Re: Used gear

a very expensive 600mm Canon lens on eBay a couple months ago where the listing was copied verbatim from an earlier listing. Same description, same pictures, same everything. It was an obvious fraud. The bids were in excess of $4000 with less than 12 hours to go. Tom Reese

Re: Used gear

on a just posted buy it now. > But there's nothing to fear. I've seen way too many fraudulent auctions to agree with your nothing to fear statement. Tom Reese

Re: Used gear

ig a selection as KEH but I've bought some used equipment there. Tom Reese

Re: OT - Ragdoll

"Iraq" is pretty good

Re: OT - Ragdoll

try F*** bush > Try typing in the word "balls". > > Jostein wrote: > > > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> He just keeps putting his index finger in front of my face, and wags > >> it back and forth... Hmmm. > >> No idea what that means! > >> > >> keith ;-) > > >

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

ses that both use exclusionary wording. If the founding fathers intended to base the government on religious principles then those principles would have been written into the Constitution. They were not. They intended the government to be completely secular. Tom Reese

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

e an > argument that to keep quiet would be hypocritical, but as wiser > thinkers than either you or I will ever be have noted, judicious > hypocrisy is the oil of civilization. I'd rather keep my integrity. Tom Reese

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

me pretty extreme views about the role of government. See here: http://www.ffrf.org/fttoday/1999/May99/lynn.html Tom Reese

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

the government to be completely free of religion. > When you say the word God, are you establishing a religion? Which one? See the definition of religion above. Tom Reese

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

d" was added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954. It wasn't always in there. See here for some interesting thoughts on government and religion: http://earlyamerica.com/review/summer97/secular.html Tom Reese

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

ablishes a religion. Tom Reese > That is just the problem, why should it be, if you don't believe in God > you should just laugh quietly, it's only > a Zealot who has to be right who could be offended. > > Tom Reese wrote: > > >Tom C wrote: > > > > >

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

> Just about everything excludes somebody, right? This isn't about inclusion > or exclusion. It's about recognizing that I can't always have it my way ALL > the time and you can't always have it your way ALL the time. Government should not exclude anyone. Tom Reese

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

Bob Blakely wrote: > We still have duels. Today we duel by proxy. We call these proxies... > lawyers. And don't forget flame wars. Tom Reese

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

ee the possibility of that becoming a problem? How about if one group tried to shout their phrase louder than the other group? The phrase does not belong in an oath to government allegiance. It excludes people who believe do not believe that there is a god. Tom Reese

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

That's all I'll say on it. > > > > Tom Reese wrote: > > The ACLU performs a critically important function. It helps to prevent the > majority from becoming a domineering tyranny. It will become more important > in this age of zealotry. > > >

Re: Pornography Issues in Photo Labs. Was: Texas Photo Issues

sked the guy what he saw in the inkblot the guy replied "I see an orgy." After 15 inkblots and 15 orgies the psychiatrist said "you seem to be obsessed by sex." The patient replied "hey, you're the one with all the dirty pictures." Tom Reese

Re: PESO - Perspective (Grown up's perspective on Child's world)

> > >>> Stepping back a scosh > > >> > > >> That more or less than a tad? > > > > > >More than a smidge. > > > > But less than a fraction? > > > But slightly more than a bit. and three lots less than a shitload

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

ill become more important in this age of zealotry. Tom Reese

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

Cotty wrote: > But its miles better than walking around clubbing each other with sticks. Hey, you're gonna spoil all the GFM fun with that attitude. Tom Reese

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

Bob W wrote: > ...Let's keep our abuse personal. Oh man, the temptation is almost more than I can bear. Tom Reese

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

Bob Blakely wrote: > From: "Tom Reese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > The law does not offer protection of peoples' privacy. There is no such > > right guaranteed in any government document. I would rather take > > responsponsibility for my own safety a

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

hat the law that > you all are complaining about, says. A picture of someone taken in public cannot be pornographic unless the person being photographed is commiting a lewd act. Even then, it depends very much on the viewers definition of pornographic. Tom Reese

