Ryan Brooks wrote:
> Just picked up the M8. First impressions (pictures will have to wait
> until tomorrow):
>
First test pics here:
www.hack.net/m8
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Just picked up the M8. First impressions (pictures will have to wait
until tomorrow):
- Really solid.
- Very nice user interface (mechanical and software)... especially the
menus. Super easy to navigate and work with; everything is very obvious.
- Lowest ISO is 160 (1/8000th top shutter spee
Tom Reese wrote:
> We had a good time and it was a worthwhile stop on our tour since we were
> going through there anyway. I don't know that it's worth a visit by I
> definitely recommend it in combination with the National Parks that are
> within a day's drive.
>
>
I've been there three tim
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> My experience with JCO was not a pleasant one, and, because of that, I will
> not do business with him again. As an eBay buyer - especially one dealing
> with a fellow list member - I don't want confrontational and accusatory
> emails. Sh!t happens, and there's no reason n
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> I've got a mate telling me a high res drum scan of a 6x7 neg would only be
> 10MB in
> TIFF format. Surely it would be in the hundreds of MB neighbourhood wouldn't
> it?
>
>
Yes.
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j wrote:
> Ann, why not use Eudora for your e-mail and Opera for your browser. I
> have been using them both for a long,long timeJ
>
>
Eudora is also switching to Thunderbird:
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7305911803.html
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> (1) Can I get that or older versions as a free download?
>
> Someone wrote (on our list) I could download 7.1 and I can't find that
> email now
>
> I want to start using my road runner email account but would definitely
> not like to
> use outlook.
>
>
Actually, make sure you get a CardBus reader instead; physically
compatible with PCMCIA, but much faster transfers. (A USB2.0 reader
will be much faster than just a normal PCMCIA reader.)
-Ryan
> Bill
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Gonz wrote:
> I have alot of Kodachrome slides taken with my trusty ME-Super all the
> way up to my PZ-1. I have been attempting to scan these with my Epson
> 4990, which is a pretty decent scanner from what I've read. But the
> slides always seem to scan very dark, even though I can put them
Boris Liberman wrote:
> Third.
>
> On 10/9/06, Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> second
>>
>
>
Here here. Go ahead and add $100 to the MSRP for this function, Pentax.
I guess we're past the "only three people care" point.
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You are getting more DOF with the 70mm though.. it would be nice if it
was faster to make up for this.
-R
Adam Maas wrote:
> At f2.4, the 70 is about perfect for me. Essentially the same length and
> speed as the legendary Nikon 105 f2.5, which is a superb portrait lens.
>
> -Adam
>
>
> Bob Sul
Is it the official camera of the Internet though?
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Christian wrote:
> P. J. Alling wrote:
>> That's damned near the slickest brochure I've ever seen from pentax.
>> I'm tempted to ask who are these people and what did they do with the
>> real Asahi?.
>
>>> http://www.pentax.
For fun, I added it to my cart and got a much earlier delivery date.
-R
On Wed, 13 Sep 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> But November 20 availability. Sigh.
> On Sep 13, 2006, at 9:45 PM, Gonz wrote:
>
>> For those who tried to get it at B&H and were not able:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/jg7aj
>>
>> rg
Adam Maas wrote:
> No, you're changing the conversion curve and levels. ISO is normally set
> at the ADC stage.
>
>
No, it's set by the amplifier(s) before the A/D.
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Cory Papenfuss wrote:
>> I've got a 4-processor Onyx with RealityEngine2 here that I'd love to
>> sell...
>>
>>
> Space-heater? ;-)
>
>
No kidding! I measured the draw and decided not to run it at home.
Neat system, was better in a colo where I didn't have to pay for power.
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Scott Loveless wrote:
> On 9/12/06, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Scott Loveless wrote:
>>
>>> On 9/11/06, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
Cory Papenfuss wrote:
>> I've got a couple machines that I expect to climb in value over the
Charles Robinson wrote:
> ..for those of you who haven't already read the PDF file circulating
> around.
>
> http://www.steves-digicams.com/pr/pentax_09132006_k10d_pr.html?AType=0
>
Great camera!
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On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
>
> Interesting. Is it not also true that the CF to PC card adapters are
> basically passive adaption? The PCMCIA specification is very adaptable.
