Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 17, 2006, at 8:03 AM, Cotty wrote: It was only a matter of time.. Of course. I had Windows and Mac OS X running on the same hardware four years ago when I was at Apple. Godfrey

Re: OT - So quiet in here

2006-03-17 Thread graywolf
No, no, if you shoot B&W you make a great darkroom print then scan that for web images. If you are going to scan the negative and make digital prints you lose the benefits of the analog process and might as well start with a digital image in the first place. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.c

Re: istDS Questions

2006-03-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Guides, you mean. Click on "Guide display" and you'll get a pretty little picture on the LCD every time you change the exposure mode selector setting, telling you what mode you just clicked into as well as ISO and drive mode. I leave it off. The firmware does not affect the hardware of th

Re: OT Another PS Question

2006-03-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 17, 2006, at 10:12 AM, John Francis wrote: On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 11:37:55AM -0600, Charles Robinson wrote: On Mar 17, 2006, at 1:15, John Francis wrote: Oh, I didn't *pay* for my Treo. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have one if the cost was coming out of my pocket. After all, I don't

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Adam Maas
Velvia 100 was introduced last summer as the replacement for Velvia 50. Velvia 100F is very much less saturated than Velvia 50 or 100. It's not _low_ saturation like Provia or Astia, but it's closer to Provia 100F than it is to Velvia 50 when it comes to saturation. -Adam Aaron Reynolds wr

WTB - dead EOS

2006-03-17 Thread Bob Shell
I need a dead EOS body. Actually what I need is the metal bayonet ring from the body and the pin that locks a lens on. Guess it could come from a messed up extension tube or teleconverter as well. Anyone here have such a beast? Bob

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Adam Maas
If you want no grain, shoot Astia (RMS 7, finest grain slide film). Grain-wise Velvia 50 and Velvia 100F are nearly indistinguishable as far as I can tell (RMS 8 vs 9). Note that Velvia 100 (not F) is also RMS 8. But I like grain. Which is why I shoot Tri-X pushed to 1600+. -Adam Aaron Rey

Re: OT - Treo 650 babble

2006-03-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Speaking of the Treo 650, couple of software apps I've gotten for mine that prove to be quite useful: --- mVoice - voice recorder software. Saves direct to your SD card in WAV format, easy to manipulate and use voice notes with it. AcidImage - JPEG viewer software. Zoom, rotate, slide shows,

Re: OT - So quiet in here

2006-03-17 Thread Adam Maas
Except for the fact that scanning the neg and editing typically gives FAR better results than scanning a print. Prints typically result in somewhat poor images without much work. But I print digitally too. A nice matte fibre print is much less hassle that way (cheaper too). No 1hr washes. -A

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Tom C
No... I wasn't actually thinking of it in terms of the tradeoffs. I was only speaking with respect to why I might prefer a 50 speed film over a 100 speed film. That was the example that lept out at me. Figure into the equation that in real life I would have probably left my ND filter at home

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
ISO 50 doesn't really net much of an advantage over ISO 100 if you want to go to a longer shutter time. I use a B+W type 106 ND filter with 6 stops reduction to get longer shutter times for blurring water and more aperture control range in sunlight conditions. Godfrey Using ISO 50 film ca

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Derek
I like using Velvia 50 (and the Ilford PAN 50) for long time exposures with a polarizer and a graduated filter or two. I think that Velvia 50 is more saturated and has finer grain than even the new 100. YMMV. Derek -- Original message -- From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL P

Re: OT: need a Cure

2006-03-17 Thread Paul Sorenson
"Storytellers" - what a great album! -P Cotty wrote: On 16/3/06, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Listening to Willie Nelson tonight. "Stardust," "One More For the Road" (with Leon Russell), and "Honeysuckle Rose." Amen! Have you got the album with Willie and Johhny Cash

Re: OT: need a Cure

2006-03-17 Thread pnstenquist
I don't have that. I'll have to look for it. Paul -- Original message -- From: Paul Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Storytellers" - what a great album! > > -P > > Cotty wrote: > > On 16/3/06, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > >> Listening to

Re: OT Another PS Question

2006-03-17 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 10:46:34AM -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > On Mar 17, 2006, at 10:12 AM, John Francis wrote: > > >On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 11:37:55AM -0600, Charles Robinson wrote: > >>On Mar 17, 2006, at 1:15, John Francis wrote: > >>> > >>>Oh, I didn't *pay* for my Treo. I'm pretty s

Re: Digital Plunge!

