Re: raw therapee for linux

2006-10-18 Thread Jostein Øksne
Been away from Linux for very long. Are there any 16-bit image editors for Linux yet? I remember this was one of the main features absent from GIMP back when. Jostein On 10/19/06, SJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi, > > for those of you on linux, raw therapee-1.1-pre5 is available for linux > (h

Re: PESO - Valley morning fog

2006-10-18 Thread Jostein Øksne
No, I haven't considered any crops. I wanted the sunlit bit in for the spark. After considering Godfrey's comments, I think it balances the blue in the valley fog. Jostein On 10/19/06, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 18/10/06, Jostein Øksne, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >http://www.oksne

Re: PESO - Valley morning fog

2006-10-18 Thread Jostein Øksne
I have an issue with the blueness too, Godfrey. After some consideration I left it in since it is more or less real. The sky overhead was totally cloudless, and I expect the clouds took colour from it. High humidity in the air may have contributed too. I remember watching sunrise over the Blue Ridg

RE: K1D aperature simulator survey, part Deaux

2006-10-18 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Ok, Whatever. When your operating manually like that, I just Call it manual or bracketing, not "instant" exposure compensation. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 1:13 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mai

raw therapee for linux

2006-10-18 Thread SJ
hi, for those of you on linux, raw therapee-1.1-pre5 is available for linux (http://www.rawtherapee.com/download.html). no sources, only binary, but seems much much better than what has so far been available. of course, there is also a windows version there.. regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Di

Re: File size of scanned 6x7 neg

2006-10-18 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 19/10/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've got a mate telling me a high res drum scan of a 6x7 neg would only be > 10MB in > TIFF format. Surely it would be in the hundreds of MB neighbourhood wouldn't > it? It's easy enough to work out, the official frame size for the P67

RE: BSI - film speed system etc

2006-10-18 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks, Bob. I have now changed my description. An Agifold will normally go for 20-30 GB. I haven't done any shootig with it yet. But I will. I'd like to have a 6x6 folder in my 35mm camera back for just in case. I have been bidding for a Ensign 820 and 1220 (6x9 ans 645) - but these are quite ex

Re: File size of scanned 6x7 neg

2006-10-18 Thread Ryan Brooks
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've got a mate telling me a high res drum scan of a 6x7 neg would only be > 10MB in > TIFF format. Surely it would be in the hundreds of MB neighbourhood wouldn't > it? > > Yes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml

RE: PESO - The Eye of the Tiger

2006-10-18 Thread David Savage
Depends on how much you think 10-15 minutes of work is worth. It's quite fixable. But I've always had a fascination with tigers, so I quite like the shot. Dave At 01:10 PM 19/10/2006, you wrote: >Toss it ... it's not a very strong pic to begin with, Bruce. The amount of >work involved to save

File size of scanned 6x7 neg

2006-10-18 Thread jkmess
I've got a mate telling me a high res drum scan of a 6x7 neg would only be 10MB in TIFF format. Surely it would be in the hundreds of MB neighbourhood wouldn't it? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Black "thingy"

2006-10-18 Thread graywolf
Have you thought about RTFM? Sometimes that does help . Bill Owens wrote: > Tom, > > The long side of this thing is about the same length and the wide end makes > it about the right size for a PCMCIA slot. However, inside the computer > there are contacts only where the long side fits, and I can

Re: OT computer help

2006-10-18 Thread graywolf
I've got one of those 3COM cards with the retractable antenna. Very convenient not having to remove it when I put the Thinkpad in its case. --graywolf David Mann wrote: > On Oct 19, 2006, at 8:27 AM, Bob W wrote: > >> I have 2 PCMCIA slots on my Dell. One of them contains a 5 GB hard >> disk u

RE: K1D aperature simulator survey, part Deaux

2006-10-18 Thread J. C. O'Connell
We were talking about two different things, AE vs. Exposure comp (bracketing). jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 12:35 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: K1D aperature simulator surv

Re: Somebody talk me out of it

2006-10-18 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually they don't. Both of them are manual diaphragm. Gonz wrote: >Dont buy them. They have aperture simulators, which means they are >obsolete. ;) > >rg > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >>I'm thinking about buying either a K400/5.6 or a K500/4.5. Primary >>use would be 35mm film, but i

