PESO: Through a windshield dirtily

I was given about 25 feet, 8 meters of very expired, June 1979, bulk Tri-X which had been cold stored. So I shot about a dozen frames with the MX and the Pancake lens. The film is fogged and pretty well un-useable producing very grainy results with shadows blocked up. The rest of the film will s

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Hi! > Strangely enough, I have something of an internal clock. For example, a > couple of years ago I had an early morning flight to make. I awoke in > plenty of time to get to the airport and check in without needing an alarm > clock to wake me. Once out in the world, clocks and time are every

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Apart from an occasional drs appointment, or meeting friends for an event, my life does not contain many appointments. Those that I do have are structured pretty loosely. Strangely enough, I have something of an internal clock. For example, a couple of years ago I had an early morning flight to

Re: Who's Not Shooting Raw?

Since starting to use the D last year I haven't taken one JPEG picture. After a week of shooting TIFF I changed over to RAW. This was after I read posts about RSE on the group. Since then I've been processing the RAW images with RSE and Photoshop CS. The camera spends most of the time on a micros

Re: OT help identifying Russian film?

Unfortunately, I was not able to get any good frames out of the roll. Not having a better idea, I developed it under the conditions I would usually use for PanF+. I can clearly see frame marks from a 6x4.5 mask, but the negatives are just kind of grey. I can barely see a blob in several of them tha

Re: RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed)

Shel, if you think you can beat time by just ignoring it, that ain't gonna work. :-) On a practical note, how do you keep appointments? Dave S. On 4/16/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmm ... don't know what a PDA is (Is it like a Blueberry thing?), don't > own an iPod, don't ha

Re: Allways save your work

If you only had a .jpg as a record of something you had done & you couldn't seem to repeat the feat, the kind of data included in the log file would help you retrace your steps. The better option is to save regularly :-) Dave S P.S. It also comes in handy when someone asks how you processed a pa

Re: PESO - 'Infamous' GFM Curve redux

Bill, I followed a 5 ton truck with a refrigerator box on the back up that curve. He barely made it around the curves...delivering icecream bars to the top. Regards, Bob S. On 4/15/06, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Kenneth Waller" > Subject: PES

RE: PESO: My first with the ist D

I like the compositional aspects of the shot. I can walk through it on the path. Nice. Tom C. From: Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: My first with the ist D Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:25:11 -0700 (PDT) After a coup

Re: PESO: My first with the ist D

Hi! After a couple hundred exposures, I think I'm getting the hang of this thing. This shot is another in my "On My Way to Work" series; the flowering trees have been gorgeous this week in Philly. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4339343 ist D, DA 16-45, f/11 @ 1/180, ISO 400, jpg,

Re: PESO - 'Infamous' GFM Curve redux

Hi! Posted again check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html ABS can save lives, mesa thinknig... ;-) Seriously however, I hope that one day I'll make it across the Big Pond... Boris

Re: PESO: Another winding road pano

Hi! Here is another winding road pano (same road, a bit *before* the big curve). http://www.lacouture.nom.fr/gallery/v/pano/lacets-small.jpg.html BTW, I'd greatly appreciate if someone could tell me what is the GFM mentioned earlier. And here a vertical taken at about the same place. Altho

Re: GESO: How I Spend my Spring Saturday

Hi! A Walk In The Park 041506 http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/AWalkInThePark041506/ Collin, they are good but too small... #1947 being my favorite... Walk in the Park is always good recreation. Boris

Re: A question about new Pentax camera and culture

Hi! REPLY:Very unlikely. I suspect it is Nikons system used wholesale.Fact: The Nikon AF system (the sensor part) is identical to Pentax and was developed by Pentax. Speculation: Theres a trade between Nikon and Pentax. Nikon got Pentax AF sensors and Pentax got Nikon USM lens drive system.In

Re: PESO: My first with the ist D

Excellent. Well composed and executed. Paul On Apr 15, 2006, at 10:25 PM, Rick Womer wrote: After a couple hundred exposures, I think I'm getting the hang of this thing. This shot is another in my "On My Way to Work" series; the flowering trees have been gorgeous this week in Philly. http://ww

Re: A question about new Pentax camera and culture

Forever. On Apr 15, 2006, at 10:25 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: "In short, the new Pentax will use an identical AF system to Nikons D200. Pål" So how long will we be able to use our non-USM lenses? Joe

