OT: nearly 100 year old photographs found

2006-03-23 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Pentaxians Last week I found some very old wooden framed photographs hidden under a lot of paintings in a second hand store. This are just qwuick scans from the framed photos, which are too big to fit completely on the A4 scanner ;-) One is undated with a very nice golden passepartout with

Re: PDML magazines (was: Which tele lens for poor mans bird photography)

2006-03-23 Thread Dario Bonazza
I've undusted and updated an old project, hence April issue is now available in your newsstand! http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/misstan.jpg

Re: PESO: My Pentax World Photoshoot Panorama

2006-03-23 Thread David Savage
The nude beach is about out 15min further up the coast :-) But you do see topless bathers at the less overcrowded beaches. Dave On 3/23/06, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mar 22, 2006, at 11:47 PM, David Savage wrote: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/PESO/peso_017.htm Perth's

Re: PDML magazines (was: Which tele lens for poor mans bird photography)

2006-03-23 Thread Jostein
LOL! Very, very good! Jostein Still giggling - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 9:34 AM Subject: Re: PDML magazines (was: Which tele lens for poor mans bird photography) I've undusted and updated

Attn: Shel Belinkoff

2006-03-23 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Shel, it seems my e-mail don't reach you. Probably something wrong with my e-mail set up. If you see this message please reply off-list. Thanks. Boris

Re: PDML magazines (was: Which tele lens for poor mans bird photography)

2006-03-23 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 23 Mar 2006, Dario Bonazza wrote: I've undusted and updated an old project, hence April issue is now available in your newsstand! http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/misstan.jpg I think it ties in well with the (old) topic-subject: with the right bird, even your bog standard M135/3.5

Re: PDML magazines (was: Which tele lens for poor mans bird photography)

2006-03-23 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 23 Mar 2006, Dario Bonazza wrote: I've undusted and updated an old project, hence April issue is now available in your newsstand! http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/misstan.jpg I have to say, the cormorant is inspired... Kostas

Re: PDML magazines (was: Which tele lens for poor mans bird photography)

2006-03-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/3/06, Dario Bonazza, discombobulated, unleashed: I've undusted and updated an old project, hence April issue is now available in your newsstand! http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/misstan.jpg Italian humour : oxymoron ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: Panorama Challenge - Attempt Something Unique

2006-03-23 Thread Derby Chang
Shel Belinkoff wrote: The plethora of panoramas posted here in recent weeks is interesting from a technical standpoint, but for the most part they are boring and uninteresting photos - at best a documentary of some space that looks good spread out over a wide number of pixels. I've seen nothing

Re: mid format cameras - running cost?

2006-03-23 Thread Gasha
If you start to compare medium format and DSLR, you have to think about lenses. Image quality, file size, resolution... it is only for pixel-peepers. Even at A4 print size you can see difference how out of focus areas are rendered. Medium format lenses draw image differently. And bokeh from

Re: How do you select your camera for the day? was: OT: Non-Pentax eBay Auction Question

2006-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On 3/23/06, Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip What battery replacement do you use for the Leica instead of the Mercury PX625? I don't know, as I've not had to replace the battery yet (I think I've owned it for about 3 or 4 years now). Since it only powers the match-needle meter, they

Re: Panorama Challenge - Attempt Something Unique

2006-03-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I don't shoot panos and have no desire to. I don't care much for nature photography of the type frequently seen here, and cityscapes generally bore me, having lived in and around many cities all my life. That doesn't mean that I can't enjoy some, dislike others, or have some ideas and opinions

Price of new D

2006-03-23 Thread K.Takeshita
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=17714426 Can't be, but who knows :-). Ken

Re: Price of new D

2006-03-23 Thread David Savage
On 3/23/06, K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=17714426 Can't be, but who knows :-). Ken I don't think it will be that low. I suspect it'll be priced more in line with the 20D/30D. But I'd love to be proven wrong :-) -- All

PIE 2006

2006-03-23 Thread Dario Bonazza
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/other/2006/03/23/3486.html