RE: PESO - The Eye of the Tiger

2006-10-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Toss it ... it's not a very strong pic to begin with, Bruce. The amount of work involved to save it isn't worth it. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Bruce Dayton > I would appreciate any suggestions with this one. There is some > shredded paper in the lower left corner that would be very d

Re: PESO - Golden Eagle

2006-10-18 Thread P. J. Alling
I think the birds shoulder is out of the depth of focus. Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail) wrote: >Great picture! > >Seems that the foreground feathers show some "duplication", like a >motion blur, but the sharp spots do not show any (or is it my eyes? ;-) ) > >Have you experienced such out-of-focus dup

Re: Somebody talk me out of it

2006-10-18 Thread P. J. Alling
You know you really want both of them go for it. Scott Loveless wrote: >I'm thinking about buying either a K400/5.6 or a K500/4.5. Primary >use would be 35mm film, but it will certainly be mounted on the K100D >from time to time. Anyone have any input on image quality? Is either >significantly

Re: K1D aperature simulator survey, part Deaux

2006-10-18 Thread P. J. Alling
As opposed to pressing a button and turning a wheel. J. C. O'Connell wrote: >I guess the terms are unclear, by saying "instant" it seems >To imply compensation for the new aperture setting rather >Than bracketing or metering compensation. Why use "instant" >In that context? >jco > >-Original

Re: PESO - The Eye of the Tiger

2006-10-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" Subject: PESO - The Eye of the Tiger >I would appreciate any suggestions with this one. There is some > shredded paper in the lower left corner that would be very difficult > to clone out. One option is to crop it somehow to remove most or al

Re: OT: Your first camera

2006-10-18 Thread P. J. Alling
I finally got around to replying to this. My first camera was a hand me down Brownie made of Bakelite, it took 127 film and made surprisingly good images for such a simple device, probably the biggish negatives. The first camera I actually owned was an Instamatic 100, (126), next an Instamati

PESO - The Eye of the Tiger

2006-10-18 Thread Bruce Dayton
I would appreciate any suggestions with this one. There is some shredded paper in the lower left corner that would be very difficult to clone out. One option is to crop it somehow to remove most or all of it - without weakening the picture or the other option is to toss the image. Thoughts? Pen

Re: PESO - Valley morning fog

2006-10-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Quite a nice scene, but on my screen it's drowned in blues. The shadows in the middle ground and top go blue rather than black, the fog is all blue. Was the scene really this blue to your eyes? A curves adjustment layer and a bit of masking would correct it very nicely while leaving the es

PESO - Golden Gate

2006-10-18 Thread Bruce Dayton
The fog rolls into the bay... Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4, Handheld ISO 400, 1/250 sec @ f/8 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_3433.htm Comments welcome -- Bruce -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Valley morning fog

2006-10-18 Thread Bruce Dayton
Quite a striking shot. I like how the sun is hitting the tops of the trees, giving you a sense of the time of day and that the fog is only lingering. Well done! -- Bruce Wednesday, October 18, 2006, 2:31:02 PM, you wrote: JØ> http://www.oksne.net/paw/garmo.html JØ> Thanks for looking. JØ>

Re: K1D aperature simulator survey, part Deaux

2006-10-18 Thread P. J. Alling
So why do you think it has to be stopped down? J. C. O'Connell wrote: >Sir, You wrote quote : > > >>>" If you change the aperture you get >>>instant exposure compensation" >>> >>> >I did read it correctly. >jco > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: OT computer help

2006-10-18 Thread David Mann
On Oct 19, 2006, at 8:27 AM, Bob W wrote: > I have 2 PCMCIA slots on my Dell. One of them contains a 5 GB hard > disk used for backup of Word files and so on, the other contains my > wireless modem. Useful little slots. We have one slot in our laptop. I threw a wireless network card into it, a

RE: The JCO survey

2006-10-18 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Putting a simple $5 part back into the current DSLRs Is not something impossible like FD or M42 DSLRS which use totally different very old lens Mount. Why are you so sure its gone forever? Its too early to tell because pentax hasn't Really put out a high end DSLR like canon's Top models. jco -

