Fairy is unsubscribing...(for a little while)

2001-05-06 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Hi folks, Just a quick note to say adios! For those of you that don't know, we are moving house over the next couple of weeks and my hubby has already left to start his job in our new town (which is 15 hours drive away), so guess who is left to do all the packing/moving/cleaning etc. while still

Subject: Re: LET'S CONTINUE W. THE COMMENTS!! (Was: No more PUG comments - My thoughts...)

2001-05-06 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
I agree too. Fairy. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Subject: Re: Subject: Re: About PUG Commentaries

2001-05-04 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Stan wrote: "Yes Tanya - I wasn't very clear in my comments, but in a back-handed way it was complimentary. I agree with Mark's comments (which I alluded to) about the marvelous shot you had on your page recently. ..." Thanks Stan, MUCH appreciated!! "If you are so blessed as to be able to prod

Subject: Re: Gerald's crass comment....

2001-05-04 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Gerald also wrote: "I am probably as far as a man can be from being a disgusting pig. This is most offensive character attack I have ever experienced here. And it was uncalled for." Sorry Gerald, I forgot to respond to this in my last post. I just wanted to point out that I did not say that y

Subject: Re: Gerald's crass comment....

2001-05-04 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Treena wrote: "I ... respectfully disagree. I took that comment in a humorous manner as his way of making a point. Reminds me of a rather colorful relative, actually. I basically got a chuckle out of it and went on. There's been worse posted on the PDML, and I'm sure in the future I'll be respons

Subject: PUG Commentary, Gary L. Murphy

2001-05-04 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Paul Stenquist wrote: "It's not just two countries that this photo depicts, it is, realistically, two worlds. I find that an intriguing thought.Overall, a very nice rendering of a somewhat conventional scene." I agree totally with Paul's comments, I loved this shot! fairy. - This message is f

Subject: Re: About PUG Commentaries

2001-05-03 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Stan wrote: "1. One part of the criticism I saw quoted was to the effect that it is harder to take pictures like this that show peoples faces. Implied judgment that harder is better. In this Shel is joining Tanya in a very strange world view that equates quality of outcome to effort required. Rem

Gerald's crass comment....

2001-05-03 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Gerald wrote: "I would rather my friends tell it to me straight. No sugar coating it for me. If I want someone to always tell me nice things regardless of the facts, I'll hire her for a night." Ok, Gerald, how about this then"I think that is quite possibly one of the most offensive remarks

Subject: RE: About PUG Commentaries

2001-05-03 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Bucky wrote: "I agree with you that honest critique is healthy and useful. Rude critique, however, is not. It is a trivial task to convey useful feedback without being contemptuous ("This is just a typical, amateurish photograph, something just barely worthy of a beginner photographer")." All

Subject: Re: Subject: PUG comments

2001-05-03 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Albano said: "Thanks for your comment..." You're most very welcome!! "And I suppose you enjoyed all the great kid's photography available in this month's pug..." Oh, of course I did! I just realised that I didn't include any of the kids shots (except for Bill Robb's) in my "list of favourites

Subject: Re: temperature range of MZ-5N (OT)

2001-05-02 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Todd wrote: "- -10 to 0 degrees C isn't even cold. The camera will be fine." It's cold enough for me! There's no use if my camera's work, but my fingers are frozen! Just for the record (and totally off topic, sorry!), in my town the coldest is has gotten in the past ten years is 3 degrees Cel

Subject: Re: SMC-FA 1.4/50 vs. 1.7/50

2001-05-01 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
John Mustarde wrote: "But, unfortunately I never got the A electrical contacts back into place, so now my A 50/1.7 is an M 50/1.7." John, would you mind explaining to me the difference between the M and the A? (I have an A)... TIA, fairy. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

Subject: RE: Agfa APX 25

2001-04-30 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
"Well, you're not supposed to eat it with a spoon,silly. IMNSHO little beats a scrape of Vegemite on hotbuttered wholemeal toast. And I am not an Aussie..."" I suggest that you leave the vegemite to the true> Aussies unless you have depressed nasal and taste> senses.  It's a little like eat

Help for James...

