Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Thrainn Vigfusson
If you mean the Thordur Hermannsson born on the 21st of November 1955, then I'm afraid I don't know him, since he lives on the opposite side of the country. And I'm afraid we're not very related. Our nearest common ancestors are Thorarinn Jonsson (1630 - 1699) and Halldora Thorsteinsdottir

RE: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Malcolm Smith
Hi Bob, Chuck the first part of that journey, unless you like traffic and misery, and substitute with M11, A14, M6 then... that was according to Bill Gates, so it must be correct! (Autoroute software). I use (used) a version of that myself, but would like one with bridge heights and

Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Thrainn Vigfusson
Alas, I really doubt I will have the time to put together a web page, since I've never seem to get around to it, despite (?) working with computers day in and day out. But I will keep trying. However, I have seen the PUG and may well contribute to it. I won't make the November PUG, but I'm

Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Thrainn Vigfusson
If anyone on the list plans to visit Iceland, I will be more than happy to help them plan their trip and to book vehicles and lodgings. Thrainn On Monday 20 October 2003 09:11, Bob Walkden wrote: Hi, Monday, October 20, 2003, 9:03:34 AM, you wrote: :-) I was just thinking of Iceland.

RE: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread ernreed2
And the PDML list is growing for GFM... César Panama City, Florida Got my email confirmation that my registration was received.

RE: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: For relatives coming down, I often send them photos of key turn offs to follow with a map, as the motorway near me (M25) has resulted in many new roads which a map doesn't show. Malcolm, you photograph motorway exits? I'd like to see your collection

RE: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Anders Hultman
Cotty: For relatives coming down, I often send them photos of key turn offs to follow with a map, as the motorway near me (M25) has resulted in many new roads which a map doesn't show. Malcolm, you photograph motorway exits? I'd like to see your collection ;-) I took a couple of pictures of a

Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Bill Owens
For relatives coming down, I often send them photos of key turn offs to follow with a map, as the motorway near me (M25) has resulted in many new roads which a map doesn't show. Malcolm, you photograph motorway exits? I'd like to see your collection ;-) I took a couple of pictures of a

Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Bill Owens
Who's going to protect her from tv. He needs an assistant. Bill - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 7:17 PM Subject: Re: New to the list On 20/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Adelheid is coming

Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mike Ignatiev Subject: Re: New to the list I'll quote this to the judge at my ticket hearing in a couple of weeks -- 80 mph: Yor Hono(u)r, but this is what this has been design for, dammit!. If it works and he lets me off the hook (not to mention

Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Rob Studdert
On 20 Oct 2003 at 18:50, Thrainn Vigfusson wrote: If you mean the Thordur Hermannsson born on the 21st of November 1955, then I'm afraid I don't know him, since he lives on the opposite side of the country. And I'm afraid we're not very related. Our nearest common ancestors are Thorarinn

RE: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread tom
PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 7:17 PM Subject: Re: New to the list On 20/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Adelheid is coming too? Woo-Hoo! This is getting better and better all the time. vbg She's a real cutey, too. And has a sense of humour

RE:OT:Motorway exit photo collections-was: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread frank theriault
How many shots of motorway exits (we crass North Americans call them off-ramps, but I like motorway exits ever so much more, don't you?) does one require for it to be considered a collection, I wonder? Probably not as many as you'd think. But, to bring this back on-topic, wouldn't that make a

RE: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread frank theriault
I'll join you. The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] *I need a drink* _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan

Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Steve Larson
Did Cotty fall apart again? Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 7:14 PM Subject: RE: New to the list I'll join you. The optimist thinks this is the best of all

RE: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] It's funny, but you saying that you've seen Bjork shopping, and mentioning how small your country's population is, reminds me of an ongoing Canadian joke about Americans. It seems that almost every Canadian

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread frank theriault
Who posted earlier in the week that in North America, 100 years is a long time, and in England (or was it Europe?), 100 miles is a long way? Whenever my ex' Irish relatives used to visit, they were astounded that we from Toronto thought nothing of heading off by car to Montreal (which is where

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Whenever my ex' Irish relatives used to visit, they were astounded that we from Toronto thought nothing of heading off by car to Montreal (which is where all Torontonians have to go to have fun) for the weekend. That's