Re: OT: Netscape 7.1 - ann's new computer blues

2006-10-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pop up screens? Tunes? My idea of a nightmare. I have no speakers on my computers. bliss. and it is annoying enough that a screen pops up to tell me Pc'cillin scanned my OUTGOING messages for viruses... Anyway to turn that off?? ann Original Message: - From: David Weiss [EM

Re: Pentax Japan delays K10D release date

2006-10-18 Thread Adam Maas
Joseph Tainter wrote: > I disagree. > > What was a switch on the D is on the K10D (AF point selection, metering > type). They moved the stuff from the mode dial (Which was a UI atrocity) > to the Fn Menu (Which works very well). > > -Adam > - > > The two big items for me are ISO set and the

Re: OT - Jack Davis - Email Bouncing

2006-10-18 Thread Tom C
CRAP MS WINDOWS XP CUT&PASTE NONSENSE :-) Tom C. Original Message Follows From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Jack Davis - Email Bouncing Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:37:55 -0700 (PDT) My address id:

Re: Thoughs on lenses for K100D

2006-10-18 Thread John Coyle
Leon, why not insist on getting the Pentax lens, perhaps the 18-55 kit lens, which has had reasonably good reports here? CRK should be made to realize that, in at least one person's view (me!), the Sigma lens offering is inferior! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - Fr

Re: OT: Netscape 7.1 - ann's new computer blues

2006-10-18 Thread David Weiss
I use this combination (Thunderbird and Firefox) and they work quite well together. What I like most is that you can tailor the way it works a bit with the various themes, plug-ins and extensions. For instance, I have pop-up messages when mail arrives into some of my folders, others I do not

Re: PESO - Valley morning fog

2006-10-18 Thread kwaller
Nice capture. Good composition & exposure. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Jostein Øksne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO - Valley morning fog > http://www.oksne.net/paw/garmo.html > > Thanks for looking. > > > Jostein > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.ne

Re: The JCO survey

2006-10-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: The JCO survey > Eos INTRO 20 yrs ago, there were no digital cameras > In sight at that time. Expecting Canon to make now > A digital FD body is a little ridiculous isnt it? Absolutely, they have well and truly screwed the FD le

Re: reloading 110 cassettes

2006-10-18 Thread John Celio
> Another solution is to construct a slitter and use 35mm as a starting > point for non-perf 16mm. That's what I plan on doing. I bought a slitter off eBay, and whenever it shows up I'm going to experiment with some 100 ISO slide film, just for fun. :) John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com

Samsung 50-200 [Was: Re: Thoughs on lenses for K100D]

2006-10-18 Thread Joseph Tainter
"I believe Pop Photo tested this variant and deemed it better quality than the Pentax branded version, but admitted they are the same design, construction, and probably same plant ." No, that's not what Pop Photo said. Pop hasn't tested the DA 50-200 yet (or at least they haven't reported a test

Re: Remedial film photography. :)

2006-10-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: James Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 7:37 PM Subject: Remedial film photography. :) > Can someone please explain to me the reason that people load 50 iso > film and shoot > it with the camera set at 12 iso (numbers just for example). My fave is still Pan

Re: Re; High ISO Images

2006-10-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
Don't worry, be happy. On Oct 18, 2006, at 10:40 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: > Having had my cup of tea: > > "Well, the first thing we need to do is panic." > > Well, if Pentax was a company that communicated better with its > customers, those customers wouldn't have to grope around in the > dar

OT: Happy Birthday, Bill Owens

2006-10-18 Thread Joseph Tainter
Happy Birthday, Bill. Good to have you on the list. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: larger digital -v- film comparison

2006-10-18 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 19/10/06, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Welcome to the world of digital. Where they only way to compare images > is to digitalize the film image making it a 3rd generation image > compared to a first (web), or second (print) from the digital. And of > course the biggest common (well not

Thanks again!