2001-04-23 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
James, if you are reading this, I keep getting all of the emails I send to you back with an error message that says "recipients mailbox size has exceeded storage quota". Maybe you should phone your server, this could be where your troubles lie fairy. - This message is from the Pentax-Discu

Subject: Portrait Book Recomendation (specially for Tanya)

2001-04-23 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Albano wrote: "Hi, gang. I started reading the book "Outdoor and Location Portrait Photography" by Jeff Smith. Great book for everybody interested in portrait photography, with lots of tips. It has a lot of tips for people wishing to start as a pro photographer too, and I think it can be very use

Help for James...

2001-04-23 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Hi guys,   I know that I shouldn't do this due to Netiquette and all, but I received the following email from a new member who is having problems (again) with his PDML subscription. I tried to forward it to the "help" email address but it rejected, so I'll post it here in the hope that someon

Subject: Re: KMP lens of the week [2]

2001-04-22 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Petit Miam wrote: "So no married people then? ;)" Hey, that's what I wrote a couple of days ago! Must be the Aussie/NZ link...we even think alike! fairy. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget t

Subject: Tanya's photo adventures

2001-04-20 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Bob wrote: "I just wanted to say how much I've been enjoying reading the posts from = Tanya about her portrait ventures, and the various responses from other = members. This is in part because I'm starting off my own portrait = business here in Oregon, though not with quite as much verve (I don't

Subject: KMP lens of the week [2]

2001-04-19 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Boz wrote:   "Just a few additions.  My intention is to gather comments by single peopleand write a summary..."   Does this mean that married people can't submit their comments? ;-)   fairy.

Bad grammar, sorry...

2001-04-18 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Uuugh! I just reread my last post to do with my "shopping list" and noticed that I wrote this sentence: "Most importantly, it is for the macro capabilities, second most-importantly is the Autofocus, I also like this particular focal length and at this price, this is the fastest lens that combines

Subject: Re: My shopping list...

2001-04-18 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Guys and gals, I am going to reply to all of your responses thus far, in this one message, so please bare with me... Paul Stenquist wrote: "Everything sounds great -- except those squeegee tongs." Thanks Paul, I have had this comment from a few people and am happy to dispense with this item fro

My shopping list...

2001-04-17 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Ok, everyone, I have spent the last four or five days in front of this box going over dpi and resolutions and print/scan speeds and bits, and usb/parallel/scsi etc, etc. Finally, I *think* I have come to a decision. But firstly, for all of you Aussie lurkers - anyone who is looking to buy the ch

Subject: Re: US Copyright law

2001-04-17 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Just a bit more to add to my last post about copyright The document also says the following; "For photographs taken after 30 July 1998, the first owner of copyright in photographs taken for "private or domestic purposes" (e.g.; wedding photographs) is the client, unless the photographer and clie

Subject: Re: US Copyright law

2001-04-17 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Hey guys, I just wanted to add something that I discovered about Australian Copyright law today. It is from the Copyright Council Website, but it has frames and is a pain to give a URL to so I will just paste some of it here. What I have discovered is extremely worrying, particularly for me in my

Subject: OT newbie tripod question

2001-04-16 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Paul Stregevsky wrote: "To me, one of its most attractive features is its off-the-shelf ability for its center post to be quickly reconfigured as a horizontal macro arm." Paul, I didn't know it could do this, any idea how to go about it? Tanya. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail L

Subject: OT newbie tripod question

2001-04-16 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Haha! I responded to that last post before I read this: "Oops. Could I be thinking of Bogen/Manfrotto's latest Convertible? I just reread the price Tanya paid, and it seems rather low for the model I saw." I think you are probably right there Paul as I wasn't aware that it could do this, would b

Subject: RE: Off Topic, but....What is the lowdown on Printers and Scanners?

2001-04-16 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Actually peoples, one more thing, before I hit the hay. I just discovered that the HP Photo S20 scanner lists in its specs that while it has a scanning resolution of 2400dpi for negs, it only has 36-bit colour depth as compared with the 1200x1200dpi scanning resolution and 42-bit colour depth of

Subject: Re: Off Topic, but....What is the lowdown on Printers and Scanners?

2001-04-16 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
To all who have replied so far, just wanted to keep you posted. I am really thinking that I will be going for the Epson Stylus Photo 1290 for the printer. I just can't get past some of the great comments I have seen, and the idea of being able to put an A3 sized print on my wall that I have crea

Subject: Re: (Was: Fairy pics) (no sexual innuendo)

2001-04-16 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Tom R wrote: "Of course, if you get a bad rep, you will have a hard time, especially in a small town." My point exactly! But things seem to be going ok so far! ;-) fairy. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions

Vs: Manners ( Was: Fairy pics)

2001-04-15 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Raimo wrote: "OK, Lasse, I admit that was a bit over the top - but I do not like half of the PDML bandwith being used by one poster - reminds me of one Gregory long time ago..." Raimo, why is it that you have chosen to attack Jody and not myself? If you had been observing PDML over the past wee

Aperture Question...