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread brooksdj
with it over the winter months. Enjoy the emails. Dave Brooks From: Thrainn Vigfusson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: New to the list Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 17:00:59 + Hi there, My name is Thrainn Vigfusson, and I joined the list recently

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread Keith Whaley
frank theriault wrote: Who posted earlier in the week that in North America, 100 years is a long time, and in England (or was it Europe?), 100 miles is a long way? Whenever my ex' Irish relatives used to visit, they were astounded that we from Toronto thought nothing of heading off by

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Whenever my ex' Irish relatives used to visit, they were astounded that we from Toronto thought nothing of heading off by car to Montreal (which is where all Torontonians have to go to have fun) for the weekend. That's about the same distance as London

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Whenever my ex' Irish relatives used to visit, they were astounded that we from Toronto thought nothing of heading off by car to Montreal (which is where all Torontonians have to go to have fun) for the weekend. That's about the same distance as

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread graywolf
ramblings anyway... vbg cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Thrainn Vigfusson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New to the list Date: Sat, 18 Oct

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread graywolf
Damn, these Canadians can't tell a Thomas Van Veen in the DC area, from a Thomas Rittenhouse in the NC Mountains either. That is understandable as we both have ancestors from Holland so are very hard to tell apart especially when one of us signs our posts tv and the other graywolf. That makes

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread graywolf
Some times it is. I'm going to the drug store, be back day after tomorrow, he told his wife as he fired up the airplane. Cotty wrote: On 19/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Whenever my ex' Irish relatives used to visit, they were astounded that we from Toronto thought nothing of heading

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isn't there some little factoid somewhere about if you walk around the entire boundary of Norway it's the same distance as from the Earth to the moon? Bonus points if you find Slartibartfast's signature... Dunno how long it really

RE: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread Malcolm Smith
Bob Walkden wrote: TimeDistance InstructionRoadFor Dir Toward 09:00 0.0 Depart London, UK A2021.4 km W 09:02 1.4 Turn left onto A3022.3 km W 09:06 3.6 Go onto A5 1.8

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: This summer a couple of hiking loonies took it on to walk from the northernmost point (North Cape) to the southernmost (Lindesnes). They claim the discance to be 2518 km. Not like US or Canada, but pretty good for a country that's stretched out in only

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread mishka
you are kidding, right? i am almost envisioning a large, mostly empty highway from Boston to NYC ( i guess that should count for major towns, eh? ). I-95 that is. last time i went there (a few weeks ago), i got stuck in traffic for almost two hours between stamford and pelhams. at 11pm. and the

Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread Thrainn Vigfusson
://oksne.net - - Original Message - From: Thrainn Vigfusson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:11 PM Subject: OT Re: New to the list I thought you might be joking, but it's not often I get the chance to tell people I saw

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread Steve Desjardins
Welcome. In case you've missed it, the 6x7 users on the list are refered to as the brotherhood. I'm sure they are pleased to welcome another true believer. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread Keith Whaley
Cotty wrote: On 19/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: This summer a couple of hiking loonies took it on to walk from the northernmost point (North Cape) to the southernmost (Lindesnes). They claim the discance to be 2518 km. Not like US or Canada, but pretty good for a country that's

Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread graywolf
, October 19, 2003 10:11 PM Subject: OT Re: New to the list I thought you might be joking, but it's not often I get the chance to tell people I saw Bjork shopping, since everybody here has also seen her. We get a lot of ...then you must know... questions here, mainly because the whole nation

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Sunday, October 19, 2003, 11:22:44 PM, you wrote: Chuck the first part of that journey, unless you like traffic and misery, and substitute with M11, A14, M6 then... that was according to Bill Gates, so it must be correct! (Autoroute software). -- Cheers, Bob

Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Sunday, October 19, 2003, 11:44:33 PM, you wrote: You have to go back 6 or 7 generations for my whole nation to be interrelated. I don't know haw far you have to go for the whole of earth's population though. Thrainn Mitochondrial 'Eve' lived about 150,000 years ago. That is about

Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Monday, October 20, 2003, 12:20:30 AM, you wrote: I have many thousands of ancestors, but not billions, or even millions, and am certainly not related to everybody in the world even indirectly. [...] congratulations, you must be a different species to the rest of us. -- Cheers, Bob

