RE: optio

> /lurker mode OFF/ > > > > 2. An Optio - which model is currently the best value to > acquire used > > without known faults? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Malcolm > > I have tried different Optios like s4, s5i and Casio Exilims > with pentax optics, but my favorite is the OPTIO SV. > > It is not

RE: E-mail test and questions.

William Robb wrote: > I think the 055 is too light for the 6x7. I decided this after my 055 > collapsed twice under the load of my 6x7. > I ended up with an 028. It's a heavy tripod, but I am > confident it's not > going to let my camera do a nose first into the ground. Thanks Bill, I'm glad I

E-mail test and questions.

Very few e-mails coming in over the last week from PDML and none I send in the last few days showing up - I hope this makes it! I'm looking to buy (second hand): 1. Manfrotto 028 or 055. I'm looking to get another 67 later this year, so need one that will handle a larger format. I think the 055 i

Optio choice overload.

I'm after a second hand Optio, but since I last looked, there appears to have been a lot of new models launched - or is it a new version a year or so? Intended use is to sit in my jacket pocket on the walks I am doing once a day, in the hope I may be inspired to find some good ideas whilst I'm out

Re: Presents

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > A gift I ordered for myself is the complete collection of Basil > Rathbone-Nigel Bruce "Sherlock Holmes" movies, fully restored and > digitally mastered at the UCLA film laboratories ... Can't wait for > them to show up! I rented two of them a while back and was stunne

RE: Presents

Thanks Marnie, > Yeah, but you'll notice that a lot of us (not all, but a lot) > that got cool photography-type presents bought them for ourselves. There's always next year - remind me, how many shopping days left? Malcolm

RE: Presents

Jens Bladt wrote: > I bought two presents for me :-) : > 1. SMC-P FA 2.8 80-200mm ED(IF) (used) > 2. Flash Trax > Ither tnah that i got nice kitchen stuff and books about > making nice pasta... Well, that certainly puts my new slippers into perspective :-( A happy and photographically successfu

RE: Auggie Wren's Christmas Story

Shel Belinkoff wrote: > http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/xmas/auggie.html Thanks Shel :-) Malcolm

RE: Medical Interlude

> I'm sat at the bedside while Alma and Stef play Rummikub and > what to do but peruse the couple of hundred emails from the list ! I wish him all the best for a very speedy recovery. What a time of year for it to happen :-( Malcolm

RE: OT: Raising money for camera equipment.

Don Williams wrote: > The CDs are supposed to be destroyed > when/if the subscription expires. I > think. But don't take my word for it, > you'd better check. OK, thanks. I get more shelf space then! Regards, Malcolm

RE: OT: Raising money for camera equipment.

frank theriault wrote: > I have no idea that these things are, so they certainly have > no value to me... > > > > Perhaps to the right geek...(I'm a geek, just not a > computer geek - were that the case, I might be a rich geek) If they are, I get a bit of cash, if not, I feel some shelf

OT: Raising money for camera equipment.

I want to buy a few lenses in the new year but I want to sell items I'm not using (or ever used in this case) to fund it. I have no idea if there is any value in these and I can't sell them on eBay as it appears that evaluation software and the like isn't listable. Anyway, I have a couple of hundre

RE: Which Flat Screen

Cotty wrote: > >and at 267 inches > > oops, boasting again. 26 inches... Damn! I thought you'd bought a drive-in. Malcolm

RE: OT: For Roberts, Brewer and others who ride on two wheels

David Mann wrote: > I think it's very well balanced as they do spend a lot of > time reviewing more realistic stuff. A small fraction of what the programme many years ago set out to do; then it was about cars the average motorist was likely to buy and a few commercial vehicle & motorcycle tests

RE: Re: OT: For Roberts, Brewer and others who ride on two wheels

mike wilson wrote: > E, it's not his show. He's just a Sun journo that got a > lucky break. His co-presenters regularly show him up for the > grunting buffoon that he is. It's an amusing programme, which has very little relevance to the average motorist. Much of the time is spent on cars

RE: Photo-op

Cotty wrote: > Har, I was out and about today, true. It's *just* outside our > patch, but the smoke is making itself known here in > Oxfordshire. Got some nice shots of it drifting over the > Oxford skyline. My wife was woken by the explosions. It was a very foggy morning here, which got prog

RE: Wagers?

