Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-12 Thread T Rittenhouse
I would guess he is refering to drum scans. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "Jan van Wijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 7:15 AM Subject: Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-12 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >I wouldn't be surprised if Canon had similar ratings on some of their newest printers. Although Epson is the leader, the others are working hard to catch up. Bruce< competition is good, in this case. the 2200 is in my sights for an upgrade to m

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-12 Thread Doug Franklin
Hi Boris, On Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:51:00 +0200, Boris Liberman wrote: > Both you and Doug scan at 4000 dpi resulting in roughly 24 MP files. > So no matter which DSLR you were to choose from available today, you > will be getting at most half of the pixels you usually get. Well, that's true, but d

Digital Print LE, WAS: Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-12 Thread Mike Johnston
> Is that true, that digital prints made using those type of printers can now > outlast regular prints made at a photo lab? Pretty much. There are a number of variables and unknowns: 1. Digital print LE (life expectancy) is a function of the ink/paper combination, not just one or the other. 2. P

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-12 Thread Cotty
>no, i mean 4x5 inch format slides at 8000 dpi at 16-bits/channel color >depth. he has four 120GB drives he uses for his working storage and >downconverts to 8 bits/channel enough so that one Photoshop image fits on a >single CD for archiving purposes. Great Scott! The world's gone mad :-) Cot _

Digital printing (was: Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA)

2003-01-12 Thread Cotty
>i took a one day photo workshop today. the guy shoots large format 4x5 and >scans his slides at 8000 dpi, the optical resolution of his scanner. >anything less, he says, and he loses quality that he can tell on his >exhibition prints, now of which are less than 8x10 inches. he also said >that for

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! JvW> Right, plus the fact that it might be full frame. JvW> In that case the 11mp would be ideal as primary camera, including (ultra) wide-angle JvW> and the cheaper, older APS-sized-sensor camera would be a good backup body and JvW> perfect for tele-shots as well ... I agree on the first.

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! RS> I would guess that anyone here who is critical of quality would be keen to RS> acquire a Pentax K mount 11MP DSLR (or better), lager files mean more RS> flexibility WRT post image manipulation and print sizes. Well, this is a valid point. I think I'd ask some questions to collect some da

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-09 Thread Cotty
>The important question >for digital is where this "good enough" line occurs for most folks, and >given a good price it could be lower than you think. I have no desire at this stage to move on from 6 MP. The images are stunning at this size and I see no reason to change. >Of course, I would also

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-09 Thread Leonard Paris
True. Cropping room never hurts, and being able to print salon-sized for shows and galleries would be a definite plus. I just hope I won't have to pay $8K to get it. And, truthfully, It won't cost more than $2K, if prices keep coming down. All I have to be able to do is wait for a while. Me

Re: Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-09 Thread akozak
Hi, do you know the price of Limited 43/1.9 and PZ-1p if available in your country (in $ please). Alek Użytkownik Iren & Henry Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >Dear all, > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>What's ironic is the fact that Canon can't keep up with demand on the D60, >>(try to findone in s

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-09 Thread Rob Studdert
On 9 Jan 2003 at 7:57, Mark Roberts wrote: > According to what I've read, any 10+ megapixel camera is likely to be > full-frame because at that point the pixel density of the sensor is starting to > exceed the resolution capabilities of lenses; there'd be no practical benefit in > going to 10 mega

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-09 Thread Mark Roberts
"Jan van Wijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Thu, 09 Jan 2003 23:21:39 +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: > >>> The ultimate result of camera+lens+photographer is photograph. Again, >>> unless you're serious professional (such as Michael Reichmann of >>> Luminous Landscape), you will keep getting excelle

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-09 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Thu, 09 Jan 2003 23:21:39 +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: >> The ultimate result of camera+lens+photographer is photograph. Again, >> unless you're serious professional (such as Michael Reichmann of >> Luminous Landscape), you will keep getting excellent photos with the >> equipment you have. That f

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-09 Thread Heiko Hamann
Hi Jtodd19261, on 09 Jan 03 you wrote in pentax.list: >stuff out way too early. How soon, if ever, will a Pentax DSLR become >available? I don't know, but for the Optio S they say that it is available within 2 or 4 weeks. I think that this is the only way to sell digital cameras - be fast.