>
Yes, it is not true. PCMCIA is more like ISA, so an adapter would have
electronics.
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Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> On Sep 11, 2006, at 8:02 PM, Matt Kelch wrote:
>
>
>> Doesn't CF use a modified IDE interface? That might be a large
>> part of
>> why its still around.
>>
>
> I'm not sure about CF using or being a modified IDE.
It is. In fact, there are even passive adapters
Kenneth Waller wrote:
>> Kind of hard to miss the focus on a moon shot, it's infinity
>>
>
> Agreed. But if the lens was focused short of infinity ?
>
Or past infinity, which most long lenses will do.
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On Sat, 9 Sep 2006, Mark Roberts wrote:
>
> This limit "is believed to be" 4 per pixel?
> Who believes this and why?
>
I do.
It's all about the well size, Rob posted the chart earlier.
-R
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like the photochemical reactions can in film.
I'm sure this will be figured out eventually, but it's been this way for a
long time- interesting time to be alive, that's for sure.
Whatever the next sensor technology is, I wonder if more dynamic range
will mean more "fil
Jack Davis wrote:
> This is why I ask for a review. Glad I did!
>
>
More bits doesn't lower noise or increase dynamic range (unless you're
talking about s/n electrically- which isn't applicable here).
As Rob pointed out, full well capacity of these sensors is <65k
electrons, so anything more
> The team at Apple predicted this result as far back as 1999 (maybe a
> little earlier ... that's when I became involved in the effort) and
> much of Mac OS X's inner workings were architected to provide a good
> degree of processor independence and a reasonable schema for moving
> forward through
I've been using one; works great for native apps... still prefer the G5
for photoshop and any MS Office work.
Absolutely flies w/ CaptureOne compared to the G5.
-R
On Thu, 7 Sep 2006, David J Brooks wrote:
>
> Any one here running the new Mac desktops with the dual chips. If so,
> any comment
At 1/30th of a second, at your focal length, the moon will move through
about 40 sensor pixels. (this is back of the envelope- I'll do it again
tomorrow).
-73s, n9ybx
On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Doug Franklin wrote:
> ryan brooks wrote:
>> You absolutely need a drive at that mag
You absolutely need a drive at that magnification and shutter speed.
On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Doug Franklin wrote:
> ryan brooks wrote:
>
>> I would think that at that kind of focal length you would need a drive to
>> compensate for the Earth's rotation.
>>
>> What
I'll take 5 years and $500.
On Sat, 2 Sep 2006, John Forbes wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:29:25 +0100, Paul Stenquist
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Large format digital backs won't always be too expensive. I can see a
>> tiled back of APS-C sensors selling for less than 2K in a couple of
>>
On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Doug Franklin wrote:
> Digital Image Studio wrote:
>
>> Even two seconds may not be long enough for a large heavy well damped
>> rig, think very low frequency oscillations as a function of depressing
>> the shutter.
>
> Two seconds is /not/ enough when I'm trying to get moon
On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> Nielsen Bainbridge sells 8-ply museum matts in precut sizes. It's a
This is something that has always confused me. Does 8-ply just mean
"thick" or are there actually 8-lines within the cut that are visible?
-Ryan
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Thanks- it looks like "Crescent Select 3/32" " is what I'm after. -Ryan
On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, William Robb wrote:
>
> Crescent Select is a thick board. Any online supplier shoild have it.
> http://www.americanframe.com/catalog/matboard/matboard.html?-session=sAFshop:184888CE1443e0133Brkyp359F8B
>
ial in their frames,
but they've gone and changed my favorite frame (for the worse, of course)-
but I'm hooked on the thick mats.
Im just looking for a normal white core, with a white face. Thanks for
any pointers,
Ryan Brooks
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Thanks for the recommendation.
An English friend recommended a BBC film called "Shooting the Past"- hard
to describe, and certainly English, but hits home- recommended.
-R
On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, Russell Kerstetter wrote:
> www.brickmovie.net
>
> If you havn't, and you like film noir/detective f
You can always hold the power button down for a few seconds to force a
power off. The filesystem is journalling by default, so you won't hurt
anything.
(I assume you've already tried to kill anything still running).
