Re: Weird ebay product description

2006-07-04 Thread Don Williams
Don Williams wrote: I was referring to my own use of adjectives. On re-reading my post I see ambiguity. Don The counter tells us more than 3000 people have opened the page, but I doubt more than a few have read the entire paragraph. I stopped before I got halfway. The paranoid ranting

Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Cotty
On 3/7/06, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: The only reason they would 't use it, I think, is free-lancer politics. Doubtful. If a (newsworthy) picture meets the criteria of the picture editor, then it will be used no matter what the source. I can't believe that a local paper would run

Re: Google, again

2006-07-04 Thread David Mann
On Jul 4, 2006, at 7:16 AM, Vid Strpic wrote: http://checkout.google.com/ Any opinions? Could it change the Paypal domination? Not for me as it's currently US only :) Other than that it looks pretty good, although I haven't really spent very long reading the documentation (from a

Re: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers

2006-07-04 Thread David Mann
On Jul 4, 2006, at 1:37 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: it's also important to shut it down at the end of the day using the power switch on the printer, not just turning off a power strip. I find that very easy to believe... when I turn off my 2100 with its power switch, it spends a few seconds

Re: Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Bryan Vyhmeister
It all depends on where you live. In bigger cities no one would care at all but in a small town like Sonora, CA things are a bit different. We had a fire hydrant burst sometime last year or the year before and it made front page news. Things are very different in small towns. ;-) Bryan On

Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread David Mann
On Jul 4, 2006, at 11:15 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I came across a burst fire hydrant a couple of hours ago - a car ran into it and the driver sped off before I got there - and I took a bunch of pics of the scene. [snip] http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/bursthydrant.html This is why

Re: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers

2006-07-04 Thread David Mann
On Jul 4, 2006, at 6:45 AM, Bob W wrote: What do others think of this as an example to evaluate the printers? If it's not a good example, what features should be in a photo to get a decent trial of a printer's abilities? If you're going to be printing a lot of BW, you might as well try a

Re: Weird ebay product description

2006-07-04 Thread Vid Strpic
William Robb wrote: It's not Pentax, so I figure it's probably OK to post this one. The product decription is unbelievable. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=150002224988ru=http://search.ebay.com:80/150002224988_W0QQfromZR40QQfviZ1 Well... ROTFLMAO :) But it's still a

RE: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers

2006-07-04 Thread Bob W
Thanks Dave. I'll save that for later. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: 04 July 2006 07:42 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers On Jul 4, 2006,

OT: Happy Birthday, America

2006-07-04 Thread Bob W
Congratulations on your independence. If you do change your minds, just let us know - I'm sure we can come to some sort of arrangement... http://todayspictures.slate.com/20060704/ -- Regards, Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: New Samsung PS cameras - 7 10 megapixels

2006-07-04 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 04.07.2006, at 04:41 , Aaron Reynolds wrote: Are you saying that Samsung's or Pentax's line was unprofitable? Pentax's PS digital cameras pushed Pentax Canada to the two most profitable months in the company's history, very recently. Same here, in Poland. Figure sales from Pentax PS are

RE: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers

2006-07-04 Thread mike wilson
From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] The cost of paper and inks for the Epson R800 doesn't seem to be all that different than for the Oly P440. I have assumed that one set of inks would last for 100 A4 prints. Whether that is true or not I don't know - my last lot would never have lasted that

Re: New Samsung PS cameras - 7 10 megapixels

2006-07-04 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 04.07.2006, at 02:52 , Adam Maas wrote: That 10MP sensor is far too small to be the one for the K10D. Expect a Sony sensor, either the D200 sensor or the 3fps version from the Alpha A100. It is 1/1.8 sensor - at 10 MPix it will probably generate more noise than some in-phone cameras :-/

Re: Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread mike wilson
From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/04 Tue AM 01:52:47 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant Shel Belinkoff wrote: I came across a burst fire hydrant a couple of hours ago - a car ran into it and the

Re: Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera

2006-07-04 Thread mike wilson
From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/04 Tue AM 02:34:00 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera But how well set up was the digital system? It was a demonstration by the manufacturer's agent. Should have been