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-09 Thread Rob Studdert
On 9 Jan 2003 at 11:30, Boris Liberman wrote: > The ultimate result of camera+lens+photographer is photograph. Again, > unless you're serious professional (such as Michael Reichmann of > Luminous Landscape), you will keep getting excellent photos with the > equipment you have. That for example wou

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-09 Thread John Mustarde
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003 00:44:51 EST, you wrote: snip >How soon, if ever, will a Pentax DSLR become >available? That's my worry - Pentax announces their DSLR, then drags their feet making it available for sale becuse it may or may not be fully engineered. Pentax' alleged mid-summer availability puts

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-09 Thread Dr E D F Williams
l Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 12:43 AM Subject: Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA > On 8 Jan 2003 at 17:24, Dr E D F Williams wrote: > > > It does not matter how noisy a signal i

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread JTodd19261
Every camera shop in America, except Smile in NY (who is asking $250 more than retail) is out of stock. Apparently Hong Kong has plenty, though. The sales person at Smile told me Can** was increasing their price by 15% on the D60 soon, and told me to buy their 'last one'. I think a D90 is pre

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Ryan K. Brooks
Regardless, the S/N ratio defines the ultimate dynamic range of the photo. R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I said extrascting signal from noise, not making up information that doesn't exist. BR "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: DSPs are great for applying dark noise offset, colour corr

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >I said extrascting signal from noise, not making up information that doesn't exist. BR< an image that becomes recognizable as a dog after processing doesn't mean that it is of sufficient quality to be useful as an ordinary photograph. you may li

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Jan 2003 at 19:02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I said extrascting signal from noise, not making up information that doesn't > exist. It's all about the sensors: http://www.kodak.com/global/plugins/acrobat/en/digital/ccd/papersArticles/ultima teSensor.pdf Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Te

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Blivit4
I said extrascting signal from noise, not making up information that doesn't exist. BR "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >DSPs are great for applying dark noise offset, colour correction, matrix >transforms, sharpening, contrast control and jpg compression to digital data >sets deri

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Jan 2003 at 17:24, Dr E D F Williams wrote: > It does not matter how noisy a signal is, if the information is there it can be > retrieved. In Electron Microscopy the images are often terribly noisy. For > ordered structures Fourier transforms, rotational symmetry, or a combination of > method

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Timothy Sherburne
Well, I guess I should rephrase my initial comment: if you have an application that can make good use of older technology, then that technology isn't "out of date". I have an old Connectix Quick Cam that I don't use anymore because I want features and a level of quality over what it has to offer.

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Keith Whaley
Totally true, Cotty. I bought my Epson PhotoPC 1.3 M-pixel camera rather early in the game. Paid a fair amount for it, I did, compared to what one gets today, but...I have enjoyed the heck out of it! It seems to ME like it gives me 3 megapixel images, because for whatever reason they look absolutel

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Peter Alling
Well if you don't include the F/ES mount you can still buy new lenses for the Spotmatic, just not from pentax. Service is still available from Pentax, for the LX. The PZ1p is still listed as a current model on the Pentax USA web site as of yesterday. Each of these are still usable, as consumable

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Wednesday, January 8, 2003, 2:22:34 PM, you wrote: >> Unless I see a quoted reference on who makes mony from what, I assume it's bogus. >"Everyone >> knows " is a meaninless >statement, unless someone can show where they got their >numbers. >> I also see facts extrapolated into fantasy. Thi

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread gfen
On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Timothy Sherburne wrote: > Maybe a few months isn't a big deal, but if you had purchased a digital > camera from the same era as the PZ-1, I think everyone would agree that it > is "out of date"! My Casio QV-10a is out of date? But.. its got 320x240 resolution pictures! -- ht

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Peter Alling
I assume product life. As opposed to the LX which had a product life of oh about 20 years. Digital technology is changing so quickly... Useable lifetime will be much longer. My question is if the cameras themselves last 20 years will there still be consumables available for them. At 07:29 PM 1

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Timothy Sherburne
Maybe a few months isn't a big deal, but if you had purchased a digital camera from the same era as the PZ-1, I think everyone would agree that it is "out of date"! t On 1/8/03 11:37 AM, Cotty wrote: >> DSLR sell so slowly and are so fast out of date > > This phrase is a non-sequitur. It does

