Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Perry Pellechia
I manage a shared instrumentation / research laboratory (NMR Spectroscopy) here in the Chemistry Department at the University of South Carolina. Official titles: Assistant Research Professor; Director of NMR Services. (or just "peon" to the tenured faculty). I mostly keep the instruments running,

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Tuesday 02 January 2007 22:08, Lucas Rijnders wrote: > On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:59:51 +0100, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 2, 2007, at 8:41 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: > >> Which is very, very far from what my education prepared me for... > > > > I wonder how many of us are doing wh

Re: Do it yourself pano head

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just take two shots with a wide angle lens in a confined space by > > rotating on the spot and attempt to stitch them > > What kind of camera to subject distance are we talking about here? 2 to 3m distance will cause all sorts of problems.

PESO -- "Ugly duckling grows up"

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
This was taken between Christmas and New Years, Coldest day of the week, temperature almost normal. These denizens were enjoying the sun however. http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_uglyduckling.html Technical Info: Pentax *ist-Ds ISO 1600 @ 1/250sec (M) smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0 AL

PESO -- Rose II

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Some of you may remember this young lady from one of my past PESOs. She's decided to be a bit less serious in the new year. It's not a great photograph in that she was a bit close for the close focus point of the particular lens I was using. Still I think the content may outweigh the technic

Re: PESO -- "Another senseless hit and run..."

2007-01-02 Thread Perry Pellechia
Looks like quite a snow storm, a total white out On 1/2/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another shot from my New Years Eve outing. I was walking along a street > in Providence RI when a car jumped the curb and knocked down an innocent > bystander. It was so surprising that I wa

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Lucas Rijnders
On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:59:51 +0100, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 2, 2007, at 8:41 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: > >> Which is very, very far from what my education prepared me for... > > I wonder how many of us are doing what our education prepared us > for? In my case I majored in

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Margus Männik
I do! However, first it took ca. 10 years of selling computers... BR, Margus Dipl. Engineer of Electronics Bob Shell wrote: >On Jan 2, 2007, at 8:41 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: > > >I wonder how many of us are doing what our education prepared us >for? In my case I majored in zoology >

PESO: A lady for Frank

2007-01-02 Thread pnstenquist
A match made in heaven: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5402125 K10D with DA 16-45, ISO 800, f4 @ 1/15th -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

PESO - Bicycle in the snow

2007-01-02 Thread George Sinos
We got our first snow of the season on New Year's Eve. It wasn't a big storm, but it was icy and windy, and of course hit at a bad time for those on the road. I took a few snapshots on the way to a friend's house at about 4 pm. The light was not the best for photos, but I think I captured the atm

Re: Occupations

2007-01-02 Thread Feroze
Self employed graphic designer ... except for red cross workers you have the best job by far Feroze Adam Maas wrote: > I'm an Internet Security Specialist for the last remaining vestige of > MCI. I smack spammers for a living. > > -Adam > > > > Charles Wilson wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >>

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
That's not true, the Kodak chip is the same ratio as APS-C ~ 35mm ~ 6x9cm (2:3). APS-H (16:9) isn't even close. Geeze these numbers are published everywhere. Adam Maas wrote: > Bronek Kozicki wrote: > >> Quoting Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >>> B obviously hasn't looke

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Peter McIntosh
Bob Shell wrote: > I wonder how many of us are doing what our education prepared us for? Uni? Never got there. Walked out of high school into IT almost 30 years ago and have worked in IT ever since. Ciao, P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listi

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Frits Wüthrich
Electronics Engineer, more specifically project leader Test and Product Engineering at an IC Semiconductor company, I need to make sure my team develops the testprogram for the IC that is being designed by the IC designers, so the IC can be tested once everything is ready for manufacturing. St

Re: Occupations

2007-01-02 Thread Margus Männik
I'm an engineer of electronics working for one of the largest mobile phone manufacturer. Plus a freelance photographer / journalist to remain sense :) BR, Margus Charles Wilson wrote: >Dear All, > >I work as a CEO of a Christian charity, and work part as a marriage >counsellor and a psycholo

RE: More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Excuse me but 35mm focal lenght lenses are wide angles and there are a whole bunch of them that are fantastic. As far as wider goes, I already just stated, that small formats like APS and FF ( film and digital ) are not very good for wide angle photography especially compared to medium and large f

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Also used in audio systems. my little understanding is that the advantage > using them is that they are more efficient than other transistors, in other > word more power, less spill heat. MOSFET power devices are often used in the output stages

RE: Looking for a K10D ...