Strange behaviour with LX+A50/1.7

2006-03-23 Thread Niko Koskela
I just got a A50/1.7 (i know, in a thread a while ago i said i will not get more fifties...). I don´t know if the problem is in the lens or the LX, but when i mount the lens to the bayonet the lens aperture doesn´t stay wide-open, but closes down to the selected aperture ?? The problem

Re: Price of new D

2006-03-23 Thread K.Takeshita
On 3/23/06 8:44 AM, David Savage, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=17714426 Can't be, but who knows :-). Ken I don't think it will be that low. I suspect it'll be priced more in line with the 20D/30D. I too seriously doubt this

Re: Panorama Challenge - Attempt Something Unique

2006-03-23 Thread David Savage
You've thrown down the gauntlet to those of use who do shoot pano's to do something different creative. Have a go, and give us the benefit of your vision. ;-) To get you started on the software side, here's a simple to use free auto stitching application:

Re: Panorama Challenge - Attempt Something Unique

2006-03-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That's nice, Juan. My slow connection makes it difficult to see the whole photo in a reasonable amount of time. I may download it again late some night when the computer/phone lines are nit needed for other things. Thanks! Shel [Original Message] From: Juan Buhler Here is an

Re: Strange behaviour with LX+A50/1.7

2006-03-23 Thread Niko Koskela
I found the problem. I looked at the lens and the camera bayonet once more after posting here. I realised the cam on the lens which couples the aperture with the camera had bent just slightly inwards. It was hard to notice, it hadn´t bent too much as you might have quessed from the fact that

Re: Panorama Challenge - Attempt Something Unique

2006-03-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Neat idea - I don't think I've ever knowingly seen a vertical pano before. ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: David Mann My only real complaint about most pans is that they're too wide. Bigger than about 3:1 I really can't view the whole thing as an entire photo: I end up getting

Re: PIE 2006

2006-03-23 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On Mar 23, 2006, at 2:45 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/other/2006/03/23/3486.html DA 21 has funny sun shade and new DA 70 is on the display ;-) Otherwise nothing new since PMA. Cheers, Sylwek

Re: Price of new D

2006-03-23 Thread David Savage
On 3/23/06, K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I too seriously doubt this rumour from a little camera store down-under. But assuming that this is not too far from the truth, the only way Pentax could do this is they have a cheap (competitive ?-) sensor supply, that means... Makes sense

Re: Panorama Challenge - Attempt Something Unique

2006-03-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The first seems like a typical pano, although there may be more there than can be seen on my cell phone screen. The second is clearly little different for me, and I like it quite a bit. Thanks for posting it ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Panorama Challenge - Attempt Something Unique

2006-03-23 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:00:16 +0100 schreef Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Yes, very nice photo's, especially the tulip. But is a vertical 'narrow photo' still a panorama? Doesn't a panorama by definition need to be horizontal, and a wide sweeping view? Panorama's in nature are,

Re: Price of new D

2006-03-23 Thread mike wilson
From: K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/03/23 Thu PM 01:32:30 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Price of new D http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=17714426 Can't be, but who knows :-). Ken If it's true about the D2, then the 645D might come

Re: Panorama Challenge - Attempt Something Unique

2006-03-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
It's a pretty small file to make such big panoramas ;-)) Maybe I'll give it a shot when things settle down here, Tks for the pointer to the software. Shel [Original Message] From: David Savage You've thrown down the gauntlet to those of use who do shoot pano's to do something different

Re: Price of new D

2006-03-23 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
K.Takeshita wrote on 23.03.06 14:32: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=17714426 Can't be, but who knows :-). I bet this price will be true but rather in USD than in AUD ;-) -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek

Re: PESO: My Pentax World Photoshoot Panorama

2006-03-23 Thread Jack Davis
Airy fresh feeling. Lighting very soothing and calming. Technically apt photog. Nice! --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The nude beach is about out 15min further up the coast :-) But you do see topless bathers at the less overcrowded beaches. Dave On 3/23/06, David Mann [EMAIL

