Re: Boy are you guys lucky

2007-12-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
The storm that dropped the snow on Chicago nailed us in Milwaukee, too. Started snowing about 9AM Friday and tapered off to flurries by 5PM leaving us with another 6 inches of snow on the ground. This is what it looks like out my front door - quite a difference from Boone... No art, just a coupl

Re: Boy are you guys lucky

2007-12-29 Thread graywolf
Thank you both. Graywolf (Tom Rittenhouse) Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com Blog:http://www.graywolfphoto.com/journal/ --- Bob Sullivan wrote: > What Paul said. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdm

Re: Boy are you guys lucky

2007-12-29 Thread Polyhead
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:08:09 -0500 graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was out on the tree speed today with the camera and took a > couple of photos I wanted to post. Fortunately my web host > is down today so you will not have to look at them. > > I may have to move somewhere more reliable

Re: OT: Smoking Re: PESO -- The Owl Shop

2007-12-29 Thread P. J. Alling
That's complete bull, in the current employment environment in Connecticut good service people are hard to keep. If the staff in this shop didn't want to be here they'd go to work down the street at the bar with the help wanted, , sign on the front door, (starting at $10+ an hour with benefits

Pentax A* 1200mm f8: Joe Tainter

2007-12-29 Thread Jim King
This message is for Joe Tainter - I don't have his email address, but hopefully he is reading PDML messages: Joe- I don't know if you've already seen this listing. We've both expressed an interest in this rare lens. Unfortunately it's priced way above my comfort level, so if you are inter

OT: Smoking Re: PESO -- The Owl Shop

2007-12-29 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:25:41 -0500 "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you don't like smoking in an > establishment then don't patronize it. The owner will get the > message or will lose business. I would rather they forced smoking off the street than on to it. i can choose not to

Re: PESO -- The Owl Shop

2007-12-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Oh, yes. The guy the right was a quite striking youngish blond woman, the guy on the left was _probably_ a lawyer. Then again I had just come from a formal event with a few friends and we were wearing tuxedos... (I wanted things to be a bit ambiguous. It appeared I succeeded). Bob Sullivan wr

Re: PESO -- The Owl Shop

2007-12-29 Thread P. J. Alling
I think that it should be up to the patrons and owners of an establishment. If the owner doesn't want smoking post that, if a patron wants to smoke go elsewhere. Simple easy and no government involved except to enforce trespass laws. If you don't like smoking in an establishment then don't p

Re: PESO -- The Owl Shop

2007-12-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Peter, The no smoking law goes into effect in Illinois January 1st. I'm happy for it. No more bar smoke to contend with. I'm confused by the picture. Why is the guy on the right look like a doper and all the guys on the right look like lawyers? Regards, Bob S. On Dec 29, 2007 10:47 PM, P. J.

Re: Boy are you guys lucky

2007-12-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
What Paul said. That is a dashing fedorah. Interesting to see Boone is clear, no snow. Chicago has it everywhere. NOT cycling weather here - barely walking weather. Regards, Bob S. On Dec 29, 2007 10:08 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nice bike, dashing bicyclist. Good photos as well. > Paul >

PESO -- The Owl Shop

2007-12-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Last PESO of the year; in a thearaultian vein. There's a story. Of course there is, there's always a story. In it's infinite wisdom the State of Connecticut, (in the minds of the Governor, Legislature, and bureaucracy, an organization second only to God in grandeur and responsibility). Decid

Re: K200D pics (real or not? seems legitimate...)