2006-10-18 Thread Bill Owens
Bedtime now, but I must thank all of you who sent me birthday wishes. It just proves that we're not a mailing list, but a family, sibling spats and all. Bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Black "thingy"

2006-10-18 Thread Bill Owens
Tom, The long side of this thing is about the same length and the wide end makes it about the right size for a PCMCIA slot. However, inside the computer there are contacts only where the long side fits, and I can't figure out what's inside the computer where the short end fits. Guess I'll have t

RE: 35mm equivalent focal length on P6x7

2006-10-18 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I never crop to the paper aspect ratio, If I crop, it's To the best composition, not to the paper. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of graywolf Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 9:02 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: 35mm equival

RE: Black "thingy"

2006-10-18 Thread Bill Owens
Bob, I knew it was a Veeblefetzer, just called it a "thingy" to see if anyone else knew what it was. It more advanced than I thought, I thought it was a Mark V Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Shell Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2

RE: The JCO survey

2006-10-18 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Eos INTRO 20 yrs ago, there were no digital cameras In sight at that time. Expecting Canon to make now A digital FD body is a little ridiculous isnt it? Its like asking pentax to make a M42 screwmount DSLR. Jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behal

Re; High ISO Images

2006-10-18 Thread Joseph Tainter
Having had my cup of tea: "Well, the first thing we need to do is panic." Well, if Pentax was a company that communicated better with its customers, those customers wouldn't have to grope around in the dark so much. In the absence of support from the company, we turn to lists such as this. Dou

Re: OT - Jack Davis - Email Bouncing

2006-10-18 Thread Jack Davis
My address id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ya missed the "j". Please re-send.. Jack --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jack, > > Don't know if it's just a temporary yahoo or hotmail glitch, but my > e-mails > to your yahoo account are returning as: > > Delivery to the following recipients fail

Re: Remedial film photography. :)

2006-10-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
Your example is extreme, but most films seem to be slightly overrated in regard to ISO. I always shot Portra 400 at 320 and Portra 160 at 100. I shot Delta 3200 at 1600. I shot TMax 400 at 200 then processed it gently in a d-76 1:1 soup. It's all in determining what works for you with the p

[no subject]

2006-10-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
NOt sure why my pdml change isn't taking yet my new email is [EMAIL PROTECTED] The nickname I was given at the old Game Room in NY where we played Scrabble (and others played backgammon and chess and such) think it is even mentioned on the web somewhere - in a quote from WORD FREAK. somebody send

PESO - Valley morning fog

2006-10-18 Thread Joseph Tainter
http://www.oksne.net/paw/garmo.html Jostein, this is wonderful. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Re: Show in Japan

2006-10-18 Thread John Coyle
I cannot see genuine moiré, patterns there, no matter how hard I look! Moiré interference does exist of course, but isn't it generally only apparent when looking at an electronic presentation of an image, such as used to be very evident on TV when some particular patterns of shirt were worn? IMO

Re: Samsung 50-200 [Was: Re: Thoughs on lenses for K100D]

2006-10-18 Thread jkmess
Yes, but are they K mount? :) Quoting graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I noticed that Samsung is now making highend washers and dryers too. > > --graywolf > > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Assuming that it's the exact same lens for a moment, the next > questions > > might be about service availa

Re: new email address coming down the line

2006-10-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Just call him Annie Hall :) BTW - the 2nd ave deli is gone -- sniffle sniffle ann Original Message: - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:38:27 -0700 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: new email address coming down the line What a goy you are ;-)) Sh

Re: OT: Happy Birthday, Bill Owens

2006-10-18 Thread Stan Halpin
Bill, best wishes for continued recovery, and have a happy birthday along the way! I hope to be at GFM next summer. Just learned about a must-attend wedding on the left coast in that same general time period, but I'll do what I can. Stan On Oct 18, 2006, at 8:42 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: > Yeste

Re: Remedial film photography. :)

2006-10-18 Thread graywolf
It moves the exposure up, or down, the sensitivity curve. Giving more weight to the shadows, or highlights. Simple as that. It takes a bit of experience to know when to do which. Most wedding pros shot color negative about 2/3 stop slow (100 v 160) because most of the labs were calibrated to ma

Re: Samsung 50-200 [Was: Re: Thoughs on lenses for K100D]

2006-10-18 Thread graywolf
I noticed that Samsung is now making highend washers and dryers too. --graywolf Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Assuming that it's the exact same lens for a moment, the next questions > might be about service availability and warranty, and then possible resale > value. > > Shel > > > >> [Original Me