2006-03-17 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
On 3/17/06, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just arrived in the mail from another PDMLer, my very > own ist D! > > Unfortunately I'll be at work until 8pm at least, and > tomorrow is full. Sunday, though, I'll give it a good > try-out. A 16-45 from B&H awaits me at home. > > Prepare for l

Re: Well here it is.PDML Logo

2006-03-17 Thread David J Brooks
To late. I merged the layers.:-) LOL DAVE Quoting Norman Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: I would just leave PDML as an acronym, without the explanation. That way, you can make up whatever definition you'd like for whomever... Norm - Original Message - From: "Dave Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: OT Another PS Question

2006-03-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 17, 2006, at 11:41 AM, John Francis wrote: On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 10:46:34AM -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Mar 17, 2006, at 10:12 AM, John Francis wrote: On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 11:37:55AM -0600, Charles Robinson wrote: On Mar 17, 2006, at 1:15, John Francis wrote: Oh, I didn

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 17, 2006, at 1:52 PM, Adam Maas wrote: If you want no grain, shoot Astia (RMS 7, finest grain slide film). Grain-wise Velvia 50 and Velvia 100F are nearly indistinguishable as far as I can tell (RMS 8 vs 9). Note that Velvia 100 (not F) is also RMS 8. But I like grain. Which is why I

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 17, 2006, at 2:29 PM, Derek wrote: I think that Velvia 50 is more saturated and has finer grain than even the new 100. YMMV. In terms of grain, Velvia 50 was noticeably grainier than Velvia 100F, mostly because the 100F emulsion is a much newer design. -Aaron

Re: OT - Treo 650 babble

2006-03-17 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 11:00:03AM -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Speaking of the Treo 650, couple of software apps I've gotten for > mine that prove to be quite useful: > --- > mVoice - voice recorder software. Saves direct to your SD card in WAV > format, easy to manipulate and use voice no

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Derek
> I'm not suggesting that I am looking for the finest grain. When did > Velvia 100 non-F launch? I was running my lab until May and at that > point we had heard nothing about it -- was it late summer? I have to > wonder what the point is of such a film -- they didn't keep dual > inventory of

Re: OT - Treo 650 babble

2006-03-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 17, 2006, at 12:02 PM, John Francis wrote: mVoice A big "don't care" for me. I find this to be invaluable when I'm on a walk and want to record some thoughts on a project I'm working on. Much better than trying to write stuff down. I can expound at length on something and then l

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Adam Maas
Aaron Reynolds wrote: On Mar 17, 2006, at 1:52 PM, Adam Maas wrote: If you want no grain, shoot Astia (RMS 7, finest grain slide film). Grain-wise Velvia 50 and Velvia 100F are nearly indistinguishable as far as I can tell (RMS 8 vs 9). Note that Velvia 100 (not F) is also RMS 8. But I lik

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 17, 2006, at 12:15 PM, Derek wrote: I'm not suggesting that I am looking for the finest grain. When did Velvia 100 non-F launch? I was running my lab until May and at that point we had heard nothing about it -- was it late summer? I have to wonder what the point is of such a film -- t

Re: ACDSee Pro - anyone using it?

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
I have Picture Window Pro, and have run it a few times. I think had I stumbled onto it before photoshop, I'd be using it happily. But I'm so USED to layers, and PWP ain't got 'em. And right now I don't want to learn another editing program well. Norman Koren (spelling on last name?) has a web s

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Jack Davis
Me too, Godfrey. IMO, the only possible reason to shoot Velvia is it's professed greater resolution and the fact that I have PS "saturation" and "hue" sliders. Provia and Astia much preferred. Jack --- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mar 17, 2006, at 12:15 PM, Derek wrote:

