Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-04 Thread David Mann
On Jan 4, 2007, at 2:48 AM, Bob Shell wrote: > On Jan 2, 2007, at 11:13 PM, David Mann wrote: > >>> What's a MOSFET? >> >> A small explosive. > > Israeli secret service? Not quite :) I was alluding to the dozens of times I've seen/heard these things explode when something goes wrong in a proto

Re: Giveaway Thursday

2007-01-04 Thread David Mann
On Jan 5, 2007, at 3:10 AM, mike wilson wrote: > Also, one PCB etching tank. Big enough to do your own motherboard, > if you have the intestinal fortitude. Same deal as above. I need one of those, but I suspect it'll be cheaper for me to buy one locally. Or I could use the Mrs' new fish ta

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-04 Thread David Mann
On Jan 4, 2007, at 12:01 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > I find it very convenient to have just plain stereo. Even with DVDs > and all these multi channel sound tracks I get certain degree of > reality. Of course 5+1 or 6+1 setup of similar quality would do > better, but it will be real big PITA to ha

Re: Taking Pentax Gear to the Edge

2007-01-04 Thread David Mann
On Jan 4, 2007, at 12:38 PM, Bob W wrote: > When you come over here, Frank, you can hire one. Obviously you won't > be able to drive on the proper side of the road, so I will happily > chauffeur you around the byways and villages of Olde Englande... > > http://www.theopenroad.co.uk/static_228.htm

Re: Scanning

2007-01-04 Thread David Mann
On Jan 3, 2007, at 5:30 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > Interesting. What scanner are you using? Minolta Multi Pro. The time I gave was a bit of a guess as I don't sit there with a stopwatch, but I do scan at 3200ppi using dICE and 4x oversampling. Without those it'd be an order of magnitude faster.

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

2007-01-04 Thread David Mann
On Jan 4, 2007, at 10:55 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Cotty wrote: > >> On 3/1/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> Note, I am not trying to add anything useful to this discourse. >> >> Mark. > >> From the 2005 quotations list: > > "This comment is not designed to add useful discourse

Re: Disassembling a F135/2.8

2007-01-04 Thread David Mann
On Jan 4, 2007, at 2:29 AM, Toine wrote: > My latest enablement is a F135/2.8 unfortunately with lots of > fungus inside. > Has anyone hands-on experience with disassembling a F135/2.8 lens? Use a hammer. Do it outside to prevent the fungus from spreading into your other equipment. - Dave

Re: Brand new top of the range lens?

2007-01-04 Thread David Savage
On 1/5/07, Peter Loveday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Check out this lens. > > Wounder what the pics would be like? > > http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Raytex-PL42-Pinhole-optic-lens-for-Pentax-screw- > > mount_W0QQitemZ220067263758QQihZ012QQcategoryZ44751QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > I've got one of these. K

Re: Brand new top of the range lens?

2007-01-04 Thread Peter Loveday
> Check out this lens. > Wounder what the pics would be like? > http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Raytex-PL42-Pinhole-optic-lens-for-Pentax-screw- > mount_W0QQitemZ220067263758QQihZ012QQcategoryZ44751QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I've got one of these. Kind of fun... the pics look like a pinhole more or less un

WTB: Pentax Auto Bellows

2007-01-04 Thread Leon Altoff
Hello everyone, I'm looking for a set of Pentax Auto Bellows, or more specifically bits of one to use in building a franken-lens for really close closeups (from 8 mm to 1mm filling the frame of a K10D). (Don't suggest I use a microscope, I've tried several options along those lines and they all

Re: K100D and raw converters

2007-01-04 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm using W2K All the power of WinXP just as stable, No stupid Microsoft tricks. (At least no more stupid Microsoft tricks than Win98). It works well, with no muss or fuss. A rarity in the high tech world. Of course Adobe no longer writes software that supports it. William Robb wrote: > ---

Peso: An Old Friend

2007-01-04 Thread William Robb
I've known Betty for many, many years. She is an absolute hoot. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/betty.html William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: [Solved] Finding a K10D in Belgium (and first impressions)

2007-01-04 Thread Boris Liberman
Happy Birthday Gift ;-). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Doug Franklin
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I'll wait until the lens is > released and see how it performs on the camera. Oh, foolish me Egads! Empiricism rears its ugly head! :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Jesus Rocks

2007-01-04 Thread Kenneth Waller
For my $.02, it would be stronger without the black thingy border on the bottom. YMMV Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Russell Kerstetter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO - Jesus Rocks >A guy at work wanted me to take a few pics of his Jeep for a video of > his church's la

Brand new top of the range lens?