2001-04-14 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Hey everyone, just a quick question before hubby kicks me off the computer... This may seem like a totally dumb question, but please remember that everything I know about photography I have taught myself, so you can expect that I will have missed a few things here and there. At a BBQ on Friday

Subject: Re: My decision...

2001-04-13 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Jon Hope wrote: "If you are paying the above prices for re-prints anywhere in Australia you are paying way too much. Take as an example a pro lab here in Perth, Mirage Photographics (www.miragephoto.com.au) who have the following prices for prints: 6x4 $1.00 7x5 $2.40 10x8$5.70 14x11

My decision...

2001-04-12 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Ok, firstly everybody THANK-YOU so much for your insightful, informative and detailed replies. I am glad to see that this topic has progressed into a full-scale discussion that can be useful for many others on the list, as well as myself. Thankyou also to those of you who have offered encouragem

Fairy pics

2001-04-11 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Tom C wrote: "You know it's rather interesting... I detect that our group has become somewhat protective and mother-hennish about one of our new members." This is kind of ironic, as anybody who knows me in day to day life always looks at me as the "mothering" one and also one who is extremely "p

Fairy pics

2001-04-11 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Oops, almost forgot, David also said: "Who would have lent you an LX body until you were back on your metaphorical feet, if you lived a tad closer." Remember what I said earlier about the internet "closing geographical boundaries"? *wink* No, seriously though, I have had many offers since the P

Subject: Re: Fairy pics

2001-04-11 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
David Chernicoff wrote: "The mild ones are the stories about customers who come in to complain that the color photocopy enlargements they did themselves of the 5x7 they bought (not wanting to spring for 8x10) doesn't look good." I really don't think I want to hear about the not-so-mild to hot st

Subject: Re: Fairy pics

2001-04-11 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Tom V wrote: "This guy is obviously an ass." True, I agree that he is, but he is also a rich one who is making lots of $$$ from this town by being just that BTW, I have FINALLY gotten through reading/replying to all of the digestsI am yet to respond to those who communicated to me off-l

Subject: RE: Fairy pics

2001-04-11 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Bucky wrote: "I resolved to give them enlargements as a wedding gift, and made an album of 4x6 proofs for them to look over, not telling them that any they chose would be presents (partly as a test, to be honest, since they had made no mention of paying me for my materials). I just suggested tha

Subject: Re: Fairy pics

2001-04-11 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Treena Harp wrote: "Sadly, this attitude applies no matter what skill you possess. I'm a skilled and experienced seamstress, but I utterly refuse to sew for other people. I tried to out of the goodness of my heart for friends, but when I did, suddenly I was treated as a servant -- they wanted EVE

Subject: Re[2]: suggested student cameras?

2001-04-11 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Alin Flaider wrote: "Put a K/M lens on MZ-M and you get center weighted meter. Switch to manual mode and the bar graph it appears in the viewfinder is more accurate and more suggestive than any match needle. And please don't tell me a student has to cock the shutter in order to get a gras

Fairy pics

2001-04-11 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Ken Archer wrote: "Do you really want to be known as the woman here in town that takes great pictures, gives great service and she is CHEAP?" Ken, I am not sure why it was your comment in particular that hit home with me, but I just had something else come to mind; on many occasions, I have had

Fairy pics

2001-04-11 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Doug F wrote: "The two have radically different audiences, success criteria, and control principles. If they ever meet, it's dumb luck at worst and serendipity at best. The odds are that they never meet. The best scenario I can imagine is where they meet only at the cash register. That way, you'r

Fairy pics

2001-04-11 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Whoa! Boy have I opened a can of worms with this oneI guess what I have achieved with this thread has been the most valuable thing that I needed to learn. I think that what I really needed prior to embarking on this venture was a bit of a confidence boost or a reassurance that what I am doing

Subject: 'mint' SMC-K 24/2.8 with 150$ BIN on ebay!