Re: Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I live in a very small town, and pics like this have often been run as either news or human interest. BTW, I used to own some property in Sonora - or, rather, just outside the town. Sonora is larger than the little community in which I live. Shel [Original Message] From: Bryan Vyhmeister

Re: Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
BTW, to add to my last post, the local paper thought it interesting enough to send a photog out to grab a couple of shots as well. As it turned out, neither her shots nor mine were used, but it ~was~ of interest to the paper. Shel [Original Message] From: Bryan Vyhmeister It all depends

FA-50/1.4 (and 43 limited) price again...

2006-07-04 Thread Toralf Lund
I've been in touch with a local dealer about the FA-50/1.4, now. They say they don't have it in stock, but will be happy to get it for me. It's going to cost NOK 2550, though, which is equivalent to something like US$410, I always expect prices to be quite a bit higher here than in the US, but

Re: Weird ebay product description

2006-07-04 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 3 Jul 2006, William Robb wrote: It's not Pentax, so I figure it's probably OK to post this one. The product decription is unbelievable. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=150002224988ru=http://search.ebay.com:80/150002224988_W0QQfromZR40QQfviZ1 Listed in category:

Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Cotty
On 3/7/06, Bryan Vyhmeister, discombobulated, unleashed: It all depends on where you live. In bigger cities no one would care at all but in a small town like Sonora, CA things are a bit different. We had a fire hydrant burst sometime last year or the year before and it made front page news.

Lens prices at Adorama...

2006-07-04 Thread Toralf Lund
Go to www.adorama.com, look for Pentax lenses. Notice the price after rebate. Adorama has subtracted the rebate valid to 6 July *and* the one valid *from* 1 July. But surely you won't get both? I'd check if I were living in the US, though... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PUG again

2006-07-04 Thread Jostein Øksne
You can still contribute to PUG by commenting the pictures. Jostein On 7/4/06, Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems to me that the recent spate of messages about PUG resulted in a healthy number of photos. Maybe we should all gripe a bit a week before the due date. Sorry I

Re: Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The photo editor liked it - called it hydrant art. The general editor felt that, since the paper [was] full, he wasn't going to run it, as so doing would have required bumping something else. Anyway, I like the pic, newsworthy or not, and it was fun to get excited about the possibility of having

PAW - Sunset over Lake Pukaki

2006-07-04 Thread David Mann
One from my latest batch of scans... http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/photodb/view.php?p=460t=1 - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: FA-50/1.4 (and 43 limited) price again...

2006-07-04 Thread mike wilson
From: Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/04 Tue AM 09:01:14 GMT To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net Subject: FA-50/1.4 (and 43 limited) price again... I've been in touch with a local dealer about the FA-50/1.4, now. They say they don't have it in stock, but will be happy to get

Re: FA-50/1.4 (and 43 limited) price again...

2006-07-04 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Toralf, On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 11:01:14 +0200, Toralf Lund wrote: I've been in touch with a local dealer about the FA-50/1.4, now. They say they don't have it in stock, but will be happy to get it for me. It's going to cost NOK 2550, though, which is equivalent to something like US$410, I

Re: FA-50/1.4 (and 43 limited) price again...

2006-07-04 Thread Toralf Lund
mike wilson wrote: From: Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/04 Tue AM 09:01:14 GMT To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net Subject: FA-50/1.4 (and 43 limited) price again... I've been in touch with a local dealer about the FA-50/1.4, now. They say they don't have it in stock, but will be

Re: FA-50/1.4 (and 43 limited) price again...

2006-07-04 Thread mike wilson
From: Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/04 Tue AM 11:05:38 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: FA-50/1.4 (and 43 limited) price again... mike wilson wrote: From: Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/04 Tue AM 09:01:14 GMT To: Pentax Discuss

Re: FA-50/1.4 (and 43 limited) price again...

