Re: Looking for something wide and fast

2009-11-24 Thread Thomas Cakalic
I agree. I love my 31/1.8 LTD which is not really wide but definitely fast and pretty sharp even wide open. The 20/1.8 would have some definite appeal for night photography, if also very sharp. On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 1:40 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at

Re: Looking for something wide and fast

2009-11-24 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 07:55:33AM +0200, Boris Liberman wrote: Larry, the fastest widest lens you can buy for K mount is Sigma 20/1.8. This sounds very interesting. It seems to be a lens that some people love, others loathe. There also seems to be a 24/1.8. I am thinking that anything else

RE: Quick hello

2009-11-24 Thread Malcolm Smith
Hi Jostein, Looking forward to hearing more about the trip and of course, seeing the pictures. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

RE: Quick hello

2009-11-24 Thread Bob W
Welcome back- looking fwd to the photos -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of AlunFoto Sent: 24 November 2009 03:56 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Quick hello Hi guys, Currently in Buenos Aires, boarding plane for

Re: I can;t see my photos

2009-11-24 Thread Thibouille
In europe at least, Z1 had no date back as stadard. As said already, Z1P had no intervalometer though Z1 has one. Z1 is 3fps and Z1P is 4fps. Not sure if the Z1 had a 2sec mirror-up feature. Personal Functions are a bit different as well. On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Chris Mitchell

Re: Looking for something wide and fast

2009-11-24 Thread Thibouille
Larry, Sigma produces 20,24 and 28mm 'macro' Full frame lenses. All are all f/1.8 and have an aperture ring :) I can post some pictures if you want, taken with the 28/1.8. The nice things about those is the very very close focussing distance (hence 'macro') which combined with the f/1.8 renders

Re: Made the adobe order....

2009-11-24 Thread eckinator
Hi Larry Totally missed out on this; if there will be anything left, please holler =) Cheers Ecke 2009/11/24 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: Here's the email I just sent off to Michael. I'm not sure whether there are 2 or 4 photoshops available, I'll let people know when they come in, and if

RE: From our Tierra del Fuego correspondent.

2009-11-24 Thread mike wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Apparently there have been posts to alert us to Jostein's blog. http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/ He sends us greetings from Ushaia http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=-54.791679lon=-68.229248z=11. 8r=0src=msl and promises a PESO when he gets to

Re: Looking for something wide and fast

2009-11-24 Thread eckinator
2009/11/24 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: Pentax 16-50 seems to go for $750-800 How do folks feel about these various lenses? The 16-50 is nice if you have money to burn. The 18-55 WR is also OK, weather sealed and el mucho cheapo. Have no experience with any of the others as I am still

Re: Looking for something wide and fast

2009-11-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: This sounds very interesting. It seems to be a lens that some people love, others loathe. There also seems to be a 24/1.8. Larry, Sigma produces 28/1.8, 24/1.8 and 20/1.8 lenses. Due to significant sample variation, the

Hasselblad introduces sensor shift

2009-11-24 Thread eckinator
Only found a German article hence no link but Hassy just introduced a cam that takes four shots per image, shifting the sensor by one pixel after each shot to increase detail. Cam must be hooked up to puter where images are then overlayed and stitched. Makes me wonder if the sensor shift on a

Re: Hasselblad introduces sensor shift

2009-11-24 Thread Boris Liberman
I wonder if this is something that involves mechanical movement of the sensor or rather different technology... On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:07 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Only found a German article hence no link but Hassy just introduced a cam that takes four shots per image,

Re: Quick hello

2009-11-24 Thread eckinator
Great news =) Have a safe last leg and post pictures pronto! Cheers Ecke 2009/11/24 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: Hi guys, Currently in Buenos Aires, boarding plane for Europe tomorrow. Travel will take up most of my day. Had an awesome trip. Will need some time to get sorted before posting

Re: Looking for something wide and fast

2009-11-24 Thread mike wilson
Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I keep finding myself needing a lens that is wide, fast and preferably reasonably sharp. Pretty much all I have wider than 31 are my 18-55 and my 18-250. I'm thinking of diverting some of the money from selling my racecar to buying glass. I think

Re: Hasselblad introduces sensor shift

2009-11-24 Thread eckinator
Mechanical movement from what I read. Looking at how small the shift is, I wonder how they do it - MagLev maybe? 2009/11/24 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: I wonder if this is something that involves mechanical movement of the sensor or rather different technology... On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at

Re: Peso: Wasp with the link this time.