Graywolf wrote: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/digital/_images/roll-around.jpg No idea how long one would stay like this, as apart from tool cabinet sales photos, I've never seen one laid out as well! Reminds me I ought to sort out my radio tool chest - very similar in shape and size, but nowhere

RE: 360 dpi

Jostein wrote: > Any recommendations on where to buy a good quality rubber chicken? Make sure it's compatible with the device you're waving it at. Malcolm

RE: Unsubscribing for awhile

Marnie wrote: > I'll be unsubbing shortly for what I hope is a very short > period.. I have an appointment at Duke University Medical > Center. Assuming of course I can tolerate the pain during a > 21/2-3 hour drive. I would also appreciate your prayers that > the surgery schedule can be s

RE: OT: latest pedonoia story

Bob Shell wrote: > Simple solution. Make parents who want to put unaccompanied > children on airplanes buy three seats and put the child in the middle. Don't they have luggage racks on planes anymore? Malcolm

RE: A walk around the house

Don Williams wrote: http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/hold/homepix/index.htm Fantastic location to live. Malcolm

RE: Re: improper photog canadian style

Tom C wrote: > >The photography issue has been raised more than once and I > still take > >pictures on occasion on school grounds, but I do try to just > capture my > >own children in those images. Within the school, for plays > or such, it > >was written in a newsletter a while back that ph

RE: Re: improper photog canadian style

Tom C wrote: > >I expect for good quality > >pictures you could easily modify a bag to take an SLR and > use a remote > >shutter release. > > I tend to think this could lead to more than a couple of > additional hours down at the police station, if one was > 'suspected', stopped, and searched

RE: Opinions, please

Shel Belinkoff wrote: > The LX is an amazingly good camera for low light work. I've > made perfect exposures in a room that was completely dark but > for a flickering TV screen, the light from which was > constantly changing. The LX, with the shutter open, just > kept measuring the light unt

RE: Re: improper photog canadian style

mike wilson wrote: > In the UK, many school grounds are the subject of byelaws > that prevent trespassing and provide for quite severe > sanctions for those who transgress. The school my three go to had a problem with certain individuals a year or so ago and Police made a random appearance at s

RE: PESO - Autumn or Winter?

Tim Øsleby wrote: > Not a bad word about long ships. > Be careful, otherwise we might show you what they are good for. > There are proofs indicating that a Norwegian using a long > ship was the first European that found America, so don't feel > too safe over there ;-) We have the water explore

RE: PESO: Real Artists Prefer Ketchup

Paul Stenquist wrote: > I did shoot some pics of the hotel's valet area that show a > car being left running in front of the hotel. Figured they > would come in handy for my lawyer. Sure will! Malcolm

RE: PESO: Real Artists Prefer Ketchup

Paul Stenquist wrote: > Hey, I might have lost my car, but I try to retain my sense of humor. > Shot at breakfast this morning with my Canon Elph 410. An > itty-bitty point and shooter. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3858675&size=lg Nice photo. Given your recent car theft (and le

RE: Big Bertha is Here

Or "I went to the new Ikea store opening and it was a riot" Malcolm > -Original Message- > From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 06 November 2005 21:40 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: Big Bertha is Here > > How about "I enjoyed watching Ikea burn down last night"?

RE: What is Gmail?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > http://www.google-watch.org/gmail.html Is it safe to click on the link (very paranoid)? Malcolm

RE: FS - LX

Bruce Dayton wrote: > Just want to make sure there is no interest in this camera > before I move on to venues for selling it. It does seem that > the age of film is about over. I'm struggling here.must resist Someone here must want an LX for goodness sake! Malcolm

RE: OT: Congratulations to our UK members

mike wilson wrote: > News to me 8-) > > Good news at that. Only 650 of the overpaid, useless sods to > get rid of, now. > > m > anarchist at large Next copy of Private Eye should be good. Malcolm

RE: Another firm believe shattered

mike wilson wrote: > I would agree that many of the _problems_ seem to be > associated with power supply. But the _failures_, > necessitating camera return/repair, seem to be quite high. > > My _impression_ (which is what most of us have - if I was > really anal about it I would have logged t

RE: Pentax service manuals on eBay

Mark Roberts wrote: > I noticed someone selling an LX service manual on CD. I'm > gonna buy one and put it on my site for free as well. > Charging money for something to which you don't own copyright > stinks, IMHO. There's a market for suchlike on CD. I have one or two things that could be do

