OT: MacOS 9.1 X-server?

2003-06-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is way off topic, but I know there are other Mac users here, and I figured maybe somebody besides me isn't using MacOS X yet. Anyone know a halfway decent, cheap or free, X11 server for a PowerMac running MacOS 9.1? It's kind of hard to search the web for these days, 'cause any search with

Re: 2004 PUG Themes

2003-05-30 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Original Message: - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 12:37:18 EDT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 2004 PUG Themes - unfortunately it was a Nikon D1 outfit minus the body - doh! What a jerk Kind regards Peter LOL Peter. So far since owning the D1

Re: Incident meter suggestions wanted

2003-05-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you don't mind electronic, the Sekonic L-308BII is a nice little unit. Incident or reflected. One common battery. Lightweight. One nice thing about it is the relative flatness. The dome does not protrude far so it would be less vulnerable to damage in a front pouch. I keep mine wrapped in a

Re: Image Management

2003-05-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What is his hobby, anyway? Interviewing assistants? :) Collin * tom wrote: I haven't found one tool that does everything well, I use BreezeBrowser, SuperJPG, Canon FV, Capture 1, Imatch and PS. Tom, do you still have time for your hobby ;-) cheers,

Re: Incident meter suggestions wanted

2003-05-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The dome is not flatter. Just smaller, providing for an overall flatter design to the whole unit. Hence easier to handle. There's no effect to any degree that I've noticed. I've not compared readings. Under the dome is a lens which focuses light onto the sensor. The results would be the same.

OT: Happy Cheese Weasel Day

2003-04-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nothing to do with photography or Pentax, but I did want to share a holiday greeting with y'all. Happy Cheese Weasel Day! Who brings the cheese on April 3rd? The Cheese Weasel He's not a silly bunny or a reindeer or a bird, He's the Cheese Weasel He's got

Re: Toronto PDML people...

2003-04-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cool Mark.. I'm sure we know the time and place.. or.. umm... do we... or.. err.. ? :) Dave Original Message: - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 14:28:20 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Toronto PDML people... [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL

OT: Photog Fired For Digital Manipulation

2003-04-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
All you Photoshop and Digital Pros out there - A sign of things to come?: http://slashdot.org/articles/03/04/02/1650258.shtml?tid=149 Article contains links to the pertinent info. Slashdot, for you geeks not in the know, is a forum board. Dave

Re: Toronto PDML people...

2003-04-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I think the question that Brendan meant to ask was: Where will you be staying/located Mark? And what time would you like to meet? This of course depends on your accomodation and itinerary :) THanks Dave Original Message: - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 02 Apr

RE: OT: Favorite scanner for bw.

2003-04-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
a scanner that can do dust removal/grain correction on BW film, as long as you have clean negs and good storage habits you should be fine with it. Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: William Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 05:17:08 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Little Pentax quiz

2003-03-23 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
David R Spaulding asked: Here's a little one-question quiz - What is the one feature that a couple of Pentax cameras have that, as far as I know, no other brand of film SLR has? Hint: It has to do with exposure Is it the hyper modes, or do other brands have something similar? That's all I

Re: Let's Do It!! - So Vegas Then ?

2003-03-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Would make an intewresting PUG submission ehvbg (sorry Pat) Dave Original Message: - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 22:37:10 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Let's Do It!! - So Vegas Then ? I said we'd put Pat's ~wheelchair~ on the roof

Re: Digital, Smidgital: I'm a new member of the 6x7 club!

