PESO: Pumpkins and Apples

2012-11-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16543045 Comments always appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly a

Re: PESO Apples

2012-08-17 Thread Rick Womer
I've done that several times, though (like Bob) I prefer the local farmers' market for food pix. I like these.  Looks as though you've blown out the red channel on the apples, though. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: jn289 To: pdml@pdm

RE: PESO Apples

2012-08-17 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Love the colours! Nice composition, too. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: jn289 Sent: August 16, 2012 8/16/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO Apples This was not taken with a P

Re: PESO Apples

2012-08-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
Joe, That's a colorful shot. I enjoy taking similar pictures at the local farmers market. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 8:39 PM, jn289 wrote: > This was not taken with a Pentax, but a little Nikon point and shoot. How > many of you have taken your camera into a food store or any store

PESO Apples

2012-08-16 Thread jn289
This was not taken with a Pentax, but a little Nikon point and shoot. How many of you have taken your camera into a food store or any store and photographed the colors and the shapes ? You will find some neat things to shoot...Joe http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16277513 -- PDML Penta

OT: Steve jobs-looked-to-reinvent-apples-iphone-photography

2012-01-24 Thread kwaller
My son keeps amazing me with what he's able to do with his i-phone and the photo apps he has. He sent me this and I thought some on the list might enjoy. http://9to5mac.com/2012/01/23/steve-jobs-looked-to-reinvent-apples-iphone-photography-with-instant-capture-system-advanced-light-

Re: PESO: Ginger and Apples

2011-10-31 Thread Walt Gilbert
t finished bobbing for apples and was drying her hair off (and messing with me by pulling the towel back down over her head while I was trying to get a shot of her). http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6275261165/ ISO 400, 1/400, f8 Comments and critiques, as always, welcome. Thanks

Re: PESO: Ginger and Apples

2011-10-31 Thread Walt Gilbert
ride put on for the kids by my local Fraternal Order of Eagles. This young lady had just finished bobbing for apples and was drying her hair off (and messing with me by pulling the towel back down over her head while I was trying to get a shot of her). http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/

Re: PESO: Ginger and Apples

2011-10-31 Thread Bulent Celasun
alt Gilbert : >> Hi all, >> >> Here's a shot I grabbed this weekend with Larry's K100Ds and my K 50/1.4 -- >> taken at a Halloween party and hayride put on for the kids by my local >> Fraternal Order of Eagles.  This young lady had just finished bobbing for >>

Re: PESO: Ginger and Apples

2011-10-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
2011/10/24 Walt Gilbert : > Hi all, > > Here's a shot I grabbed this weekend with Larry's K100Ds and my K 50/1.4 -- > taken at a Halloween party and hayride put on for the kids by my local > Fraternal Order of Eagles.  This young lady had just finished bobbing for > ap

Re: PESO: Ginger and Apples

2011-10-24 Thread Walt Gilbert
s K100Ds and my K 50/1.4 -- taken at a Halloween party and hayride put on for the kids by my local Fraternal Order of Eagles. This young lady had just finished bobbing for apples and was drying her hair off (and messing with me by pulling the towel back down over her head while I was trying to get a

Re: PESO: Ginger and Apples

2011-10-24 Thread David J Brooks
ng lady had just finished bobbing for > apples and was drying her hair off (and messing with me by pulling the towel > back down over her head while I was trying to get a shot of her). > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6275261165/ > ISO 400, 1/400, f8 > &

Re: PESO: Ginger and Apples

2011-10-23 Thread Tim Bray
t;>> Hi all, >>> >>> Here's a shot I grabbed this weekend with Larry's K100Ds and my K 50/1.4 >>> -- >>> taken at a Halloween party and hayride put on for the kids by my local >>> Fraternal Order of Eagles.  This young lady had just finis

Re: PESO: Ginger and Apples

2011-10-23 Thread Walt Gilbert
es. This young lady had just finished bobbing for apples and was drying her hair off (and messing with me by pulling the towel back down over her head while I was trying to get a shot of her). http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6275261165/ ISO 400, 1/400, f8 Comments and critiques

Re: PESO: Ginger and Apples

2011-10-23 Thread Tim Bray
al Order of Eagles.  This young lady had just finished bobbing for > apples and was drying her hair off (and messing with me by pulling the towel > back down over her head while I was trying to get a shot of her). > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6275261165/ > ISO 400,

