Re: Strange 360FGZ behaviour with K10D

2007-01-09 Thread Tom Reese
> * Mode selection on the flash itself is screwed up. Basicaly, except > in M mode, I can only choose P-TTL or SB (AF assist only). Not having > TTL is of course normal but I cannot access A mode nor M mode which is > weird to say the least. Pushing mode button will cycle between PTTL > and SB , pe

Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless

2007-01-09 Thread P. J. Alling
That would add to the effect wouldn't it... Perry Pellechia wrote: > Paul, I think you are full of beans on this one. > > On 1/9/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> No, Pinto's were available with the barbecue option. >> Paul >> -- Original message --

Re: PESO: Show Pony

2007-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Interesting car. A little reminiscent of some older Mustang styling exercises. With parking space getting tighter all the time, the "up and forward" door design has a lot of merit. The photo is nice and clean, of course. :-) Godfrey On Jan 8, 2007, at 7:19 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > http:/

Re: Enablement

2007-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 8, 2007, at 10:22 AM, John Celio wrote: > I found a job. > > I'm now a Sign Maker at a place nearby called "Signs That Sell." I > start > tomorrow at 7:30. AM. I haven't had to be up that early every day > since > high school. It'll take some adjustment, but I can deal with it. >

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: PESO - American Fence > Personally I find victim hood to be a crock, you live > with the world you're given, but some people make it their carriers. Your ignorance is showing again. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail Li

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 6, 2007, at 2:55 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/amfence.html > > Details: Pentax istDS, K24/2.8 @ f/8.0, ISO 200, 1/800 sec, tripod > mounted. Finally got the chance to take a look at the photo. I like the idea ... there's a house with a garage door in

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The build quality of the FA35/2 AL is excellent. Compared to the A series 35/2.8 I had, which was quite nice, the only real difference in mechanical feel is that the FA35 has less stiction in the focusing ring. I never did find a 35/2 manual focus lens, but from everything I've seen and he

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread P. J. Alling
If you write you letter to the Queen I'm sure her secretary will forward it to the proper department. frank theriault wrote: > On 1/9/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Pierre Trudeau. >> Woops, he's dead. >> > > Who? > > Oh, you mean St. Pierre, saviour of our country.

Re: PESO: Show Pony

2007-01-09 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Godders. I hadn't thought about the "up and forward" door design as an advantage when parking. I was thinking it was a bit of a conceit, but perhaps not. Paul -- Original message -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Interesting car. A little remi

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Adam Maas
They probably wouldn't recognize the Stars and Bars. I don't disagree. Ironically, the Battle Flag should be _less_ offensive, not more. But things didn't work out that way. This is going to be a problem for Dodge next year as well, as there will be much demand for one of their new models to com

Re: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated)

2007-01-09 Thread Don Williams
Despite the grating 'gotten' is okay. Look it up in your Oxford. Another one that's interesting is plow, that, in UK English is plough. Plow is older and closer to the original than plough. Don John Francis wrote: > On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 04:07:41PM +0100, Thibouille wrote: > >> I think tho

Re: Finally got my K10D. but..........

2007-01-09 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Jan 9, 2007, at 7:59 AM, Adam Maas wrote: > > >>Sigma makes nice stuff, apart from the electronics. I try and avoid >>any sigma product with electronics in it. The 30/1.4 is making it >>hard though. > > > All the modern lenses have electronics in them. Their bui

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread frank theriault
On 1/9/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aw. you don't love me any more? Think of it as tough love. -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Introduction (Raw work flow)

2007-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 8, 2007, at 6:59 AM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: > If you haven't already, you might want to take a read of this > guy's rantings on linear vs. gamma errors. The color management > part of > it is different from "gamma errors." > http://www.aim-dtp.net/aim/evaluation/gie/index.htm This

RE: Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Bob W
-- Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of frank theriault > Sent: 09 January 2007 19:08 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Re: PESO - American Fence > > On 1/8/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > England, of cou

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread pnstenquist
Since Dodge marketing "experts" have decided that they want to be the brand for morons and idiots, it probably won't surprise them in the least. They've already dumped the nameplate in the toilet, a little more crap won't make much difference. Paul -- Original message --

RE: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone message really thatcomplicated)

2007-01-09 Thread Bob W
'Closer to the original' doesn't mean anything. -- Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Don Williams > Sent: 09 January 2007 20:27 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone > messa

