Re: I toot just toot won toot toot !?

2007-01-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/01/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congratulations! The photo is very nice, too. My son has an Optio W20, and likes it a lot. Very sharp, remarkably flare-resistant lens, build quality just shy of a hockey puck. The LCD could be easier to see in sunlight, though, and there

Re: Site for comprehensive CF/SD memory tests?

2007-01-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/01/07, Peter Lacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter, The fact that he calls using RAW a bonehead move, is more than enough, however his hands off reviews make any other opinion he has superfluous. I haven't said I agree with him on all occasions. But hey, he is using Macs so he

Re: Camera sold, but worries remain (yet another eBay question)

2007-01-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/01/07, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rob, would you please clarify what you just posted? Clearing your paypal account? What are you talking about here? Just that, clearing the Paypal account, ie transferring whatever funds that they are holding on your account to your actual

Re: Camera sold, but worries remain (yet another eBay question)

2007-01-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/01/07, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, but that usually won't work in reality. If paypal rules that you owe the buyer a refund for whatever reason and you have cleared your account by taking all the money out of your paypal account (if that's what you mean), they

Re: Camera sold, but worries remain (yet another eBay question)

2007-01-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He said he already transfered the money to his bank. Sorry I didn't read that, I still can't find the reference to the transfer actually. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Unemployed

2007-01-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/01/07, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rob, You need a 2nd and then a 3rd child to really understand busy... Oh, no thanks, a pilot is sufficient thanks, really. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO: Asian Zephyr (Panorama)

2007-01-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/01/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, While out comet hunting the other night (I was let down by cloud cover) I cruised past this scene. I love watching container ships being loaded, so I set up the tripod pano head and took this:

K10D pre-release firmware 1.10 now wireless flash

2007-01-18 Thread Digital Image Studio
Firmware for K10D IS here... http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21716233 1.10 Firmware can be downloaded from here: http://www.4shared.com/dir/1796154/f4cc7649/sharing.html -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Simple test of K10D panning vs SR

2007-01-16 Thread Digital Image Studio
K10d SR tests with panning motion http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21684235 -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998

Re: PESO - Comet McNaught

2007-01-16 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 17/01/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've never thought of using suburb as a unit of distance before... It's commonplace here, it comes with living in a large Australian city :-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: SD Cards

2007-01-14 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 13, 2007, at 6:16 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: The topology of the interfaces of the cards make CF far more reliable from a technical standpoint, granted they may not offer quite the mechanical durability of the SD system

Re: 77 Ltd. vs FA*85

2007-01-14 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What plastic? The only plastic parts in FA* 85/1.4 are aperture ring and distance scale window. Sorry, both caps are plastic too ;-) Yes, it may scratch more easily than Ltd, but it is a very solidly built lens. Its body is cast alloy,

Re: Monitor Calibration - help wanted

2007-01-14 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/01/07, John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rob, thanks for suggesting the Registry - I'm comfortable using RegEdit, so I'll have a wander through there too. There is nothing in my startup settings that would appear to affect only Adobe's colour rendering. Fair enough, the LUT update

Re: SD Cards

2007-01-14 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I just bought 2 SanDisk Extreme III x133 cards. Their writing is very noticeably (probably at least twice as slow) slower than that 150x card. I shall have to use them and see how they work over time. They are very reader sensitive. I

Re: Pentax DSLR Shake Reduction Question - Why turn it off on while on tripod?

2007-01-14 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could somebody please explain the theory why the Pentax AS should be turned off while using a tripod?? I dont understand how it could hurt, and intutively it seems like It might help if the tripod isnt perfectly stable due to wind,

Re: SD Cards

2007-01-14 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rob, it is writing/reading by K10D of mine that I am referring to. Ouch, exactly how did you perform your read/write tests? I may be able to duplicate them with my cards/K10D -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT)

Re: SD Cards

2007-01-14 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 15/01/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The topology of the interfaces of the cards make CF far more reliable from a technical standpoint ... That is a meaningless statement. It sounds well-informed but says nothing. Combine it with We really do have to be specific around

OT eBay slow down?