2007-01-02 Thread Bob W
> > > I don't think you'd get it through customs. > > Customs? Where? Most of the time, you'll hardly noticed > you've crossed a > border. > Not the camera - Western Europe. Some Canadian wanted to put it in his province. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
No, that's not really the main difference between them and conventional bipolar transisitors, the main difference with MOSFETS or FETS in general is that voltage changes on the input essentially control current changes on the output, similar to the way vacuum tubes operate (transconductance devices

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts wrote: >David J Brooks wrote: > >>For 28 years, i was a Party Chief > >In charge of bringing the beer? ...or did you work in the Kremlin? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
A 20/2.8, FA 24/2.8. FA 24/2 Plenty available. -Adam Margus Männik wrote: > Some? Do you see any satisfactory Pentax FF wideangle on a market? FA24 > will vignette for sure, not speaking of any wider ones. Even Canon can't > say yet, that they have GOOD wide-angle for their 5D. 20...24mm for

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Bill Owens
Mike Hamilton wrote: > I've been reading this list for nearly 8 months now, and I'm aware of > some of your occupations... however some of you are a mystery to me. > I'm not sure if that's on purpose or not... :) > > Anyone care to share? Retired airline agent. Somewhat disabled after a bout wi

RE: PESO - Breaking through

2007-01-02 Thread pnstenquist
Well done. -- Original message -- From: Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Just in the decisive moment Bruce. > I like it very much. > > > Tim > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PRO

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Bronek Kozicki wrote: > Quoting Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> B obviously hasn't looked at too many "big" Canon or Leica M8 produced >> images. > > Leica M8 is croppped, although not APS. > > > B. > Close to APS-H actually. About as close to that as DX format is to APS-C. -Adam

RE: PESO - Breaking through

2007-01-02 Thread Tim Øsleby
Just in the decisive moment Bruce. I like it very much. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Dayton Sent: 2. januar 2007 20:11 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Breaking through

Re: Occupations

2007-01-02 Thread Bronek Kozicki
I'm a software developer in investment bank based in London. Moved here from Poland 2 years ago with wife and son, my second son was born here (but that does not grant him British nationality, for those curious). I'm also member of C++ panel in BSI and a Microsoft MVP. B. -- PDML Pentax-Di

Re: Looking for a K10D ...

2007-01-02 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't think you'd get it through customs. Customs? Where? Most of the time, you'll hardly noticed you've crossed a border. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo ga

Re: Sensor Cleaning

2007-01-02 Thread Russell Kerstetter
okay, thanks for all the responses, quite a few of you suggested the pec-pad/eclipse method, so I will try that for now, and then maybe try to find a more portable solution later. russ On 1/1/07, Russell Kerstetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a couple specks of dirt on my sensor that I ca

Re: More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-02 Thread Margus Männik
Some? Do you see any satisfactory Pentax FF wideangle on a market? FA24 will vignette for sure, not speaking of any wider ones. Even Canon can't say yet, that they have GOOD wide-angle for their 5D. 20...24mm for FF is not any kind of ultra-wide, so it refers to limited usability and needs a re

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
That portrait is so unintentionally revealing it qualifies as "Great Photography" in the WeeGee tradition, while being totally unlike his work. Christian wrote: > Mark Roberts wrote: > >> Oh no, a fate *worse* than death. I can't tell you what it is but it >> was done to Ken Rockwell years ag

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Tom C
Software Engineer (Programmer, Systems Analyst, Developer or whatever they call us now) for 26 years. About 3/4 of the time has been as a consultant, designing and/or developing business systems and applications. I currently work for a DRAM and CMOS sensor manufacturer customizing and enhancing

RE: Looking for a K10D ...

