Re: Washington State trip

2004-05-11 Thread Cycad
attle itself & environs. Cheers Andy - Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 1:51 AM Subject: Re: Washington State trip > Cycad wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I have

Re: Buying from the US

2004-02-09 Thread Cycad
Kostas, I've found that if the equipment is used, fairly old (ie not current model) and labelled as such, the UK Customs and Excise don't take much interest. However, in theory you pay duty (I think about 3% on photographic gear) and VAT at 17.5%. It's probably best to assume that you will pay d

Re: *ist-D - jpg, tiff or raw?

2004-01-18 Thread Cycad
- Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 11:35 PM Subject: Re: *ist-D - jpg, tiff or raw? > "When I take the same image using the three modes, then compare the > results (having converted the raw file

*ist-D - jpg, tiff or raw?

2004-01-17 Thread Cycad
Forgive me if this has been discussed before (is there a PDML archive), but I've been trying to compare the different modes of storing images from my new *ist-D: jpg, tiff and raw files. When I take the same image using the three modes, then compare the results (having converted the raw file using

Re: Soon to be new istD owners

2004-01-11 Thread Cycad
I bought mine yesterday :-) I'm an amateur, and found it difficult to justify such a lot of money but my wife pointed out that, apart from the photography (!), I'm quite cheap to keep. I do love her! It's really lovely to hold, I have to say - although small, it has a good solid feel to it, much

Re: Moving on!

2003-04-04 Thread Cycad
Actually, it was Austria that put anti-freeze in the wine. At least the wine with ox-blood could still be described as 'organic'! Now can I divert your attention to my new thread on the M* and A* 300mm f/4 lenses? Thanks, Andy - Andy Phillips - Original Message - From: "William Robb"

300mm f4: M* or A*

2003-04-04 Thread Cycad
Hi, I'm looking for a telephoto to use for wildlife (mainly garden birds). I have a 2x converter and I've seen both the M* and A* versions of the 300mm f/4, at the same price (£300). Which is the better value? Between us, my family have pZ-1p, MZ-5n, MZ-M, ME super and I'm excited by the idea of t

Re: Moving on!

2003-04-04 Thread Cycad
Oh, come on. Something as big as a war intrudes on all aspects of your life. You have to admit, the war commands more interest than the majority of the obsessive trivia written in this newsgroup. Newsgroups are supposed to be about conversation, you can't demand to exclude topics that don't interes