2009-11-24 Thread eckinator
Very nice. Could use some black and yellow stripes though - perhaps a WB problem? ]=) 2009/11/24 Sandra Hermann jeepgirls2...@yahoo.com:  I gotta stop doing that.   http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/2009/11/wasp-1.html This is the kind of picture I really like to take.  What do you

Re: Looking for something wide and fast

2009-11-24 Thread Boris Liberman
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:10 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: _IF_ you get a good one, the Zenitar is a good lens; for the price it is outstanding.  It has only two major problems - the quality control and the poor lens cap design. I second that having witnessed your copy

Re: Looking for something wide and fast

2009-11-24 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 09:39:07AM +0100, Thibouille wrote: Larry, Sigma produces 20,24 and 28mm 'macro' Full frame lenses. All are all f/1.8 and have an aperture ring :) I can post some pictures if you want, taken with the 28/1.8. The nice things about those is the very very close focussing

Re: Hasselblad introduces sensor shift

2009-11-24 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 10:07:14AM +0100, eckinator wrote: Only found a German article hence no link but Hassy just introduced a cam that takes four shots per image, shifting the sensor by one pixel after each shot to increase detail. Cam must be hooked up to puter where images are then

Re: Hasselblad introduces sensor shift

2009-11-24 Thread eckinator
I wonder if the information is correct that they shift by one pixel - IMVHO it would make more sense to shift by a fraction of a pixel. I have a camera shift adaptor that goes on the back of my bellows and is advertised to increase resolution by shifting and stitching and yes it does up the pixel

Re: Hasselblad introduces sensor shift

2009-11-24 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 10:47:55AM +0100, eckinator wrote: I wonder if the information is correct that they shift by one pixel - IMVHO it would make more sense to shift by a fraction of a pixel. I You forgot the bayer pattern. Each pixel is only one color, so by doing the shift, they get all

Re: Hasselblad introduces sensor shift

2009-11-24 Thread eckinator
2009/11/24 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: You forgot the bayer pattern. Each pixel is only one color, so by doing the shift, they get all three colors at each pixel. I wonder whether the four shots might mean that they have a fourth pixel without any color filters that is much more sensitive

Re: Looking for something wide and fast

2009-11-24 Thread Carlos R
Boris Liberman escribió: There is another Sigma lens, one which I would buy in an instant if I find a good sample - AF 24/2.8 Macro II. I had this one borrowed from a friend. Wonderful optic. Read somewhere that it was either co-developed or co-produced or co-something with Leica. As sharp

GESO: My Haifa mini-PDML pics

2009-11-24 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
I have uploaded some of the pictures taken in Haifa. http://tinyurl.com/yh82sdn As expected, nothing to write home about, except, of course, the ones showing Boris kind of liking a consumer APS-C zoom (my Sigma 17-70) ;-) Night shots are from the meeting and the daylight ones are either from my

Re: GESO: My Haifa mini-PDML pics

2009-11-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Good stuff, Jaume, though my contorted face is hmmm how to put it - not exactly a pleasant site... On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: I have uploaded some of the pictures taken in Haifa. http://tinyurl.com/yh82sdn As expected, nothing to write home about,

Re: GESO: My Haifa mini-PDML pics

2009-11-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Of course the above goes with a smiley: :-). On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: I have uploaded some of the pictures taken in Haifa. http://tinyurl.com/yh82sdn As expected, nothing to write home about, except, of course, the ones showing Boris kind of

Re: Peso: Wasp

2009-11-24 Thread mike wilson
Sandra Hermann jeepgirls2...@yahoo.com wrote: This is the kind of picture I really like to take. What do you guys/gals think? jg http://bugguide.net/node/view/258873 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Hasselblad introduces sensor shift

2009-11-24 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:32:02AM +0100, eckinator wrote: 2009/11/24 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: I see. I was taking pixel to mean image pixel whereas you and maybe Hassy take it to mean physical pixels / sensor surface units so I guess we're talking about roughly the same thing. Why

Re: Hasselblad introduces sensor shift

2009-11-24 Thread eckinator
2009/11/24 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayer_filter In short, the human eye is most sensitive to green, and people see green the sharpest, so having twice as many green sites most closely approximates human vision. Aah, so desu... =) I'll read into that.

Re: Peso: Wasp

2009-11-24 Thread Jack Davis
Is the intended link included here? Jack --- On Mon, 11/23/09, Sandra Hermann jeepgirls2...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sandra Hermann jeepgirls2...@yahoo.com Subject: Peso: Wasp To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 9:17 PM This is the kind of picture I really like to take. 