RE: Today I Was Stopped by the Police While Photographing

Raimo K wrote: > Paranoid is the right word. 67II owners will know the 'paranoid back' is a new feature for the 00s, to immediately show law enforcement officers what you have been photographing. Malcolm

RE: Today I Was Stopped by the Police While Photographing

Rob Studdert wrote: > I've pretty much given up shooting people when children are > about, I was invited to a friends childs 4th birthday a few > weeks ago and asked if I could bring my camera. Even though > I'd been asked I really didn't feel comfortable about it as > there were a lot of pare

RE: Today I Was Stopped by the Police While Photographing

John Forbes wrote: > >> From: Shel Belinkoff > >> > >> Isn't photographing buildings and roads as big - or > perhaps a bigger > >> - concern as photographing children? > > > > The paranoid don't need no steenking logic. > > > > Gautam > > True. Or at least, they are impervious to logic. When

RE: Today I Was Stopped by the Police While Photographing

Bob Shell wrote: > Amateur Photographer magazine has run a series of editorial > comments about the police getting out of hand in England and > harassing photographers. Worth reading if you have access to > the magazine. I'd be terrified to shoot photos anywhere in > the UK if there was even

RE: Stopped By The Police Again

Shel Belinkoff wrote: > We talked for about twenty minutes - he even asked if my back > was feeling any better - and then he got a radio call and had > to take off. I trust you recommended a Pentax! I hope whatever you've recommended goes down well or they'll be another thread entitled 'Down a

RE: PESO - Fallen Leaf

Shel Belinkoff wrote: > IKEA means something to me. I know it's a furniture and more store. > There's one about 10 miles from my house. It was the > reference to the IKEA ~poster~ that I didn't understand. > I've never been inside an IKEA store, never seen their wares, > and certainly am u

RE: BMWs; was Self Portrait?

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Those are very old sedans now, most have succumbed to rust > and mileage. BMW sold both the 2500 and 2800 in the US, about > 30 years ago. At some point, about 1972 or so, the US > distributor came up with a 2800 series sedan package and > named the the BMW Bavaria. I

BMWs; was Self Portrait?

Paul Stenquist wrote: > True enough of the classic Bimmers. Contemporary BMWs with > stability control and traction control do fine. That's pretty > much true of any rear driver. Without an extremely talented > driver or an equally talented computer, they can be a handful > in the rain. That b

RE: I'm back & 5D news

Amita Guha wrote: > Then it's a good thing I'm sticking with Pentax. :) Is that > the kind of thing you guys were discussing while I was gone? :) There was a brief exchange on camera engineering you missed. Really needs to be read from start to finish though. Apparently. Shel has entered the di

RE: Lens length

William Robb wrote: > Case or excuse, one or tother. > To be fair if the venue is privately owned, the venue owner > can prtty much > make up whatever rules he wants regarding this, and the > ticket buyer can > accept or go home. Indeed they can, but it isn't just venues such as this that are

Lens length; was More Texas Photo Issues

William Robb wrote: > Wasn't it mentioned a while back about some rule at a > concert, something > about no lenses physically longer than a couple of inches? > I recall it as being an absurd way to measure the > appropriateness of a lens. Bob S. made the observation of a 4 inch limit, so the d

RE: More Texas Photo Issues

Bob Shell wrote: > My feeling is that I should be able to photograph anything I > can see from a public place without concealing the fact that > I am making photographs. So long as I am not trespassing on > private property or hiding what I am doing from the subject > of said photographs, no

RE: BAD NEWS: Pentax +Samsung DSLRs

Cotty wrote: > >and a > >receiver that still works perfectly and is very sensitive that was > >built in the middle part of WW2. > > Cool! Can you still hear 'Listen With Mother' on it? LOL! It's put away in storage at the moment as with growing children, space is at a premium and it needs a stu

RE: broke my istD

Skye wrote: > I took it on a one-week trip to costa rica and it stopped > working (or > > displayed erratic behaviour) for about half a day while I > was there, > > and finally started up again. I just kept taking the > batteries out and > > letting it sit for a couple of hours, and putting

RE: BAD NEWS: Pentax +Samsung DSLRs

John Forbes wrote: > Ach, that's nowt. My Quad 303 amp, purchased in Jamaica in > 1976, still gives excellent service, though I did have the > capacitors changed nine years ago. I'll change them again in 2016. > > I'm sorry I don't still have the electrostatic speakers. In a world where only