Re: A question about new Pentax camera and culture

Joseph Tainter wrote: "In short, the new Pentax will use an identical AF system to Nikons D200. Pål" So how long will we be able to use our non-USM lenses? Joe Well, considering that Nikon introduced the basic system back in 1983(before screwdriver AF, on the F3AF) and still supports both,

Re: unsubscribe

would be too easy :) best, mishka (blinking red light) On 4/15/06, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why, not, HAL? > > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > --- > > > Mishka wrote:

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My keyboard seems to have an excess of commas this Easter Weekend. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- graywolf wrote: Why, not, HAL? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpa

Re: unsubscribe

Why, not, HAL? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Mishka wrote: Dave, I cannot let you do that. On 4/15/06, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Equine Photography in York Regi

Re: A question about new Pentax camera and culture

"In short, the new Pentax will use an identical AF system to Nikons D200. Pål" So how long will we be able to use our non-USM lenses? Joe

PESO: My first with the ist D

After a couple hundred exposures, I think I'm getting the hang of this thing. This shot is another in my "On My Way to Work" series; the flowering trees have been gorgeous this week in Philly. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4339343 ist D, DA 16-45, f/11 @ 1/180, ISO 400, jpg, slight

Re: PESO - 'Infamous' GFM Curve redux

On 4/15/06, Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've got my lines through the curves already picked out. Riding the > motorcycle up there is going to be fun. At least for some definition > of fun. :-) > > -Mat > You obviously failed to take into account the very slow red Titan directly in fro

Re: OT - Eiffel Tower

Bill, I used to be a cab driver, and there were a lot of stories passed around at the cab stands. By the time any particular driver got a story, it may have changed any number of times. There can only be one driver who has heard something first hand, and even he may embellish or change what he h

Re: PESO - Contemplation

Cotty wrote: Boris, Seeing as I was about the only one here that liked this pic, I'll just say again what a good shot it is. I like it: the rocks, the sea, the view. However, I do think I would have preferred the girl a little higher up in t

Re: OT - Eiffel Tower

- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: Re: OT - Eiffel Tower Ahh - the taxi driver - always a great source for truth and accurate reporting Quite often, yes. Peple say things in taxis that they won't say elsewhere, and taxis are often used by "important people" who

Re: unsubscribe

Like DUH!!! You ain't going nowhere, Eastern boy. WW - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" <> To: Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 2:58 PM Subject: unsubscribe Equine Photography in York Region

Re: RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed)

- Original Message - From: "Roman" Subject: RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed) Please open my weblog website feed in your RSS/RDF reader v1.0 to check if you can read it. It works nicely on Linux platform, but I'm not sure how Windows does. Your feedback is highly appreciated. htt

Re: Soft boxes, any recommendations

- Original Message - From: "Bob Shell" Subject: Re: Soft boxes, any recommendations On Apr 14, 2006, at 7:56 PM, William Robb wrote: The larger the light source, the softer the light. Take a 36 inch reflector, be it a soft box or umbrella and put it 20 feet from the subject, it i

Re: unsubscribe

Shit. I can't even unsub correctly, My pdml email stopped again, but not the digest or archives, so i thought i'd unsub and re sub to see what happened. Just add another day of ***kups to D Brooks BTW thanks for the plug Paul,but i cannot recreate that photo. And its really pissing me off.My

PESO: My first with the ist D

After a couple hundred exposures, I think I'm getting the hang of this thing. This shot is another in my "On My Way to Work" series; the flowering trees have been gorgeous this week in Philly. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4339343 ist D, DA 16-45, f/11 @ 1/180, ISO 400, jpg, slight

Re: Allways save your work

Hi, I decided to try saving the log in PS CS2. Perhaps there are more options for saving the information than in CS, or perhaps I overlooked something earlier. Here's the log of a test pic I fiddled with, just to see what the log would record. === 2006-04-15 15:

Re: PESO - 'Infamous' GFM Curve redux

I've got my lines through the curves already picked out. Riding the motorcycle up there is going to be fun. At least for some definition of fun. :-) -Mat On 4/15/06, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Posted again > > check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html

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No, I'm not pulling your collective legs. I don't give a rat's ass about what time is stamped on my photos. If I set the time it was just using a good estimate of what the time actually was. I can assure you it's not been adjusted for DST, or corrected in any way. I just don't give an effin' da

Re: OT help identifying Russian film?