Re: PESO: Why I get up early

ing between the trees. Very well done. Tom Reese

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

and safety > of other people. The law does not offer protection of peoples' privacy. There is no such right guaranteed in any government document. I would rather take responsponsibility for my own safety and live freely than live in a state where police are a bigger threat than the criminals. Tom Reese

Re: At Greenwood Station

Frank, I really like this shot. I would consider cropping the left side of the frame just to the left of the vertical bar and turn it into a vertical format. IMO, the shot is about the man and the boy on the train/bus. That's my minimalist way of looking at the shot. Very well done Frank. TR >

Re: A Brand New PUG - request for testers

the photographer search works with Firefox 1.0.7. > I don't know if you've actually implemented it but the Photographer > search doesn't work, and fails in a particularly annoying fashion. > > > http://pug.pdml.us/pugform/index.php

Re: how to mark nylon filter wallets?

or office supply store probably carries something > similar. > > On 10/15/05, Tom Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Possibly. The wallets are black (I should have added that) so I need a > > lighter color for contrast. The color has to be thick enough that it will > &g

Re: how to mark nylon filter wallets?

Scott. TR > Sharpie? > > On 10/15/05, Tom Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have some four-pocket nylon filter wallets ...I need to mark the outside of > > the wallets...

how to mark nylon filter wallets?

experience marking nylon fabric? Nail polish? Burning with a soldering iron? Some other method? Thanks for any help you can offer. Tom Reese

Re: More Texas Photo Issues

e meantime. If the cops get really creative they can take other valuables under the RICO act. Tom Reese

Re: Interesting NEWS story

> be supposed to provoke sexual interest (or however that was phrased.) > IF, however, any of you *can* see that, please do not enlighten me. It all depends on the viewer. The problem with this law is that it relies on someones' opinion. Tom Reese

Re: Interesting NEWS story

urse the cops and legislators would say you're paranoid and that they'd never abuse this power. Tom Reese

Re: Interesting NEWS story

girls with the ice cream cones could be deemed to be improper. Tom Reese

Re: HOT NEWS: Pentax +Samsund DSLRs

Mark Roberts showed how dumb he is by writing: > I thought a despot was where you catch a train or bus... No. Despot is what the 'X' marks. Everyone (except you) knows that. Tom (not quite as dumb as Roberts) Reese

Re: Pentax/Samsung: update?

William Robb asked: > So, is a felony a big deal or not? In many places there are two types of crimes: felonies and misdemeanors. Conviction of a felony means the felon can no longer vote, serve on a jury (I guess it isn't all bad) or possess a firearm. Tom Reese

Re: Interesting NEWS story

ave the freedom to go after anyone carrying a camera. Tom Reese

Re: HOT NEWS: Pentax +Samsund DSLRs

That does it. Now I'm not talking to you either. Tom Reese > I think that Tom's putting too much trust in the dotty... > > Cotty wrote: > > >On 13/10/05, Tom Reese, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > > > > > >>No I can't. I heard

Re: too many 50's?

like the looks of the FA lenses with the little > windows. It's okay Barry. No one will make fun of your little windows (much). > I'm so conflicted. Maybe I should buy a whole mess of them, like most of you > on this list! You will eventually. The question is when. Good luck with your decision. Tom Reese

Re: HOT NEWS: Pentax +Samsund DSLRs

> Pentax is reportedly manufacturing their own sensors for the upcoming > DSLRs. It's possible that Samsung will be a customer. > > Tom Reese > > First I've heard that one, Tom. Can you tell us the source? No I can't. I heard it from someone I trust completely. Tom Reese

Re: too many 50's?

it reversed then you must be using it wide open. How is the lens failing so that it can't be used for that purpose? You don't have to use the focusing helix and you don't need the aperture mechanism. Tom Reese

Re: HOT NEWS: Pentax +Samsund DSLRs

Pentax is reportedly manufacturing their own sensors for the upcoming DSLRs. It's possible that Samsung will be a customer. Tom Reese > This runs parallel to my statement earlier regarding choice of lens mounts, > and is what I was thinking in the back of my mind. If a company wante

