Lens ghosting

2006-05-17 Thread Brian Dunn
Using the new DS, I was able to test the Pentax mount lenses which we have. We have a light board, and I took a piece of aluminum foil and poked holes in it with a thumbtack, as well as a few slices with a pocket knife. With the foil on the light board, and the exposure set for massive overexp

RE: Picasso's Camera

2006-05-17 Thread Bob W
> -Original Message- > From: Stephen D'Andrea [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 May 2006 02:11 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Picasso's Camera > > > >>> > >>> > Interesting? Yes. > Fascinating? In a way, yes. > Funny? Qui

RE: OT: Controversial subjects (RE: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread Bob W
> -Original Message- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > I believe that there was a thread with the wonderful subject line > > "Lobbing hand-grenades over the transom". Perhaps it was > "Throwing", > > not lobbing. But the thread title has stuck with me for a > numb

Re: Ideas for Pentax

2006-05-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Rob, It's "Proof." Not a bad flick ...I saw it for the first time last June and enjoyed it. Have you seen it, or do you want to see it? Shel > [Original Message] > From: Rob Studdert > I don't know. Which brings me to a rather > loosely related question; does anyone > know the title of t

Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread Bart Van Hoyweghen
C'mon, now you've spoiled it for me... It is like telling the end of a movie... Bart >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17/05/2006 22:47 >>> Okay, so what happens next is that everyone who doesn't live in America will chime in how evil America is, and some people who do live in America will jump in and a

Re: Everything new is obscure again

2006-05-17 Thread John Francis
On Wed, May 17, 2006 at 11:38:13PM -0400, Stephen D'Andrea wrote: > > 1. Can someone give me a brief explanation (or confirmation) of the > differences in the istD, DL, and DS (plus the "2" versions). The D is the only body that has the ability to accept an external battery grip (although using

Re: Everything new is obscure again

2006-05-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 17, 2006, at 8:38 PM, Stephen D'Andrea wrote: 1. Can someone give me a brief explanation (or confirmation) of the differences in the istD, DL, and DS (plus the "2" versions). I've read what I can about them but just when I think I'm getting the general idea of them in comparison I st

Re: Am I the only person flying to GFM via Charlotte?

2006-05-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
I wasn't aware GFM had an airport. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Rick Womer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Am I the only person flying to GFM via Charlotte? If not, I hereby renew my invitation to join me in my rental car for the drive to GFM (about noon Friday) and back

Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
Yeah but he started it! Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Doug Brewer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT) Okay, so what happens next is that everyone who doesn't live in America will chime in how evil America is, and some people who do live in America w

Re: Regarding RAW & converters

2006-05-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
I can't take credit -- it's a variation on a button I've had for about ten years. It and "Cheer up, emo kid" are my favourites. -Aaron -Original Message- From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subj: Re: Regarding RAW & converters Date: Wed May 17, 2006 11:34 pm Size: 328 bytes To

Everything new is obscure again

2006-05-17 Thread Stephen D'Andrea
Greetings all, After a couple years absence I've returned to the list. My passion for Pentax never waned during my time away, but my leisure to keep up with the list did. In the intervening years I've been drawn closer to going digital, so the time has come to ask the right questions of th

Re: Regarding RAW & converters

2006-05-17 Thread Rob Studdert
On 17 May 2006 at 23:34, Aaron Reynolds wrote: > I had a life, but then I bought a computer with a modem. Mark! Been dying to do that! Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:/home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user sinc

Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT) . :-)However, we respect each other so I seriously doubt we will get into a flame war. Eeek. Is that how it works? If I don't respect a person, I generally won't be bothered to flame that person. I s

Re: Regarding RAW & converters

2006-05-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
I had a life, but then I bought a computer with a modem. -Aaron -Original Message- From: "David Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subj: Re: Regarding RAW & converters Date: Wed May 17, 2006 11:17 pm Size: 226 bytes To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net On 5/18/06, Pancho Hasselbach <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: GFM and food

2006-05-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
I guess that could be #7, but I thought she broke things as well. Regards, Bob S. On 5/17/06, Butch Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 5/17/06, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Engaged to #6? Wow! Regards, Bob S. I thought he was at least up to #7... He must have finally found

Re: Regarding RAW & converters

2006-05-17 Thread David Savage
On 5/18/06, Pancho Hasselbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Collin, may I politely point to you that I for example, and most likely some other list members, have that weird thing called life, too. I don't. Dave S.

