107177size=lg Too damn realistic, as it reminded me of all the horrors of commuting, which I no longer (fortunately) do. Malcolm

Re: OT: HCB with a Minolta CLE

2006-02-10 Thread Bob Shell
On Feb 10, 2006, at 1:52 AM, David Mann wrote: I! don't! think! you'd! get! far! as! Flickr! are! owned! by! Yahoo! now!. - Dave Really? Guess I have to add them to my boycott list, then. Bob

Re: PAW - En Masse

2006-02-10 Thread Derby Chang
What is your shooting technique, Frank? All your subjects seem so unaware, and clearly you are fairly close to them. Zone focus and shoot from the waist? Cool shot. D frank theriault wrote: Or, I could have called it En Masse Transit, but that might have been going too far. Hope you

Re: OT: HCB with a Minolta CLE

2006-02-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Just curious, but why would you boycott Yahoo? Paul On Feb 10, 2006, at 6:10 AM, Bob Shell wrote: On Feb 10, 2006, at 1:52 AM, David Mann wrote: I! don't! think! you'd! get! far! as! Flickr! are! owned! by! Yahoo! now!. - Dave Really? Guess I have to add them to my boycott list, then.

Re: (AF) Alternative to K 24/2.8

2006-02-10 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, Boris Liberman wrote: And I have to have some focal length between 18 and 43, don't I? ;-) FA28/2.8. Great optics, no FA* premium, no 24/2 weight... Another out of the box suggestion: FA18-35 and sticky tape on 24. Kostas

FS: Pentax MZ-5 plus accessories and SMC-A 15 mm. 3.5

2006-02-10 Thread Carlos Royo
I have some items I want to sell and perhaps they may find a good home with another PDML member: Pentax MZ-5 AF SLR, boxed, in excellent + condition, including eyecup, strap and instruction manual (in Spanish), plus Fg battery pack in like new condition, and cable switch F. Everything for 125

Re: OT: HCB with a Minolta CLE

2006-02-10 Thread Bob Shell
On Feb 10, 2006, at 6:53 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Just curious, but why would you boycott Yahoo? Paul Because they have provided information on Chinese users that the Chinese government has used to imprison people. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/china.yahoo.ap/index.html

OT - Setting Mail Filters in Outlook Express

2006-02-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
A friend would like to set up filters in OE instead of all her mail going into her in box. I don't have the program, so could anyone either give me a brief tutorial on how to do this, or perhaps a pointer to a site that has the info? Thanks! Shel

Re: Sigma and the Volkswagen effect

2006-02-10 Thread Rob Studdert
On 10 Feb 2006 at 23:04, Derby Chang wrote: Nice toys to play with while Nguyen ramps up production for the new Pentax lens range. The 12-24/4.5 DG sounds vaguely interesting, how is the corner distortion? And what is the Volkswagen effect (couldn't find it on Wiki so I have no idea, though

Re: OT: HCB with a Minolta CLE

2006-02-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Allegedly. And the allegation came from a fringe group of activist journalists. i think I'll wait before rushing to judgment on this one. Paul On Feb 10, 2006, at 7:23 AM, Bob Shell wrote: On Feb 10, 2006, at 6:53 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Just curious, but why would you boycott Yahoo? Paul

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread Scott Loveless
I test drove an MGB back in 93 or 94. It was mostly baby blue with some brown spots and needed a new top. It's owner said she runs great! I got about a mile before she quit and had to walk back to her owner's house. I got in my pick-up and drove away while he was calling for a tow truck.

RE: M35/2.8 bargain?

2006-02-10 Thread Don Sanderson
Hi Juan, I have one that I use quite often and I like it. As others have said it isn't the sharpest but that's comparing it to other SMC lenses, compared to any of the 'off brand' 35's it's a jewel! ;-) I very much like the bokeh of this lens on the ist-D, you'll enjoy it. One down side is that

RE: Sigma and the Volkswagen effect

2006-02-10 Thread Don Sanderson
I'll second the 28-70/2.8 EX ASP DF, I like it a lot on the ist-D. Better even than the Tamron 28-75. Don -Original Message- From: Derby Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 6:04 AM To: Pentax Discuss Subject: Sigma and the Volkswagen effect I am going

Re: M35/2.8 bargain?

