Re: How does one unlock an SD card??

2007-01-09 Thread Kenneth Waller
I don't understand why you thought my logic was bad Your statements didn't point out in any way in which the SD was physically different from the CF. Godfrey's did. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: How does one unlock an SD card??

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Kenneth Waller
What makes the American public health system, so much better than any other countries? Never said it was so much better, but here in the Detroit area we hear horror stories about Canadians having to wait for years in the case of specific medical procedures. Also hear of Canadians coming to

RE: How does one unlock an SD card??

2007-01-09 Thread J. C. O'Connell
when push comes to shove and these SD cards and receptacles get abused, what pins fail, the receptacle pin or the card pins or both? If the camera receptacle pins fail that's very bad, if its just the card pins, well that's much more tolerable I would think jco -Original Message-

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

2007-01-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
JCO, You're blowing things far out of proportion. The focus feel of the A lenses is very similar to the M's, K's, and screw mounts, especially when you start comparing to the higher quality A's. Your comparison to the 50's is flawed. And focus feel is less of an issue in these days of

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Historically under English Common law, it's a right. After Centuries of attempts at limiting this right, and in specific opposition of the attempts by Charles II and James II to disarm all but those who supported them, it was revitalized in the English Deceleration of Right of 1689. (This by

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread P. J. Alling
I hit my target, that's hand gun control. Any other kind is false security. David Savage wrote: My point is, I happen to believe in controls on handguns. Dave On 1/10/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I could say, and your point? However in at least one case that's not true.

Re: How does one unlock an SD card??

2007-01-09 Thread John Celio
I don't understand why you thought my logic was bad Your statements didn't point out in any way in which the SD was physically different from the CF. Godfrey's did. I assumed anyone who cared would have seen the differences by now. They're pretty obvious (to me anyway) if one takes a

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Gonz
A 9mm makes a nice rat killer. ;) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not anti-firearms, but I am anti-hand guns (and to a lesser extent semi-automatic rifles/shotguns). They have one purpose, and one purpose only, to kill people. Cheers, Dave On 1/10/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: PESO - American Fence Hand guns don't cause crime, if that were true once Great Britain banned all hand guns, (and made shotgun ownership much more difficult), violent crime would have been eliminated,

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Gonz
Lawyers? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What makes the American public health system, so much better than any other countries? Cheers, Dave (I have no idea how the system works in the US) On 1/10/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's pretty much like being American, but with

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

2007-01-09 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 4:04 PM -0500 1/9/07, Walter Hamler wrote: 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!

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Re: PESO - American Fence Straw man argument, Peter. Gun crimes are more likely to end up with the victim being more seriously hurt or dead than other types of weapons crimes, and can be used at range where the victim has less chance of

Re: Enablement

2007-01-09 Thread Boris Liberman
John, 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. I'm a little sad that I couldn't find a job at

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Mark Cassino wrote: Borrowing Doug's words, I'm a reformed photographer. Before that, even though Alan Greenspan reverts to single syllable words when he hears me say it, I was a Banker. These days I work for a non-profit that provides guardian, conservator, and other advocacy

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
My brother asked one of his clients how she met his law partner: He defended me when my husband died - of infidelity. On 1/9/07, Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Savage wrote: Just like guns don't kill people. Guns _don't_ kill people ... it's those pesky bullets! :-) Or, as

Fast and wide for a K100D

2007-01-09 Thread Beaker
Hi- I have a new K100D, and am looking for a fast, wide (roughly 12mm) lens. Any suggestions? I've been thinking about the 16mm Zenitar fisheye lens. From what I have seen, it comes in several versions. As a Pentax K mount, with the aperature lever, and an M42 screw mount, amoung others.

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

2007-01-09 Thread jim
On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:35:10 -0500, Adam Maas wrote: Potentially, since their lens protocol is a fairly blatant copy of the EOS protocol. IIRC they originally tried to licence EF mount. got turned down and decided to use a K-mount derived Bayonet on a mount that's otherwise EOS. Sigma-mount

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

2007-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hey John If you send me a .zip file with the source code in C or C++, I'll see if I can build it for Mac OS X. G On Jan 9, 2007, at 2:24 PM, John Francis wrote: Recent discussions here about Lens Identification, and inquiries about the cumulative frame counter, prompted me to revise my

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Bob, I love your style! LOL. England, of course. A civilising force for the good of all mankind. Welcomed with open arms the world over for several hundred years, our friendly dominion was universally loved by the people of all nations who invited us to govern their helpless little

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

2007-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Guys, The more you engage him in discussion, the more ridiculous it will become. The FA35/2 AL is a different, and better, optical formula than the older 35/2. That's not to say that the M/A35/2 is a poor performer or that the A35/2 that's for sale is not a good lens. I don't give a damn

Re: Fast and wide for a K100D

2007-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
M42 lenses are have to be stopped down to taking aperture via a manual switch on the lens. If the lens does not have one, you have to jam the pin so that they stop down. A drop of crazy glue or peening the stop down pin will permanently fix it in stop down mode. But the Zeni 16/2.8 is a

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Cotty wrote: On 9/1/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Wasn't that way previously. Immigrants came to the U S of S quickly became Americanized. Americanised :-0 Will turned American do, please? ;-) Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Tom C wrote: 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

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Hello there, Ladies and Gentlemen of this wondrous thread. frank theriault wrote: On 1/9/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't hate foreigners, but I detest their efforts to bring their country with them. Don't think country, think culture. Everyone who's come to North

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! K.Takeshita wrote: I think I understand what you are trying to say but you cannot quite say that in a direct way due to a sensitivity issue, can't you?. I once worked in the U.S. and have a lot of friends there. So, I respect a lot of things good about America. Having said that, I think

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

2007-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 9, 2007, at 3:23 PM, David Savage 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. LOL ... I relayed one from here to my friend in Gloucester. Lovely thing ... and huge. I'd never carry

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: PESO - American Fence Hand guns don't cause crime, if that were true once Great Britain banned all hand guns, (and made shotgun ownership much more difficult), violent crime would have been eliminated, in fact it

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

2007-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 9, 2007, at 3:06 PM, jim wrote: 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

Re: Introduction (Raw work flow)

2007-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 9, 2007, at 5:44 PM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: ... I am quite in the minority as a technical photographer as opposed to an artsy photographer. Most are the latter and whatever looks good is acceptable. I find it difficult to trust my own sense of quality, so I resort to objective

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Paul, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: America before the Europeans was no Eden. There was an interesting article in the New York Times a couple of weeks ago concerning the mythology of the native Americans vs. the reality. The reality, in many cases, was rape, child molestation and sacrifice and

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