RE: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread Bob W
I used to have the M 35/2 and it was a superb lens - I really liked it. The A 35/2 is the same lens, but with the red button. -- Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi > Sent: 09 January 2007 20:22 > To: Pentax-Disc

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Brendan MacRae
Hum, taken to nth degree, perhaps. Taken to the cynical degree for sure. -Brendan --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think that describes many "Native American's" > quite well There is > some evidence that those who emigrated from Asia > during the last ice age > weren't the fir

RE: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Thats not really saying much, because the build "quality" of most of the "A" series lenses are dubious at best. Most of them have mechanically very unrefined, certainly there must have be mfg. cost reduction measures taken by Pentax compared to the K and M lenses that caused this jco -Orig

Re: Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread frank theriault
On 1/9/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can all write to me if you like: > > Mr. Steve Cotterell > 16 Letsby Avenue, > Oxford OX1 5NK > United Kingdom > > Not need to use a stamp - I'll pay on delivery. > Steve Cottrell? I don't believe I know a Steve Cottrell. cheers, frank -- "Sha

Re: Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread frank theriault
On 1/9/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You have his number - give him a ring sometime. He prefers early > morning calls, about 4am. > You must be thinking of a Mr. Baugher. I had nothing to do with that offensive display, I assure you. cheers, frank (who doesn't even know what Ni! mea

RE: Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Bob W
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of frank theriault > Sent: 09 January 2007 20:34 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Re: PESO - American Fence > > On 1/9/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You can all write to me if y

Re: OT - recommendation for non-DSLR

2007-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 4, 2007, at 1:27 PM, John Francis wrote: > > 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 deal (although I > don't think he's ready to spring for a Leica :-); > > I r

Re: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone message reallythatcomplicated)

2007-01-09 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Jan 9, 2007, at 6:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: > >> What about the use of "would have" for "had"? As in, "If I would >> have written it properly, nobody could have been offended". >> Correct US use? It sounds diabolical to me. > > It's a colloquialis

Re: How does one unlock an SD card??

2007-01-09 Thread wendy beard
The switch one of my SD cards is loose and won't stay in the unlocked position. I considered trying to glue it but the whole plastic casing is terribly flimsy. One of the ridges on the bottom has broken off. I wouldn't mind but it's one of my newest cards and my only 2Gb card as well. On 1/8/07, P

Re: Introduction (Raw work flow)

2007-01-09 Thread Cory Papenfuss
>> If you haven't already, you might want to take a read of this >> guy's rantings on linear vs. gamma errors. The color management >> part of >> it is different from "gamma errors." >> http://www.aim-dtp.net/aim/evaluation/gie/index.htm > > This guy is using Photoshop 6. Which means he's not

New Bag

2007-01-09 Thread Walter Hamler
Thought I would post a couple shots of the new bag. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/NewBag1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/NewBag.jpg Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

OT: Has anyone photographed, or at least seen, this UFO?

2007-01-09 Thread Walter Hamler
The comet is visible near the Western Horizon right at and after sunset. Been cloudy here too but supposed to clear later today. The thing is moving into the Southern Hemisphere skies in a few more days so the folks down under should get a nice view! Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PD

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Adam Maas
What, other than introducing two of the most interesting larger cars (Magnum, Charger) in recent memory as well as a rather interesting smaller crossover hatchback I distinctly don't understand the comment. GM on the other hand... -Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Since Dodge marketing "expert

Re: PESO - American Fence (the process of creativty)

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I used a tripod more in the past than I do now. While shooting > portraits, I found that the tripod robbed me of spontaniety - the > expressions on the faces changed all the time and by the time I had > adjusted the tripod, I would miss it. I

Re: PESO - Man's Intrusion

2007-01-09 Thread Bruce Dayton
Well, I'll need to go back and see if I can improve. One interesting aspect to this discussion is what you have termed 'ordinary' - the reason I say this is because of what each of us perceive. The location that you live has a lot to do with what ordinary things are. I have some friends who grew

Re: RAW workflow (was: introduction)

2007-01-09 Thread Frits Wüthrich
I bought a 2GB Sandisk extreme III card and with it came a cd with RescuePro and a license for registrering CaptureOne LE. As it doesn't support the pef of the K10D yet, I didn't look further into it. I am entitled to one upgrade, so I hope the next upgrade includes the support of the K10D for P

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Norm Baugher
Frank, I just provided the tool to facilitate your evil plot. Norm frank theriault wrote: > On 1/9/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> you have his number - give him a ring sometime. He prefers early >> morning calls, about 4am. > You must be thinking of a Mr. Baugher. I had nothing to do wit