2003-03-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can you put me on a list Chris.I'd be interested. Dave Brooks Original Message: - From: Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 20:17:52 -0600 (CST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Digital, Smidgital: I'm a new member of the 6x7 club! On Thu, 20 Mar 2003

Brendan's Ears (Was:Re: Good-bye Pentax (was: Pentax needs USM and IS))

2003-03-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Remind me to let you listen to mine when we meet next... Hopefully by that time I'll also have the Tokina and you can then listen to the difference. Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:40:45 -0500 To: [EMAIL

Re: Brendan's Ears (Was:Re: Good-bye Pentax (was: Pentax needs USMand IS))

2003-03-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: - From: Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 14:48:46 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Brendan's Ears (Was:Re: Good-bye Pentax (was: Pentax needs USMand IS)) Huh? I have no idea of what you are referring to. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Remind me

Re: Pentax needs USM and IS

2003-03-17 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 14:20:02 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax needs USM and IS USM and IS are not only for pro's. But speaking of pro's, I have seen many pro's with EOS 3 and F100. They're lighter and capable of producing professional results. Even EOS 30/33

Re: OT: Whiskey (Was the things we do for money)

2003-03-17 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank goodness one of the single malts I like is down in the occasionally affordable despite my starving-artist budget price range: Loch Du. The others I know I like (I'm still a beginner, so there's a lot of tasting to do) are out of my league financially. *sigh* Balvenie Portwood *sigh*

Re: This weekend

2003-03-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, I did do a little shooting after all. At our second gig yesterday, a dance school performed during our breaks. So I tried to catch step-dancers with both feet off the ground. But I don't think I ever managed to press the shutter at quite the right moment. Today was spent, as expected,

ATTN: Brendan - Lens Info Needed :-)

2003-03-11 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Seeing as how you've got the Tokina 2.6-2.8 28-70 AT-X Pro, I was hoping that you could show me some shots taken with said lens or at least offer me an opinion on your likes/dislikes. I'm shopping for one currently as I think it's my best option at a sharp and fast 28-70 that doesn't cost me a

RE: New toy

2003-03-06 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
? CHeers, Dave Original Message: - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 08:03:57 US/Eastern To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: New toy Hi all. Thanks to list member Jeff,i am now the pround owner of a Minolta F Spotmeter. Jeff did me a HUGE

Re: is it safe to come out now?

2003-03-06 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'll help you move .. if you pay me with.. oh.. a Minolta Spot F meter ? :) Smirkingly, Dave Original Message: - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 14:13:25 US/Eastern To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: is it safe to come out now? If not you are welcome to come

RE: Shoveling in Chicago

2003-03-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Same here Bob. Took me over an hour to get into work this morning - usually it's 1/2 hour. It's still coming down here in Toronto too. At least 8 inches this time around. CHeers, Dave Original Message: - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 08:37:50 EST To: [EMAIL

Re: Shoveling in Chicago

2003-03-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Original Message: - From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 08:58:16 -0500 (EST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Shoveling in Chicago 10 inches here so far and more expected. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Time to go out and shovel the 6-8 inches that fell last

Prototype *ist D only ?

2003-03-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I had heard from an unconfirmed source that the *ist D was shown but it's not a working model.. it is, a la Olydak, a prototype only .. Anyone care to confirm? Cheers, Dave mail2web - Check your email from the web at

RE: Prototype *ist D only ? - SCRATCH THAT

2003-03-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
scratch that question - I hate having to sift through 130 odd messages sometimes.. Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 14:20:18 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Prototype *ist D only ? I had heard from

Re: What film do you use?

2003-03-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quoth Frank: I'm lucky if I know what film's in what body at any given time... VBG I admire you're statistical acumen. Nah, that's just data collection. Knowing how to _use_ the info to spot meaningful trends that can show me better ways to shop for film, _that_ would be statistical acumen.

Re: All Is Right In The Pentax World!

2003-03-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mike Johnston pointed out: Not to ignore the content of Shaun's message, however--I agree with you Shaun. The fact is, when you have only one product, you need to make sure it is mainstream. If you try to make it too different, it will probably appeal to too few people. The *ist D looks to be

Re: Wildcards

2003-03-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I just created a directory with this name '*ist D' No problem, so it is not correct to state that 'none of us' will be able to do that, I love Linux. If I remember correctly you can do that in UNIX, it may, probably will have side effects. (I'm not even going to try to predict what then may

Re: What film do you use?