2007-12-29 Thread Ken Waller
You don't think it was due to the multi-angle surface it's on? Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 9:42 PM Subject: Re: K200D pics (real or not? seems legitimate...) > Re: >

Another green button thought

2007-12-29 Thread Adam Maas
Wouldn't it be cool if the green button reset the current selection to the 'Green' selection when you're in the Fn menu? I find myself often wanting a quicker way to reset WB to AWB (And no, a WB button isn't what I need here). -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us

Re: Boy are you guys lucky

2007-12-29 Thread pnstenquist
Nice bike, dashing bicyclist. Good photos as well. Paul -- Original message -- From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I think there was supposed to be an H in there somewhere. > Translation: 3-speed bicycle. > > It was real nice out around here and I got to try i

Re: Boy are you guys lucky

2007-12-29 Thread graywolf
I think there was supposed to be an H in there somewhere. Translation: 3-speed bicycle. It was real nice out around here and I got to try it out with the change lower gearing finally. I almost got up that hill that was a dead stop for me with the stock rear sprocket. I think I will be able to

Re: OT: Spirit Snobs

2007-12-29 Thread P. J. Alling
It won't immediately take the paint off your car, (dulls the finish though), rust however... Ken Waller wrote: >> My God Man! How can you drink that stuff? It will eat your >> guts out and rot your brain. >> > > ...and take the paint off your car! > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.tinyurl.com

Re: PESO ~ Dear Santa ~

2007-12-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Simple courtesy. No bribe there. Francis wrote: > Would this qualify as a bribe? > www.islandlight.ca/showphoto.php?image_id=495&gallery_id=&tb=sb > > I took this photo for a cook book that some friends of mine are putting > together. The scene was lit by two desk lights with white plastic > ga

Re: K200D pics (real or not? seems legitimate...)

2007-12-29 Thread Joseph Tainter
Re: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/141052-post1.html - Note that the lettering for 200 is not on a straight line. Pretty poor Photoshop work, or pretty poor hand lettering. But that doesn't mean that the K200D won't look like this. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Boy are you guys lucky

2007-12-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Graywolf, You have to translate. What's the tree speed? Regards, Bob S. On Dec 29, 2007 8:08 PM, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was out on the tree speed today with the camera and took a > couple of photos I wanted to post. Fortunately my web host > is down today so you will not have to

Boy are you guys lucky

2007-12-29 Thread graywolf
I was out on the tree speed today with the camera and took a couple of photos I wanted to post. Fortunately my web host is down today so you will not have to look at them. I may have to move somewhere more reliable. -- Graywolf (Tom Rittenhouse) Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com Blog:h

RE: VuPoint scanner

2007-12-29 Thread Bill Owens
Thanks Alistair I did the same thing using the PSE 5.0 gray point dropper on the wall and came up with virtually the same thing you did. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alastair Robertson Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 8:04 PM To:

Re: VuPoint scanner

2007-12-29 Thread Alastair Robertson
Hi Bill i did a quick and dirty effort by setting the white balance on the walls in lightroom - at first I tried the curtains but that was too much and they still have a blue cast in them but it's an improvement I think. I will delete this in a day, http://picasaweb.google.com/kiwibiologist/PESO

RE: VuPoint scanner

2007-12-29 Thread Bill Owens
Paul I use PSE 5.0 and was able correct it okay using the gray point filter in levels. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:05 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: VuPoint sc

RE: VuPoint scanner

2007-12-29 Thread pnstenquist
If you're using PhotoShop CS or later try the warming photo filter. That was the first thing I thought of when I saw that shot. nevertheless, it's probably "as recorded on film." These kind of historical scans sometimes call for a different mindset. Paul -- Original message

RE: VuPoint scanner

2007-12-29 Thread Bill Owens
I tried correcting that color cast, but came up too yellow. I'll try again later. I do wish Dad had used outdoor film as the orange filter he used with indoor film caused pretty bad vignetting on outdoor shots. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: VuPoint scanner

2007-12-29 Thread Alastair Robertson
Bill, the second shot has a bad blue cast - it may well be in the original slide and perhaps you would like to keep with the way it looks in the slide but it is quite easily corrected if you wanted to. I'm sure you will have fun with the old slides. Alastair On Dec 30, 2007 11:57 AM, Cotty <[EMA

Re: PESO - Richmond St at Night

2007-12-29 Thread Alastair Robertson
The tilt is a perspective problem easily corrected in Photoshop. Nice colours and mood - but I find the subway sign a bit too prominent and commands about the same amount of attention as the rest of the scene and as a result the picture as a whole doesn't quite work for me. Alastair On Dec 30, 2