Glenn napisał(a): I was wondering if any of the Russian-speaking list members could help me identify a roll of 120 film that came in a Lubitel 166U I just purchased. I'd like to at least find out if it's color or B&W. Any help translating or pointing me to a website that might help would be appre

Re: OT help identifying Russian film?

Glenn, Just in case, - to reassure you. You are correct, the first line, and the same note on the red portion - at the bottom on the photo, - says "exposed". THen: black-and-white (as Bob has already wrote) Third line says : photo-65. - I'd say the film speed in ISO. Igor Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:4

Re: unsubscribe

Dave, I cannot let you do that. On 4/15/06, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Equine Photography in York Region > >

Re: unsubscribe

Um, Dave. You're not going anywhere. Stick around. Can't imagine why you would go. You just recently posted one of the best shots seen here in recent memory — the sepia IR shot. You can't leave. Paul On Apr 15, 2006, at 5:32 PM, Cotty wrote: On 15/4/06, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unlea

Re: A question about new Pentax camera and culture

Good point. All very likely. On Apr 15, 2006, at 4:28 PM, Pål Jensen wrote: Boris wrote: Finally, one of the guys mentions that the new flagship model (due in Autumn) is going to have USM. In fact, it is going to be very similar to Canon's USM because Canon used Pentax patents... Please don'

Re: PESO - 'Infamous' GFM Curve redux

Looks like we go for a Mountain Road Special... I like it... except the track or parking area on the left of the far curve... It somewhat spoils the curve... Thanks for posting this, I can figure out this GFM after all. Patrice Kenneth Waller a écrit : Posted again check out http://mypeople

PESO - 'Infamous' GFM Curve redux

Posted again check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Kenneth Waller

Re: PESO: Another winding road pano

Rick Womer a écrit : Patrice, The first photo shows very well the convoluted landscape and winding road, but lacks a center of interest--the eye just keeps wandering around it. True. I prefer the other pano with the big curve, too. In the second photo, I have an urge to drag the frame to th

RE: GESO: How I Spend my Spring Saturday

That looks like a nice park. The photos seem to communicate that very well, along with the feeling of spring being in the air. I go running by the river most evenings, and there's a definite sense of the season changing at the moment, despite the wet weather. Today a pair of wagtails were still ou

Re: RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed)

Well, it's not in my ~house~ it's in the camera, and I never look at it and don't think I ever set it. There's a clock in the microwave oven as well, but it hasn't had the right time in more than a dozen years. When the power goes out I just push in some arbitrary number that "sets" the clock so

Re: unsubscribe

Who's ready for some "Hotel California" quotes? :) Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://www.brendemuehl.net "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" -- Jim Elliott

Re: unsubscribe

On 15/4/06, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Equine Photography in York Region You have got to be kidding Dave. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

GESO: How I Spend my Spring Saturday

A Walk In The Park 041506 http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/AWalkInThePark041506/ It was a rough day. I'm taking more Prednisone for my shoulder. Again. But this a.m. I made the mistake of taking my full daily dose all at once. (It was just 2 pills.) So today I'm full of "energy". Steroid e

Re: Allways save your work

That's what I expected. G On Apr 15, 2006, at 1:45 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I tried it but found that it really wasn't very good at showing exactly what was done. It seemed rather general. Shel Another option is to have the edit history log turned on (Preferences > General) How us

Re: RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed)

I have a feeling Shel is pulling our leg about not setting the clock in his DS. For those of you that haven't thought about the clock. It's not just there so you don't have to buy a watch. The time and date of exposure is embedded in each photo. If you don't set the clock, this embedded info is

Re: unsubscribe

You know better than this Dave, you can't unscribe! (Well at least not here...) Bob S. On 4/15/06, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Equine Photography in York Region > >

Re: RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed)

Shel, You're a luddite! ;-) Regards, Bob S. On 4/15/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, it's not in my ~house~ it's in the camera, and I never look at it and > don't think I ever set it. There's a clock in the microwave oven as well, > but it hasn't had the right time in more

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Re: PESO: Another winding road pano

Thank you Doug and Bob for this info, and for the links. Nice to put a face on names I see in the list. Patrice 2006/4/15, Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Bob Sullivan wrote: > > GFM = GrandFather Mountain. > > > On 4/15/06, Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>BTW, I'd

Re: Allways save your work

I tried it but found that it really wasn't very good at showing exactly what was done. It seemed rather general. Shel > > Another option is to have the edit history log > > turned on (Preferences > General) > > How useful is the data that it saves? I've never turned it > on to try to keep

Re: RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed)

Hmmm ... Yes, there's a clock in my computer but it disappeared a while ago, and I never reset the machine to show it. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi < > > You do have a clock sir. It's in your *ist Ds. > > Not to mention his computer...