Re: Quick hello

2009-11-24 Thread Tim Øsleby
Welcome back, MaritimJostein. MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2009/11/24 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: Hi guys, Currently in Buenos Aires, boarding plane for Europe tomorrow. Travel will take up most of my day. Had an awesome trip. Will need some time to get sorted before

Re: Quick hello

2009-11-24 Thread Jack Davis
Anxious to admire the pics. Jack --- On Mon, 11/23/09, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com Subject: Quick hello To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 7:56 PM Hi guys, Currently in Buenos Aires, boarding plane for

Re: GESO: My Haifa mini-PDML pics

2009-11-24 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
It is clearly a contortion due to pleasure, not pain. ;-) - Mensaje original De: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Enviado: mar,24 noviembre, 2009 12:18 Asunto: Re: GESO: My Haifa mini-PDML pics Good stuff, Jaume, though my contorted

Re: Quick hello

2009-11-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/23/2009 7:56:18 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, alunf...@gmail.com writes: Hi guys, Currently in Buenos Aires, boarding plane for Europe tomorrow. Travel will take up most of my day. Had an awesome trip. Will need some time to get sorted before posting pics. Am currently

Re: GESO: My Haifa mini-PDML pics

2009-11-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/24/2009 2:45:40 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jlah...@yahoo.com writes: I have uploaded some of the pictures taken in Haifa. http://tinyurl.com/yh82sdn As expected, nothing to write home about, except, of course, the ones showing Boris kind of liking a consumer APS-C zoom

OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread mike wilson
You biohazard, you. http://consumerist.com/2009/11/smoking-near-apple-computers-creates-biohazard-voids-warranty.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: GESO: My Haifa mini-PDML pics

2009-11-24 Thread Boris Liberman
:-) On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: It is clearly a contortion due to pleasure, not pain. ;-) Actually, it is due to the weakness of my eyesight... -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: (P)Z1/(P)Z1p (was: I can;t see my photos)

2009-11-24 Thread Bob Sullivan
Neither did mine Dario, but I bought one by phone at KEH. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 1:43 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: BTW: my Z1 has no data back. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread Scott Loveless
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:20 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: You biohazard, you. http://consumerist.com/2009/11/smoking-near-apple-computers-creates-biohazard-voids-warranty.html Phew. I'm sure glad I quit. ;) -- Scott (who would save the world if he had an iPhone) Loveless

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/24/2009 5:33:22 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, sdlovel...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:20 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: You biohazard, you. http://consumerist.com/2009/11/smoking-near-apple-computers-creates-biohazard-voids-warranty.html

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread Mark Roberts
Scott Loveless wrote: On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:20 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: You biohazard, you. http://consumerist.com/2009/11/smoking-near-apple-computers-creates-biohazard-voids-warranty.html Phew. I'm sure glad I quit. ;) Smoking? Or using Apple computers? --

Re: GESO: My Haifa mini-PDML pics

2009-11-24 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
- Mensaje original De: eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com Thanks for sharing. Why is there a big A in the sky? The picture was taken from a train + I didn't bother to remove it with software. Regards, Jaume -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread Scott Loveless
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:20 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: You biohazard, you. http://consumerist.com/2009/11/smoking-near-apple-computers-creates-biohazard-voids-warranty.html

Re: Quick hello

2009-11-24 Thread Christine Aguila
safe travels home look forward to the pics! cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 9:56 PM Subject: Quick hello Hi guys, Currently in Buenos Aires, boarding plane for

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread eckinator
That is outright ridiculous. They have yet to find a judge ruling that cigarette smoke is not a normal environmental condition computers need to function and survive in. I am cigarette free for nine years now but I still think smokers are human beings and deserve basic courtesy. Get a life,

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: OT Smoker? No Apple for you. You biohazard, you. http://consumerist.com/2009/11/smoking-near-apple-computers-creates-biohazard-voids-warranty.html That is a really cheap and pitiful way to avoid backing your product and one more

Re: Peso: Wasp

2009-11-24 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 7:21 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Is the intended link included here? Jack Its a macro shot, you have to look close. Dave --- On Mon, 11/23/09, Sandra Hermann jeepgirls2...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sandra Hermann jeepgirls2...@yahoo.com Subject: Peso:  

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread Scott Loveless
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:51 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: OT Smoker? No Apple for you. You biohazard, you. http://consumerist.com/2009/11/smoking-near-apple-computers-creates-biohazard-voids-warranty.html That is a

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread David J Brooks
What about spilling beer on them, eh Cotty.:-) Dave On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:20 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: You biohazard, you. http://consumerist.com/2009/11/smoking-near-apple-computers-creates-biohazard-voids-warranty.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread eckinator
It is called a beerohazard... even worse than coffeetamination... 2009/11/24 David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com: What about spilling beer on them, eh Cotty.:-) Dave On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:20 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: You biohazard, you.