Samsung 50-200 [Was: Re: Thoughs on lenses for K100D]

2006-10-18 Thread Walter Hamler
I believe Pop Photo tested this variant and deemed it better quality than the Pentax branded version, but admitted they are the same design, construction, and probably same plant . If you find a place to buy one at less than 200.00 I would be interested. Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail Lis

Re: photo from 1979

2006-10-18 Thread graywolf
L to R: Olympus, the chimper looks like he has some kind of Polaroid, Minolta, Canon, Olympus, Nikon, Minolta, and the one hanging on the neckstrap looks like a Practika to me. It is hard to tell exactly what model which is because they all tended to look the same throughout the line back then.

photo from 1979

2006-10-18 Thread Walter Hamler
I see 2 Olympus, 2 canons, a Nikon, and 2 Minoltas Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: new email address coming down the line

2006-10-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What a goy you are ;-)) Shel > [Original Message] > From: graywolf > Send around a Pastrami and Swiss on Rye, Ann. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Remedial film photography. :)

2006-10-18 Thread jkmess
Can someone please explain to me the reason that people load 50 iso film and shoot it with the camera set at 12 iso (numbers just for example). What are the benefits of doing this? It doesn't change the speed of the film...just the speed the camera's meter thinks the film is. I assume it i

Re: larger digital -v- film comparison

2006-10-18 Thread graywolf
Welcome to the world of digital. Where they only way to compare images is to digitalize the film image making it a 3rd generation image compared to a first (web), or second (print) from the digital. And of course the biggest common (well not so common, but not custom built) film camera is 20x24

Re: OT: Netscape 7.1 - ann's new computer blues

2006-10-18 Thread graywolf
Thunderbird, the email conterpart to Firefox is similar to Netscape, as it was developed from Netscape. You could call Firefox & Thunderbird the modern version of Netscape... --graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ryan - > thanks, but > > I want to mimic the Netcape communicator for my email o

Re: new email address coming down the line

2006-10-18 Thread graywolf
Send around a Pastrami and Swiss on Rye, Ann. --graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > will be > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I'm not giving up the old annsan one yet but I'm going to change > my pDML mail to the new one this evening... > > you are right, guys, I'm loving the cable connection. > > anns

Re: K1D aperture simulator, part Three (III)- NOT

2006-10-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I've done this on every SLR camera I've owned since 1969. I hate microprism focus aids particularly, but split image rangefinders are also obnoxious. G On Oct 18, 2006, at 4:47 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > I'm actually in the process of replacing all my split-prism screens > with > plain screens

Re: BSI - film speed system etc

2006-10-18 Thread graywolf
BSI was, I believe, the same as Weston. If so, it is 1/3 stop off from ASA, I forget which way. Bob W wrote: > BSI and ASA apparently used the same numbering system, according to > this web page: > http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/1591 > > BSI was obviously superior in all other respects

Re: 35mm equivalent focal length on P6x7

2006-10-18 Thread graywolf
If you figure you are going to crop to the same formats the long side gives you 4x6 format, and the short gives you 4x5. The diagonal is for theorists only, it has nothing whatsoever to do with the world I work in . J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Actually there are three conversion factors needed b

Re: PESO - A valley view

2006-10-18 Thread John Coyle
That's beautiful, Jostein - it looks so peaceful, too John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: "Jostein Øksne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 6:04 AM Subject: PESO - A valley view > http://www.oksne.net/paw/valleyvi

Re: Black "thingy"

2006-10-18 Thread graywolf
My Thinkpad has a CF card slot, the filler looks about the same size but is rectangular. There are two other slots a mini-IDE and Modem slot but they are internal. I wonder if what you have is a slot that was originally for a CF but has been "upgraded" to SD in your model. That would kind of ex

Re: photo from 1979

2006-10-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
There are some Nikons, at least one Canon that I can see, and it looks like there are a couple of Minoltas as well. Shel > Scott Loveless wrote: > I came across this photo in the "photojournalism" entry at wikipedia. > The photographer states the photograph was probably taken about 1979 > at the

larger digital -v- film comparison

2006-10-18 Thread Kevin Waterson
Whilst not strictly Pentax related, I found this older article comparing some 4x5 http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/Cramer.shtml I found it interesting any how... Kevin -- -- "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting t

Re: 645D estimated street price - unbeleivable it must be a mistake!

