Looking at some of the photos, I just realized, they are wooden
floors, with a noticable grain.
I bet that is what triggered the focus.
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On Aug 2, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Adam Maas wrote:
And I'm rather liking the K2, I wish I'd tried one a couple
years ago.
I could live without my LX but I don't think I could bear to part with
my last K2.
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>I love my mac, but sometimes it just sucks to be different.
Mark!
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>Oh, shite.
Is that word kosher???
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On Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:27 -0400, "Adam Maas" wrote:
> A couple of recent developments (the introduction of the K-7 as well
> as the Leitax conversion kits) have had me seriously rethinking my SLR
> kit. So I've started selling off some of my Nikon stuff and have over
> the past couple weeks picked
Thank you Tim! I tought I am the only crazy man on earth who comes up
with such an idea! :) I was also looking for small tv screens to do
this... :) But now I feel better that I am not the only crazy one :)
You might give a try to the Zigview system as Zigview S2 might be a
solution for you. B
Well, I shall refrain from replying in tone as it is going to lead to
rapid deterioration of this thread.
;-)
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Cotty wrote:
> On 2/8/09, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>Oh, shite.
>
> Is that word kosher???
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Former president Cory Aquino passed away Aug 1; she was the widow of
Ninoy Aquino who was allegedly murdered by then dictator Marcos in
1983 and she was swept into power in the peaceful revolution back in
1986. Anyway, two blocks away...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/7215762191293
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 2:07 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
>> A couple of recent developments (the introduction of the K-7 as well
>> as the Leitax conversion kits) have had me seriously rethinking my SLR
>> kit. So I've started selling off some of my
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:46 AM, Brian Walters wrote:
>
>
> I picked up a K2 myself a couple of weeks ago. It's not perfect (the
> hotshoe doesn't work - but the X contact does - and the mirror lock up
> switch is jammed) but the meter and everything else looks OK. Even the
> film speed dial can b
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:22 AM, David Mann wrote:
> On Aug 2, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Adam Maas wrote:
>
>> And I'm rather liking the K2, I wish I'd tried one a couple
>> years ago.
>
> I could live without my LX but I don't think I could bear to part with my
> last K2.
>
> Dave
>
The LX is a great cam
Hello,
I am about to torture you with yet another SF set.
There are three similar frames with dancing girls - I should probably
leave only one, but I have a hard time deciding which.
By the way, I found music that pairs up perfectly with San Francsco -
It is "The Girl in Another Room" by Diana Kra
We're invited to a wedding next week-end. The K-7 and the FA 43 ltd.
is packed. I'll report back if I get around to play with it. :-)
Jostein
2009/8/2 Larry Colen :
> I went to an "all years" reunion for my high school at the local state
> park today. I put the 18-250 on the K20 and the DA40 on t
That bastard Gates broke my computer so I'm reinstalling and testing various
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bastard Dell, but some bastarding bastard broke my computer. Bastard.
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Good stuff, as usual. I worked on a building site in the summer of 1976 -
pouring concrete was my favourite job. Cleaning the cement mixer was not.
Bob
> -Original Message-
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On
> Behalf Of Christine Aguila
> Sent: 02 August 200
Someone is pretty rough on their toys.
Nice composition.
Jack
--- On Sat, 8/1/09, P. J. Alling wrote:
> From: P. J. Alling
> Subject: PESO -- After the Fall.
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
> Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 8:15 PM
> http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20af
You rang?
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:20 AM, Bob W wrote:
> That bastard Gates broke my computer so I'm reinstalling and testing various
> settings. Well, maybe it wasn't that bastard Gates, maybe it was that
> bastard Dell, but some bastarding bastard broke my computer. Bastard.
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Did I miss a GESO link?
- Pat
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 3:31 AM, Sasha Sobol wrote:
> Hello,
> I am about to torture you with yet another SF set.
> There are three similar frames with dancing girls - I should probably
> leave only one, but I have a hard time deciding which.
