Re: photographing cigarette smoke

2003-10-20 Thread Doug Brewer
On Monday, October 20, 2003, at 06:17 PM, Kevin Waterson wrote: My lighting was set up with two heads with 2 stops difference placed like subject |__| Light Light

Re: LXist

2003-10-29 Thread Doug Brewer
At 02:06 PM 10/29/03, throwing caution to the wind, jtainter wrote: Will Robb wrote: 'Plural of LX is LXs. As in, "I have three LXs".' So, Wheatfield, do you have: A flock of LXs? A herd of LXs? A gaggle of LXs? An exaltation of LXs? Grammarians on the list, please help. Joe a coven

Re: My eBay listings

2003-11-10 Thread Doug Brewer
Reel him in, Jerome. He went for it. At 09:57 AM 11/10/03, throwing caution to the wind, William Robb wrote: Well, you just fucked yourself as far as I am concerned. You are either trying to sell defective equipment, or you are too stupid to live. Either way, I wouldn't be buying equipment from y

Re: Oh, this is rich

2003-11-10 Thread Doug Brewer
On Monday, November 10, 2003, at 09:29 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: Yesterday I tried my Tokina AT-X AF 400 f5.6 on the *ist D. Well, Pentax Photo Browser identifies the lens as "smc Pentax-F 35-70mmF3.5-4.5" and the focal length as 400 mm. Earth calling Pentax Joe How is it a Pentax problem

Re: OT: 11 am

2003-11-11 Thread Doug Brewer
we gonna pitch a bitch at 11:30 Doug "obscure references R us" Brewer

Re: I feel like Mike Johnston

2003-11-14 Thread Doug Brewer
At 07:47 AM 11/14/03, throwing caution to the wind, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Yep, I'm in a mood to rant a little ... and it ain't even Sunday Okay, everyone, listen up. Shel only wants us to talk about what Shel is interested in. Before you send a post to the list, please send it to Shel first an

RE: B&H Digital Catalogue

2003-11-14 Thread Doug Brewer
At 11:06 AM 11/14/03, throwing caution to the wind, tom wrote: The really imopressive catalog is the *lighting* book. Omigawd. tv Yeah, that's a fun book. Doug "snoots..." Brewer

Re: Annsan and *ist D and Godzilla

2003-11-18 Thread Doug Brewer
At 08:44 AM 11/18/03, throwing caution to the wind, Bill Owens wrote: > > We'll need some veils and a snake :-) > NO! That may cause tv and Jessica to Belly Dance. Bill I could handle Jessica belly dancing.

Re: My first sale!

2003-11-20 Thread Doug Brewer
At 11:46 AM 11/20/03, throwing caution to the wind, Bill Owens wrote: One of the members of our church asked for a copy of this. The first sale of one of my images. Little Brown Church in the Vale: http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=47 Bill woohoo. Now

I'm off

2003-11-26 Thread Doug Brewer
boy, now =there= is a straight line... Couple things: I had the extreme good fortune to receive a visit from the currently hobbled E Reed, late of the PDML, and her entourage, including spouse and two exceptional offspring. It was truly an honor for me. It is possibly true that young Mrs. Reed

Re: back from KY road trip

2003-12-02 Thread Doug Brewer
On Tuesday, December 2, 2003, at 09:13 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm back. As am I. Been back for a couple of days, but pretty busy. I was glad to get to meet you and the family, Eleanor. Doug

Re: Count me in?

2003-12-07 Thread Doug Brewer
On Sunday, December 7, 2003, at 05:14 PM, Cotty wrote: On 7/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Their website is: http://www.grandfather.com/events/nphoto.htm#register AFAIK the only way to register is to send them a check or money order. No credit cards accepted anywhere on the mountain. Tha

Re: Mad Lenses on *ist D

2003-12-08 Thread Doug Brewer
At 02:57 PM 12/8/03, throwing caution to the wind, Cotty wrote: Okay, here's a poser for you *ist D users. What's the maddest lens you've had on your Pentax DSLR? Gotta be the A*135mm f/1.8 ? Anyone tried that? Anyone using the brilliant A*85mm f/1.4? Anyone tried the 600 f/4? Anyone mad as a h