2007-01-02 Thread Bob W
> > Western Europe is quite small ;-) > > You can put Europe from the Polish border west into the > Province I live > in, with space to spare. > I don't think you'd get it through customs. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Bob W
Bob Shell wrote: > On Jan 2, 2007, at 8:41 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: > >> Which is very, very far from what my education prepared me for... > > I wonder how many of us are doing what our education prepared us > for? In my case I majored in zoology Not me. My background is language and ling

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
and I thought I was the most qualified to serve as a bad example... frank theriault wrote: > On 1/2/07, Mike Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Anyone care to share? >> > > Well, I'll combine my educational background, such as it is, with my > work background (since I've already r

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Tim Øsleby
Also used in audio systems. my little understanding is that the advantage using them is that they are more efficient than other transistors, in other word more power, less spill heat. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Bob W
> > > > > http://www.kenrockwell.com/engagement/cayman.htm > > I was eating my lunch at my desk as I looked at this one. > > Don't ever do that again, Christian! > > ;-) > That's what embalming fluid does for the complexion. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.n

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I just watched an old Harrison Ford movie in HD this morning, "Mosquito Coast" where he plays an eccentric inventor. He had a great line, "I dropped out of Harvard to get an education". JCO -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Bob W
Chalk and a blackboard? Canes? -- Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff > Sent: 02 January 2007 16:28 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT: Occupations? > > What is "instructional technology?" > > Shel

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 01:40:19AM +0900, David Savage wrote: > Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOSFET > > Aren't you glad you asked. :-) > > Dave (I had no idea either) Bah. Kids today ... :-) I didn't even have to think about that one. --

Re: More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-02 Thread Margus Männik
Hi, I don't think so. As a proffessional photographer I am ready to deal with vignetting and corner blur 'cause someone is paying me for that. The same time, as an amateur I would NEVER buy a camera that causes me that kind of (after-processing) pain. How many amateurs per pro in the world? B

RE: More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
you cant judge a CAMERA BODY by the worst lenses out there for it, you have to judge it on its own merit, and that would be what it can do with the BEST lenses available. Secondly, I dont think its smart to "throw out" all improvement you can get with semi-wide to ultra long lenses just because SOM

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread John Francis
Mike Hamilton wrote: > I've been reading this list for nearly 8 months now, and I'm aware of > some of your occupations... however some of you are a mystery to me. > I'm not sure if that's on purpose or not... :) > > Anyone care to share? Software Engineer, currently working on software for the

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 01:08:22AM +1100, Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 03/01/07, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I wonder how many of us are doing what our education prepared us > > for? In my case I majored in zoology > > I'm an engineer, now engaged in child care! My degree

Re: PESO - Breaking through

2007-01-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 2, 2007, at 11:11 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > I was taking an early morning walk while in Utah (brisk 20 degrees) > and was able to capture this plane just before it went over the > mountain. The trail lit up and seeming to burst from the cloud are > what really caught my attention. > > Pen

Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2

2007-01-02 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 08:15:58AM -0500, David J Brooks wrote: > Quoting Tom Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > From: David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> I need a life. > > > > Take Frank's. > > I don't look good in bunny ears.:-) Nor does Frank ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PD

Re: PESO - Breaking through

2007-01-02 Thread rg2
oh wow that's such a great picture rg2 - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 2:11 PM Subject: PESO - Breaking through >I was taking an early morning walk while in Utah (brisk 20 degrees) > and was

Re: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Kenneth Waller
I'm a recently retired (after 40 yrs.) Automotive engineer (degreed in Mechanical engineering) from one of the big three. Worked in design, development & manufacturing, mainly light trucks but also some cars. My last position was in design analysis - I handled technical issues involving legal c

Re: More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-02 Thread Margus Männik
Hi, depends on the lenses you have. Camera body without lenses is totally useless. So, this leap can also be a total disaster, especially if you like to shoot with wide-angles. I am really not a fan of anti-vignetting and selective sharpening softwares... So, for me FF=film=for quality and APS=

RE: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I disagree. FF digital format is simply 24x36mm sensor. Its just as valid as APS digital, maybe even more so because the registration distance on most DSLRs today is just a left over from FF body designs so they could use legacy lenses and is not very efficient for the APS format. jco -Origina

Re: Do it yourself pano head

2007-01-02 Thread Kenneth Waller
> Use a WA lens in portrait mode and combine near and far field objects > in the shoot and you'll have all sorts of problems regardless of the > software. I'll take your word for that, as all my panos have been distant subjects, probably no closer than 50 ft. & mostly around 50mm, none with DA le