-R
On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, David J Brooks wrote:
> Sent a bunch of files to m
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> On Aug 27, 2006, at 12:17 PM, Ryan Brooks wrote:
>
>
>>> The only complaints about crop factors and telephoto's I've run acros
>>> are about 85's. Not many people are happy that their uber-pricey
>>> portrait t
Paul Stenquist wrote:
> Huh?
> On Aug 27, 2006, at 3:17 PM, Ryan Brooks wrote:
>
>
The difference of a "50mm crop" of a ~31mm lens versus a 50mm full-frame
shot.
>>>
>> My complaint is about normal lengths, ala 50mm. A 31mm perspective is
>> f
graywolf wrote:
> Internet paths are a drunkard's walk. One email may go directly from a
> to b, another may go from a to z to h to g to y to k to e to r to b.
> Obviously the first message would arrive sooner than the second. It
> works amazingly well unless some server along the way accepts th
Adam Maas wrote:
> The only complaints about crop factors and telephoto's I've run acros
> are about 85's. Not many people are happy that their uber-pricey
> portrait tele's are now too long for general use and the 50's don't have
> the bokeh of those 85's. The biggest complainers seem to be the
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
>
> The '1.5x crop' sensor format was chosen as a reasonable compromise
Nah, not chosen. Dictated by economics.
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Anthony Farr wrote:
> Oh. I see. Why?
>
Because, you've obviously figure out something that electrical engineers
and physicists have missed for 20 years. Congrats!
-Ryan
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Anthony Farr wrote:
> My point is that the profile needs to be applied before the data enters the
> digital domain, early in the a/d conversion. It needn't matter that the
> voltage rise is squared (if that's what you mean) as the brightness rises,
> as long as it's a constant and predictable rela
Anthony Farr wrote:
> Yet another observation. Every time anyone adjusts curves or tweaks the
> levels in Photoshop, what they are really doing is changing their digital
> image from a linear rendition to a non-linear rendition.
>
> Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
>
>
Even befo
's in hardware or software once you're in the digital domain?This
was all figured out years ago w/ video.
References:
http://www.normankoren.com/digital_tonality.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_correction
-R
-R
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL P
> It's all about how our eyes see versus how sensors see. The sensor may
> technically be correct, but I want to photograph things the way that I see.
>
Me too. But the data coming from the _physics_ of the CCD is linear.
Nothing you can do about that unless you change the sensor technolog
Anthony Farr wrote:
> You need to click the "DETAILS" tab under the image to show the caption.
> PhotoNet would rather show you an advertisement when the page first loads.
>
> What the scales show is that an unmanipulated linear greyscale produced by a
> digital camera has considerably darker shado
Digital Image Studio wrote:
> On 16/08/06, Ryan Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>> Ya got a tough on there- I can't find it either.
>>
>
> I found some vague references such as:
>
> http://www.hqew.com/stock/searchic.asp?keyword=ULA2G131E
Digital Image Studio wrote:
> On 16/08/06, Peter Loveday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>> I can't find reference to it in any databook or online resource. Is there
>> any other marking, or manufacturer?
>>
>> Is it possible its a programmable gate array chip of some sort? ULA is a
>> common
Mark Roberts wrote:
> Charles Robinson wrote:
>
>
>> On Aug 15, 2006, at 15:59, Cotty wrote:
>>
>>> I suppose if you
>>> have shale reduction in the body, then it would allow the photographer
>>> to buy a cheaper, slower lens and hand-hold at a slower speed.
>>>
>> And it would simp
I love this lens, but I think I'd prefer a prime because of size. It's
a truly amazing optic, but I'd like to see if anyone would like to trade
a late 55mm prime + cash? for it. It's in perfect shape, with the hood,
caps and a Pentax SMC filter.
Contact via private e
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> The Fuji F30 I ordered just arrived. I haven't read the instruction
> manual yet to figure out the settings and options, but on first
> glance and a couple of quick snaps with it, it is fast responding,
> the image quality looks excellent at ISO 200 and 400, and it f
Gun control argument thread in 3.. 2... 1...
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Tom C wrote:
> Mr. Robb wrote:
>
>
>> There aren't a lot of 24x36mm DSLRs out there, so get used to the new
>> format.
