vacation

Hi guys Not that I've been particularly active on the list recently but I'm going on vacation and un-subbing for a week. See you after Labor day (US Holiday) Hopefully will have some pictures Play nice :) Butch -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: Hummingbird help

- Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: RE: Hummingbird help > I don't quite understand why a flash is viewed as needed when their > wings typically beat < 100 times per second. It would seem that > shutter > speed alone would capture it (though I've shot at 1/250 before and > have

: Re: fine art print sizes without cropping (RE: Holy Crap --Pentax 10MP body

If God had meant for us to produce anything but 4x6 prints he would not have invented the minilab. -- graywolf MARK!!! Butch -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: photo dot net thread mentioning the pdml

I responded. Do we know this "wigwam" person? Can't recall ever seeing him here. Perhaps he's a lurker. Paul I remember him from a year or so ago. He was on for a few months. I can't remember anything we did to piss him off. Seemed like an ok guy, definitely no B.D. or Mafud Butch -- PDML

Re: Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

Could it be something as simple as a removable prism with the ability to be used as a waist level finder? Butch -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

I'll play How about using the anti shake mechanism to provide perspective control like a PC lens. Butch I'm a day behind on the digest, so if this has been suggested already, sorry. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Antishake, Pentax style

Yes, but at least you don't need a freight car to transport the lens Butch Slight confusion with the units there! But even at 6,800 gms it's heavy. John On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 17:01:41 +0100, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "John Forbes" > Subje

RE: PESO: true colors

I'm obsessed with my new roomie :) ann Mike Johnson notwithstanding, cats are very addictive creatures. Cute photo Butch -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: global warming and Re: New telephoto lenses?

Yet, you could not believe all the trees when you were out here. I believe you, Marnie, the environment in San Francisco has deteriorated vastly in your lifetime. I on the other hand having grown up in places like Detroit, and Buffalo am amazed at how much better things are now. You can actually sw

RE:PESO: new arrival

Cute. But I think you're going to have a hard time getting her to pay half the rent and do half the chores :) Butch -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - first peso

With the brush on top of it's hood, it reminds me a bit of Marvin the Martian (my favorite Looney Tunes Character ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: "Do not warm colours"

I doubt that minilabs are consistent. A couple of month ago, the guy at the place where I get films developed and printed was switching from AGFA to FUJI paper and on his desk were a couple of test pictures (just ordinary snapshots!) with different colour settings. He was deciding the setting by ju

Re: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers

- Original Message - From: "Bob W" Subject: RE: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers > Thanks for the replies. > > The reason I will need 2 is that I want to be able to print black & > white as well as colour, and it seems to be considered best to use > separate inkjets for this

Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers

Bob W wrote A4 dye-sub printers seem to be at a reasonably affordable price point nowadays, compared to when I last bought a photo printer. What are the pros and cons of each type of printer? I am not particularly interested in buying a printer that does larger than A4 since I only rarely need a l

RE: Photo Submission

Shel wrote I was asked to submit five cat photos to the ASPCA. I put up a small gallery from which five have to be selected. Perhaps you can take a moment and let me know which 5 you prefer. Thanks! http://home.earthlink.net/~ebay-pics/SPCA_Gallery/ My choices, in no particular order are: warr

Re: Advice on Hummingbird Nest

Malcolm Smith wrote: >>Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > >>It's as much the "business" of the birds, as >>well, but they're not on this list, and they can't type a message >>indicating how they feel about the matter. > > > If they're on the Internest, they can use Microsoft Bird For Windows. > > Malcolm D

OT (sort of) Samsung GX 1S review

Hi Guys FYI there is a review of the Samsung GX 1S from DCResource www.dcresource.com From a quick reading it looks like they increased the sharpening and saturation from the Pentax levels and possibly their highest quality jpeg may have less compression. Butch -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: GFM and food

On 5/17/06, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Engaged to #6? Wow! Regards, Bob S. I thought he was at least up to #7... He must have finally found one that didn't break his equipment Butch waiting for the double entendres to start

