Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, P. J. Alling wrote: Decimal inches seem so rational, and inches are more of a human scale than millimeters. Greeks call the centimeter the finger (width thereof). What is the inch associated with on humans? A 12th of a largish penis? No, make it a tenth. Actually, don't

RE: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Bob W
List Subject: Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, P. J. Alling wrote: Decimal inches seem so rational, and inches are more of a human scale than millimeters. Greeks call the centimeter the finger (width thereof). What is the inch associated with on humans

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Cotty
On 15/9/06, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Decimal inches seem so rational, and inches are more of a human scale than millimeters. I've got 305mm but never use it as a rule. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have 12 inches, but I don't use it as a rule. Paul On Sep 16, 2006, at 4:46 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, P. J. Alling wrote: Decimal inches seem so rational, and inches are more of a human scale than millimeters. Greeks call the centimeter the finger (width

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Darn. You beat me:-) Paul On Sep 16, 2006, at 5:21 AM, Cotty wrote: On 15/9/06, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Decimal inches seem so rational, and inches are more of a human scale than millimeters. I've got 305mm but never use it as a rule. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread David Savage
Cotty's is bigger by 0.2mm. Apparently he has 305mm Dave At 08:36 PM 16/09/2006, Paul Stenquist wrote: I have 12 inches, but I don't use it as a rule. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Doug Franklin
David Savage wrote: Cotty's is bigger by 0.2mm. Apparently he has 305mm Dave At 08:36 PM 16/09/2006, Paul Stenquist wrote: I have 12 inches, but I don't use it as a rule. Paul I knew a girl who had a foot fetish ... but she'd settle for seven or eight inches. -- Thanks, DougF

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/9/06, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty's is bigger by 0.2mm. Apparently he has 305mm LOL Just my shite eyesight. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

RE: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sat, 16 Sep 2006, Bob W wrote: What is the inch associated with on humans? The thumb bone which has the nail on - the distal phalange. Thanks Bob, very useful. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Sat, 16 Sep 2006, Bob W wrote: What is the inch associated with on humans? The thumb bone which has the nail on - the distal phalange. Thanks Bob, very useful. I must register a complaint here! How dare people use language like distal phalange when they know

RE: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Bob W
What is the inch associated with on humans? The thumb bone which has the nail on - the distal phalange. Thanks Bob, very useful. I must register a complaint here! How dare people use language like distal phalange when they know there are children reading this list? ;-) Don't

RE: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Bob W
] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: 16. september 2006 22:40 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds What is the inch associated with on humans? The thumb bone which has the nail on - the distal phalange. Thanks Bob, very useful. I must register

RE: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Tim Øsleby
Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds What is the inch associated with on humans? The thumb bone which has the nail on - the distal phalange. Thanks Bob, very useful. I must register a complaint here! How dare people use language like distal phalange when they know there are children reading

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/9/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: How dare people use language like distal phalange when they know there are children reading this list? I think Frank's away this weekend. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-15 Thread P. J. Alling
A number of people have been carping about how big the K10D is. I was doing a bit of thinking about that and decided to compare the published sizes of the *ist-Ds to the K10D, I wanted to use the D but I couldn't find the published data, and I was just too lazy to measure it.. I then

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-15 Thread David Savage
Some people read the specs, see the larger numbers, and become concerned. I find many people have a hard time visualising written numbers to real world scale. Going O.T. This is the first time I've ever come across someone who used the 1/10 inch scale. (admittedly I grew up with use every day

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-15 Thread P. J. Alling
Decimal inches seem so rational, and inches are more of a human scale than millimeters. David Savage wrote: Some people read the specs, see the larger numbers, and become concerned. I find many people have a hard time visualising written numbers to real world scale. Going O.T. This is the

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 15, 2006, at 7:59 PM, David Savage wrote: Some people read the specs, see the larger numbers, and become concerned. I find many people have a hard time visualising written numbers to real world scale. This photo from DPReview gives me the best feel for it ...