If your wife had started when you posted this by using the copy of
iWeb that is already on her Mac, she could have easily built dozens of
pages by now.
I hope that she did so, and this is moot. :-)
On Jan 13, 2010, at 19:48 , Rick Womer wrote:
Can anyone recommend a Mac freeware or share
Make that an FA Ltd 50mm f/1.2. A lens like this is begging for a nice
metal body and smooth manual focusing.
Pentax made a special edition SMC-A 50mm f/1.2 with a Ltd like
body...but no AF. It was made for the LX Millennium edition. Pics of
lens and camera:
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/h
1972. Spotmatic II. 50mm/f1.4. Need I say more?
First job out of college - first paycheck - first Pentax.
Of course the Spotmatic F came out almost as soon as I bought
that camera, so I was already wondering about enablement.
Then the K mount came along, and I wondered about that too.
Eventua
Because I'm too damned stupid to know when to say when.
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Decades back, I bought an ME, mainly for travel, because the brand had
a solid reputation and it was one of the smallest & lightest cameras
on the market. The main competitor I considered was an Olympus OM,
which offered similar advantages. My main lens was an 85/1.8 which
partly compensated for th
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:23:27 +0530
Subash wrote:
> in fact, i got myself a k50/1.2 (which i still have) and an m28/2.8
> months before i got myself the *ist DS. and a query about whether the
> k50/1.2 was worth buying at about US$100 then was what brought me to
> the PDML, circa september 2006 :)
Well, I got a Pentax film SLR hand-me-down from Dad, and then I
married a woman who ahd one. So it's all their fault. That was then.
Now it's *your* fault for being so interesting and friendly. -T
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On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:36:17 -0500 (EST)
Igor Roshchin wrote:
> In view of various comments from people about K-7 and K-x, I've been
> thinking, - why am I shooting with Pentax?
> I would be glad to hear what others have to say about these thoughts.
when i had made the decision to buy a dslr in
Thanks for all the comments and appreciation. My favorite is the
center bluish toned shot... probably because that's my favorite color.
I envision any of these being very large (6ft wide) in a corporate
office environment. I think they'd work well from a distance. Thanks
again.
Tom
On Fri, Jan
On 1/16/10, John Sessoms wrote:
> Just thought of this because of the "Why Pentax" thread.
>
> FA 50 f/1.2 ... that's FA, not FAJ, not DA, not DA*
>
> Full frame fast 50, with a functioning aperture ring, so I could manually
> set the aperture on the lens if I wanted to.
Do you really need aut
Thanks for this Bill. The compact design is a key thing for me, and one of
the reasons that I love the *istD so much.
Me, being a girl and all, with my small hands and weak wrists, when I have
it loaded up with flash gun, an heavy lens
And battery grip, I need to be sure that I can actually hold
LOL.
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 3:35 PM, P. J. Alling
wrote:
>>
>> (Not that there's anything wrong with Bill Robb. Much.)
>
> I'd MARK! that but it might be too much of an inside joke...
>
>
> On 1/15/2010 3:06 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>>
>> Tom C wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> I'm with them for basically 5 r
Cool story Paul.
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 6:34 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
>
> In 1973 the guy who drove the race car I wrenched asked me if I wanted to buy
> a screw mount Mamiya 1000 DTl and two lenses.: a Mamiya 55/1.8 and a
> Vivitar 200/3.5. I was just getting into magazine journalism, so I
lol, this is too funny!
I reckon he forgot a key instruction though - there should have been
scrambled eggs in that fry pan to give it that key "ingredient".!
Tan.x.
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On Jan 15, 2010, at 7:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
> Unfortunately between being backlit, there not being any room on the window
> side, and the car being quite dusty, the pictures didn't turn out well enough
> for a geso.
>
> However, I figured that the gearheads would appreciate the car. This
From: "Bob W"
On Jan 15, 2010, at 3:46 PM, drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > I would be willing to bet that a surprisingly high
> percentage of this
> > list completely understand this reference.
>
> You'd have to be a real piker to miss it.
>
Miss what?...
Miss Anthrope - the allusion or
From: Larry Colen
Unfortunately between being backlit, there not being any room on the
window side, and the car being quite dusty, the pictures didn't turn
out well enough for a geso.