Re: Strange behaviour with LX+A50/1.7

2006-03-23 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 23, 2006, at 9:00 AM, Niko Koskela wrote: I found the problem. I looked at the lens and the camera bayonet once more after posting here. I realised the cam on the lens which couples the aperture with the camera had bent just slightly inwards. It was hard to notice, it hadn´t bent too

Re: Price of new D

2006-03-23 Thread Jack Davis
What is the monetary exchange rate between the AUD and the USD? Jack --- K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/23/06 8:44 AM, David Savage, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=17714426 Can't be, but who knows :-). Ken

Re: Price of new D

2006-03-23 Thread David Savage
US$1 approx. AU$1.40 Dave On 3/23/06, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the monetary exchange rate between the AUD and the USD? Jack --- K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/23/06 8:44 AM, David Savage, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Price of new D

2006-03-23 Thread Scott Loveless
On 3/23/06, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the monetary exchange rate between the AUD and the USD? Jack http://www.xe.com/ucc/ -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to hold the button down -Arnold Newman

Re: Price of new D

2006-03-23 Thread K.Takeshita
On 3/23/06 9:30 AM, Jack Davis, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the monetary exchange rate between the AUD and the USD? Hearing everything is priced high in Au, this sounds even stranger. But again, nobody complains about the lower price ;-). Ken

Re: Panorama Challenge - Attempt Something Unique

2006-03-23 Thread David Savage
It only accepts .jpg files but it's not too bad at doing QD sequences. Dave On 3/23/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a pretty small file to make such big panoramas ;-)) Maybe I'll give it a shot when things settle down here, Tks for the pointer to the software. Shel

Re: crop factor vs. telephoto factor

2006-03-23 Thread Russell Kerstetter
so.. if you were to take a photo at 50mm with an 8x10, 25mm and digital, each time moving farther away to keep the same composition, and then enlarge each to the same size print, they will be the same? also.. so then on a large format, a 50mm is not really wide, it is just larger,

Re: crop factor vs. telephoto factor

2006-03-23 Thread Russell Kerstetter
also, also.. 1) A 50mm focal length is still a normal perspective only with the sides cut off, because the sensor is smaller than a 35mm negative, and so the recorded image is simply smaller because of that. which is the one that really makes more sense is correct. Russell

OT - Japanese micro-artist does it again

2006-03-23 Thread Cotty
He's painted a panda onto a human hair... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4836662.stm Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: OT - Japanese micro-artist does it again

2006-03-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/3/06, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: He's painted a panda onto a human hair... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4836662.stm Apologies - he is Chinese. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: crop factor vs. telephoto factor

2006-03-23 Thread Adam Maas
Russell Kerstetter wrote: so.. if you were to take a photo at 50mm with an 8x10, 25mm and digital, each time moving farther away to keep the same composition, and then enlarge each to the same size print, they will be the same? No, because perspective will change. Perspective is

Re: crop factor vs. telephoto factor

2006-03-23 Thread Adam Maas
Russell Kerstetter wrote: also, also.. 1) A 50mm focal length is still a normal perspective only with the sides cut off, because the sensor is smaller than a 35mm negative, and so the recorded image is simply smaller because of that. which is the one that really makes more sense

Re: mid format cameras - running cost?

2006-03-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Your sideways sneering, implying that anyone looking to assess objective print quality is only for pixel peepers, is insulting. The coupling of DoF and FoV is different between the two formats. I didn't say that medium format film and the output from my DSLRs was identical. I said print

Re: Panorama Challenge - Attempt Something Unique

2006-03-23 Thread Kenneth Waller
At what ratios does a rectangle become a panoramic format? 1:3 aspect. Is this another photographic rule? BG Just curious if this is an accepted industry standard or what. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Panorama Challenge -

Re: OT - Japanese micro-artist does it again

2006-03-23 Thread mike wilson
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/03/23 Thu PM 03:04:45 GMT To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: OT - Japanese micro-artist does it again He's painted a panda onto a human hair... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4836662.stm Isn't that the cover of

Re: Price of new D

2006-03-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Jack, If you're gonna be on a sophisticated international list such as this, you really should know about the Universal Currency Converter: http://www.xe.com/ucc/ Shel [Original Message] From: Jack Davis What is the monetary exchange rate between the AUD and the USD?