Re: BAD NEWS: Pentax +Samsung DSLRs

I shall do no such thing (as long as I have a few rolls of ektachrome in the freezer). Tom (Twice as Doomed) Reese Paul ("We're All Doomed") Stenquist wrote: > I think we should all slit our wrists. The sky is falling. > > On Oct 12, 2005, at 8:49 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > > Well, that didn't

Re: OT -- photographic education

t to improve then you can plan how to get there. Suppose you're talking about portraiture: do you want to improve your subject's poses? the lighting? the composition? the exposure? I believe that the way to improve the quickest is to get instruction that is specific to your needs. I hope this helps. Tom Reese

Re: F 50/2,8 macro

Paul Stenquist asked: > Why would one use a 50mm macro lens at infinity? Almost everyone has a > fast fifty for non-macro work. True but if you don't need the extra speed and you don't want to carry an extra lens then the 50mm macro gives you awesome performance plus macro capability. Tom Reese

Re: F 50/2,8 macro

cation changes when you have it focused closer but the general formulas still pretty much hold up. Your way would give you much more working distance. Tom Reese

Re: PAW: The Love of my Life

> You been dress shopping? You can buy your own damn dresses. I don't think Frank will care what you're wearing anyway. Tom Reese

Re: PAW: The Love of my Life

William Robb wrote this about Frank ("I'm not picky") Theriault: > First he's with my wife, now he has a relationship with my dog. > SHEESH!! Hey Robb, first your wife then your dog. Guess who's next? Tom Reese

something strange going on with supply of used Pentax lenses

. It seems more than a little strange. Tom Reese

Re: PESO: Pictures from a Vacation VIII

> >> >>BRED ugh > >> > > >> >That's the sort of mistake that makes your forehead and say "dough!" > >> > >> AAARGH. I'm not rising to this Roberts. > > > >Aw, go ahead. It's the yeast you could do. > > Well, he is a member of the upper crust. This thread has gone completely a-rye. Tom Reese

Re: PESO: Pictures from a Vacation VIII

> >>BRED ugh > > > >That's the sort of mistake that makes your forehead and say "dough!" > > AAARGH. I'm not rising to this Roberts. Aw, go ahead. It's the yeast you could do. Tom Reese

Re: Setting Up a Web Site

ut I have dreams. > > The rest of us are gonna have nightmares from the images conjured up in > this thread so far. Nothing too much to worry about. Please note that Robb didn't end his sentence with the word "yet". Tom Reese

Re: Lunch!

> >> Nasty lady. > >> > > Oxymoron? > > redundancy? > you can say that again!

Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada

William Robb wrote: > You can solve a lot of problems with a chainsaw. I suppose so but I think dynamite is a more elegant solution. Tom Reese

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

my own eyes, I would not have believed it. You may be right about low light autofocus. I didn't address it in my paragraph because I don't use it and didn't think of it. Tom Reese

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

#x27;s a selective focus mode and a joystick to >move the sensor. Although good old-fashioned manual focus is frequently the best answer in these >situations. I'd rather focus manually than fiddle around telling the camera which sensor it should use. Tom Reese

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

noisier but that hasn't been a problem for me. I have far more trouble with the issues I mentioned in the first paragraph and Canon doesn't do any better than Pentax in those circumstances. Tom Reese

Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada

;-) "No soup for you!" I think it's what they didn't do (buy enough Konolta cameras). I hope Brooksie and Theriault can live with their guilty consciences. I don't think Robb will have any trouble. He doesn't appear to have one. Tom Reese

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

gital body. I expect it to be an in body system that will work with most lenses. I don't know if they'll put it in the other bodies or not. Tom Reese

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

come > out with a very competitively priced camera. Any comments on this? Pentax is reportedly making their own sensors. That should give them a price advantage with their new digital SLRs. Tom Reese

Re: M20mm/4

also want to give you a call so maybe you'd better tell me when no one is home. I don't want to call at the wrong time. Tom Reese

Re: Pentax Logo DIY

Cory wrote: > Selling them outright might be a problem from the trademark perspective. On > the other hand, I bet they'd send you a "cease and desist" letter before > doing anything serious. I'm surprised I haven't already received a "you can't do that" e-mail. They wouldn't be for profit and I'm