However, I figured that the gearheads would appreciate the car. This
is one of my favorite hotrods. Note
In 1973 the guy who drove the race car I wrenched asked me if I wanted to buy a
screw mount Mamiya 1000 DTl and two lenses.: a Mamiya 55/1.8 and a Vivitar
200/3.5. I was just getting into magazine journalism, so I bought them. A year
or two later I added a Vivitar 20mm/3.5 and a Mamiya 135/2
On Jan 15, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Paul Ewins wrote:
I'm guessing that it was some sort of truck originally.
'41 seagraves fire truck
Paul
On 16/01/2010, at 11:04 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
Unfortunately between being backlit, there not being any room on
the window side, and the car being quit
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On Jan 15, 2010, at 3:46 PM, drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
I would be willing to bet that a surprisingly high percentage of
this list completely understand this reference.
You'd have to be a real piker to miss it
I'm guessing that it was some sort of truck originally.
Paul
On 16/01/2010, at 11:04 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
> Unfortunately between being backlit, there not being any room on the window
> side, and the car being quite dusty, the pictures didn't turn out well enough
> for a geso.
>
> However
[...]
> However, I figured that the gearheads would appreciate the
> car. This is one of my favorite hotrods. Note that Mariah,
> my friend in a couple of the shots for scale, is six feet
> tall. A fun trivia quiz for the motorheads is to figure out
> what Bertha was before she was turned int
>
>
> On Jan 15, 2010, at 3:46 PM, drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > I would be willing to bet that a surprisingly high
> percentage of this
> > list completely understand this reference.
>
> You'd have to be a real piker to miss it.
>
Miss what?...
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On 16/01/2010, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> Ken,
> Interesting. That website was using the weapon to lock out TSA.
I don't think I'd be willing to test the theory outside the USA.
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On Jan 15, 2010, at 3:46 PM, drd1...@gmail.com
On Jan 15, 2010, at 3:46 PM, drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
I would be willing to bet that a surprisingly high percentage of
this list completely understand this reference.
You'd have to be a real piker to miss it.
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Unfortunately between being backlit, there not being any room on the
window side, and the car being quite dusty, the pictures didn't turn
out well enough for a geso.
However, I figured that the gearheads would appreciate the car. This
is one of my favorite hotrods. Note that Mariah, my fr
Ken,
Interesting. That website was using the weapon to lock out TSA.
Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
> Bob -
> On my last trip to Alaska in 04, I packed my tripod (in a heavy cardboard
> tube) in a duffel bag with some clothes. The tripod tube was sealed with
>
I wouldn't say the AF sucks. Maybe when compared to much more expensive Nikons,
but as it is I think "sucks" is too strong. Sure, it needs improvement but then
so do the resolution and iso range.
I use Pentax because:
1. I like the glass
2. Brand loyalty (always used Pentax)
3. Price is right
4
I would be willing to bet that a surprisingly high percentage of this list
completely understand this reference.
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Good shot. Bad invitation. ;-)
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Just looking through the archives for my short list of the PDML 2009
Ann
As a longtime fan of entropy, I also love shots like this. Great title.
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This afternoon
At the beginning, it was price/performance.
In 1984 we had a baby, and our Mamiya-Sekor SLR died in a fall. I went
shopping, and quickly narrowed the choices to the Nikon N2000 and Pentax Super
Program. The latter was =much= better put together, and I bought it.
Then I got another one. And s
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Bob W wrote:
> Let me know when you're coming through Heathrow with one of those - I want
> to come and watch.
Don't forget to bring your camera, Bob.
cheers,
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On 1/15/2010 5:01 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
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Subject: Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
From: "Ken Waller"
From: "Igor Roshchin"
>
> I found this great idea.
> How to guarantee your
The TSA has the ability, but when transporting a weapon, if it's been
properly declared, they're not allowed to by law. I don't know about
traveling outside the US.
On 1/15/2010 4:55 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
Bob -
On my last trip to Alaska in 04, I packed my tripod (in a heavy
cardboard tube) i
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Tom C wrote:
> Driving to town yesterday, there was a freezing fog and I saw some
> views that intrigued me. So I pulled off and went to shoot. Well I
> wasn't in my best form, was feeling rushed, and I didn't really
> capture the scenes I hoped to.