> By the way, I found mu
I feel so stupid!
Here is the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/sets/72157621794306829/
thanks Pat.
--Sasha
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:27 AM, gldnbearz wrote:
> Did I miss a GESO link?
>
> - Pat
>
> On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 3:31 AM, Sasha Sobol wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I am about to torture you wit
On Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:13:29 -0400 paul stenquist wrote:
>
>
> From among many Pentax purchases, both used and new, I've only had
>serious problems with one item. My first DA* 16-50 couldn't achieve a
>flat focus field. It was replaced by B&H. The second one was excellent.
I still have my first
The dancing girls are very easy on the eye, but this one is pure Kertesz:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/3779630863/in/set-72157621794306829/
Bob
>
> I feel so stupid!
> Here is the link:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/sets/72157621794306829/
> thanks Pat.
>
> --Sasha
>
the direc
Boris,
Joe is talking about the STATE of Washington (North of California and
Oregon), not Washington DC the nation's capital. Here's a link to the
10 day weather forecast for Washington DC. It looks 'cool' and a
little wet! (27-30 degrees C)
http://tiny.cc/cZccK
or
http://www.weather.com/weath
Bong,
Her death made the new here. She was a courageous lady to take a
leadership position after her husband's murder. I hope you will
continue to have brave and wise leaders.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:25 AM, Bong Manayon wrote:
> Former president Cory Aquino passed away Aug 1; s
Well at least it didn't go fruity...
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 6:20 AM, Bob W wrote:
> That bastard Gates broke my computer so I'm reinstalling and testing various
> settings. Well, maybe it wasn't that bastard Gates, maybe it was that
> bastard Dell, but some bastarding bastard broke my computer. Ba
27C is definitely cool! And yes, I am pretty clueless about geography
of USA :-(.
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> Boris,
>
> Joe is talking about the STATE of Washington (North of California and
> Oregon), not Washington DC the nation's capital. Here's a link to the
> 10 day
Dellicious Gates.
A true bastard.
Jostein
2009/8/2 Bob W :
> That bastard Gates broke my computer so I'm reinstalling and testing various
> settings. Well, maybe it wasn't that bastard Gates, maybe it was that
> bastard Dell, but some bastarding bastard broke my computer. Bastard.
>
>
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On Aug 2, 2009, at 3:08 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:
27C is definitely cool! And yes, I am pretty clueless about
geography of USA :-(.
Only someone living at the Mediterranean Sea can call 27 C cool. I
live near the North Sea and call that a hot day.
Well, we get up to 31 C next week. I migh
Tricky and cleverly done, Ann.
Jack
--- On Sat, 8/1/09, ann sanfedele wrote:
> From: ann sanfedele
> Subject: PESO - Kaleidoscope Dreaming
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
> Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 10:06 PM
> I'm listing a rather unusual
> kaleidoscope art piece on ebay tomorrow (er,
From: Boris Liberman
Oh, shite. And I thought I was going to get a little rest from local
hot weather...
Well, at least, I don't need to bring any warm clothes, makes my
suitcase lighter ;-) .
That weather report is from Washington STATE, not Washington, DC. It's
unusually warm for Washingto
Thanks Christine, Dave, Bob S & Bob W.
Larry, given I was shooting at ISO 6400 I'm pretty confident in say I
think I would have got the best shot. So far none of the others who
were there have posted their version.
Derby, I didn't see that, but now that you mention it I can.
And here is one more
You mean it hasn't deteriorated already???
Boris Liberman wrote:
Well, I shall refrain from replying in tone as it is going to lead to
rapid deterioration of this thread.
;-)
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Cotty wrote:
On 2/8/09, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed:
Oh, shi
(and did I mention I hate those damned magic needles?)
Who doesn't?
You get used to them after a while.