2007-01-04 Thread jim
Check out this lens. Wounder what the pics would be like? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Raytex-PL42-Pinhole-optic-lens-for-Pentax-screw- mount_W0QQitemZ220067263758QQihZ012QQcategoryZ44751QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem mmm 2 liner, copy and paste twice :) James -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - Jesus Rocks

2007-01-04 Thread Russell Kerstetter
A guy at work wanted me to take a few pics of his Jeep for a video of his church's last trip to Moab. I thought this one turned out to be pretty neat, I like the lines and colors. You can see me, but I have not decided yet if that is good or bad. http://www.avocadohead.com/piclinks/IMGP2408.html

FS: my *ist DS + DA18-55mm

2007-01-04 Thread Mike Hamilton
Well, I thought I had sold this before the holidays, but the highest bidder was from a fraudulent account, and eBay cancelled my auction after it ended. Too bad, also, because I was very happy with the $500 that was bid. Alas, it's up on the block again. Probably more for interest than anything

Re: TTL/P-TTL question

2007-01-04 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 4, 2007, at 14:24, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> I don't get what you mean by the lens "always" being wide open. >> >> If you have a smaller aperture selected via the aperture ring, the >> lens will stop down when the shutter trips - regardless of whether or >> not you've metered for that possi

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread David Savage
On 1/5/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Savage wrote: > > >At 11:31 AM 5/01/2007, Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> > >>Digital Image Studio wrote: > >> > >>> On 05/01/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > Holy Man!!! > That lens has 18!! elements in 14 grou

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Mark Roberts
David Savage wrote: >At 11:31 AM 5/01/2007, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >>Digital Image Studio wrote: >> >>> On 05/01/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Holy Man!!! That lens has 18!! elements in 14 groups. Thats 28 air/glass interfaces, and 8 glass/glass interfaces.

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Of course. But I'm quite confident that it will be a good one. When was the last time Pentax released a premium lens that wasn't top shelf? Yet, we're going to spiral into another list panic because of a post on a chinese site of pics that allegedly came from a Tokina lens. How absurd. Paul

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
They've built some dogs as well ;-)) (I remember the infamous Bow-Wow Takumar that, by some strange set of circumstances, produced a series of great photos for me, some of which had been published). However, I'm neither going to speculate nor judge, rather, I'll wait until the lens is released and

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review > Yes, We can be sure that a company that has built some of the world's > greatest lenses has now gotten it completely wrong:-). Well, let's withold judgement on that until we

Re: OT: Velvia available again

2007-01-04 Thread Jack Davis
Tom!(?) J --- Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For those still shooting film of the slide variety, I received a note > from > Fuji advising that Velvia will again be made available. > > Kenneth Waller > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mail

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, We can be sure that a company that has built some of the world's greatest lenses has now gotten it completely wrong:-). Paul On Jan 4, 2007, at 8:54 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 05/01/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Holy Man!!! >> That lens has 18!! elements in

Re: OT Re: Purgatory was - OT: Occupations?

2007-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
You just failed theology 101. Stick to photography. Paul On Jan 4, 2007, at 9:19 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >> >> From: >> Adam Maas >> John Sessoms wrote: From: frank theriault On 1/3/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just one side point... neither purgatory or a burning hell are

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread David Savage
I'm reserving my judgement until I see a side by side comparison with the FA* 80-200mm f2.8. Dave At 11:31 AM 5/01/2007, Paul Stenquist wrote: >Yes, We can be sure that a company that has built some of the world's >greatest lenses has now gotten it completely wrong:-). >Paul >On Jan 4, 2007, at

Re: OT - recommendation for non-DSLR

2007-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have one of these that I won in the same contest. This camera has a Leica lens as well. The zoom has a 10X optical range. It will take you from the 35mm fov equivelant of 30mm to 300mm. It's an excellent camera. Here's a pic I shot with it: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=50976

Re: OT Re: Purgatory was - OT: Occupations?