>
> However b
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
>
> In view of various comments from people about K-7 and K-x, I've been
> thinking, - why am I shooting with Pentax?
> This is a summary of my thoughts - I'd like to hear what others think
> about this.
> PS. The obvious short response "BS
On 1/15/2010 1:30 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: "P. J. Alling"
Windows 1.x was on the surface very Lisa/Mac like, with overlapping
windows etc. Apple unsheathed their lawyers and Microsoft's next
effort had much changed interface, the overlapping windows were gone,
I don't remember what else c
Well, there is a reason it is called a 'Dream' - nice wish but not
gonna happen.
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Friday, January 15, 2010, 1:23:16 PM, you wrote:
JS> Just thought of this because of the "Why Pentax" thread.
JS> FA 50 f/1.2 ... that's FA, not FAJ, not DA, not DA*
JS> Full frame fast 50, with a func
Always been fascinated by the patterns created by the process of water
freezing.
Well caught, Tom!
Jack
--- On Fri, 1/15/10, Tom C wrote:
> From: Tom C
> Subject: GESO - Abstract Ice
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
> Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 12:37 PM
> Driving to town yesterday, the
> >> >
> >> >> The only thing camera improvement seems to spawn is ever more
> >> >> demanding customers.
> >> >
> >> > It's the same way with everything.
> >> > As an example, just about every safety improvement that
> has tricked
> >> > down into automobiles has led to a higher collision rate.
(Not that there's anything wrong with Bill Robb. Much.)
I'd MARK! that but it might be too much of an inside joke...
On 1/15/2010 3:06 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Tom C wrote:
I'm with them for basically 5 reasons:
1. My first SLR was a $50 MX. And I continued to buy glass, to where
when
On 16/01/2010, wendy beard wrote:
> The K7 looks nice :-)
>
> If I want decent low-light focusing, good continuous autofocus and
> accurate metering I have my Canons
Best of both worlds ;-)
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On 15/01/2010, Tom C wrote:
> The claim of "any environment" is the exaggeration. If one goes below
> -10C, what about that environment, or what about extremely hot
> conditions?
>
> Waterproof and weather resistant are obviously two different things.
>
> My 2 cents. Given all that I'd be disapp
Kenneth Waller
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From: "John Sessoms"
Subject: Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
From: "Ken Waller"
From: "Igor Roshchin"
>
> I found this great idea.
> How to guarantee your luggage won't be lost? pack a pistol.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
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From: "Bob W"
Subject: RE: PESO - Snowproofed
>
>> The only thing camera improvement seems to spawn is ever more
>> demanding customers.
>
> It's the same way with everything.
> As an example, just about every safet
Bob -
On my last trip to Alaska in 04, I packed my tripod (in a heavy cardboard
tube) in a duffel bag with some clothes. The tripod tube was sealed with
body tape (helicopter tape). the duffel was locked with a large padlock.
Unpacking in Denali, I noticed the tape was disturbed & had been remo
John Sessoms wrote:
>Reminds me of a joke about checked baggage I heard comedian Alan King
>tell on the Tonight Show years ago. He said something like "I flew into
>LA, but my baggage got a week's vacation in Hawaii."
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Thanks. The middle bluish one was a different puddle and was shot
using natural light only. The other two were flash shots.
Tom
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 2:27 PM, eckinator wrote:
> 2010/1/15 eckinator :
>> What Christian said - was 3 a different puddle or did you play with WB?
>> Cheers Ecke
>
>
From: "Ken Waller"
From: "Igor Roshchin"
>
> I found this great idea.
> How to guarantee your luggage won't be lost? pack a pistol.
> You don't even need a real firearm.
>
> http://bakadesuyo.com/how-to-guarantee-your-luggage-wont-be-lost-or
Sounds good but from experience, I know that any loc
Ken,
I don't know if this is the same site, but somebody here posted a site
on how to transport guns in your luggage. It was pretty detailed and
included your choice of locks that TSA couldn't open. You checked-in
at the front counter declaring the gun, showed it as not loaded, and
the author use
2010/1/15 eckinator :
> What Christian said - was 3 a different puddle or did you play with WB?