Re: Mad Lenses on *ist D

2003-12-08 Thread Doug Brewer
At 03:44 PM 12/8/03, throwing caution to the wind, Mark Roberts wrote: > >At GFM, we'll be running the istd on a Tak 1000/8... It's a portrait lens for shy people. Last time Bill Fortney was at GFM, I pitched a new book idea to him-- Portraits From 500 Feet-- but he didn't bite. There's always J

Re: OT: Wierd place names

2003-12-10 Thread Doug Brewer
At 11:56 AM 12/10/03, throwing caution to the wind, Peter Jordan wrote: I live in a village in Scotland and my home address gives much amusement to locals when people try to pronounce it. I live in a place called "Haugh of Urr". Prize to any correct pronunications. um...hoover? Culzean Castle (C

This just in to PDML-- a cry for help with research project

2003-12-11 Thread Doug Brewer
Begin forwarded message: Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Ross Cidlowski ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) on Thursday, December 11, 2003 at 18:06:19 comments: hi im looking for famous photos or famous events taken with a pentax camera for a research project. please help!

Re: what a great place!

2003-01-22 Thread Doug Brewer
Picture this, Steve: One tripod. One asphalt path. One $7500 Pentax SMCP-FA* 250-600mm f/5.6 ED IF. Gravity. Bottom line: it happens. Doug At 09:45 AM 1/22/03, you wrote: Yes, I feel pretty crappy about the lens! I`m the one that broke Frank`s lens. Now I`m probably out at least $100 to have

Re: OT: Obnoxious Sonofabitch Copyeditor

2003-01-23 Thread Doug Brewer
Do we =really= need to start up another guns/weapons/geopolitical penis-measuring debate? I would vote no. At 01:05 PM 1/23/03, you wrote: William Robb wrote: > What is the time span needed for something to be called a weapon of mass > destruction (if we are going to put the term into the la

Re: I had a nice day (LX images)

2003-01-23 Thread Doug Brewer
Congratulations, Arnold. Now is when the fun begins. At 01:38 PM 1/23/03, you wrote: I woul happily like to share with the list the reason for which I could not (as had been planned) join Boz on his successfull Pentax Day, which I had arranged: Even for a Pentax enthusiast sometimes there are

Re: How is Asahi pronounced?

2003-01-23 Thread Doug Brewer
As of Oct 1, 2002, it's pronounced "Pentax." At 11:29 AM 1/23/03, you wrote: Is it AHH-sah-HEE or ahh-SAH-high or something else entirely? Dan Scott

Re: Goodbye!

2003-01-31 Thread Doug Brewer
Though we've had our differences, which I truly regret, I hate to see you go, as I hate to lose any of our members. Good luck in your endeavors and remember that you are always welcome on the PDML. Doug former Dart Swinger owner At 04:39 PM 1/31/03, you wrote: After exactly three years on this

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics,not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed withoutrancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-01 Thread Doug Brewer
I'd like to thank you, Bill, for your reminder that all Americans are evil and deserve all the tragedies that come our way. I'd especially like to thank you for reminding us here on the Pentax list, where we are supposed to celebrate our commonality as people and photographers no matter our nati

Re: Shit, Crap & Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics,not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowedwithout rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Doug Brewer
At 10:28 AM +01002/2/03, Arnold Stark wrote, or at least typed: >Hello Doug, > >>I'm not inconsistent. My position has been and will continue to be that politics has >no place here on the PDML. >> >Would you say the same if we had PDML members in Bagdad? I do not keep up with where members li

Re: Grandfather Mountain

2003-02-07 Thread Doug Brewer
They can't hold it without me. Doug at least, that's what I tell myself At 03:22 PM 2/7/03, you wrote: Who else is planning to make it?