2006-07-04 Thread Toralf Lund
I've been in touch with a local dealer about the FA-50/1.4, now. They say they don't have it in stock, but will be happy to get it for me. It's going to cost NOK 2550, though, which is equivalent to something like US$410, I always expect prices to be quite a bit higher here than in the

Toshiba Announces a 4GB SD Card

2006-07-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
For those thinking of using a larger capacity card in their Pentax DSLR's, this information may be useful. http://tinyurl.com/ft6up http://www.dpreview.com/news/0606/06062801toshiba4gbsdhc.asp Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera

2006-07-04 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Jul 4, 2006, at 3:42 AM, mike wilson wrote: It was a demonstration by the manufacturer's agent. Should have been perfect. As anyone who's been into a television showroom can tell you that this is rarely the case. ;) -Aaron -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers

2006-07-04 Thread Bob Shell
On Jul 3, 2006, at 6:53 PM, Bob W wrote: Why are dye-subs more prone or more sensitive than inkjets to dust? The paper goes back and forth in them three or four times, so three or four times the opportunity for dust to settle on the surface. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Pentax Offers Rebates on *ist DL and more

2006-07-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I guess they want to move 'em out to make room for the new cameras. $100.00 rebate on the DL, plus $5.00 - $100.00 rebates on lenses, and rebates on Optios. http://tinyurl.com/26tso http://www.steves-digicams.com/diginews.html#pentax_rebate Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Toshiba Announces a 4GB SD Card

2006-07-04 Thread mike wilson
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/04 Tue AM 11:41:05 GMT To: PDML PDML@pdml.net Subject: Toshiba Announces a 4GB SD Card For those thinking of using a larger capacity card in their Pentax DSLR's, this information may be useful. http://tinyurl.com/ft6up

Re: Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera

2006-07-04 Thread mike wilson
From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/04 Tue AM 11:51:37 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera On Jul 4, 2006, at 3:42 AM, mike wilson wrote: It was a demonstration by the manufacturer's agent. Should

RE: Paw

2006-07-04 Thread brooksdj
BTW: I had always understood the FA 70-200 to be a dog. Detail in the shirt, arm, hat and guitar is excellent. So much for that theory! Don I thought it was the F 80-200 that was the dog.??? Oh well.:-) I used this 70-200 instead of the 50-200. I

Re: Toshiba Announces a 4GB SD Card

2006-07-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I don't know - I still confuse kilobytes with megabytes, and both with Tastybytes, a favorite snack food for Silicon Valley software engineers. The PR did say ~minimum~ though. Shel [Original Message] From: mike wilson For those thinking of using a larger capacity card in their Pentax

Re: New Samsung PS cameras - 7 10 megapixels

2006-07-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Aaron, I'm saying that Pentax had profit problems with the PS line after everybody got into the Optio S size cameras and decided to make a strategic withdrawal. Having good sales, but loosing a little bit on each camera is not a good idea. They turned the market over to somebody with more

Re: Paw

2006-07-04 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Tue, 04 Jul 2006 00:05:04 +0200 schreef Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: BTW: I had always understood the FA 70-200 to be a dog. Detail in the shirt, arm, hat and guitar is excellent. So much for that theory! Hi Don, I had the FA70-200 (powerzoom), bought the F70-210 based on it's

Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera

2006-07-04 Thread Adam Maas
mike wilson wrote: From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/04 Tue AM 11:51:37 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera On Jul 4, 2006, at 3:42 AM, mike wilson wrote: It was a demonstration by the manufacturer's

Re: Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera

2006-07-04 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Let me tell you a funny story I heard in my retailing days: One time in the dear, dim past, a salesperson for a manufacturer of ps cameras put together a camera plus case plus batteries bundle. The bundles were in stores before anyone realized that neither the batteries nor the case were not

RE: Paw

2006-07-04 Thread Don Sanderson
I noticed that they go rather cheaply. The F 70-210 is a fine lens but IMO the bokeh is rather harsh for portraits. I like the results in Daves shot, I may have to try one. Don -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lucas Rijnders Sent:

Re: Toshiba Announces a 4GB SD Card

2006-07-04 Thread Peter Loveday
For those thinking of using a larger capacity card in their Pentax DSLR's, this information may be useful. http://tinyurl.com/ft6up http://www.dpreview.com/news/0606/06062801toshiba4gbsdhc.asp This is an SDHC card isn't it? I don't think this will work in existing Pentax cameras; or

Re: New Samsung PS cameras - 7 10 megapixels

2006-07-04 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Is this fact or speculation? Pentax Canada experienced both their highest profits and largest volume of sales in the company's history, fueled by their profits on Optio sales. It's possible that Japan could sell to North America at a loss, but it would be a really bad idea, especially since

Re: FA-50/1.4 (and 43 limited) price again...