2003-03-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
William Robb commented: From: Malcolm Smith 80% BW - I assume that is because you process it yourself, something I can't do for both technical and space reasons at present. It must be great to have control over the whole process, from loading the camera to passing round the processed

Re: What film do you use?

2003-03-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Malcolm wondered: What percentage of film do you use in BW? Of 815 rolls shot between 1997 and today: (69%) 559 rolls of C41; (20%) 163 rolls of real BW (23 of them IR (Kodak HIE)); (8%) 65 rolls of E6 (6 of them false-colour IR (Kodak EIR)); (2%) 15 rolls of Kodachrome; (1%)9

RE: What film do you use?

2003-03-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kodak VC400. Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 10:43:08 - To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: What film do you use? Having just had Amateur Photographer's BW special (08-03-03) edition drop through the door, I realised I

Re: Pal Kidnapped?

2003-02-28 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bahahahah :) And I was about to say that Pal = Bruce What good would there be if only God existed without a Devil to keep him in check and vice versa... :-) Laughingly, Dave Original Message: - From: Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:51:55 -0500

RE: Uh-oh: Looks like I'm officially an artist now

2003-02-28 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 15:58:51 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Uh-oh: Looks like I'm officially an artist now P.S. Now that I'm an artist do I have to wear one of those damned berets? -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Hands up and be counted

2003-02-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ziggy asked: So, how many of you merry people are going to get an *ist-D and if not why not? Well, to keep this from being completely biased in favour of folks who'll be buying it (self-selected sample error), I guess I should speak: I won't be buying one, and the reason is simple economics.

RE: And it's HERE!

2003-02-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cool.. June/July 2003 launch.. now the big question: Price Price Price Price Price Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 09:23:54 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Andit's HERE

Re: What the D*ist REALLY MEANS...

2003-02-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Gary L. Murphy observed: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2. The competition for Pentax glass just increased 5-10 fold. That's if the D*ist looks as good as it seems to and is priced right. In other words, it will probably be a seller. Which could also mean the value of your Pentax film cameras just

RE: Pentax Hero

2003-02-25 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tom pointed out: I don't think I can match the other stories in this thread. I was under the impression that shooting anything in your neighborhood is an act of bravery. Oh yeah ... it's funny how risks you get used to stop feeling like bravery, isn't it? Actually, while there are still

Re: OT: dumb film Q

2003-02-25 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pat in SF commented: I realize this comparison crossed the lines btw Fuji Press and Superia Xtra lines but Superia doesn't seem to come in ISO 1600. As far as I can tell (IIRC they use the same two-letter code) the difference between Fuji Press 800 and Fuji Superia Xtra 800 is that one is sold

RE: Real Pentax News

2003-02-25 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
never could use up the 10lb bag of chocolate chip cookies that I bought there once :-) Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 15:34:52 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Real Pentax News I was in a local Costco today

Re: Pentax Hero

2003-02-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I don't think I can match the other stories in this thread. In junior high school I shot a few frames with a Brownie while riding my bicycle. And I perched halfway up a wall in high heels to shoot over folks' heads at a wedding reception (which amused another photographer enough to take a picture

Re: PUG deadline

2003-02-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ann wrote: Anyway, I missed the deadline - how many more of us also did? I did. :-( (Sheer distractedness here; my own damned fault, but still bummed.) -- Glenn

Re: Here it is the perfect lens for the pentaxian with everything.