Re: Walking the dog

2006-05-17 Thread Jack Davis
Just checked this thread for the first time. Had no idea there was anything like this relationship between man and hyena. A terrific series. Jack --- John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, Bob. Great picture. > > John > > > On Wed, 17 May 2006 23:07:11 +0100, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: GFM and food

2006-05-17 Thread Butch Black
On 5/17/06, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Engaged to #6? Wow! Regards, Bob S. I thought he was at least up to #7... He must have finally found one that didn't break his equipment Butch waiting for the double entendres to start

Re: GFM and food

2006-05-17 Thread Butch Black
Cotty wrote: On 16/5/06, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.romanphotography.com/bcc/bcc0011.htm Nice catch! (I mean the picture 8-) - the bass player looks stunned) Being a base player, he's just discovered another note. He could borrow my fretless - he'll find *lots*

Re: Ideas for Pentax

2006-05-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
She only shoots film, of course. Marnie aka Doe :-) Or she did. The book was published in 1998:-) Paul

Re: Ideas for Pentax

2006-05-17 Thread Rob Studdert
On 17 May 2006 at 21:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Sounds interesting. Never seen that one. Will look for it. Found it, thanks Tom & Dave: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002XNT12/104-4495964-0891918?v=glance&n=130 Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [

Re: Ideas for Pentax

2006-05-17 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/17/2006 5:36:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 5/18/06, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know. Which brings me to a rather loosely related question; does anyone > know the title of the movie where a blind photographer is deceived by t

Re: OT: Controversial subjects (RE: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/17/2006 2:50:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: most of us have been hanging around long enough that we have finally discussed everything several times, and know each other's opinions about every subject under the sun. At worst, we can probably predict them

Re: a wealth of riches arrived today ...

2006-05-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 17, 2006, at 6:17 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: one Katz Eye Custom Screen ... The screen is great. ... Do you have to do some compensation on metering with a screen? I thought someone said that on the list once. But now I am confoosed. The screen I had made is without the split im

Re: OT: Controversial subjects (RE: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/17/2006 4:21:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Anyways, I recall that it was one of the most useless threads in the > history of the PDML. It was a Kirkl*nd R*msey thread and very education from a behavioral perspective :-) Rob Studdert = Dr

Re: Picasso's Camera

2006-05-17 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/17/2006 6:13:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Interesting? Yes. Fascinating? In a way, yes. Funny? Quite. Real? Hm. Come on. This is a joke, right? An elaborate one with strong implications for the "people will believe what they are led to believ

Re: a wealth of riches arrived today ...

2006-05-17 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/17/2006 6:11:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: one Pentax FA77 one B+W tele lens hood, 49mm one Katz Eye Custom Screen woo hoo! The screen is great. The lens is excellent. i must take some pictures... Godfrey === Do you have to do some compensation

Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/17/2006 1:52:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Okay, so what happens next is that everyone who doesn't live in America will chime in how evil America is, and some people who do live in America will jump in and agree, while some people who live in Ame

Re: Picasso's Camera

2006-05-17 Thread Stephen D'Andrea
Interesting? Yes. Fascinating? In a way, yes. Funny? Quite. Real? Hm. Come on. This is a joke, right? An elaborate one with strong implications for the "people will believe what they are led to believe" theme of some contemporary art,

a wealth of riches arrived today ...

2006-05-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
one Pentax FA77 one B+W tele lens hood, 49mm one Katz Eye Custom Screen woo hoo! The screen is great. The lens is excellent. i must take some pictures... Godfrey

Re: OT: External HD's and two OS's

2006-05-17 Thread Adam Maas
Carlos Royo wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On May 16, 2006, at 1:43 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You can get what you want, but you need to set the drive up for it. Windows XP limits the size of a FAT32 drive to 32Gbytes when formatting, they want

Re: OT: Controversial subjects (RE: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Aaron Reynolds" Subject: Re: OT: Controversial subjects (RE: Zone Alarm (Now OT) I believe that there was a thread with the wonderful subject line "Lobbing hand-grenades over the transom". Perhaps it was "Throwing", not lobbing. But the thread title h

: Geso Diva on a Dime, Three photos

2006-05-17 Thread David J Brooks
Editted the original post. It seems i screwed up the conversions. Crap Dave Quoting David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/Diva/ Last week, the local Toronto show, Diva on a Dime, featured my daughters riding coach. My mission, should i accept it,

Geso Diva on a Dime, Three photos

2006-05-17 Thread David J Brooks
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/Diva/ Last week, the local Toronto show, Diva on a Dime, featured my daughters riding coach. My mission, should i accept it, is to wonder around in a PJ kind of way, shoot the scense's and also take shots of the sponsors setups. The show has

Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread David Savage
On 5/18/06, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So that's the next week on this thread, the Reader's Digest Condensed version, without the profanity. Can we just skip it now? Oh OK. But it sounded fun :-) Dave S.

