Re: M42 on istD question

2005-06-28 Thread Herb Chong
Tanya had problem with a Ricoh lens. Herb - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 12:51 PM Subject: M42 on istD question I was going to try out one-two of my screwmounts Monday and i had a sudden erie thought of a problem.

Re: M42 on istD question

2005-06-28 Thread brooksdj
; other ones are too fiddly to remove. They won't get stuck, but they can > make you sweat trying to get them off... Right.:-) Dave > > Christian > > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 12:51 PM > Su

Re: M42 on istD question

2005-06-28 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Hi Jim. Yes mine does to. I just possed the question because for some reason i thought someone had a major battle to get on off. Quess i must be thinking of another problem and got mixed up. I have two M42 lenses which I use extremely rarely. Nonetheless I have both Pentax and 3rd pa

Re: M42 on istD question

2005-06-28 Thread Christian
em off... Christian - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 12:51 PM Subject: M42 on istD question > I was going to try out one-two of my screwmounts Monday and i had a sudden erie > thought of a > problem. > > I seem to, for so

Re: M42 on istD question

2005-06-28 Thread brooksdj
Hi Jim. Yes mine does to. I just possed the question because for some reason i thought someone had a major battle to get on off. Quess i must be thinking of another problem and got mixed up. Thanks for the info. I'll try them now. Dave > Dave: > > My

Re: M42 on istD question

2005-06-28 Thread P. J. Alling
The adapter works fine on the *ist-D. Tanya had a problem with a Ricoh KAR mount lens. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was going to try out one-two of my screwmounts Monday and i had a sudden erie thought of a problem. I seem to, for some reason, remember a thread a while back about som

Re: M42 on istD question

2005-06-28 Thread Jim Hemenway
Dave: My Pentax-made adapter, has a little tab in it which I found must be pressed/moved by a stylus of some sort in order to easily remove the adapter. I've used it successfully with my isDS with the fisheye and the 35mm screw mount lenses. The Manual-Auto sliding switch on Spotmatic era l

M42 on istD question

2005-06-28 Thread brooksdj
I was going to try out one-two of my screwmounts Monday and i had a sudden erie thought of a problem. I seem to, for some reason, remember a thread a while back about someone having problems removing the mount from the istD. Tanya i think when she caome to GFM. Am i thinking of anothe

Re: PZ 28-105 and istD question

2005-03-06 Thread John Coyle
I use the same combination a lot and have never noticed this. Was it very cold, or your batteries well used? John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 6:48 PM Subject: PZ 28-105 and istD question He

Re: Additional info: PZ 28-105 and istD question

2005-03-06 Thread Peter J. Alling
Gremlins... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Should have added that the lens works fine on the PZ-1 Dave -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things

Additional info: PZ 28-105 and istD question

2005-03-06 Thread brooksdj
Should have added that the lens works fine on the PZ-1 Dave

PZ 28-105 and istD question

2005-03-06 Thread brooksdj
Hey gang. Finally am getting over this cold,so i went out on a driving tour yesterday. For just about all of the 450 odd frames shot so far, i have used either my A 28 or A50 with the odd Sigma 100-300 or the Pentaz PZ 28-105. I had the 28-

Re: IstD question for cold climate users

2004-12-29 Thread mike wilson
Jostein wrote: LOL! No... If I did, there wouldn't be room for me in the sleeping bag. But I kept the batteries in there. Besides, I don't think it was as cold as -10 that night. More like -2 or -3. :-) Reminds me... We haven't posted any pics from that trip, have we? I certainly haven't. Have a

Re: IstD question for cold climate users

2004-12-29 Thread Jostein
LOL! No... If I did, there wouldn't be room for me in the sleeping bag. But I kept the batteries in there. Besides, I don't think it was as cold as -10 that night. More like -2 or -3. :-) Reminds me... We haven't posted any pics from that trip, have we? Jostein Quoting mike wilson <[EMAIL PR

Re: IstD question for cold climate users

2004-12-28 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Jostein wrote: It's been a while since we've had that low temperatures around here... I regularly bring my *D when walking to work, and it works fine after half an hour in the cold, with or without activity along the way. However, I can't recall if I've used the camera at colder than -10 °C.