2007-01-04 Thread John Sessoms
> > From: > Adam Maas > John Sessoms wrote: >>> From: >>> frank theriault On 1/3/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Just one side point... neither purgatory or a burning hell are taught by the Bible. So yes a strange, in fact, false logic. >>> Indeed! >>> >>> The concept of purga

Re: K10D with AF540FGZ

2007-01-04 Thread Brendan MacRae
I would up your sensitivity. ISO 100 is slow for on camera flash. I would start at 200 and go up from there. -Brendan --- J and K Messervy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use the bounce card but usually have my iso set to > 100. > - Original Message - > From: "Brendan MacRae" <[EMAIL PROT

Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated

2007-01-04 Thread David J Brooks
Actually, Gentec is about 10 Km's from work. All i need is a confirmation they can do the work. Dave Quoting Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Maybe there was an earthquake in India? > Norm > > David J Brooks wrote: >> Arggg. >> >> Sorry, but i need to vent here. >> >> First it was Pentax

Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated

2007-01-04 Thread David J Brooks
I know you'd call me back. Eh?:-) Dave Quoting Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Maybe there was an earthquake in India? > Norm > > David J Brooks wrote: >> Arggg. >> >> Sorry, but i need to vent here. >> >> First it was Pentax for poor returned phone calls, but i could always >> reach so

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Joseph Tainter
Every report I've seen said that Tokina lenses would not share SMC coatings - Since Pentax and Tokina manufacture separately, this is probably correct. Tokina's lenses sometimes have weakness in flare control. But for the 10-17, Tokina advertises a coating on the outside of the front eleme

Re: K10D RTF, SR, noise...

2007-01-04 Thread Joseph Tainter
* I noticed the RTF flash can be used in 2nd-curtain sync. That's pretty cool. I don't remember it was possible with the D. * VERY obvious to know how to set a Flash exposure compensation. First time I see Pentax "promoting" this feature. Yes, it is good to have for the rtf flash. The PZ-1p also

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 05/01/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Holy Man!!! > That lens has 18!! elements in 14 groups. > Thats 28 air/glass interfaces, and 8 glass/glass interfaces. > Consider that when you judge it's flare resistance in what can only be > described as a torture test. > > OTOH, my old

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-04 Thread keith_w
Kenneth Waller wrote: >> When in the Navy, as a Sr. corpsman,. > Keith, thank you for all you did for our country. > > Kenneth Waller Thank you, sir! My pleasure indeed! keith -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D with AF540FGZ

2007-01-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "J and K Messervy" Subject: Re: K10D with AF540FGZ > Thanks for that reply mate. > > I find it annoying that it doesn't expose correctly in p-ttl and with the > camera in auto mode. Surely that is the basic requirement for them to get > right? Oh well, I'll

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Lawrence Kwan" Subject: Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review > > , has > there been any previous SMC lenses with this poor flare control? Holy Man!!! That lens has 18!! elements in 14 groups. Thats 28 air/glass interfaces, and 8 glass/g

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/04/07 8:22 PM, "Adam Maas", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There aren't K mount > versions of any of the shared designs. That makes sense :-). Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO: Dunkirk

2007-01-04 Thread David Savage
I like it. Can't say why exactly, but I do. Cheers, Dave On 1/5/07, Ralf R. Radermacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012 > > As always, your comments and suggestions are welcome. > > Ralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: OT: Velvia available again

2007-01-04 Thread Adam Maas
Kenneth Waller wrote: > For those still shooting film of the slide variety, I received a note from > Fuji advising that Velvia will again be made available. > > Kenneth Waller > Velvia II is something I look forward to, although 120 Velvia never became unavailable here in Toronto (I never had

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 9, Issue 84

2007-01-04 Thread Adam Maas
Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 05/01/07, W. Guy Finley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> You're still running Windows 98? Well, sooner or later I think >> you're going to have to move on because more and more programs are >> requiring Windows XP. Personally, buying a nice camera like a K100D >>