Re: Ideas for Pentax

2006-05-17 Thread David Savage
On 5/18/06, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't know. Which brings me to a rather loosely related question; does anyone know the title of the movie where a blind photographer is deceived by the friend who describes his shots? "Proof" with Hugo Weaving & Russell Crowe Dave S

Re: OT: External HD's and two OS's

2006-05-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Carlos Royo wrote: >Windows XP won't let you format a partition in the FAT32 system if it is >bigger than 32 GB. But you can do it (I mean, formatting FAT32 bigger >partitions) using third party utilities You can do it with DOS!

Re: Ideas for Pentax

2006-05-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Proof. -Aaron -Original Message- From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subj: Re: Ideas for Pentax Date: Wed May 17, 2006 7:29 pm Size: 594 bytes To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net On 18 May 2006 at 0:12, John Forbes wrote: > Quite so. And for those of us with dodgy eyesight, the camer

Re: Ideas for Pentax

2006-05-17 Thread Peter Loveday
I don't know. Which brings me to a rather loosely related question; does anyone know the title of the movie where a blind photographer is deceived by the friend who describes his shots? Are you thinking of Proof? Thats the only blind photographer film I can think of. Love, Light and Peace,

Re: OT: External HD's and two OS's

2006-05-17 Thread Carlos Royo
Mark Roberts wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On May 16, 2006, at 1:43 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You can get what you want, but you need to set the drive up for it. Windows XP limits the size of a FAT32 drive to 32Gbytes when formatting, they want you to use NTFS. I ha

Re: Ideas for Pentax

2006-05-17 Thread Rob Studdert
On 18 May 2006 at 0:12, John Forbes wrote: > Quite so. And for those of us with dodgy eyesight, the camera can usually > do better than we can. So who's the fool for using manual, when the > machine is better? I don't know. Which brings me to a rather loosely related question; does anyone kn

Re: OT: Controversial subjects (RE: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Good sleuthin', Rob! Plus, I remember it was the tipoff that KR and Mafud were one and the same -- he used the phrase again in January '01. -Aaron -Original Message- It was a Kirkl*nd R*msey thread and very education from a behavioral perspective :-)

Re: Walking the dog

2006-05-17 Thread John Forbes
Thanks, Bob. Great picture. John On Wed, 17 May 2006 23:07:11 +0100, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From a World Press Photo Award winner: http://www.pieterhugo.com/hyena/05.html Some other remarkable photo essays on the site too. -- Cheers, Bob -- Using Opera's revolutionar

Re: OT: Controversial subjects (RE: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread Rob Studdert
On 17 May 2006 at 17:50, Aaron Reynolds wrote: > > On May 17, 2006, at 5:43 PM, Bob W wrote: > > > So, to short-circuit further long, involved and ultimately pointless > > threads, somebody needs to trawl the archives and set up a database of > > subjects and opinions, cross-referred to people o

Re: Ideas for Pentax

2006-05-17 Thread John Forbes
On Wed, 17 May 2006 22:55:28 +0100, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 17/5/06, graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: When your reputation's is on the line, I don't see how you can leave things to the cameras choice. Unless the camera is faster and better than [you] are. I wouldn't have tho

Re: Test -please ignore

2006-05-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
It's so good to be quoted. Shows people remember. ;-) Godfrey On May 17, 2006, at 2:28 PM, Jostein wrote: From: "Aaron Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Moreso, by asking questions that have been treated vastely in the past you create even more (probably unnecessary) traffic." Just thought t

Am I the only person flying to GFM via Charlotte?