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread frank theriault
You seem out to get me these days, Tom! vbg I think 35 years of living in a metric/imperial hybrid system has finally taken it's toll. How about 4000 km from Toronto to Vancouver? I know it's 4000 ~miles~ (more or less, please don't correct me! vbg) from the Atlantic to Pacific. BTW, I

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread frank theriault
Damn it!! It was (relatively) early on Sunday morning, I still hadn't finished my second cup of java (it takes three to wake up on weekends), and I saw Tom. Or, should I say, tom. So no, not too much to drink (not even a hangover), just insufficient caffiene. Or was it last night? I can't

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread frank theriault
. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New to the list Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 15:19:53 -0400 (EDT) Whenever my ex' Irish relatives used to visit, they were astounded that we from

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread John Francis
you are kidding, right? i am almost envisioning a large, mostly empty highway from Boston to NYC ( i guess that should count for major towns, eh? ). The Atlantic corridor is not representative of the US as a whole. But the point is that since the Eisenhower administration created the

Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread frank theriault
Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT Re: New to the list Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 00:40:27 +0100 congratulations, you must be a different species to the rest of us. -- Cheers, Bobmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
I already knew that. BR From: Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] congratulations, you must be a different species to the rest of us.

Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread John Francis
Well, I'm sure I'll be corrected by someone in the Mother Country if I'm wrong, but I think there are several express trains and a controlled access highway between London and Glascow, so that the travel time, either by train or car, is the same as it is between Montreal and Toronto. I

Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread ernreed2
Thrainn Vigfusson posted: I thought you might be joking, but it's not often I get the chance to tell people I saw Bjork shopping, since everybody here has also seen her. We get a lot of ...then you must know... questions here, mainly because the whole nation is interested in genealogy.

Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-19 Thread graywolf
I was speaking genealogically, not genetically. Of course every living thing on earth is genetically related, at least according to current theories. Bob Walkden wrote: Hi, Monday, October 20, 2003, 12:20:30 AM, you wrote: I have many thousands of ancestors, but not billions, or even

Re: New to the list

2003-10-18 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi there. My name is Boris and I am from Israel grin. Welcome to the list. Boris

Re: New to the list

2003-10-18 Thread Pat White
Hi, Thrainn, welcome to the list, and welcome to the Brotherhood of 6x7 owners. I'm Pat, and I'm from Canada. Brother Pat

RE: New to the list

2003-10-18 Thread David Madsen
Hi Thrainn, I, too, am new to the list. From one newbie to another, welcome. My name is Dave and I am from the US. Dave Madsen

Re: New to the list

2003-10-18 Thread frank theriault
PROTECTED] Subject: New to the list Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 17:00:59 + Hi there, My name is Thrainn Vigfusson, and I joined the list recently. I'm Icelandic and have been using Pentax cameras for 25 years or so. I started with an MX and M 50mm f1.7 lens, but have since then bought a MZ-5n and a MZ

Re: New to the list

2003-10-18 Thread frank theriault
But, seriously, Thrainn, Welcome to the list. A few things to know: First, ignore everything I say. It's all pretty much trivial spewings (can you feel all the heads nodding up and down in agreement as you read this?). Second, you'll learn lots about photography in general, and Pentax

Re: New to the list

2003-10-18 Thread Thrainn Vigfusson
Vigfusson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: New to the list Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 17:00:59 + Hi there, My name is Thrainn Vigfusson, and I joined the list recently. I'm Icelandic and have been using Pentax cameras for 25 years or so. I

Re: New to the list

2003-10-18 Thread Thrainn Vigfusson
From: Thrainn Vigfusson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: New to the list Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 17:00:59 + Hi there, My name is Thrainn Vigfusson, and I joined the list recently. I'm Icelandic and have been using Pentax cameras for 25

Re: New to the list

2003-10-18 Thread graywolf
Welcome aboard. If you stay awhile you will find that folks here are mainly interested in Pentax cameras, but we talk about all kinds of other things. We try to stay away from politics and religion as they get kind of abusive sometimes. About the only real rule we have, and it is really just

Re: New to the list

2003-10-18 Thread frank theriault
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Thrainn Vigfusson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New to the list Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 23:20:02 + Sorry about the previous

Re: New to the list

2003-10-18 Thread mishka
thank god america is much more populous! (that has nothing to do with president of Iceland, you know) mishka For example, I met the president of Iceland at a kiosk the other day.