Re: Panorama Challenge - Attempt Something Unique

2006-03-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
NBD - it's only to learn with - gotta start someplace ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: David Savage It only accepts .jpg files but it's not too bad at doing QD sequences. Dave Shel Belinkoff wrote: It's a pretty small file to make such big panoramas ;-)) Maybe I'll give it a

RE: OT - Japanese micro-artist does it again

2006-03-23 Thread Tom C
The resolution sucks though... :-) Tom C. From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: OT - Japanese micro-artist does it again Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:04:45 + He's painted a panda onto a human hair...

Re: PESO - The Devil's Rejects

2006-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On 3/22/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/rejects.html Darn pic just reached out and grabbed me LOL Shel Actually, for me the kid on the left, with the blank stare and the can of beer (if that's what it is) makes the pic. Good one!! cheers,

Swans: Foreplay...

2006-03-23 Thread Roman
http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20060323152827 Spring time, and living is easy... -- home http://roman.blakout.net/

Re: good budget news for the UK

2006-03-23 Thread Steve Jolly
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Wed, 22 Mar 2006, Peter Fairweather wrote: The kind chancellor of the exchequer has raised the limit in goods that can be imported tax/duty free from outside the EU to 1000! Thanks for the heads-up. Effective from when? Does it apply to used mail-order?

Re: OT - Japanese micro-artist does it again

2006-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On 3/23/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He's painted a panda onto a human hair... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4836662.stm Hey, It's a living... -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: OT - Japanese micro-artist does it again

2006-03-23 Thread Antonios Kekalos
Believe article says he is Chinese On 3/23/06, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The resolution sucks though... :-) Tom C. From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: OT - Japanese micro-artist does it again Date:

Re: Panorama Challenge - Attempt Something Unique

2006-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On 3/22/06, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I see your point, but what's wrong with photos that just document a scene? Thanks to Marks, recent shot (as an example) I now know what Pittsburgh looks like. And I find that kind of thing

Re: Swans: Foreplay...

2006-03-23 Thread Jostein
The nearest one on the swan market appears to have a nose drip...:-) Jostein - Original Message - From: Roman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 5:31 PM Subject: Swans: Foreplay... http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20060323152827 Spring

RE: OT - Japanese micro-artist does it again

2006-03-23 Thread Jack Davis
Maybe it's a Canon scope. snort Jack --- Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The resolution sucks though... :-) Tom C. From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: OT - Japanese micro-artist does it again

RE: New SD Card Arrived - Joy Disappointment

2006-03-23 Thread Tom C
And you're complaining about a few seconds or minutes when it used to take at minimum an hour, if not a day or multiple days to get film back? Shame on you. ;-) Tom C. From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: New

Re: New SD Card Arrived - Joy Disappointment

2006-03-23 Thread Mat Maessen
The thing to remember is that, just like the camera, the card reader has a maximum speed that it will read/write to the card. So you're right, a better card reader will read and write faster than an older/crappier one. I just ordered a small SD card reader/jump drive for $6. We'll see how fast it

The Time Machine (was: Re: New SD Card...)

2006-03-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 23, 2006, at 9:02 AM, Tom C wrote: And you're complaining about a few seconds or minutes when it used to take at minimum an hour, if not a day or multiple days to get film back? ... I've been wandering through my digital photo/picture archives of the past 20 years lately, and

Re: PIE 2006

2006-03-23 Thread Dario Bonazza
More pics: http://www.digitalcamera.jp/ - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 2:45 PM Subject: PIE 2006 http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/other/2006/03/23/3486.html

Re: PIE 2006

2006-03-23 Thread Dario Bonazza
What's that? http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/whats.jpg Also see the Tokina lenses: http://www.digitalcamera.jp/ Dario

Re: PIE 2006

2006-03-23 Thread Dario Bonazza
And what about that Fuji KLASSE W? Dario - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 6:27 PM Subject: Re: PIE 2006 More pics: http://www.digitalcamera.jp/

Re: New SD Card Arrived - Joy Disappointment

2006-03-23 Thread David Oswald
Mat Maessen wrote: The thing to remember is that, just like the camera, the card reader has a maximum speed that it will read/write to the card. So you're right, a better card reader will read and write faster than an older/crappier one. I just ordered a small SD card reader/jump drive for $6.