Re: usefilm.com and talking about photography

2003-02-09 Thread Doug Brewer
ya know, if you want to talk about photography, you just have to introduce the subject. seems simple enough, dunnit? At 9:07 PM +2/9/03, Paul Stenquist wrote, or at least typed: >I've been spending some time on usefilm. com. I was originally drawn >there by the flower photo contest (sorry M

Re: Superior Pentax

2003-02-10 Thread Doug Brewer
Does it? I'd sure like to see some examples you've done with Portra 800. Doug At 4:24 PM -08002/9/03, Matt Greene wrote, or at least typed: >> > >I have no idea of what film sped you were using. But >Iimprovesilm inproves your chances over any other >speeds. Nearly any camera/flash combinat

Re: Megapixels required for an 8X10 print?

2003-02-10 Thread Doug Brewer
Welcome back, Mafud. At 9:14 PM -08002/10/03, Matt Greene wrote, or at least typed: >> >While it may be obvious that one 35mm print or another >may be discernable from Medium Format, a properly >exposed, properly focused 35mm negative, say Portra >160, when properly printed, can easily rival

Re: posting eBay auctions - final remarks

2003-02-10 Thread Doug Brewer
okay, just to get this clear. I don't have time to watch ebay every day, and generally just glance at it every week or so, less often if I'm busy, so I have a question. If I hop over to ebay and stumble across an incredible deal, say, a 67II system that my next door neighbor is selling because h

Re: Megapixels required for an 8X10 print?

2003-02-10 Thread Doug Brewer
my own personal opinion, Bruce (and it's just between the two of us), having shot a few miles of MF and a few more miles of 35mm, is that a good photo will overcome its format. Doug At 9:53 PM -08002/10/03, Bruce Dayton wrote, or at least typed: >Doug, > >Yeah, I was trying to figure out exa

Re: Slow list. How 'bout some flower photos to liven things up? ;-)

2003-02-11 Thread Doug Brewer
might as well trot these out again: http://www.alphoto.com/floral1.jpg http://www.alphoto.com/floral4.jpg Doug At 01:31 PM 2/11/03, Wendy wrote: Here's mine http://pug.komkon.org/02jul/tulip.html ---

Re: Re: Slow list. How 'bout some flower photos to liven thingsup? ;-)

2003-02-11 Thread Doug Brewer
natural light, yup. thanks, Doug At 02:47 PM 2/11/03, you wrote: Very nice, Doug(for colour) Natural light i assume. Dave

Re: While were on tubes and flowers

2003-02-11 Thread Doug Brewer
Mafud, I'd sure like to see some samples of those hot-selling flower photos. Can we see some of them online? Or let us know your fair schedule so we can come out and see them. Doug At 4:19 PM -08002/11/03, Mafud, wearing his Matt Greene "disguise," wrote, or at least typed: >> -- Douglas

Fwd: Urgent

2003-02-12 Thread Doug Brewer
This just in from Chris Brogden: A friend of mine is looking to buy or rent a Pentax stereo adapter, the kind that fit onto the front of a lens to allow for stereo photography. He doesn't need the stereo viewer, just the adapter that fits on the lens. He's working within a pretty tight time

Re: While were on tubes and flowers

2003-02-12 Thread Doug Brewer
At 12:41 PM 2/12/03, Mafud wrote: I used to be a photographer at dog shows. It took about two shows for me to discover that most of the male professional handlers and groomers, even a vet or two, were homosexuals. A lot of "Hair Stylists", barbers and "Cosmetologists" are Gay; but you already knew

Re: Cheapest k-mount body

2003-02-12 Thread Doug Brewer
At 01:20 PM 2/12/03, Mark wrote: Probably he's just in a bad mood because of being hit on by a gay florist. And because Pentax is about to switch to a totally-non-backwards-compatible lens mount and send special agents into all our homes to confiscate all our old-style k-mount gear. Tempers get

incidentally...

2003-02-12 Thread Doug Brewer
...anyone who has recently come into my crosshairs for off-topic behavior is now free to take advantage of this one-time offer to take me to task for my recent savaging of Mafudkirklandmatt, if you so desire. order before midnight tomorrow. operators are standing by yr hmbl svt Doug

Re: Favorite "Backpack" style photo bag?

2003-02-13 Thread Doug Brewer
At 12:01 PM 2/13/03, you wrote: LowePro Mini Trekker. Yep.

Re: do you practice any other arts?