2006-07-04 Thread Jostein Øksne
Toralf, I assume you have looked at the foto video Nett pages. Unfortunately, unless they have employed some new staff lately, they do not have neither compentence or interest in Pentax products. Two times, they've tried to convince me that whatever Pentax has to offer, it's higher priced _and_

Re: July PUG is open

2006-07-04 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Keith McGuinness [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Comments... * Gianfranco Irlanda: A Car? Interesting as an object but the image is a little static. Perhaps another angle? Hi Keith, First, thanks for taking the time to comment on the whole gallery. I agree, the subject is interesting but I had

Looking for PS Recommendations

2006-07-04 Thread brooksdj
Hi all. I'v decided to try and get some poundage off this old body, and have recently started bike riding around town. The added weight of even the smaller Lowpro treker is a bit to much, so i thought i'd get a PS digital and just keep it in my pocket or clipped on the bike

Re: Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera

2006-07-04 Thread mike wilson
From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/04 Tue PM 12:33:00 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera Let me tell you a funny story I heard in my retailing days: One time in the dear, dim past, a salesperson for

Re: Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera

2006-07-04 Thread mike wilson
From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/04 Tue PM 12:29:42 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera mike wilson wrote: From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/04 Tue AM 11:51:37 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers

2006-07-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
One thing to consider is that you're pricing Epson Premium Glossy paper, one of the most expensive surfaces available from Epson, and you're pricing directly from the Epson website ... in other words, at retail list prices. Other choices at lower price abound. With the Oly P440, you don't

Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Cotty wrote: On 3/7/06, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: The only reason they would 't use it, I think, is free-lancer politics. Doubtful. If a (newsworthy) picture meets the criteria of the picture editor, then it will be used no matter what the source. I can't believe that

Re: Paw

2006-07-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Love the shot, Dave. I'd like to see the skin tones rendered with a bit more snap however. Should be easy to do! Godfrey On Jul 3, 2006, at 10:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: istD with FA70-200 and shot in Raw. Converted in PSCS to BW R=80,G=20,B=5. Constant-2. Some S/H but only a tweak.

Re: New Samsung PS cameras - 7 10 megapixels

2006-07-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Pentax USA may be just a reseller but it is a wholly owned subuiderary of Pentax Japan. I don't know anything about the Japanese tax system but it could be of some advantage to move profits overseas. Aaron Reynolds wrote: Is this fact or speculation? Pentax Canada experienced both their

Re: Paw

2006-07-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
A Curves adjustment layer applied to separate the skin tones... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/db-four/ Godfrey On Jul 4, 2006, at 7:06 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Love the shot, Dave. I'd like to see the skin tones rendered with a bit more snap however. Should be easy to do! Godfrey

Re: Looking for PS Recommendations

2006-07-04 Thread Mat Maessen
On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 09:37:51 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i'd get a PS digital and just keep it in my pocket or clipped on the bike some were. Any suggestions. 4-5 megapixels are fine. Optio S4. Little. Not yellow. Different. :-) -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

RE: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera

2006-07-04 Thread Jens Bladt
Aaron I didn't know there was a different mindset for digital - except for trying harder to avoid overexposure/blown out highlights. I usually regard JPEGs as slides, RAW as negs. I have BTW noticed that I'm not the only one who normally underexposes deliberately by 0.3-0.5 F-stop. (I shoot RAW