Re: PIE 2006

2006-03-23 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On Mar 23, 2006, at 6:43 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: What's that? http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/whats.jpg Yes, I noticed it on PMA ;-) I think it can be SR activity indicator or just place for button that will appear in final version. -- Best regards Sylwek

OT: Kodachrome

2006-03-23 Thread Scott Loveless
A few weeks ago I posted a query about digital alternatives to the Kodachrome look. A couple of you had the most ingenious suggestion: Why not shoot Kodachrome? So I did. The first roll came back today. (Scans later. Lucky you.) It was dropped off early last week at the pharmacy with

Re: OT - Japanese micro-artist does it again

2006-03-23 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
Well, being a micro-painter let's you carry your portfolio in a pocket, that's handy ;oP On 3/23/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 23/3/06, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: He's painted a panda onto a human hair... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4836662.stm Apologies - he

RE: The Time Machine (was: Re: New SD Card...)

2006-03-23 Thread Tom C
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: The Time Machine (was: Re: New SD Card...) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:26:16 -0800 On Mar 23, 2006, at 9:02 AM, Tom C wrote: And you're complaining about a few seconds or minutes

Re: How do you select your camera for the day? was: OT: Non-Pentax eBay Auction Question

2006-03-23 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Paul Stenquist wrote: Ken didn't mean flat as in lacking contrast. He meant that he finds that analog prints have more of a three dimensional look. I don't see that, but he may well have a more discriminating eye. Gotta be the lenses. Y'know, the good Pentax glass that *can* be used on a

Re: Price of new D

2006-03-23 Thread Jens Bladt
I use www.oanda.com Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. marts 2006 17:07 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Price of new D Hi Jack, If you're gonna be on a sophisticated international list

Re: crop factor vs. telephoto factor

2006-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Russell Kerstetter Subject: Re: crop factor vs. telephoto factor also, also.. 1) A 50mm focal length is still a normal perspective only with the sides cut off, because the sensor is smaller than a 35mm negative, and so the recorded image is

Re: crop factor vs. telephoto factor

2006-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Russell Kerstetter Subject: Re: crop factor vs. telephoto factor so.. if you were to take a photo at 50mm with an 8x10, 25mm and digital, each time moving farther away to keep the same composition, and then enlarge each to the same size print, they

Re: Panorama Challenge - Attempt Something Unique

2006-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller Subject: Re: Panorama Challenge - Attempt Something Unique At what ratios does a rectangle become a panoramic format? 1:3 aspect. Is this another photographic rule? BG Just curious if this is an accepted industry standard or what. I

Re: The Time Machine (was: Re: New SD Card...)

2006-03-23 Thread Juan Buhler
On 3/23/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I started at JPL in 1984, a single [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1024x1024 image (1Mpixel) took upwards of 9 hours to render from our raw data on $2.5M worth of computer equipment. By the time I left in 1988, I could do five of them in the same

Re: The Time Machine (was: Re: New SD Card...)

2006-03-23 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 11:08:35AM -0800, Juan Buhler wrote: Nothing to do with the point, but it's funny how render times stay constant as complexity grows :) That was a point first expounded, AFAIK, by Turner Whitted. There are three classes of image: a 5-to-30-minute image, a two hour

RE: nearly 100 year old photographs found

2006-03-23 Thread Bob W
I have a daguerrotype I picked up in a junk shop. They are not rare at all, and are usually quite cheap. One of the things I intend to do someday - perhaps if the government ever allows me to retire - is to make some daguerrotypes myself. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From:

Re: PESO - Waiting for a Bus

2006-03-23 Thread David J Brooks
I like this one Shel. The lines don't,atleast for me, distract from the people at all. Nice geometry. I read in Bruce Frasers book a quick ACR fix to BW, but it was basic. Adjust slders and go Dave Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/waiting1.html