Re: GFM and food

Cotty wrote: On 16/5/06, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.romanphotography.com/bcc/bcc0011.htm Nice catch! (I mean the picture 8-) - the bass player looks stunned) Being a base player, he's just discovered another note. He could borrow my fretless - he'll find *lots*

RE: GESO: Blues

Jens wrote I think it floats just fine. This is not Eric Clapton and Cream, playing in arecord studio. It's really folk music - hobo music, isn't it? Originally played by people with no education, walking from street to street, playing for the poor people, day-labourers, whores, guests in cheap c

Re: Analog versus Digital Shootout

Previously written; Is direct digital better than a film to digital image? How about a first class optical print compared to a cheap inkjet print viewed at 100x magnification. Now that is an oranges to apples comparison instead of this usual apples to oranges comparison. graywolf You

RE: Local gas prices

Thesis plus antithesis equals synthesis. You both have valid points. Having driven transit in the 80's the busses were full during rush hours and practically empty the rest of the time. You have to run busses frequently enough to make them practical to use. My "solution" to that would be to use f

Re: Local Gas Prices

Thesis plus antithesis equals synthesis. You both have valid points. Having driven transit in the 80's the busses were full during rush hours and practically empty the rest of the time. You have to run busses frequently enough to make them practical to use. My "solution" to that would be to us

Re: Need More Storage?

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Apr 26, 2006, at 8:35 AM, Joseph Tainter wrote: If you need more storage space for digital photos, TigerDirect currently has a Seagate 250 MB, 7200 rpm, ATA 100 drive with an external USB 2/Firewire case for $100. That's after a $50 rebate. The rebate offer is good

OT: FTP program

Hi Guys; Any recommendations on an FTP program, preferably shareware or freeware. I could have used one a few weeks ago. I doubt that I would use it often so I don't want to spend much money on it. Butch note to self. Never assume that because is educated that they will have a lick of commo

Re: PESO: Another Pano

What's "DLP technology?" Shel DLP stands for digital light processor, a Texas instruments chip. They are best known being used in micro projection TV's. Noritsu also used them in some of their digital minilabs. I preferred the image quality of the Fuji Frontier (laser) to the DLP based Norits

Re: Who's Not Shooting Raw?

What else can we come up with? "If you care enough, shoot RAW." "When you absolutely must produce an image, shoot RAW." Kenneth Waller How about RAW, RAW, RAW, sis boom bah, Pentax, Pentax, yea! Butch

RE: OT: Anyone got an olive?

Anyway, it's too far to go for a drink :-) One light year is 5900 > billion miles (ish). Multiply that x 8000 and you'll want more than a > drink with an olive in it when you get there. Anyone care to work out > how long it would take in a space shuttle? > There is a far easier way to get t

Re: PESO:Route 66 car and shop in Switzerland

On Apr 8, 2006, at 7:52 AM, Tim Xsleby wrote: Saab made a car pretty similar in style. http://www.saabmuseum.com/96/ This is a totally different car, yes, but some design ideas seem to be pretty similar. Looking at the front, I tend to think they where inspired by British car industry. Maybe.

RE: Slate Pictures - celebrating jazz

Hey, Frank (any anyone else to loves this stuff), Have you had a look at Slate Pictures today? That Illinois Jacquet shot by Dennis Stock is a killer. That is an absolutely fabulous use of high contrast. Butch

Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

If you do go the card reader route, try to find a relatively slow one. That will have a better chance of working with Win 98SE. I don't know if any will work with non-SE versions. Butch

Re: OT - Eiffel Tower

Frank wrote; 3) Modern jetfuel is much more volatile than what would have been used in the B-25, Actually that is incorrect. Jet fuel is much more like kerosene or diesel fuel then gasoline, and the B-25 would have used av gas, which is more volatile then auto grade gas. I agree with the res

RE:

My condolences on the loss of your beloved pet. Butch

OT: printing pictures to specific sizes.

