Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/2/07, 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? > > Oh no, a fate *worse* than de

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

2007-01-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
WRT actual ergonomics I find that the grip is just too wide to feel comfortable in my hand and the control wheels are a stretch. Rob Studdert - Something about the positioning of the control wheels on the K10D just doesn't match my fingers. In SV mode, I find that I often change the ISO w

Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2

2007-01-02 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/2/07, rg2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i love this list. it's so great to have all this free entertainment > delivered to my inbox on a daily basis > Mark! -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/l

Re: Looking for a K10D ...

2007-01-02 Thread Thibouille
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 outside of the city, it serves no p

Re: Occupations

2007-01-02 Thread rg2
I am a substitute teacher and an assistant manager at a restaurant right now. rg2 - Original Message - From: "Charles Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 4:26 AM Subject: Occupations > Dear All, > > I work as a CEO of a Christian charity, and work part as

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Mark Roberts
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? Oh no, a fate *worse* than death. I can't tell you what it is but it was done to Ken Rockwell years

Re: Cleaning Sensor

2007-01-02 Thread rg2
That seems pretty pretty pricey to me, did it work well? Also, 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 n

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 2, 2007, at 11:28 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > What's a MOSFET? I think he's a rapper. MOS-DEF's brother. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Like Bruce I write software for a living. I hold MSc in Computer Science from Weizmann Institute of Science and even appear somewhere in the alumni list. Currently (and for last 3.5 years) I've been working with some small start up company in Tel Aviv. Officially I hold the title of a team leader a

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Mat Maessen
On 1/2/07, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What's a MOSFET? A type of transistor. Notably used in the amplifier stages in digital cameras, between the CCD sites and the analog to digital converters. Changing the bias level of a MOSFET is a common way to change the gain of the device, w

Re: Christmas cookie recipe

2007-01-02 Thread rg2
I'm glad to see that someone elses' holiday cooking skills are in the same boat as mine :-) I'll looking foward to a recipe for valentine cupcakes from you, maybe with some cheap wine? (you know, the stuff old ladies drink that comes in a box. yuk.) rg2 - Original Message - From: "

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 2, 2007, at 5:59 AM, Bob Shell 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 My college work metamorphosed from Communications and Creative Writi

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread David Savage
Nope. I listen to whatever is on the radio most of the time. The rest of the time I listen to the music stored on my PC. I certainly ain't no audiophile. Dave On 1/3/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You guys are obviously not hi-fi enthusiasts. > Those have been used in some aud

Canon's next moves - predictions for 2007

2007-01-02 Thread K.Takeshita
I am not particularly looking for these articles (I am too busy :-(, but one of the sites I frequent gives daily link to interesting articles, and thought this might be of interest to some in this list (this is from Bob Atkins site and just for the entertainment purpose for long winter nights). I a

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
MOSFET - Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor G On Jan 2, 2007, at 8:28 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > What's a MOSFET? > > Shel > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Mat Maessen > >> I can tell you [...] how to properly bias MOSFETs though -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml

Re: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2

2007-01-02 Thread rg2
i love this list. it's so great to have all this free entertainment delivered to my inbox on a daily basis rg2 - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 4:05 PM Subject: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 2

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Tom Simpson
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 technology stuff that takes place at the front of the modern classroom, and teaching them how to seamlessly integrate it wi

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
You guys are obviously not hi-fi enthusiasts. Those have been used in some audio amps for decades. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Savage Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 11:40 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Occup

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
> Mark Roberts wrote... > "I'm a secret agent. > Sorry, I can't tell you any more..." Oh come on, I always give the front story. ];-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Doug Franklin
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > What's a MOSFET? Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
A book. Sounds like he's a librarian. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 11:28 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Occupations? What is "instructional technology?" Shel > [

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread David Savage
Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOSFET Aren't you glad you asked. :-) Dave (I had no idea either) At 01:28 AM 3/01/2007, Shel Belinkoff wrote: >What's a MOSFET? > >Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Mat Maessen > > > I can tell you [...]