Re: K10D with AF540FGZ

2007-01-04 Thread J and K Messervy
I use the bounce card but usually have my iso set to 100. - Original Message - From: "Brendan MacRae" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 12:03 PM Subject: Re: K10D with AF540FGZ > Have you tried making sure that you're using the catch > pan

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Adam Maas
K.Takeshita wrote: > On 1/04/07 7:39 PM, "Lawrence Kwan", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> If you are correct, and *if* this Tokina did have the SMC coating, has >> there been any previous SMC lenses with this poor flare control? I almost >> take it for granted that SMC = excellent flare control.

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/04/07 7:39 PM, "Lawrence Kwan", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you are correct, and *if* this Tokina did have the SMC coating, has > there been any previous SMC lenses with this poor flare control? I almost > take it for granted that SMC = excellent flare control. Am I wrong? One thing I

Re: OT - recommendation for non-DSLR

2007-01-04 Thread Kenneth Waller
John (or anyone else) - I have a brand new, never taken out of the box - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 5mp, image stabilized P+S which I won in a local photo contest. Includes camera, battery pack & charger, AV & USB cables, software CD-Rom,lens cap,strap & operating instructions. B+H gets $239.95 for

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 05/01/07, Lawrence Kwan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you are correct, and *if* this Tokina did have the SMC coating, has > there been any previous SMC lenses with this poor flare control? I almost > take it for granted that SMC = excellent flare control. Am I wrong? Flare control isn't si

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-04 Thread Kenneth Waller
> When in the Navy, as a Sr. corpsman,. Keith, thank you for all you did for our country. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "keith_w" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT: Occupations? > Rick Womer wrote: >> I haven't chimed in yet, largely because my chosen >> occupation h

OT: Velvia available again

2007-01-04 Thread Kenneth Waller
For those still shooting film of the slide variety, I received a note from Fuji advising that Velvia will again be made available. Kenneth Waller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D with AF540FGZ

2007-01-04 Thread Brendan MacRae
Have you tried making sure that you're using the catch panel when bouncing off the ceiling? I've found that it works perfectly this way. It sends just enough diffused light directly toward the subject (and adds a nice catch light in the eyes). I use it this way and have no need for compensation i

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/04/07 7:39 PM, "Lawrence Kwan", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you are correct, and *if* this Tokina did have the SMC coating, has > there been any previous SMC lenses with this poor flare control? I almost > take it for granted that SMC = excellent flare control. Am I wrong? I see two sa

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Paul On Jan 4, 2007, at 7:39 PM, Lawrence Kwan wrote: > On Thu, 4 Jan 2007, K.Takeshita wrote: >>> Every report I've seen said that Tokina lenses would not share SMC >>> coatings. >> They share SMC coating. Trust me on this. > > If you are correct, and *if*

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Seriously, you are right. All SMC lenses have excellent flare control, and you can be sure that the DA* lenses will be superb in this regard. It's a given. Paul On Jan 4, 2007, at 7:57 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > The sky is falling! The sky is falling! > Paul > On Jan 4, 2007, at 7:39 PM, Lawr

Re: OT - recommendation for non-DSLR

2007-01-04 Thread Peter McIntosh
Jaume Lahuerta wrote: > I think that you refer to the Fuji F30, that it is supposed to be the best > compact regarding high ISO performance. > > The Canon PowerShot A series are also a good value, with lots of manual > settings (A710IS, A640...). > > I've recently bought a Canon A630. Excelle

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 9, Issue 84

2007-01-04 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 05/01/07, W. Guy Finley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You're still running Windows 98? Well, sooner or later I think > you're going to have to move on because more and more programs are > requiring Windows XP. Personally, buying a nice camera like a K100D > or K110D and then using a clunky pro

Re: RE: style change

2007-01-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: >> >Some likes straps, some don't, and some adapt. >> >> Bob W like straps. > >actually I think it's a boy/girl thing. I've noticed, and if heard >women comment, that men hate carrying stuff around. I know I do. But >women often seem to feel insecure unless they're carrying a handba