New to the list

2003-09-24 Thread Andre Albano
Hi there, I'm new in the list. My name is André, I'm brazilian and I own a MZ-M (ZX-M) and a K1000 (that I use most of the time). Besides it's weight I worship that camera. I hope I can learn a lot here. P.S.: Sorry about my english, sometimes I think it sounds terrible. André

Re: New to the list

2003-09-24 Thread Chris Brogden
On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Andre Albano wrote: Hi there, I'm new in the list. My name is André, I'm brazilian and I own a MZ-M (ZX-M) and a K1000 (that I use most of the time). Besides it's weight I worship that camera. I hope I can learn a lot here. P.S.: Sorry about my english, sometimes I think

Re: New to the list

2003-09-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Welcome. Your English is just fine, at least from my (Israeli born in Russia) point of view. You're bound to have much fun with these fellows. Boris On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:13:44 -0700 Andre Albano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I'm new in the list. My name is André, I'm brazilian

Re: New to the list

2003-09-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Hi there, I'm new in the list. My name is André, I'm brazilian and I own a MZ-M (ZX-M) and a K1000 (that I use most of the time). Besides it's weight I worship that camera. I hope I can learn a lot here. Hi André, Welcome to the list. P.S.: Sorry

Re: New to the list

2003-09-24 Thread frank theriault
. Nice to have you here. cheers, frank from Toronto, Canada Andre Albano wrote: Hi there, I'm new in the list. My name is André, I'm brazilian and I own a MZ-M (ZX-M) and a K1000 (that I use most of the time). Besides it's weight I worship that camera. I hope I can learn a lot here. P.S

New Pentax Price list (End of MZ-3)

2003-06-21 Thread Rüdiger Neumann
Hallo on the German Pentax home page is a new price list (1.7.2003) http://www.pentax.de/pentaxeurope/pentaxeurope_prod/pentaxeurope/v2/de/image s/Preisliste_endverbraucher.pdf In this price list are also the Optio 450, *ist and the FAJ lenses. The following products are gone: MZ-7, 330GS, FA 4

Re: New Pentax Price list (End of MZ-3)

2003-06-21 Thread whickersworld
Rüdiger Neumann wrote: The FAJ lenses are very cheep in comparision to the former cheapest lenses FAJ 28-8099 Euro (FA 28-80 179 Euro) FAJ 75-300...149 Euro (FA 80-200 239 Euro) Hi Rüdiger, I have heard that the FAJ lenses are of the same generic Tamron design that is sold cheaply

Re: Re : Who switched for Pentax ? (New in the list)

2002-12-12 Thread Lon Williamson
Good FOR YOU!. We all know that EOS really stands for Elitist Other Snot. Grin. I've never cared to air my boogers in public. The SMC 135 is a gem. So is the M 50 1.4. They are both better lenses than I am a photographer, and I pack both of these lenses most of the time. -Lon Pascal

Re : Who switched for Pentax ? (New in the list)

2002-12-11 Thread Pascal Guillaumet
Hello everyone! I've been in the list for 1 week. I've semi switched back to Pentax, using the ME my father bought in 1976 and the SMC-M50/1.7 K that was mounted onto. I recently acquired the SMC 135/2.5 K (6 elements, 6 groups version) and the SMC-M 50/1.4 for 80 euros (approx. 80USD) for both.

Re: Re : Who switched for Pentax ? (New in the list)

2002-12-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Pascal Guillaumet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello everyone! I've been in the list for 1 week. I've semi switched back to Pentax, using the ME my father bought in 1976 and the SMC-M50/1.7 K that was mounted onto. I recently acquired the SMC 135/2.5 K (6 elements, 6 groups version) and the SMC-M

Re: Re : Who switched for Pentax ? (New in the list)

2002-12-11 Thread Fred
I recently acquired the SMC 135/2.5 K (6 elements, 6 groups version) and the SMC-M 50/1.4 for 80 euros (approx. 80USD) for both. I 'm still waiting for the film to be developped to see if these lenses are lemons or not. Well,I can't say whether those particular samples you have are lemons or