2007-01-13 Thread Digital Image Studio
Is it my connection or is eBay as slow as a wet week these days? There seems to have been some changes made over the holiday period that make it almost unusable for me (though I did just win a Benbo :-) Anyone else notice a significant slow down? -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: OT - Very Professnial !

2007-01-13 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jan, When your shooting 500 shots per day, each and every day, some will be a bit out of alignment. LOL, but not the shots that you'd use to promote your business I'd hope :-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT)

Re: For those who use PHOTOBUCKET

2007-01-13 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone would be a fool to agree to that. Thanks Bob, I use it but I certainly don't use it to host any images that I wouldn't be prepared to loose (nor would any be potentially attractive to the for that matter). Fact is if you make anything

Re: OT - Very Professnial !

2007-01-13 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ken's a daddy. http://www.kenrockwell.com/ryan/index.htm Check out the last pic - he's blobbed out the kid's dick. Good ol Ken. Poor little bugger. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: SD Cards

2007-01-13 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've become more skeptical of off-brand cards with the K10D. I never had a problem with CF cards in the *istD, using a number of low buck cards. The topology of the interfaces of the cards make CF far more reliable from a technical

Re: For those who use PHOTOBUCKET

2007-01-13 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not use a site where you're at least minimally protected? Photo.net makes it clear that the photographer is the owner of the copyright. And it's faster. Because Photo.net so slow it's ridiculous here and it's very limited if you don't

Re: PESO - Comet McNaught

2007-01-13 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Jim, Yes it's a mirror lens. Does a decent job overall. A fair amount of atmospheric haze to shoot through yesterday. You don't have a K-mount for your big bazooka yet? ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT)

Re: PESO - Comet McNaught

2007-01-13 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes I do. It's just that west and south west are the directions I cannot see in (mountain blocking). The *ist D gets very heavy and unbalanced when I mount the 75lb OTA on it. I'm afraid of breaking the lens mount when I pick it up. :-) Har, how

Re: For those who use PHOTOBUCKET

2007-01-13 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't consider a photo.net subsciption selling out. It's a very nice format and well worth the $25 a year for virtually unlimited upload space. Actually, PhotoBucket is much slower, at least from my service. But I'm pleased to learn that I

More HDR heavy handedness on dpreview

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
K10D HDR http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21629339 -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Monitor Calibration - help wanted

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/01/07, John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recently did a recalibration of my desktop monitor: can't remember nor find the program I used to do it, and now the results are not acceptable (in fact, I'm getting on-screen displays that look OK in Photoshop CS, but are quite different in

Re: More HDR heavy handedness on dpreview

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/01/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I rather like the effect in this case. Reminds me of very early Kodachrome or hand coloured illustrations from childrens' books from the 1940s/50s. I agree, I've seen similar in vintage National Geo too. Since the integration of the HDR

Re: OT- another obsolete piece of electronics in the graywolf's den

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/01/07, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/digital/_images/TO-Y600.jpg Any of you remember those things? You will notice the great aesthetics (none) of this garden variety snapshot. I don't remember these beasts though I've seen a lot of radios, looks like it

Re: OT- another obsolete piece of electronics in the graywolf's den

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/01/07, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rob, I think it's just a little bit old for you. I have vague memories of a heavy suitcase thing... Ah Bob, Ive owned and repaired many a radio set older than myself :-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10

Re: Poor example of the noise i was talking about

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/01/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes i am Rob. They are both close to the same magnification, but i'll try again. Hi Dave, I'm now not really sure that mode images would shed more light. In the context of aliasing sans polarizer the issue of the K10D body's integrated

LaCrosse BC-900 AA charger super saver deal on Amazon

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
Today only apparently: http://www.amazon.com/LaCrosse-Technology-BC-900-AlphaPower-Battery/dp/B00077AA5Q?tag=slickdealstag2=slickdeals -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user

Re: anyone else waiting forever for their K10D?