Re: Looking for PS Recommendations

2006-07-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
If you want really small, I'd go for the Panasonic LX1. Superb lens, image stabilization, RAW format capture available. If you're willing to carry a little bit more, a Konica Minolta A200 is fantastic. About half the weight of a Pentax DS with 18-55 lens, about 30% smaller overall, and

exposure evaluation ... digital and film

2006-07-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sensors respond to light differently compared to film. Chapters one and two of Bruce Fraser's Real World Camera Raw with Photoshop CS2 explains why there is a difference. As a result, exposure evaluation requires a different mindset and different settings. JPEG and slide film, although

Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Shel Belinkoff wrote: I live in a very small town, and pics like this have often been run as either news or human interest. BTW, I used to own some property in Sonora - or, rather, just outside the town. Sonora is larger than the little community in which I live. Shel I wrote to

Re: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers

2006-07-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob Shell Subject: Re: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers On Jul 3, 2006, at 6:53 PM, Bob W wrote: Why are dye-subs more prone or more sensitive than inkjets to dust? The paper goes back and forth in them three or four times, so three or four

Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera

2006-07-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 4, 2006, at 5:10 AM, mike wilson wrote: Indeed. But if the manufacturer's agent can't do it Not to mention that the whole premise that the digital revolution is based on is that you just need to turn it on and go. Why do you keep insisting that this bullshit is the truth?

Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera

2006-07-04 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Jul 4, 2006, at 10:09 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: I didn't know there was a different mindset for digital - except for trying harder to avoid overexposure/blown out highlights. I usually regard JPEGs as slides, RAW as negs. I have BTW noticed that I'm not the only one who normally

OT: Happy Birthday, America

2006-07-04 Thread William Robb
Hope it's a good one. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera

2006-07-04 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Jul 4, 2006, at 9:42 AM, mike wilson wrote: I wonder how many people bought them. A lot of very unhappy people. -Aaron -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Don Williams
What one may think as newsworthy the editor may decide isn't. When I was a stringer for CBS there was a huge fire near Cape Town. A candle factory burned for two days. The enormous flames and smoke was visible for 50 miles. It was comparable to an oil well fire in dramatic effect. I went down

Re: Toshiba Announces a 4GB SD Card

2006-07-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 4, 2006, at 5:04 AM, mike wilson wrote: If I've got the convoluted syntax correct, the 4Mb/s minimum write speed (sustained) means that it will take ~2.5 seconds (max) to write a PEF file. Why so long, when internal memory can write in ~1/6th of the time? Internal buffer

Re: PAW - Sunset over Lake Pukaki

2006-07-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, Very nice! I'd like to see a big print and the details on the horizon. Marvelous colors. Regards, Bob S. On 7/4/06, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One from my latest batch of scans... http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/photodb/view.php?p=460t=1 - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Toshiba Announces a 4GB SD Card

2006-07-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 4, 2006, at 5:56 AM, Peter Loveday wrote: For those thinking of using a larger capacity card in their Pentax DSLR's, this information may be useful. http://tinyurl.com/ft6up http://www.dpreview.com/news/0606/06062801toshiba4gbsdhc.asp This is an SDHC card isn't it? I don't

Re: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers

2006-07-04 Thread Doug Franklin
mike wilson wrote: The outlaws (who, for some reason, are making a lot of prints at the moment) using a consumer Epson, get 8-9 A4 prints from a colour cartridge. On my Epson 820 I get about 20 8 x 10 prints from a color cartridge. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera

2006-07-04 Thread mike wilson
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/04 Tue PM 02:30:39 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera On Jul 4, 2006, at 5:10 AM, mike wilson wrote: Indeed. But if the manufacturer's agent can't do it Not

Re: Re: Toshiba Announces a 4GB SD Card

2006-07-04 Thread mike wilson
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/04 Tue PM 02:42:36 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Toshiba Announces a 4GB SD Card On Jul 4, 2006, at 5:04 AM, mike wilson wrote: If I've got the convoluted syntax correct, the 4Mb/s minimum write