Re: RAW workflow (was: introduction)

2007-01-09 Thread John Whittingham
> I bought a 2GB Sandisk extreme III card and with it came a cd with > RescuePro and a license for registrering CaptureOne LE. As it > doesn't support the pef of the K10D yet, I didn't look further into > it. I am entitled to one upgrade, so I hope the next upgrade > includes the support of the

Re: Introduction (Raw work flow)

2007-01-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cory Papenfuss" Subject: Re: Introduction (Raw work flow) >> > I don't thing Photoshop deals with RAW images anyway, does it? A > RAW image doesn't even make sense until it's been interpolated into RGB. > Anyway, as usual I care little... just having a go

Re: PESO: Show Pony

2007-01-09 Thread John Francis
Ford are very aware of the problems with large doors and tight parking spaces. A few months ago I went along to the first public showing of two new variants of the Ford GT - an open-top version, and one with doors that opened just like the ones on the Mustang you show. The benefit quoted for th

RE: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone messagereallythatcomplicated)

2007-01-09 Thread Bob W
> > > >> What about the use of "would have" for "had"? As in, "If I would > >> have written it properly, nobody could have been offended". > >> Correct US use? It sounds diabolical to me. > > > > It's a colloquialism or vernacular in US English. > > According to my English (language, as hey came

Re: Introduction (Raw work flow)

2007-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 9, 2007, at 12:52 PM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: > I don't thing Photoshop deals with RAW images anyway, does it? A > RAW image doesn't even make sense until it's been interpolated into > RGB. > Anyway, as usual I care little... just having a good ol' fashioned > pedantic discussion...

Re: Introduction (Raw work flow)

2007-01-09 Thread Christian
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Pedantry does not produce photographs. MARK! ;-) -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread frank theriault
On 1/9/07, Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Frank, > I just provided the tool to facilitate your evil plot. I'm sure I have no idea what you're talking about. -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://p

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread pnstenquist
You don't see the US advertising for Dodge. Puking on the windshield, childish jokes, toilet humor. Some consumers are amused by it perhaps, but when you create that kind of imagery, you start whittling down your potential buyer group. Morons and idiots are the new target. I worked on the Dodge

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thats not really saying much, because the build "quality" > of most of the "A" series lenses are dubious at best. > Most of them have mechanically very unrefined, certainly > there must have be mfg. cost reduction measures taken by > Pentax

Re: PESO: Show Pony

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are companies here that do nothing but import second hand > Japanese sports cars (Skyline's, Siliva's etc). They're all over the > place. Hell, the receptionist at work drives a Skyline GTR (and her > husband has a newer model :-) I had

Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless

2007-01-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/1/07, Perry Pellechia, discombobulated, unleashed: >Paul, I think you are full of beans on this one. Come on now, don't pan the guy. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pen

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Gonz
I always wondered what it was like to be canadian. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Tim Øsleby" Subject: RE: Re: PESO - American Fence > > > >>So. Basically I believe what I was trying to explore is these cultural >>differences. >>Reading the post above has told

Re: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone messagereallythatcomplicated)

2007-01-09 Thread Frits Wüthrich
I think PDML is also a dialect, right? Very expensive though. Frits Wüthrich On Tuesday 09 January 2007 22:38, Bob W wrote: > > >> What about the use of "would have" for "had"? As in, "If I would > > >> have written it properly, nobody could have been offended". > > >> Correct US use? It sounds

RE: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Well if you count all the ones I got and sold over the years in pkg. deals, at least a couple dozen total. I still have a few mint ones in my collection too but even they are crass compared to the M and K ( even M42 too ) versions mechanically, both the focus rings and aperture rings feel $#%$#%# a

Re: Introduction (Raw work flow)

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not all of us are interested in theoretical pedantry. Mark! Two quotes out of the one post, impressive. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distud

Re: Strange 360FGZ behaviour with K10D

2007-01-09 Thread Bruce Dayton
HmmmI just put one of my AF360FGZ flashes on my K10D and was able to cycle between P-TTL, A, M and SB. The lens in place was the DA 16-45/4. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, January 9, 2007, 11:37:02 AM, you wrote: T> Here are a couple observations since I took time to play a bit with T> e

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread graywolf
GRIN! We are not xenophobic, we get along with Americans of all backgrounds, we welcome tourists in a friendly manner, but we do get tired of the invaders who have come to pillage and loot and then return home. When I lived in Detroit I remember there were a lot of Canadians in that catagory.