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread Juan Buhler
In other news, I'm thinking about installing the engine of my '98 Honda Civic in a Ferrari. :) On 3/17/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mar 17, 2006, at 8:03 AM, Cotty wrote: > > > It was only a matter of time.. > > > >

RE: Pixelated Once Again

2006-03-17 Thread Bob W
> -Original Message- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi Juan ... for months I have been trying to balance the > universe with no luck. It's good to know that the istDS can One of the guys in my office has been reading a technical manual all week entitled 'Optimizi

Re: Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "Aaron Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/03/17 Fri PM 06:25:00 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: OT Film > > _Velvia_ 100F is lower saturation? > > Not Provia, not Astia -- they are both lower saturation. > > When did Fuji introduce a non-F Velvia 100? > > -A

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread Scott Loveless
Bad analogy. The civic was most likely reliable. On 3/17/06, Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In other news, I'm thinking about installing the engine of my '98 > Honda Civic in a Ferrari. > > :) > > On 3/17/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mar 17, 2006, at 8:03 AM,

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 17, 2006, at 4:00 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: In other news, I'm thinking about installing the engine of my '98 Honda Civic in a Ferrari. HAR! -Aaron

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 17, 2006, at 3:41 PM, Adam Maas wrote: I can't find a good comparison online apart from Ken Rockwell's. Don't make me go to his site, I'm begging you. What I still don't get is why they'd opt to create a second Velvia 100 rather than keeping the 50 in the lineup. Maybe it's like the

Ping

2006-03-17 Thread Bruce Dayton
Had some problems with PDML and my mail for a few days. Seeing if I can post to the list. -- Bruce

Re: Ping

2006-03-17 Thread Scott Loveless
ACK On 3/17/06, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Had some problems with PDML and my mail for a few days. Seeing if I > can post to the list. > > -- > Bruce > > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman

Pong

2006-03-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Got it, sent it back. G On Mar 17, 2006, at 1:22 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Had some problems with PDML and my mail for a few days. Seeing if I can post to the list. -- Bruce

PESO - In my back yard

2006-03-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
Should be an interesting spring around here. Came home one day & found a couple of Red Bellied Woodpeckers working on a dead tree in my backyard. They eventually finished their new home & moved in. The posted image @ http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html was captured fr

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Tom C
Pure heresy... that's what it is! Oh the agony of it all :-) Velvia was never meant to be a general purpose film for all subject types. It does work well with many nature subjects, landscapes, when there's "good light". I still contend the results are more real looking in those contexts t

RE: PESO - In my back yard

2006-03-17 Thread Tom C
Nice natural composition. The bird itself seems rather soft. Sounds like a convenient photo "project". Tom C. From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: Subject: PESO - In my back yard Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:34:26 -0500 Should be an interesti

Re: PESO - In my back yard

2006-03-17 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
I like it. The only thing that distracts me a little are the out of focus branches (at least that's what I think it is) but I guess you didn't have a choice ;o). The branches that are on focus work very for me as a frame. On 3/17/06, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Should be an interes

Re: Our tree

2006-03-17 Thread wendy beard
On 3/17/06, John Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Cool! Do you get a lot of birds and other creature > visitors to photograph? > > John > Don't know yet, though there will probably be deer. There was a woodpecker in the tree when we first went along to look at the lot though. W -- Wendy Bear

Re: PESO - In my back yard

2006-03-17 Thread pnstenquist
Very nice. It appears to be quite sharp. Is it cropped? Paul -- Original message -- From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Should be an interesting spring around here. > Came home one day & found a couple of Red Bellied Woodpeckers working on a > dead tree in

Re: More Kennyboy quotes

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
Here's a quote from Ken's filter section. In fact, it is the first paragraph: "The selection of the proper filter is actually far more important than any choice of lens or camera." To be fair, much of what is on his site is interesting. My take is that KennyBoy cannot be bothered to write an

Re: PESO - In my back yard

2006-03-17 Thread pnstenquist
By the way, I've seen quite a few of these guys at Bloomfield Nature Center. I've gotten a couple of halfway decent shots but haven't really nailed one. You beat me to it :-). Paul -- Original message -- From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Should be an in

Re: PESO - In my back yard

2006-03-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
Thanks Paul. What's posted is full frame. I haven't used the 2 XL convertor much, but it seem to be quite acceptable here. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO - In my back yard Very nice. It appears to be quite sharp. Is it cropped?