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I'm an attorney, doing mostly real estate, land use and business law and litigation. Dan M On 1/2/07, Mike Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been reading this list for nearly 8 months now, and I'm aware of > some of your occupations... however some of you are a mystery to me. > I'm not

Re: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Kenneth Waller
>" I'm a Brazilian Waxing Consultant". Ever waxed poetic? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Occupations? >> >> I've been reading this list for nearly 8 months now, and I'm aware > of >> some of your occupations... however some of you

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Kenneth Waller
> I get raked over the coals on a daily basis by people who don't know > any better and by people who definitely know better but like torturing > me.. Sounds like some listers here on the PDML. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: O

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 1/2/07, Mike Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Anyone care to share? > > Well, I'll combine my educational background, such as it is, with my > work background (since I've already read down the thread to see that > people have started ta

RE: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Tim Øsleby
I'm a professional trouble solver aka social worker. I work with misbehaving youngsters, so it is hard to distinguish my professional life from my list life ;-) The serious answer is that I am a social worker with a work field that is pretty hard to explain with just a few words. Tim Mostly ha

Re: OT - spell checker

2007-01-02 Thread K.Takeshita
On Jan 2, 2007, at 1:15 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > Whats a spell checker A tool to add your own spelling so that it won't bother you again. All you need is just an "add" button. Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

PESO - Breaking through

2007-01-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
I was taking an early morning walk while in Utah (brisk 20 degrees) and was able to capture this plane just before it went over the mountain. The trail lit up and seeming to burst from the cloud are what really caught my attention. Pentax K10D, Tamron 90/2.8 Macro, Handheld ISO 200, 1/350 sec @ f

Re: Do it yourself pano head

2007-01-02 Thread Kenneth Waller
> Just take two shots with a wide angle lens in a confined space by > rotating on the spot and attempt to stitch them What kind of camera to subject distance are we talking about here? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Do i

Re: PESO - Hygenic Dog Food Company

2007-01-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Isn't "Hygenic Dog Food" an oxymoron? Most canines like to muss it up a bit before eating, and they certainly seem to prefer disgusting stinking objects they find outside to gourmet food prepared by their human servants. On 12/31/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://home.earthli

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Tom, Sounds like you're the Professional A/V Guy... Regards, Bob S. On 1/2/07, Tom Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am my districts guy that runs around setting up and teaching teachers > how to use things like electronic interactive whiteboards, LCD > projectors, streaming video, all the t

Re: OT - spell checker

2007-01-02 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 2, 2007, at 1:15 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > Whats a spell checker Software for witches. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Brendan MacRae
Ahh, my first engineering class was titled, "Controlling the Human environment." I remember the professor was about 110 years old and he was a chain smoker who had advanced emphysema. He delighted in telling us the kinds of things people flushed down their toilets and how they are dealt with. Then

Re: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 2, 2007, at 9:48 AM, Bronek Kozicki wrote: > The fact is I'm just losing patience seeing > discussion that could end up like whining "when Pentax will finally > release full frame camera?!". There is no "full frame" to start with, > it's just 135 format called by a different name invented b

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread DagT
OK, so I´m not a hi-fi buff. I didn´t say I was. I don´t know much about glass compositions either, but I still love a good photograph and even a good lens. DagT Den 2. jan. 2007 kl. 19.08 skrev J. C. O'Connell: > I am a listener too, MOSFET isnt a strange > word (to me), and I didnt learn a

Re: OT - spell checker

2007-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Whats a spell checker Dave Quoting Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > So every time I send an email to the list with knarf's name in it, > Thunderbird wants to change "theriault" to "diphtherias" which I find > kinda humorous. frank, you feeling ok? :-) > > -- > > Christian > http://photography.s

Re: Looking for a K10D ...

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Thibouille wrote: > Well Belgium is quite small. In fact, 2 hours by train and I'm in > Cologne, Germany so It's quite easy to move a bit. Brussels is in the > center so about 150-200 kilometers in each direction and you change > country ;) > > The problem without car is that, if the shop is outsi

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Jack Davis
Pentax "cold turkey" withdrawal? J --- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > P. J. Alling wrote: > > >Mark Roberts wrote: > >> Mike Hamilton wrote: > >> > >>> Anyone care to share? > >> > >> I'm a secret agent. > >> Sorry, I can't tell you any more... > >> > >... or you'd have to kill us?