Re: New Samsung PS cameras - 7 10 megapixels

2006-07-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Aaron, I have no knowledge of Pentax's internal accounting statements. I am speculating based on public interview with the Pentax CEO last year. That would be about the right time frame for unfolding this Samsung stuff now. Also, I imagine the market here in the US is quite different from

Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera

2006-07-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 4, 2006, at 7:51 AM, mike wilson wrote: Why do you keep insisting that this bullshit is the truth? It's just how it appears to me from all the ads I see for whizzy new technology. But, of course, being a half-blind, senile old Moley, I'm obviously completely wrong. Quite. ]'-)

Re: Toshiba Announces a 4GB SD Card

2006-07-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Yes, it's an SDHC card. Some time back I posted a message I received from Pentax stating that they will provide a firmware upgrade for current cameras once the SDHC standard has been established and implemented. I'd be very surprised if the new cameras didn't take advantage of these newer cards.

Re: exposure evaluation ... digital and film

2006-07-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Godfrey, You've got to explain this. Digital sensors can't give any detail in overexposed highlights. You can recover details in underexposed areas with post processing. So don't you want to avoid blown highlights at all costs? Regards, Bob S. On 7/4/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Toshiba Announces a 4GB SD Card

2006-07-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 4, 2006, at 7:56 AM, mike wilson wrote: Internal buffer transfers are different from writing through the SD IO port. Internal writes are primary storage write speed, not secondary storage write speed to non-volatile memory media in the case of the SD card cage. Thanks. I wondered if

Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Yup. :-) In eons past, I did a lot of such stuff as a newspaper stringer. It was always 1 chance in a hundred that a picture of mine would get picked, but I did get four or five into the papers. Nothing of any note, sadly. People who make a living as stringers a) do a LOT of ambulance and

Re: Lens prices at Adorama...

2006-07-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Toralf, Error seems to be available, but it is an error. The latest Pentax rebates state - May not be combined with any other offers. So there is no way to get 2 rebates from Pentax. Regards, Bob S. On 7/4/06, Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Go to www.adorama.com, look for Pentax lenses.

Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
We've had almost record rainfalls this year, but the truth is that California is a semi-arid state. Water use and conservation is always an issue. Further, according to a couple of people I spoke to at the scene, this is the second or third time that particular hydrant has been hit by a vehicle

RE: exposure evaluation ... digital and film

2006-07-04 Thread Don Sanderson
Hi Bob, Film, like the human eye, is very sensitive to subtle differences in tones at the darker end of the scale. It is very insensitive to the differences at the brighter end. Digital, on the other hand is linear, equally sensitive to all light levels. However, when shooting RAW you have only 12

Re: exposure evaluation ... digital and film

2006-07-04 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Bob, You wrote: Digital sensors can't give any detail in overexposed highlights. JPEG's can't give any detail in overexposed highlights. You can recover details in underexposed areas with post processing. So don't you want to avoid blown highlights at all costs? Provided you don't

Re: exposure evaluation ... digital and film

2006-07-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Bob, you've not been paying attention ;-)) This has been discussed here several times. I'll let Godders explain it because he does a much better job than I with this technical stuff. However, when he and I got together last year, when I had my first DS, he showed me what he'd been talking

Re: Paw

2006-07-04 Thread brooksdj
I'v really got to learn to use layers.:-) Looks good. I;ll try that at home and see ehat i get. Thanks Dave A Curves adjustment layer applied to separate the skin tones... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/db-four/ Godfrey On Jul 4, 2006, at

Re: exposure evaluation ... digital and film

2006-07-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Yes, of course you don't want to go beyond the sensor's saturation point in areas where you want detail. But protecting an exposure by underexposure is the wrong methodology. It's difficult to explain without some graphs to make it more intelligible, that's why I recommend reading Bruce's

Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I left the crop loose figuring that, if the paper wanted to use the pic, they'd have some room to crop to their needs. I shot about fifteen or so frames - until there was no more room on the card I had - with somewhat different angles and perspectives. I may post one or two more pics at some

Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread brooksdj
Nice shot Shel. I had been trying for 20 years to get a picture or letter into the l;ocal paper. February i managed several from a fund raiser. The editor was there with a PS, saw me, came over and chatted for a second, looked at my gear, and saidYou seem to know what your doing, heres my

Re: exposure evaluation ... digital and film

2006-07-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Godfrey, I hope you save some of your tutorial posts so you don't have to retype them. This link is also helpful: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/expose-right.shtml And yes, I know it was posted just a few messages back, but it can't hurt to post it again. Shel [Original

Re: Lens prices at Adorama...