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread gfen
On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Cotty wrote: > a few months ago, and if it is superseded at the PMA, fine. I would not > consider mine to be 'out of date', whatever that means. Would one > consider a PZ-1, or an LX, or a Spotmatic 'out of date' right now? If it Absolutely. Well, sort of absolutely. The Spot

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Cotty
>DSLR sell so slowly and are so fast out of date This phrase is a non-sequitur. It does not mean a thing. I bought a DSLR a few months ago, and if it is superseded at the PMA, fine. I would not consider mine to be 'out of date', whatever that means. Would one consider a PZ-1, or an LX, or a Spo

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Image processing can be done in real time on an optical bench, but its more difficult. Don< and that is the key. i can do all kinds of things with hours per image to do the processing, huge amounts of memory, and stuff like that. have you seen r

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Dr E D F Williams
/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 - Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 4:35 PM Subject: Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA > On 8

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Mike Johnston
> Pentax is therefore again planning something obsolete before even it reach > the market. *sigh*... Let's wait to at least get a description of the product before drawing Chicken-Little conclusions, shall we? Sorry, but I get tired of these dire pronouncements based on speculations about possi

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 08.01.03 15:17, Herb Chong at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> No, this is what DSPs are all about: extracting signal from noise. It's > been done for years all over the place. > > BR< > > extracting a signal and extracting a smooth signal are t

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Pål Jensen
Tom wrote: > Supposed to be a updated model digital. There is no information other than > it is in the works. So your guess is as good as anybodies. What would you > like it to be? As Pentax have recently claimed that their digital camera will have a lifespan of six months, it seems likely it i

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Pål Jensen
> Unless I see a quoted reference on who makes mony from what, I assume it's bogus. >"Everyone knows " is a meaninless >statement, unless someone can show where they got >their numbers. I also see facts extrapolated into fantasy. Things like: >"Nikon lost >money on the F3 in last few years of p

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >No, this is what DSPs are all about: extracting signal from noise. It's been done for years all over the place. BR< extracting a signal and extracting a smooth signal are two different things. i've done a bit of digital image processing and anal

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Pål Jensen
Ryan wrote: > It's not well known to me... so do yo have a source? These product > lines are making money- my only source is a kodak person, and each > product has a business case behind it (and obviously this is w/o glass > revenue). It is printed in every industry magazine or photo magaz

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Pål Jensen
> What's ironic is the fact that Canon can't keep up with demand on the D60, > (try to findone in stock anywhere) yet an entire year later they plan to > offer a D90? Who are they kidding. They put the stuff out before they make > them. Very untrue. Canon have no problem making enough D60

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Pål Jensen
Henry wrote: > How about a high-low combination on show in PMA2003: > 1. 6mp D-SLR with sony APS-sized sensor on the MZ-S body, as promised by > Pentax earlier to be sold under US$1200 in Spring 2003. They din't promise this camera built on the MZ-S chassis. > 2. 10mp Foveon full-frame D-SLR

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Jan 2003 at 8:16, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > No, this is what DSPs are all about: extracting signal from noise. It's been > done for years all over the place. DSPs are great for applying dark noise offset, colour correction, matrix transforms, sharpening, contrast control and jpg compressio

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-08 Thread Blivit4
No, this is what DSPs are all about: extracting signal from noise. It's been done for years all over the place. BR Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >sorry, garbage in, garbage out. no amount of digital processing can >compensate for noise in the system, and nonlinearities in the analog s

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-07 Thread Ryan K. Brooks
Rick Diaz wrote: >Do you have any data to back this up? It's a pretty bold statement that >folks are putting this much R&D into a product line and not making a >profit. I'm sure Canon made something on the $8k I just gave them. >What about the cost of not capturing market share? This is a we

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-07 Thread Peter Alling
If they can hit a lower price point it won't be obsolete. At 02:03 PM 1/8/2003 +0800, you wrote: Dear all, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's ironic is the fact that Canon can't keep up with demand on the D60, (try to findone in stock anywhere) yet an entire year later they plan to offer a D90?

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-07 Thread Alan Chan
Perhaps they didn't expect the D60 was selling so well. regards, Alan Chan What's ironic is the fact that Canon can't keep up with demand on the D60, (try to findone in stock anywhere) yet an entire year later they plan to offer a D90? Who are they kidding. They put the stuff out before they

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-07 Thread Iren & Henry Chu
Dear all, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's ironic is the fact that Canon can't keep up with demand on the D60, (try to findone in stock anywhere) yet an entire year later they plan to offer a D90? Who are they kidding. They put the stuff out before they make them. In fact, there are lot of st

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-07 Thread Rick Diaz
>Do you have any data to back this up? It's a pretty bold statement that >folks are putting this much R&D into a product line and not making a >profit. I'm sure Canon made something on the $8k I just gave them. >What about the cost of not capturing market share? This is a well known industry fact. 