2003-02-14 Thread Doug Brewer
At 06:20 AM 2/14/03, Mike wrote: Doug wrote: > hmmm. Dan has apparently read and digested "Drawing on the Right Side of the > Brain." ...which would also be a nice book recommendation for Amita. --Mike Indeed. Searching through the vast emptiness of my brain, I've also stumbled on "The Awake

Re: Mike's kryptonite?

2003-02-14 Thread Doug Brewer
Audrey 2 At 11:07 AM 2/14/03, you wrote: On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, Christian Skofteland wrote: > What was the name of the plant in "Little Shop of Horrors"? Audrey, after the protagonist's love interest. -- http://www.infotainment.org <-> more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eight

Re: Now OT: Nikkor 45mm lenses (was Re: If Pentax just made _ONE_ real, old-style Pentax . . .)

2003-02-14 Thread Doug Brewer
mm.77 Homer (doug) At 01:55 PM 2/14/03, you wrote: Bruce, First I gotta get the 85 or 77. Then maybe the 43mm? Michael

Re: METERS and a few ???'s

2003-02-15 Thread Doug Brewer
At 1:12 PM -05002/15/03, Otis C. Wright, Jr. wrote: >Doug Brewer wrote: > >>Before jumping into the river of frustration that is adapting zone principles to >35mm, you may wish to shoot a few hundred more rolls of film, >> > Interesting, but what does one

Re: My Official TOPDML photo

2003-02-19 Thread Doug Brewer
Aaron is the popsicle guy. Then there's Brendan, David and Frank. At 02:14 PM 2/19/03, you wrote: >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1310244 The guy on the far left appears to be sucking on one of those humungous popsicles. Can we have a left-to-right ID please? Thanx Cotty

Re: fps, was: N80 / Elan 7, WAS: *ist complete specifications

2003-02-19 Thread Doug Brewer
It's not just fps. It's also how fast the camera is ready for the next shot. Doug shoots pretty slowly anyway At 03:49 PM 2/19/03, you wrote: > IMO, fps is the most over rated feature of any camera. C'mon now, how many > of us really use it? I'd wager that less than 1% of users seldom, if eve

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #46

2003-02-21 Thread Doug Brewer
Yup. Already waved a chicken at it. It's running again. Doug At 04:25 PM 2/21/03, you wrote: Calling all Kentuckians, Digests have stopped again --Mike, from the sound-proof booth P.S. The next Sunday Morning Photographer is about Pentax again...oh boy...oh no Mike Johnston _

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #46

2003-02-21 Thread Doug Brewer
Trade secret, Peter. You understand. Doug At 10:01 PM -05002/21/03, Peter Alling wrote, or at least typed: >Was that an organically grown free range chicken or the regular supermarket variety, >enquiring minds want to know. > >At 04:38 PM 2/21/2003 -0500, you wrote: >>Yup. Already waved a chic

Re: Digital *ist news

2003-02-26 Thread Doug Brewer
hmmm. Where =is= BR? At 12:43 PM 2/26/03, you wrote: Been saving this one in my "keepers" file for some time now: > Thinking that Pentax will start selling an up to date DSLR, when > they've sold nothing more than simple P&S digital cameras, is pure > fantasy. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writ

bitch and moan

2003-02-27 Thread Doug Brewer
bitch moan bitch moan bitch moan bitch moan bitch moan bitch moan bitch moan bitch moan bitch moan

Re: Weird Dream (was: Re: *ist photos)

2003-02-28 Thread Doug Brewer
Freud would have a field day with that one. At 08:32 AM 2/28/03, you wrote: Ken Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "I think I just fell in lust again.for the tenth time today." I responded: "In the 1970s, lyricist/composer Stephen Schwartz (Pippin, Working, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Da

The *ist D

2003-02-28 Thread Doug Brewer
At the risk of sounding reasonable, I think there are only a few questions to ask when contemplating whether to purchase the new Pentax DSLR. 1.) Does it take pictures? I'll assume it does. 2.) Does it get in the way of taking those pictures? Can't be answered without actually holding it in th

Re: All Is Right In The Pentax World!