2006-02-10 Thread Scott Loveless
Hey! That's my M35. On 2/10/06, Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a shot _of_ an M35 taken _with_ an M35 on the D: http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/M35.htm Don -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to hold the button down -Arnold Newman

Re: Pentax Wants Your Digital Pix

2006-02-10 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
Hi Keith On the other hand, it's my time and energy so I think it's up to me to judge whether or not the expenditure is futile. 8-) Futile is my word of the day, I just wanted to write something to use it. I guess I'm ecologically concerned about waste of energy. But no-one is making you

Re: PESO - A Touch of Spring

2006-02-10 Thread Rick Womer
Lovely, Bruce! How did you get that background? Daffodils are coming up around Philly, too. They're in for a nasty surprise, though, as 6-12 in of snow is forecast for this weekend. Rick --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken just outside my home office a few minutes ago. We have

PESO: Church Door (we have a winner)

2006-02-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Some of you may have seen this in my collection of UK vacation photos from last summer. The Office of International Programs at Duquesne University, where I'm currently working on my masters degree, just had a photo contest and I won first prize with this one. I'm not sure if I get anything

RE: PAW - En Masse

2006-02-10 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
Frank, I loved this photo, the expression in the face is incredible From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: PDML pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PAW - En Masse Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 20:01:01 -0500 Or, I could have called it En Masse Transit, but that

Re: PAW - En Masse

2006-02-10 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice, Frank. I like the cockeyed angle. The left side is distracting at first, but then it drew my attention to the little boy's about-to-fall-off sneaker, which adds to the chaotic feeling of the pic. Rick --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good shot, Frank. Love the tonal

Re: PAW - En Masse

2006-02-10 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or, I could have called it En Masse Transit, but that might have been going too far. Hope you like it: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4107177size=lg You have to get yourself another exhibit up there, Frank. I'd love to see a collection of

Re: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner)

2006-02-10 Thread pnstenquist
Great shot, beautiful light, rich tonality. Congratulations on your well-deserved win. Paul -- Original message -- From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Some of you may have seen this in my collection of UK vacation photos from last summer. The Office of

RE: M35/2.8 bargain?

2006-02-10 Thread Don Sanderson
Fame! ;-) D -Original Message- From: Scott Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 7:56 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: M35/2.8 bargain? Hey! That's my M35. On 2/10/06, Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a shot _of_ an

RE: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner)

2006-02-10 Thread Don Sanderson
What he said! Very nice, congrats. Don -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 8:07 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner) Great shot, beautiful light, rich tonality.

Re: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner)

2006-02-10 Thread Scott Loveless
Congrats, Mark! Beautiful photo. On 2/10/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some of you may have seen this in my collection of UK vacation photos from last summer. The Office of International Programs at Duquesne University, where I'm currently working on my masters degree, just had a

Re: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner)

2006-02-10 Thread David Savage
Congratulations Mr Roberts. Never underestimate the value of bragging rights Dave On 2/10/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some of you may have seen this in my collection of UK vacation photos from last summer. The Office of International Programs at Duquesne University, where I'm

For Sale Friday: SP and SF-1 and SP1000

2006-02-10 Thread brooksdj
Hi Troops. The wife is really getting on my case about all my gear lying around our 859 sq foot home,so i quess it is time to start parting with stuff i don't use anymore. I'll offer it here first. If no takers i;'ll try my hand at selling on

Re: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner)

2006-02-10 Thread Jack Davis
Mark, Congratulation! Extremely nice textures and processing. Sepia is great choice. A small thing I suppose, but I especially like your close attention paid to the borders. Jack --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some of you may have seen this in my collection of UK vacation photos

Re: OT: HCB with a Minolta CLE

2006-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On 2/10/06, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Via the streetphoto list-- this one is for Frank: http://www.flickr.com/photos/umdiaumafoto/24763474/in/photostream/ HCB in 1981 (allegedly.) Holding a Minolta CLE. Frank, isn't that what you shoot with? No, I shoot with a Leica CL - the

Re: Survey Results: How do you do exposure?