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Thu, 4 Jan 2007, K.Takeshita wrote: >> Every report I've seen said that Tokina lenses would not share SMC >> coatings. > They share SMC coating. Trust me on this. If you are correct, and *if* this Tokina did have the SMC coating, has there been any previous SMC lenses with this poor flare con

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
What a great career that must be. Thanks for taking care of our kids. Paul > Rick Womer wrote: >> I haven't chimed in yet, largely because my chosen >> occupation has kept me really busy lately (there are >> 570-odd unread PDML messages in my mailbox, too!). >> >> I'm a physician, specifically a p

Re: OT - recommendation for non-DSLR

2007-01-04 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
I think that you refer to the Fuji F30, that it is supposed to be the best compact regarding high ISO performance. The Canon PowerShot A series are also a good value, with lots of manual settings (A710IS, A640...). - Mensaje original De: John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Para: Pentax Li

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-04 Thread keith_w
Rick Womer wrote: > I haven't chimed in yet, largely because my chosen > occupation has kept me really busy lately (there are > 570-odd unread PDML messages in my mailbox, too!). > > I'm a physician, specifically a pediatrician, and > still more specifically a pediatric oncologist. Yeah, > I know

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/04/07 7:19 PM, "Paul Stenquist", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Can't understand everything, but the main criticism is the bad flare >> control. The reviewer made only a passing reference in one sentence that flare might be a problem. See other review. http://www.tokina.co.jp/d_slr/index.h

RE: K10D gallery

2007-01-04 Thread Tim Øsleby
You and the camera seem to get along. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Brewer Sent: 4. januar 2007 20:03 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: K10D gallery Hi Kids, Been goofing around w

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/04/07 7:19 PM, "Paul Stenquist", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Every report I've seen said that Tokina lenses would not share SMC > coatings. They share SMC coating. Trust me on this. Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT - recommendation for non-DSLR

2007-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
The Panasonic Lumix with 7.5 megapixels and a Leica lens is probably the best P&S camera currently available. Paul > > >> a friend of mine is in the market for a new camera. >> He doesn't need a DSLR, but will occasionally want >> to print at A4 or larger. >> >> Money isn't a big factor in the d

Re: Bag for GFM Outing

2007-01-04 Thread Doug Franklin
Scott Loveless wrote: > I'd like to offer another recommendation for the Domke F2. [...] > You can access all of your gear from the top without having to remove > anything. That's why I love my F2 ... I just "flap" the top flap completely open and down the back of the bag ... that plus it's take

Re: K10D with AF540FGZ

2007-01-04 Thread J and K Messervy
Thanks for that reply mate. I find it annoying that it doesn't expose correctly in p-ttl and with the camera in auto mode. Surely that is the basic requirement for them to get right? Oh well, I'll just keep dialling in flash compensation or exposure compensation on the camera...at least it's

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Okay:-) Paul On Jan 4, 2007, at 7:25 PM, K.Takeshita wrote: > On 1/04/07 7:19 PM, "Paul Stenquist", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Every report I've seen said that Tokina lenses would not share SMC >> coatings. > > They share SMC coating. Trust me on this. > > Ken > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss

RE: style change

2007-01-04 Thread Tim Øsleby
And you're an early adaptor? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cotty Sent: 4. januar 2007 23:43 To: pentax list Subject: Re: style change On 4/1/07, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: >Som

Re: K10D with AF540FGZ

2007-01-04 Thread Adam Maas
William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "J and K Messervy" Subject: K10D with AF540FGZ > > >> I received my flash the other day and have been playing with it a bit >> indoors and out. >> >> First impressions are good, however the exposure results in P-TTL are a >> little disap

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Every report I've seen said that Tokina lenses would not share SMC coatings. In terms of flare control, I've never seen Pentax get it wrong. Not to worry. By the way, most of these images show superb sharpness and detail. Paul On Jan 4, 2007, at 7:11 PM, Lawrence Kwan wrote: > Here's a revie

Re: K10D with AF540FGZ

2007-01-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "J and K Messervy" Subject: K10D with AF540FGZ >I received my flash the other day and have been playing with it a bit > indoors and out. > > First impressions are good, however the exposure results in P-TTL are a > little disappointing. I'm finding that for a