2003-02-28 Thread Doug Brewer
If Victoria's Secret is any indication, thongs seem to have panned out pretty well. At 04:11 PM 2/28/03, Shaun wrote: Let's wait and see how thongs pan outshall we? Cheers Shaun

Re: A high end audio analogy...

2003-02-28 Thread Doug Brewer
At 1:43 PM -08002/28/03, Tom Davis wrote, or at least typed: > >The last thing Pentax-folk hold onto is nostalgia for the history of innovation that >is beginning to get >long in the tooth a while ago now, and that was analogue, not digital, >innovation. > >Tom I wonder why it seems required o

RE: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-05 Thread Doug Brewer
At 09:19 AM 3/5/03, you wrote: This has got to be the funniest activity that occurs on this list - people who'd have a tough time figuring out how much to charge for an 8x10 telling a multi-national corporation how much to charge for something as complicated as a camera. tv

Re: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-05 Thread Doug Brewer
But the pricing has to be innovative, original, =sexy= enough to set the product apart from the competition, doesn't it? At 09:41 AM 3/5/03, you wrote: Tom wrote: > This has got to be the funniest activity that occurs on this list - > people who'd have a tough time figuring out how much to charg

RE: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-07 Thread Doug Brewer
Ah. Well, I saw the $1600 price here on the list as well, but I've heard nothing about it elsewhere, so I don't know how solid that guess is. Since the specs for the camera have not been finalized, I'd say it would be difficult to predict what the price will be. At 11:34 AM 3/7/03, you wrote: D

Re: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-07 Thread Doug Brewer
Nevertheless, if a camera is expected to sell out without yet having a set price, it's foolish to suggest the camera should be sold cheaper than it could be. At 11:38 AM 3/7/03, Pål wrote: Not to be negative but hardly any digital camera is made for meeting demand. Nothing scare the manufactur

Re: OT: Question For You "Professional" photogs out there

2003-03-07 Thread Doug Brewer
Just show the good stuff, Dave. I think you have learned that. At 6:46 PM -05003/7/03, David Chang-Sang wrote, or at least typed: > >My question to all of you: >How do YOU handle your proofs when handing them back to clients? Do you >sort and only hand the good ones back or do you give them the

Re: KAF3 lens mount already here?

2003-03-10 Thread Doug Brewer
Why on Earth would you hand hold 1000mm? At 02:30 PM 3/10/03, you wrote: I didn't appreciate before I'd tried it how much the image shakes when you're holding 1000mm of telephoto by hand.

Re: KAF3 lens mount already here?

2003-03-10 Thread Doug Brewer
At 04:04 PM 3/10/03, you wrote: Doug Brewer said: > Why on Earth would you hand hold 1000mm? > All the usual reasons. Faster maneuvering, faster setup time when I go from a shorter lens to 1000mm, one less thing to carry, especially when I'm mainly going from point A to point B and bri

Re: Why America and not France

2003-03-18 Thread Doug Brewer
There are better places for your political opinions. Find them and have a good time. Just leave the PDML out of it. At 09:34 AM 3/18/03, Burt wrote: more inflammatory rhetoric

Re: Let's do it.

2003-03-20 Thread Doug Brewer
Ulan Bator, of course At 08:46 AM 3/20/03, throwing caution to the wind, mike wilson wrote: Hi, Runing about 24hours behind threads on the archive, so this may already have been covered. There is only one place a universal PDML meet could be. It's the place where Pentax usually debuts its announ

Re: Unusual Pentax ME table lighter

2003-03-20 Thread Doug Brewer
Yep, I have one I got on ebay a few years ago. Don't remember what I paid for it. It's a nice item, certainly something to show off. Doug At 12:05 PM 3/20/03, throwing caution to the wind, Joe Wilensky wrote: I won this auction yesterday -- has anyone ever seen this particular Pentax item? <

Re: Is the list or digest down?

2003-04-04 Thread Doug Brewer
The digest choked some time yesterday. I waved the chicken this morning and it should be back up and running soon. Doug list witch doc At 11:12 AM 4/4/03, throwing caution to the wind, Butch Black wrote: Hi; I haven't received a digest since 4/2. Is it down or is it me? (or is it Memorex?)