Hi Sandy It's very simple. Open your image and save a copy. Open the copy and hit image, image size. If your image is already square resize to 6"X6" if not then resize to 6" on the smaller of the two sides then use the cropping tool to crop to 6X6 Make sure your resolution is high enough, 360

yet another test

Sorry, but I never received the digest with my last two tests Butch ¢ © µ

Re: test

They all look fine to me. Godfrey On Mar 21, 2006, at 5:40 PM, Butch Black wrote: This is an ansi test " ) 5 0 < = > ? Butch When I received the digest they were all wrong, however, Rob replied shortly after I sent the test out and all the characters were right on his

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This is an ansi test ¢ © µ ° ¼ ½ ¾ ¿ Butch

Re: ANSI character set and the PDML

Doug wrote Hey Butch, Sounds like a local/outlook server problem. I can see those symbols just fine. Check the settings on your Outlook Express. Ok, What do I look for? I looked in tools, options and found nothing. I'm set on Western European ISO for encoding, I'm using Ariel font. I'm on IE

Re: Cold weather performance of DA 16-45/4

On 20 Mar 2006 at 20:53, Jostein wrote: > Gang, > > Just an observation from prolonged camera exposure to temperatures > around -150C, in windy conditions. The clutch focus mechanism becomes > too tight, so that the AF motor in the *istD hardly manage to drive > it. Just to check that it was not

Rebate roll call

All, Has anyone on the list received a rebate from the recent Pentax offer? How responsive are they being on this campaign? Thanks, Mark Got my 18-55 in January, got my rebate check about two weeks ago so @ 2 months Butch

Re: PESO: Puppy Love

I can't stop myself wondering why the colours on the lady's sweater are so different seen thru the car window. It appears to me that it is part of the sweater design. It is not a single color sweater - appear there are several blue colors in the sweater. The background car color is the same in t

Re: [Bulk] Re: Magnesium or plastic?

Ken wrote: I have a bit of theory on what Canon is doing on their APS-C (1.6) CMOS. I think they may have been convinced that going 10mp on 1.6 sensor might actually begin to deteriorate the image quality because of denser pixel pitch. So, to go any higher safely, they found they have to at lea

Re: OT: Sadness & Paranoia in West Virginia

On 2/26/06 6:25 PM, "Glen", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Do you people think I'm over-reacting? No. But as I thought about it longer if the list was seeking to connect photographers with models it might not be such a ridiculous idea. If for no other reason then a liability issue to the list

Re: It's here (was: Another pre-PMA rumour...)

DZ1 would be funnier. On Feb 23, 2006, at 6:34 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Wouldn't it be nice if they'll call it Z1D? Dario And think of the marketing campaign. They could use that great classic by Tommy Rowe (sic), Dizzy Butch now I have that stupid song in my head, thanks guys.

OT: Adobe Bridge question

Hi All; I just got CS2 installed on my computer and am having a problem with Bridge. When I open an image in Camera raw the printing on the check boxes are cut off top and bottom. Any ideas what the problem is and how to fix it? Butch

Re: OT: HCB with a Minolta CLE

On Feb 14, 2006, at 4:58 PM, William Robb wrote: I thought they had broken away because some Henry or another wanted a divorce, and the RC Church wouldn't allow it. Yup. Henery the VIIIth, I am... Did Peter Noonan cause the split? Bob No, but before that incident the Hermits were a Gre

OT: lightscribe DVD burners

Hi I'm thinking of getting an external DVD burner for my computer and am intrigued with the lightscribe technology. But it seems that everywhere I look it says while supplies last. Does anyone know if they are phasing out that technology? I'd hate to spend the extra bucks then find out I can't

RE: Weekend crop: A gallery of jazz photos

Hi Lasse Nice overall set, but the dragging the shutter technique did little for me. I think I would have preferred the images had you set a shutter speed to get just a touch of blur. Two of the pictures of the drummer 066 and 105 best exemplify it. Butch

enablement

Thanks to all who answered my earlier questions about the 18-55 and optio s5z. I've ordered both and hopefully will have them sometime this week. An especial thanks to Don who posted some S5Z pixs. Butch

digest question

Has anyone else on digest been getting editions a few days late? I just got editions 326 and 329 with posts dated 2/8 and 2/9 today the 12th. Doug, do you know if this is from your end or if it's a problem with my ISP? Butch

Do we owe Marco an appology (was RE: Pentax wants your digital pix)