2003-02-19 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
the whole through that). This appears to have been made the same way as my own attempts: cut a larger hole in a plastic body cap, then mount a piece of metal with the pinhole in it covering the larger hole. Peter ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) observed: I believe that it is possible to acheive such a tiny

RE: Math term

2003-02-19 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It's a percentage I believe. Dave Original Message: - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 10:15:25 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Math term I need a little help with terminology. If a guy has a batting average of, say, .231, what kind of number

RE: N80 / Elan 7, WAS: *ist complete specifications

2003-02-19 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
the Nikon. Either one though is a good camera. Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 12:40:41 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: N80 / Elan 7, WAS: *ist complete specifications Add a touch faster continuous shooting. I love

Re: My Official TOPDML photo

2003-02-19 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
a non-pentax issue camera, and Frank had his MX at the end of the unofficial For Pentax strap. Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:14:38 + To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: My Official TOPDML photo http://www.photo.net

Re: OT: Ridiculous Price of Nikkor 12-24/f4G (what will Pentaxdo?)

2003-02-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
it on a standard film SLR (F100 for example). Price points for high end Canon and Nikon goods are expensive but they seem to be in line with current pricing of their other products so it's not that incredible. Dave Original Message: - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 18 Feb

Re: OT: 35mm frame, so why 10X8?

2003-02-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cotty mused: Then why, when 35 mm was introduced, did not a suitable 'standard' print size comparable with the aspect ratio if the 35mm frame also come into being? There did. It's 4x6. (Look at standard sizes of picture frames, not just the standard develop-and-proof service that most labs

Re: 35mm frame, so why 10X8?

2003-02-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
As an aside, how do you say '8X10'? eight by ten. Not sure why that feels more natural than 10x8, but it does. Something about the rythym of the sounds, I think (plus the phrase, Eight-by-ten colour glossy photographs with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one describin'

Re: PMA News: Pentax ist, new Lenses and Optio 450 and 550

2003-02-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quoth Wendy: And it ~is~ a stupid name. Still not as stupid as Kiss, Sweet and Rebel though. No way would I ever buy a camera with those names! If a really spiffy camera with an uber-dorky name fell into my hands, I'd certainly use it ... and make fun of the name the whole time. I've got no

Where do I buy tiny screws?

2003-02-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
One of the three screws on the bottom plate of my Super Program has fallen out. Where does one go to buy such tiny screws as that? I don't think I've ever seen anything in that range at Home Despot... In the meantime, am I better off having the two remaining screws at each end, or one in the

Re: IDM OTFP exp. meas. in the future?

2003-02-17 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Alin Flaider explained: Judging by the migration of TTL flash sensors from single-segment OTF located under the mirror to multi-segment off-the-focusing-screen housed in the pentaprism, I'd say the latter. #blink# Uh, how does that work? Isn't the focusing screen blocked by

Re: Digital VS Film the debate continues

2003-02-17 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm also amazed that people keep insisting on including the megapixels from the full 35mm frame, when standard print sizes such as 8x10 and 11x14 always lose a large part of the area anyway. Who prints 8x12s and 11x16.5 prints? In addition to some full-frame prints on 8x10 paper (6.7x10

Re: Women of PDML

2003-02-06 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dan Scott answered me: [confused look] Which calendar am I supposed to pose for? You get to pick one or the other, or maybe both, I guess (you haven't committed yet, have you?). Nifty! (And if you mean what I think you mean, no, I haven't committed. I currently identify as

OT: [HUG] Film presoak - Cross Post

2003-02-06 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
? Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Philippe Tempel Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 06:00:26 -0800 (PST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [HUG] Film presoak I've recently found out that I get 1/3rd stop more film speed without a presoak. The presoak I've been using is for 5 minutes

Re: Women of PDML

2003-02-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pat White asked: Wasn't there a movie by Ed Wood called Glen or Glenda?? Yes there was, which amuses several of my friends. And it's reported to have been inspired by Wood's own gender issues, which is why one of my computers is named Wood. ;-) The movie is somewhat corny, but you kind of

Re: PUG access.