2006-02-10 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/9/2006 4:31:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 9 Feb 2006 at 14:02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Of the 24 mainly digital responders, 14 said no, they had not changed the way they did exposure since switching to digital. HOWEVER -- this is where I

Re: PAW - En Masse

2006-02-10 Thread David Savage
I like the organised chaos in this scene. Nicely done Dave On 2/10/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or, I could have called it En Masse Transit, but that might have been going too far. Hope you like it: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4107177size=lg Comments are

Re: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner)

2006-02-10 Thread Dave Kennedy
Wonderful shot. Congratulations! dk On 2/10/06, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark, Congratulation! Extremely nice textures and processing. Sepia is great choice. A small thing I suppose, but I especially like your close attention paid to the borders. Jack --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL

RE: OT - Setting Mail Filters in Outlook Express

2006-02-10 Thread Bob W
On the Tools menu choose Message Rules, then Mail... A dialog box opens which 'your friend'* can use to set up the filters. *admit it - it's you really, but you're too ashamed to say so! g -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10

Re: (AF) Alternative to K 24/2.8

2006-02-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 9, 2006, at 10:44 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Godfrey, I can do that, but like I explained to Shel, I cannot do that many times in a row... I'd rather be controlling outcome of AF than doing it myself. I often find it more difficult to make critical focus adjustments with a short

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread David Savage
It's them damnable Lucas electrical components I tells ya: http://ntnoa.org/smoke.htm Dave On 2/10/06, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I test drove an MGB back in 93 or 94. It was mostly baby blue with some brown spots and needed a new top. It's owner said she runs great! I got

RE: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner)

2006-02-10 Thread Tom C
Wondeful shot Mark! Gee why worry about the copyright notice? It's just a small .jpg. Tom C. From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:05:31 -0500 Some of

RE: OT - Setting Mail Filters in Outlook Express

2006-02-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Sorry ... not for me. Don't use Outlook Express. Didn't even know it was on my computer until this morning. Apparently it comes with Windows. Thanks for jumping in, though. Shel [Original Message] From: Bob W On the Tools menu choose Message Rules, then Mail... A dialog box opens

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: New High End DSLR Speculation Since then, I've owned a Miata, and she ran great! I always thought Mazda missed by not puttung a Wankel into the miata. Yntil they introduced the RX-8, anyway. William Robb

RE: 31 Ltd and FA* 24 size and weight

2006-02-10 Thread Mark Erickson
Thanks for the info. Turns out I use autofocus quite a lot in low-light situations (the camera usually does a pretty good job). That points to the 31 as a likely choice. Boy, is it expensive though! Eeesh. --Mark William Robb wrote: Mark, I have both the 31 and the A35/2. The 31

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread pnstenquist
Wankels run great, but they're expensive to produce and not particularly fuel efficient. Paul -- Original message -- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

Re: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner)

2006-02-10 Thread Gonz
Good work Mark. Thats a beautiful photo, well composed with astounding light and character. Well composed. Makes me feel like I'm there. I want to see whats on the other side! Mark Roberts wrote: Some of you may have seen this in my collection of UK vacation photos from last summer. The

Re: 31 Ltd and FA* 24 size and weight

2006-02-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Erickson Subject: RE: 31 Ltd and FA* 24 size and weight Thanks for the info. Turns out I use autofocus quite a lot in low-light situations (the camera usually does a pretty good job). That points to the 31 as a likely choice. Boy, is it expensive

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New High End DSLR Speculation Wankels run great, but they're expensive to produce and not particularly fuel efficient. I've owned two Wankel powered cars. Fuel efficiency is not part of their claim to fame, but they have

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread Bob Shell
On Feb 10, 2006, at 11:15 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wankels run great, but they're expensive to produce and not particularly fuel efficient. Paul Yeah, and they make the motor drive for the camera too damned big. Bob

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread Jon Myers
And I thought the Winder LX attached to its namesake body made for a rather huge and heavy camera. ;) --- Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 10, 2006, at 11:15 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wankels run great, but they're expensive to produce and not particularly fuel