I sent this message last night. It has not as yet shown up in the digest, so I'm re-sending it. My apologies if you are receiving it twice. Also, thanks Doug for your point in your letter about building a mutually supportive relationship with Pentax. It summarizes a lot of my reasoning for sug

Re: Pentax Wants Your Digital Pix

I'm saddened to hear that too. Since no one has come forward admitting to the jackass statement perhaps the PDML should send an e-mail apologizing for that statement and assuring that it is not the sentiment of the majority of the list members. Butch It is far from clear that a PDML member was

Re: Pentax Wants Your Digital Pix

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/6/2006 8:37:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The messages I'm referring to were vulgar and aggressive. If you want to know why the idea was canned, ask your brethren why they needed to write "dear jackass" letters. I didn't

Equipment questions

Hi Guys Does anyone have any experience with the Optio S5z? Any good? I want it for an inexpensive carry around snapshot camera. How is the DA 18-55? A little background here. I seldom shoot wide angle and I own both the K28/35 and K35/35, so I wouldn't normally use it above 28mm. I know the

Re: OT: Prayer for my Daughter

PDML'ers, Our family received a wonderful blessing today as our daughter Nicole was released from the hospital with a positive medical prognosis. Great news. Butch

Re: GFM Nature Photography Weekend registration is open

Teach me not to put a smiley in :) Butch 1948. Named after the film by National Geographic photographers. Linky: http://www.outdoorsinutah.com/kodachrome-camping.htm On 2/5/06, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: - Original Message - From: "Butch Black"

Re: GFM Nature Photography Weekend registration is open

Good idea, so where is Kodachrome Basin? Regards, Bob S. Gawd, is there anything they won't sell naming rights to? It's bad enough with sports stadiums. What's next? The Tidy Bowl river at Grand Canyon? Butch

Re: GFM Nature Photography Weekend registration is open

On 2/3/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I DO have a chainsaw in the garage somewhere. Still need a ride Frank.:-) Apparently, having a chainsaw makes it easier to cross borders... cheers, frank It's good for cutting through (blood) red tape Butch

Re: XP and SCSI"S

In a message dated 1/31/2006 1:53:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Butch, it all depends on whether you can get XP drivers for the peripheral. When I upgraded my desktop to XP Pro, I had to move my flatbed scanner to another PC as the manufacturer would not provide a driver.

OT: XP and SCSI"S

Hi all Computer question. I have a chance to buy an Epson Expression 800 flatbed scanner for $75. It's scsi. I seem to remember reading here that scsi doesn't work well with windows XP. Any thoughts on the matter including price of the scanner would be appreciated. He is throwing in a scsi car

Re: PESO - Bummer

My favorite photo never taken was the veterinarian and pet crematoria next to the Chinese restaurant in the suburban Atlanta shopping mall, (my apologies now for any slight to owners of Chinese restaurants), but it was funny. Ann Sanfedele wrote: "E.R.N. Reed" wrote: Joseph Tainter wrote:

Re: *ist DL2

Pentax *istDL2 Pentax has announced a minor upgrade to the *istDL - but only for users in Asia and Canada. The *istDL2 offers a couple of extra focus points, a few new scene modes and a couple of bits of silver plastic (where the DL was all-black). Looking at the spec the DL2 appears to be the Pe

OT: Pictorico paper profiles for Epson 2200

Hi Guys Anybody have the Pictorico profiles for an Epson 2200? I lost all my profiles when I had to re-install windows last month and when I went to Pictorico's site I could not find them. If anyone has them, especially photo gallery glossy paper, photo gallery glossy film, I'd appreciate it.

RE: posted two pictures from my digital camera.

Hi Sandy I liked them both. I would have liked to see a version of the old fence line with the pole/line intersection moved from dead center to upper right hand rule of thirds intersection and maybe a bit more saturation in the maple tree MY 2¢ Butch

Re: OT: Lou Reed heart NY

For people interested in rock/pop history, I recommend Lollipop Lounge by Genya Ravan. Genya was the singer fronting Ten Wheel Drive and one of Mick Jagger's girlfriends. She was right in the middle of things in those formative days. And she writes well, too (unless it was ghosted). I caught

Re: The Future of Film?