PESO: Ginger and Apples

2011-10-23 Thread Walt Gilbert
Hi all, Here's a shot I grabbed this weekend with Larry's K100Ds and my K 50/1.4 -- taken at a Halloween party and hayride put on for the kids by my local Fraternal Order of Eagles. This young lady had just finished bobbing for apples and was drying her hair off (and messing

Re: PESO: Crab Apples

2010-09-03 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
>Yes the K-x processing engine does do a pretty good job with the colors. I especially like that the reds to do not overwhelm the rest. The K100D was bad about reds. I actually liked the istDS for its color and normal sharpness better than the K100D >I prefer the first shot - there is more th

Re: PESO: Crab Apples

2010-09-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
Yes the K-x processing engine does do a pretty good job with the colors. I prefer the first shot - there is more there to hold my attention. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. "Collin Brendemuehl" wrote: >http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/apples.jpg (20%) >http://www.brendemuehl.n

PESO: Crab Apples

2010-09-02 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/apples.jpg (20%) http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/apples2.jpg (100%) I decided to stick my son's Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 135/3.5 on the K-X. Hand-held. ISO 200, Av mode. jpg file format. Metering is in averaging mode, so with the sky and brees I had to over

Re: OT Apples Airport wireless and PC laptops.

2008-03-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 16, 2008, at 2:29 PM, David J Brooks wrote: >> - The wireless network password restrictions that are more rigid on >> Windows systems ... something about 12 or 13 characters maximum. Be >> sure to pick a password that is within the guidelines of the Windows >> OS you are using. > > I h

Re: OT Apples Airport wireless and PC laptops.

2008-03-16 Thread David J Brooks
Thnaks Godfrey. On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My partner and I run several Mac OS X and Windows systems through the > Apple Airport wireless base station. It operates flawlessly and is > very easy to set up and administer with the supplied softw

Re: OT Apples Airport wireless and PC laptops.

2008-03-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
My partner and I run several Mac OS X and Windows systems through the Apple Airport wireless base station. It operates flawlessly and is very easy to set up and administer with the supplied software, particularly from Mac OS X but also from Windows. The issues we've found are: - If you're u

OT Apples Airport wireless and PC laptops.

2008-03-16 Thread David J Brooks
Watching an old Dotto Tech show last week, from Vancouver, and he had the Apple guy on showing some stuff. One thing they used and made mention of, was that the airport wireless unit can work with Apple and PC. I have this unit. If i cannot quit my pilot job soon, i am going to get a laptop and M

Re: Apples

2007-05-08 Thread Tim Øsleby
A very fine show Jens. What's the music, it reminds me of Phillip Cathrine? Tim Typo Mostly Harmless - Original Message - From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 9:03 AM Subject: DESO: Apples >

RE: DESO: Apples

2007-05-07 Thread Jens Bladt
-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: DESO: Apples On 5/7/07, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pklease take a look at my flowers: > http://www.jensbladt.dk/Flash-Shows/apples.swf > Requires Shockwave Flash (or other SWF software) > Regards > Jens Bladt Love the light on the se

RE: DESO: Apples

2007-05-07 Thread Manuel Magalhães
: DESO: Apples Pklease take a look at my flowers: http://www.jensbladt.dk/Flash-Shows/apples.swf Requires Shockwave Flash (or other SWF software) Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk + No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database

Re: DESO: Apples

2007-05-07 Thread frank theriault
On 5/7/07, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pklease take a look at my flowers: > http://www.jensbladt.dk/Flash-Shows/apples.swf > Requires Shockwave Flash (or other SWF software) > Regards > Jens Bladt Love the light on the second one, but they're all lovely cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is

RE: DESO: Apples

2007-05-07 Thread pnstenquist
original- > De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Em nome de Jens > Bladt > Enviada: segunda-feira, 7 de Maio de 2007 8:04 > Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Assunto: DESO: Apples > > Pklease take a look at my flowers: > http://www.jensbladt.dk/Flash-Shows/

Re: DESO: Apples

2007-05-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 7, 2007, at 12:03 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: > http://www.jensbladt.dk/Flash-Shows/apples.swf That's a nice collection, Jens. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: DESO: Apples

2007-05-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Very nice Jens, although I still would prefer less blur on many of them. I think the light/dark areas do an excellent job of focusing attention to specific features. The blur becomes a distraction for me. Regards, Bob S. On 5/7/07, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pklease take a look at m