Re: PESO - In my back yard

2006-03-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
We've had them around our place for years, but never in such a convenient location for photography. You'll be seeing more of these I'm sure. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO - In my back yard By the way, I've seen quite a few of these

Re: More Kennyboy quotes

2006-03-17 Thread Tom C
He reminds me of Mafud in many ways. He's not stupid, but he has a predisposition to making blanket statements and often trivializes aspects of a topic that he knows little about or does not care to write about. Tom C. From: Lon Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@p

Re: PESO - Cool Jazz

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
Not satisfied with missed focus, Frank is now combining it with too-slow-shutterspeeds. Artsy. Grin. I like it Frank, but even though sharpness is a bullshit concept, I do wish the horn player's face was a tad sharper. I've taken plenty like this one, myself. And like you, I prefer to shoot a

Re: PESO - In my back yard

2006-03-17 Thread Bruce Dayton
Well framed and captured. I am wondering a bit about the bokeh - perhaps that converter does affect it somewhat. To my eye, it seems that there is almost a double image to the OOF area and the subject is just a tad soft. I'd be real curious to see the difference with and without the 2X. For my

Re: bad luck and enablement

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
I understand this about Macro entirely. Some people can use flash and handhold, and that makes sense when trying to "freeze a bumblebee" or something similar, but if I can slow down, take my time, and use a tripod, manual focus works far better for me on static subjects. -Lon Jack Davis wrote:

Re: Tel Aviv

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
I agree with Frank. A few previous posts referenced "trite technique". I think that can freeze us (group pressure being applied) from experimenting further. For example, I used to think that pictures taken deliberately "unsquare" (ie camera tilted noticably off plumb square) were trite. I stil

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Derek
Preach it Brother Tom!!! Derek -- Original message -- From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Pure heresy... that's what it is! Oh the agony of it all :-) > > Velvia was never meant to be a general purpose film for all subject types. > It does work well with man

Re: OT Another PS Question

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
Go back to CS and enable Maximize Backwards Compatibility for file saves. It might help. -Lon Dave Brooks wrote: Hi Troops. Do earlier versions of PS have problems opening up files from newer versions.? The logo i'm doing was done on the ibook (PSCS)G4 OSX. I saved as a Jpg ( I didi not m

Re: More Kennyboy quotes

2006-03-17 Thread Cotty
On 17/3/06, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: >He's not stupid, but he has a predisposition to making blanket statements >and often trivializes aspects of a topic that he knows little about or does >not care to write about. (re Kenny boy) So you reckon he'd fit right in here on the PDML ? ;-

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread Cotty
On 17/3/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >Of course. I had Windows and Mac OS X running on the same hardware >four years ago when I was at Apple. Are you still bound by the non-disclosure agreement you signed back then ? ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People

Re: More Kennyboy quotes

2006-03-17 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Cotty wrote: On 17/3/06, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: He's not stupid, but he has a predisposition to making blanket statements and often trivializes aspects of a topic that he knows little about or does not care to write about. (re Kenny boy) So you reckon he'd fit right in

Re: PESO - In my back yard

2006-03-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
I wonder if the subject is soft. I think it's too close to call based on the jpeg. How does the full sized image look at 100%, Ken? On Mar 17, 2006, at 5:02 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Well framed and captured. I am wondering a bit about the bokeh - perhaps that converter does affect it somewhat.

Re: WTB - Pentax SMC A35mm f 2.8

2006-03-17 Thread Rick Womer
Our cats throw up hairballs, PDMLers throw up lenses. Gross. Rick --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a friend (not on the list) who is trying to > find an A35mm f 2.8. > There's been a few on eBay but I mentioned that > occasionally list > members throw one up for sale. Anything goin

Re: More Kennyboy quotes

2006-03-17 Thread Tom C
We could all stop picking on each other then! Tom C. From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: "pentax list" Subject: Re: More Kennyboy quotes Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 23:03:49 + On 17/3/06, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: >He's not stupid, but he has a predi