"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Film processing volumes (C-41) have been dropping off steadily for the past couple of years. If we treat 03 as 100%, 04 was 57%, 05 was 50%. I was surprised to find film processing volumes had only dropped off another 7% from the 03 numbers, although t

Re: PESO: New Dodge Challenger

Nice looking. Where Ford, with it's Mustang is the only "pony car" still available I think the Challenger could do well if they can bring it in at a good price point, mid 20's for the base model would probably work fine. Butch

I'm back

Hi Guys I'm back. Hopefully I won't get kicked off again and that weird phenomenon of getting digests 2-3 days late will stop. I hope everybody had a good holiday season, whatever you call it and however you choose to celebrate it. I bought a DA 50-200 4-5.6. Initial impression is favorable

Re: Another DAM book

In a message dated 12/18/2005 12:00:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does this mean we can stop calling ourselves photographers now, and start calling ourselves digital asset managers? Dam imagers. William Robb There's got to be a way that a N can be added to tha

Re: PESO - Autumn or Winter?

I'm sure they are all Pintos. Nah, I think you've lost your Focus. Kenneth Waller If you've lost your Focus then you'll need an Escort Butch

Re: PESO: The scene of an accident

Hi I'm glad that you and your wife were not injured. I used to drive transit busses. I'm curious, I've never seen an articulated bus like that, any idea who makes it. Also, is your Orange line running on regular streets, special lanes. or something else? Butch

Re: What's wrong with this picture?

It's a light leak. Was it the first or last frame on the roll? If so it may have been a loading error with the lab. If not, it may be that your sponge light seal on your film inspection window may be getting a bit old/worn. Those would be my 2 best guesses Butch

Re: Mishka in Greenwich

Thanks a lot! I have been trying to find a decent lab here for a while. Do they process 120 film as well? Will definitely pay them a visit. They can. The Frontier they have has a 120 carrier and they have 120 daylight cassettes for the film processor. Getting them to do it is another matter as

RE: Mishka in Greenwich

Hi Mishka If you are looking for a lab to use in Greenwich try 35mm Photolabs on E. Elm st 203-629-3566. I worked there for a few years and highly recommend it. If you go, say Hi to André and Marian for me Butch

RE: New novice member from north of Boston

Hi Gaurav and welcome There are a few of us scattered around eastern Mass. I'm in Waltham. As we're getting ready for the holidays at work I doubt I'll have much time to just go out and shoot until after the new year, but if something comes up I'll give you a holler. Don't be afraid of sharing

Re: Skills - was Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side

previously written: I bet it's the lab's work that's saving his ass. Does he process the film? Does he make the prints? It doesn't matter, really. If he, and others, want to skirt by and rely on the labs and computers to get good prints, that's their business. That's the new way to do things

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

CF card slots are too easily damaged to not go with something that is less delicate. -- How so, Bill? It's not something I've noticed. When I handle the SD cards for my wife's Option S4, I always think they feel fragile (compared to CF) and so small that they would be very easy to lose

RE: Today I Was Stopped by the Police While Photographing

Tim wrote: First another OT warning. As I said in my previous post; I'm more concerned about the children. Most of you probably know that I work as a social worker, and much of my work is with abused children. What I experience is that the one of main problems for abused children is that they a

Re: Anyone going to the Photoplus show?

I'm sorry to hear that Amita. my plans for going this afternoon are now down the tubes, but my plans for tomorrow have been rained out, so I think I will be going. I think Butch said he was going. Herb... My condolences too Amita. I'm also not able to make it this tear Herb. Butch

Re: Anyone going to the Photoplus show?

Amita wrote: I am planning to go on Saturday. I'll let you know if I see anything interesting. Should I ask the Pentax guys about a digital 645? Anything else you want me to ask them? They are usually more accessible than, say, the Nikon people. ;) I would be curious if there is a working protot

Anyone going to the Photoplus show?