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What's a MOSFET? Shel > [Original Message] > From: Mat Maessen > I can tell you [...] how to properly bias MOSFETs though -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Electronics components, don't worry, be happy... Shel Belinkoff wrote: > What's a MOSFET? > > Shel > > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Mat Maessen >> > > >> I can tell you [...] how to properly bias MOSFETs though >> > > > > -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Blackboards... Shel Belinkoff wrote: > What is "instructional technology?" > > Shel > > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Tom Simpson >> > > >> Social studies teacher / school district instructional technology >> specialist. >> > > > > -- -- The more I know of men, the mo

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Ken Takeshita
On 1/2/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marine draughtsman in a naval architecture/marine consultancy firm > > Here's some shots of one of our latest projects: Hi Dave, You jogged my memories! I majored in marine engineering before being thrown into "unclear' field. I apprenticed fo

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

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Yes, but it would be violated anyway. (Actually, now I feel violated, I'm off for a shower). Doug Franklin wrote: >> On 1/1/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> AIIEEee. >>> >>> Not Ken Rockwell! >>> > > Do we need a "Ken Rockwell Rule" similar to th

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What is "instructional technology?" Shel > [Original Message] > From: Tom Simpson > Social studies teacher / school district instructional technology > specialist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Well, I have no education, so I became self employed. At various times I paid the rent by working as a photographer (photographing everything from new born babies to toaster ovens and radios to porn and fetish parties) and in graphic arts, moved into owning a graphic arts company in which we desig

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
> Bob Shell wrote: > >> >> >> >> I wonder how many of us are doing what our education prepared us >> for? In my case I majored in zoology >> >> Bob I took Resources Management at College. One survey classs, so i quess i'm doing what i studied. Dave >> Equine Photography in York Region --

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

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Listen to the new guy lecturing us. Interesting but we've been over this umpteen thousand times. Most of what you're saying is known to even the most technically obtuse on this list. Very good 35mm lenses work well on the Canon FF digital cameras. This is testified to by the number of Pent

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread David Savage
No, then it wouldn't be a secret. Dave On 1/3/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... or you'd have to kill us? > > Mark Roberts wrote: > > Mike Hamilton wrote: > > > > > >> Anyone care to share? > >> > > > > I'm a secret agent. > > Sorry, I can't tell you any more... -- PDML Pentax-D

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread David Savage
On 1/3/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: OT: Occupations? > > > > Mermaids have changed it appears... > > Or the way we investigate them.. Yep, it now requires 4x 1.5t anchors, each attached to 1km of 28mm wire rope,

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

2007-01-02 Thread K.Takeshita
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 known that Canon's lens line up

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
... or you'd have to kill us? Mark Roberts wrote: > Mike Hamilton wrote: > > >> Anyone care to share? >> > > I'm a secret agent. > Sorry, I can't tell you any more... > > > -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael

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

2007-01-02 Thread K.Takeshita
I am fond of APS-C but not despising FF. I am just satisfied with the current performance and compactness of gears of APS-C DSLR. And of course I have no intention whatsoever to bring out some $3,000 for essentially nothing more than just a camera. This might change if and when the cost/perform

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

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
> > 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. Bronek Kozicki wrote: > Quoting Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> The pertinent consideration of co

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
I write software for a living - work for a company based in San Francisco. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, January 1, 2007, 10:18:29 PM, you wrote: MH> I've been reading this list for nearly 8 months now, and I'm aware of MH> some of your occupations... however some of you are a mystery to me.

Re: SDHC and card readers?