Re: M20mm/4

Cotty wrote: > On 30/9/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >I'm not giving up film for digital, > > You will, in 5 years ;-) He might but you'll have to pry my last roll of ektachrome from my cold dead hands. Tom (future subject of "Film Shooters Last Stand") Reese

Re: Pentax Logo DIY

r example): http://www.patches4less.com/ If there is enough interest, I'll put a little more effort into this to get the best price etc. Tom Reese

Re: Pentax Logo DIY

I found but it's useful as an example of what can be done. Tom Reese

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

I shoot full frame slides with the A 15mm often enough to know that a full frame digital camera would not be overkill. I like the looks of the ultrawide perspective. Tom Reese > Buying an extra lens (ultra-wide) will cost you less than buying a FF SLR > and then you'll gain a bonu

Re: Re: Liberty. Was: anybody still shoot film?

Mike Wilson wrote: > > I've already acquired the water balloon launching apparatus. > > You should be careful about what you start > > http://www.spudtech.com/ Hey, biological weapons are a violation of international law. If you're gonna play rough then I'll have to up the ante too. Does any

Re: I'm baaack

N D E R I ANN G Tom Reese

Re: Liberty. Was: anybody still shoot film?

Frank Theriault replied to Mark Roberts as follows: > > > > > Naw, we turned 'em back after they got as far as North Carolina in > > June... > > > > "We"? He chooses sides depending on which way the wind is blowing. He's gonna have to make a final decision soon. The winds of war are blowing a gale

Re: Liberty. Was: anybody still shoot film?

sy was about whether public funds should be spent (through the National Endowment for the Arts) on what he was producing. It wasn't a free speech issue. It was a public funding of the arts issue. Tom Reese

Re: Liberty. Was: anybody still shoot film?

John Forbes > As for bans on firearms: would you still want a handgun if nobody else had > one? And if so, why? I'd want mine. I love target shooting with it. Tom Reese

Re: Liberty. Was: anybody still shoot film?

is greater than that of Canada. We're probably safe from invasion!) > > I bet that % and number was higher when we razed yer White House too. > Don't underestimate us. Bah. Most of your army would quit when they reached the first Milwaukee brewery. Tom Reese

Re: OptioMX snapshots

Wood that be Waller-nut? > feeling board today? > > Yes & this shows what length I'll go to show it... > > Kenneth Waller > > -Original Message- > From: Tom Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: OptioMX snapshots > >

Re: OptioMX snapshots

feeling board today? Kenneth Waller punned the following: > Tom, > > > So in your opinion > > > > a tape measure race - > > . > . > . > . > > dosen't > > . > . > . > . > > > Measure up? >

Re: OptioMX snapshots

d out to their limit. They're then let go to see which one retracts (and therefore reaches the end of the track) first. I think the entertainment value is directly proportional to the amount of alcoholic beverages consumed prior to the race. Tom Reese

Re: anybody still shoot film?

keith_w replied to me as follows: > Tom Reese wrote: > > > keith_w wrote: > > > > > >>One LLL is the LL Rad Lab. I don't know what the other one is called. > >>The Rad Lab did all manner of weapons research, as I recall, and all > >>highl

Re: The True Meaning of Pictures

und some websites that featured pictures from Adams' various exhibitions and his work is quite moving. Thank you again for posting this. I learned something today. Tom Reese

Re: Daily Update-Pentax Petition and Petition Survey

nd e-mail addresses. It appears that there is no limit to the evil that film shooters can do either. Tom Reese

Re: anybody still shoot film?

hey did in the other one or even what it was called? You're right. It is confusing. Tom Reese

Re: OT-- Paranoia

Scott Loveless wrote: > Apparently, they mistook my wife's lug nuts for tranny pan bolts! A > couple weeks ago she broke a lug off as she was parking the car. The > other three nuts on the same wheel could be turned by hand. So I > spent several hours the next day putting in a new lug and makin

Re: Liberty. Was: anybody still shoot film?