RE: Panorama Challenge - Attempt Something Unique

2006-03-23 Thread Bob W
I'm surprised! These are from a book of the same name: http://www.imageexchange.com/posters/city/newyork/ http://www.imageexchange.com/posters/city/newyork/ Some of the Magnum photographers have also done a lot of panorama photography too. Notably Josef Koudelka:

Re: New SD Card Arrived - Joy Disappointment

2006-03-23 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 09:46:43AM -0800, David Oswald wrote: Mat Maessen wrote: The thing to remember is that, just like the camera, the card reader has a maximum speed that it will read/write to the card. So you're right, a better card reader will read and write faster than an

RE: nearly 100 year old photographs found

2006-03-23 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Bob So do you think I will not destroy a fortune when I open the frames and them and the nice passepartouts for my own photos? I paid nearly nothing for them, maybe 1 dollar for one in a bundle with other things. But as the most expensive photo in the world has proved lately, you never know

Re: New SD Card Arrived - Joy Disappointment

2006-03-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
That sounds like you're getting the same throughput as I see with a Belkin USB 2.0 card reader and a 2G Sandisk Ultra II CF card: about 5 minutes for a complete, full card download. The differential from USB 2.0 to USB 1.1 is typically about 30-40x in transfer time. Cardbus should allow a

Re: Which high speed film for indoor shots ? was:RE: How do you selectyour camera for the day? was

2006-03-23 Thread David J Brooks
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=438975 Here is my first attempt in 2001 with Ilford 3200 pushed to 6400. Also first home attempt at scanning, as you may be able to tell.:-) Dave Equine Photography in York Region

RE: Which high speed film for indoor shots ? was:RE: How do you select your camera for the day? was

2006-03-23 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Gautam thanks a lot for your samples. The second one looks horrible here, maybe removing the color cast did that, since the third one is a lot better. Otherwise I would never use Fuji 1600 superia ;-) I'm favoring a black and white film at the moment, I think that would also fit the 75

RE: Which high speed film for indoor shots ? was:RE: How do you select your camera for the day? was

2006-03-23 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Aaron this was by far the most useful contribution so far, thanks a lot for your work. I will have to study the large sample a bit more, I have safed it. B/W has it's own fascination, I think that is the way to go for that 75 anniversary event. There will be a lot of film people coming, I think

RE: Which high speed film for indoor shots ? was:RE: How do you selectyour camera for the day?

2006-03-23 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Herb I would like to see some people shots and portraits you made with the Ilford 3200 since it seems to be the way to go for me at the moment. I would use the film at its default DX setting. I have not found such a thing as A good photolab that will also do a test development yet and would

RE: mid format cameras - running cost?

2006-03-23 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Godfrey thanks for the explanation, I mostly order A4 or A3+ enlarments at the moment printed on a professional ink printer. On A3 the clay figures close-up made with the Pentax SFXn on ISO 100-200 still looked quite good. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi

RE: mid format cameras - running cost? was:RE: DS vs DL viewfinder?

2006-03-23 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Gatis My Scanner can scan 120 film so a sidestep to mid format only depends on my limited photo budget at the moment ;-) greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Gasha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 4:14 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: mid

Lense types in EXIF

2006-03-23 Thread Roman
I wonder how Pentax determines attached lense type. I can read Lens Type : smc PENTAX-FA J 75-300mm F4.5-5.8 AL in EXIF for example which is correct. Does it only apply for Pentax SMC lenses or other, Sigma lense has coding recognized by the camera? Ideas appreciated,

Re: Lense types in EXIF

2006-03-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The body obtains the specific lens information from the lens' ROM. I believe it only gets this level of data from SMC Pentax- F, FA, DA and D-FA series lenses. Sigma and other third party manufacturers reverse engineer the Pentax lens mount and lens ROMs, so the EXIF metadata with them

Re: Lense types in EXIF

2006-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Roman Subject: Lense types in EXIF I wonder how Pentax determines attached lense type. I can read Lens Type : smc PENTAX-FA J 75-300mm F4.5-5.8 AL in EXIF for example which is correct. Does it only apply for Pentax SMC lenses or

Re: mid format cameras - running cost?