Re: Moving on!

2003-04-04 Thread Doug Brewer
A.) This isn't a newsgroup. B.) We absolutely can ask that discussion be confined to the list's stated topic. We don't go to the politics list and demand to be able to discuss Pentax cameras. At 04:42 PM 4/4/03, throwing caution to the wind, Cycad wrote: Oh, come on. Something as big as a war

Re: Moving on!

2003-04-04 Thread Doug Brewer
So you object to Bruce belittling the French, but you think it's okay for you to belittle Americans. What an interesting double standard you have. At 2:49 AM +02004/5/03, Lasse Karlsson wrote, or at least typed: >- Original Message - >From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <

Re: Leaving list for a while

2004-10-14 Thread Doug Brewer
Hope you get feeling better, Vic, and come back to see us. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Folks: I know you do not hear much from me lately but I've been a little preocupied with some medical problems that I have been trying to deal with. I think I'll be leaving the list soon to concentrate on getti

Re: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

2004-01-05 Thread Doug Brewer
Tanya, You know, I've stayed out of all of your threads, since I figured if you didn't catch on to the idea of charging a proper amount for your work a couple of years ago, you weren't going to catch on. But for some reason I feel compelled to give you a little wake-up call. Please understand

Re: OT - Digital B/W or Colour ?

2004-01-06 Thread Doug Brewer
At 01:29 PM 1/6/04, throwing caution to the wind, Shel Belinkoff wrote: maybe I just don't give much thought any more to how a photograph was made, and spend more time considering the results. Hang on, I need to find my family and give them a kiss. I'm pretty sure the end of the world is upo

Re: wedding photography...ugh!

2004-01-06 Thread Doug Brewer
On Tuesday, January 6, 2004, at 03:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree. I recall Doug Brewer recently telling Tanya that, although she was talented, many of her shots looked like recycled versions of other people's ideas. "Perhaps that is true", I said to myself, "but

Re: Unsubscribe

2004-01-10 Thread Doug Brewer
Yeah, insulting everyone is always a good way to start off. On Saturday, January 10, 2004, at 09:13 PM, Rebekah Gonzalez wrote: Ok thanks Paul. Actually I just subscribed to the digest instead, and I could share my overpowering opinion with anyone, so I was just trying to get into the discussio

Re: Digests tardy

2004-01-12 Thread Doug Brewer
At 02:29 AM 1/12/04, throwing caution to the wind, Cotty wrote: Just a quick note that is probably already known about but I mention it here because there's no way I can know if it's known about (a sort of known unknown) Haven't received any digests for at least 10 hours now, which is highly u

Re: OT: TV License Cost

2004-01-21 Thread Doug Brewer
At 01:58 PM 1/21/04, throwing caution to the wind, Bob W wrote: Hi, > It was commonly > thought that most if them were placebos that were sent out now and again > to patrol low-income housing and apartment areas in an effort to frighten > offenders into nipping out to the Post Office and buying a

Best pix of 2003

2004-01-28 Thread Doug Brewer
Just had this link sent to me. Some excellent stuff. http://www.fifth-essence.com/archive/bestpix2003/index.htm

Re: Best pix of 2003

2004-01-28 Thread Doug Brewer
At 10:48 AM 1/28/04, throwing caution to the wind, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Mostly pap, cute animal pics, and flashy colors. A few "nice" pics. Surprisingly lacking by comparison is reportage or documentary work. The mother and child escaping from the fighting in Macedonia and the Palestinian yo

Re: Încredible eagle shot!!!

2004-01-28 Thread Doug Brewer
At 11:08 AM 1/28/04, throwing caution to the wind, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Why waste our time with such crap ... Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: > > http://www.pbase.com/image/25524341 > Couldn't imagine better composition and level of details ;- > > -- > Best Regards > Sylwek Did we forget o

Re: The official digital camera of the internet

2004-02-12 Thread Doug Brewer
At 12:03 PM 2/12/04, throwing caution to the wind, graywolf wrote: And, just what official authorized them to claim that? Ad Agencies, a bunch of dumbies that think everyone is dumber than them. Oh well... The same official who authorized Nikon to claim to take the world's greatest pictures.