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/01/07, Micah B. Kleit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the low interest cards too, but Dell had a very, very good offer. I noticed today that Amazon has the kit back in stock directly; for many weeks they were making it available through second party sellers. I see that they've also

Re: Monitor Calibration - help wanted

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/01/07, keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bronek Kozicki wrote: Brian Walters wrote: John Don't know if this will help but I find both the foillowing links useful, particularly the gamma charts in the first link. http://www.photoscientia.co.uk/Gamma.htm but pls. remeber to

Re: Did this beauty go to anyone on the list?

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/01/07, Alastair Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemih=012sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITviewitem=item=220070914514rd=1rd=1 Hi Would have loved to buy this but I feared a quick divorce or at least a year in the dogbox. Hopefully someone on the

Re: K10D Shake Reduction Question

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/01/07, Perry Pellechia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the general thought about SR when using a monopod? I suspect that the movement would be closer to hand held than a tripod, but I have not seen any comments regarding this. I'd leave it on assuming that the mono-pod is being hand

Re: OT - Hot Chocolate Recipe

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/01/07, keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ignorance is bliss. Etc. Ignorance can just be ignorance too. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer

Re: OT: An interesting panorama

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/01/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A seven gig shot of the Chicago skyline, captured with a Canon 10D and a 100-400 L zoom: http://www.docbert.org/ChicagoByNight/ Unfortunately I'm getting timeouts on that page but I'm sure it's pretty impressive, I'll keep trying. There

Re: OT - Very Professnial !

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/01/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200066245436 LOL Now that's funny, gotta love the angle of the horizon in the lovely sample shot. I actually hope he makes a sale, he deserves it for sticking his goollies out like that ;-) -- Rob

Re: OT - Hot Chocolate Recipe

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/01/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Digital Image Studio Subject: Re: OT - Hot Chocolate Recipe On 13/01/07, keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ignorance can just be ignorance too. But can it be a cigar? Unless you're doing

Re: OT- another obsolete piece of electronics in the graywolf's den

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/01/07, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are going to regret that post. Watch your mailbox for seven thousand megabytes of images. LOL, thanks :-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT: An interesting panorama

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's interesting about this Chicago skyline panorama is the software with which it's presented. You can zoom in on a tiny portion of the image just by clicking. It's good. It could probably have been better if shot with a nicer lens. As an

Re: Did this beauty go to anyone on the list?

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/01/07, keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uhhh, USED to have a lot of disposable income! g I'm pretty sure he still has plenty :-) http://www.pbase.com/roentarre -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO - Holden Efi jy @ N A I A S

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/01/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/cars/ for a look at what I think is the wildest car at this years North American International Auto Show - the Holden Efi jy. Captured last night at a preview showing night. Looks more like

Re: K10D Shake Reduction Question

2007-01-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/01/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the input Godfrey. I was specifically wondering about the SR effects on my K10D with my 600mm FA on a gimbaled lens tripod mount. And if SR would afford me the ability to use slower shutter speeds with acceptable results. In

Re: Finally got my K10D. but........(update)

2007-01-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 11/01/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They look high to me, unless Australian Dollerettes have lost lots of value lately. We've been riding relatively level against most world currencies recently, excepting the US$ which has of course diminished in value, so we are buying way more

Re: OT: Only in England (revisited)

2007-01-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 11/01/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sadly, not: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/6230629.stm Mmm, there's nothing quite like an active banana! -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Pentax rebate programme started

2007-01-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 11/01/07, K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pentaximaging.com/purchase/rebates_offers/ So if Pentax is doing as well as everyone suggests why do they continuously resort to hideous rebate schemes? Why not just set appropriate prices? -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: PESO - Why we like Pentax in Norway?

2007-01-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/01/07, DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m265/dagthrane/_IGP0546K10D-vin.jpg So, should I drink it or wait some years before I sell it on ebay? I think I´ll go for the first option .-) Seriously, service was the reason why I didn´t switch years ago.

Re: New Canon to offer non-Bayer sensor?