Adam Maas wrote:
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:22 AM, David Mann wrote:
On Aug 2, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Adam Maas wrote:
And I'm rather liking the K2, I wish I'd tried one a couple
years
I don't think we are crazy. We just thinks a bit outside the box :-)
The Zigview S2 Standard was the unit I originally looked at. It looks
like a fine piece of equipment for the purpose.
But I have other "needs" to. And a combined Imagetank and an external
HD with lot of space is one of them.
I w
Bob W wrote:
That bastard Gates broke my computer so I'm reinstalling and testing various
settings. Well, maybe it wasn't that bastard Gates, maybe it was that
bastard Dell, but some bastarding bastard broke my computer. Bastard.
I think they have an informal bastards partnership...
Wait. Yo
Well now that you're on it, P.J.
ann
P. J. Alling wrote:
You mean it hasn't deteriorated already???
Boris Liberman wrote:
Well, I shall refrain from replying in tone as it is going to lead to
rapid deterioration of this thread.
;-)
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Cotty wrote:
On
- Original Message -
From: "Adam Maas"
Subject: Re: Recent enablements
The LX is a great camera but a little on the small side for my tastes
(and did I mention I hate those damned magic needles?)
That's the part about the LX I like the best. I took to the magic noodles
right awa
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 10:35 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
>> (and did I mention I hate those damned magic needles?)
>
> Who doesn't?
>
> You get used to them after a while.
>
I never did. Frankly I'd rather load a Leica M than anything with the
magic needles. They're too damned fiddly and they slow dow
Sasha,
It's a lovely gallery with some shots that I enjoyed.
Thanks for sharing.
What's up with SF these days?! - It seems to be full of female hands
set in shop windows - first Godfrey's photo, now yours...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/3780430140/in/set-72157621794306829/
It looks like a
I always liked them. I had them on my MXs and then on my LXs. I found them
very easy to use and completely trouble-free.
Bob
>
> > (and did I mention I hate those damned magic needles?)
> Who doesn't?
>
> You get used to them after a while.
>
> Adam Maas wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:22
> Bob W wrote:
> > That bastard Gates broke my computer so I'm reinstalling
> and testing various
> > settings. Well, maybe it wasn't that bastard Gates, maybe
> it was that
> > bastard Dell, but some bastarding bastard broke my
> computer. Bastard.
> >
> >
> I think they have an informal ba
On Aug 2, 2009, at 6:33 PM, Bob W wrote:
One possibility is to buy a small netbook to run Office and the
Microsoft stuff I need, but buy a Mac to run Lightroom.
Or just a Mac, I can't think of anyhting, besides games, which is not
available for the Mac.
Thomas
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> > One possibility is to buy a small netbook to run Office and the
> > Microsoft stuff I need, but buy a Mac to run Lightroom.
>
> Or just a Mac, I can't think of anyhting, besides games,
> which is not
> available for the Mac.
>
> Thomas
There's loads of stuff. I work in IT and the m
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 3:11 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
> Looking at some of the photos, I just realized, they are wooden
> floors, with a noticable grain.
If you use PhotoME, it will show you which AF point(s) were in focus.
That could help you confirm what they were picking up. (Of course, if
you f
Bob, thanks.
I should probably stop taking photos now - being Kertesz is the top! :)
--Sasha
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:49 AM, Bob W wrote:
> The dancing girls are very easy on the eye, but this one is pure Kertesz:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/3779630863/in/set-72157621794306829/
>
> Bob
Igor, thanks!
About women hands: well, San Francisco is trying to be photographer
friendly, so I think they set up those hands for us :)
I liked the Joni Michell jazz things - I never head that before.
Thanks.
I was not moved enough to buy the disk right away, but I have made a
Pandora station out
Christine, thanks for the nice sets.
One minor rant:
I would like to see the variant of the fist frame
http://www.caguila.com/caguila/moldingcement/content/superstructure_july_31_2009_10_large.html
with only one worker, less visual clutter, a little close up.
--Sasha
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:23
What Igor said! Nice gallery, Sasha. Cheers, Christine
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Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: Geso - San Francisco +
Sasha,
It's a lovely gallery with some shots that I enjoyed.