Re: Sigma and the Volkswagen effect

2006-02-10 Thread Perry Pellechia
You probably can add the 70-200/F2.8 to the list of lenses that Sigma produces which are worthy of putting on your Pentax. I also have the discontinued APO 300/F4 and it is a very good performer. The 100-300/F4 is suppose to be just as good but I have never tried one. A good substitute for the

Photoshop- Windows printing under semicolormanagement question

2006-02-10 Thread Lon Williamson
I'd rather ask here than in some other forum. Though y'all haven't heard from me much in a few years, I've been subscribed the whole time. Here's the question: I still scan film, and the most color correction I have is Adobe Gamma. My printers do not have any icc profiles for specific

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I had an RX-2 back in about 1972 or 74 or so. Fast bugger, but the engine was fussy. Had a broken exhaust pipe for a day or two, and boy, did that puppy scream! Shel [Original Message] From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 2/10/2006 8:26:29 AM Subject:

Re: 31 Ltd and FA* 24 size and weight

2006-02-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I had the 31, sold it because I didn't like the awkward fixed lens hood and bulk/weight. I bought the FA35/2 and find it excellent. I'd recommend the 35/2 to anyone as a near perfect normal for the digital bodies. Never been interested in the FA24/2 due to the size/weight as well as the

Re: OT: HCB with a Minolta CLE

2006-02-10 Thread keith_w
Bob Shell wrote: On Feb 10, 2006, at 6:53 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Just curious, but why would you boycott Yahoo? Paul Because they have provided information on Chinese users that the Chinese government has used to imprison people.

Re: (AF) Alternative to K 24/2.8

2006-02-10 Thread Lon Williamson
[Original Message] From: Boris Liberman I want to use my K 24/2.8 but my poor eyesight stops me from being able to focus it properly... Boris, tell me more. You find other lenses @24 (primes or zooms) easier to focus? I've always found wides hard to focus, the wider the harder, at

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jon Myers Subject: Re: New High End DSLR Speculation And I thought the Winder LX attached to its namesake body made for a rather huge and heavy camera. ;) You've obviously never held a motor driven Nikon F2 William Robb

Re: Photoshop- Windows printing under semicolormanagement question

2006-02-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 10, 2006, at 8:51 AM, Lon Williamson wrote: I still scan film, and the most color correction I have is Adobe Gamma. My printers do not have any icc profiles for specific paper/ink combinations, and my film scanner can scan into a specified workspace but is not profiled. Windows 98 has,

Re: Purchasing FA50/1.4

2006-02-10 Thread Igor Roshchin
Joe, Har! I think, however, it is for stereo! :-) On a serious note, I've noticed that indeed, eBay has been crazy about FA/F 50 1.4 (as well as 1.7) in the past couple months, and indeed some lenses go at prices at or above those at BH (Adorama lists it out of stock). BTW, it was

RE: 31 Ltd and FA* 24 size and weight

2006-02-10 Thread Mark Erickson
True in many cases. Sometimes really nice things are amazingly cheap, however. I pulled out a Spotmatic ES that I bought from a PDML member for not very much money last year. I have a Super Multi Coated Takumar 50mm F1.4 mounted on it that I essentially got for free. The construction of

Re: OT: HCB with a Minolta CLE

2006-02-10 Thread pnstenquist
Exactly. And it's only alleged that the Chinese Yahoo subsidiary provided this information. The allegation came from a group of activist journalists. In my opinion, the situation certainly doesn't seem to warrant punishment of the US company, its employees, and its stockholders -- which is what

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread Scott Loveless
Agreed. I've seen a few Miatas retrofitted with Wankels. Man, that's a nice combination. I hear in England you can get one (or at least could) with a Jackson Racing blower installed by the dealer, and it doesn't void the warranty. My wife keeps telling me that as soon as the kids are out of

Re: Photoshop- Windows printing under semicolormanagement question

2006-02-10 Thread pnstenquist
Hi Godfrey, How does this relationship between PhotoShop and operating system color management work when ColorSynch Workflow is used with a Mac? I get excellent results using ColorSynch with my Apple Cinema Display and Epson 2200, but I don't really understand what's going on. Paul

Re: PAW - En Masse

2006-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On 2/10/06, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is your shooting technique, Frank? All your subjects seem so unaware, and clearly you are fairly close to them. Zone focus and shoot from the waist? Cool shot. No technique per se, Derby, but I have to say, I'm quite proud of this one.