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you. On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:51 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: That is a really cheap and pitiful way to avoid backing your product and one more reason to stay away from their crap.

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread Scott Loveless
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 10:11 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: This went back and forth through several layers of Nissan warranty people until they finally saw the light of day and decided that they couldn't call a part a wear item if they didn't also provide an advisory regarding how

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread eckinator
heh... I had my car's engine literally blow up on me once after an LPG leak into the cooling circuit... they replaced the engine, it was just before the end of the regular warranty so I asked if the new engine would be covered beyond the regular warranty and they said no, they had already spent 5K

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread eckinator
2009/11/24 William Robb war...@gmail.com: This went back and forth through several layers of Nissan warranty people I know this is probably a perfectly normal expression but I get this odd visual... ]=) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Mostly OT: Clubic DSLR selection (nice too see)

2009-11-24 Thread Thibouille
Clubic is a french news site (mostly computers, game etc. but photo as well) and they often do some product selections. Christmas is coming so they brought their latest photo selection. In low-end bodies, the K-x is there, as well as the K-7 in expert bodies. Note the K-7 is presnted in Expert

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: eckinator Subject: Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you. 2009/11/24 William Robb war...@gmail.com: This went back and forth through several layers of Nissan warranty people I know this is probably a perfectly normal expression but I get this odd visual...

Re: Looking for something wide and fast

2009-11-24 Thread John Sessoms
From: Adam Maas The 16-45's got QSF as its sole advantage. Why would a zoom lens need the Quebec Special Forces? ;-D -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/09, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: You biohazard, you. http://consumerist.com/2009/11/smoking-near-apple-computers-creates- biohazard-voids-warranty.html Love it - only in America!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/09, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: What about spilling beer on them, eh Cotty.:-) Har! It was tea - and the insurance popped for a new Macbook. They didn't want the dead one back, so nabbed a few hundred from it on eBay cos the screen was untouched! -- Cheers, Cotty

RE: (P)Z1/(P)Z1p (was: I can;t see my photos)

2009-11-24 Thread John Sessoms
From: Dario Bonazza Please don't think US-centric, think worldwide as a camera manufacturer has to do. The key points involved in this case are: 1 - Camera manuals are developed together with cameras, before they actually go on sale. For that reason, marketing decisions taken afterwards aren't

Re: Looking for something wide and fast

2009-11-24 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:19 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Adam Maas The 16-45's got QSF as its sole advantage. Why would a zoom lens need the Quebec Special Forces? That's becasue, wait for it...: No one expects the Quebec Special Forces. Dave ;-D -- PDML

Re: Quick hello

2009-11-24 Thread David J Brooks
Sounds like a great adventure. Looking for ward to the pic's Dave On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 10:56 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Hi guys, Currently in Buenos Aires, boarding plane for Europe tomorrow. Travel will take up most of my day. Had an awesome trip. Will need some time to get

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread Bob Sullivan
So if you have a problem with your Mac and it's from a smoking environment, spill tea/coffee all over it before you ask for warrenty repairs? Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 24/11/09, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: What about

Re: (P)Z1/(P)Z1p (was: I can;t see my photos)

2009-11-24 Thread Dario Bonazza
John Sessoms wrote: Whether the data back was standard or optional, it's shown in the illustrations used for the PZ-1p manual. They could have used the illustrations from the PZ-1 manual that don't show the data back. But since they used illustrations showing the Data Back for the PZ-1p

Re: Hasselblad introduces sensor shift

2009-11-24 Thread John Sessoms
From: eckinator 2009/11/24 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: You forgot the bayer pattern. Each pixel is only one color, so by doing the shift, they get all three colors at each pixel. I wonder whether the four shots might mean that they have a fourth pixel without any color filters that is

Re: Hasselblad introduces sensor shift

2009-11-24 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:32:02AM +0100, eckinator wrote: 2009/11/24 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: You forgot the bayer pattern. Each pixel is only one color, so by doing the shift, they get all three colors at each pixel. I wonder whether the four shots might mean that they have a