Re: PESO 2007 - 53c - GDG

2007-12-29 Thread Alastair Robertson
yes this is nice - compsition is perfect - the hydrant balances the doors nicely Alastair On Dec 30, 2007 10:52 AM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What Ken said. An excellent composition. > Paul > > On Dec 29, 2007, at 4:38 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > > I like. Simplicity & order-li-ne

Re: VuPoint scanner

2007-12-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/12/07, Bill Owens, discombobulated, unleashed: >Here's a small gallery of 3 of my father's photos taken in 1952 using the >Veho (VuPoint) scanner. They are kodachrome slides taken with his first >35mm camera, which I think was an Argus C3. > >http://photo.net/photos/wowens1 Good job Bill.

Re: PESO ~ Dear Santa ~

2007-12-29 Thread David J Brooks
Love it. Dave On Dec 29, 2007 1:35 PM, Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Would this qualify as a bribe? > www.islandlight.ca/showphoto.php?image_id=495&gallery_id=&tb=sb > > I took this photo for a cook book that some friends of mine are putting > together. The scene was lit by two desk ligh

Re: PESO ~ Dear Santa ~

2007-12-29 Thread Ken Waller
> Would this qualify as a bribe? You bet ! I like it. Great light, well captured! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO ~ Dear Santa ~ > > Would this qualify as a bribe? > www.islandlight.ca/showphoto.php?

Re: Cat shot

2007-12-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
First available. Paul On Dec 29, 2007, at 12:33 PM, mike wilson wrote: > Your place or mine? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> We have to talk, Mike. >> >> -- Original message -- >> From: mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: PESO ~ Dear Santa ~

2007-12-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, definitely a bribe:-). Very nicely composed as we've come to expect from you. Beautiful light as well. Paul On Dec 29, 2007, at 1:35 PM, Francis wrote: > > Would this qualify as a bribe? > www.islandlight.ca/showphoto.php?image_id=495&gallery_id=&tb=sb > > I took this photo for a cook book

Re: GESO: Grace on Christmas Morn'

2007-12-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Marnie. Yes the pile was purchased by her mom. I bought her the sled, and that's it. Of course the pile is exaggerated by the huge box that castle came in. All thing's considered, it wasn't a super extravagant Christmas. Anyway, she's already spoiled:-). Paul On Dec 29, 2007, at 12:47

Re: PESO 2007 - 53c - GDG

2007-12-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
What Ken said. An excellent composition. Paul On Dec 29, 2007, at 4:38 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > I like. Simplicity & order-li-ness does it. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > - Original Message - > From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: PESO 2007 - 53c -

Re: VuPoint scanner

2007-12-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. Good scans of interesting photos. Looking forward to seeing more of these. Paul On Dec 29, 2007, at 3:06 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Nice photos Bill. The scanning seemed to work just fine. > I like the extra work on the balloons to give them stripes. > OMG is that you in the last phot

Re: VuPoint scanner

2007-12-29 Thread David J Brooks
These 3 look quite good Dave On Dec 29, 2007 3:26 PM, Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yep, that's me age 8. The only thing done in elements was a slight tweak in > levels. The balloon photo may date to 1949, but dad didn't date those. I > THINK it was my 5th birthday. > > So far I've b

Re: OT: Spirit Snobs

2007-12-29 Thread David J Brooks
On Dec 28, 2007 8:44 PM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I drink lots of milk too... If God wanted us to drink milk, he would have invented cows. Oh, wait. Dave > > On Dec 29, 2007 9:16 AM, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > and it will leach the calcium from your bones. > > > >

Re: PESO - Richmond St at Night

2007-12-29 Thread Ken Waller
Overall, I like it, but the tilti to building on the LH side is distracting. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO - Richmond St at Night > Richmond St in Toronto on a cold, rainy night in late december. >

Re: PESO 2007 - 53c - GDG

2007-12-29 Thread Ken Waller
I like. Simplicity & order-li-ness does it. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO 2007 - 53c - GDG > My next to last 2007 photo now available ... > > http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/5

Re: K200D pics (real or not? seems legitimate...)