2006-10-18 Thread Kevin Waterson
but the many other MF digitals have a removable/replaceable back making upgrades easy. However, if Pentax can keep the price low, I see this as a positive step. The advantage of replacing the whole body is that you get the benifits of any new technology in focusing etc. Kevin On 10/18/06, P. J. A

Re: photo from 1979

2006-10-18 Thread Perry Pellechia
Cannot help on the ID's but its looks like some of those paps are chimping with film cameras! On 10/18/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howdy, gang! > > I came across this photo in the "photojournalism" entry at wikipedia. > The photographer states the photograph was probably taken

Re: Show in Japan

2006-10-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
I doubt that Pentax has regressed. BTW, I think Doug was being facetious. It's probably not time to get nostalgic about the *istD. On Oct 17, 2006, at 9:42 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 18/10/06, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Well, that's it. The camera is useless. > > Tha

Re: Protecting Lens Mount Contacts

2006-10-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Even more ultimate compatibility ;-)) http://tinyurl.com/b97ye Shel > [Original Message] > From: John Francis > > BTW, it seems easier to use a screw > > mount lens on the ist-Series camera > > than a

Re: K1D aperture simulator, part Three (III)- NOT

2006-10-18 Thread Adam Maas
I'm actually in the process of replacing all my split-prism screens with plain screens, where possible. I find split-prisms annoying as they're never where you need them, and focus and recompose introduces errors with close subjects and wide-open fast glass, which is a common situation for me.

Re: K1D aperature simulator survey, part Deaux

2006-10-18 Thread Adam Maas
Cory Papenfuss wrote: > On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, P. J. Alling wrote: > >> I actually thought Cory had suggested this, so I apologize again. >> However this seems like a possible Firmware hack. There was a cottage >> industry in hacked firmware for the D300/Digital Rebel to put back >> functions t

OT - Jack Davis - Email Bouncing

2006-10-18 Thread Tom C
Hi Jack, Don't know if it's just a temporary yahoo or hotmail glitch, but my e-mails to your yahoo account are returning as: Delivery to the following recipients failed. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Obviously you're getting mail from the list though... Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: photo from 1979

2006-10-18 Thread Brian Walters
Cameras? What cameras? Oh, you mean the things in the top half of the image Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Howdy, gang! > > I came across this photo in the "photojournalism" entry

Re: PESO - Season's End

2006-10-18 Thread Jack Davis
Most creative. Jack --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually I should ever have let on > > I collected the leaves and froze them in a 1/2 " or so of water in > translucent cookware. No light box. I turned the pan on end and > leaned it > against the rails of an open back chair.

Re: PESO - Valley morning fog

2006-10-18 Thread Jack Davis
Wow! Extremely well done. I'd, also, like to see this in its full autumn glory. Jack --- Jostein Øksne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.oksne.net/paw/garmo.html > > Thanks for looking. > > > Jostein > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/list

Re: OT: Netscape 7.1 - ann's new computer blues

2006-10-18 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Ryan Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > j wrote: > > Ann, why not use Eudora for your e-mail and Opera for your > browser. I > > have been using them both for a long,long timeJ > > > > > Eudora is also switching to Thunderbird: > > http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7305911803.html

Re: Black "thingy"

2006-10-18 Thread Bob Shell
On Oct 18, 2006, at 2:23 PM, Bill Owens wrote: > Here's a photo of that black "thingy" that's in what appears to be > a PCMCIA > slot, but inside the computer, it looks like the only contacts are > where the > long side is. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5092710 It's a Mark

new email address coming down the line

2006-10-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
will be [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm not giving up the old annsan one yet but I'm going to change my pDML mail to the new one this evening... you are right, guys, I'm loving the cable connection. annsan mail2web - Check your email

Re: PESO - Season's End

2006-10-18 Thread Tom C
Actually I should ever have let on I collected the leaves and froze them in a 1/2 " or so of water in translucent cookware. No light box. I turned the pan on end and leaned it against the rails of an open back chair. The light is natural. Thanks! Tom C. Original Message Follows--