Re: OT help identifying Russian film?

On Apr 15, 2006, at 2:43 PM, Glenn wrote: Now I just have to decide if I want to do some clip tests to come up with a developing time or just throw the whole roll in a tank and guess. D-76, eight minutes at 68 degrees F (20 degrees C) works pretty well for most black and white films. Bob

Re: A question about new Pentax camera and culture

Boris wrote: Finally, one of the guys mentions that the new flagship model (due in Autumn) is going to have USM. In fact, it is going to be very similar to Canon's USM because Canon used Pentax patents... Please don't beat me here - I am merely translating what's written there... REPLY:Very un

Re: Allways save your work

On Apr 15, 2006, at 4:33 AM, David Savage wrote: Another option is to have the edit history log turned on (Preferences > General) How useful is the data that it saves? I've never turned it on to try to keep file size to a reasonable level. G

Re: OT - Las Vegas, (was Eiffel Tower)

On Apr 15, 2006, at 2:58 PM, Don Williams wrote: I think it's possible that the restaurant was moved or maybe even closed about the same time (1987?) the Flamingo was renovated, or rebuilt, or whatever they did to it. I can't remember eating there after that time. But I was there the year th

Re: Remarkable lens for sale

Just catching up on some old postings (yeah, I know...). Joe, what was the outcome of this auction? Tim Joseph Tainter wrote: Respecting that someone on the list might want it I won't divulge the location. Somewhere in the world, right now, on eBay, there is a 300 mm. F1.4 lens for sale in

Re: A question about new Pentax camera and culture

DPReview.com is as bad and as good as any other review site or magazine. G On Apr 15, 2006, at 12:24 PM, Thibouille wrote: Really I thought they were mostly sold to Canon ? Well, Dpreview is very tight with the manufacturers. So if there's any info out there, they can't publish it due to

Re: Who's Not Shooting Raw?

On Apr 15, 2006, at 7:26 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: I'm with Cesar on this one. RAW may be technically superior, but it's a pain to organize and work with. I am just not fussy enough, I guess. I suppose if I were in the business of producing work for pay I might have a different attit

Re: A question about new Pentax camera and culture

Really I thought they were mostly sold to Canon ? > Well, Dpreview is very tight with the manufacturers. So if there's any > info out there, they can't publish it due to embargo, or they just don't > want to piss off their advertisers. It's not really a rumor site. > > -Ryan Brooks --

Re: PESO: Another winding road pano

On Apr 15, 2006, at 3:26 AM, Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail) wrote: Here is another winding road pano (same road, a bit *before* the big curve). http://www.lacouture.nom.fr/gallery/v/pano/lacets-small.jpg.html Another lovely scenic of this location. Nicely done! And here a vertical taken at about

Re: RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed)

On Apr 15, 2006, at 10:54 AM, Cotty wrote: On 15/4/06, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: Hmmm ... don't know what a PDA is (Is it like a Blueberry thing?), don't own an iPod, don't have any clocks in my house, don't own a watch, haven't heard an alarm go off since 1972 ... You

Re: was Re: DS3?

Roman, Why did you quote that way? The piece of what I posted that you quoted is correctly attributed to Bertil Holmberg. Godfrey On Apr 15, 2006, at 10:18 AM, Roman wrote: You forgot cooking, laundry, ironing and house cleaning all that things DS3 needs to do. Anything else? Uh... we jus

Re: OT - Las Vegas, (was Eiffel Tower)

Don Williams wrote: Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 15, 2006, at 10:59 AM, Don Williams wrote: Its still the mob "but they've gone legit" -- according to a taxi driver, the last time I was there. Perhaps he watched too many Godfather movies? One thing I found to my liking was the food. One Sea Food

Re: PESO: pano in southern france

http://www.lacouture.nom.fr/gallery/v/PESO/pano-small.jpg.html It's a low mountain road near Marseille, France. I shot this picture today at lunch time. The weather was not that good for shooting (summer weather coming back) but in the end I kinda like the foggy background. Very nice ... kin

Re: OT help identifying Russian film?

Thank you! My guess would be that the first line is a warning that the film is exposed. The same word appears around the paper backing as well. The roll was on the take-up spool in the camera, and there were visible marks from someone trying to pry it out (they apparently didn't realize the winding

RE: OT help identifying Russian film?