RE: matching shoulders

Keith whaley wrote: > Part of Frank's settlement ought to be to have that obviously > biased traffic cop reassigned to the garbage truck detail... > > Speaking of helmets, our local motorcycle shop has about 8 > "used" helmets hung up above their accessories counter, > showing how much abrasio

RE: matching shoulders

frank theriault typed with one hand: > well, today started with a bang! Nasty, glad to hear you wore a helmet and I wish you a speedy recovery. The relevance of a missing bell is lost on me, particularly when in traffic in a city, drivers with radios on etc would be hard pressed to hear it, when

RE: Starring Knarf

Dario Bonazza wrote: > You can also get a "purist" version: > http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/blurbw.jpg LOL! Malcolm

RE: ist D Battery Grip

Doug Franklin wrote: > Just for giggles, how many *ist D users out there are using > the battery grip for it? I've got the MZ-S and its grip, and > the grip is really handy, both for the AA batteries and the > vertical grip. Is the grip for the *ist D as helpful and useful? Yes, it's the sma

RE: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...

Graywolf wrote: > Well, I guess I can post a copy of a comment I made to Annsan, > > --quote--- > Ah yes, digital saves money. Let's see, I bougtht the used > Olympus C-5050Z for $200. I imediately started making 8.5x11 > prints. The printer went belly up so I had to buy a new one

RE: How Pentax Could Survive

William Robb wrote: > > I don't think birds have a scrotum sack. > > There may be a few transexuals that haven't had the big > operation yet Now I thought you had just invested in quality tools and gained experience in chopping bits off. Could be some money to be made here... Malcolm

RE: anybody still shoot film?

John Forbes wrote: > The majority of people on this list would now appear to be > shooting digital, so most reports of camera malfunctions will > concern digitals. To be honest, I've been stunned at how quickly this list went from predominantly film users to digital. Despite happily waiting for

RE: GESO - ITV @ 50

Cotty wrote: > In Britain, Thursday saw the 50th anniversary of ITV > (Independent TV) - the commercial rival to the BBC - and > there was a jovial mood at the office. I was persuaded to pop > into the studio and grab some shots for inclusion into a > 'contest' where pics from all the ITV regi

RE: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

Cotty wrote: > 1. Who has actually read this entire thread from start to finish? It's going to be my specialist subject on BBCs 'Mastermind' programme. Malcolm

RE: Camera engineering (This is signifigant)

William Robb wrote: > Most consumers want to buy a camera, and not have to do > anything other than > push the shutter button. They don't want to worry about, > think about, or > have to know about camera exposure settings. > They buy SLR cameras mostly because they get sold on the idea of >

RE: RE: Pentax K 2.5/200mm

mike wilson wrote: > Have you seen the recent TV advert (can't remember what > for...) with a fashion guy using a 6x7? Sounds like a > "sneezing hamster" MZ-S. Complete with motor drive.. To be honest I see little television now (particularly commercial channels) with the exception of 4 f

RE: Pentax K 2.5/200mm

J. C. O'Connell wrote: > I don't agree because its not that simple. What you say is > right but its not the whole story. If someone is going to > start from scratch, WHY IN THE WORLD would they choose pentax? > Pentax is inferior mount to both canon and minolta because > those companies made th

RE: green button wars (again)

Cotty wrote: > 4. Emigrate to Peru and live as a goat. >From the instructions on unsubscribing to PDML. Malcolm

RE: For the Collector who needs one of everything.

P. J. Alling wrote: > I apologize in advance to anyone offended about posting > current ebay auctions. > Based on the auction restrictions I doubt anyone on the list > would be bidding anyway... > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7546772269&; ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1 His e

RE: PESO: Lisa's Legs

Glen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Medium Size Version: > > http://webpages.charter.net/glenweb/gallery/Stone_Legs_04.jpg > > > > Larger Version: > > http://webpages.charter.net/glenweb/gallery/Stone_Legs_04b.jpg > > I'm interested in everyone's opinion. I may never eat another kebab. Malcolm

RE: Pentax vs. Nikon

Scott Loveless wrote: > >At this point I chuckled and walked out. The conversation > was a quite > >a bit longer, but I'm sure you get the picture. I still am not sure > >why she was so insistent on steering me away from the Pentax. All > >three kits were roughly the same price. Cotty wrot

RE: FedEx Hoovers!