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What Bob W. said. Terrific shot! Cheers, Christine
From: "Bob W"
this one is pure Kertesz:
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From: "Christine Aguila"
Subject: Re: GESO Construction V
I have to make sure I present myself as capable, safety aware, and
discreet, or I'll be yanked off the site real quick.
You watch yourself.
I most definetly intend to!
Construction sites are far more d
Thanks Bob W. and Boris. Fun title, Boris. There is a woman cement expert,
Bob, who does all the testing of cement. I've a nice little series of her
using her cone to run through cement tests. She's really nice, and we talk
a bit on the site. I'd post the series for you, but she doesn't wan
Actually, I did a crop of that without the guy in the upper frame--and I
think you're right, it would look better! Cheers, Christine
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Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: GESO Construction V
Ch
Thanks, Boris. Cheers, Christine
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From: "Boris Liberman"
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 12:42 AM
Subject: Re: PESO face touch up questions
Looks pretty natural to me. Meaning that whatever you did in post
processing does not shot,
Hi Everyone:
I shot a quick pano of the site & merged it in PSE 5.
http://www.caguila.com/caguila/panoone/content/construction_pano_1200_large.html
Obviously, my 1st pano has problems, so I did a little research and found
this. Just thought you might be interested if you don't want to buy a
I never had a problem with the needles and didn't understand what all
the fuss was about. Now, my Leica iiif is another story. That's
fiddly. Although when I used it regularly, I got so I could reload it
on the fly during a night walkaround.
Paul
On Aug 2, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Adam Maas wrote:
http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20090802184311
^^^ We had a bunch of his mean-looking shots, but he barely could hold
his laugh. Nice guy. Comments welcome.
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It's doable but difficult. Much easier is a monopod and a normal ball
head. Rotate the camera in portrait position on the monopod and
experiment a little. The bottom part of the monopod should align with
the nodal point of the lens.
Put a spirit level in the hotshoe and rotate the contraption.
If
Apples campaign to inform PC users about Windows capabilities on the
Macintosh for the past several years must be pretty much a failure then.
I run XP on my iMac under Parallels, which allows you to have both OSs
running at the same time, and copy and paste or move files back and
forth betw
I'm not interested in running Windows on a Mac -I don't need emulators
adding another layer of complication. I've already ordered a Netbook
because they are useful looking devices, and I think this machine is going
to die soon. Getting a Netbook now reduces the impact of losing this
machine. I'll
Two comments Bob:
First one: I'm not interested in running Windows on my mac either
which is why I'm running OsX in my PC. Much more fun.
Second one: My brother just found out what slowed his Mac so much...
He he as Macbook pro, dual CPU blabla. His base system dates from... 7
years ago, transfer
I'm one of the lucky ones. I have no need to run Windows on anything.
So I just run OSX on my two Macs.
Paul
On Aug 2, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Thibouille wrote:
Two comments Bob:
First one: I'm not interested in running Windows on my mac either
which is why I'm running OsX in my PC. Much more fun.
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From: "Roman Melihhov"
Subject: Bigger 2 Opponent
http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20090802184311
^^^ We had a bunch of his mean-looking shots, but he barely could hold
his laugh. Nice guy. Comments welcome.
I don't know if I'd laugh at anyone holding a baseball
On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:32 -0500, "Christine Aguila"
wrote:
> Hi Everyone:
>
> I shot a quick pano of the site & merged it in PSE 5.
>
> http://www.caguila.com/caguila/panoone/content/construction_pano_1200_large.html
>
Have you tried Hugin? I've only done a few panos, hand held, but I find
On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:40 +0200, "Toine" wrote:
> It's doable but difficult. Much easier is a monopod and a normal ball
> head. Rotate the camera in portrait position on the monopod and
> experiment a little. The bottom part of the monopod should align with
> the nodal point of the lens.
> Put a s
I'll do that tomorrow in daylight.