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Probably not. Jostein Øksne wrote: > Gang, > > Does anyone know if card readers constructed for plain SD cards will > work with the new SDHC cards? > > Jostein > > -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Penta

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

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Hell, many Canon WA lenses, (all WA lenses on 35mm to some extent, but Canon has some of the worst, and most expensive), were problematic on film as far as vignetting was concerned. Why would they be "better" on Digital? I think that Leica partly picked the 1.3x crop Kodak sensor so their pr

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

2007-01-02 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/2/07, Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 1/1/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> AIIEEee. > >> > >> Not Ken Rockwell! > > Do we need a "Ken Rockwell Rule" similar to the "Newsgroup Nazi Rule"? :-) > Yes, please. There is usually a bit of reserva

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

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Not a problem. Jostein Øksne wrote: > On 12/30/06, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Tim, Tim, Tim, never apoligize, it's a sign of weakness. By the way, I >> don't take any of this crap particularly seriously. I'll even buy any >> one of you guys a beer, where ever I meet you. Pr

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

2007-01-02 Thread Gonz
Plus they could have a choice of keeping the SR on and taking what they get, which might be some strong vignetting in some areas if the frame was shaking enough, or putting it on a tripod and not worrying about it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 02/01/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
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 than the whole FF thingy. This as

Re: Looking for a K10D ...

2007-01-02 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I know I'm not the only one.. but if anybody knows where to find one, > I'd be very grateful. > > My location is brussels, Belgium but I probably can move to > Netherlands, West of Germany or notrh of France if needed. > Wow, thats dedication. > Thanks. > -- Som

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Doug Franklin
Bob Shell wrote: > I wonder how many of us are doing what our education prepared us > for? In my case I majored in zoology I am. Comp. Sci. degree way back when, and software development jobs ever since (and even before). -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

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

2007-01-02 Thread David Savage
On 1/3/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 2, 2007, at 12:49 AM, John Francis wrote: > > > I see the K10D as primarily an improvement in ergonomics, not > > a needed upgrade for better image quality. > > Yes ... Ergonomics, features, responsiveness ... with a small boost > in

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: OT: Occupations? > Mermaids have changed it appears... Or the way we investigate them.. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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

2007-01-02 Thread Bronek Kozicki
Quoting Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I'm afraid that your argument is purely speculative, there is no proof > as yet that any Pentax 35mm lenses perform poorly on FF sensors. The whole thread is purely speculative ;-P I'm not saying "never", but currently Pentax seems to be heading

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

2007-01-02 Thread Doug Franklin
> On 1/1/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> AIIEEee. >> >> Not Ken Rockwell! Do we need a "Ken Rockwell Rule" similar to the "Newsgroup Nazi Rule"? :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdm

Re: Placement question for ACR

2007-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Oh. ok. I searched under the wrong area then. Thanks Dave Quoting David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > C:/Program Files/Common Files/Adobe/Plug-ins/CS2/File Formats/Camera Raw.8BI > > Cheers, > > Dave > > On 1/2/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Yesterday, day off, i down loaded

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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 sure if that's on purpose or not... :) >> >

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

2007-01-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 2, 2007, at 12:49 AM, John Francis wrote: > I see the K10D as primarily an improvement in ergonomics, not > a needed upgrade for better image quality. Yes ... Ergonomics, features, responsiveness ... with a small boost in resolution to boot. Enough to be worth the outlay. G -- PDML P

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/02/07 8:59 AM, "Bob Shell", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In my case I majored in zoology Wow, best fit for PDML! Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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

2007-01-02 Thread Bronek Kozicki
Quoting David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > So I take it your not a fan aft the 35mm full frame DSLR concept. I am not. Or maybe this whole Canon propaganda just started p**ng me off. I came from 6x7 (Pentacon Six) and see nothing special in 135 format, except maybe balance of speed and quality fo

Re: Scanning

2007-01-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 1, 2007, at 11:53 PM, David Mann wrote: >> Yeah, an Imacon Flextight would be wonderful. But $5000 for the >> cheapest one puts it well out of my budget, never mind the time it >> takes to use it. >> >> Results I've seen from the Epson V700 are pretty good. $500 is a lot >> closer to afford

Re: GFM NPW confirmation

2007-01-02 Thread David Savage
Me 3. Dave On 1/3/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just received mine. Woohoo! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Mermaids have changed it appears... William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "David Savage" > Subject: Re: OT: Occupations? > > > >> Marine draughtsman in a naval architecture/marine consultancy firm >> >> Here's some shots of one of our latest projects: >> >>