>>
>
> There's alot! Maybe only one model. ;-)
>
> Tom C.
>
>
>
>
Current: 5D, 1DsM2
Not-current: 1Ds, DCS-14n and -14c
-Ryan
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graywolf wrote:
> Electric motors and generators are about 30% effective. 30% of 30% is
> about 10%, so regenerative breaking gets back is about 10% max! That is
> better than a kick in the pants*, but not much. RB is mostly a feature
> that cost little to implement and sounds good in the advert
Tom Reese wrote:
> I'm putting a tour together and Monument Valley is one of the places we want
> to visit. I understand that we'll need to rent a 4 WD vehicle and hire a tour
> guide?
>
> Does anyone have any advice they'd care to pass along?
>
>
Just show up at the visitor center and hire a
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I think someone asked this a while back, but i can find nothing on it.
>
> I'm not a fan of iphoto to do customer slideshow views on my ibook, don't
> like having to
> load into a
> folder and then load into iphoto.
> Can anyone recommend a viewer other than PS browser,
Joseph Tainter wrote:
> Here's another question for those on the list who are more
> PC-knowledgeable than I am. Apologies to everyone else.
>
> My two-month-old Dell laptop has acquired the odd quirk of showing the
> message "End Program...System Shell Extension...End Now" when I shut it
> down
frank theriault wrote:
> On 7/20/06, Ryan Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>> Is there a religion where pictures of cats aren't allowed?
>>
>
> Johnstonism
>
I tried to join, but I never got the book.
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Bob W wrote:
>> I would expect we'd be advised by that Moslem pdml'er as to
>> local customs if
>> it affected him/her.
>>
>>
>
> Let's try it. I have converted to Islam. I no longer wish to see any
> photographs that depict human beings. Please do not post any more to
> the list, otherwise
> Some images taken of the 21mm on the *istD:
>
> http://www.dfsee.com/gallery/pentax.php
>
Anything "through" instead of "on" ?:-)
-Ryan
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Ryan Brooks wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Well done. Nice detail in the highlights, good bokeh. Like it.
>> Paul
>>
>>
> What's up with the area to the left of the bird? Distracting...
> something cloned out?
>
>right<
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> Well done. Nice detail in the highlights, good bokeh. Like it.
> Paul
>
What's up with the area to the left of the bird? Distracting...
something cloned out?
> -- Original message --
> From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>> A
Doug Brewer wrote:
> Godfrey and anyone else,
>
> I've been sorely tempted to try out Aperture for my Mac at home, as
> it looks to be a pretty good program. Have any of you run it through
> any sort of testing?
>
> thanks,
>
> Doug
>
>
>
I've used it on and off in the original version (1.0)
skye wrote:
> On 7/14/06, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> On 14/7/06, skye, discombobulated, unleashed:
>>
>>
>>> still not
>>> interested in photographing road kill, graffiti or the misery of the
>>> human condition.
>>>
>> That about wraps it up for London then
>>
>> --
>
Christian wrote:
> Mark Roberts wrote:
>
>>> I'm sorry to hear that. I'm even sorrier to see you use obsolete as a
>>> verb. 8-)
>>>
>> Ah, a holdover from my days in Components Engineering, I'm afraid.
>> I'm probably scarred for life!
>>
>>
>
> As long as you don't use "archit
Amita Guha wrote:
> On 7/13/06, Ryan Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Amita Guha wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks, Ryan! How often do you recommend recharging the batteries? I
>>> am looking at taking it on a 2-week trip abroad, and both my hus
Amita Guha wrote:
>
> Thanks, Ryan! How often do you recommend recharging the batteries? I
> am looking at taking it on a 2-week trip abroad, and both my husband
> and I will be using it, and maybe transferring about 3-4 GB to it
> daily.
>
>
From microdrives or something solid state?If the
Amita Guha wrote:
>
> Thanks, Ryan! How often do you recommend recharging the batteries? I
> am looking at taking it on a 2-week trip abroad, and both my husband
> and I will be using it, and maybe transferring about 3-4 GB to it
> daily.
>
>
I should also say the Epson is built like a tank; f
Amita Guha wrote:
> Does anyone here have any experience with the Epson P-4000 image tank
> or its predecessor? I think I might finally buy one. Right now I'm
> trying to figure out if the battery is removable. I'd love to hear
> from anyone who has it or has used one.