Re: IstD question for cold climate users

2004-12-28 Thread brooksdj
Hi Rob. I did not notice the battery symbol changing,but that does not mean anything anyway correct. I answered Pauls reply as it seems more to my stuation now.It looks like a setting issue,as in using a non AF lens in AF-S mode. Household experiment last night leans that way. Thanks for your t

Re: IstD question for cold climate users

2004-12-28 Thread brooksdj
> > Paul said: > If you had the camera set on autofocus, but were trying to focus manually, it > will frequently balk. Also, if you have focus verification turned on, the camera will sometimes refuse to fire if you're out of focus, even when set on manual focus.

Re: IstD question for cold climate users

2004-12-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 27 Dec 2004 at 16:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hi all. > > Question for our PDML friends using this camera in cold climates. > > I looked in the manual to see if it listed a min/max operating temperature > but i > did not see anything. In the English user manual you will find t

Re: IstD question for cold climate users

2004-12-27 Thread pnstenquist
If you had the camera set on autofocus, but were trying to focus manually, it will frequently balk. Also, if you have focus verification turned on, the camera will sometimes refuse to fire if you're out of focus, even when set on manual focus. > Paul said: > Sounds like you were trying to

Re: IstD question for cold climate users

2004-12-27 Thread Jostein
than -10 °C. Jostein - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 5:06 PM Subject: IstD question for cold climate users Hi all. Question for our PDML friends using this camera in cold climates. I looked in the manual to see if it listed a min/

Re: IstD question for cold climate users

2004-12-27 Thread brooksdj
Paul said:> Sounds like you were trying to shoot while the buffer was full. I thought of that,but i don't remember taking a large amount of shots.One or two,change position slightly,or change the EV, then the problem. I thought at first it may have been because i was not completly in focus

Re: IstD question for cold climate users

2004-12-27 Thread pnstenquist
Sounds like you were trying to shoot while the buffer was full. > Hi all. > > Question for our PDML friends using this camera in cold climates. > > I looked in the manual to see if it listed a min/max operating temperature > but i > did not > see anything. > > I used the D toda

IstD question for cold climate users

2004-12-27 Thread brooksdj
Hi all. Question for our PDML friends using this camera in cold climates. I looked in the manual to see if it listed a min/max operating temperature but i did not see anything. I used the D today in some pretty cool temperature's.(hey its southern ontario,everyone thinks -20 is

Re: Gear for Sale/ *istD question

2004-11-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/04, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: > I had a >filthy sensor made worse when I used a bulb-blower that, unknown to me, >my 18 month old daughter had been sticking up her nose and sucking snot >out, and ended up blowing baby snot all over the inside of my camera. ROTFL!! Gross

Re: Gear for Sale/ *istD question

2004-11-24 Thread Christian
TIMOTHY STARK wrote on 11/23/2004, 7:51 PM: > > Have any of the *istD shooters run into the "ccd dust issue" and is it > really an issue when switching lenses? So when I get one of the > digital bodies, should I go with a zoom to minimize lens changes? If > yes does anyone want my FA 24, 35

Re: Gear for Sale/ *istD question

2004-11-24 Thread John Whittingham
Very interested in the FA 35 2.0 if you go down the zoom route. John -- Original Message --- From: Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:01:59 -0500 (GMT-05:00) Subject: Re: Gear for Sale/ *istD question > Timothy, > I shot

Re: Gear for Sale/ *istD question

2004-11-24 Thread Kenneth Waller
y removed/attached the lenses (just like I do with film cameras). Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: TIMOTHY STARK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Gear for Sale/ *istD question I am an occaisional lurker from Vancouver BC. I have a shelf full of 645 gear I am no longer using. T

Re: Gear for Sale/ *istD question

2004-11-24 Thread brooksdj
Hi Tim. Someone was looking for 645 stuff here not to long ago.They may contact you. As far as dust on the ccd,some of the istD owners have complained,and i had a bad problem with my D1 but so far not with the D2h. Zooms actually inhance the problem if they are internal focus,as they tend to mo