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread John Sessoms
From: Cotty On 24/11/09, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: You biohazard, you. http://consumerist.com/2009/11/smoking-near-apple-computers-creates- biohazard-voids-warranty.html Love it - only in America!! ... and India or Pakistan - wherever it is their 24 hour warranty support

Re: Looking for something wide and fast

2009-11-24 Thread John Sessoms
From: David J Brooks On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:19 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Adam Maas The 16-45's got QSF as its sole advantage. Why would a zoom lens need the Quebec Special Forces? That's becasue, wait for it...: No one expects the Quebec Special

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread George Sinos
I don't know about bio-hazards, but I can understand that heavy smoking could bring premature electronic failure, The gunk from smoke collects on everything. It's a sticky goo that attracts and traps dust. This coats the electronics causing higher than normal heat buildup and failure of the

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/24/2009 10:02:08 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, gsi...@gmail.com writes: I don't know about bio-hazards, but I can understand that heavy smoking could bring premature electronic failure, The gunk from smoke collects on everything. It's a sticky goo that attracts and traps

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/09, Bob Sullivan, discombobulated, unleashed: So if you have a problem with your Mac and it's from a smoking environment, spill tea/coffee all over it before you ask for warrenty repairs? No warranty repair - claimed on household insurance. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Peso: Wasp

2009-11-24 Thread Sandra Hermann
No it was included in the second email that said link included. I don't know what is up with me and links not posting.  Help me support Autism research!  Join my team!  http://www.walknowforautism.org/stlouis/blubiconsbuddies  http://stampmine.blogspot.com/http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/ 

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/09, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, and good, but if they want to void the warranty because of that, the warranty should expressly say so. It does. My MacBook Pro Apple warranty booklet gives a list if limitations to the warranty:

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/24/2009 2:06:16 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, cotty...@mac.com writes: Well, and good, but if they want to void the warranty because of that, the warranty should expressly say so. It does. My MacBook Pro Apple warranty booklet gives a list if limitations to the

Re: Peso: Wasp

2009-11-24 Thread Alastair Robertson
what second email? On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Sandra Hermann jeepgirls2...@yahoo.com wrote: No it was included in the second email that said link included.  I don't know what is up with me and links not posting.  Help me support Autism research!  Join my team!  

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread P N Stenquist
I've had good experiences with Apple tech assistance (if they're in India, they are Indians with California accents) and with warranty repairs. I recently had a hard drive failure. Apple replaced the drive with a larger one, restored all my files from the old drive, and returned the old

Re: crashed SDHC camera card class 10

2009-11-24 Thread 272yb
Well, I got it to show up in the reader, but it seems that the maybe the electronics are scrambled. It does show up as the full amount (16 gig) of the card..It also seems to freeze the computers, the mac and pc's.,,Joe p.s. anyone have any other thoughts on how to get back some of the photos

Re: Looking for something wide and fast

2009-11-24 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:56 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: David J Brooks On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:19 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Adam Maas The 16-45's got QSF as its sole advantage. Why would a zoom lens need the Quebec Special

peso: looming

2009-11-24 Thread Bran Everseeking
having not done this often enough i hope for a few critiques https://www.dropbox.com/photoshow/peso/IMGP0581cropped_sized.png should have renamed it looming for ease K10D Super Takumar smc 35mm f3.5 Bran -- Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your

RE: peso: looming

2009-11-24 Thread Bob W
having not done this often enough i hope for a few critiques https://www.dropbox.com/photoshow/peso/IMGP0581cropped_sized.png should have renamed it looming for ease It wants me to sign in. I want it to sod off. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread Bob W
[...] lightning, static electricity, fire, acts of God, or other external causes. I would take it that contamination by cigarette smoking would come under any of: misuse, neglect, other external causes. [...] As far as the

Re: peso: looming

2009-11-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/09, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: It wants me to sign in. I want it to sod off. It wanted me to sign in also. I referred it to you. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ --

peso: second wasp.

2009-11-24 Thread Sandra Hermann
http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/2009/11/wasp-2.html  Help me support Autism research!  Join my team!  http://www.walknowforautism.org/stlouis/blubiconsbuddies  http://stampmine.blogspot.com/ http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/  -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Peso: Wasp

2009-11-24 Thread Sandra Hermann
That is an awsome site. Thanks for sharing it with me. The Wasp looks waxed to me I wonder how it became so shinny.  Help me support Autism research!  Join my team!  http://www.walknowforautism.org/stlouis/blubiconsbuddies  http://stampmine.blogspot.com/ http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/ 

Re: Peso: Wasp with the link this time.