John Forbes said: > So an innocent word (liberal) has been highjacked by the illiberal to mean something > else? > > Perhaps we need language police. The definition you cited is now pretty much covered by the word libertarian (with a small l). Tom Reese

Re: OT-- Paranoia

bolts isn't a very effective means of sabotage. It's pretty labor intensive for the small amount of aggravation it causes. I think anyone who meant to cause harm would have found a more effective way to do so. Tom Reese

Re: Liberty. Was: anybody still shoot film?

e about and it could easily turn ugly. Abortion, guns, separation of church and state and economic policy are some of the issues. I tried to keep this opinion free to avoid setting off the arguments. Tom Reese

Re: OT-- Paranoia

I suspect the digital guys. They will stop at nothing to make film shooters miserable. Tom Reese Graywolf wrote: > > > >>Since I got out of the hospital my vehicle has been leaking transmission > >>fluid. I crawled underneath today and tightened the transmission pan &g

Re: OT-- Paranoia

Subject: OT-- Paranoia > So I am wondering has anyone experienced bolts all coming loose the same > amount on their own like this? 1/2 turn on a bolt isn't very much. My guess is that the cork gasket compressed or shrank from the heat. Tom Reese

Re: Using the right eye, was Re: Poll: Holdning the camera right

Lucas Rijnders asked: >... What eye > do you use, and is one better than the other? I use my left eye. I'm very much left handed / left eye dominant. Tom Reese

Re: My trip to Canada is cancelled

Frank Theriault replied to Bill Robb so it went something like this: > > > > Out here, they are paying the farmers to convert to city folk. > > And how did that work out? the sheep aren't getting near as many dates Tom Reese

Re: auto focus body recommendation solicitation

So Boz's site is correct after all. You're right, the grip would seem to be of limited use. Tom Reese > Good luck finding the grip though. I haven't looked extensively for one, > but in 8 years of ownig the PZ-1p, I have never observed one anywhere. > > The ergpno

Re: The Parkway Run & Walk

Rick Womer posted a gallery from a charity event: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=531296 Nice job Rick. You've gotten some great results from that fisheye. Tom Reese

Re: My trip to Canada is cancelled

and the natives are extremely peculiar (to be polite about it). Tom Reese

Re: auto focus body recommendation solicitation

Trevor Bailey wrote: > G'day Scott. > Go the PZ-1p. > Fit a grip and strap (PENTAX FD). Ooops, I guess a grip is available for it. I think the balance has shifted even further toward the PZ-1P. Tom Reese

Re: Holdning the camera right

it. On the very few occasions when I don't use a tripod, my grip varies with the camera and lens combination. Tom Reese

Re: auto focus body recommendation solicitation

line camera at the time. The PZ-1P gives you multiple exposure capability. A major minus is that the PZ cameras don't have a AA battery pack option. I hope this helps. Tom Reese > Howdy, gang! > > A very brief background before I get to my question: > I have a K1000, MX, *i

Re: 1 more time_Pentax repair turn-around time?

I didn't read through all the suggestions. Is it possible that the focusing screen is upside down? Tom Reese > Thanks for all the suggestions, I assure you I've > tried them all.

Re: 1 more time_Pentax repair turn-around time?

ntax_service/product_repairs/index.jsp Tom Reese

Re: Flash Question

. The guide number obviously varies by ISO. In modern ttl flash photography, the guide number is mostly useful as an indication of the flashes maximum power. Tom Reese

Re: Pentax repair turn-around time?

7;ve never > been sure how it works. Hi George, My understanding of diopter adjustment is that you should do it with no lens on the camera. Point the body at a bright light source and adjust the diopter so that the engraved lines on the focusing screen are as sharp as possible. Tom Reese

Re: Temporarily enabled with 2.8/70-200mm

or. A "thumb wheel" on the lens, so > to speak. Prefereably a "hard to move" wheel. One aperture wheel on the body allows for simpler cheaper lens production. Tom Reese

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

a competitive price point. They decided that they would gain market advantage by building the cameras cheaper and the cost advantage would offset the limited functionality with old lenses. There is still the open question as to whether there was an engineering advantage with the change. Tom Reese

Re: Camera engineering (This is signifigant)

nt in updating a mirror lens > to A series, I suppose. I believe that they continued to list them because they still had old stock. Tom Reese

Re: How Pentax Could Survive

es aren't so obvious. Tom Reese

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