Re: Gear for Sale/ *istD question

2004-11-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
And about that Florida property... arnie wrote: dust is definitely an issue i'll take the 35, 77 and 300 arnie - Original Message - From: "TIMOTHY STARK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 7:51 PM Subject: Gear for Sa

Re: Gear for Sale/ *istD question

2004-11-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Dust isn't a problem if you're careful. I wouldn't change lenses in a sandstorm without putting the camera under my coat, but in normal conditions it's not a problem. Cleaning the sensor is fairly easy as well. I blow mine off with a sterile ear syringe about once a week or so. It appears to be

Re: Gear for Sale/ *istD question

2004-11-23 Thread arnie
dust is definitely an issue i'll take the 35, 77 and 300 arnie - Original Message - From: "TIMOTHY STARK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 7:51 PM Subject: Gear for Sale/ *istD question I am an occaisional lurker

Re: Gear for Sale/ *istD question

2004-11-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "TIMOTHY STARK" Subject: Gear for Sale/ *istD question Have any of the *istD shooters run into the "ccd dust issue" and is it really an issue when switching lenses? So when I get one of the digital bodies, should I go with a zoom to m

Gear for Sale/ *istD question

2004-11-23 Thread TIMOTHY STARK
I am an occaisional lurker from Vancouver BC. I have a shelf full of 645 gear I am no longer using. This includes mint: 300mm 4.0 ED IF and 35mm 3.5 Very clean, no dings or scratches: 55 2.8, 150 3.5 clean with some marking: 645 body, 75mm 2.8 (not LS), 120 film holder. If anyone wishes to con

Re: Silly *istD question

2004-11-10 Thread ernreed2
> There's another battery in the thing (look at the baseplate) that probably > helps keep the settings uh...set. > CW oboy -- I had to change that one. I guess I should check the settings I'd made beforehand; the only ones it prompted me to fix were date and time. (I was rather puzzled by the ne

RE: Silly *istD question

2004-11-10 Thread Jens Bladt
It will stay, perhaps not after replacing the back-up battery thoug... Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 10. november 2004 21:52 Til: PDPDML Emne: Silly *istD question

Re: Silly *istD question

2004-11-10 Thread Juan Buhler
The ist D has a backup battery, a button CR2016, that is used for backup. If you look at the bottom of the camera, there's a screw-in round cover. That's the backup battery. The manual says "change it once every five years". Not that I read the manuals either, but hey. j -- Juan Buhler http:

Re: Silly *istD question

2004-11-10 Thread cbwaters
There's another battery in the thing (look at the baseplate) that probably helps keep the settings uh...set. CW - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDPDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 3:51 PM Subject: Silly *istD que

Re: Silly *istD question

2004-11-10 Thread Sam Jost
My *istD never lost its settings due to low batteries. I bought it in february. You might even be able to back them up using the remote assistent software from pentax, but I am not sure about this. Sam - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi! I've just fixed some bugs in my

Re: Silly *istD question

2004-11-10 Thread Jostein
It keeps the settings. Cheers, Jostein - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDPDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 9:51 PM Subject: Silly *istD question > Hi! > > I've just fixed some bugs in my code, so I

Silly *istD question

2004-11-10 Thread boris
Hi! I've just fixed some bugs in my code, so I am in the very special kind of mood ;). I have set up my *istD. That is, for each of three user presets, I fine tuned it for my taste. Now, say I remove the batteries and load the new set. Will my setup be kept? Or will I have to do the setup again?