I can help! It's black & white. The 2nd line says cherno-byelaya, which is black-white! The first line says Exponirovanya, which presumably is something to do with exposure, but otherwise, I dunno (nye znayu!). -- Cheers, Bob > -Original Message- > From: Glenn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: A question about new Pentax camera and culture

Hi! Because the camera is not supposed to be shown to the public yet, and the Russian showing wasn't officially sanctioned by Pentax. That means this isn't official information about a new camera, but just details about a pre-production prototype. It might not ever make it to production - after

Re: RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed)

On 15/4/06, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: >Hmmm ... don't know what a PDA is (Is it like a Blueberry thing?), don't >own an iPod, don't have any clocks in my house, don't own a watch, haven't >heard an alarm go off since 1972 ... You do have a clock sir. It's in your *ist Ds. Har!

OT help identifying Russian film?

I was wondering if any of the Russian-speaking list members could help me identify a roll of 120 film that came in a Lubitel 166U I just purchased. I'd like to at least find out if it's color or B&W. Any help translating or pointing me to a website that might help would be appreciated. A picture of

RE: RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed)

> > Hmmm ... don't know what a PDA is (Is it like a Blueberry > thing?), yes, but perhaps more of a strawberry. PDA stands for 'Pineapple Diet Adapter', maintaining the fruity connection. For people who dislike fruit, but still need their 5-a-day, it downloads into their brain the belief that t

was Re: DS3?

You forgot cooking, laundry, ironing and house cleaning all that things DS3 needs to do. Anything else? Uh... we just don't speak of other needs that must be taken care of. Whether camera should do it all? :-P --- you wrote -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.

Re: A question about new Pentax camera and culture

On Sat, Apr 15, 2006 at 05:52:46PM +0200, Boris Liberman wrote: > Hi! > > Folks, from Russian Penta Club forum we know that K100D (or whatever is > the name) is new Pentax DSLR. It has IS and better AF which is > significant step up for Pentax. > > Why it is not mentioned anywhere else? Say, ww

RE: RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed)

Hmmm ... don't know what a PDA is (Is it like a Blueberry thing?), don't own an iPod, don't have any clocks in my house, don't own a watch, haven't heard an alarm go off since 1972 ... I guess I can live without RSS stuff. Thanks for the lesson. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Bob W > it's

Re: OT - Eiffel Tower

There are a lot of differences - personally, I preferred it when the "mob" ran Vegas. The place was cleaner and there was less crime, just to name a couple of things. One needn't be a "connoisseur" to see that, and to feel the difference in one's safety when walking from a parking lot to a casino

RE: RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed)

it's software you can use to let websites send information to you as it changes. One of the uses of this is, for example, to be able to hear radio broadcasts, if you can't listen to them at the scheduled broadcast time. Another is something like the Magnum In Motion essays. They can send them to yo

Re: OT - Eiffel Tower

Shel Belinkoff wrote: >The "mob" influence has been long gone from Vegas. Corporate interests now >rule the place. I suppose you have to be a real connoisseur of this kind of thing to appreciate the difference here...

Re: RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed)

Shel, Full info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(protocol) --- RSS is a family of web feed formats, specified in XML and used for Web syndication. RSS is used by (among other things) news websites, weblogs and podcasting. The abbreviation is variously used to refer to the following sta

Re: OT - Las Vegas, (was Eiffel Tower)

Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 15, 2006, at 10:59 AM, Don Williams wrote: Its still the mob "but they've gone legit" -- according to a taxi driver, the last time I was there. Perhaps he watched too many Godfather movies? One thing I found to my liking was the food. One Sea Food restaurant I liked in

Re: RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed)

On Mac OS X, the Safari browser has RSS/RDF browsing built in. When I open this link, all it does is download a file that nothing can read. The RSS indicator does not appear when I remove the 'rss/' extension either. Godfrey On Apr 15, 2006, at 8:31 AM, Roman wrote: Please open my weblog

RE: PESO: Another winding road pano

I like shot #1. There is so much of interest in it. I love mountain roads. Tom C. From: "Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Another winding road pano Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:26:39 +0200 Hi all, Her

Re: Aurora Watch

According to www.spaceweather.com some were in evidence depending on time/location. It clouded up in the early evening here. A chance for more tonight, though maybe not quite as much of a chance. Tom C. From: Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-d

RE: RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed)

Roman, I've no idea what an "RSS/RDF reader v.1.0" is. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Roman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Please open my weblog website feed in your RSS/RDF reader v1.0 to check > if you can read it. It works nicely on Linux platform, but I'm not sure > how Windows does. Your feed

RE: Tips for Photographing Black Cats

Look for backlit situations that give you edge lighting to define the black cats' silhouettes. Add a little fill flash if you like, or go au naturale against a black background for the ultimate in rim lit, low key animal portraiture. regards, Anthony Farr > -Original Message- > From: Sh

Re: DS3?