2003-02-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Frits said: I use Mozilla, which is the same as Netscape basically, but it is the open source version of it. http://www.mozilla.org One of the nicest features is the tabbed browsing. New windows open in the same browser window, and ad a tab for the new window, rather then a complete new

Re: Two Night photo questions

2003-01-28 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jostein explained: AFAIK, no camera will give you TTL on B. After all, the whole concept of the B setting is to override every attempt from the camera to electronically control the shutter. It stays open as long as you say so... Yeah, but TTL-flash mode tells the flash when to shut off,

Re: Two Night photo questions

2003-01-28 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jostein wrote: AFAIK, no camera will give you TTL on B. After all, the whole concept of the B setting is to override every attempt from the camera to electronically control the shutter. [...] Yeah, but TTL-flash mode tells the flash when to shut off, not the shutter when to close. [...] So

RE: Kudos to Komeniks

2003-01-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Frank !! Dave Original Message: - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 13:36:56 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Kudos to Komeniks Good gnus for a change! Heard back from my repair shop here in Toronto, Komineks. It seems that their second tech

Re: Actually on-topic: writers ain't rich

2003-01-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Frank Theriault wrote: Funny the way society values things, eh? In many, many ways. Many years ago, when I was a student, I worked at Canada's largest music store in Montreal. Other than me, virtually every employee was a musican between gigs - although the gap between gigs seemed to often

On and Off Topic: Phenix, Camera geeking with Friends, H1a feel

2003-01-25 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(This is the camera-geeking-enhanced version of half of the LiveJournal post I just made about my day.) Got some face-to-face time with friends today. Among them was one who's currently an English teacher in China but came home for a holiday. After using PHD cameras (Push Here, Dummy) for

My Exciting Evening

2003-01-25 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
When I and the friends mentioned in my previous message went into a coffee shop, I noticed local-artist art on the walls with prices next to each piece. So I asked our waitress whom I'd ask about getting my photos on their walls, and she said that their art director wasn't in, but she'd give him

OT: Odds and Ends

2003-01-25 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bad stuff: Yesterday a lens fell off my camera while I was standing in the checkout line at Wal-Mart. It was the 50/1.4 that came attached to a bellows, and it fell off an H1a. Something must've gotten bent inside -- focussing is much stiffer than before, and it takes a lot of force to change

Re: OT: Obnoxious Sonofabitch Copyeditor

2003-01-24 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Graywolf, Keith, Note that in certain contexts, linguists and grammarians distinguish between standard written English and spoken English almost as though they are two different dialects. Does that happen in other languages as well? -- Glenn

RE: Digital Ownership Up

2003-01-23 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 08:59:22 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Digital Ownership Up From the Rochester, NY _Democrat and Chronicle_: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/biznews/0116story3_business.shtml

Re: OT: Obnoxious Sonofabitch Copyeditor

2003-01-23 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dan Scott noted: I certainly enjoy reading all the 'commentates' on the subject—back formation grows strange fruit. Then you might also be amused to note that boxen shows up about as often as boxes as the plural of box in the hackish dialect. And Vaxen is used way more often than Vaxes. We

Re: OT: Obnoxious Sonofabitch Copyeditor

2003-01-23 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For some reason, I never new what a thorn was. Now I know it was a Runic letter, representing the sound th. Well, an English letter (as well as being in some Scandanavian alphabets currently) ... I'm not sure whether it also showed up in Runic or not (I'll have to check). And you're welcome!

Re: February PUG

2003-01-23 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I had three different ideas for the digital theme, but didn't have time to go shoot any of them. Feh. (And yes, foxglove was one of them, and yes, I figured that would've occurred to others as well.) -- Glenn

Re: Obnoxious Sonofabitch Copyeditor

2003-01-23 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quoth Mishka: Mathematically, however, we always say three is less than five; the symbol is called less than. Interesting that when we actually compare numbers we use the amount word, not the number word. it sounds *very* logical: three is a noun/object here, and as objects,

RE: what a great place! - Can we help Brother Francis?