2007-01-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/01/07, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why do you say that? It's like six months back suggesting that Pentax would use a 22bit ADC in it's next camera I guess ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT: Only in England (revisited)

2007-01-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/01/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sadly, not: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/6230629.stm Mmm, there's nothing quite like an active banana! -- Rob Studdert there speaks a new Daddy! Hmm, maybe, from Bananas in Pyjamas: Jelly on a plate jelly on a plate

Re: 200+ Megapixels

2007-01-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/01/07, Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I really am in the dark here. I look at the pic and don't even know what it is I am looking at. Looks like hockey pucks with eyes!! LOL! The are cameras destined for mobile phones and at a guess I'd assume that their combined resolution

Re: New Canon to offer non-Bayer sensor?

2007-01-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/01/07, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Woe is us! Woe is US! Throw your Pentax cameras away. Get rid of that Pentax glass. Canon has made it all obsolete! And I just bought a K10D last month... That's the best thing about the K10D, it was so cheap it's disposable ;-) It only

Re: New Canon to offer non-Bayer sensor?

2007-01-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/01/07, Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mmm and Sigma is not a very big customer for Foveon is it ? ^^ I'm sure that it wouldn't make a dent on Canons bottom line to negotiate rights from a relatively small vendor like Smegma and it would be likely that if Foveon saw potential from

Re: Poor example of the noise i was talking about

2007-01-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/01/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=112301 Silo photo on the left is at iso 320 no filter, and the filter is on the right silo.Lens is 16-45, K10D I tried to save them closer , but i don;t know what i;m doing, this is the best i

Re: Feb Pop Photo 10 MP Shoot Out

2007-01-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/01/07, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another tired game of number/info smoke and mirrors. Test points randomly related to support a claim of comparing the performance of the Nikon D80, EOS XTi, K10D, Samsung GX-10 and Sony Alpha 100. Bottom line is the usual indirect mish-mash of

Re: New Canon to offer non-Bayer sensor?

2007-01-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/01/07, Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, as far as I know, the only other way to do this, i.e. one photosite per three colors, is through some type of dynamic filter. But that would necessitate cycling through the colors and reading/clearing the sensor each cycle, which would 1)make

Re: New Canon to offer non-Bayer sensor?

2007-01-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/01/07, Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But thats 3 photosites under the covers, although it would work, in practice its really no different from the current filter/bayer scheme, no? Yes it would be different since no Bayer interpolation would be required as all colours would be sampled at

2GB SD Card free after rebates

2007-01-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
Might be worth considering for our US contingent: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21624383 http://enews.buy.com/cgi-bin5/DM/y/niei0KmPx10JE60B3We0GJ -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: New Canon to offer non-Bayer sensor?

2007-01-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/01/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Note that it does not have in-body stabilization, nor will it accept my Pentax lenses. Are you at all surprised? -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated

2007-01-10 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember a guy a long time ago who registered his car in the name of his 4-year-old daughter so he could get away with speeding tickets. You've probably already guessed that it didn't work. A feline was recently issued a credit card with a

Re: Introduction (Raw work flow)

2007-01-10 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's not photography, that's creating a recording of a subject. You have to learn to trust your eyes and aesthetics, and develop the ability to see, to do photography. Wow, I didn't realize that this was the case. -- Rob Studdert

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-10 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sir, I wasnt talking to you, I was talking to someone who already said he PREFERRED the focus feel of the K/M/M42 but then said it detract from the A usage. Thats contradictory. John, I know it may be a difficult concept for you to grasp

Re: Introduction (Raw work flow)

2007-01-10 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 11/01/07, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And how did you, or do you, deal with BW? Youir comments suggest that you're not a photographer but some kind of technician. I'm a bit confused and surprised at some of the comments relating to Cory's posts. Whether somebody is making

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-10 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 11/01/07, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had one, and - not anticipating getting a DSLR - I sold it. Got a good price for it, but have since come to regret having sold it. So, that makes three of us who'd like that lens. Keep counting, I've had two in the past, one I sold

Re: Introduction (Raw work flow)

2007-01-10 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 11/01/07, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, let me then amend my post: I think he's more a technician than a photographer concerned with the aesthetics and creativity involved in photographing a subject. I believe Mr.Papanfuss has stated that as well, at least to some degree.

Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 09/01/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With my Boxster, most functional options were stand alone. I think that comes with the volume/cost/exclusivity of the vehicle, that said my vehicle in the UK is available for order with any practical combination of options whereas in Oz it's

Re: How does one unlock an SD card??

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 09/01/07, Henk Terhell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My CF/SD reader is indeed in the PC case. Meanwhile I discovered that another SD card won't be read by this. Time to get an an external USB reader. I also found that my integrated card reader that has for at least three years read my 2GB CF

Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I registered my home phone in a totally fictitious name. Anyone who asks for that person only hears the click as I hang up. Amazing, even to obtain a pay-as-you-go SIM card you have to provide approved photo ID such as a drivers license in Oz.

Re: PESO - American Fence (the process of creativty)

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used a tripod more in the past than I do now. While shooting portraits, I found that the tripod robbed me of spontaniety - the expressions on the faces changed all the time and by the time I had adjusted the tripod, I would miss it. I

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thats not really saying much, because the build quality of most of the A series lenses are dubious at best. Most of them have mechanically very unrefined, certainly there must have be mfg. cost reduction measures taken by Pentax compared

Re: PESO: Show Pony

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are companies here that do nothing but import second hand Japanese sports cars (Skyline's, Siliva's etc). They're all over the place. Hell, the receptionist at work drives a Skyline GTR (and her husband has a newer model :-) I had a

Re: Introduction (Raw work flow)

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not all of us are interested in theoretical pedantry. Mark! Two quotes out of the one post, impressive. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well if you count all the ones I got and sold over the years in pkg. deals, at least a couple dozen total. I still have a few mint ones in my collection too but even they are crass compared to the M and K ( even M42 too ) versions

Re: What's in a Pentax image file (2007 edition) ?

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A (Windows executable) version of the program I use to dump the tags can be found here: http://panix.com/~johnf/raw/ShowTags.exe It's fairly easy to use - just type ShowTags filespec1 filespec2 ... at a command prompt (wildcards

Re: How does one unlock an SD card??

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The one that almost made me laugh in someone's face was the old woman who saw the little arrow on the CF card and thought it was supposed to be pointing up, instead of into the card slot. Every single pin in the slot was flat. She had been so

Re: PESO - American Fence (the process of creativty)

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What does that mean? Sensible limits equates to what, especially relative to using a good, solid tripod? The 1/FL suggestion is a decent guide plus I can pretty much always tell when I'm not as steady as I could be, lack of sleep, physical

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since the camera I am using now controls aperture from the body, aperture ring feel has gone from being no big deal to a total non issue. I do like to twiddle mine occasionally, just to remind me of the good old days :-) -- Rob Studdert

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Huh, if you prefer the focus feel, WHY? I say its because they are built better. That's why. More precision mechanically. I dont know how you can say thats not a detraction in a MANUAL FOCUS lens. I hate to bring it up but think we have

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

2007-01-09 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 10/01/07, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Only good thing about this overkill is they have all gone up in value quite a bit in the last year or so, so I dont feel as bad as I should for having so many...My hobby has kinda turned into an investment, this year at least... Surely

Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated

2007-01-08 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 08/01/07, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mind you, that still doesn't get rid of the biggest source of unwanted calls (especially in the late evening) - our phone number is one simple digit transposition away from the local Blockbuster Video/DVD rental store. Oh the Joy. A friend

Re: OT: How many mobile phones have you destroyed?