Re: Strange 360FGZ behaviour with K10D

2007-01-09 Thread Thibouille
Very weird. I can confirm that even with fresh batteries (alkaline but well they provide 1.5V each and were perfectly new one) that unless in M mode (camera) I can only choose PTTL or SB. Also, it will not show correct parameters when in A mode (flash) and M mode (camera). My FA50/1.4 exhibits the

What's in a Pentax image file (2007 edition) ?

2007-01-09 Thread John Francis
Recent discussions here about Lens Identification, and inquiries about the cumulative frame counter, prompted me to revise my little program to peek around inside the various IFDs, MakerNote tags, etc. in a Pentax file. I've now added the ability to find the original contents of a MakerNote tag e

RE: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phonemessagereallythatcomplicated)

2007-01-09 Thread Bob W
No, you're confusing it with a derelict. Bob > > I think PDML is also a dialect, right? > Very expensive though. > > Frits Wüthrich > > On Tuesday 09 January 2007 22:38, Bob W wrote: > > > >> What about the use of "would have" for "had"? As in, > "If I would > > > >> have written it properl

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well if you count all the ones I got and sold > over the years in pkg. deals, at least a couple > dozen total. I still have a few mint ones in my collection too > but even they are crass compared > to the M and K ( even M42 too ) versions me

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread frank theriault
On 1/9/07, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I always wondered what it was like to be canadian. It's pretty much like being American, but with better health care and no guns... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@p

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/1/07, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >Steve Cottrell? I don't believe I know a Steve Cottrell. > >cheers, >frank Who he? - Ed. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ --

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/1/07, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >cheers, >frank (who doesn't even know what Ni! means) but lives in some shrubbery -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pent

Re: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone message really thatcomplicated)

2007-01-09 Thread John Coyle
Not quite right Tom - the following extract from a Wikipedia entry suggests that Mr. Webster and Dr. Johnston were latecomers! One of the earliest dictionaries known, and which is still extant today in an abridged form, was written in Latin during the reign of the emperor Augustus. It is known

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/09/07 5:13 PM, "frank theriault", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's pretty much like being American, but with better health care and no > guns... Sounds like utopia ! Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/1/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: >Pull your head out of your ass and learn something about us from someone >other than your country's department of hypocrisy. Your continuing >condescending bullshit proves you are an uneducated fool regarding anything >outside your very narr

Re: What's in a Pentax image file (2007 edition) ?

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A (Windows executable) version of the program I use to > dump the tags can be found here: > > http://panix.com/~johnf/raw/ShowTags.exe > > It's fairly easy to use - just type > > ShowTags filespec1 filespec2 ... > > at a command prompt

RE: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I know this may sound like piling on, but its not, as I have stated this many times in the past, but there is/was a also a build quality degradation from K to M series too, but not as much as from M to A. In fact, based on hundreds (maybe thousands) of Pentax lenses I have had in my possession over

RE: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread Bob W
In my experience some of the A lenses were crap, but an awful lot of them were just as good as the Ms. Bear in mind that the A range ran from cheap consumer rubbish kit lenses all the way through to the A*s. The only non-M/A lens I owned was the K 28/2, which was certainly no slouch. -- Bob >

Re: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phonemessagereallythatcomplicated)

2007-01-09 Thread Doug Franklin
Bob W wrote: >> I think PDML is also a dialect, right? > No, you're confusing it with a derelict. I think it's more like disability or derangement. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: What's in a Pentax image file (2007 edition) ?

2007-01-09 Thread Doug Franklin
Digital Image Studio wrote: > Excellent John, thanks for sharing that. Now if I begged would you > consider a rewrite of your little app "halfsize" so that it could be > used to work with the K10D PEF/DNG files? It's become so much a part > of my RAW work-flow and makes pre-edits so much easier.

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Norm Baugher
The only thing living in the shrubbery at GFM are small animals and figurines... Norm Cotty wrote: > On 9/1/07, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> cheers, >> frank (who doesn't even know what Ni! means) >> > but lives in some shrubbery > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail Li

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread jmunro
Frank Wrote: >>On 1/9/07, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I always wondered >>what it was like to be canadian. >It's pretty much like being American, but with better health >care and no guns... >cheers, frank == Hmm, you mean Canada has radical, right-wing, extremist politicians also?