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > David J Brooks wrote: > >> For 28 years, i was a Party Chief > > In charge of bringing the beer? Do i know you.??If so, yes.:-) Dave > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > Equine P

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- Mike Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been reading this list for nearly 8 months now, > and I'm aware of > some of your occupations... however some of you are > a mystery to me. > I'm not sure if that's on purpose or not... :) > > Anyway, just for a starting point, I'm a elementar

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't tell you what it is but it > was done to Ken Rockwell years ago and look at him now. YMMD. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated J

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I am a listener too, MOSFET isnt a strange word (to me), and I didnt learn about it from a brochure either, I have been involved in electronics design since I was about 10 years old and knew thru work experience as well as my hi-fi hobby. Anyone who still has never heard of a MOSFET cant really be

Re: Will we have a Netiquette on the PDML next year?

2007-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On 1/2/07, Jostein Øksne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Uhh. > I probably even personally contributed to global warming just by being > such a hothead. Sorry about that, P. J., it was uncalled for. -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Occupations

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Christian wrote: > Adam Maas wrote: >> I'm an Internet Security Specialist for the last remaining vestige of >> MCI. I smack spammers for a living. >> >> -Adam > > Good for you! An ever increasing part of my job is taking care of > databases that help us put spammers in jail. > Ironically, my

Re: PESO - Hygenic Dog Food Company

2007-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On 12/31/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/hygenic_df.html > > Saw this while taking a "short cut" this afternoon. I may go back with a > tripod and photograph the scene a little earlier in the day. I like the > overcast light, though. I like it.

Re: More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 2, 2007, at 7:52 AM, David Savage wrote: >> Yes ... Ergonomics, features, responsiveness ... with a small boost >> in resolution to boot. Enough to be worth the outlay. > > Well I took a few snaps today with the *istD, minus grip, and I found > myself enjoying it's noticeably smaller size.

Re: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Bronek Kozicki wrote: > Quoting Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> The pertinent consideration of course is that the now defunct >> resolution sensors would have used a similar silicon area to those by >> which they were replaced. FF and APS sensors will always differ in >> price by at le

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Bronek Kozicki
P. J. Alling wrote: > Your arguments are known. Your conclusions are suspect, and your mother > dresses you funny. she does not ;-P and I'm not going to argue with you other points, as they might be true indeed. The fact is I'm just losing patience seeing discussion that could end up like whin

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Mike Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone care to share? Former audio engineer with BFBS Cologne and Deutschlandfunk, now running a small technical translation business in the 26th year. Never even considered doing photography for a living. I had once turned a hobby (audio) into a profe

Re: Will we have a Netiquette on the PDML next year?

2007-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On 1/2/07, Jostein Øksne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: i rule... > > Uhh. > I probably even personally contributed to global warming just by being > such a hothead. Sorry about that, P. J., it was uncalled for. Perhaps this time, I'll actually include a response: Except upon second reflection, it w

Re: Will we have a Netiquette on the PDML next year?

2007-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On 1/2/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe one of Frank's anti-mind control foil hats would help keep the heat in? I've found mine to be multi-purpose headgear. Keeps heat out in the summer, heat in in the winter. Plus they're stylish!! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bo

OT - spell checker

2007-01-02 Thread Christian
So every time I send an email to the list with knarf's name in it, Thunderbird wants to change "theriault" to "diphtherias" which I find kinda humorous. frank, you feeling ok? :-) -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/m

Re: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
K.Takeshita wrote: > On 1/02/07 10:46 AM, "Bronek Kozicki", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm not saying "never", but currently Pentax seems to be heading in different >> direction. We will see. As for now, I'm buying both FA and DA lenses, >> depending >> on my immediate needs. > > It is well

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On 1/2/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.kenrockwell.com/engagement/cayman.htm I was eating my lunch at my desk as I looked at this one. Don't ever do that again, Christian! ;-) cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pen

Re: PESO - Hygenic Dog Food Company

2007-01-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I agree 100% about the barriers. I may have time to check them out tomorrow and see if they can be moved, and to also look around the building more. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > Love the light and the building ... the folding barriers I could do > without. Definitel