2006-05-17 Thread Rick Womer
If not, I hereby renew my invitation to join me in my rental car for the drive to GFM (about noon Friday) and back (right after the close of festivities Sunday). Rick http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail h

Walking the dog

2006-05-17 Thread Bob W
>From a World Press Photo Award winner: http://www.pieterhugo.com/hyena/05.html Some other remarkable photo essays on the site too. -- Cheers, Bob

Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread Lewis Matthew
Wow! Asking the local ACLU to define 'eternal vigilance' can really light a fire . Lewis From: Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT) Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 16:47:20 -0400 Okay, so what happens next is tha

Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread Lewis Matthew
Wow! Asking the local ACLU to define 'eternal vigilance' can really light a fire . Lewis From: Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT) Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 16:47:20 -0400 Okay, so what happens next is tha

Re: Ideas for Pentax

2006-05-17 Thread Cotty
On 17/5/06, graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: >When your reputation's is on the line, I don't see how you can leave >things to the cameras choice. Unless the camera is faster and better than [you] are. I wouldn't have thought it possible as I've always been a manual focus guy, only acquiring

Re: OT: Controversial subjects (RE: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On May 17, 2006, at 5:43 PM, Bob W wrote: So, to short-circuit further long, involved and ultimately pointless threads, somebody needs to trawl the archives and set up a database of subjects and opinions, cross-referred to people or simply categorized (pinko, fascist, God-botherer, Satan-worshi

OT: Controversial subjects (RE: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread Bob W
> -Original Message- > From: Doug Brewer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > So that's the next week on this thread, the Reader's Digest > Condensed version, without the profanity. > > Can we just skip it now? most of us have been hanging around long enough that we have finally discussed eve

Re: New Lens for ZX-5n ?

2006-05-17 Thread Mark Stringer
If you want something a little wider, the FA24-90 seems to have a good reputation or just another FA28-105 used. They are a bargain tho' I don't know which one you have. I have the pz version (heavy but a good lens). I broke it once, and sent it to Pentax for repair and still have it. Check

Re: Test -please ignore

2006-05-17 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Mark! But did I complain about too many postings? And, who looks at these test mails at all? Pancho Aaron Reynolds schrieb: "Moreso, by asking questions that have been treated vastely in the past you create even more (probably unnecessary) traffic." Just thought those two posts were excep

Re: Test -please ignore

2006-05-17 Thread Jostein
From: "Aaron Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Moreso, by asking questions that have been treated vastely in the past you create even more (probably unnecessary) traffic." Just thought those two posts were exceptionally funny, back to back. -Aaron Or in Godfrey's words... "It's not that diffic

Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread graywolf
The e-mail problem is getting to you, heh? Take a week off and go shoot some photos, Doug. We will survive the problems that long. Many of us have said how much we appreciate your maintaining this list. Ignore the complainers, even that graywolf fellow and his endless complaints about censorsh

Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread Tom C
Come on Smoochy. The world's problems get solved here! ;-) Tom C. From: Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT) Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 16:47:20 -0400 Okay, so what happens next is that everyone who doe

Re: Ideas for Pentax

2006-05-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Brewer wrote: > When you are shooting for money, you're supposed to know what you're doing Once again, Doug proves himself to be the Zen Master of the PDML!

Re: Ideas for Pentax

2006-05-17 Thread graywolf
I rest my case . graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Adam Maas wrote: Which is why you shoot more than 1 shot if at all possible. If shooting digital, shoot 4-5 shots to be sure. -Ada

Re: Fwd: Picasso's Camera

2006-05-17 Thread graywolf
Did not see the original post of course . But I find it interesting that Picasso's 1906 box camera with the broken lens apparently took long focal color headshots. Ot the other hand I can see where I went wrong now, I too once had a camera with a broken lens. Instead of using it to produce art,

a show and a question for baseball fans

2006-05-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Two things going on: 1) I'm participating in a charity show on May 25th, that's next Thursday, in Toronto. Here's a link to the invite: http://aaronreynolds.ca/NOAinvitationTO.jpg If anyone is interested in coming, drop me a line and I'll save you the telephone service charges on the ticket

Re: Measuring Megapixels

2006-05-17 Thread jtainter
... since there seems to be little activity here on the list. I suppose everyone is out celebrating the Norwegian Constitution Day...:-) Cheers, Jostein - Ah...well this evening I will celebrate it. Joe

Re: New Lens for ZX-5n ?

2006-05-17 Thread brooksdj
Find another 28-105. I love mine on the PZ-1 and istD Dave > The Pentax 28-105 on my ZX-5n got banged by an > errant child. Seems to work OK, except the results > have gotten darker, less bright, then they used to be. > Could this be a damaged lens? > >

Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread Doug Brewer
Okay, so what happens next is that everyone who doesn't live in America will chime in how evil America is, and some people who do live in America will jump in and agree, while some people who live in America will insist it isn't so, and so what? and then Bob will wake up and throw in some g

Re: New Lens for ZX-5n ?