2003-01-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
, Dave Original Message: - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 08:16:58 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: what a great place! Last night I whined that I'm having some equipment problems. I may g have exaggerated some, but in fact, over the last week

Re: AF Dilema

2003-01-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Money/ING GUY and buy a Pentax 67 now couldn't ya?) ;-) Original Message: - From: Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 08:56:06 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: AF Dilema If you really want AF, I don't know why you're looking at an F4. I'm seeing quite

Re: Vs: AF Dilemma

2003-01-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hey man.. I hear that Gumby(tm) Distortion is worth every penny :-) Bring it out to the next TOPDML :) Dave Original Message: - From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 11:56:11 -0500 (EST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Vs: AF Dilemma it's the 28-105mm F2.8

Re: February PUG

2003-01-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message: - From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 14:12:22 -0500 (EST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: February PUG humm does digitally manipulated count? --- Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How many people even have Pentax digital cameras

RE: OT: WAY OT Real Tech support

2003-01-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
as long as it's not being recorded - but once you state something in an email or in a phone call (because who knows what's being recorded for quality control purposes) you better be ready to stand behind what you said. Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: More about DSLR lifespans: Canon D60 discontinuation

2003-01-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
than 8x10. Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 00:17:40 + To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: More about DSLR lifespans: Canon D60 discontinuation To make another comparison to the PC industry - who nowadays really NEEDS a PIV

OT: DSLR's and Printing Professionally

2003-01-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The recent DSLR thread (DSLR Lifespan) has me thinking. For those of you who own one - and those of you who make money with it - how do you get prints for your clients? Do you get them professionally done by a lab or do you print them yourselves? If you do get them done by a lab, at what

RE: All the Leicas he wants

2003-01-17 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
laying around, either buy a D90 for yourself or be a nice guy and send one to me. ;-) Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 07:58:39 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: All the Leicas he wants In that case (as I pointed out

Back to Pentax - ME-F ?

2003-01-17 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quickie for anyone willing to read: Regarding the ME-F body. This body is similar to the ME Super save for the autofocus connections on the lens mount. Are there any other issues surrounding this body or is it basically an ME Super with that bonus of autofocus ? Thanks, Dave P.S. I use

RE: Why the new Pentax DSLR will be FREE

2003-01-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
to buy film further down the road. Where is he saving? (i.e. how much moolah has he been able to stock away by having to outlay $2000) I'm so confused... Smirkingly, Dave Original Message: - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:12:31 -0600 To: [EMAIL

Re: OT: Moral Dilemma re Selling on Ebay

2003-01-14 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Last time I heard that term (swirlies) it was used to describe a prank that kids pulled on other kids in the washroom. Stick the kids head into the toilet and flush.. ergo swirly (swirlies is plural) Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 14

Re: Re: Aaron R.--new stuff

2003-01-13 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
They blow'd up good. They blow'd up real good! Second City Fan, Dave Original Message: - From: David Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 08:27:52 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: Aaron R.--new stuff Sorry Mike.I was not trying to disagree with you

ME Super

2003-01-13 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Bill, I'm looking for an ME Super body. I'm not too concerned about the winder since I have other gear that I would use if I needed speedy shots. If you have a spare ME Super Body that works and is in good condition I'd be willing to discuss. The problem being of course is $$$. I could

RE: ME Super

2003-01-13 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Needless to say. I'm a goof :) More sleep needed cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 12:32:13 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ME Super Hi Bill, I'm looking for an ME Super body. I'm not too concerned about

Re: Really?

