Re: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.

2006-04-19 Thread Gautam Sarup
On 4/11/06, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is a psychological thing. Anybody who knows a good shrink ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) On the dumb side but better than nothing: http://www.manifestation.com/neurotoys/eliza.php3 Cheers, Gautam

Re: photography from an airplane and unsharp mask

2006-04-19 Thread John Coyle
Igor, others may have better suggestions, but in my experience you should: Make sure that all your glass is as clean as possible. Remove any filters, unless you're using BW. It has been suggested that using a haze filter will help, but I am not sure I agree. Make sure the cabin window is

Re: photography from an airplane and unsharp mask

2006-04-19 Thread Cotty
On 18/4/06, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed: 1. Photography from a commercial airplane. What suggestions do you have for taking pictures from a commercial airplane? How to make them sharper and overcome some type of cast that is often seen in the day-time images of this kind (not clouds

OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)

2006-04-19 Thread Cotty
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/ in_pictures_chernobyl0s_lost_city/html/1.stm http://tinyurl.com/rm6du Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: photography from an airplane and unsharp mask

2006-04-19 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:03:01 +0200 schreef Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 18/4/06, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed: 1. Photography from a commercial airplane. What suggestions do you have for taking pictures from a commercial airplane? Open the window. I always request a seat next

Re: long lens for birds?

2006-04-19 Thread David Mann
On Apr 19, 2006, at 12:18 AM, David Savage wrote: FA 100mm f2.8 Macro isn't too shabby: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/GESO/GESO_001/pages/IMGP2152_2.html Of course you need friendly birds :-) Not necessarily, but you'd better be prepared to crop. A lot. Here's a small section of a

Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)

2006-04-19 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/ in_pictures_chernobyl0s_lost_city/html/1.stm http://tinyurl.com/rm6du Cheers, Cotty Thanks for sharing them. Très sad! keith

Re: long lens for birds?

2006-04-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
The SMC Pentax- A 400/5.6 can sometimes be had for as little as $300. $400 to $450 is a more typical price. There are also M and K versions of the Pentax lens (SMC Pentax-M 400/5.6 and SMC Pentax 400/5.6), but neither will focus close enough for bird photography without the addition of an

Re: photography from an airplane and unsharp mask

2006-04-19 Thread Don Williams
Lucas Rijnders wrote: Op Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:03:01 +0200 schreef Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 18/4/06, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed: 1. Photography from a commercial airplane. What suggestions do you have for taking pictures from a commercial airplane? Open the window. I

Re: long lens for birds?

2006-04-19 Thread David Savage
On 4/19/06, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not necessarily, but you'd better be prepared to crop. A lot. Here's a small section of a slide I just happened to be working on this evening... http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/swans.html That's Velvia grain you can see ;) The image is a

Tokina 400mm teleconverters?

2006-04-19 Thread Robert Soames Wetmore
Hello, list- I’ve seen some recent discussion on the list about some of the Tokina 400mm telephotos but have only caught a few of the messages (I usually follow the list via the archive which only seems to archive a small percentage of the messages for some reason), so I apologize if this

RE: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.

2006-04-19 Thread Tim Øsleby
:-) Thank you, but no thank you. After what I've read about Eliza, she is very frustrating. 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:

OT: In about an hour

2006-04-19 Thread collin . x . brenemuehl
I was officing in Edmond, Oklahoma, about 10 miles from the blast. The wife was @ home, about 25 miles away. It rattled the windows. One rescue team wrote this on the side of the Journal-Record (business newspaper) building:

Re: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.

2006-04-19 Thread graywolf
Part of the reason it seems so life like is that many therapists are trained to parrot things back just like Eliza does. Both are kind of stupid. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Gautam

Re: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Me neither. Dario - Original Message - From: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 7:15 PM Subject: Re: Pentax info in Japanese Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: long lens for birds?

2006-04-19 Thread Dave Brooks
I bought last fall from a list member, the K 400 f5.6. It was in rough condition, but the glass etc is good.Manual Focus. However if i can find an A or AF i might part with it. My only tests with it are a few shots of a broken down dock at a pond edge, using the istD and some Iflord BW HP5

Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Will the DS with v2.0 of the firmware support SD cards with a greater than 2GB capacity? I thought I saw that it does, but I cannot find the link now. Shel

RE: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.

2006-04-19 Thread Tim Øsleby
I know that. I should, I have lived with a therapist for 15 years ;-) Not anymore, but that's a different story. But there is one important difference between the joke therapist Eliza, and a real (and good) one. When a good therapist reflects you, it has a purpose. It's like looking into a

Re: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-19 Thread Thibouille
On 4/19/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Me neither. Dario OK, I feel a bit better now ;) -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...

Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)

2006-04-19 Thread Tim Sherburne
Interesting stuff, to me anyway. I'm attracted to abandon urban landscapes in general. I think I'm fascinated by what it took to leave something so valuable behind. This month's issue of National Geographic has a 20 years later on Chernobyl and the surrounding region; the spread is shot by

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
DS firmware v.1.2 allows SD cards greater than 1GB (how much greater is unknown). v.2.0 also includes all v.1.2 features. Dario - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 4:17 PM Subject: Supported SD Cards

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Yes, Dario - that much I knew from updating the original to v1.02. However, at that time there were no, or very few, SD cards with a capacity greater than 2GB, hence my question. I don't want to buy a 4GB card only to find it doesn't work or work properly. I was hoping that someone who actually

Re: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-19 Thread Bob Shell
Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected that :-) Dario You know, saying largely it is not potato probably should be for the most

Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)

2006-04-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
Here is a web site that I found very interesting and without sensational trends and/or pretentiousness very often present in the news publications. Ghost Town at http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/ or http://elenafilatova.com Unfortunately, angelfire is rather slow, and sometimes

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I recall seeing some discussion on DPReview.com regarding 4Gbyte cards. Some folks have not had any problems with some makes, some folks haven't been able to get them to work. File system doesn't seem to be the problem as firmware v2.0 implements FAT32 already. Evidently, there are

Re: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected that :-) You know, saying largely it is not potato probably should be for

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread Fred
As always with emerging technologies, it's best to stay one jump behind the bleeding edge for maximum compatibility and best performance per dollar. As always with bleeding edge technologies, it's best to stay one jump behind the edge for minimum bleeding... Fred

Re: Tokina 400mm teleconverters?

2006-04-19 Thread jtainter
Replies embedded: Hello, list- I’ve seen some recent discussion on the list about some of the Tokina 400mm telephotos but have only caught a few of the messages (I usually follow the list via the archive which only seems to archive a small percentage of the messages for some reason), so I

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread jtainter
Shel, a 4 GB CF card causes my D to boot up noticeably slowly. For this reason my 4 GB Lexar card gets used only when all other cards are full. I don't know whether the DS and an SD card will also have this problem. Joe

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Actually, I agree with you. I'm satisfied with the 1GB cards, although I can see getting a 2GB card for a number of reasons. I mostly asked about the 4GB card for a friend who recently bought a DS, but possibly for my own consideration as well.. My next card purchase will probably be a 2GB card

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The D is quite a sluggard in some respects when compared to the DS and the DS2. It's not surprising that it would boot slower. It would be something to watch out for, though. Good point. Shel [Original Message] From: jtainter Shel, a 4 GB CF card causes my D to boot up noticeably

Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)

2006-04-19 Thread Norman Baugher
Didn't this turn out to be bogus? Norm From: Igor Roshchin Here is a web site that I found very interesting and without sensational trends and/or pretentiousness very often present in the news publications. Ghost Town at http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/ or

Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)

2006-04-19 Thread John Francis
Well, sort of. The backstory about speeding through on a motorcycle without official permission was discredited. As such, I'd be inclined to view the whole site with more than a little suspicion. But the images are eye-grabbing. Claiming the site to be free of pretentiousness and/or

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Switching between 512M, 1G and 2G Sandisk Ultra II SD cards in the DS doesn't seem to change the 'power on to ready' time at all that I can detect. I don't have a 4G card to try so I can't report on that. Godfrey On Apr 19, 2006, at 10:16 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: The D is quite a

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I see so little difference between 60x and 80x cards in the DS that it would be hard to imagine anything faster as being of significant consequence with regards to write speed. The DS2 and DL/DL2 models supposedly write faster and can utilize a 133x card's capabilities, but I haven't seen

Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)

2006-04-19 Thread pnstenquist
Yes, the girl on the motorcycle story is fiction. -- Original message -- From: Norman Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Didn't this turn out to be bogus? Norm From: Igor Roshchin Here is a web site that I found very interesting and without sensational

Re: Pentax K100D...

2006-04-19 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And one more thing - Russian Pentax rep was saying something about USM lenses to be shown on Photokina From this month's French magazine Réponses Photo... | Des rumeurs disent aussi que Pentax passerait à la motorisation | interne de ses

Re: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-19 Thread Bob Shell
On Apr 19, 2006, at 12:30 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected that :-) You know,

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 19, 2006, at 1:41 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The DS2 and DL/DL2 models supposedly write faster and can utilize a 133x card's capabilities, but I haven't seen proof of that yet. I have both a cheapie Kingston 1GB SD card and a 133x Kingston 1GB card -- the 133x is very obviously

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://www.hdtune.com/ or http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public/index.php?request=HdTach Shel [Original Message] From: Aaron Reynolds I have both a cheapie Kingston 1GB SD card and a 133x Kingston 1GB card -- the 133x is very obviously faster by a really significant amount in the DS2.