Re: 31 Ltd and FA* 24 size and weight

2006-02-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Erickson Subject: RE: 31 Ltd and FA* 24 size and weight True in many cases. Sometimes really nice things are amazingly cheap, however. I pulled out a Spotmatic ES that I bought from a PDML member for not very much money last year. I have a Super

Re: PAW - En Masse

2006-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On 2/10/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the organised chaos in this scene. Nicely done A general thanks to everyone that commented. g cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread Christian
On 9 Feb 2006 at 22:13, John Whittingham wrote: oh and give us a shutter speed dial as well! My *ist D (and current 20D) do have shutter speed dials... What else do you call the little wheelie thing on the front that allows you to dial the shutter speed? -- Christian

Pentax 28-105 PZ aperture ring installation (ball bearing!)

2006-02-10 Thread Charles Robinson
I've been trying to figure out the jammed zoom on my old 28-105 Power Zoom lens. I dug in a bit just to see where the cams and interlocks are, and decided that I was in deeper than I want to be while working at my desk in the office! So far, so good. I'm putting it back together and the

Re: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner)

2006-02-10 Thread Lon Williamson
This luddite rejoices. Nice shot, and the sepia doesn't look like a fix. -Lon Some of you may have seen this in my collection of UK vacation photos from last summer. The Office of International Programs at Duquesne University, where I'm currently working on my masters degree, just had a

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread Christian
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: New High End DSLR Speculation Since then, I've owned a Miata, and she ran great! I always thought Mazda missed by not puttung a Wankel into the miata. Yntil they introduced the RX-8, anyway. William

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread Thibouille
In their latest news about Pentax (which was about Pentax ist-dl2 and Samsungs GX series) Chasseur d'Images (usually well informed) say it is quite clear they will soon announce a DSLR base on the 10Mpix Sony CCD (same as D200). They don't mention AS at all. That being said they suspect that the

Re: New High End DSLR Speculation

2006-02-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Christian Subject: Re: New High End DSLR Speculation oh and give us a shutter speed dial as well! My *ist D (and current 20D) do have shutter speed dials... What else do you call the little wheelie thing on the front that allows you to dial the

Digital darkroom frustrations!

2006-02-10 Thread Pål Jensen
Aaaargh...Just got the replacement Epson R2400 printer just to experience that this one also give horizontal stripes (paper in portrait position), although not as pronounced as the first one. Everything is different from when I had the first sample: the software is new, printer driver is new,

Re: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner)

2006-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On 2/10/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great shot, beautiful light, rich tonality. Congratulations on your well-deserved win. I concur with Paul. I'd love to see this one all blowed up, and not on a computer screen. It must look amazing! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

2006-02-10 Thread Scott Loveless
Turn off fast printing if it's on. If you're using glossy paper, don't use the best photo setting. Drop it to Photo RPM if it's an option. On 2/10/06, Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aaaargh...Just got the replacement Epson R2400 printer just to experience that this one also give

Re: Macro Comparison?

2006-02-10 Thread Thibouille
A test of the FA100/3.5 would be usefull too... -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...

Re: Pentax K-mount bayonet wanted

2006-02-10 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 11:57:44AM +0200, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: I have been out of luck trying to obtain a K-mount bayonet for my project camera. Surprisingly Ebay prices are quite high even for old and broken cameras. Keh offers a good selection of broken bodies but their shipping

Re: Photoshop- Windows printing under semicolormanagement question

2006-02-10 Thread Lon Williamson
I've got Photoshop 7, and am stuck there... CS requires WinXP, which the ex-wife took with her. The salient question is this: If you attach sRGB to a cheaper inkjet in the printer control panel, is it necessary to specify printer color management or sRGB in the print dialog box of photoshop? I