2007-12-29 Thread Thibouille
OK Thank you. > No, I was using it to reset to the centre point on the centre-button > when it's in selectable point mode. Now I'm using it to cancel AF. > > > -Adam -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X6

Re: OT: Spirit Snobs

2007-12-29 Thread Ken Waller
> My God Man! How can you drink that stuff? It will eat your > guts out and rot your brain. ...and take the paint off your car! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT: Spirit Snobs > My God Man! How can y

RE: VuPoint scanner

2007-12-29 Thread Bill Owens
Yep, that's me age 8. The only thing done in elements was a slight tweak in levels. The balloon photo may date to 1949, but dad didn't date those. I THINK it was my 5th birthday. So far I've been pleased with this relatively inexpensive scanner. Some of the landscape shots seem to have blown o

Re: VuPoint scanner

2007-12-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Nice photos Bill. The scanning seemed to work just fine. I like the extra work on the balloons to give them stripes. OMG is that you in the last photo! ...quite a dashing lad! Regards, Bob S. On Dec 29, 2007 1:49 PM, Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's a small gallery of 3 of my fath

VuPoint scanner

2007-12-29 Thread Bill Owens
Here's a small gallery of 3 of my father's photos taken in 1952 using the Veho (VuPoint) scanner. They are kodachrome slides taken with his first 35mm camera, which I think was an Argus C3. http://photo.net/photos/wowens1 Bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/m

PESO 2007 - 53c - GDG

2007-12-29 Thread Jim King
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:12:29 -0800 > My next to last 2007 photo now available ... > >http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/53c.htm Excellent! Can anyone say "Piet Mondrian"? Regards, Jim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/l

Re: PESO 2007 - 53c - GDG

2007-12-29 Thread Francis
Charles Robinson wrote: > On Dec 29, 2007, at 10:09, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > >> My next to last 2007 photo now available ... >> >> http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/53c.htm >> >> > > > > I like this one. Can't say why, but I do. > Ditto. F -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT Putin' on the ritz (retro photos)

2007-12-29 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Dec 29, 2007 at 11:13:27AM -0500, David J Brooks wrote: > On Dec 29, 2007 2:03 AM, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > Hello everybody, > > > > > > I thought some people on the list may enjoy this collection > > > of photos I found on youtube: > > > http://

PESO ~ Dear Santa ~

2007-12-29 Thread Francis
Would this qualify as a bribe? www.islandlight.ca/showphoto.php?image_id=495&gallery_id=&tb=sb I took this photo for a cook book that some friends of mine are putting together. The scene was lit by two desk lights with white plastic garbage cans over them (they make wonderful softboxes). Seaso

Re: Seasons Greetings (and a peso)

2007-12-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Point Judith, RI. Rick Womer wrote: > And the same to you, Peter. > > Which lighthouse is that? > > We zipped through Guilford/North Branford visiting > family on Christmas eve, but there was zero time for > photography. > > Rick > > > --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I've b

Re: Seasons Greetings (and a peso)

2007-12-29 Thread Rick Womer
And the same to you, Peter. Which lighthouse is that? We zipped through Guilford/North Branford visiting family on Christmas eve, but there was zero time for photography. Rick --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been doing these stupid seasonal pictures for a > couple of year

Re: Cat shot

2007-12-29 Thread mike wilson
Your place or mine? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > We have to talk, Mike. > > -- Original message -- > From: mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Date: 2007/12/28 Fri PM 11:28:21 GMT >>>To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" >>>Subject

Re: GESO: Grace on Christmas Morn'

2007-12-29 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/28/2007 12:40:47 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A small gallery of my small granddaughter. All shot with DA 16-45/4. Most at f4.5 and 1.25th, with the 560 flash bounced off the ceiling. Color temperature wanders a bit due to Grandpa's negligence

Re: OT: Connecting worldwide

2007-12-29 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/29/2007 9:29:34 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks to all who replied to my question. Now I have to decide what to do (e.g. whether to buy a new laptop or not, since I use it very occasionally). I'm planning a weekend flight to the Emirates earl