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars: List traffic handling - was OT: Netiquette

2004-02-21 Thread Doug Brewer
I had a GT-6+ back in the day. Custom silver metal-flake paint job, leather interior/wood dash. It was a great, if temperamental, car for a little over a year until it became a victim of applied physics. Loved how I could tip open the hood/bonnet, sit on the tire, and have access to most of the

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars

2004-02-22 Thread Doug Brewer
On Sunday, February 22, 2004, at 09:03 AM, William Robb wrote: Real fun is going that fast on a souped up Kawasaki 900. William Robb Sure, but not nearly as much fun as trying to stop one at that speed.

Re: GFM registration

2004-02-22 Thread Doug Brewer
On Sunday, February 22, 2004, at 06:03 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Anyone know of a way to find out if I am registered or not? I've seen your name on the list, Bruce. I'll pass along your concern to the PTB. Doug

Re: Too much mail

2004-02-24 Thread Doug Brewer
At 10:21 AM 2/24/04, throwing caution to the wind, Shel Belinkoff wrote: And some of us have worked very hard to make the photographs we present here. So, bitch all you want about OT stuff, but lay of the PAW and the posting of photographs. What the hell are you talking about? I haven't said a wo

OT- Timely Recycle, with some edits

2004-02-24 Thread Doug Brewer
Q: How many PDML subscribers does it take to change a light bulb? A: 1,332: 1 to change the light bulb and to post to the list that the light bulb has been changed 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently. 7 to caution

Re: VS: NEW_PUG - questions

2004-04-12 Thread Doug Brewer
At 10:14 AM 4/12/04, throwing caution to the wind, William Robb wrote: He's setting up a mailing list dedicated to cameras and photography, and leaving you with the one about racing cars, beer, scotch whisky, and politics. William Robb hmmm. Seems like I should get first choice of the two.

Re: GFM and *ist D (now veering OT)

2004-04-13 Thread Doug Brewer
At 11:50 AM 4/13/04, throwing caution to the wind, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, if you shoot RAW then you HAVE to post process to turn it into JPEG. I am still talking the honor system here. Allow only shooting in JPEG and allow no post processing. People will really cheat? I doubt it. I think i

Re: OT: PDML emails

2004-04-15 Thread Doug Brewer
At 02:38 PM 4/15/04, throwing caution to the wind, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I don't consider it a problem, just a "feature" of the PDML It's the nature of email, not confined to the PDML. If a server is busy somewhere in the pipe, then that may make email back up and go a different route, which

ok, now I'm cool

2004-04-16 Thread Doug Brewer
I am the proud owner of an *istD. Just a few questions. 1.) Is digital photography better than film photography? 2.) So, how does this thing work? 3.) If I use this camera, will I go blind? 4.) What's the capital of South Dakota? 5.) Who was the guitar player on "Whiter Shade of Pale?" 6.) If

Re: Lost In the Woods

2004-04-22 Thread Doug Brewer
It can be disconcerting. I carry both a compass and a flashlight in my bag, and have been known to stuff a Columbia jacket in there as well. The most absolutely and irrevocably lost I have ever been, though, was in Granada, Spain. You wouldn't think so, it being all urban and everything, but oh

Various and sundry

2003-06-09 Thread Doug Brewer
Hi Troops... I appear to be back on the road to recovery from the sinus infection that tried to kill my Grandfather Mountain trip, so I thought I'd drop in a few thoughts. It's overwhelmingly positive, so those of you who only have time for whining and bitching should move along to your next Ch

Re: Leica R9/R8 digital back.