2006-07-04 Thread Joseph Tainter
Go to www.adorama.com, look for Pentax lenses. Notice the price after rebate. Adorama has subtracted the rebate valid to 6 July *and* the one valid *from* 1 July. But surely you won't get both? I'd check if I were living in the US, though... - Toralf - Adorama is a fine business to buy

Re: Weird ebay product description

2006-07-04 Thread Joseph Tainter
It's not Pentax, so I figure it's probably OK to post this one. The product decription is unbelievable. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=150002224988ru=http://search.ebay.com:80/150002224988_W0QQfromZR40QQfviZ1 William Robb - I don't think one would want to get into a

Funny side of great photographers :-)

2006-07-04 Thread Vid Strpic
LOL: http://theonlinephotographer.blogspot.com/2006/06/great-photographers-on-internet.html -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], IRC:[EMAIL PROTECTED], /bin/zsh. C|NK -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Shel, The Nebbish's are a small but active family. We even have some around the midwest, but you don't hear much of them. ;-) Regards, Bob S. On 7/4/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We've had almost record rainfalls this year, but the truth is that California is a semi-arid state.

Re: Re: Re: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Bryan Vyhmeister
Sonora is a nice little town but a very different one than many. Because it is the county seat, it has a lot of stuff that most small towns do not have. The newspaper is an strange one though. There are funny politics in Sonora. If you ever come up this direction let me know. Bryan On 7/4/06,

Re: exposure evaluation ... digital and film

2006-07-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Godfrey, Thanks for taking time to write that explaination. I think I understand now. Like Shel said, I haven't been paying close enough attention. I have underestimated how far to the right that I should be pushing the histogram curve. I'll make some corrections now that I shooting RAW.

July PUG Comments

2006-07-04 Thread Tom C
These are the ones that jump out at me this month... Curves in... by Jostein Excellent abstract! --- Watersurface by Jens Bladt Another excellent abstract! --- What am eye? by Robert Gonzalez Love it and the color. --- Who's head is it

Re: exposure evaluation ... digital and film

2006-07-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bob, You're welcome. I used to use the blinkies, but then turned the feature off. While I rarely look at the LCD screen these days, when the blinkies were on and i did look, it was distracting. Just go out and bracket some exposures and all will become perfectly clear. However, you may want

Re: exposure evaluation ... digital and film

2006-07-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 4, 2006, at 10:30 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Thanks for taking time to write that explanation. You're welcome. In practice on the ist Ds, do you shoot with the blinking highlight warning on? At what levels does it begin to warn that highlights are blown? 4095, 4090, 4080? I leave the

RE: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Bob W
This is an area in which even a paper such as the San Francisco Chronicle has a section devoted to what needs to be fixed in the community. The pot hole at Third and Maple has not been repaired for 27 days. Alvin Nebbish, head of the city's street maintenance department, said a

RE: Newsworthy Photo - Burst Fire Hydrant

2006-07-04 Thread Bob W
Shel Belinkoff wrote: The photo editor liked it - called it hydrant art. The general editor felt that, since the paper [was] full, he wasn't going to run it, as so doing would have required bumping something else. Did you use a Pentax? If so that would explain why they said no. Not a

RE: exposure evaluation ... digital and film

2006-07-04 Thread Bob W
them. This link is also helpful: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/expose-right.shtml And yes, I know it was posted just a few messages back, but it can't hurt to post it again. Oh, I dunno - you wouldn't want to over expose it... B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers

2006-07-04 Thread Bob W
Thanks for the info. Probably not the best thing for my house then, where dust never sleeps. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: 04 July 2006 15:24 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pros and

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