Re: K100D and raw converters

2007-01-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: K100D and raw converters > Two words, "WindowsXP Yuck". Gee Peter, I'm happier with XP than I ever was with 98. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated

2007-01-04 Thread Norm Baugher
Maybe there was an earthquake in India? Norm David J Brooks wrote: > Arggg. > > Sorry, but i need to vent here. > > First it was Pentax for poor returned phone calls, but i could always > reach someone in service. > > Then, after getting into Nikon, they over a period of 5 years, only > re

Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Lawrence Kwan
Here's a review of the DA* sister lens, the Tokina AT-X PRO 50-135mm f/2.8 (Japanese): Reviews with many samples: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/lens_review/2006/12/15/5255.html On the field use report: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/review/2006/11/21/5079.html Can't understand everything

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 9, Issue 84

2007-01-04 Thread W. Guy Finley
On Jan 4, 2007, at 5:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This all sounds like upgrading to WinXP, which I am definitely not > planning. I like RSE, and am accostumed to work with it, and which > works > fine for me. It was a question of editing one file once, to make it > continue working for me,

Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated

2007-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've had good luck with Sigma service in the US. But I bought the 500 and something Pentax flash anyway, because I had a job coming up where I needed a compact P-TTL flash. I'm going to send my Sigma in for service soon. Paul On Jan 4, 2007, at 6:42 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > Arggg. > >

Re: K100D and raw converters

2007-01-04 Thread Adam Maas
Note your K100D shares the DL finder. -Adam Pancho Hasselbach wrote: > This is free form, I sacrificed the DL entry, as I don't have one and > don't like pentamirrors. If a copy is altered, the original file remains > ready to use. > > P. J. Alling schrieb: >> Better not expect to use the Ds

Re: TTL/P-TTL question

2007-01-04 Thread Brian Walters
Mark I've found both the 280T and 330FTZ both work well enough in TTL mode on the DS. A bit of flash compensation dialed in might be needed occasionally. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting Mark Dalal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > How

Re: style change

2007-01-04 Thread P. J. Alling
What, you expect maybe a dirty remark from not clean minds? Well I hate to disappoint you Bucko but I won't say anything. (I don't have to). Cotty wrote: > On 4/1/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: > > >> Nice. You get it both ways. I like the heavy padding on the strap. >>

Re: [Solved] Finding a K10D in Belgium (and first impressions)

2007-01-04 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Cotty escribió: > On 4/1/07, Thibouille, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> I'm happy, my birthday being tomorrow the fifth january it is a quite >> nice present I offer to myself :D > > Bon anniversaire. I second that. It will be surely a great birthday with such a nice toy. Pancho -- PDML Pen

Re: K10D gallery

2007-01-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Once again w too much information. Bob W wrote: > http://photos.drivingtheflies.com/ > All nice, but the first one absolutely knocked my socks off! >>> So long as you keep the rest of your clothes on. >>> >> What? Doesn't *everyone* read th

Re: K100D and raw converters

2007-01-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Two words, "WindowsXP Yuck". W. Guy Finley wrote: > Two words: Adobe Lightroom. Public Beta, free for the next few > months, supports Pentax PEF files natively with no conversion needed > which is a far better way to edit the file anyway. > > Three more words: Adobe Photoshop CS3. Public Bet

Re: A couple of PESOs

2007-01-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tim Øsleby" Subject: RE: A couple of PESOs > Nice puppy shot. How old is it now? Jester is 7 months now, that shot was taken a few weeks ago though. > > The moon shot is a, moon shot. Worse, it is a technically poor moon shot. Thanks for looking and commen

Re: Let Me Bore You a Second Time

2007-01-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Gonz" Subject: Re: Let Me Bore You a Second Time > They all look quite good Bill. First is the best though. I think they > look much better than the one you posted yesterday. For example, look > at the upper right part of the moon, in these new pics, you

RE: Let Me Bore You a Second Time

2007-01-04 Thread David J Brooks
Very impressive. Dave > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > William Robb > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 5:30 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Let Me Bore You a Second Time > > > While the fellas were out for their evening cons

OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated

2007-01-04 Thread David J Brooks
Arggg. Sorry, but i need to vent here. First it was Pentax for poor returned phone calls, but i could always reach someone in service. Then, after getting into Nikon, they over a period of 5 years, only returned one call to service, of approximatly 50. Now, Gentec Int. which sells and s

Re: style change

2007-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good thing we no longer have any Australian women on the list. Paul On Jan 4, 2007, at 5:41 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 4/1/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Nice. You get it both ways. I like the heavy padding on the strap. > > Let's face it, I need it with that weight. It's actua

Re: K100D and raw converters

2007-01-04 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
This all sounds like upgrading to WinXP, which I am definitely not planning. I like RSE, and am accostumed to work with it, and which works fine for me. It was a question of editing one file once, to make it continue working for me, no hassle. Of course, valuable knowledge of pixmantec has been

K10D gallery

2007-01-04 Thread Walter Hamler
Agreed, they are all good, but I really like the first two on page 2, the feather and the cu of the flower. There are several folks on this list who do some great BW work (whether native or converted) and I really miss the darkroom days! Well, let me rephrase that I like the good results I s

K10D with AF540FGZ

2007-01-04 Thread J and K Messervy
I received my flash the other day and have been playing with it a bit indoors and out. First impressions are good, however the exposure results in P-TTL are a little disappointing. I'm finding that for a shot indoors of my kids or similar at quite close range, bouncing off the white ceiling, I

Re: [Solved] Finding a K10D in Belgium (and first impressions)

2007-01-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Congratulations and happy birthday. Paul > On 4/1/07, Thibouille, >> I'm happy, my birthday being tomorrow the fifth january it is a quite >> nice present I offer to myself :D > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML

Re: PESO: Enjoying the View

2007-01-04 Thread David J Brooks
Nice Composition is very good Dave Quoting Mark Dalal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > My girlfriend and I were down in Austin to meet a college buddy. We stopped > at Mount Bonnell to check out the view. I came across this couple sitting on > the rock ledge. > > Pentax *istDS, Pentax SMC-F 24-50/4, Hand

Re: PESO: One For Annsan

2007-01-04 Thread David J Brooks
Ploarizer works this photo well. Good one. Dave Quoting Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I disappointed Ann by posting a technical shot last night. So I went out > this afternoon to get her a nice Southwestern photo. The building is > known locally (in Corrales, New Mexico) as the Perea Da

Re: K100D and raw converters

2007-01-04 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
This is free form, I sacrificed the DL entry, as I don't have one and don't like pentamirrors. If a copy is altered, the original file remains ready to use. P. J. Alling schrieb: > Better not expect to use the Ds to continue to work, seems he used it's > location for the K10d or K100D string. >

Re: Finding a K10D in Belgium

2007-01-04 Thread Thibouille
Thanks Bertil ! 2007/1/5, Bertil Holmberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Congrats on your new baby, and happy birthday :-) > > Bertil > > > I'm happy, my birthday being tomorrow the fifth january it is a quite > > nice present I offer to myself :D > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

Re: PESO -- "Industrial Art"

2007-01-04 Thread David J Brooks
I like this one. Dave Quoting "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Another shot taken between Christmas and New Years. I went out with a > friend for a ramble in New Haven, CT. The Yale students, in fact the > students from most of the local colleges had gone home for the > holidays. We mos

RE: style change

2007-01-04 Thread Bob W
> > Let's face it, I need it with that weight. It's actually a > strap from a > Marmot fanny pack (easy now lads). > I'm going to the Alps this summer. If I see a lady marmot perhaps I'll try and get one. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pd

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-04 Thread Rick Womer
I haven't chimed in yet, largely because my chosen occupation has kept me really busy lately (there are 570-odd unread PDML messages in my mailbox, too!). I'm a physician, specifically a pediatrician, and still more specifically a pediatric oncologist. Yeah, I know, what a drag--a friend and coll

Re: style change

2007-01-04 Thread graywolf
I quit using neck straps when my belly got in the way . [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I agree. I recall that when I was shooting a lot of motorsports, everyone > hung their cameras around their neck. Most used more than one, and when > loading film, a neck strap was essential. A good strap places

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