RE: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-19 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: Bob Shell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 April 2006 16:39 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax info in Japanese Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread Cory Papenfuss
As always with emerging technologies, it's best to stay one jump behind the bleeding edge for maximum compatibility and best performance per dollar. Memory cards are a commodity purchase, it makes sense to simply get the best bang for the buck and eschew always wanting the latest, biggest,

Re: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-19 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Big potato or (being Pentax) small potato? There's a popular saying here that goes like: The most stupid peasants have the biggest potatoes. So, small potatoes, rather. We know who the stupid peasants are. ;-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG -

Re: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-19 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 02:03:14PM -0400, Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 19, 2006, at 12:30 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is

High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does that compare with what you're paying? Shel

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Unfortunately, both of those would require a PC and a USB 2.0 port -- I know for a fact that my card-to-computer data rate is far slower than the camera-to-card rate.' I guess I could record the shutter sound and measure the fps once the buffer is filled -- to time how fast the buffer empties.

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread Aaron Reynolds
I'm paying $26 CDN/month for DSL. $60 US seems nuts. -Aaron -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: High Speed Internet Access Date: Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:35 pm Size: 139 bytes To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access.

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread brooksdj
I pay $34 Can/Month, thats with taxes. One time fee of $130 to buy their modem. Its only phone DSL but its really fast. Your quote sounds high. Dave I'm paying $26 CDN/month for DSL. $60 US seems nuts. -Aaron -Original Message- From: Shel

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread collin . x . brenemuehl
For SBC/Yahoo DSL I'm paying $14.99/month. Speed is adequate, except for my sons who like to download Simpsons episodes. In rural western Oklahoma the phone co. wants to charge $50 or so per month for DSL. And only 768K at that.

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread collin . x . brenemuehl
Cory, Where @ that price? Collin

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 19, 2006, at 14:35, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does that compare with what you're paying? DSL in Minneapolis: I'm paying about $24/month for the DSL signal (from QWEST) and would pay an additional

OT: Stay Away From This Web Site

2006-04-19 Thread jtainter
It is mesmerizing, and you will find that you cannot get any work done. http://www.newportharbor.us/computerworks.htm I do have to wonder what kind of mind comes up with something like this. Joe

RE: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site

2006-04-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Of course, with a subject line like you've used, and the comments in your message, it will be hard for most people not to evoke some curiosity and visit the site. Shel [Original Message] From: jtainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 4/19/2006 1:27:50 PM Subject: OT:

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread Paul Sorenson
About $43 - Earthlink ISP through Time-Warner cable. $60 seems kind of high unless it includes lots of useful bells and whistles. SBC is offering DSL for $30 for the first year - don't know what it bumps up to after that, but I doubt much higher than $40. -P Shel Belinkoff wrote:

Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)

2006-04-19 Thread mike wilson
She's got another, interesting website about excavating the WWII defences around Kiev. http://www.theserpentswall.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, the girl on the motorcycle story is fiction. -- Original message -- From: Norman Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-19 Thread mike wilson
Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected that :-) You know, saying largely it is not potato

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread Bob Shell
On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:35 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: About $43 - Earthlink ISP through Time-Warner cable. $60 seems kind of high unless it includes lots of useful bells and whistles. SBC is offering DSL for $30 for the first year - don't know what it bumps up to after that, but I doubt

Re: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-19 Thread Bob Shell
On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:35 PM, mike wilson wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread mike wilson
Shel Belinkoff wrote: I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does that compare with what you're paying? Shel £17.99 for 2Mb speed, 1Gb download limit per month. After that, it reverts to 1Mb/unlimited. My brother in law has just had his

Re: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:35 PM, mike wilson wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I

Manual focus out of focus

2006-04-19 Thread Toine
I have noticed that many of my istD shots in manual focus are slightly out of focus. The area in focus is always in the background of the spot I focused on. Now I'm wondering if I need to blame my eyes, the +/- slider of the eyepiece, the mounting of the focusing screen, maybe the ccd alignment???

RE: photography from an airplane and unsharp mask

2006-04-19 Thread Manuel Magalhães
There you are again, :-))) Saúde, Manuel -Mensagem original- De: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviada: quarta-feira, 19 de Abril de 2006 8:03 Para: pentax list Assunto: Re: photography from an airplane and unsharp mask On 18/4/06, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed: 1.