DESO: Apples

2007-05-07 Thread Jens Bladt
Pklease take a look at my flowers: http://www.jensbladt.dk/Flash-Shows/apples.swf Requires Shockwave Flash (or other SWF software) Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk + No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.4/790 - Re

Re: PESO: Last Apples

2007-01-19 Thread Boris Liberman
Rick, I should say that the light made me immediately think about the autumn. Well done. Rick Womer wrote: > The last apples of the season, at the local farmer's > market in mid-December. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5458065 > > ist D, FA 16-45, ISO

Re: PESO: Last Apples

2007-01-15 Thread Mark Cassino
Rick Womer wrote: > What attracted me was the low, warm December light on > the apples, and the deep shadows. I like what Mark > did with the shot, except that it makes it look too > much like September rather than December. Something > in between would probably be ideal. A

Re: PESO: Last Apples

2007-01-15 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks for all the comments! This was a difficult shot, because the market was crowded, there weren't many apples (what you see is what there was), and the apples were surrounded by clutter. I played with the shot a while, and tried the fisheye, but other shots worked less well than thi

Re: PESO: Last Apples

2007-01-15 Thread Mark Cassino
There is a nice luminous feel to the light and the apples are well presented, but the contrast is too great and the shadows too deep to my eye. It's a matter of taste, but if you pull it into Photoshop and give the shadows a healthy whack in adjustments->shadows and highlights you can

Re: PESO: Last Apples

2007-01-15 Thread Bruce Dayton
Not quite there for me. Not sure why, but the composition just doesn't do it. Maybe a different angle, or different amount of apples showing or something. I think you need to show more than one basket of apples and somehow the table to help convey the title you have picked. Maybe the fi

Re: PESO: Last Apples

2007-01-15 Thread Jack Davis
Love an image which appears to reflect my vision of true-to-life color. Very well done! Jack --- Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The last apples of the season, at the local farmer's > market in mid-December. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=54580

Re: PESO: Last Apples

2007-01-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice light. They look good enough to eat:-). > > On 1/15/07, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The last apples of the season, at the local farmer's >> market in mid-December. >> >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5458065 >> >>

Re: PESO: Last Apples

2007-01-15 Thread Bob Sullivan
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The last apples of the season, at the local farmer's > market in mid-December. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5458065 > > ist D, FA 16-45, ISO 200, 1/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/8, RAW, minor > adjustments in PE4. > > Comments most

PESO: Last Apples

2007-01-15 Thread Rick Womer
The last apples of the season, at the local farmer's market in mid-December. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5458065 ist D, FA 16-45, ISO 200, 1/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/8, RAW, minor adjustments in PE4. Comments most welcome. Rick http://www.photo.net/photos/

SV: REV: PAW: Appleblossom - and apples for Boris Liberman

2005-10-25 Thread Jens Bladt
Well, so am I. Afterall it's realy one year late :-) Regards Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. oktober 2005 20:09 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: REV: PAW: Appleblossom - and a

Re: PAW: Appleblossom - and apples for Boris Liberman

2005-10-24 Thread frank theriault
On 10/22/05, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After havning posted a PAW called "Appleblossom" (May 10th 2004) I promised > Boris Liberman to post, a picture of the apples. > > Well, better late than never. Here is a card I made for a college's

Re: REV: PAW: Appleblossom - and apples for Boris Liberman

2005-10-23 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! May 2004! Regards I am humbled, definitely humbled. Boris

REV: PAW: Appleblossom - and apples for Boris Liberman

2005-10-22 Thread Jens Bladt
May 2004! Regards Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 22. oktober 2005 20:33 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: PAW: Appleblossom - and apples for Boris Liberman Hi! > After havn

Re: PAW: Appleblossom - and apples for Boris Liberman

2005-10-22 Thread Rick Womer
Beautiful pair of shots, Jens. How would it look if the blossoms were at the same magnification or scale as the apples? Rick --- Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After havning posted a PAW called "Appleblossom" > (May 10th 2004) I promised > Boris Liberman

Re: PAW: Appleblossom - and apples for Boris Liberman

2005-10-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! After havning posted a PAW called "Appleblossom" (May 10th 2004) I promised Boris Liberman to post, a picture of the apples. Well, better late than never. Here is a card I made for a college's birthday - showing both the old Appleblossom shot (SONY DSC F717) as well as th

Re: Appleblossom - and apples for Boris Liberman

2005-10-22 Thread Heidi & Jon VW
Both pictures are beautiful! And those apples look delicious! Heidi - Original Message - From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 12:17 AM Subject: PAW: Appleblossom - and apples for Boris Liberman After havning posted a PAW call