2006-03-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Comparing against ASA 100-200 35mm color negative film scanned at 4000ppi rather than medium format film scans, the 6Mpixel images at A3 Super (13x19) full bleed size look better. Of course, that assumes an excellent quality capture for both: tripod mounted camera and proper exposure,

Re: mid format cameras - running cost?

2006-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: mid format cameras - running cost? Comparing against ASA 100-200 35mm color negative film scanned at 4000ppi rather than medium format film scans, the 6Mpixel images at A3 Super (13x19) full bleed size look better. Of

Re: mid format cameras - running cost?

2006-03-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 23, 2006, at 12:56 PM, William Robb wrote: Comparing against ASA 100-200 35mm color negative film scanned at 4000ppi rather than medium format film scans, the 6Mpixel images at A3 Super (13x19) full bleed size look better. Of course, that assumes an excellent quality capture for

Re: Lense types in EXIF

2006-03-23 Thread David J Brooks
Roman. When i view my Exif data using the Sigma 300 F4, it says its a Pentax A300 f4 lens. With the Zeniter 16, it says, what the hell is this on me.:-) Dave Brooks Quoting Roman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I wonder how Pentax determines attached lense type. I can read Lens Type

Re: New SD Card Arrived - Joy Disappointment

2006-03-23 Thread Adam Maas
The Kingston cards aren't nearly as fast as an Ultra II. Which is where the performance bottleneck comes in. The Kingston cards (I've got a 1GB CF unit) are solidly middle of the road for performance. -Adam Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: That sounds like you're getting the same throughput as I see

Re: PESO - Just a Guy Enjoying the Sunshine

2006-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On 3/22/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/enjoying.html I like this pic because it's really not about anything. Tech: istDS, K135/2.8, ISO 200 I think it's an awesome shot. Other than the fact that this guy's just sitting there enjoying a

Re: New SD Card Arrived - Joy Disappointment

2006-03-23 Thread John Francis
Mine (an Elite Pro 2GB) claims to be a 50x card. The comparison tests Shel posted recently measured this card at 9.6MB/Sec - not the 12.5MB/Sec of the fastest cards, perhaps, but a little better than middle-of-the-road if you ask me. In any case, it's more than fast enough for my *ist-D, and I'm

Re: New SD Card Arrived - Joy Disappointment

2006-03-23 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 23, 2006, at 4:27 PM, Adam Maas wrote: The Kingston cards aren't nearly as fast as an Ultra II. Which Kingston cards -- the slow ones or the fast ones? -Aaron

Re: New SD Card Arrived - Joy Disappointment

2006-03-23 Thread Adam Maas
Aaron Reynolds wrote: On Mar 23, 2006, at 4:27 PM, Adam Maas wrote: The Kingston cards aren't nearly as fast as an Ultra II. Which Kingston cards -- the slow ones or the fast ones? -Aaron The fast ones. Good, but not spectacular, unlike the Ultra II, which is typically one of the

RE: crop factor vs. telephoto factor

2006-03-23 Thread Jens Bladt
Perspective has very little to do with the focal length of a lens. Only chaning the POSITION of the camera relative to the subject will change the image perspective. The focal lengh wont. Crop the middle out of an image taken with a 35mm and you can get EXACTLY the same image that can be made from

RE: crop factor vs. telephoto factor

2006-03-23 Thread Jens Bladt
True (except the rubbish about perspective - wrong frase): 1) A 50mm focal length is still a normal perspective only with the sides cut off, because the sensor is smaller than a 35mm negative, and so the recorded image is simply smaller because of that. NoOnsence: 2) A 50mm focal length is

Re: Taylor Watches His Friend, Felix

2006-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On 3/15/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taylor loves the computer screen, and amuses himself by studying Photoshop and keeping an eye on his friend, Felix. http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/watching_felix.html Just a QuikSnap with the old PS which is keot on the desk for such

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