Re: WTB - Pentax SMC A35mm f 2.8

2006-03-17 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a friend (not on the list) who is trying to find an A35mm f 2.8. Speaking of which, is the A version less prone to the sticky aperture problem than the notorious M version? BTW, I've been using my M2.8/35 mm for night photography in Boulogne, lately, and

Re: PESO - In my back yard

2006-03-17 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Kenneth Waller" Subject: PESO - In my back yard http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html was captured from my bedroom balcony. * istD, 600mm FA with 2.0XL convertor, Kirk King Cobra head on Gitzo 1548 Tripod. 800 ISO, f8.0 @1/1000 se

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Derek" Subject: Re: OT Film I heard a rumor from a couple of professional photographers, who work in the LA area and exclusively shoot Velvia 50, that Fuji is reconsidering their decision to discontinue Velvia 50 . . . In Fuji's world, if a product is

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Aaron Reynolds" Subject: Re: OT Film On Mar 17, 2006, at 3:41 PM, Adam Maas wrote: I can't find a good comparison online apart from Ken Rockwell's. I can only imagine. A picture with the 100, a black frame with the 50 because the shutter speed would h

Re: OT 4 months....

2006-03-17 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "David Savage" Subject: Re: OT 4 months Thanks Bill, Very much appreciated. I owe you a drink. Buy John Forbes a drink instead... It evens things out a bit. William Robb

Re: PESO - In my back yard

2006-03-17 Thread David J Brooks
As always, lovely Ken. That 600 performs very well Dave Quoting Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Should be an interesting spring around here. Came home one day & found a couple of Red Bellied Woodpeckers working on a dead tree in my backyard. They eventually finished their new home & mov

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Tom C
William Robb wrote: I can only imagine. A picture with the 100, a black frame with the 50 because the shutter speed would have been too slow for handholding, so the picture wasn't taken. William Robb That would be it... Google directed me there so I could read a comparison of MF film

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
Hell, in the mid 90s Apple had a hardware solution: a 386 card, if I remember correctly. And someone at the same time had a software- only solution. This is back in the 68K processor days. Cotty wrote: On 17/3/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Of course. I had Windows and M

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread Jack Davis
Velvia, smellvia! Repent and seek forgiveness my boy. =) Sunsets and sunrises tend to allow some tacky tones, but honest color representations will better serve your beautifully composed images. Jack --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pure heresy... that's what it is! Oh the agony of it all

Re: PESO - In my back yard

2006-03-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yeah, the bokeh leaves something to be desired, but I wouldn't call it nasty. I think bokeh quality is quite often the result of the placement, shape and color of background objects rather than the way the lens renders them. Although I must admit that i have had my doubts about converters and b

RE: russiancopy

2006-03-17 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thanks Bob 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: Bob Shell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 17. mars 2006 15:47 > To: pentax-dis

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread David Savage
What does the Ferrari own think about that plan? Dave :-) On 3/18/06, Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In other news, I'm thinking about installing the engine of my '98 > Honda Civic in a Ferrari. > > :) > > On 3/17/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mar 17, 2006, at

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
I used SoftWindows on an early Power Mac to run some software for analyzing performance data fromf RC race cars back in the mid nineties. It was okay for this relatively low demand software, which was basically just a tool for displaying what an onboard data collector had gathered during a race

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread William Robb
On 3/18/06, Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In other news, I'm thinking about installing the engine of my '98 Honda Civic in a Ferrari. A friend of mine put a small block Chevy engine and drivetrain into a postwar Rolls Royce (not sure of the year, but the first year they started maki

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
Yup. Softwindows it was. Never ran it. I had my Mac, but always had access to PCs within a year or two of their introduction. Ahh XT and a 10MB hard drive for something like 4 or 5 grand in 1985. Paul Stenquist wrote: I used SoftWindows on an early Power Mac On Mar 17, 2006,

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread John Francis
I had some experience with that product; there was also a version of it that ran on Apollo (68000-based) workstations. As Paul says, the software emulation hoovered. The version that used hardware (a 286, not a 386, IIRC), plus some fancy logic to share the ISA bus, worked a great deal better.