Bob W wrote: >"If you had any common sense you'd have known the address printed on the card was wrong". Nice to see the money spent on customer care courses has paid off. Malcolm

RE: Pentax-M f/13.5 2000mm

Stan Halpin wrote: > No, I think I won't bid on this auction. [End of stream of consciousness] I might well do. Malcolm

RE: First attemt on B&W conversion

Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I quite smoking when I was 14 years old. Wasn't > particularly evangelical about it. But digital photography > is different. It's the greatest thing since sliced Velveeta, > mayonnaise, and white bread sandwiches ;-)) M ... I can > just feel those pixels cours

RE: PESO: cars on film

frank theriault wrote: > WRT the last photo, it makes me recall that when I was a kid > growing up in Montreal in the late 50's/early 60's, most > imports into Canada were British. Other than the Volkswagen, > if one wanted a smallish car, British was about the only > option. In fact, we own

RE: The Nature of Film's Final Throes

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Isn't there a market for Kodak to produce disposable digital cameras? > Probably not make up for film though. And there was me thinking with the recent threads on DSLRs that they all were... Malcolm

RE: What Would Make a DSLR "Obsolete"?

Shel Belinkoff wrote: > As the time approaches for my purchasing a DSLR, the comments > about these cameras becoming obsolete keep running through my > mind. As a user of older film bodies, which don't become > obsolete and which continue to make good pictures and use a > wide variety of lens

RE: Good Sources For Used Gear?

Best place to buy used gear? Right here on PDML; of the used equipment I have got via shops or eBay or here, the most reliable and honestly advertised items were mentioned for sale right here. Malcolm

RE: The Photographer's Rights

Toralf Lund wrote: > But I part from my earlier notes, what I meant to say is that > I only recall reading about cameras being used *after* a > crime was committed. > That does increase security somewhat, as it helps taking some > known culprits out of circulation, so as to speak, but not by

RE: The Photographer's Rights

Glen wrote: Over the last 24 hours I have been constantly saddened by the number of posts indicating how many of you out there are having confrontations about taking pictures in public places. My troubles have been minor, but I am always surprised at the assumption that I should not be taking pho

RE: The Photographer's Rights

Cotty wrote: > On 14/8/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >I can only remember one incident when anyone made a comment. > There's a > >fountain in a square downtown that spurts up from ground level. In > >summer, kids are often seen playing in the spray. I was > photograp

Small camera and book shops, was Winder ME, anyone?

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote further down: Bob W wrote directly below: > > That's why there'll be no more bricks & mortar bookstores in a few > > years. > > > > Amazon will charge whatever they want, and we will have lost the > > pleasure of browsing for books. You won't be able to talk to > > know

RE: What inspired you?

John Coyle wrote: > Even those who know the risks can get caught out: I spoke to > Ryan today, and he has lost all but 20 of the pictures he's > taken since March due to two hard drive failures! > I'm even more glad I use both Cd's and HD's for storage... Yes, it must be a horror when it happen

RE: Major UK Store Scraps Film Cameras

Cotty wrote: > Dixons, a major high street electronics and photo retailer in > the UK has pulled the plug on restocking 35mm film cameras > from its branches once current stocks have gone. > > Saw that on the news this morning, they were the fi

RE: Enough Already!

Gautam Sarup wrote: > I do like my M6TTL. Thought Leica overpriced till I got it > but now I'm hooked on it paired to the 50mm Elmar-M. I've always had a desire for one of these myself. I haven't looked at going prices for over a year now, so I don't know if the digital age has made a dent on p

RE: What inspired you?

Bruce Dayton wrote: Hi Bruce, > I don't disagree with what you have said. One slightly > different angle though, is that those people who are now > thoughtlessly using digital to create worthless images, > didn't use to create images at all or thoughtlessly used a > one time use or P&S camer

RE: Some Good Gnus

frank theriault wrote: > I may go out to celebrate tonight! That certainly calls for it! Great news Frank. Malcolm

RE: What inspired you?

Hi Shel, > Your comment reminded me of an article I read in the local > fish wrap a few days ago. > > http://tinyurl.com/av2ta Thanks, an interesting link. Just goes to show that any effort involved shows through to the results. As an aside, from when I was young I remember family members t

RE: What inspired you?