Re: Silly *istD question

2004-11-10 Thread Fred
> Now, say I remove the batteries and load the new set. > Will my setup be kept? Or will I have to do the setup again? I wouldn't call that a "silly *istD question" - I'd like to hear the answer, too. Fred

Re: First *istD question/confusion

2004-11-07 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 7 Nov 2004 17:29:31 CST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But not, apparently, without *any* headgear ... > There's gotta be ~some~ headgear... -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: First *istD question/confusion

2004-11-07 Thread ernreed2
Frank said: > Well, actually, I was a bit dusty for my Halloween costume last week > ... Indiana Jones. Wide brimmed hat just so ya'll know I can dress up without bunny ears or antlers . But not, apparently, without *any* headgear ... ERN

Re: First *istD question/confusion

2004-11-07 Thread Steve Desjardins
Actually, I went as a dust bunny. ;-) Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/6/2004 8:21:28 PM >>> On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 17:00:01 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAI

Re: First *istD question/confusion

2004-11-07 Thread Sam Jost
Welcome to the digital world where a speck on your CCD is your worst enemy :) have a look at http://www.bythom.com/cleaning.htm for example, Sam - Original Message - From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi! I've shot today some 20 frames. Some of the frames feature the same kind

Re: First *istD question/confusion

2004-11-06 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 17:00:01 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Boris. > > Welcome to the wonderfull world of the DSLR and its arch enemy ~dust bunnies~ > (no not > Frank.lol) I'm not dusty! Well, actually, I was a bit dusty for my Halloween costume last week. I was Ind

Re: First *istD question/confusion

2004-11-06 Thread brooksdj
Boris. Welcome to the wonderfull world of the DSLR and its arch enemy ~dust bunnies~ (no not Frank.lol) Take a photo of the sky or white wall F 11 or higher,and look at it in PS or what have you. They will show up as little dark greyish smudges and always in the same spots. I heard the D1x was

Re: First *istD question/confusion

2004-11-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's probably a spec of dust on your sensor. Get yourself a sterile ear syringe from a drug store. Follow the directions in your owner's manual for cleaning the sensor and blow it off with the ear syringe. Between cleanings, keep your syringe in the box, so that it stays clean. Paul On Nov 6, 20

Re: First *istD question/confusion

2004-11-06 Thread Jostein
Boris, It's very likely a normal thing. :-) Most likely it's a speck of dust. Jostein - Original Message - From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 7:18 PM Subject: First *ist

RE: First *istD question/confusion

2004-11-06 Thread Jens Bladt
PROTECTED] Sendt: 6. november 2004 19:18 Til: PDML Emne: First *istD question/confusion Hi! I've shot today some 20 frames. Some of the frames feature the same kind of issue that makes me a bit worried. If certain area of the picture is just uniform background, there would be a 25x25 pixels

Re: First *istD question/confusion

2004-11-06 Thread Cotty
On 6/11/04, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: >Hi! > >I've shot today some 20 frames. Some of the frames feature the same >kind of issue that makes me a bit worried. If certain area of the >picture is just uniform background, there would be a 25x25 pixels area >that looks like very big f

First *istD question/confusion

2004-11-06 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I've shot today some 20 frames. Some of the frames feature the same kind of issue that makes me a bit worried. If certain area of the picture is just uniform background, there would be a 25x25 pixels area that looks like very big film grain. It looks like a spot you know - one that begs to be

Re: *istD question

2004-01-09 Thread Dag T
Yes, and the Pentax Photo laboratory save in 16 bit TIFF which Photoshop is able to handle. DagT På 9. jan. 2004 kl. 18.07 skrev J. C. O'Connell: Does the istD RAW file contain 36 bit color images and if so, can they be converted to 48 bit TIFFS for use in photoshop? JCO --

Re: My first *istD question(s)

2003-11-08 Thread jmb
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 280T works in TTL mode :) That's great news for me, CB! John `:^ )

Re: Digital B+W printing (was: Re: My first *istD question(s)

2003-10-10 Thread Juey Chong Ong
On Monday, Oct 6, 2003, at 14:49 America/New_York, Cotty wrote: Pass. Isn't there a company called Lyson or something that specialises in blacks for printers? See http://www.lyson.com/products/smallgamutframe.html This is a framed web site, so if you want the navigation menu, you have to go to

RE: Digital B+W printing (was: Re: My first *istD question(s)

2003-10-07 Thread Butch Black
hi guys I had a bit of trouble loading the action into the action folder and getting it to run. When I finally did it worked fine. I'm still using PS6. Thanks again for sharing that Tom. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)