2001-04-11 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Daphne wrote: "looks good why do these always show up *after* I buy an expensiv-er lens" Daphne, that would be because of a stupid little irk called "Murphy's Law", and it sucks, don't it!?! ;-) fairy. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http:

Subject: Re: Fairy pics

2001-04-10 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
John Francis wrote: "Sounds pretty darn cheap to me! By the time you work out an hourly rate (accounting for *all* the time you are there, waiting for kids to be ready), and adding processing, preparation and book-keeping time, you're probably working at below minimum wage, and with no allowance

Very OT Subject: RE: Vivitar Series 1 28mm/f2

2001-04-10 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
William Robb wrote: "We can offer you a bit more entertainement value as well. By chance, this month's PUG is an open gallery, and you have 10 days to submit an image." William, I gather that when you say "open gallery" it means that you can submit something of any subject you wish? However, I

Subject: Re: Reasonable price for A* 1.8 135mm

2001-04-10 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Paul Stregevsky wrote: "Close focusing distances for various K-mount 135s: Vivitar 135/2.8 CF: 1.7 feet (CF = Close Focus) Pentax 135/2.8F,FA: 2.3 feet Vivitar 135/2.3: 3 feet Pentax 135/2.8A: 3.9 feet Pentax 135/1.8A*:4 feet Pentax 135/2.5K: 5 feet Pentax 135/3.5

Fairy pics

2001-04-10 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Firstly, thanks Doug for the link and for taking the time to make such a detailed response to my questions. There are some cute ideas on that web page, however, I differ slightly with my view of how to shoot kids than these guys do, as I am planning to only shoot children with available light and

Subject: Re: Fairy Pics...

2001-04-10 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Paul Stenquist wrote; "Hi Fairy, Some beautiful pictures here. I particularly love the BW of the grouped flowers, the flower toppling over in the vase, and the baby on the cloud. (I guess I'm a softy.) Many other good shots as well. Nice work. Paul" Thanks for taking the time to view my pics and

Subject: Re: Direct from Chasseur d'Images-translated !!!!!!!!

2001-04-10 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
In regards to this; "Hello My translation is not good !!! I just want to explain this after reading that some members are still thinking that CdI Tests are not reliable And after this mail, I think I will unsuscribe the pdml First, because I will not have enought time to spend there and also I am

Fairy Pics...

2001-04-10 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Hi all, well, I have had an incredibly busy past couple of days, I have been shooting my butt off (no crass remarks, thanks! ;-) ) So I wanted to show you all what I have been up to. The following link will take you to my "newest stuff" folder on Photo.net. The stuff shot this past weekend begi

Subject: RE: Vivitar Series 1 28mm/f2

2001-04-09 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Hi Peter, I am guessing that Stan wrote that last reply prior to reading your comments about the powerzoom and its affects on mounting that lens, and this is why I didn't worry to respond (and you did it for me now anyways!). I am glad that you did provide this info though, as even though I did

Subject: Australian Release date for MZ-S

2001-04-09 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Paul wrote: "I thought the Aussies amongst us may be interested to know that the C R = Kennedy web site has a description of the MZ-S, nothing we don't already = know, with the release date anticipated as July." Hey Paul, you beat me to it! I was just about to post that too! fairy. - This me

Subject: RE: Vivitar Series 1 28mm/f2

2001-04-06 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Peter wrote; "1. Can't you work any bloody pentax gear? - just kidding." Uuurm, apparently not! But that lens is a VIVITAR, so there!! (And I have got it working now, so DOUBLE there!) ;-) I recently posted a similar issue with my PK Vivitar Series one 70-210 see http://www.mail-archive.com/p

Subject: Re: Kodak T400CN

2001-04-06 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
The only b&w I have ever shot has been c41 films, and primarily, Kodak T400CN. I really like this film however sometimes the "sepia" toning that it gives can be a leaning a little too much toward the red side of things. (That could just be my crappy lab though). On the other hand, stay away from

Subject: Re: bad processing

2001-04-06 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Tom wrote: "How long has the clone tool been around? I typically find myself doing the bare minimum to get acceptable results... maybe because I don't start till around 10PM usually. I have Photoshop 4.0 installed and 6.0 sitting there in the box." Tom, the "clone" tool is the Rubber Stamp too

Subject: Re: Ebay Auction... - private (very OT!)

2001-04-05 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
I just wanted to let you all know that I just reread my last post on this topic (which is below) and have the following explanation to make. I am NOT illiterate, I CAN spell, and I CAN type, just not that well at four in the morning (when I wrote this). It was lucky in fact, that I can touch typ

Subject: RE: Ebay Auction...