Re: OT: Connecting worldwide

2007-12-29 Thread Dario Bonazza
Thanks to all who replied to my question. Now I have to decide what to do (e.g. whether to buy a new laptop or not, since I use it very occasionally). I'm planning a weekend flight to the Emirates early January, then another weekend in Rome next March and then a week in Cologne for Photokina in

Re: PESO 2007 - 53c - GDG

2007-12-29 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 29, 2007, at 10:09, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > My next to last 2007 photo now available ... > > http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/53c.htm > Hey, twins! I like this one. Can't say why, but I do. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles

Re: Peso Spikes 4-5. Last ones

2007-12-29 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks, i appreciate the comment. Not enough good feed back to warrant submission to the Gallery, so i;'ll save my fragile ego. LOL Dave On Dec 28, 2007 3:38 PM, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David: I think you saved the best for last. I like these 2 much better > than the 1s

Re: PESO 2007 - 53c - GDG

2007-12-29 Thread David J Brooks
Excellent. Love this one. Dave On Dec 29, 2007 11:09 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My next to last 2007 photo now available ... > >http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/53c.htm > > Comments, critique, etc always appreciated. > > enjoy, > Godfrey > > -- > PDML Pentax-

PESO - Richmond St at Night

2007-12-29 Thread Adam Maas
Richmond St in Toronto on a cold, rainy night in late december. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawz/2145709296/ Larger/Static link: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2095/2145709296_e92d2afbe3_b.jpg K10D, DA 18-55, ISO1100 -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. --

Re: Grace on Christmas Morn'

2007-12-29 Thread David J Brooks
It must be good, if the gifts are taller than you.:-) http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6778644 Dave On Dec 28, 2007 4:01 PM, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul: She's a true Christmas sugar plum. Cheers, Christine > > > - Original Message - > From: "Paul Stenqui

Re: OT: We Didn't Start the Fire

2007-12-29 Thread David J Brooks
He/she did a fine job Dave On Dec 28, 2007 5:47 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Billy Joel song, but with 120 images. A great way to relive the > past 50 years as we approach 2008: > > http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

Re: K200D pics (real or not? seems legitimate...)

2007-12-29 Thread Adam Maas
On 12/29/07, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 29, 2007 4:35 PM, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've actually just switched my AF button to cancel from select centre > > point, after the discussion here. It's helping with my low-light > > shooting, where overriding the AF i

Re: PESO 2007 - 53c - GDG

2007-12-29 Thread Bong Manayon
That woke me up (it's midnight here...)! The tone and the balance is impressive. I was about to comment on the lines not being parallel but I guess I've been staring at photos with tilted horizons too long today :-D Cheers! Bong x-O On Dec 30, 2007 12:09 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT Putin' on the ritz (retro photos)

2007-12-29 Thread David J Brooks
On Dec 29, 2007 2:03 AM, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Igor Roshchin wrote: > > Hello everybody, > > > > I thought some people on the list may enjoy this collection > > of photos I found on youtube: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DWvhAN5zwI > > (You may want to go to a full-screen v

Re: Cat shot

2007-12-29 Thread David J Brooks
I'd crop it, convert to B&W and clone out the lens flare. :-) Dave On Dec 28, 2007 6:28 PM, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I normally have a Mike Johnsonish aversion to cats and photographs > thereof. However this little creature came into my life a few days > before Christmas. I can hardly

Re: K200D pics (real or not? seems legitimate...)

2007-12-29 Thread Thibouille
On Dec 29, 2007 4:35 PM, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've actually just switched my AF button to cancel from select centre > point, after the discussion here. It's helping with my low-light > shooting, where overriding the AF is often necessary. > > -Adam So you're AF button set the ca

PESO 2007 - 53c - GDG

2007-12-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
My next to last 2007 photo now available ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/53c.htm Comments, critique, etc always appreciated. enjoy, Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visi

Re: OT: It's hart, being outdated

2007-12-29 Thread David J Brooks
On Dec 28, 2007 5:43 PM, cbwaters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > CW > grumpy because the wife is late getting out of work and we're supposed to go > out for dinner. Thats why i carry a BBQ in the truck.:-) Dave > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/list

A little enablement...