2003-01-10 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Turkey Baster that's a classy turkey baster Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 13:10:00 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Really? On Friday 10 January 2003 11:51, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: http

Re: The Brotherhood

2003-01-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I've been considering a cheap prism as well for the Blad - likely the revered Kiev prism that has TTL metering that seems to be so so :) Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 17:18:33 + To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re

Re: OT: HTML Editors

2003-01-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Shaun Canning asked: What HTML editors or web page creation software are PDMLer's using for their web sites? vi. Well, technically vim, but apart from word-wrap and multiple undo, I treat it as if it were vi. So far it does everything I want an HTML editor to do. (I don't need a WYSIWYG

Re: OT: HTML Editors

2003-01-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Peter Alling commented: What HTML editors or web page creation software are PDMLer's using for their web sites? I am still using Frontpage 2000, which does the job, but is an idiosyncratic little bugger... vi. :) I'm opposed to most wysiwig editors on principal but you're just sick. :)

One PUG Comment

2003-01-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Viewing the PUG takes a long time when I keep getting to photos that I don't want to stop looking at to look at the next one. There were a few of those this month. (Oh, so that's where all my RAM goes -- browser windows I don't want to close...) -- Glenn

Re: OT: photoblast.com??

2003-01-07 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Keith Whaley responded: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone have opinions/information/anecdotes about photoblast.com? Useful? Avoid at all costs? Toy? Unknown? Insufficient info given. I've been meaning to put more of my photos online for quite some time, and to try to sell reprints that way

Re: OT: Epson 2450 and Vuescan

2003-01-06 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
II) and it seems to do just fine with Vuescan as well. Silverfast does a decent job with most items, including my color MF negs but it sometimes messes up the BW negs by making them too hot. Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 06 Jan

Wee PUG glitch

2003-01-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Finally got around to looking at the PUG. Good stuff, as expected. But I noticed that my own post was missing the comment that I'd submitted with it. Argh. (One of the things the comment said was that I would've cropped it except that I wanted to show exactly what was in the frame that I got

Re: Least exspensive 4000-4800 dpi scanner

2003-01-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Damn you :-) Dave Original Message: - From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 09:11:47 -0500 (EST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Least exspensive 4000-4800 dpi scanner Aaron is the lead it's his old scanner :-) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Least exspensive 4000-4800 dpi scanner

2003-01-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: - From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 10:04:46 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Least exspensive 4000-4800 dpi scanner model # ? I wont need ICE/FARE as I'll be scanning new clean negs. JCO -Original Message- From: Herb Chong [mailto

Re: What toys you have in 2002?

2003-01-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I tend to think that the gentleman in that image is actually quite handsome and a decent chap.. of course.. I'm biased.. Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 13:12:12 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What toys

RE: OT: Contax G1 and G2

2003-01-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
focussing (i.e. not taking macros with them) will you be doing? Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 14:10:07 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: OT: Contax G1 and G2 Really? That seems like a considerable disadvantage

W32.Yaha.K@mm Worm

2002-12-31 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Folks, Please verify that your AntiVirus definitions are up to date. I've recently (i.e. today) gotten 3 emails containing this virus - Norton covers it off fine so I'm protected - but I'm sure that everyone isn't in the same position. The virus info can be found here: http:[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Konica S3

2002-12-31 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 12:15:06 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Konica S3 And if you like the Canonets, I'd also recommend the Konica Auto S3. It's so tiny, but with a wonderful lens- and it happily accepts an alkaline battery for the meter. Ryan, I tried to buy an S3 before

RE: Cheap way into rangefinders

2002-12-30 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Raimo, Love to hear how you like the Voigtlander - I've waffled on it for the past 2 years - what lenses did you/are you thinking of getting ? Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Raimo Korhonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 17:51:59 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: 6x6 - Waste of Space? (WAS: Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?)

2002-12-30 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
lenses and not the Zeiss glass that most Blad users revere) makes the H1 decent but not earth shattering and does not signal whatsoever the death of 6x6. The only other benefit to the H1 is the digital back by Kodak. Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: 6x6 - Waste of Space? (WAS: Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?)

2002-12-30 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Original Message: - From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 21:29:19 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 6x6 - Waste of Space? (WAS: Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?) That has really not much to do with it. The new Hasselblad is not a 6X6 camera

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