Re: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site

2006-04-19 Thread Vic Mortelmans
Indeed not, if you happen to run your browser as a remote X-windows client! It was very close to hang my pc. If this isn't art, some people do have too much free time. Groeten, Vic PS. luckily there's no download version for screensaver or even desktop background jtainter wrote: and you

Re: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site

2006-04-19 Thread Tom C
Vic PS. luckily there's no download version for screensaver or even desktop background You CAN right click to download the .gif and save it as a tiled background... :-P Tom C.

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread Bob Shell
On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:40 PM, mike wilson wrote: My brother in law has just had his access throttled by the supplier. He was paying for unlimited use and they told him he was using it too much... I wonder how they define unlimited. Bob

Re: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-19 Thread Bob Shell
On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:35 PM, mike wilson wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially

Re: Manual focus out of focus

2006-04-19 Thread Gonz
probably focusing screen. this is not uncommon with the D. for wide open shots, AF is often much more accurate for me, my D backfocuses also in manual focus. i need to get it aligned. rg Toine wrote: I have noticed that many of my istD shots in manual focus are slightly out of focus.

RE: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site

2006-04-19 Thread jtainter
Of course, with a subject line like you've used, and the comments in your message, it will be hard for most people not to evoke some curiosity and visit the site. Shel * Darn, but you're a smart guy, Shel. Joe [Original Message] From: jtainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread graywolf
Charter Cable 3000kbs highspeed internet $49.95 + basic cable and taxes equal about $64/month. That gives me downloads in the 400KBS+ range* (if the server has the bandwidth to feed it to me that fast. Standard 1000kbs highspeed internet (usually gave me downloads in the 100-125KBS range) from

Re: Manual focus out of focus

2006-04-19 Thread Jack Davis
Toine, You might try both front and back focusing. 1) Start the MF beyond a given point and move 'back' to the point. 2) Start the MF short of a given point and move 'up' to the point. This may sort out the eye question. Do you have and are you using, an in-focus indicator light in the

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 19, 2006, at 11:26 AM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: The DS2 and DL/DL2 models supposedly write faster and can utilize a 133x card's capabilities, but I haven't seen proof of that yet. I have both a cheapie Kingston 1GB SD card and a 133x Kingston 1GB card -- the 133x is very obviously

RE: Stay Away From This Web Site

2006-04-19 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks Joe, Rube Goldberg is my idol! ;-) Don -Original Message- From: jtainter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 3:26 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site It is mesmerizing, and you will find that you cannot get any

RE: Manual focus out of focus

2006-04-19 Thread Don Sanderson
I have the same problem, I haven't been able to part with it long enough to get it serviced. Don -Original Message- From: Gonz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 4:10 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Manual focus out of focus probably focusing

Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS

2006-04-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Those are Windows utilities, Shel, and say nothing about in-camera write speed. On Mac OS X, you can check IO throughput from card to computer by running the Activity Monitor application and looking at disk activity. Fill a card to test and then do a copy with the Finder from card to

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
$60/month sounds high, but might be because of your rural location. When I first went to DSL service in 2000, it was $59/month at 384/128Kbps in Cupertino, unmetered. Nowadays, DSL service through SBC/Yahoo.com in Sunnyvale costs me $29.95/month with 1500/768Kbps performance, unmetered.

Re: long lens for birds?

2006-04-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Don Williams Subject: Re: long lens for birds? That's strange. You would expect the opposite considering the sensor is so much smaller than the film frame. Digital sensors seem somewhat less forgiving than film in this regard. William Robb

Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)

2006-04-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:48:36 -0700 pnstenquist wrote: Yes, the girl on the motorcycle story is fiction. Is it? Sorry, I was not aware. I 've known this page for couple years, and haven't heard confirmed claims that it was false. I'll search Google later, when I get time, but if you have pointers

Re: Pentax info in Japanese

2006-04-19 Thread mike wilson
Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:35 PM, mike wilson wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
No, it's because the company has a monopoly in the area. They provide the only cable service for miles around, and in order to get HSI, I need a cable. Yes, my location is somewhat rural, but it's not that far off the beaten path. Casa Belinkoff is less than a mile from a main drag, less as the

Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)

2006-04-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
I just looked at some pictures there again, and was suprised, that the same objects (kids' beds, gas masks in the kindergarden/day care, fair-wheel, etc.) and parts of the area (although not the same photos) appear on that website (photos and the movie) and the other two websites posted in this