Re: new to the list

2002-11-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Glen O'Neal Subject: RE: new to the list Ernst, Welcome to the list. Its nice to have you with us. Please enjoy the engaging conversation and feel free to ask questions or offer advice whenever you like. And please, don't post in html. William Robb

RE: new to the list

2002-11-24 Thread Glen O'Neal
22, 2002 4:26 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: new to the list Hi, after reading your messages on the list for some time I eventually decided to join in. I hesitated because my English is not so good, but I think you will be tolerant with an Austrian speaking "Pentaxian&

Re: new to the list

2002-11-23 Thread Kristian-H. Schuessler
essage - From: Ernst Zerche To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 11:26 PM Subject: new to the list Hi, after reading your messages on the list for some time I eventually decided to join in. I hesitated because my English is not so good, but I think

Re: new to the list, + a repair question

2002-11-21 Thread Cotty
Hi, Cotty, As opposed to my well reasoned (if brief) answer? vbg -frank Cotty wrote: Hi Stephanie, Welcome aboard. Somone knowledgable will answer your questions presently. LOL! I'm on the digest. I shouldn't make time sensitive responses. Apologies. Cotty

Re: new to the list, + a repair question

2002-11-21 Thread Dr E D F Williams
, 2002 - Original Message - From: Stephanie Stiavetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 8:35 AM Subject: RE: new to the list, + a repair question everyone, thanks for all of your input. I tried both of the suggestions below, as well as bruce's advice

Re: new to the list, + a repair question

2002-11-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Stephanie Stiavetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: everyone, thanks for all of your input. I tried both of the suggestions below, as well as bruce's advice to lift the shutter manually, and nothing has worked. I decided to take the silly thing apart (hell, it was free, and if nothing else it would be

RE: new to the list, + a repair question

2002-11-21 Thread gfen
On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Stephanie Stiavetti wrote: how on earth do you get these tiny things out when a screwdriver won't work? there's got to be a way. Hammer. -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com- photography and

Re: new to the list, + a repair question

2002-11-21 Thread Dr E D F Williams
PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 3:17 PM Subject: Re: new to the list, + a repair question Stephanie Stiavetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: everyone, thanks for all of your input. I tried both of the suggestions below, as well as bruce's advice to lift the shutter

Re: new to the list, + a repair question

2002-11-21 Thread Cotty
Silly question, but is the film rewind button jammed into the 'up' position? If so, this would inhibit winding on... HTH Cotty Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/ Oh, swipe me! He paints with

new to the list, + a repair question

2002-11-20 Thread Stephanie Stiavetti
I recently joined the list and have been watching your messages fly by at light speed. I figure now would be a good time to introduce myself. I'm a photography enthusiast who recently started working toward an arts degree, majoring in fine art/bw. I've had a camera around my neck for the past

Re: new to the list, + a repair question

2002-11-20 Thread Cotty
Hi Stephanie, Welcome aboard. Somone knowledgable will answer your questions presently. Cheers! Cotty in the UK Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/ Oh, swipe me! He paints with light!

Re: new to the list, + a repair question

2002-11-20 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Cotty, As opposed to my well reasoned (if brief) answer? vbg -frank Cotty wrote: Hi Stephanie, Welcome aboard. Somone knowledgable will answer your questions presently. -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert

Re: new to the list, + a repair question

2002-11-20 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
One of the resons for the mirror not coming down, is that the thing that was supposed to happen before the mirror drops, didn't happen. The thing that has to happen first is that the shutter has to close. It may look like it's down (rear curtain), but it may not be all the way down (I had this

Re: new to the list, + a repair question

2002-11-20 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
Well, if the jam is due to the shutter cycle not finishing, then it may not apply since the MX has a completly different shutter than the ME Super. BR From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Cotty, As opposed to my well reasoned (if brief) answer? vbg -frank

Re: new to the list, + a repair question

2002-11-20 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Bruce, I know (that's why I put the little disclaimer in there) that the shutters are different. I just thought it was a cheap and easy thing to try. Wouldn't hurt, although might not help either. My response to Cotty was just a joke... vbg cheers, frank Bruce Rubenstein wrote: Well,

Re: new to the list, + a repair question

2002-11-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Stephanie Stiavetti Subject: new to the list, + a repair question I tried to get one of my ME Supers to repeat your problem, unsuccessfully. If the mirror is locked up, but you cannot release the shutter, then the mechanism has come out of its sequence. You