Re: RAW workflow (was: introduction)

2007-01-09 Thread wendy beard
I love using Capture One. I used to use BreezeBrowser for batch conversions, now I tend to use C1. It doesn't support the K10D pef and DNG yet, unfortunately. I have the LE version. Wendy On 1/8/07, John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anybody tried Capture One Pro? There's a demo av

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007, Digital Image Studio wrote: > Sill have two, but I've owned about ten over the years, mostly M, yes > they feel good but in reality the top end A series lenses that I have > retained are practically just as good. Having owned plenty of lenses from the K, M, and A era, it is m

Re: What's in a Pentax image file (2007 edition) ?

2007-01-09 Thread Bruce Dayton
Very useful info, John. Much obliged! -- Bruce Tuesday, January 9, 2007, 2:24:05 PM, you wrote: JF> Recent discussions here about Lens Identification, and JF> inquiries about the cumulative frame counter, prompted JF> me to revise my little program to peek around inside the JF> various IFDs,

Re: Strange 360FGZ behaviour with K10D

2007-01-09 Thread Bruce Dayton
After further investigation, when the camera mode is manual, it cycles between the mentioned modes, but if the camera is switched out of manual, then the flash will only cycle between P-TTL and SB just like yours. My woops - I almost always shoot in manual mode, so didn't try it the other way. --

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread P. J. Alling
When it comes to condescension WW's cornered the market. But his focus is so narrow he seldom notices. He lives in a country who's government he doesn't respect, that neighbors a country he believes is peopled with uninformed dolts, run by idiots. Usually it's amusing. Cotty wrote: > On 9/1

Re: Finally got my K10D. but..........

2007-01-09 Thread jim
>SIGnificant MAlfunction strikes again. LOL. mmm how do sigma lens work on sigma camera? any compatiability issuses there? maybe they reverse engineer there own lens :P James -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread David Savage
On 1/10/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > P. J. Alling wrote: > > Which confederate flag. The official flag, or the battle flag, (which > > never had an official standing, as far as I know), but was used to > > minimize confusion between the "Stars and Stripes" and the "Stars and > > Bars"

Re: Finally got my K10D. but..........

2007-01-09 Thread jim
>Buy Pentax lenses. They're better performers, 99.9% of the time >anyway. The Pentax FA24-90/3.5-4.5 AL would be an excellent choice >for a lens in this focal length range. Thanks. tho with digital, I will also need a very wide lens to cover from 10/15 to 24/28 James -- PDML Pentax-Disc

Re: Strange 360FGZ behaviour with K10D

2007-01-09 Thread Bruce Dayton
My understanding and usage of A mode is that there is a sensor on the flash that is used instead of the one in the body. The flash can be set to any parameters that you want, independent of the body. This allows you to control the flash as you want. It lets you do fill flash by telling the flash

Re: Finally got my K10D. but..........

2007-01-09 Thread David J Brooks
Checked my Sigma 100-300 zoom. Seems to work ok. Did not take a shot and see if the exif is there,i don't realy care. Dave Quoting Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> On Jan 9, 2007, at 7:59 AM, Adam Maas wrote: >> >> >>> Sigma makes nice stuff, apart from the electroni

Re: Yet Another Enablement, minor this time ;-)

2007-01-09 Thread David Savage
On 1/10/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (and I mean > lenses like the FA20-35 here, as opposed to the DA21... not monstrous > things like an FA*200/2.8 ... ;-) It isn't that big. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.ne

Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless

2007-01-09 Thread Perry Pellechia
On 1/9/07, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/1/07, Perry Pellechia, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Paul, I think you are full of beans on this one. > > Come on now, don't pan the guy. > > -- Hey if he can't stand the heat -- <> Per

Re: PESO - American Fence (the process of creativty)

2007-01-09 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What does that mean? Sensible limits equates to what, especially relative to using a good, solid tripod? Personally, when trying to get the most from my camera, I always use a t'pod, but I've found that in my dotage I'm just not as steady as I once was. Perhaps I should make a couple of comparis

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Tom C
It's relatively easy not to like someone until you get to know them. Tom C. >From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: PESO - American Fence >Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:12:06 -0500 > >When it comes to condescension

Re: Finally got my K10D. but..........