2003-06-26 Thread Doug Brewer
Not unfortunate at all. I'm comfortable and satisfied with my choice of camera gear. Makes photography less stressful, being fine with the equipment. At 04:43 PM 6/26/03, throwing caution to the wind, Lawrence Kwan wrote: True; but unfortunately, I am the odd man out in this list - I actually l

RE: Cutting roll of film

2003-07-02 Thread Doug Brewer
But what if you need to batch cut? I prefer this: http://www.powertoolstore.com/Qstore/p000197.htm At 10:14 AM 7/2/03, throwing caution to the wind, tom wrote: Finally, someone who eschews the slipshod. tv > -Original Message- > From: Simon King [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Bunch of

RE: PDML Get-Togethers

2003-07-03 Thread Doug Brewer
John Francis At 01:24 PM 7/3/03, throwing caution to the wind, tom wrote: > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This has started me wondering, do California PDMLers ever > get together? I know there was one back in 98 or 99...what was the guy's name

On cheerleading

2003-07-08 Thread Doug Brewer
It's getting damned tiresome going through my email and getting the feeling that since I, as an unapologetic fan of Pentax and Pentax gear, appear to be unwelcome on the PDML. It is now, I notice, become fashionably oh-so-clever to refer to Pentax fans as cheerleaders, in a pejorative sense. Is

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-09 Thread Doug Brewer
Get back to me when your reading comprehension skills improve. At 10:12 AM 7/9/03, Caveman wrote: Doug Brewer wrote: No topic, no thread is safe because they have to jump in and "correct" the poor ignorant misled Pentax users to the proper doctrine. It's as if they are saying,

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-09 Thread Doug Brewer
nt of the cheerleaders is insult. Doug Brewer wrote: Get back to me when your reading comprehension skills improve.

Re: On cheerleading

2003-07-09 Thread Doug Brewer
out being shouted down and insulted. Is that clear enough? At 12:20 PM 7/9/03, throwing caution to the wind, Caveman wrote: Doug Brewer wrote: Okay, your reading comprehension skills are perfect. Tell me what part of this thread I've written says this list should be a place of unconditional

Re: lever jams on ME super

2003-07-18 Thread Doug Brewer
How odd. What lenses are you trying? Are they Pentax lenses? At 02:09 AM 7/17/03, throwing caution to the wind, Robert Szasz wrote: I have been utterly stumped by the folowing symptoms, if any of the three lenses I have are fully snapped in then the camera has a good chance of not latching onto t

Re: [OT] Good shops with used photo gear in Paris?

2003-07-21 Thread Doug Brewer
Now here's a guy with priorities. At 02:41 PM 7/21/03, throwing caution to the wind, =Lukasz_Kacperczyk= wrote: Hi there, I'm going to spend a week in Paris (it's my honeymoon - I got married yesterday :-) Anyone knows any good used Pentax gear sources there? TIA. Regards, £ukasz

Re: where's the *istD?

2003-07-29 Thread Doug Brewer
I expect solid news to start circulating next week. At 04:37 AM 7/29/03, throwing caution to the wind, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Havent heard anything on this for a while. whats the latest news on release? JCO

RE: where's the *istD?

2003-07-29 Thread Doug Brewer
I guess we'll find out next week. At 10:28 AM 7/29/03, throwing caution to the wind, Rob Brigham wrote: Inside info, or optimistic deduction? > -Original Message- > From: Doug Brewer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 July 2003 14:12 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subj

RE: *ist-D Canadian price

2003-07-29 Thread Doug Brewer
How much is a Canon 18-35 lens? At 04:05 PM 7/29/03, throwing caution to the wind, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Pat, I think that the price is bang on - the prices of those other bodies (10D and D100) are the same here in Toronto. If the Pentax is coming in at $2899 CDN vs the Canon 10D at $2499

Re: gfm

2003-08-19 Thread Doug Brewer
At 01:34 PM 8/19/03, throwing caution to the wind, tom wrote: Again, it was another fine production, with a good showing of the PDML. Doug, Bill, Steve, Mark, Graywolf and a few lurkers showed up to hear some excellent presentations and drink a beer or 12. Thanks to the folks who organize it every

RE: *istD and the future (WAS: Re: Digital Formats and Partial Coverage Lenses)

2003-08-20 Thread Doug Brewer
At 01:53 PM 8/20/03, throwing caution to the wind, tom wrote: > -Original Message- > From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I just (minutes ago) made a 12 x 18 inch print from one of my *ist-D > shots from last weekend: > (http://www.robertstech.com/graphics/pages/IMGP0068.htm) >

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