GFM NPW confirmation

2007-01-02 Thread Scott Loveless
Just received mine. Woohoo! -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, Bronek Kozicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Silicon is least part of price, it is yield that matters. And it drops > exponentially with increase of size of sensor, thus making production > expensive. Grated, that's why I said at least, yields may be able to be improved (as they have

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Mat Maessen
Unix systems administrator and general all-around IT guy, on contract to the state of New York. If you've been arrested in New York, I run a database with your name in it. My college degree was in electrical engineering, which really has absolutely nothing to do with what I do. I can tell you exac

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

2007-01-02 Thread David Savage
On 1/3/07, Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 03/01/07, Bronek Kozicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Quoting Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > B obviously hasn't looked at too many "big" Canon or Leica M8 produced > > > images. > > > > > > http://www.pbase.com/camer

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread ann sanfedele
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 > > Certainly not me.

Re: Software upgarading was More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-02 Thread ann sanfedele
Thanks Mat, I hoped that was true ann Mat Maessen wrote: >On 1/2/07, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>I'm getting nagging email from FIrefox taht I should upgrade to 1.5.0.9 >> >> > >If you're already running an older 1.5.0.x version of firefox, yes you >should. It's only bug

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

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, Bronek Kozicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > B obviously hasn't looked at too many "big" Canon or Leica M8 produced > > images. > > > > http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/eos_5d (only currently 281942 sample > > images) > > and how m

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Dario Bonazza
Copywriter, technical translator and, from time to time, capable to slip a picture into my work. And my customers don't care so much which camera brand they're taken with, as long as they fit :-) Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml

OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Walter Hamler
Mark Roberts wrote... "I'm a secret agent. Sorry, I can't tell you any more..." Darn, you beat me to it! I was going to say "I would tell you but then I would have to kill you!" Actually, I did spend 27 years in US Navy as a photographer specializing in aerial photography. Then after I retired

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

2007-01-02 Thread David Savage
On 1/2/07, Bronek Kozicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Someone who does not use wide lenses might not care, but given that Pentax > offer > is especially strong at the wide end, it should matter for Pentax customers. > In > other words, would you buy 24x36mm DLSR from Pentax, if pictures it takes

Re: Sensor Cleaning

2007-01-02 Thread wendy beard
I usually use a Rocket blower but after a particularly dusty session in a horse barn I used a sensor-klear pen after the blower and it worked really well. http://www.micro-tools.com/store/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=SK1 On 1/1/07, Russell Kerstetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a couple spec

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread David Savage
On 1/2/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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

Re: SDHC and card readers?

2007-01-02 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/01/02 Tue PM 02:48:22 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: SDHC and card readers? > > On 03/01/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > From: "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date:

Re: SDHC and card readers?

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > From: "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2007/01/02 Tue PM 12:59:32 GMT > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > > Subject: Re: SDHC and card readers? > > > > On 02/01/07, Jostein Øksne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Gan

Re: Sensor Cleaning

2007-01-02 Thread David Savage
On 1/2/07, Russell Kerstetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What tools and/or chemicals do you use? I've only ever used a blower bulb on my D. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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

2007-01-02 Thread Bronek Kozicki
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 least the value of area of sil

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

2007-01-02 Thread David Savage
On 1/2/07, Bronek Kozicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On 1/2/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've got some samples I took in store with a Canon 5D and EF 17-40mm > > f4 L lens. At 17mm & 40mm there is vignetting, but it's easily > > tre

Re: Question about DNG

2007-01-02 Thread John Whittingham
> > That's odd. I just checked with my installation and a fresh DNG, and > > lens data are recorded. Even for the Sigma EX 70-200. That's really good to know, I hope mine works the same -:) > I have 3.0 that does not show Tamron lens data in the Browser while > of course other (Pentax) lenses do

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

2007-01-02 Thread Bronek Kozicki
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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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

2007-01-02 Thread David Savage
On 1/2/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 least the value of are