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Christian
Mark Roberts wrote: > > Oh no, a fate *worse* than death. I can't tell you what it is but it > was done to Ken Rockwell years ago and look at him now. > slow cooking? http://www.kenrockwell.com/engagement/cayman.htm -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mai

Re: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Bronek Kozicki
P. J. Alling wrote: >> There is nothing that makes 24x36mm "sweet spot" except for >> Canon's marketing strategy > and the huge supply of very good to brilliant existing lenses designed > for that format. the point I was trying to make is that alghough these lenses loose their angle of view,

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Bob Shell wrote: > On Jan 2, 2007, at 8:41 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: > >> Which is very, very far from what my education prepared me for... > > I wonder how many of us are doing what our education prepared us > for? In my case I majored in zoology > > Bob I'm an Electronics Engineering Te

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Christian
frank theriault wrote: > On 1/2/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> http://www.kenrockwell.com/engagement/cayman.htm > > I was eating my lunch at my desk as I looked at this one. > > Don't ever do that again, Christian! > > ;-) oops! I "forgot" the not-safe-for-work (or lunch, or

Re: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Bronek Kozicki
Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 03/01/07, Bronek Kozicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> And for those interested in best quality and high resolution, I'd suggest >> searching in ebay for 67 and 645 Pentax lenses - prices will soar later this >> year. And it is much less "speculative" prediction tha

Re: Looking for a K10D ...

2007-01-02 Thread Thibouille
I did ang got a couple of interesting shops. I will phone those shops tomorrow and see exactly what they *really* have in stock. I really don't want to pay and realize I have to wait for weeks ... ANyway thanks to all ofyou for your help to calm down my nerves ;) Hope it will cure my Camera Buyin

Re: Looking for a K10D ...

2007-01-02 Thread John Forbes
When an English speaker talks about moving to a place, he means that he is going to move all his possessions and live there. What you meant to say was that you can travel to France, Germany, etc., to buy your camera. John On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:09:16 -, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Indeed ... I've had some pretty high end systems but mostly concerned myself with what they sounded like. Never really cared to know what all the acronyms and yada-yada tech talk was all about. My dealer would give me gear, I'd take it home and listen to it, and if I liked it, I kept it. The sho

Re: Occupations

2007-01-02 Thread Christian
Adam Maas wrote: > I'm an Internet Security Specialist for the last remaining vestige of > MCI. I smack spammers for a living. > > -Adam Good for you! An ever increasing part of my job is taking care of databases that help us put spammers in jail. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: >For 28 years, i was a Party Chief In charge of bringing the beer? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Sensor Cleaning

2007-01-02 Thread rg2
What tools and/or chemicals > do you use? have you ever tried Rosco's lens cleaner solution? That stuff is glorious, I use it to clean everything except the SMC itself, as well as my glasses, CD's and DVD's, and pretty much any glass surface that needs to be spotless. It never leaves a streak or

Re: Cleaning sensors

2007-01-02 Thread Don Williams
The astronomers sometimes cool their cameras to reduce noise for very long exposures. There are cooled cameras for microscopy as well. My main interest at the moment is high resolution stills and videos of protists where I have plenty of light so noise is not really a problem. But I'll be using

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On 1/2/07, Mike Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anyone care to share? Well, I'll combine my educational background, such as it is, with my work background (since I've already read down the thread to see that people have started talking about how their education did (or didn't) match their

Re: Occupations

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
I'm an Internet Security Specialist for the last remaining vestige of MCI. I smack spammers for a living. -Adam Charles Wilson wrote: > Dear All, > > I work as a CEO of a Christian charity, and work part as a marriage > counsellor and a psychologist. > > Regards > > > Charles Wilson > Syd

Re: Looking for a K10D ...

2007-01-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
Thibault, you might try at dpreview. A number of northern Europeans read and post there. Someone will know. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread DagT
Some of us audiophiles are interested in listening more than looking at strange words .-) DagT (who knew from education, not from brochures) Den 2. jan. 2007 kl. 17.45 skrev J. C. O'Connell: > You guys are obviously not hi-fi enthusiasts. > Those have been used in some audio amps for > decades

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