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
I pay about $60 for comcast cable modem service and basic tv cable. But it's faster than DSL. A lot faster than the DSL I can get here. Paul On Apr 19, 2006, at 6:18 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: No, it's because the company has a monopoly in the area. They provide the only cable service for

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/4/06, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does that compare with what you're paying? Here in the UK, I pay £20 a month for 1 Gb download, 512kb upload speed. Very reliable, no problems. Hardware

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Who's the carrier? For whatever reason, $60 sounds a bit high but not outrageously so. Godfrey On Apr 19, 2006, at 3:18 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: No, it's because the company has a monopoly in the area. They provide the only cable service for miles around, and in order to get HSI, I need

Re: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site

2006-04-19 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks Joe. I have long tried to find a way to describe what my workplace is like; this captures it nicely. Stan -- Note: Information of the article is things such as when writing or when publishing, under present conditions there is a possibility of differing. What replies

Re: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site

2006-04-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Stan Halpin Subject: Re: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site -- Note: Information of the article is things such as when writing or when publishing, under present conditions there is a possibility of differing. What replies individually concerning

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Of I added cable tv the price would be about $30.00 higher. Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist I pay about $60 for comcast cable modem service and basic tv cable. But it's faster than DSL. A lot faster than the DSL I can get here.

Re: High Speed Internet Access

2006-04-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Comcast ... I think it's outrageously high - certainly based on what others have said they are paying. Plus I get less web space than I have now as well as fewer email addresses. Right now I've got 170mb of free web space and eight email addresses. I can get a whopping 25mb of space with

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2006-04-19 Thread Fiona Howarth
[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Designer Mail isn't just fun to send, it's fun to receive. Use special stationery, fonts and colors.

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2006-04-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Yeah, I realized that after the message was posted. But, isn't write speed in the computer be similar to write speed in the camera? Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Those are Windows utilities, Shel, and say nothing about in-camera write speed. Shel Belinkoff wrote:

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2006-04-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Fiona Howarth Subject: unsubscribe Har. Like as if that's gonna happen. William Robb

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2006-04-19 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 19, 2006, at 5:43 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You can get a sense of relative speeds by setting the camera to Manual exposure, choosing 1/1000 second or so, and timing several runs from the start of a burst of five exposures to when the busy light goes out. Without further

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2006-04-19 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 19, 2006, at 8:31 PM, Fiona Howarth wrote: Designer Mail isn't just fun to send, it's fun to receive. Use special stationery, fonts and colors. OH NOOO Just had a five year old flashback of an e-mail that had balloons and streamers and said HTML is fun WO in giant

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2006-04-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
You gotta be kidding.. I don't even accept HTML mail without first checking on who it's from. A friend sent some crap like that and I expressed my, um, displeasure. I hate HTML mail with a passion. 99% of the time there's no need for it. Why would you even ask me such a question?! Shel

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2006-04-19 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 19, 2006, at 8:44 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: You gotta be kidding.. I don't even accept HTML mail without first checking on who it's from. A friend sent some crap like that and I expressed my, um, displeasure. I hate HTML mail with a passion. 99% of the time there's no need for it.

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2006-04-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Aaron Reynolds Subject: Re: unsubscribe Yes, I know! It was during a gigantic argument over whether or not the PDML should accept HTML mails, and it was a response to just how amazing they are -- a very, very annoying and sarcastic one. I also

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2006-04-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
When in doubt, blame it on Kirkland. Paul On Apr 19, 2006, at 8:57 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Aaron Reynolds Subject: Re: unsubscribe Yes, I know! It was during a gigantic argument over whether or not the PDML should accept HTML mails, and it was a

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2006-04-19 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 19, 2006, at 8:57 PM, Wheatfield Willie wrote: I think it was Kirkland Ramsey III Nope -- it was definitely a good guy being a smartass. -Aaron

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2006-04-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Comcast does give you good speed -- 8Mbps/768kbps are the current numbera. Problems are now few and far between. I'd have to rate the service as excellent. They also provide unlimited photo storage. I don't use that, but it might be a plus for some. On Apr 19, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Shel

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2006-04-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sandisk ultra II 2G: JPEG 3.5 second RAW 14 second result of five runs each, from when I pressed the shutter release to when the busy light goes out after 5 exposures. DS body G

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2006-04-19 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 19, 2006, at 17:27, Paul Stenquist wrote: I pay about $60 for comcast cable modem service and basic tv cable. But it's faster than DSL. A lot faster than the DSL I can get here. True dat. But cable does have a few downsides for me: 1. No fixed IP address 2. Serious

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