RE: PESO - Valley morning fog

2006-10-18 Thread Tom C
Nice light and composition with the placing of the church and road in the frame. Pleasantly balanced. Tom C. Original Message Follows From: "Jostein Øksne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PESO - Valley morning fog Date

Re: PESO - Season's End

2006-10-18 Thread Tom C
Thank you Bruce. Yes, please keep believing the illusion. :-) I always search out this kind of picture. Tom C. Original Message Follows From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Season's End Date: Wed,

Re: PESO - Season's End

2006-10-18 Thread Tom C
Thanks Paul & Godfrey. Tom C. Original Message Follows From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Season's End Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:53:39 + Superb. An interesting technique, well executed. Paul --

Re: PESO - Valley morning fog

2006-10-18 Thread Cotty
On 18/10/06, Jostein Øksne, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://www.oksne.net/paw/garmo.html > >Thanks for looking. Hi mate, I'll bet you tried a crop without the sunlit trees - no good? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.c

photo from 1979

2006-10-18 Thread Scott Loveless
Howdy, gang! I came across this photo in the "photojournalism" entry at wikipedia. The photographer states the photograph was probably taken about 1979 at the Cannes Film Festival. There are 6 35mm SLRs in the photo and one scantily clad actress (probably not work safe in many places). I was try

Re: PESO: Re: Fungi on dead wood, reprise

2006-10-18 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
They are growing on me . . . On 10/18/06, Jan van Wijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:22:03 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >http://www.dfsee.com/gallery/index.php?list=8 > > >Backlit Fungi is nice. > > Ah, you did see the new one too :-) > > Thanks for the comment! >

Re: OT: Netscape 7.1 - ann's new computer blues

2006-10-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
J - I just like my old Netscape Some one had mentioned 7.1 was better and easy to mimic 4.6 ages ago I used Eudora - but I still prefer old communicator. I'm not using netscape for browsing. ann Original Message: - From: j [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:53:34 -0400

Re: OT: Netscape 7.1 - ann's new computer blues

2006-10-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Scott thanks! I got my netscape 4.8 and that does make me happy... IT is great - looks just like I like it to look. but I have now forgotten where and in what form I'm to tell it where my mail is I put in my email address and my password but called the ISP roadrunner all one word. it didn't

Re: OT: Happy Birthday, Bill Owens

2006-10-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
OK - Happy Birthday Bill ... may you have many more birthdays and lots of fun and good times with friends, family, and fellow Pentaxians. Shel > Doug Brewer wrote: > > Yesterday was Bill's birthday ... > > Please join me in wishing Bill > > many, many happy returns. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO - Valley morning fog

2006-10-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That's a very nice photograph. The car seems out of character for so pastoral a scene. I can imagine a horse and carriage, though ;-)) Shel > Jostein Øksne > http://www.oksne.net/paw/garmo.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Valley morning fog

2006-10-18 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I like the colors very much, and the shape of the roadway as well. Quite effective in establishing a mood. On 10/18/06, Jostein Øksne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.oksne.net/paw/garmo.html > > Thanks for looking. > > > Jostein > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http

Re: Samsung 50-200 [Was: Re: Thoughs on lenses for K100D]

2006-10-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Assuming that it's the exact same lens for a moment, the next questions might be about service availability and warranty, and then possible resale value. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Toine > After reading all the positive comments on the pentax 50-200 and > spotting the samsung 50-200 fo

PESO - Valley morning fog

2006-10-18 Thread Jostein Øksne
http://www.oksne.net/paw/garmo.html Thanks for looking. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: BSI - film speed system etc

2006-10-18 Thread Bob W
BSI and ASA apparently used the same numbering system, according to this web page: http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/1591 BSI was obviously superior in all other respects, of course. That looks like a nice camera. I'd like one of those sometime. -- Cheers, Bob > -Original Message---

Re: OT: Happy Birthday, Bill Owens

2006-10-18 Thread Jostein Øksne
Very belated, but nonetheless. Happy birthday, Bill. Hope we get to raise a glass together again soon. Jostein On 10/18/06, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yesterday was Bill's birthday, though I got myself too involved in my > day to remember to post something about it. Sorry, Bill.

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