2001-04-05 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Meelis said: "Well, I can use my Pentax to photograph a fairy queen? But I can't know, what kind of magic lens I need for this:( --> This is a really good theme for Pentax-list." I for one, agree that this would be a great theme for photographs, I'll see what I can shoot over the weekend and pos

> Subject: Re: bad processing

2001-04-05 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Ok, so you guys think you've got it bad, well here's my story! (hehe, I love to tell stories!)... The city I live in is called Mount Isa, there are just over 20,000 people here. There are about 5 chemist/pharmacies in Mt Isa, all offering film processing/printing, and ALL of whom send their stuf

Subject: RE: Ebay Auction...

2001-04-04 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Len said: "Huh? The eBay details say $8 s&h, how can that change to $80???" Yes, Len, my point exactly! It also says, and I discovered this afterwards, "seller will post to United States only" but I bidded on this auction through the Ebay Australia website! Something is definitely amiss here.

Subject: RE: Ebay Auction...

2001-04-04 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Peter wrote: "Or maybe a US resident PDML member could act as a mailing address for "fairygirlmeyer" (you wont live that down Tanya) and forward it to Oz at a more realistic price?" LOL! Peter, "fairygirl" is my screen name for a modelling forum that I often post on (yes, I used to model). It k

Subject: Re: Ebay Auction... - private

2001-04-04 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Bob wrote: "Tanya, I think it's a typo...$80 vs $8. Nothing short of 20 pounds in weight should cost $80 to ship to you. We have a US Postal site with a rate calculator. WWW.USPS.COM Tell Goodwill you want them to send it Global Priority Mail for $9.00." Bob, it was no typo! They have an a

Ebay Auction...

2001-04-04 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Hey Everyone, I just one this auction that I think Bob? posted on the PDML, http://cgi.ebay.com.au/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1225504935&ed=9863 10988 however, they want me to pay US$80 postage! There is no way that I can either afford to or am willing to pay this much (the whole aucti

Pentax SMC-F 50/1.7

2001-04-03 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Does anybody have any comments on or experience with the SMC-F 50/1.7? I have checked both Stan's and Boz's and other Pentax sites but cannot find anything by way of user comments or reviews, only specs. Any info would be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance... Tanya. - This message is fr

Subject: OT: Long pig, with chewy bits

2001-04-02 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Hm, burger, anyone? I'll have mine medium-rare thanksnot! 8-O Tanya. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

April Fool's Day!

2001-04-01 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
OMG, you guys had me going! I was seriously thinking, what the heck is going on here?!? I mean think of it from my point of view, April Fool's Day was YESTERDAY in Australia, so here's me thinking that Shel was turning to APS, and that she didn't "like" me cause I didn't receive one of her email

Subject: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters....... Now

2001-03-31 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Personally, I have never had any problems with Hoya filters, except for one - the Softener(B). Personally, rather than just "softening" a shot, I feel that it makes it look washed out, almost to a point of being over-exposed. As a few others mentioned previously, the most tried and true method o

Subject: RTF

2001-03-31 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Anthony Farr wrote: "Was RTF invented by a battery manufacturer? IMO the only merit of RTF is that it's there. It astounds me that anyone would seriously use one as their flash unit of choice. They are too close to the lens and cannot be used off-camera or bounced. Even if they could they wou

Subject: Re: OT: Bovine Growth Hormone, Bad Milk & Lesions

2001-03-30 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
I have chosen to remain out of this thread, however, in his last post, Juan Buhler said: "I have just one thing to say about all these threads: Talk about MacDonald's makes me hungry. This week, I ate there twice, only because of all the mentions of McD's here in this list. Now you're making me w

Subject: Re: Cokin soft filter in Australia

2001-03-30 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Ted's Camera Stores (you can order online!): http://www.teds.com.au/ Address/Phone: SYDNEY 254 Pitt St. Ph: (02) 9264 1687 Also, there is a "contact us" page on their website for email enquiries. Personally though, I prefe

Subject: AW: What would you pay for this? Vivitar Series 1, 28-80mm/2.8-3. 5 Macro

2001-03-29 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
To start off the subject line of this is a typo - I meant to say that this lens was a 28-90mm not a 28-80mm Bernd, thankyou so much for your advice, I just wanted to check that what you have said applies to the 28-90mm Macro, and not a similar 28-80mm as I just realised that I made a typing e

Subject: Re: This is for my Penance...