2006-05-17 Thread David Oswald
chuck wrote: The Pentax 28-105 on my ZX-5n got banged by an errant child. Seems to work OK, except the results have gotten darker, less bright, then they used to be. Could this be a damaged lens? In any case I am up for an upgrade. What are suggested lenses for this camera? Either Pentax brand o

Re: Ideas for Pentax

2006-05-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On May 17, 2006, at 11:46 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: Turning the camera to AF does not automatically make it independent of your input, and setting it on manual does not guarantee success. When you are shooting for money, you're supposed to know what you're doing, and part of that is knowing when

Re: Test -please ignore

2006-05-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
"Moreso, by asking questions that have been treated vastely in the past you create even more (probably unnecessary) traffic." Just thought those two posts were exceptionally funny, back to back. -Aaron On May 17, 2006, at 4:30 PM, Pancho Hasselbach wrote: Nope. Didn't look at it at all. Pan

Re: Measuring Megapixels

2006-05-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Is it just me, or does the 645 stuff look oversharpened? That ringing shouldn't be there on the film. -Aaron On May 17, 2006, at 3:18 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/back-testing.shtml Perhaps this test of several digital cameras and backs may make intere

Re: Test -please ignore

2006-05-17 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Nope. Didn't look at it at all. Pancho Jostein skripskaija: Yer had ter look, eh? :-) Jostein

Re: Regarding RAW & converters

2006-05-17 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
[EMAIL PROTECTED] really rote: There's a lot to read. I like PDML but have more to do (i.e., a "life") than scan the many postings for minutae. Collin, may I politely point to you that I for example, and most likely some other list members, have that weird thing called life, too. As I und

Re: PESO - Mailbox 2110

2006-05-17 Thread frank theriault
On 5/17/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Not surprising, Frank ... I guess I deserved that. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: New Lens for ZX-5n ?

2006-05-17 Thread Steve Jolly
chuck wrote: The Pentax 28-105 on my ZX-5n got banged by an errant child. Seems to work OK, except the results have gotten darker, less bright, then they used to be. Could this be a damaged lens? In any case I am up for an upgrade. What are suggested lenses for this camera? Either Pentax brand o

Re: Regarding RAW & converters

2006-05-17 Thread Adam Maas
Collin, TIFF is a container format for images. You can stuff all sorts of different types of image related data into a TIFF file, which is why RAW data has traditionally used a TIFF or modified TIFF container for data. There are a couple of generally accepted schemes for putting 8 or 16 bit ima

Re: another test please ignore this one too

2006-05-17 Thread Jostein
It was a speed test. I subscribed to the list with two email addresses from different ISPs, to see if their respective routings would have anything to say for transmission. Jostein - Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:42 PM

New Lens for ZX-5n ?

2006-05-17 Thread chuck
The Pentax 28-105 on my ZX-5n got banged by an errant child. Seems to work OK, except the results have gotten darker, less bright, then they used to be. Could this be a damaged lens? In any case I am up for an upgrade. What are suggested lenses for this camera? Either Pentax brand or other? than

Re: Fwd: Picasso's Camera

2006-05-17 Thread Steve Jolly
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Cools stuff ... I've got an Ansco box camera around here somewhere ;-)) Maybe my pics will improve ... I think you'll have to smash it up a bit first... S

Re: PESO - Mailbox 2110

2006-05-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Not surprising, Frank ... Shel > [Original Message] > From: frank theriault > I don't get it. > http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/mailbox2110s.html

Re: Regarding RAW & converters

2006-05-17 Thread collin . x . brenemuehl
Pancho Hasselbach Wed, 17 May 2006 09:26:09 -0700 >Collin, >without wanting to be rude in any way, ok. >if you had read past posts carefully you would know that: There's a lot to read. I like PDML but have more to do (i.e., a "life") than scan the many postings for minutae. >RAW format is s

Re: another test please ignore this one too

2006-05-17 Thread Jack Davis
Caught me! 8-0 Didn't you know that "tests" always get through? (Maybe we should always include the word "test" with our posts). Jack --- Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Photographers are voyeurs, I knew that. :-) > > Jostein > > __ D

Re: Zone Alarm (Now OT)

2006-05-17 Thread Lewis Matthew
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 5/16/2006 6:11:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Everyone complained when nothing was done. You can't have it both ways. === Well, I would prefer they screen immigrants and airport passengers. I never agreed to screening Ameri