Vic Mortelmans wrote: > No family members or photographers inspired me. For me, the > most important photographs are pieces of memory. How people > were, how the city was looking. I'm very intrigued by > pictures of decennia old; times I cannot remember anymore, or > times I even wasn't born y

RE: Excessive Photoshopping?

http://beckycarter.com/color.html These are scary. Is it legal to stuff people for display purposes? Malcolm

RE: Tripod heads

David Mann wrote: > I've used my partner's head to support a 400mm lens. She's a > foot shorter than I am so it made for quite a comfortable > shooting position. More of a bipod than a tripod but still > better than handheld, and she can carry a bag of gear up a hill. I bet she's hoping you

RE: Storing digital images (Was: RAW file processing)

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > The *only* way to ensure that your work will persist through > time is to publish it. NO photographic recording media lasts > forever. Good, archival process prints can last a while, both > silver-gelatin and quality inkjet, based on the quality of > the paper (and in

RE: PESO: Another Chevy Show Pic

Paul Stenquist wrote: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3582841&size=lg Fantastic, I could look at these all day. I went out in one again recently and it's surprising how modern they feel. Malcolm

RE: Storing digital images (Was: RAW file processing)

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > ... Yet I know my slides from the early 70s are OK. What I want is > > digital flexibility and film storage certainties. ... > > I've lost far more of film photographs then I have of digital > photographs through deterioration/failure of the media. > Matter of fact,

RE: Storing digital images (Was: RAW file processing)

Rick Womer wrote: > The only certainty involved with film is that you will be > able to view the image, somehow. What makes me nervous about > film is that I have about 10,000 slides in a closet. A burst > pipe or a fire and they're gone, with no backups. If you look at auction houses - part

RE: Storing digital images (Was: RAW file processing)

Angel Ramos wrote: > This is something that the > digital camera comunity has to take into account. This > generation will loose their family history if they have most > of the pictures saved in their > family PC's hard drives. I can still make copies of the pictures my > mother took of m

RE: A* 600 f5.6 on Ebay

Tom Reese wrote: > I don't believe for a minute that it will make any > difference. There are thousands of people looking at those > auctions including photography dealers. You're not going to > get a steal on eBay unless the item is grossly mislabeled. If > the seller advertised a Petnax lens

RE: A* 600 f5.6 on Ebay

Tom Reese wrote: > I just don't buy this argument. eBay has enough people > looking at their auctions that a few PDMLers won't make any > difference. > > That lens isn't mislisted under Kowa medium format or > something where it's hard to find. Anyone who does a 600mm > lens search is going t

RE: A* 600 f5.6 on Ebay

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yep. I saw it four or five days ago. Been watching it all > week. Please don't mention ebay auctions on the list. This is similar to the 'how to unsubscribe' thing about how other lists work. There are some lists which actively encourage telling all and sundry about li

RE: Have digital cameras made us better photographers?

Hi Shel, > Hi Malcom ... batteries are not needed for the earlier > screw-mount pencils, or the Speed Graphites One of the > classic 20th Century pencils, Dixon's Ticonderoga 405 No.2, > is still available from many sources. Those sources will > usually carry manually operated notebooks a

RE: Have digital cameras made us better photographers?

Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Many years ago, in a far away and long forgotten land, there > was a simple device that helped the people remember things > like exposure parameters. It was called a pencil. A > photographer would often carry one, and would write down the > details on a page of a smal

RE: I Suck.

Rob Studdert wrote: > On 25 Jul 2005 at 18:40, William Robb wrote: > > > I really, really, really, suck. > > > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/I_SUCK/I_SUCK.html > > I think you've got what I had a few years ago, you can get > treatment for it. > > I was at my lowest at six LXen a

RE: What inspired you?

Bob W wrote: > What photographs and photographers were your first inspiration? A school project at a very early age that gave me an excuse to ask for a camera I suspect; then the realisation I could capture places and moments outside and bring them indoors to keep. My father took very good natura

RE: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

Rob Studdert wrote: > I guess the very bottom line for me is that it isn't just > inconvenient, it's getting difficult and becoming limiting > having to tote and juggle two systems, plus quality film and > processing is now a significant cost. My frustration is > compounded by the fact that I'

RE: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

Rob Studdert wrote: > It's about film, not bells and whistles. I want a DSLR that > I'm confident will provide me with the equivalent if not > better than the quality that I was used to using top end 35mm > film bodies and expensive film. The *ist D isn't there yet > though I assume that you k

RE: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

E.R.N. Reed wrote: > Tom Reese wrote: > > > Pål Jensen wrote: > > > >> According to Pentax the *ist name is reserved (thank God) > > > > > for what they consider entry level; typically ones first dslr. > > > If they are to be believed high-end bodies will not have > that stupid > > > name. Lets

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