2007-01-08 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 08/01/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've lost count. But my SIM card is over ten years old. I'm suprised _that_ still works. My guess is that soon you'll think your phone is playing up, I bought a new phone before I worked out that my ancient SIM card was the culprit. -- Rob

Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated

2007-01-08 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 09/01/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe some of the older list members can educate me. What did you all do before mobile phones? How did you manage not being in contact with all and sundry 24/7? Dave (I'm being sarcastic) We didn't, and it was bliss! -- Rob Studdert

Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless

2007-01-08 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 09/01/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess a lot has to do with what you do with your car. My 31 year old son is looking for a new vehicle is having a hard time considering any without Blue tooth technology due to the convenience it offers, tho I'm not sure he's willing to

Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated

2007-01-08 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 09/01/07, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And when I was a nipper, our home phone number was very close to the local time and temp number, so at times we'd report, at the tone, it will be eleventy twelve o'clock, temperature 257 degrees. Beep. LOL, must have been a lot of fun as a

Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated

2007-01-08 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 09/01/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do nothing. Once your inbox is full, new message senders will receive a message that theirs was unable to be delivered. If you don't have it enabled, they should get the same message. The trouble with that scenario is that most handsets

Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated

2007-01-08 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 09/01/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm surprised. We're ex-directory as well, but honestly, nowhere near two a day :-/ Quite a few years back my phone company stuffed its records and listed one of my silent numbers, I only worked out what had happened when I found my number using

Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless

2007-01-08 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 09/01/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Somebody is going to figure out how to hack into Bluetooth enabled vehicles and then the fun will begin. If they only publish themselves as a headset device then there's not much potential for hacking. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless

2007-01-08 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 09/01/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Case in point; the integrated nav unit in my vehicle is a $5k option yet it's slower and clunkier than most $500 stand alone units. :-( Then I have to ask why did you purchase it? Because of the level of integration (they have you over a

Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless

2007-01-08 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 09/01/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I was shopping for my Titan, I discovered that in the USA, you get to order every additional item that you want over and above the stock vehicle. In Canada, I had the choice of three option packages, none of which was quite right. The

Re: How does one unlock an SD card??

2007-01-08 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 09/01/07, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bent pins are a nightmare, because you have to support the customer for something they did from not following the instructions. It's not a manufacturing defect, but the customer will usually piss and moan like it is. I think that was a big

Re: Thumbs Plus Upgrade - Support for K10D PEF

2007-01-07 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 08/01/07, Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also use TP7, it helps me recovering my images on the offline CD-ROM's and online HD's, also with the keywords search. I loaded up the new Digicam plugin as soon as I received their email the other day and also noticed that the DNG support

Re: Sigma EF500 DG Super madness?

2007-01-07 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 08/01/07, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, what's the lowdown in all this madness? Bloody computers. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer

Re: PESO: Wind Turbines--Response

2007-01-07 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 08/01/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Re wind power: I found these devices very intriguing, and did a good deal of reading about them. The main problem is that the wind blows least when the power is needed most (a hot, humid summer day), and blows the most when power is needed

Re: Thumbs Plus Upgrade - Support for K10D PEF

2007-01-07 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 08/01/07, Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the internal size limit of the database? I haven't gotten anywhere close to 200K but am on my way there. 2GB now, it was previously 1GB which is what prompted me to split my databases:

Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated

2007-01-07 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 08/01/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see the issue with cell phones is that many people let the phones rule them. If it rings it must be answered. Its a tool as such the user should be in control not vice versa. I've noticed that the callers expectations have changed, I

Re: RAW converter of choice

2007-01-07 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 08/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I too prefer to work the files according to taste rather than any predetermined calibrations. Sometimes I want a warm look, sometimes I want a cold look. But I always want to determine what the shot will look like when converted. The default

Re: Introduction (Raw work flow)

2007-01-07 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 08/01/07, Cory Papenfuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Likely done in a gamma-corrected 16-bit colorspace, but it doesn't *have* to be. With 16-bits/channel, gamma-correction is even more processing to the original RAW data than is necessary. Ah but it does, most commercial RAW

Re: RAW converter of choice

2007-01-07 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 08/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've shot a number of cars for magazines that feature restorations. I have to get the original paint color right. I find that a white card helps but my eye is better. I'd say that you have a pretty unique talent then, though Wheatfield W has

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