Re: GFM and food

2006-05-17 Thread frank theriault
On 5/17/06, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Engaged to #6? Wow! Regards, Bob S. I thought he was at least up to #7... -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Measuring Megapixels

2006-05-17 Thread Jostein
... since there seems to be little activity here on the list. I suppose everyone is out celebrating the Norwegian Constitution Day...:-) Cheers, Jostein

Re: PESO - Mailbox 2110

2006-05-17 Thread frank theriault
On 5/16/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Taken while walking through the neighborhood early this afternoon. I've always wanted to photograph this scene, and even got a few shots in poor light. Today the light was right ;-)) http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/mailbox2110s.html I a

another test please ignore this one too

2006-05-17 Thread Jostein
Photographers are voyeurs, I knew that. :-) Jostein

Measuring Megapixels

2006-05-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/back-testing.shtml Perhaps this test of several digital cameras and backs may make interesting reading since there seems to be little activity here on the list. No pentax content, but ~plenty~ of megapixels ;-)) Shel

Test -please ignore

2006-05-17 Thread Jostein
Yer had ter look, eh? :-) Jostein

Re: Regarding RAW & converters

2006-05-17 Thread Jostein
Can't help you with the file format, but regarding your other questions, the answer is "both" to both. There are flavours to fit both different wallets, operating systems and workflow setups. Here's a link to a site with a reasonably complete overview: http://www.raw-converter.com/en There ar

RE: Picasso's Camera

2006-05-17 Thread Bob W
Fascinating - thanks for posting. -- Cheers, Bob > -Original Message- > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 17 May 2006 17:30 > To: PDML > Subject: Fwd: Picasso's Camera > > this is interesting. > > G > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Jim Hemenway <[EMAI

Re: [PAW] Mailbox 2110

2006-05-17 Thread Illinois Bill
Shel, Don't feel bad that some people don't understand you. I recall a series of haystacks that was done by Monet. Many people I know just don't understand what my draw is to this particular series, and I can't quite explain it myself. This does not detract from the work at all. Als

RE: Fwd: Picasso's Camera

2006-05-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Cools stuff ... I've got an Ansco box camera around here somewhere ;-)) Maybe my pics will improve ... Shel > [Original Message] > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > this is interesting. http://www.detroitmona.com/picasso's_camera.htm

Re: GFM - how might I just "drop by"?

2006-05-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Hey , Cotty - my name is ann :) It's weird - I thought I remembered walking down the hill from the picnic area (yeah I know it was forbidden) to get to the overlook... a Cotty wrote: > > On 17/5/06, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Um maybe I'm misremembering but I believe i

Re: PESO - The Flag and My Kid

2006-05-17 Thread frank theriault
On 5/16/06, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The boy has a nice tilt on his camera. Is this how Frank looks like? ;-) I wear glasses and (these days) have a beard. -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Fwd: Picasso's Camera

2006-05-17 Thread Jack Davis
Very! J --- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this is interesting. > > G > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Jim Hemenway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: SeePhoto Picture and Camera Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > ___

Re: Regarding RAW & converters

2006-05-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Adam and Pancho covered your questions. As addition: If you already own Photoshop CS/CS2 or Photoshop Elements 3/4, you can consider the Adobe RAW conversion software free ... the latest version is always available as a free download. Camera Raw works as a plugin to Photoshop CS, CS2 and Br

Fwd: Picasso's Camera

2006-05-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
this is interesting. G Begin forwarded message: From: Jim Hemenway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: SeePhoto Picture and Camera Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Ideas for Pentax

2006-05-17 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Mark, I would have to agree. That is how I shoot also. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 4:02:49 AM, you wrote: MR> Cotty wrote: >>On 16/5/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> >>>I don't know any wedding photogs who use AF at all. Even the guy with >>>the

Re: Ideas for Pentax

2006-05-17 Thread Bruce Dayton
I shoot all my weddings and portraits exclusively with manual focus. About the only time I auto focus is in some sports venues. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 4:00:42 AM, you wrote: AR> On May 17, 2006, at 2:55 AM, Cotty wrote: >> On 16/5/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, u

Re: Regarding RAW & converters

2006-05-17 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Collin, without wanting to be rude in any way, if you had read past posts carefully you would know that: RAW format is sensor data, be it compressed or not, and in which way, depends on the manufacturer. Converters may or may not be free, they can be standalone applications or plugins. Thi

Re: GFM and food

2006-05-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Sullivan wrote: >Engaged to #6? Wow! Regards, Bob S. Number 7

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