Toine
2009/8/2 Brian Walters :
> On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:40 +0200, "Toine" wrote:
>> It's doable but difficult. Much easier is a monopod and a normal ball
>> head. Rotate the camera in portrait position on the monopod and
>> experiment a little. The bottom part
On Aug 2, 2009, at 14:13 , paul stenquist wrote:
I'm one of the lucky ones. I have no need to run Windows on
anything. So I just run OSX on my two Macs.
Paul
Yes you are. Unfortunately, I have several pieces of hardware
(programmable radio, audio input to USB) that the developers never
b
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From: "Toine"
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: A Pano Tip that looks interesting
It's doable but difficult. Much easier is a monopod and a normal ball
head. Rotate the camera in portrait position on the monopod an
On Aug 2, 2009, at 11:13 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
I'm one of the lucky ones. I have no need to run Windows on anything.
I thought so too, until this week. I bought a Samsung Galaxy cell
phone. And Samsung released a firmware update and the only way to
install this update was to run a weir
- Original Message -
From: "Brian Walters"
Or you could make your own pano head:
http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Panoramic-Tripod-Head
Well, that looks really interesting! Thanks for the link, Brian! Cheers,
Christine
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Thomas, you may find some scripts allowing iSync to play nicely with your phone.
I found one for my parents Nokia 3160: not supposed to work but it
syncs with iSnc (with Bluetooth) VERY nicely :) :)
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 11:51 PM, Thomas Bohn wrote:
> On Aug 2, 2009, at 11:13 PM, paul stenquist w
Adam Maas wrote:
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 10:35 AM, P. J. Alling
wrote:
(and did I mention I hate those damned magic needles?)
Who doesn't?
Never had a problem with the magic needles thing. My first SLR has been a MX
and I've done quite a lot af astrophotography with it in the early days.
Thought I'd see what my Sigma 70-300 would do in macro mode. Any and
all comments are appreciated. My first reaction was that there is
depth of field in this beast. Is Depth of field an experiment. Also
the tripod came out quickly. But it was fun
Look here: http://farm3.static.flickr.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
- Original Message -
From: "John Sessoms"
Subject: Re: OT: Weather in NY
From: Boris Liberman
Oh, shite. And I thought I was going to get a little rest from local
hot weather...
Well, at least, I don't need to bring any warm clothes,
Very nice Sasha. Well composed and presented.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
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From: "Bob W"
Subject: RE: Geso - San Francisco +
The dancing girls are very easy on the eye, but this one is pure Kertesz:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/3779630863
I'm still looking to sell my K100D Super and lens.
Excellent condition Pentax K100D Super, 18-55II lens, original box,
most of the accessories, eight NiMH AA and charger.
Let's try $250 for the whole kit, shipping included to lower 48. Paypal please.
Drop me a line.
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http:
On Aug 3, 2009, at 12:06 AM, Thibouille wrote:
Thomas, you may find some scripts allowing iSync to play nicely with
your phone.
I found one for my parents Nokia 3160: not supposed to work but it
syncs with iSnc (with Bluetooth) VERY nicely :) :)
Syncing works through Google Contacts very nic
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote:
> Adam Maas wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 10:35 AM, P. J. Alling>>
>>> wrote:
(and did I mention I hate those damned magic needles?)
>>>
>>> Who doesn't?
>>>
>
> Never had a problem with the magic needles thing. My first SLR has be
Ken Waller wrote:
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
- Original Message - From: "John Sessoms"
Subject: Re: OT: Weather in NY
From: Boris Liberman
Oh, shite. And I thought I was going to get a little rest from local
hot weather...
Well, at least, I don't need to bring a
2009/8/1 Larry Colen :
>
> It makes me curious about how the K7/DA40 combo is, and how many
> Pentax could sell if they marketed it right.
I would say "a few". The problem is you used the taboo word in Pentax
World: "Marketing".
