Re: About Sigma: beware ??

On Sat, Jul 09, 2005 at 05:12:26PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > Powell Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I have the Sigma 50mm Macro EX and couldn't be more pleased with it. Sure > >I would prefer the equivalent Pentax but I'm happy to have paid 1/3 the > >price. Sigma has had poor, lower

Re: Fuji have gone mad

On Sat, Jul 09, 2005 at 09:13:02PM +0100, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: > > I have failed to post this for quite a while: I was watching the > Confederations Cup (football, for those who don't know) and was amazed > to see huge ads on the pitch for FujiFilm. > > I thought it was dead! Fuji are

Re: The instigation of enablement

Allow me to put in another good word for this lens. It was #1 on my wishlist as a lens for use with film, but on the reduced frame size of the digital cameras it loses some of its effect. On Sat, Jul 09, 2005 at 07:43:39PM -0700, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Hello Rick, > > I've offered up my fisheye z

Re: The instigation of enablement

On Mon, Jul 11, 2005 at 11:53:29AM -0400, Scott Loveless wrote: > On 7/11/05, Larry Levy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > OK, I know about the disease, anyone know about a cure? > > Yes. Find another, more expensive hobby. Suggestions: 1) Get married 2) Buy a house

Re: The instigation of enablement

On Mon, Jul 11, 2005 at 10:16:38PM +0100, Cotty wrote: > > > >On 7/11/05, Larry Levy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> OK, I know about the disease, anyone know about a cure? > > There is only one thing that will soak up money more than marriage and/or > a mortgage: > > motor racing! If yo

Re: lens and rental advice

On Mon, Jul 11, 2005 at 04:59:15PM -0700, Badri A wrote: > Hey all, > > Also, can anybody recommend a good place to rent K-mount lenses in the > San Francisco area? I don't know of *anywhere* that rents K-mount stuff.

Re: lens and rental advice

least be mentioned. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: John Francis > > > > > > Also, can anybody recommend a good place to rent K-mount lenses in the > > > San Francisco area? > > > > I don't know of *anywhere* that rents K-mount stuff. >

Re: London Bombing update

For the same reason gas stations still get robbed, even though they have security cameras. The CCTV tapes are useful, after the fact, in seeing who was where, when. Omnce you know who you are looking for, it's not all that hard to track their movements. But until you know who to track, youu've

Re: OT: Things You Can Do With Your Cat

Well, one or two of the pictures are mildly amusing. But it's a one-joke website, and it rapidly loses what little amusement value it has in the copycat repetition On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 05:58:57PM -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Do you think this is funny? > > Shel > > > > From: fran

Re: Theory of Equivalency

On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 11:50:12PM -0400, Tom Reese wrote: > > Exactly. The 18mm lens focused at 7 feet will have substantially more > depth of field than the 28mm lens focused at 7 feet if the aperture is > the same. That depends on what you mean by aperture. If you mean "f stop" (relative ap

Re: Theory of Equivalency

This is a very common misconception. But it's still wrong. On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 09:08:34PM -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Ahhh You've expressed what I thought I saw a few months ago, but which > I couldn't put into words. I'm meeting with another list member this > weekend and I think

Re: Arcsoft Panorama Maker

Another tip I learned the hard way - don't use a polarising filter :-( On Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 07:24:50PM +0200, Jens Bladt wrote: > I forgot to say: All images must be shot in Manual Mode. Otherwise the > camera AE-automatics will make each single image look differenltly. So, use > the same EV (

Re: I'm Getting an Auto Focus Camera

With Pre-"A" lenses you're always in Av mode, so the camera will auto-bracket by adjusting the shutter speed. To get into Tv or Program mode you need to set the lens to the "A" setting. If you do that, you're in effect telling the camera it's OK for it to select the aperture. On Fri, Jul 15, 2

Re: [OT] KM shows cheap DSLR with AS

1cm sound far too large a figure! camera shake doesn't cause errors of about half the height of the frame. Are you sure it isn't 1mm ? On Fri, Jul 15, 2005 at 10:26:41PM -0400, Herb Chong wrote: > the sensor on the 7D moves about 1cm at maximum. that is a lot of movement. > i doubt it will wo

Re: OT OT OT -- Re: Definitions WAS Re: London Bombing update

On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 06:12:42AM +0100, Cotty wrote: > On 15/7/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >I had hamburgers in England before the advent of McDonalds there... > >Are you sure about that? > > Yes. Anyone who considers McDonalds to be the nadir of bad hamburgers has nev

Re: [OT] KM shows cheap DSLR with AS

On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 02:14:07PM +0100, Cotty wrote: > On 16/7/05, P?l Jensen, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >That depends how heavy it is. Noone I know can held a 600mm lens > >stillIt is too heavy... :-) > > Agreed. Even a 300 2.8 is pushing it too much. I'm thinking of a 70- > 200 2.8

Re: Lens roadmap (WAS: [OT] KM shows cheap DSLR with AS)