2001-03-28 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Ann Sanfedel wrote: "I could see em loud and clear - who is the Carrie fisher look alike ? :) annsan" Ann, I've never been told that I look like Carrie Fisher before! I don't mind, but I can't say that she'd be too flattered as they are probably the worst I have ever looked in a shot! Did you

Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #511

2001-03-28 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
On Wed, 28 Mar 2001 07:55:30 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:   "I'm AMAZED at the total lack of commentary on the arrival of the NEW flagship MZ-S body. Is this an Apple Fool's joke played on me or is there a flagship. For 2 years I've waited and now noone speaks of it. When, where? We all kno

What would you pay for this? Vivitar Series 1, 28-80mm/2.8-3.5 Macro

2001-03-28 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Hi again, Well, I have been offered the following lens for au$195. http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=191726&size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=191724&size=lg Could you guys offer me some advice as to whether or not this would be a good buy (I can't a

Does Anybody Know what this is?!?

2001-03-28 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Hi Everyone, You know my friend with all the Pentax Gear for sale? Well he has what he calls "Video Pentax K Mount Lens Adaptor" and is asking if any of you wonderful people would happen to know what kind of video it suits. He doesn't speak English that great, so I don't know if what he calls i

Subject: Re: Camera lens balance

2001-03-28 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 20:58:17 -0800, Alan Chan wrote: "I think it has so much to do with the size and shape of the body rather than the weight when talking about balance. For instances, the MZ-M is too small for the A70-210/4, but handles a lot better with the FG grip. I even feel the MZ-M with th

Subject: Re: Jonesing for a photo fix (not shopping related)

2001-03-28 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
on 3/27/01 9:48 PM, Kevin Thornsberry at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "> http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?action=showMyPhoto&alb um > ID=6322637&photoID=5503882&security=XGrdUTYjyO I get the following: - -- Webshots Community Error A problem has been dete

Subject: Re: OT: pic 'o the week

2001-03-27 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Tom wrote: "Yes, that's true. Adams, Bresson and Weston all wore tube socks up to their knees. Bresson draws now, so he wears support hose." H...thanks for the advice, but I think I'll stick to pantihose:-) Tanya. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe

Subject: Re: Cokin filters

2001-03-27 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 13:20:57 -0800, Bob Blakely wrote; "Cokin filters suck canal water. Compared to even a cheap, screw in glass filter, they are sharpness reducing, contrast destroying, dispersion generating flair intensifiers." So what filters do yo prefer then, Bob? And which filters do oth

Subject: RE: just found a deal on a zx-m kit!!

2001-03-27 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Go here: http://www.photo.net/neighbor/one-subcategory?id=2 for reviews on PhotoAlley. The general concensus seems to be that they are pretty good to deal with. Check out the comments about AAA Camera Exchange though! Generally, as far as Mail Order's online go, I think that B&H and Adorama,

Subject: Re: 50mm f1.4-K versus 50mm f1.4-A

2001-03-27 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Paul & Daphne, I have found "slimslim" to be a great seller, having purchased from him several times. He also regularly emails me just to say Hi! and I have spoken to his wife often too, they are great sellers and very genuine people. Just thought I'd let you know. Tanya. - This message is fr

Pentax M 50mm/1.4, Listed on Ebay today...

2001-03-26 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
I just saw these on Ebay - just listed today, in case anybody is interested. I thought that there might be particular interest in it as there seems to be alot of debate going on about it over the past couple of days: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1224583400 - This mes

This is for my Penance...

2001-03-26 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Ok, so in light of the mess I loaded the last digest with, due to me forgetting to turn off MIME on my OE, I have sentenced myself to do Penance. My Penance is to exhibit the photos that my son took of me, and to not whinge about how shocking I look or how bad my skin is in the shots...Oooops, did

Uuuugh, I am so embarrassed!!

2001-03-26 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
I am so sorry peoples! I changed my Outlook Express Options back to MIME/html as I was sending some pictures to a friend and I forgot to change it back to "plain text" before posting all of my last responses! Please forgive me for jamming up the entire last digest (#504) with all of that rubbish

Your all time favourite lens....