Sounds like you missed the postings yesterday ... At a Russian photo exposition, Pentax has shown a 6Mpixel DS derivative, allegedly named the K100D, which includes upgrades to the AF system and image stabilization. Supposedly this is due for release in the very near future, before the 10Mp

Re: Am i doing something wrong with DS

From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I recently bought a *ist DS and am using M and K series lenses on it. How ever it seems to be really under exposing most of the shots and the meter seems all over the place. Just wondering if some one can suggest something i may be doing wrong. I'm pretty sure

Re: OT - Las Vegas, (was Eiffel Tower)

On Apr 15, 2006, at 10:59 AM, Don Williams wrote: Its still the mob "but they've gone legit" -- according to a taxi driver, the last time I was there. Perhaps he watched too many Godfather movies? One thing I found to my liking was the food. One Sea Food restaurant I liked in particular was

Re: A question about new Pentax camera and culture

Hi! I have been following the thread at dpreview, a lot of speculations, some facts, and some fighting. I have a question, that I'd like to ask you Boris. Based on what you read at the Russian site: Can you say anything on what lenses that accept AS? I have some third part zooms that don't rep

RSS/RDF feed (testing help needed)

Please open my weblog website feed in your RSS/RDF reader v1.0 to check if you can read it. It works nicely on Linux platform, but I'm not sure how Windows does. Your feedback is highly appreciated. http://roman.blakout.net/rss/ Mucho gracias and regards in advance, Roman. -- home

RE: A question about new Pentax camera and culture

I have been following the thread at dpreview, a lot of speculations, some facts, and some fighting. I have a question, that I'd like to ask you Boris. Based on what you read at the Russian site: Can you say anything on what lenses that accept AS? I have some third part zooms that don't report foc

Re: OT - Eiffel Tower

Ahh - the taxi driver - always a great source for truth and accurate reporting Fisherman's Wharf food is, for the most part, tourist fare. Years ago, before the area was developed to accommodate the teeming throngs, there were a few good restaurants in the area. There are far better places in

Re: A question about new Pentax camera and culture

Boris Liberman wrote on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 07:56:18 Hi! Folks, from Russian Penta Club forum we know that K100D (or whatever is the name) is new Pentax DSLR. It has IS and better AF which is significant step up for Pentax. Why it is not mentioned anywhere else? Say, www.dpreview.com hasn't

Re: A question about new Pentax camera and culture

Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Folks, from Russian Penta Club forum we know that K100D (or whatever is the name) is new Pentax DSLR. It has IS and better AF which is significant step up for Pentax. Why it is not mentioned anywhere else? Say, www.dpreview.com hasn't a word about it... On PDML w

Re: OT - Eiffel Tower

Its still the mob "but they've gone legit" -- according to a taxi driver, the last time I was there. Perhaps he watched too many Godfather movies? One thing I found to my liking was the food. One Sea Food restaurant I liked in particular was round behind the Flamingo. I just can't remember the n

Re: Soft boxes, any recommendations

On Apr 14, 2006, at 4:01 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Not if you have one brand on the right and another on the left!! I ran into that when trying to use a Westcott and a Photoflex together. Pretty much impossible to fix in Photoshop. Is it easier to deal with on film? Surprisingly, yes. Fil

A question about new Pentax camera and culture

Hi! Folks, from Russian Penta Club forum we know that K100D (or whatever is the name) is new Pentax DSLR. It has IS and better AF which is significant step up for Pentax. Why it is not mentioned anywhere else? Say, www.dpreview.com hasn't a word about it... On PDML we have few folks who ca

Re: Soft boxes, any recommendations

On Apr 14, 2006, at 7:56 PM, William Robb wrote: The larger the light source, the softer the light. Take a 36 inch reflector, be it a soft box or umbrella and put it 20 feet from the subject, it is effectively a point source, but if you put it a foot from the subject it should give a very

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