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

2007-01-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Thats not the point, of course FF sensor will always cost more than a APS sensor, but if the absolute dollar value difference gets small enough, the APS is not going to be attractive or even feasible EVEN THOUGH IT COSTS LESS, because the benefits of FF will at some point swamp the cost savings of

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

2007-01-02 Thread Bronek Kozicki
Quoting Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > B obviously hasn't looked at too many "big" Canon or Leica M8 produced > images. > > http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/eos_5d (only currently 281942 sample > images) and how many from wide lenses ? B. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@p

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

2007-01-02 Thread Bronek Kozicki
Quoting David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 1/2/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've got some samples I took in store with a Canon 5D and EF 17-40mm > f4 L lens. At 17mm & 40mm there is vignetting, but it's easily > treatable in the RAW converter. I think this says more about the l

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Christian
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 have a BS degree in Ecology

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread DagT
Den 2. jan. 2007 kl. 15.08 skrev Digital Image Studio: > 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! That can happen to anyone

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

2007-01-02 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/01/02 Tue PM 01:55:09 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D > > On 03/01/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The price difference in absolut

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

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 02/01/07, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oh, I'm (mostly) happy with the results I get from the *ist-D. > The problem comes with the shots I *don't* get, for a variety > of reasons (the most common ones being failure of the AF system > to achieve a lock fast enough in low light/low

Re: Sensor Cleaning

2007-01-02 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Mon, 1 Jan 2007 10:02:10 -0700, Russell Kerstetter wrote: >What tools and/or chemicals do you use? To chime in with the choir: SpecPad+Eclipse, see my description at: http://www.dfsee.com/gallery/guide/senclean.htm (needed only 3 times on the *istD in three years, 0 on K10D :-) Reg

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

2007-01-02 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "David Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/01/02 Tue PM 01:02:28 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: Will we have a Netiquette on the PDML next year? > > On 1/2/07, Jostein Øksne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 12/30/06, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

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

2007-01-02 Thread Scott Loveless
HAHA! On 1/1/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > AIIEEee. > > Not Ken Rockwell! > > Scott Loveless wrote: > > On 1/1/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Which is why i have not read a DP review thread in 12 months. > >> > >> i Prefer to ask those

Re: SDHC and card readers?

2007-01-02 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/01/02 Tue PM 12:59:32 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: SDHC and card readers? > > On 02/01/07, Jostein Øksne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gang, > > > > Does anyone know if card readers constructed for plain S

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

2007-01-02 Thread David Savage
On 1/2/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This arrived in my inbox. I think it was meant to go to the list > > - Original Message - > From: "Bronek Kozicki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D > > has anyone seen "full fr

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread wendy beard
Electronics Engineer. More specifically, IC design. Wendy 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 sure if that's on purpose or not.

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Mike Hamilton wrote: >Anyone care to share? I'm a secret agent. Sorry, I can't tell you any more... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Tom Simpson
Social studies teacher / school district instructional technology specialist. -Tom in SC, USA -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/01/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This arrived in my inbox. I think it was meant to go to the list > > - Original Message - > From: "Bronek Kozicki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D > > > > Quoting William Ro

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
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! -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Question about DNG

2007-01-02 Thread Jostein Øksne
Boris, I use v3.1 of the Pentax software. My installation was a bit disorderly, since I installed the 3.1 version from the web before installing from the K10D CD. The downloaded version required proof of ownership, but the *istD CD was sufficient. Anyway it sounds like an upgrade to v3.1 might so

Re: Question about DNG

2007-01-02 Thread Boris Liberman
I shall be sure to try this today when I am back from the office. On 1/2/07, Jostein Øksne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Boris, > > I use v3.1 of the Pentax software. My installation was a bit > disorderly, since I installed the 3.1 version from the web before > installing from the K10D CD. The dow

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

2007-01-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Digital Image Studio" Subject: Re: More rumors ... (and happy New Year) > On 02/01/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I realize this will vary from lens to lens, but what is the median size >> of >> the projected image circle on the Pentax len

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Bob Shell
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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/m

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread William Robb
> 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 sure if that's on purpose or not... :) >> >> Anyway, just for a starting point, I'm a e

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