2007-01-09 Thread David J Brooks
The Pentax 16-45 is a very decent performer. Should cover your wishes. If not, get the Zenitar 16, its inexpensive and works very well. Dave Quoting jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Buy Pentax lenses. They're better performers, 99.9% of the time >> anyway. The Pentax FA24-90/3.5-4.5 AL would be a

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's relatively easy not to like someone until you > get to know them. > > > > Tom C. > Then it really becomes a simple thing to dislike them. -Brendan __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has t

Re: RAW workflow (was: introduction)

2007-01-09 Thread John Whittingham
> I love using Capture One. I used to use BreezeBrowser for batch > conversions, now I tend to use C1. > It doesn't support the K10D pef and DNG yet, unfortunately. > I have the LE version. > > Wendy Thanks Wendy, I seem to be able to get sharper images with C1 than with ACR, at least that's how

Re: How does one unlock an SD card??

2007-01-09 Thread jim
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 09:31:01 -0600, William Robb wrote: >The second biggest problem we had was Sony Memory Sticks. Why is that? I am totally ignorant of how they work/connect etc. James -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks a lot, Rob! While I wondered the same thing, I decided not to get into a discussion with JCO. Now that you've opened the door I've found that many of the A lenses I've owned and used were built well, although I may have preferred the focus feel of the K-lenses and the Super Taks in s

RE: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Tim Øsleby
Ken. IMO Americans tend to do exactly the same thing when they are abroad. Whether they are fighting a war, having a vacation or are visiting their "roots in old country". I think that is human nature. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTE

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
There's the small matter of the weather. Paul On Jan 9, 2007, at 5:39 PM, K.Takeshita wrote: > On 1/09/07 5:13 PM, "frank theriault", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> It's pretty much like being American, but with better health care >> and no >> guns... > > Sounds like utopia ! > > Ken > > >

Re: GFM: Nature Photography Weekend reminder - ONLY 10 DAYS TO GO

2007-01-09 Thread David Savage
I just fished mine out of the mail box. Dave On 1/10/07, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had a lovely surprise when I got home from work tonight - an envelope > from the USA with a stencil of the Mile High Bridge on it, containing a > receipt for my deposit for GFM :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discu

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Radical right wing is an oxymoron. Paul On Jan 9, 2007, at 5:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Frank Wrote: > >>> On 1/9/07, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I always wondered >>> what it was like to be canadian. > >> It's pretty much like being American, but with better health >> care and no guns.

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
For what it's worth, I agree in regard to build quality. The build quality of K lenses is terrific as is that of the Super Taks and SMC Taks. The only recent lenses that measure up are the FA limiteds. But that doesn't mean they take the best photos. My FA 50/1.4 is a better optic than my K

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Tom C
>Then it really becomes a simple thing to dislike them. > >-Brendan My point was that people often dislike each other because of misconceptions and wrong perceptions. We often find that when we get to know someone that we are more alike than different, whether it's our next door neighbor, or s

RE: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Tim Øsleby
Ok Dave. You obviously know me and my relation towards my flag better than I do ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: 9. januar 2007 03:37 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re

RE: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I Should have stated all my comments were based on primes, not zooms, zooms are another animal altogher mechanically. Secondly, the "M"s which you say they are as "good" as, arent very good compared to the Ks and Super/SMC taks. Its a far cry from those to the "A"s, and thats why I dont really like

RE: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Which lenses have you owned/do you still own? Shel > [Original Message] > From: J. C. O'Connell > Well if you count all the ones I got and sold > over the years in pkg. deals, at least a couple > dozen total. I still have a few mint ones in my collection too > but even they are crass compared

RE: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Huh, if you prefer the focus feel, WHY? I say its because they are built better. That's why. More precision mechanically. I dont know how you can say thats not a detraction in a MANUAL FOCUS lens. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shel Be

Re: RAW workflow (was: introduction)

2007-01-09 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The real test is how they appear in prints. How do you compare the sharpening in ACR to C1? Shel > [Original Message] > From: John Whittingham > Thanks Wendy, I seem to be able to get sharper images with C1 than with ACR, > at least that's how they appear on the monitor. -- PDML Pent

Re: How does one unlock an SD card??

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, John Celio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The one that almost made me laugh in someone's face was the old woman who > saw the little arrow on the CF card and thought it was supposed to be > pointing up, instead of into the card slot. Every single pin in the slot > was flat. She had be

RE: eggs for photos

2007-01-09 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Walter yes, I would somehow like it that way too, a "currency" called "talents" :-) greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Walter Hamler Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 7:53 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: eggs for photos "Hi Pen

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