>
> Thanks,
> Amita
>
>
I'
Boris Liberman wrote:
> Hi!
>
>
>> Boris Liberman wrote:
>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> Here are few shots to support my anti-rant earlier today...
>>>
>>> 31 Ltd:
>>> http://boris.isra-shop.com/temp/005A.jpg
>>> http://boris.isra-shop.com/temp/012A.jpg
>>> http://boris.isra-shop.com/temp/024A.jpg
>>>
Boris Liberman wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Here are few shots to support my anti-rant earlier today...
>
> 31 Ltd:
> http://boris.isra-shop.com/temp/005A.jpg
> http://boris.isra-shop.com/temp/012A.jpg
> http://boris.isra-shop.com/temp/024A.jpg
>
You should post these to the Leica board, everyone would comm
Adam Maas wrote:
> Most electronic goods are shipped by sea in containers. Pentax cameras
> fall into that category, as does most of Canons stuff. Only expensive,
> low volume sales items would be shipped by air (Like a Canon 1Ds or
> Hasselblad H2D, and the former likely gets sent by sea anyway
Jaume Lahuerta wrote:
> I am not sure if this has been discussed, sorry if it
> has, but I found it really interesting:
>
> The other day I discovered this site that let’s you
> publish a photo book and share the benefits with them:
> http://www.lulu.com
>
> BTW, I discovered it looking to ‘our’ Ju
Jens Bladt wrote:
> Dear list
> Does DL have special/new RAW-file formats. My Phase One LE won't rede the
> RAW-files
> Regards
> Bladt
They are exactly the same, except for the camera identifier :-).
Capture One, et al will read them now, but you need the latest version,
which is a free downl
> It's possible to do even better than that - if the motion detectors
> include accelerometers then the stabilization logic could smooth out
> wobbles while maintaining the same average pan rate.
>
>
The motion sensors are accelerometers. That's really all they could be.
> I'd love to see that
Paul Stenquist wrote:
> I won't use a filter on any lens, not matter how valuable, unless I
> require filtration. I figure there's not much point in buying superior
> lenses and then shooting through a piece of inferior glass. Even if the
> filter is of optimum quality, it's adding an unnecessar
Bob Rapp wrote:
> Correct me if I am wrong.
> jpeg files are compressed 8-bit image files.
> Tiff (from the camera) are 8-bit image files that have not been
> compressed.
> RAW contains 12-bit information from each sensor site that can be
> converted to 16-bit TIFF in a raw converter
P. J. Alling wrote:
It blocks malicious, and sometimes not particularly malicious,
contact from the web
Not web... let's say Internet.
It's been suggested that I install a fire wall, but I don't really know
what one is or how they work. So, what's a fire wall, how does it work,
what are the
Ah, Puffins now. Here's my version:
http://www.rkbrooks.com/albums/rkb/Puffin.jpg
-Ryan
I have no problem imagining the bird on the right telling a hell of a
fishing story: "It was _this_ large".
http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=235384
*istDS, Tokina AT-X 150-500/5,6 @ 500
DagT wrote:
No, the photographer used DOF correctly to lead our attention to the
person in the background.
DagT
Ditto here. The story was the CIA guy, not the President. Excellent
timing on the shot too- sums things up well.
-Ryan
Den 7. mai. 2006 kl. 19.47 skrev Igor Roshchin:
Readi
Powell Hargrave wrote:
On 2006-04-29 20:21, Bob W wrote:
Sure. In that case, North America is tiny compared with Europe. As long as
you forget everything except Maryland.
Check the globe or an area-true map to compare north america vs. africa...
- Martin
I find a globe works
graywolf wrote:
Interesting. Last night I rolled back all the XP Pro automatic updates
back to mid December. Now my computer seems to run faster and my
Internet connection is measurably faster (3x by the tests on
broadband.com), and I am getting more PDML posts too. However I still
have the ne
Anyway, thanks for the help, everyone! I think I will stick with NimHs
for now. It's still more economical than LIs. I just need to find the
best place to buy good ones online.
I've had great luck here:
http://www.thomas-distributing.com/
Really good info.