Hi Guys Anyone going to the photoplus show at the Javits in NYC? I'm not going to be able to make it this year and am curious to find out if a working pre-production 645D (or whatever they are going to call it) or any other new bodies and lenses are in the near release stage. Also, anything el

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

On 17/10/05, Butch Black, discombobulated, unleashed: I think during that time there may have been 1 or 2 images I refused to print due to being in such poor taste. By any chance did you refuse to print any that were of poor composition? Or perhaps poor exposure? Or maybe you just didn't

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

I'll add my 2¢ worth in. I worked in photofinishing for over 10 years. In that time I saw many pictures of naked children, none of which I would consider pornographic. There were, however, many I considered in poor taste. For instance there was the child on the potty. the next frame was what h

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

Shel wrote: And what would an "attractive person" look like? Ideas of beauty and attractiveness vary widely by culture and geography, never mind personal preferences within such groups. What about a guy taking some pix of other guys, or, for that matter, women taking pix of women? Again it po

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

"You're committing an offense if, a) you're taking a picture of a person who hasn't given you consent to do so, and b) that picture is for the sexual gratification of any person," Douglas said. Hopefully, *and* is the key word here, no? Also, b) is very difficult to prove. Or it can be a very

RE: PESO: Winging It

I find the ripples on the water distracting. Perhaps a mild gaussian blur on the water would help. But I do like the picture concept. Butch

Re: HOT NEWS: Pentax +Samsund DSLRs

Cotty wrote on 12.10.05 9:54: > > > 'Samsung announces agreement with Pentax to co-operate and jointly > develop new digital camera products. This will broaden the product range > to offer consumers greater choice'. Great news! N

Re: Poll: shall PUG continue?

Put me down for a yes Butch

Re: Setting Up a Web Site

See sea shells at the sea shore at seeshels Say that fast five times Butch

RE: GESO: stuff from my bus/train trip

Nice series Ann. I particularly liked bus stop in Redmond Ca. and morning coffee. I liked the space needle but think it could use a bit of contrast. Try using the black eyedropper on the needle if you are using PS, Elements, or most of the other image editing programs. Butch

re: GESO: IstDS and concert photography - manual focus is the best way!

Very nice job. Band photography is not easy. I especially like img 2476. Everybody seems to be having a good time but one woman has a deer in the headlights stare that looks so out of place. Also, what kind of music were they doing? Butch

re: PESO: Duet

Great picture Paul, it made me smile Butch

RE: GESO: instant cure for depression

That would either cure my depression , or, reminding me that I'm getting older, throw me into a deeper funk. It did look like a couple of those outfits could not be worn in public without getting the wearer arrested. :) Butch

vacation

Hi Gang I'm getting ready to go on vacation tomorrow. I'll unsubscribe just before leaving. Not going far, but it's a well needed rest and a great bunch of people. I will have my ist Ds and hope to get some shooting in but the weatherman is not cooperating :( I'll be back on Labor day. Try

Re: metrics question

Here's a link to a handy little conversion program I use at work a lot. http://tinyurl.com/it7n Dave Thanks. I just downloaded it and it looks like a great program. Butch

Re: Why full frame?

Bob wrote: The largest size I sell is printed on Epson's 13 X 19 Enhanced Matte. The image is about an inch smaller in each dimension, so about 12 X 18 image area for most. I have these matted with wide white mattes and framed in dark charcoal gray aluminum sectional frames for the black and whi

metrics question

The sigma is GN 50m @ 100ASA, 105mm zoom reflector setting. The Pentax one is GN 54m @ 100ASA, doesn't say what zoom that's at. If you multiply by 3 do you roughly get your guide numbers in feet? Butch

Re: What Would Make a DSLR "Obsolete"?

I agree with Paul. At 6mp I can make a good print to any size I normally make, and with careful interpolation to any size I've ever made (20x30") Future cameras may have features I want, but that doesn't mean my camera is obsolete. It's no different then the PZ-1p did not make the MX or LX obso

RE: GESO (my first) - KC Ethnic Festival

Nice GESO Stan. I especially liked going to the dogs. Butch

Re: PEOW - Pacific NW Saltwater Flyfishing

Previously written; Can I ask a question of the knowledgeable folk: on my monitor the happy fisherman looks like Jay stuck him on another exposure using some software or other. He obviously did not do that, but can I ask if that's a characteristic of my monitor, or of the lens, or of the FL, or

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