PAW: Appleblossom - and apples for Boris Liberman

2005-10-22 Thread Jens Bladt
After havning posted a PAW called "Appleblossom" (May 10th 2004) I promised Boris Liberman to post, a picture of the apples. Well, better late than never. Here is a card I made for a college's birthday - showing both the old Appleblossom shot (SONY DSC F717) as well as the app

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-03 Thread Herb Chong
x27;s starting to drop faster in DSLRs now. Herb... - Original Message - From: "David Oswald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 10:57 AM Subject: Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long) Market sh

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-03 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually you don't charge what you want, you cover the entire demand curve, selling the same item at an expensive price to those who will that and an inexpensive price to those who will pay that. Microsoft's marketing strategy. mike wilson wrote: David Oswald wrote: Market share is a good thin

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-03 Thread mike wilson
David Oswald wrote: Market share is a good thing, is it not? Greater market share means greater financial resources to dominate the market with a broader selection of product. Market share is the golden goose. And one way to grab it is to incentivize large buyers to buy your product. Gr

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-03 Thread David Oswald
t was our show. But I am certain that if I had been buying for a big box retailer, Canon would have fallen all over themselves to support me, and Pentax wouldn't have been able to offer much more than they were already giving. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Kostas

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" Subject: Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long) Surely selling cameras as loss leaders was a bad idea that had nothing to do with the customer. No? Yup. As I said in th

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-03 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
Many thanks for taking the time, William, interesting reading. On Mon, 2 May 2005, William Robb wrote: > We were so profitable that we started selling cameras as loss leader items. > I remember the Minlota Maxxum 7000 body selling retail out of my camera > store for $399.99. The dealer net on th

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-02 Thread Herb Chong
n" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "William Robb" Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:11 AM Subject: Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long) If I hear you correctly, you are saying that consumers wanted a much larger quantity of inferi

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" Subject: Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long) Bill, If I hear you correctly, you are saying that consumers wanted a much larger quantity of inferior photos rather than a smaller q

Re: Apples and Oranges

2005-05-02 Thread Herb Chong
extended loan to a friend) required 15-20 minutes warm-up time minimum because it has a traditional lamp. Herb - Original Message - From: "Markus Maurer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 8:29 AM Subject: RE: Apples and Oranges My Canon 9900F has

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
... you sometimes have a way with words, John. Shel > [Original Message] > From: John Francis > the well-established march to mediocrity.

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-02 Thread John Francis
On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 06:46:44AM -0600, William Robb wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "John Francis" > > > >What is bogus is to lay the blame for the lowering of photographic > >standards at the feet of digital. Even before digital cameras > >showed up, it was getting increasing

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-02 Thread David Oswald
That's always what consumers as an aggregate group want and get. Consumer car stereos produce thumping bass, and lousy overall sound. Computers have measurably blazingly fast processors, and immesurably sluggish operating systems. 8MP digital cameras exist for their high pixel counts, but the

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
age - WR> From: "John Francis" WR> Subject: Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon WR> (for those who care) long) >> >> What is bogus is to lay the blame for the lowering of photographic >> standards at the feet of digital. Even bef

Re: Apples and Oranges

2005-05-02 Thread mike wilson
Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Mike My Canon 9900F has a strong magenta cast when not warmed up on the first scans. Simply warming up the lamps once does not cure that, after a few preview scans, the results are getting better and are quite color neutral. Sometimes I use the scanner calibration in Scan ge

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "John Francis" Subject: Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long) What is bogus is to lay the blame for the lowering of photographic standards at the feet of digital. Even before digital cameras sho

RE: Apples and Oranges

2005-05-02 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Mike My Canon 9900F has a strong magenta cast when not warmed up on the first scans. Simply warming up the lamps once does not cure that, after a few preview scans, the results are getting better and are quite color neutral. Sometimes I use the scanner calibration in Scan gear too if the casts a

Re: Apples and Oranges

2005-05-02 Thread mike wilson
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On May 1, 2005, at 2:24 PM, mike wilson wrote: Vuescan is a piece of software similar to Photoshop and Autocad, in that it is an excellent piece of kit once you get past the downright unfriendly interface. I was hoping that multipass would reduce the noise created by the

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-02 Thread mike wilson
John Francis wrote: On Sun, May 01, 2005 at 10:49:22PM -0400, Scott Loveless wrote: On 4/30/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It's not bogus. Its a comparison of what is accessible to most photographers working with a normal budget. I'm going to slightly agree with Paul here. As am I.