RE: new to the list, + a repair question

2002-11-20 Thread Stephanie Stiavetti
PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 8:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: new to the list, + a repair question - Original Message - From: Stephanie Stiavetti Subject: new to the list, + a repair question I tried to get one of my ME Supers to repeat your problem

Re: new to the list, + a repair question

2002-11-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Stephanie Stiavetti Subject: RE: new to the list, + a repair question everyone, thanks for all of your input. I tried both of the suggestions below, as well as bruce's advice to lift the shutter manually, and nothing has worked. I decided to take

New to the list

2002-05-10 Thread Scott Nelson
Hi everyone, I've just joined the PDML. I've been reading it for a little while, but now I decided to take the plunge. I live in Vancouver, BC, and I've only been doing photography for just under a year. I'm also an avid mountaineer, rock climber and backcountry skier, so most of my

Re: New to the list

2002-05-10 Thread kleickly
Greetings and welcome! You certainly live in a beautiful place. I've been there several times and was overwhelmed by the breathtaking scenery everywhere. My daughter lives in the Pacific NW, so I try to get up to BC whenever I go to visit. She keeps telling me I have to go to Whistler (one

Re: New to the list

2002-05-10 Thread James Adams
Scott Good Morning , and welcome to the group. I live in Richmond, BC, so It's great to have another PDML'r in the area. BTW what equipment do you use? James - 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

Re: New to the list

2002-05-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Welcome, Scott. You'll enjoy this group. It's colorful. (Or is that colourful?) -- Collin Brendemuehl, KC8TKA --- Get over it. Dr. Laura -- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

Re: New to the list

2002-05-10 Thread Cotty
Hi Scott, Welcome aboard. If you've been reading it for a while, you won't need telling that it's a very good bunch of people here. It's even better contributing, cos all of a sudden the most amazing range of opinions come plopping into your In Box and you soon find yourself sat more getting

Re: New to the list

2002-05-10 Thread Scott Nelson
PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 8:37 AM Subject: Re: New to the list Scott Good Morning , and welcome to the group. I live in Richmond, BC, so It's great to have another PDML'r in the area. BTW what equipment do you use? James - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: New to the list

2001-04-16 Thread Rapture
Hi Eddie, welcome to the list. I believe there are lurkers from both Malaysia and Singapore but its good to hear from you. I saw your three pics, love them. Good patience there :) I am now in Taiwan and Taiwan seems to import quite a substantial amount of MZ-3 Limited Black body

Re: New to the list

2001-04-12 Thread S B Teoh
Will consider sending some images to the gallery after reading how to do it. My images have to be rescanned or scaled down to meet the requirements. I must add I visited the gallery again and enjoyed it tremendously!! Best Wishes Eddie - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

Re: New to the list

2001-04-12 Thread Rfsindg
Welcome Eddie, I saw your photos over at the site you mentioned, so you know how it works. Scaling stuff down is a simple resizing in almost anybody's software package. You'll have a welcome audience for whatever you post. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Will consider sending

Re: New to the list

2001-04-12 Thread William Robb
ot; [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: April 12, 2001 11:50 PM Subject: Re: New to the list Will consider sending some images to the gallery after reading how to do it. My images have to be rescanned or scaled down to meet the requirements. I must add I visited the gallery again a

Re: New to the list

2001-04-11 Thread S B Teoh
Hi All, I have just subscribe to the list and discovered the images at PUG!! Very nice!! I do mostly macrophotography and dabbled in some UV reflectance images. They can be seen at http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/windows/htmls/index9.htm showing macro shots of palm flowers not fruits as

New guy on list with question

2001-03-05 Thread Ohmymywldthg
Hello everybody from Mark W. in Silverton, OR. USA I got a question and a need I have bought a Pentax angle finder of about the spotmatic generation it works great but I can't figure out the focus? My eyes seem to compensate for where ever I turn it. If any body on the list knows of a site with

Re: New guy on list with question

2001-03-05 Thread Alan Chan
Hello everybody from Mark W. in Silverton, OR. USA I got a question and a need I have bought a Pentax angle finder of about the spotmatic generation it works great but I can't figure out the focus? My eyes seem to compensate for where ever I turn it. If any body on the list knows of a site with

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