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA > What's ironic is the fact that Canon can't keep up with demand on the D60, > (try to findone in stock anywhere) yet an entire year later they plan to > offer a D

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-07 Thread JTodd19261
What's ironic is the fact that Canon can't keep up with demand on the D60, (try to findone in stock anywhere) yet an entire year later they plan to offer a D90? Who are they kidding. They put the stuff out before they make them.

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-07 Thread Alan Chan
Actually I have no plan to buy DSLR yet. However, if the coming Pentax DSLR was shelfed again, I cannot imagine how many more bad things could happen to Pentax. I certainly don't want to see Pentax losing too much ground, and eventually out of business. :( regards, Alan Chan Alan, Are you sa

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-07 Thread Ryan K. Brooks
Rick Diaz wrote: --- Peter Jansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "Let's hope the price of D100 & D60 won't be dropping so fast it killed the Pentax again. :(" Peter, at current retail prices, only the stores are making money. Manufacturers like Canon, Nikon and what not loose money on DSLR.

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-07 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >However, these things will improve, but I think the CCD device is just a piece of hardware in a digital camera, like a shutter block to a zoom compact. Everybody uses shutter blocks made by Seiko, but do these shutter blocks made better pictures

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-07 Thread Rick Diaz
--- Peter Jansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Let's hope the price of D100 & D60 won't be > dropping > so fast it killed the Pentax again. :(" Peter, at current retail prices, only the stores are making money. Manufacturers like Canon, Nikon and what not loose money on DSLR. Price drops are co

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-07 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 07.01.03 8:17, Alan Chan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If you ask me, I'd say what Pentax need is an array of high quality consumer > zooms, which have never been the strength of Pentax systems. Canon, Minolta > and Nikon have been offering and selling these zooms for many years, and > that's w

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-07 Thread Rfsindg
Alan, Wow, I'm not of that opinion at all. If Pentax users wanted an array of expensive zooms they would own Nikon, Canon, or Minolta instead. Pentax made a choice long ago to stick with sharp prime lenses and only do cheaper consumer zooms (ignoring the FA28-70/2.8 and FA 80-200/2.8). Rega

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-06 Thread Alan Chan
If you ask me, I'd say what Pentax need is an array of high quality consumer zooms, which have never been the strength of Pentax systems. Canon, Minolta and Nikon have been offering and selling these zooms for many years, and that's what most people wanted. But Pentax just stay with low quality

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-06 Thread Peter Jansen
"Let's hope the price of D100 & D60 won't be dropping so fast it killed the Pentax again. :(" What killed the Pentax was the lousy 6 MP Phillips chip. Contax used it & look at the results: a disaster. Thankfully Pentax pulled it. Now that technology & chip quality is much better & cheaper, it sho

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-06 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, "Iren & Henry Chu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Let's hope the price of D100 & D60 won't be dropping so fast it killed the > >Pentax again. :( well, at 6mp this is a bit disappointing, I hope there is a 'pro' version available, but at least it is a starting poi

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-06 Thread Iren & Henry Chu
Let's hope the price of D100 & D60 won't be dropping so fast it killed the Pentax again. :( regards, Alan Chan Very likely as there are rumours that Canon will release D90 in the coming PMA Regards, Henry Chu _ MSN 8 helps

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-06 Thread Alan Chan
Pentax will introduce a 6mp Digital SLR using their existing "K" mount lenses at PMA in March. It will compete with the D100, D60 etc but sell for less. There has been no mention of it using a full-size chip, nor will it use Fovean technology. The new DSLR should be on the dealers' shelves by mid-s

Re: Pentax DSLR: e-mail from Pentax USA

2003-01-06 Thread T Rittenhouse
I tried to post this over the weekend, but for some reason it would not go through, maybe this time. Leak from my usual source. Pentax will introduce a 6mp Digital SLR using their existing "K" mount lenses at PMA in March. It will compete with the D100, D60 etc but sell for less. There has been n