Re: Pentax K-mount bayonet wanted

2006-02-10 Thread Thibouille
I could send ya a Ricoh KR-10X if you want that. Made good pics but such a plastic crap it isn't fun to use it at all. Where are you located? -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

2006-02-10 Thread pnstenquist
You shouldn't be scanning your negative at 360 dpi. You do want to END UP with a ready for the printer image that's sized at 360 dpi. For example, an 11 x 17 image area at 360 dpi would be about 72 megabytes. To arrive at that kind of resolution, you'd have to scan a 645 negative at a

Re: PESO - A Touch of Spring

2006-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On 2/9/06, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken just outside my home office a few minutes ago. We have had a couple of spring-like days here and seems to have convinced the daffodils that winter is over. I rather think not. Pentax *istD, Tokina AT-X SD AF 400/5.6, Handheld ISO 200,

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

2006-02-10 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you're using glossy paper, don't use the best photo setting. Drop it to Photo RPM if it's an option. It won't let me do that! I can select Photo RPM. After I've pressed the OK button and go back and check again the

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

2006-02-10 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You shouldn't be scanning your negative at 360 dpi. You do want to END UP with a ready for the printer image that's sized at 360 dpi. For example, an 11 x 17 image area at 360 dpi would be about 72 megabytes. To arrive at that kind of

Re: FS: Tamron and Tokina lenses

2006-02-10 Thread Don Williams
Hi Richard, I'm a bit worried about customs. They are very difficult to deal with, being in the city and half a day is needed to deal with them. Also I don't have quite enough money in my Paypal account ($120) and am not likely to get more since I have nothing left to sell! Tell me why

Re: Photoshop- Windows printing under semicolormanagement question

2006-02-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 10, 2006, at 10:11 AM, Lon Williamson wrote: I've got Photoshop 7, and am stuck there... CS requires WinXP, which the ex-wife took with her. The salient question is this: If you attach sRGB to a cheaper inkjet in the printer control panel, is it necessary to specify printer color

Re: Church Door (we have a winner)

2006-02-10 Thread Kenneth Waller
Very, very well done. Great subject, composition execution. Is the posting full frame? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner) Some of you may have seen this in my collection of UK vacation photos

Re: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner)

2006-02-10 Thread Kenneth Waller
A small thing I suppose, but I especially like your close attention paid to the borders. No, I'd call it finishing the image. The mark of a pro. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner) Mark,

Re: Digital darkroom frustrations!

2006-02-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Pål Jensen Subject: Digital darkroom frustrations! Aaaargh...Just got the replacement Epson R2400 printer just to experience that this one also give horizontal stripes (paper in portrait position), although not as pronounced as the first one. Everything

Re: Photoshop- Windows printing under semicolormanagement question

2006-02-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Lon Williamson Subject: Re: Photoshop- Windows printing under semicolormanagement question I've got Photoshop 7, and am stuck there... CS requires WinXP, which the ex-wife took with her. The salient question is this: If you attach sRGB to a cheaper

Re: Church Door (we have a winner)

2006-02-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very, very well done. Great subject, composition execution. Is the posting full frame? Yep. As much as I could squeeze out of the frame :) For shots like this it's really nice to have the grid focusing screen in the 645. I bought one off eBay a couple

Re: M35/2.8 bargain?

2006-02-10 Thread Juan Buhler
Thanks for posting those, Jens. I've taken--and liked--much blurrier pictures than those! j -- Forwarded message -- From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Feb 9, 2006 10:43 PM Subject: SV: M35/2.8 bargain? To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net I do, sometimes. In my first Petnax years

Re: Photoshop- Windows printing under semicolormanagement question

2006-02-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
My understanding is that using a ColorSync workflow you tell Photoshop not to do color management on output and set the print driver to use the ColorSync profiles provided by the operating system for the specific print driver (either delivered with the OS or installed with a specific

Re: OT: HCB with a Minolta CLE

2006-02-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Ahem ... Bob didn't suggest a boycott. He said that ~he~ was boycotting Yahoo. That's a far cry from punishment. I boycott Nestle and Comcast, but by saying that here I'm neither calling for a boycott nor even suggesting others do the same. Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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