2007-12-29 Thread Bong Manayon
Just got myself for my DS one of those made in Hongkong split image focusing screen found in Ebay. It's not Katzeye, its actually cheap, kinda rough but it seems to work. Will keep you posted. Bong -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pd

Re: K200D pics (real or not? seems legitimate...)

2007-12-29 Thread Adam Maas
On 12/29/07, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 29, 2007 11:25 AM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The thing is if you're shooting .jpg WB, and the ability to set it, is > > much more critical. > > Indeed, I shoot very rarely Jpeg which is why I don't care much about WB. >

Re: K200D pics (real or not? seems legitimate...)

2007-12-29 Thread Adam Maas
The WB settings on the K10D aren't buried, at best they're 1 press further away than a dedicated button. I am a big fan of the Fn menu. Only way it could be better is if it worked like the A700, where the setting display on the back IS the menu, but that would require adding a joystick to the desi

Re: K200D pics (real or not? seems legitimate...)

2007-12-29 Thread Thibouille
On Dec 29, 2007 11:25 AM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The thing is if you're shooting .jpg WB, and the ability to set it, is > much more critical. Indeed, I shoot very rarely Jpeg which is why I don't care much about WB. > Having the WB controls buried as they are in the K10D, make

Re: OT: It's hart, being outdated

2007-12-29 Thread Peter Fairweather
The answer is in your first post "CW grumpy because the wife is late getting out of work and we're supposed to go out for dinner." Get her a second job. This should both improve her timekeeping and provide you with the money for essential purchases!!! A further benefit will be to your self estee

Re: K200D pics (real or not? seems legitimate...)

2007-12-29 Thread Thibouille
That's what I wanted to beleive but somehow I thought I should not. Mmm that would be very tempting :) On Dec 29, 2007 12:10 PM, Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I will, with other electronics too ;-) > > > > Cheers, > Sylwek -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille ---

Re: AW: Merry Christmas from Germany

2007-12-29 Thread Frits Wüthrich
umlaut on windows machines: while depressing the ALT key, type in on the numerical key pad, on the right hand side of your key board, 0252, then let the ALT key go. You can find all of these in the Character Map, a little program that get installed with windows under accesories. -- Frits Wüthr

Re: K200D pics (real or not? seems legitimate...)

2007-12-29 Thread David Savage
On Dec 29, 2007 6:45 PM, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now for the WB button, I think it is all a matter of shooting style. > Most of the time I don't care much about WB (because I don't need to) > and if the WB is off (in Tngsten lighting, as usual) I change it in > Lightroom. The thing

Re: K200D pics (real or not? seems legitimate...)

2007-12-29 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 2007-12-28, at 23:39, Thibouille wrote: > IMO it won't happen if it has the K10D sensor (probably). I will, with other electronics too ;-) Cheers, Sylwek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please vi

Re: K200D pics (real or not? seems legitimate...)

2007-12-29 Thread Thibouille
Adam, I hope you started collecting the little dollars... -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/m

Re: K200D pics (real or not? seems legitimate...)

2007-12-29 Thread Thibouille
On Dec 29, 2007 2:53 AM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Personally I think the RAW button is a waste of space on the K10D. > > I'd much rather see a manual WB button as per the *ist D. > > Cheers, > > Dave For me thiat button is a great idea. The oproblem is the implementation: It shou

Re: OT: The modern world confuses me

2007-12-29 Thread Polyhead
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:07:35 +1100 "Brian Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As a sometimes Linux user, I agree with Cory re The Gimp. > > Cinepaint does do 16 bit editing but it has that Gimp interface :-(> I rather like the interface. The thing you have to understand about the interface.

Re: OT: The modern world confuses me

2007-12-29 Thread Polyhead
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:58:11 -0500 (EST) Cory Papenfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Even if you start with an 8 bit image, it's best to make it 16 bit > >> before making any adjustments--that way, you're not clamping values at > >> each step. The original point was, there's no way to do this i