How far can you see with that lens?

2002-01-25 Thread Bob Walkden
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1782000/1782445.stm - 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 .

OT: How far can you see with that lens?

2002-01-25 Thread Nosal, Mike
At 07:37 PM 1/25/02 +, Bob Walkden wrote: >http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1782000/1782445.stm (A pointer to article about photographing the Himalayas from the space station) You can see the full resolution image here: http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/ESC/ISS001/ISS00

Re: OT: How far can you see with that lens?

2002-01-25 Thread Dan Scott
Journalism at its finest. :-( Does the BBC have a "letters to the Editor" address? Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] >This article, tells us virtually nothing about the image, which was taken >nine months ago, other than the text that was provided on the NASA >websites. There is no discussion of the

Re: OT: How far can you see with that lens?

2002-01-25 Thread Stan Halpin
5 Jan 2002 16:03:48 -0600 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: OT: How far can you see with that lens? > > At 07:37 PM 1/25/02 +, Bob Walkden wrote: > >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1782000/1782445.stm > > (A pointer to article about photogra

Re[2]: OT: How far can you see with that lens?

2002-01-26 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, > Journalism at its finest. :-( > Does the BBC have a "letters to the Editor" address? I don't see how this is any different from the normal and accepted newspaper practice of using agency work unattributed. If you've never followed the same story in several newspapers for several days I'd r

Re: Re[2]: OT: How far can you see with that lens?

2002-01-27 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Saturday, January 26, 2002, at 10:13 PM, Dan Scott wrote: > > It isn't any different. And yes, it is normal, but no, I don't accept > it. I > still think it stinks (and I've thought that for a long time and > probably > will for the foreseeable future). Have you seen the Tolkien Sarcasm Pag