> Cheers Ecke
sorry, i was meaning to say i like 2 best for the colder tone / mood
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What Christian said - was 3 a different puddle or did you play with WB?
Cheers Ecke
2010/1/15 Christian :
> Tom C wrote:
>>
>> Driving to town yesterday, there was a freezing fog and I saw some
>> views that intrigued me. So I pulled off and went to shoot. Well I
>> wasn't in my best form, was f
Just thought of this because of the "Why Pentax" thread.
FA 50 f/1.2 ... that's FA, not FAJ, not DA, not DA*
Full frame fast 50, with a functioning aperture ring, so I could
manually set the aperture on the lens if I wanted to.
Of course they'd also have to build future cameras that worked wi
Thanks Ken for the good crop =)
2010/1/15 Ken Waller :
>
> Kenneth Waller
> http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
>
> - Original Message - From: "eckinator"
> Subject: Re: PaD #22 river sunset
>
>
>> 2010/1/15 Bran Everseeking :
>>>
>>> I was told a hot-shoe level would help my horizons but it ha
HAR!
That's called "brand loyalty". :-)
Igor
> Pentax:
> It's excellent pilow stuffing.
MARK!
Fri Jan 15 12:53:51 CST 2010
William Robb wrote:
> Pentax:
> It's excellent pilow stuffing.
> My dog won't let me near it so I can't use it, much less change systems.
>
> http://users.accesscomm
> Driving to town yesterday, there was a freezing fog and I saw
> some views that intrigued me. So I pulled off and went to
> shoot. Well I wasn't in my best form, was feeling rushed,
> and I didn't really capture the scenes I hoped to.
>
> However both getting out of the car and back in I wa
> >
> >> The only thing camera improvement seems to spawn is ever more
> >> demanding customers.
> >
> > It's the same way with everything.
> > As an example, just about every safety improvement that has tricked
> > down into automobiles has led to a higher collision rate.
>
> In the case of aut
On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:02:01 +0100
eckinator wrote:
> about the level: get a grid focusing screen instead - they don't cost
> that much but to help a lot more because you can try several reference
> lines in the viewfinder and not just level the camera realtive to
> gravity but level your composi
On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:36:17 -0500 (EST)
Igor Roshchin wrote:
> I would be glad to hear what others have to say about these thoughts.
I still have my SP500
with pentax I can still use the lenses from that era
Diane Arbus taught a workshop to raise the $1000 she needed to buy a
pentax
When i c
Tom C wrote:
Driving to town yesterday, there was a freezing fog and I saw some
views that intrigued me. So I pulled off and went to shoot. Well I
wasn't in my best form, was feeling rushed, and I didn't really
capture the scenes I hoped to.
However both getting out of the car and back in I wa
The K7 looks nice :-)
If I want decent low-light focusing, good continuous autofocus and
accurate metering I have my Canons
Wendy
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
>
> In view of various comments from people about K-7 and K-x, I've been
> thinking, - why am I shooting w
Kenneth Waller
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From: "Igor Roshchin"
Subject: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
I found this great idea.
How to guarantee your luggage won't be lost? pack a pistol.
You don't even need a real firearm.
http://bakades
Driving to town yesterday, there was a freezing fog and I saw some
views that intrigued me. So I pulled off and went to shoot. Well I
wasn't in my best form, was feeling rushed, and I didn't really
capture the scenes I hoped to.
However both getting out of the car and back in I was looking at th
I wasted a lot of time in rebuilding my website. My images live inside
the SSP Director database and allways needed flash to see the
daylight. Flash didn't leave but I have found a way to pull the images
from the database without flash. Maybe that's good news.
Now I need to find my photogear...
To
Yep. I like it too
wendy
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 8:31 AM, frank theriault
wrote:
> Just looking through the archives for my short list of the PDML 2009
> Annual submissions and I came across this one. It's not on my short
> list, but I found it rather pleasant. Hope you like it too.
>
> http:/
Kenneth Waller
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From: "William Robb"
Subject: Re: PESO - Snowproofed
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From: "Thomas Cakalic"
Subject: Re: PESO - Snowproofed
For instance?