Re: Digital B+W printing (was: Re: My first *istD question(s)

2003-10-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >on 07.10.03 0:24, Mark Roberts at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> Or some new HP printers, which can use cartridges with 3 shades of gray >>> inks. And ink have claimed durability of 73 years :-) >> >> I heard about those. Sound very interesting. Got

Re: Digital B+W printing (was: Re: My first *istD question(s)

2003-10-07 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 07.10.03 0:24, Mark Roberts at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Or some new HP printers, which can use cartridges with 3 shades of gray >> inks. And ink have claimed durability of 73 years :-) > > I heard about those. Sound very interesting. Got a model number? 7660, 7760, 7960 - all print at maxim

RE: Digital B+W printing (was: Re: My first *istD question(s)

2003-10-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 6 Oct 2003 at 12:30, tom wrote: > Here's the b/w conversion action I use: > > http://www.bigdayphoto.com/BWTERM.atn Hi tv, What version of PS was that action created under? Opening under PS7 creates a program error. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +

Re: Digital B+W printing (was: Re: My first *istD question(s)

2003-10-06 Thread Brendan
I think I started the hp rumor a while back, it was a grey ink refill for their 3 colour carts. Tho the epson 2200 does have a dual black ink set ( 7 carts in the printer ) that works well. --- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >on 05.10.

RE: Digital B+W printing (was: Re: My first *istD question(s)

2003-10-06 Thread tom
Here's the b/w conversion action I use: http://www.bigdayphoto.com/BWTERM.atn tv

Re: Digital B+W printing (was: Re: My first *istD question(s)

2003-10-06 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 05.10.03 22:53, Brendan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Cotty you ned to try a print on a 2200 with the 2 > black inks :-) > Or some new HP printers, which can use cartridges with 3 shades of gray inks. And ink have claimed durability of 73 years :-) -- Best Regards Sylwek

Re: Digital B+W printing (was: Re: My first *istD question(s)

2003-10-05 Thread Herb Chong
D]> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 3:57 PM Subject: Digital B+W printing (was: Re: My first *istD question(s) > I saw absolutely no difference between a desaturated colour image printed > in best colour, and greyscale. None. You'd think there would be some loss > of quality switch

Re: Digital B+W printing (was: Re: My first *istD question(s)

2003-10-05 Thread Brendan
Cotty you ned to try a print on a 2200 with the 2 black inks :-) Also there are a fewphotoshop B&W filters and actions that do a very good job converting the images. --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > disgorged: > > >> -is there a B&W setting and if so anyon

Re: Digital B+W printing (was: Re: My first *istD question(s)

2003-10-05 Thread Matt Bevers
I've had a lot of luck using photoshop's quadtone setting and then printing in color. Not exactly black and white, but monotone, and I find they look pretty good. There's an article detailing the procedure at the Luminous Landscape, here's the link: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials

Digital B+W printing (was: Re: My first *istD question(s)

2003-10-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >> -is there a B&W setting and if so anyone try it. > >No B&W setting. Thats what desturation is for in Photoshop I've tried all the different ways of printing mono from digital files, and you know what? I've settled on converting to greyscale and printin

Re: My first *istD question(s)

2003-10-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: My first *istD question(s) > > Just wondering if Bill Robb or anyone else with the *istD > has tried: > -shooting and printing a shot ISO 800 or above. Yes. At 800 it is very good, at 1600 it is sligh

My first *istD question(s)

2003-10-05 Thread brooksdj
Just wondering if Bill Robb or anyone else with the *istD has tried: -shooting and printing a shot ISO 800 or above. -trying TTL - P-TTL flash with an AF280T or above. -is there a B&W setting and if so anyone try it. More to come.

Re: *istD Question

2003-09-16 Thread Arnold Stark
Yes it will. You as an owner of many srcrew mount lenses can really be happy with the *ist D! Arnold J. C. O'Connell schrieb: Does anybody know if the *istD will work in aperture priority mode with a screwmount lens mounted via the adapter? (lens pre-stopped down of course) JCO