-Ryan
Thanks,
Amita
graywolf wrote:
Mark is probably running the XP webserver option on his system. It
comes with XP Pro but is not automatically installed.
He'd have to install a lot more than that to run "Gallery", Methinks
he's running something else called gallery. "Gallery" doesn't generate
static html pa
Markus Maurer wrote:
Hi Ryan
this is a real and dangerous misunderstanding of the purpose of Raid
technology IMHO.
Raid keeps your system running if one drive fails at a time but would not
help against software corruption,
(user) deletion of files, fire, theft and many more.
greetings
Marku
Tom C wrote:
I, as many others are having problems receiving all the messages fron
the list, often not my own. I'm not blaming this on any of the PDML
list inner workings. Is is in general aggravating.
I am curious though... Sometimes I'll reply to an existing PDML e-mail
in order to have t
Collin R Brendemuehl wrote:
A few years ago I worked with a man from Scotland.
When he'd go down to London they'd give his money a close visual
inspection.
Hold it up to the light. Make sure it's real. (This is apparently a
common insult to the Scots.)
So when he got a bill in return the res
Butch Black wrote:
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
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What caused this phenomenon? Is it simply an effect of the petals being out of
focus?
Yeah- I think so. I think the out of focus (and esp. in front of the
focus) area is just plain strange looking. Very shallow depth of field,
but since you captured that in focus
2. When do you use sharp/unsharp filters in the PS or
other software? (any hints on how to judge a reasonable level?)
Keep in mind your target. Sharpening for the web is different than
sharpening for a printer, for example. I believe some of the
sharpening plug-ins available keep this i
Rick Womer wrote:
Sooo...I bought a 16-45 to go with my ist D. Sent in
the form, the receipt, and the bar code from the box
as instructed.
Today I get an email from the Express Group Rebate
Service Center alleging that I did not include the bar
code, therefore they won't send my rebate.
Emails
No moire, the tranny is held just out of contact with the glass in a
plastic frame.
It's actually Newton Rings that you're getting when you touch the glass
with the negative.
-R
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Check out the link. Look at the hikers on the mountain's ridge.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.photo.equipment.large-format/browse_frm/thread/1ce1471b125dc7d9/31020ee691ea0e6f?hl=en#31020ee691ea0e6f
And given some recent ng discussion, many seem
Adam Maas wrote:
The one sad thing about teh digital P&S market is there is no
replacement for a Yashica T4 or Oly XA.
I'd love a pocketable P&S with a moderately fast wide-angle (24-28
equivalent) prime. If it had decent ISO 200 and 400 performance I
suspect it would find its way into many
Adam Maas wrote:
The one sad thing about teh digital P&S market is there is no
replacement for a Yashica T4 or Oly XA.
I'd love a pocketable P&S with a moderately fast wide-angle (24-28
equivalent) prime. If it had decent ISO 200 and 400 performance I
suspect it would find its way into many
I'm considering an EF 16-35 2.8L but can't afford it unless I sell some
other gear, or maybe some pics...more on that soon!
Good news on Alamy?
Aaron Reynolds wrote:
So if I understand all this correctly, if I wanted to run Aperture on
my old G4 dual 867, the best upgrade I could make would be a kickass
video card?
No. You need a new computer. The minimum requirements are a 1.8GHz
G5, which is dog slow running aperture. You nee
http://www.hack.net/cottied.jpg
-Ryan
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Mar 8, 2006, at 5:09 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
On the DL, my procedure for metering and using an "A*" lens:
- Set M mode
- Frame picture (make attempt at composition)
- Pick aperture (choose how much pudding around subject :-)
- Stop down with DOF preview and hold
- Adj
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Maybe it will if you update the firmware?
Been there, no firmware from Pentax.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Ryan K. Brooks
With an A* lens, you can just set the lens to A, and adjust aperture
on the body with the wheel and +/- button. With a K or M
Ryan K. Brooks wrote:
Adam Maas wrote:
Ryan Brooks wrote:
On the DL, my procedure for metering and using an "A*" lens:
- Set M mode
- Frame picture (make attempt at composition)
- Pick aperture (choose how much pudding around subject :-)
- Stop down with DOF preview and hold
-
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