They do make a fine pair, though:
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/img
It looks slightly soft - could be movement of the leaf. It's so small
and there is no metadata, so I don't know what you shot it at, i.e.:
zoom focal length, shutter speed, etc..
It looks typical, is my 2 cents worth. :-)
On Aug 2, 2009, at 15:59 , John Graves wrote:
Thought I'd see what
Loved the concept. It worked. But I could never break myself of the
habit of putting a lengthwise curl on the film to stiffen it to try to
insert it into the needles. That just never worked right, and the
force to insert the film deep enough to be certain the film would stay
put usually fol
On Aug 2, 2009, at 16:53 , P. J. Alling wrote:
Ken Waller wrote:
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
- Original Message - From: "John Sessoms" >
Subject: Re: OT: Weather in NY
From: Boris Liberman
Oh, shite. And I thought I was going to get a little rest from
local
ho
On Sun, Aug 02, 2009 at 08:31:54PM -0400, Miserere wrote:
> 2009/8/1 Larry Colen :
> >
> > It makes me curious about how the K7/DA40 combo is, and how many
> > Pentax could sell if they marketed it right.
>
> I would say "a few". The problem is you used the taboo word in Pentax
> World: "Marketing
On Sat, Aug 01, 2009 at 11:45:02AM -0400, Adam Maas wrote:
> The Sigma flashes have a well-earned reputation for being cheap junk.
> They're both cheaply built and also very rarely actually fully
> compatible with the flash protocol they claim to support.
That's good to know.
>
> Metz on the ot
On Sat, Aug 01, 2009 at 03:05:48PM +0200, Tim ?sleby wrote:
> Title says whats needed to say.
I am fairly certain that it does not.
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From: "Bob W"
> > One possibility is to buy a small netbook to run Office and the
> > Microsoft stuff I need, but buy a Mac to run Lightroom.
>
> Or just a Mac, I can't think of anyhting, besides games,
> which is not
> available for the Mac.
>
> Thomas
There's loads of stuff. I work in I
On Aug 3, 2009, at 3:51 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
OTOH, I believe Micro$soft is still the largest vendor of Mac
software.
But not so much development software. And why should they, Xcode comes
with every Mac. It's hard to compete against that.
Thomas
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From: Larry Colen
On Sat, Aug 01, 2009 at 11:45:02AM -0400, Adam Maas wrote:
> The Sigma flashes have a well-earned reputation for being cheap junk.
> They're both cheaply built and also very rarely actually fully
> compatible with the flash protocol they claim to support.
That's good to know.
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 10:42 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
> From: Larry Colen
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 01, 2009 at 11:45:02AM -0400, Adam Maas wrote:
>>>
>>> > The Sigma flashes have a well-earned reputation for being cheap junk.
>>> > They're both cheaply built and also very rarely actually fully
>>> > compat
thanks, Jack .. and Boris...
was it a man or woman with Kaleidoscope eyes? I don't know
for those interested in seeing the outside of the object I just
listed it on ebay for my friend
http://tinyurl.com/nutt8m
ann
Jack Davis wrote:
Tricky and cleverly done, Ann.
Jack
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On Sun, Aug 02, 2009 at 10:42:06PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:
> I don't think it's possible to "repair" it so it won't do that. My
> experience with the AF-540 is it will stay in whatever mode you set it
> in until it powers itself down to save the batteries.
Nope, it'll pop out of manual expos
On Aug 2, 2009, at 18:51 , John Sessoms wrote:
From: "Bob W"
> > One possibility is to buy a small netbook to run Office and
the > > Microsoft stuff I need, but buy a Mac to run Lightroom.
> > Or just a Mac, I can't think of anyhting, besides games, >
which is not > available for the Mac.
P-TTL metering relies entirely on usual multizone metering. This is
why it was so much cheaper to abandon plain old TTL (much less
hardware, less software = much cheaper).
It means that a new flash would not change much if PTTL protocol
doesn't change or if metering doesn't change (except badly eng
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