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread John Francis
I'm sure he's looking forward to the improved reliability & economy :-) On Sat, Mar 18, 2006 at 08:19:57AM +0800, David Savage wrote: > What does the Ferrari own think about that plan? > > Dave :-) > > On 3/18/06, Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In other news, I'm thinking about ins

Re: PESO - In my back yard

2006-03-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
Thanks to Tom C, Fernando, Paul, Bruce, Wm Robb & Dave B for looking & commenting Tom C, ( "The bird itself seems rather soft") & Paul ("How does the full sized image look at 100%") - @ 100 % on my LCD I would term it commercially acceptable, not the sharpest I've gotten from this lens. Fern

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 17, 2006, at 3:06 PM, Cotty wrote: On 17/3/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Of course. I had Windows and Mac OS X running on the same hardware four years ago when I was at Apple. Are you still bound by the non-disclosure agreement you signed back then ? ;-) For t

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 17, 2006, at 4:07 PM, Lon Williamson wrote: Hell, in the mid 90s Apple had a hardware solution: a 386 card, if I remember correctly. And someone at the same time had a software- only solution. This is back in the 68K processor days. Yes, but two separate computers in a single box, e

Re: FS: PK to EOS adapter

2006-03-17 Thread Mishka
wendy, afaik, if you want to use a non-FF eos, you don't have to mutilate the lenses. best, mishka On 3/17/06, wendy beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I bought one of these from Mr.Rolfo a few months back and can't bring > myself to mutilate any of my wonderful Pentax lenses > > So I'm offeri

Re: PESO - In my back yard

2006-03-17 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Kenneth Waller" Subject: Re: PESO - In my back yard Wm Robb, ("Nasty bokeh") - Different bokeh, I'm not sure I'd call it nasty - YMMV. As I said above, I'm in a heavily treed area and some of the background business is due to the myriad of tree branche

Re: istDS Questions

2006-03-17 Thread David Oswald
Shel Belinkoff wrote: As it's been a while since I've used the istDS, and the firmware on my current camera has been upgraded to v2.0, there are a few questions about settings that I may have. The first is "Grids." This is something that wasn't available with the earlier firmware. I ticked the

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread David Mann
On Mar 17, 2006, at 9:31 PM, mike wilson wrote: For those who like their eyeballs sunny side up, www.7dayshop.com is advertising large stocks of fresh (and last ever) Velvia 50. If you can't order (they only deliver to the UK) I'm happy to be an intermediary. Order the entire stock and

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread David Mann
On Mar 18, 2006, at 12:42 PM, William Robb wrote: I can only imagine. A picture with the 100, a black frame with the 50 because the shutter speed would have been too slow for handholding, so the picture wasn't taken. I'm good at not taking pictures. Maybe I can get a job as his assi

Re: OT Film

2006-03-17 Thread David Mann
On Mar 18, 2006, at 12:59 PM, Tom C wrote: FWIW... the Minolta scanner seems pretty good from everything I've read... but it's a little hard to plunk down $1500 for a discontinued refurbished unit, with support lasting who knows how long from Konica-Minolta. I bought a new Multi Pro a lit

Re: WTB - dead EOS

2006-03-17 Thread David Mann
On Mar 18, 2006, at 7:50 AM, Bob Shell wrote: I need a dead EOS body. Next time I visit Cotty I'll have one for you }:) - Dave

FS friday

2006-03-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
It's a beautiful book - I earned it for helping with some photo Scrabble research - the "Bettmann Moments" first edition. mint. isbn 0974501255. Photos from the Bettmann Archives. Huge coffee table book, but I bet you guys know that. I'd like $20 plus shipping. It weighs a ton - the shipping w

Somebody makes a grip for the DS ...

2006-03-17 Thread John Francis
This link was just posted on rec.photo.digital.slr-systems: http://www.dicain.com/2002/zb/view.php?id=notice&no=61

RE: WTB - Pentax SMC A35mm f 2.8

2006-03-17 Thread Jens Bladt
>Our cats throw up hairballs, PDMLers throw up lenses. This must be a keeper for the anual specisl "what they are all saying" qoutes? Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Rick Womer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 18. marts 2006 00:36 Til: pentax-d

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