Re: OT: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-19 Thread Andrew Robinson
this year. At the moment, my collection of scans is just under 13,000. It has taken a lot of time and effort, but it's great to have all my images in a format that is easy to view and easy to share. Andrew Robinson Dr. Shaun Canning wrote: Thanks for the post George. I think I'll end up buying a scanner

Re: reagan cortege

2004-06-10 Thread Andrew Robinson
I'm in this group. I was never a fan of Reagan or his politics, but he earned his funeral. Of Tom's pics, I like the hearse passing in front of the Washington Monument the most. Andrew Robinson frank theriault wrote: I'm no fan of Reagan, or his politics. Quite the contrary. But, the man

Re: *istD in the (battle)field

2004-05-29 Thread Andrew Robinson
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Re: *istD in the (battle)field

2004-05-29 Thread Andrew Robinson
Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, Andrew Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kevin Waterson wrote: The shot with the mortar flame was captured using the *istD and the 360FGZ flash with rear curtain sync. The shutter was in bulb and the aperature wide open. Am I

Re: linux, or linus

2004-03-06 Thread Andrew Robinson
graywolf wrote: To me the greatest thing he has done is make unix available at a price I can afford. Amen! Andrew Robinson

Re: Martha Stewart

2004-03-06 Thread Andrew Robinson
Steward. However, charging her with lying when the feds could not make the original charges stick smacks of vindictiveness to me. Well, that's $0.02 times a few... Andrew Robinson Shel Belinkoff wrote: She was convicted on the stock fraud charges for which she'd been on trial. Dr. Shaun Canning

Re: my next photo project

2004-02-17 Thread Andrew Robinson
That would make a great Mardi Gras costume! Any instructions on how to build one? Andrew Robinson tom wrote: http://69.93.124.90/truestories/flashhelmet/?page=2 tv

Re: Încredible eagle shot!!!

2004-01-28 Thread Andrew Robinson
Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: http://www.pbase.com/image/25524341 Couldn't imagine better composition and level of details ;- http://members.aol.com/awrobinson/images/fuzzyeagle.jpg One good eagle shot deserves another...

Re: stereo wedding slides

2003-11-03 Thread Andrew Robinson
-by-side. However, I lost so much detail when fitting them both on the monitor that I could not get the stereo effect. If anyone has any suggestions on this, I would love to hear them. Andrew Robinson Jim Apilado wrote: There's a place in California, Reel 3D, that sells a lot of stereo related items

Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners

2003-10-29 Thread Andrew Robinson
The USB2 interface gives it transfer speeds near firewire but allows it to attach to any computer with a USB interface. Andrew Robinson Herb Chong wrote: it's rated about twice as fast and 16-bit color versus 14-bit. Herb - Original Message - From: Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners

2003-10-29 Thread Andrew Robinson
drive backups, it is noticeable. Herb - Original Message - From: Andrew Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:26 AM Subject: Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners The USB2 interface gives it transfer speeds near firewire but allows

Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners

2003-10-28 Thread Andrew Robinson
I was thinking the same thing... Andrew Robinson John Francis wrote: Film is not yet dead... http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1067358499.html Aha. 4000dpi, 14-bit scanning in the low-end model. Maybe it's time to replace the CoolScan III.

Re: Negative/Slide scanner

2002-09-29 Thread Andrew Robinson
Besides this list, there is a mailing list devoted to film scanners. Those folks will be happy to fill in any details you don't get here :-). You can find info on the listserv at http://www.cix.co.uk/~tsphoto/tech/filmscan/maillist.htm Andrew Robinson Luke Johnson wrote: I know

OT: Slide developing problem

2002-09-12 Thread Andrew Robinson
this particular effect so I can zero in on the cause. Thanks! Andrew Robinson

Question about Sigma 28-135 f3.8-5.6

2002-08-04 Thread Andrew Robinson
and thanks Sylwek for the info! Andrew Robinson - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: minolta f2900 vs canon fs4000us vs nikon IV ed

2002-08-04 Thread Andrew Robinson
There is a mailing list dedicated to film scanners. You can find the details at this site: http://www.cix.co.uk/~tsphoto/tech/filmscan/maillist.htm. You'll get lots of opinions there. Andrew Robinson Alan Chan wrote: i wish to scan 35mm negatives so i can print photos to A3 and A2 size 16 x

Re: 70-2x0 zoom question

2002-08-03 Thread Andrew Robinson
Alan Chan wrote: In response to my queries about autofocus telephoto zooms, a couple of folks have recommended the Pentax 70-200 f4-5.6 F or FA lenses. Someone else instead recommended the Pentax 70-210 zoom. Elsewhere I found a comment that the 70-210 zoom is not considered highly. Has

28-105 zoom question

2002-08-03 Thread Andrew Robinson
site does not list this lens. Anyone here know anything about it? An extra half stop of brightness for an extra $10 sounds like a good deal. Thanks! Andrew Robinson - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget

70-2x0 zoom question

2002-07-31 Thread Andrew Robinson
on these two (actually three) lenses? Thanks! Andrew Robinson - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Flash questions (Was: ZX-L

2002-07-30 Thread Andrew Robinson
What exactly are high speed sync, P-TTL, flash exposure compensation and wireless TTL flash? More importantly, what advantage do they provide the photographer? Is there a tutorial someone can point me to? Thanks! Andrew Lawrence Kwan wrote: On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Bruce Dayton wrote: On a

Re: ZX-L

2002-07-30 Thread Andrew Robinson
Lawrence and Heiko, thanks for the opinions. I understand I have to pick for myself and I understand about the lens. I just want to see what other people think. Thanks! Andrew Heiko Hamann wrote: Hi Lawrence, on 30 Jul 02 you wrote in pentax.list: It is really difficult for any other

ZX-L (Was: Upgrading to auto focus

2002-07-28 Thread Andrew Robinson
Edward and Peter, Thank you for pointing out the spot metering on the ZX-L. I went back through all the literature I had downloaded and found no mention of it. This morning I downloaded the owner's manual and finally found it listed in the appendix on Pentax Program functions. This is probably