2001-03-25 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Ok, so this topic has probably been done to death, but seeing as I am new around here, I would be interested to know the following from whoever cares to respond What is your alltime favourite Pentax compatible lens? And why is it your favourite? I don't care if it's 100 years old or was rele

Subject: SV: Pentax wish list

2001-03-25 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Well, I am going to separate mine into two sections - a "reasonable & possibly achievable wish list" and a "only if I win the lotto dream list"; Ok, so here goes: "Reasonable & Possibly Achievable Wish List" Replacement PZ-1P for the one I lost. New MZ-S Carbon fibre Manfrotto tripod and pro ba

Subject: RE: Subject: Re: Swan Song Photo!

2001-03-25 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Todd, I am not sure that I am game to try your suggestion...I'll have to think some more on that one, I don't understand enough technically to know why that would work, however, I'll take your word for it. Thanks also for taking the time to try to help this damsel in distress. Peter, I see that

Subject: RE: Girls like Pentax? (was: Camera Recommendations)

2001-03-25 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Well, this girl likes Pentax. And I won't even consider looking at any other brands (unless they are compatible with Pentax, but even then it would have to be a relly nice package to convert me) :-) Tanya. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http

Subject: Re: What you hate to see on ebay

2001-03-25 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Yeah, the only thing is that Buy It Now isn't available to Australian bidders! :-( I do understand the need of course to watch an auction very closely at its conclusion and to bid accordingly if you REALLY want something, I have done this myself, so I guess it makes me a "sniper" as well. Howeve

Subject: Re: Swan Song Photo!

2001-03-25 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Peter, forgive me, here I am totally confused and this is probably only due to my own lack of knowledge and experience here. The lens is a Tamron 135/2.5 with the adaptall mount that says PKA on it. There is no "a" setting on the aperture ring. (I take it that this is what the "A" in PKA stand

Subject: Re: Gear for sale.

2001-03-25 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Yeah, I know it, sorry guys no FA or F lenses here, and of course these are what I too would like for my wish list, actually, I might post on that topic in a second And yeah, sorry, again, I forgot to mention that all of these prices are in Australian Dollars. Halve them to find the US equiv

Subject: Re: What you hate to see on ebay

2001-03-25 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
I think I tend to agree with Chris, however, I have often wondered if this is a common practice on Ebay - for example the auction for the p30t that I lost the other day - it sat on au$121 for 8 days with not an ounce of activity and then finally only two hours before the close of the auction, it d

Subject: RE: Subject: Re: Swan Song Photo!

2001-03-24 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Peter wrote: "This is a copy of a post from a few weeks ago - I re-send it because it is relevant to what Todd was saying to Tania about using K mount lenses on an MZ50. Note this is by Erwin Vereecken not myself. I think it's quite clever though. Just thinking of something, > > If you put yo

Subject: Re: Swan Song Photo!

2001-03-24 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Todd wrote: You can use the lens with the MZ-50, but the light meter is almost useless, it will meter for the F2.5 aperture no matter where you set the aperture ring. So either use it wide open, compensate the reading for how many stops you have the lens set down from F2.5, or ignore the light m

Swan Song Photo!

2001-03-23 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Just wanted to show you all the very last shot on the very last roll of film that my PZ-1P was able to make. (I saved the roll from the recovered pieces of my camera and this was one of the 6 photos that were able to be salvaged.) http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=188674&size=l

Subject: OT: Olympic spirit

2001-03-23 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Bob, this is truly inspirational - certainly makes my recent posts about the loss of my PZ-1P completely trivial and insensitive. I mean god, at least we have running water, electricity, food in our bellies and a safe, comfortable roof over our heads. Tanya. - This message is from the Pentax-Di

Subject: A TRAGIC, TRAGIC day....Even on photim.com

2001-03-23 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Clover, It took me a while, but I finally found an online translation site (my French is very basic). Please pass on my thanks to those who responded - I think I got the general idea! Take this as a warning to all though - never mix your passion with your kids!! (Unless you have somebody else t

Subject: A TRAGIC, TRAGIC day....Even on photim.com

2001-03-23 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Hey, does anybody here speak French? :-) Tanya. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Return Receipts

2001-03-22 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Just to let you all know that I had forgotten that I had my "return receipt" feature checked when I subscribed to PDML and as such I am one of the posters who has been causing you guys all of this grief. I have now of course turned it off and hope that this eases the burden a bit! Sorry, to have

P30n

2001-03-22 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Hi again everyone, In view of my recent "tragedy", I have had a very generous offer to purchase a P30n at a great price. Can anyone fill me in on some specs/past experience with this model? Thanks in advance. Tanya. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to h

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