Seat belts, radial tires, strut type suspension, ABS brakes
Kenneth Waller
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From: "William Robb"
Subject: Re: PESO - Snowproofed
, AlunFoto wrote:
The only thing camera improvement seems to spawn is ever more
demanding customers.
It's the same way with everything.
As an example, just
Thanks. I took a look. I would almost take a chance at that price but
based on the overwhelming negative feedback, I decided I would not
reward them based on prinicple.
Tom
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
>
> I have doubts if I should post this, - but it might be useful to
On Jan 15, 2010, at 9:36 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
In view of various comments from people about K-7 and K-x, I've been
thinking, - why am I shooting with Pentax?
This is a summary of my thoughts - I'd like to hear what others think
about this.
There is no perfect camera. There may be a cam
Tom C wrote:
>I'm with them for basically 5 reasons:
>
>1. My first SLR was a $50 MX. And I continued to buy glass, to where
>when I went to an AF SLR, it made economic sense to go with Pentax
>instead of a Nikon 8008s.
>2. My style/subject doesn't usually require high AF performance, high
>frame
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
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From: "eckinator"
Subject: Re: PaD #22 river sunset
2010/1/15 Bran Everseeking :
I was told a hot-shoe level would help my horizons but it hasn't yet.
Think I was supposed to take it out of the bag?
about the ima
My first SLR was an old Praktika I bought back in 1967 or so. It lasted
a while but eventually needed work on the shutter, probably around 1970
or so.
The only repair "shop" in the area I could find for Praktika was some
guy working out of his house. He sold the house and moved away without
b
From: Thomas Cakalic
For instance?
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 10:01 AM, William Robb wrote:
>
>
> , AlunFoto ?wrote:
>
>> The only thing camera improvement seems to spawn is ever more
>> demanding customers.
>
> It's the same way with everything.
> As an example, just about every safety improve
Pentax:
It's excellent pilow stuffing.
My dog won't let me near it so I can't use it, much less change systems.
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/newer_still/1719.html
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:-) The Sony gear just doesn't interest me that much, I guess largely
because if I were change systems it would not be to go to the 3rd
player, it would be to #1 or #2, both of which have a better lens
selection.
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 11:45 AM, William Robb wrote:
>
> - Original Message ---
Thanks, mike, Ann, Graydon, Dave and Tom.
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Michael Beacom wrote:
A really nice bunch of pictures. And the parrots- beautiful plumage.
What happened to his cigar? The frog put me in mind of Winston Churchill.
Cheers
Mike
On Jan 14, 2010, a
Brian Walters wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:23 -0500, "Christian"
wrote:
Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The
bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens.
There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even
though w
LOL.
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 11:46 AM, William Robb wrote:
>
> - Original Message - From: "Tom C"
> Subject: Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
>
>
>> I've always wanted to take 1/2 dozen candles bundled with a ribbon,
>> attach an old fashiond alarm clock on top with mor
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From: "Tom C"
Subject: Re: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
I've always wanted to take 1/2 dozen candles bundled with a ribbon,
attach an old fashiond alarm clock on top with more ribbon, box it and
take it though security. It's just a gift for my
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
>
> In view of various comments from people about K-7 and K-x, I've been
> thinking, - why am I shooting with Pentax?
> This is a summary of my thoughts - I'd like to hear what others think
> about this.
>
> In the past few weeks I realized th
- Original Message -
From: "Tom C"
Subject: Re: Why Pentax?
I'm with them for basically 5 reasons:
1. My first SLR was a $50 MX. And I continued to buy glass, to where
when I went to an AF SLR, it made economic sense to go with Pentax
instead of a Nikon 8008s.
2. My style/subject d
I've always wanted to take 1/2 dozen candles bundled with a ribbon,
attach an old fashiond alarm clock on top with more ribbon, box it and
take it though security. It's just a gift for my wife.
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Bob W wrote:
>> I found this great idea.
>> How to guarantee your lu
2010/1/15 Igor Roshchin :
> PS. The obvious short response "BS" is not accepted. ;-)
If I thought changing brands would make me a better photographer, I'd do it.
If changing brands would promote you the same way, why hesitate?