2009-11-24 Thread Sandra Hermann
This was the second posting of the link to the first wasp picture.  Help me support Autism research!  Join my team!  http://www.walknowforautism.org/stlouis/blubiconsbuddies  http://stampmine.blogspot.com/ http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/  --- On Tue, 11/24/09, eckinator

Re: peso: looming

2009-11-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/24/2009 2:56:02 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, bran.everseek...@sasktel.net writes: having not done this often enough i hope for a few critiques https://www.dropbox.com/photoshow/peso/IMGP0581cropped_sized.png should have renamed it looming for ease K10D Super Takumar

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread George Sinos
Marnie - I agree with you in general, but it just falls under the catch-all of misuse. You'll never find a warranty that lists everything specifically. Back in the stone age of the audio repair shop, we had a fellow that brought in a cassette player that didn't work. We found the cassette

Re: peso: looming

2009-11-24 Thread Brian Walters
Bran I think you've got the wrong URL there. Dropbox files for public viewing should look something like this: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/your_file_folder_and_file_ name It shouldn't be a https protocol. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: peso: looming (with public link (i hope))

2009-11-24 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:46:40 -0500 (EST) eactiv...@aol.com wrote: == I get a sign-in screen. Marnie sorry all ok the thing does not want to give me a link to just the one so this supposed to work http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/1534704/1/peso?h=706beb -- Love is that

PESO - Off the Wall

2009-11-24 Thread frank theriault
With apologies to Michael Jackson for stealing his song/album title: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/11/off-wall.html Taken with the Leica CL/Summicron C 40mm/TriX. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: PESO - Off the Wall

2009-11-24 Thread Jack Davis
I don't understand it, so it must be art? 8-P Weird catch, Frank! Jack --- On Tue, 11/24/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Off the Wall To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, November 24,

Re: PESO - Off the Wall

2009-11-24 Thread Bob Sullivan
Religious icon? On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 6:49 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I don't understand it, so it must be art? 8-P Weird catch, Frank! Jack --- On Tue, 11/24/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO

Re: PESO - Off the Wall

2009-11-24 Thread Brian Walters
There's something very appealing about that - has a nice gritty and grungy appearance. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:38 -0500, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com

Re: PESO - Off the Wall

2009-11-24 Thread paul stenquist
Intriguing. A disfigured poster? Paul On Nov 24, 2009, at 7:38 PM, frank theriault wrote: With apologies to Michael Jackson for stealing his song/album title: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/11/off-wall.html Taken with the Leica CL/Summicron C 40mm/TriX. Hope you enjoy.

Re: peso: second wasp.

2009-11-24 Thread Rick Womer
A more interesting composition than the first wasp, though the plane of focus is at the forelegs rather than the eyes. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 11/24/09, Sandra Hermann jeepgirls2...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sandra Hermann jeepgirls2...@yahoo.com Subject: peso: second

Re: peso: second wasp.

2009-11-24 Thread Rick Womer
P.S. Despite my stinging critique, your pic should generate some buzz. --- On Tue, 11/24/09, Sandra Hermann jeepgirls2...@yahoo.com wrote: http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/2009/11/wasp-2.html  Help me support Autism research!  Join my team!  

Re: OT Smoker? No Apple for you.

2009-11-24 Thread Graydon
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 03:28:44PM +0100, eckinator scripsit: That is outright ridiculous. They have yet to find a judge ruling that cigarette smoke is not a normal environmental condition computers need to function and survive in. I am cigarette free for nine years now but I still think

Re: PESO - Off the Wall

2009-11-24 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault wrote: With apologies to Michael Jackson for stealing his song/album title: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/11/off-wall.html Taken with the Leica CL/Summicron C 40mm/TriX. Really excellent! Hope that's your PDML book shot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: looming

2009-11-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bran Everseeking Subject: peso: looming having not done this often enough i hope for a few critiques https://www.dropbox.com/photoshow/peso/IMGP0581cropped_sized.png should have renamed it looming for ease Should have put it on a page that doesn't

Re: PESO - Off the Wall

2009-11-24 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: PESO - Off the Wall I don't understand it, so it must be art? 8-P Weird catch, Frank! Can't be art, there's no frame... --- On Tue, 11/24/09, frank theriault

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