Re: Apples and Oranges

2005-05-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 1, 2005, at 2:24 PM, mike wilson wrote: Vuescan is a piece of software similar to Photoshop and Autocad, in that it is an excellent piece of kit once you get past the downright unfriendly interface. I was hoping that multipass would reduce the noise created by the scanner on slides with

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread John Francis
On Sun, May 01, 2005 at 10:49:22PM -0400, Scott Loveless wrote: > On 4/30/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's not bogus. Its a comparison of what is accessible to most > > photographers working with a normal budget. > I'm going to slightly agree with Paul here. As am I. What i

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread Scott Loveless
On 5/1/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I remember when we argued about what size of negative was the one true way. > I miss those days.. > The bigger, the better. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread Scott Loveless
On 4/30/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's not bogus. Its a comparison of what is accessible to most > photographers working with a normal budget. I'm going to slightly agree with Paul here. My reasons for choosing to proof and print with a scanner and printer are simply conveni

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long) No Paul, my message was not meant to provoke, but to open up discussion and look at a side of the issue that certain people seem

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
No Paul, my message was not meant to provoke, but to open up discussion and look at a side of the issue that certain people seem to ignore. There are a few people on this list that have been seemingly totally dismissive of film, almost to the point, or perhaps reaching and crossing the point, of b

Re: Film is actually retired (was: Apples and Oranges)

2005-05-01 Thread Jim Apilado
.net > Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 18:32:19 +0200 > To: > Subject: Film is actually retired (was: Apples and Oranges) > Resent-From: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Resent-Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 12:32:33 -0400 > > I've been no longer shooting film for one year and a half now, and I

Re: Apples and Oranges

2005-05-01 Thread mike wilson
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On May 1, 2005, at 10:49 AM, mike wilson wrote: I use slide film, mostly. I expected to see more difference, especially on night shots where plenty of noise is generated. Note that I said "thin" and "dense" rather than highlight and shadow ... that was intentional, to in

Re: Apples and Oranges

2005-05-01 Thread mike wilson
Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Mike the same is true with the Canon 9900F here. Scangear has no option for multipass. I did some quick tests with Vuescan, but it did not recognize films strips properly and the scans are to bright in its default settings. So, I really don't know what I miss from not being

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread Frantisek
Sunday, May 1, 2005, 9:16:32 PM, Paul wrote: PS> I agree. And earlier today I pointed out how silly these discussions PS> have become. The message you cited was in response to a message from PS> Shel that was obviously meant to provoke. In any case, I am over it as PS> well. PS> Paul :-) glad it

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
one's technique in either digital or darkroom printing, but these discussions often turn into such as this one... It's indeed apples and oranges, in my opinion both can look good but are different. That's why my gentle reminder. Still with all respect, Frantis

Re: Apples and Oranges

2005-05-01 Thread Herb Chong
it can make a difference in 16-bit mode if your scanner's native bit-depth is more than 8-bits. if not, then it isn't likely to make any difference. Herb... - Original Message - From: "mike wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 1:18

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread Cotty
On 1/5/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: > I'm staying out >of this before I get in any more trouble . Oh boy, you're way too late for that dude ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com ___

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
how to better one's technique in either digital or darkroom printing, but these discussions often turn into such as this one... It's indeed apples and oranges, in my opinion both can look good but are different. That's why my gentle reminder. Still with all respect,

Re: Apples and Oranges

2005-05-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 1, 2005, at 10:49 AM, mike wilson wrote: I use slide film, mostly. I expected to see more difference, especially on night shots where plenty of noise is generated. Note that I said "thin" and "dense" rather than highlight and shadow ... that was intentional, to indicate behavior with eith

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
quot;, but I would rather like to discuss how to better one's technique in either digital or darkroom printing, but these discussions often turn into such as this one... It's indeed apples and oranges, in my opinion both can look good but are different. That's why my gentle reminder

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
I can understand your affinity for both film and the Speed Graphic. I've been meaning to get mine out as well. I set up my enlarger for 4x5 and bought an expensive Schneider Compuron enlarging lens, but I still haven't used it. Gotta do that. Paul On May 1, 2005, at 12:11 PM, Graywolf wrote: I

Re: Apples and Oranges

2005-05-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 1, 2005, at 10:18 AM, mike wilson wrote: what Scan software do you use with multipass capability? Vuescan or does that work with the supplied Nikon Software? Did you do some testing on the number of passes and did you get the best results with 4 times multipass or do you make some compromi

