Re: Test - New to the list (another new to the list!)

2003-11-17 Thread Rfsindg
Welcome aboard Andy. You'll have to send some pictures to the monthly Pentax Users Gallery. I always enjoy seeing far away people places. Regards, Bob S. near Chicago [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My name is Andy Chang from Taiwan. I bought my Pentax 5 years ago when I was in UK. The choice of

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2003-11-17 Thread moesg
). Regards, Winston -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 4:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Test - New to the list Winston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks! It's exciting already! I'm waiting for my 24/2 AL

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2003-11-17 Thread Winston
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 12:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Test - New to the list Winston, Welcome to the list. I am really surprised by your statement about your country having nothing to offer except Bali. I was very lucky to have the opportunity to travel

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2003-11-16 Thread Winston
Hi Guys, This is my first posting here. Just joined. Thanks! Winston Tan

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2003-11-16 Thread mike wilson
Greetings from the UK. Strap yourself in and prepare for an exciting ride.. mike Winston wrote: Hi Guys, This is my first posting here. Just joined. Thanks! Winston Tan

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2003-11-16 Thread graywolf
Welcome aboard. Winston wrote: Hi Guys, This is my first posting here. Just joined. Thanks! Winston Tan -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.

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2003-11-16 Thread Winston
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Test - New to the list Greetings from the UK. Strap yourself in and prepare for an exciting ride.. mike Winston wrote: Hi Guys, This is my first posting here. Just joined. Thanks! Winston Tan

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2003-11-16 Thread Steve Larson
Welcome aboard! Need someone to carry your gear in Bali (I`m cheap)? Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Winston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 8:29 AM Subject: RE: Test - New to the list Thanks! It's exciting

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2003-11-16 Thread Winston
- From: Steve Larson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 12:01 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Test - New to the list Welcome aboard! Need someone to carry your gear in Bali (I`m cheap)? Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California

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2003-11-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Steve Larson Subject: Re: Test - New to the list Welcome aboard! Need someone to carry your gear in Bali (I`m cheap)? He's also strong.. William Robb

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2003-11-16 Thread Winston
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 4:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Test - New to the list Winston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks! It's exciting already! I'm waiting for my 24/2 AL and battery pack for my *ist from BH. Couldn't wait to put it to the test. I'm going

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2003-11-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Winston Subject: RE: Test - New to the list Too bad I have no web sites. My country has nothing to offer - except Bali. If you are offering Bali, I hear it is warm there... Whatcha want for it? Maybe we could trade you Quebec for it??? William Robb

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2003-11-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Winston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Winston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks! It's exciting already! I'm waiting for my 24/2 AL and battery pack for my *ist from BH. Couldn't wait to put it to the test. I'm going to Bali next week Yeehaaa!!!

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2003-11-16 Thread Winston
Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 6:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Test - New to the list - Original Message - From: Winston Subject: RE: Test - New to the list Too bad I have no web sites. My country has nothing

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2003-11-16 Thread Winston
Mark, I don't know about other Pentax lenses too, but lately I found out that I like Pentax's color rendition and sharpness better than Nikon's. Comparing 77/1.8 with Nikkor AF 85/1.8 (one of Nikon's sharpest) shows that 77 offers more 'separation' between focused object and background (3D

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2003-11-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Winston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know about other Pentax lenses too, but lately I found out that I like Pentax's color rendition and sharpness better than Nikon's. Comparing 77/1.8 with Nikkor AF 85/1.8 (one of Nikon's sharpest) shows that 77 offers more 'separation' between focused

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2003-11-16 Thread Rfsindg
Winston, You are going to love the FA24/2.0. I like it more than the 43/1.9 or 77/1.8. I purchased mine a long time ago, and fell in love with it when I got the results back. Some of the shots had an almost magical 3 dimensional quality. I quit using my 28mm f2.8 after I saw these results.

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2003-11-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Sunday, November 16, 2003, at 06:46 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Hope we get to see some of your photos in the Pentax User's Gallery (PUG for short). If you haven't had a look yet, it's at http://pug.komkon.org/ Don't worry, Winston. If your photos appear in the PUG that doesn't mean they've