Jostein
Who thinks all your "crude" premises BS. Sorry about that.
-
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From: "Tom C"
Subject: Re: PESO - Snowproofed
I see the point you're making. I think you're friend though, may be
misinformed. Take a look at these two links:
He is prone to hyperbole.
However, in Saskatchewan, collision rates have inceased substantially sinc
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From: "John Sessoms"
Subject: RE: PSD of the year
http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/2010/01/mofficer-alien-shapeshifter-lousy-at.html
I'm actually in awe of this one.
Shocked and awed.
I don't see where this is a "PhotoShop" disaster. It's just an anorex
On 2010-01-15 07:59 , P. J. Alling wrote:
On 1/15/2010 4:35 AM, steve harley wrote:
On 2010-01-15 00:35 , P. J. Alling wrote:
Well they more or less stole the idea for the Lisa OS from Xerox, then
sued Microsoft for having the temerity to steal the same idea for the
first version of Windows.
2010/1/15 David J Brooks :
> Just a side note, has anyone had to fiddle with ant BF/FF on their
> K7's as they did on the K20/K10D's
My two specimens are very similar.
Have only bothered to tweak the tele lenses.
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2010/1/15 Tom C :
> Don't blame the customer though. It's the camera manufacturer that
> 'weatherized' the product and then sold it on that basis. While I
> don't believe every word I read, I also think the customer has a right
> to at least heightened expectations.
For heigthened expectations?
> >
> > I would be glad to hear what others have to say about these
> thoughts.
> >
>
> I like Pentax glass and I have a lot of it.
> This is a very strong incentive to stay with the brand and
> bleat at them
> until they come up with the perfect camera.
>
Won't be long now.
Bob
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From: "P. J. Alling"
Windows 1.x was on the surface very Lisa/Mac like, with overlapping
windows etc. Apple unsheathed their lawyers and Microsoft's next effort
had much changed interface, the overlapping windows were gone, I don't
remember what else changed, who after remembers much about Wind
> I found this great idea.
> How to guarantee your luggage won't be lost? pack a pistol.
> You don't even need a real firearm.
>
> http://bakadesuyo.com/how-to-guarantee-your-luggage-wont-be-lost-or
>
> It can be great for the safety of your photo-gear - if you
> ever have to check it in.
>
>
I'm with them for basically 5 reasons:
1. My first SLR was a $50 MX. And I continued to buy glass, to where
when I went to an AF SLR, it made economic sense to go with Pentax
instead of a Nikon 8008s.
2. My style/subject doesn't usually require high AF performance, high
frame rate, or stellar hig
From: "P. J. Alling"
On 1/14/2010 11:43 PM, William Robb wrote:
>
> - Original Message - From: "Bruce Walker"
> Subject: OT - Kodak's survival plan?
>
>
>> The headline is Kodak is suing Apple and RIM for patent infringement.
>> When I read about the nature of the patents involved ...
I see the point you're making. I think you're friend though, may be
misinformed. Take a look at these two links:
http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/transportation/motor_vehicle_accidents_and_fatalities.html
(look at first .xls)
The last r
From: "William Robb"
Here it is, only mid January, and already the Photoshop disaster bar has
been raised so high that it is unlikely that anything can top it.
http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/2010/01/mofficer-alien-shapeshifter-lousy-at.html
I'm actually in awe of this one.
Shocked and a
I found this great idea.
How to guarantee your luggage won't be lost? pack a pistol.
You don't even need a real firearm.
http://bakadesuyo.com/how-to-guarantee-your-luggage-wont-be-lost-or
It can be great for the safety of your photo-gear - if you ever have
to check it in.
YMMV.
Igor
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- Original Message -
From: "Igor Roshchin"
Subject: Why Pentax?
I would be glad to hear what others have to say about these thoughts.
I like Pentax glass and I have a lot of it.
This is a very strong incentive to stay with the brand and bleat at them
until they come up with th
- Original Message -
From: "Thomas Cakalic"
Subject: Re: PESO - Snowproofed
For instance?
Seat belts, radial tires, strut type suspension, ABS brakes (a real biggie),
air bags.
Pretty much anything that has been marketed to make the driver think that
they can either push the envelo
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