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread mike wilson
Rob Studdert wrote: the pro-sumer digital capture to print process even at this stage is equal to any average analogue process I don't think I've seen anyone here disagree with this. What some people take issue with are blanket statements that "there is no difference" between analogue and di

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread Frantisek
I have "gotten over it", but I would rather like to discuss how to better one's technique in either digital or darkroom printing, but these discussions often turn into such as this one... It's indeed apples and oranges, in my opinion both can look good but are different. T

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's obviously an opinion Frantisek. Get over it. On May 1, 2005, at 2:26 PM, Frantisek wrote: PS> Digital compares favorably with a good film image. No, in fact, a 6.1 PS> megapixel digital image is better than almost any 35mm film image. Paul, "in fact"? Who made you the judge of that? Please r

RE: Apples and Oranges

2005-05-01 Thread Markus Maurer
ipass ;-) greetings Markus >>-Original Message- >>From: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 7:18 PM >>To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net >>Subject: Re: Apples and Oranges >> >> >>Markus Maurer wrote: >> &

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread Frantisek
PS> Digital compares favorably with a good film image. No, in fact, a 6.1 PS> megapixel digital image is better than almost any 35mm film image. Paul, "in fact"? Who made you the judge of that? Please remember what are the IMHO and YMMV abbrevs for. With all other respect but sorry, this again ti

RE: Apples and Oranges

2005-05-01 Thread Markus Maurer
Thanks Godfrey for your report. I understand that I do not miss a lot then. Appreciated. greetings Markus >> >>I've done a number of experiments with Vuescan multipass scanning using >>the Minolta Scan Dual II. The improvements are often pretty subtle and > >>Godfrey >> >>

Re: Apples and Oranges

2005-05-01 Thread mike wilson
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On May 1, 2005, at 10:18 AM, mike wilson wrote: what Scan software do you use with multipass capability? Vuescan or does that work with the supplied Nikon Software? Did you do some testing on the number of passes and did you get the best results with 4 times multipass or do

Re: Film is actually retired (was: Apples and Oranges)

2005-05-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
This argument should be retired. Daguerrotype photographs can still be made, and there are some practicioners of the art, but no one would say that daguerrotypes are a living art form. Godfrey On May 1, 2005, at 9:42 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://www.lookingglassphoto.com/ Shel [Original Mes

Re: Apples and Oranges

2005-05-01 Thread mike wilson
Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Herb what Scan software do you use with multipass capability? Vuescan or does that work with the supplied Nikon Software? Did you do some testing on the number of passes and did you get the best results with 4 times multipass or do you make some compromises because of the sc

RE: Film is actually retired (was: Apples and Oranges)

2005-05-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://www.lookingglassphoto.com/ Shel > [Original Message] > From: Dario Bonazza > As I wrote several times here and there, I don't think film is dead. I think > film can no longer manage the big business (only the blind could not realize > that), but it can well stay alive for many years

Film is actually retired (was: Apples and Oranges)

2005-05-01 Thread Dario Bonazza
I've been no longer shooting film for one year and a half now, and I truly don't miss it. However, I can well understand anyone who wants to keep shooting film and I wish him/her all my best wishes. As I wrote several times here and there, I don't think film is dead. I think film can no longer m

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread Graywolf
I do not shoot digital, 100% do to lack of funds. But I do like it for its purposes. I also like film for its purpose. Anyone who shoots lots of unprinted shots like you do, Paul, would be a fool not to use digital. OTOH when I shoot with the Graphic I print about 1 for 2. At that rate even 4x5

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-05-01 Thread Jostein
Interestingly, my friends will tolerate it if I use a digital projector to show pictures off a computer, but think that slides is a drag. Go figure...:-) Jostein - Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> And getting ahead of myself, for get slide projection, get with

Re: Apples and Oranges

2005-04-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" Subject: Re: Apples and Oranges Light changes from second to second, at least around here, so I can't see how one can make the stitching work reliably. With 4x5, you'll find your exposure times will tend to be several s

Re: Apples and Oranges

2005-04-30 Thread Herb Chong
a single capture is always more efficient. that's when more megapixels come in, if you are printing large. Herb - Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 9:48 PM Subject: Re: Apples and Oranges these

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-04-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 30, 2005, at 2:19 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: It's pointless to go over it again. ON that I have to agree 100%. Godfrey

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