On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 11:36:51PM +0200, P?l Jensen wrote: > Joseph wrote: > > > P?l, here's the url to the lens development roadmap: > > > > http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/en/lens/roadmap.pdf > > > Interesting. Two more Limited pancake lenses; one between 20 and 30mm and > another between 7

Re: Theory of Equivalency

On Sun, Jul 17, 2005 at 03:17:13PM +1000, Anthony Farr wrote: > That's correct William. I meant to point out that the dof effects being > witnessed were not a consequence of dof theory, but a consequence of the > digital capture process. Unfortunately your entire argument was based on a flawed pr

Re: Theory of Equivalency

On Sun, Jul 17, 2005 at 06:50:17AM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Perhaps you're seeing evidence of the fact that the "1.5x crop > factor" is a simple *linear* approximation of the field of view > difference. Field of View in fact does not change linearly with > respect to focal length on a

Re: Theory of Equivalency

On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 10:53:01PM -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > We then made a few shots with the two camera/lens combinations. She's > going to send me the JPEGs from the digi and I'll get the film processed > after the weekend. The pics will be posted here and you all canargue about > the

Re: Theory of Equivalency

On Sun, Jul 17, 2005 at 05:03:16PM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > On Jul 17, 2005, at 2:06 PM, John Francis wrote: > > >>Perhaps you're seeing evidence of the fact that the "1.5x crop > >>factor" is a simple *linear* approximation of the field of

Re: Theory of Equivalency

On Mon, Jul 18, 2005 at 02:44:37PM +1000, Anthony Farr wrote: > Interesting concept, John. Providing the evidence that proves my claim. > Perhaps you should have done the math yourself before you offered an > opinion. > > The biggest CoC that is perceived as sharp is 1/100in, and the standard > p

Re: RAW file processing

On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 10:26:59AM +1000, Anthony Farr wrote: > Apparently, DNG files are as not universal as commonly perceived. I have a > Fujifilm digicam that makes .RAF raw files, and the packaged raw converter > will only make 8 bit tiffs with no editing capability, IOW fairly pointless. >

Re: RAW file processing

On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 06:58:13AM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >DNG Converter v3.1 preserves all the standard EXIF metadata tags, > >Paul, as far as I can tell. It might not save the Pentax private > >metadata, but the only application that uses

Re: Aperture priority with non-A lenses on the istD

On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 01:33:35AM +0200, Juan Buhler wrote: > This is so obvious that I?m surprised I haven?t seen it here before. I > probably just missed it, but I only thought of it today, while > shooting with the K24/3.5: > > - Set the camera to P > - Dial the aperture I want > - Set the exp

Re: Aperture priority with non-A lenses on the istD

That's pretty much how it happened. The "green button" technique was not only unknown at the time - it wasn't even available. In fact one of my posts shortly after that outing described what we had discovered, and even described a hypothetical change to the firmware that would make K/M lenses mo

Re: Theory of Equivalency - View Through Finder

ted > that the image seen through the istDs finder looked smaller and seemed > "further away" than the image seen through the SLR I was using. I believe > it was John Francis who said any perceived difference would be the result > of different viewfinder magnifications.

Re: Features I use (formerly the Nine Second Difference)

On Fri, Jul 22, 2005 at 11:18:07AM -0400, P. J. Alling wrote: > Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: > > Not true, the viewfinder is irrelevant to auto focus. The camera > doesn't use the viewfinder for focusing, you do. Viewfinders are only > for aiming and composition in AF, that's why it's brighter,

Re: Theory of Equivalency

Has there really been much disagreement? Almost every post I've noticed seemed to agree that the top photograph was from the film camera, and the lower one was from the digital. Reasons stated included the rather better white balance of the lower picture (AWB should do better than a film being u

Re: Features I use (formerly the Nine Second Difference)

et understand precision manufacturing if you don't > understand the cost savings in > making a smaller viewfinder. > > John Francis wrote: > > >On Fri, Jul 22, 2005 at 11:18:07AM -0400, P. J. Alling wrote: > > > > > >>Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: &

A good deal on CF cards

For those of us near a Frys store, todays specials include a 2GB Kingston CF card for $99 (supposedly only one per customer, but it doesn't say that in the advertisement)

Re: What is snapshot? (seriously)

If that's your criterion, then all of what I do is snapshots. But I've still got one or two shots over the years that match up to all the metrics you quote except the 'mainly sentimental'. On Sat, Jul 23, 2005 at 08:42:37PM -0400, Kenneth Waller wrote: > Boris, since you asked.. > My $.02 worth.

Re: New Pentax DSLR Web Site

On Mon, Jul 25, 2005 at 04:10:53PM -0400, Fred wrote: > >> Hot news > > > Sorry, that should read Petnax in the subject line :-) > > I got a kick out of how dpreview mentioned the misspelling - "NOTE: We are > aware of the misspelling of Pentax; we're not sure they are." ;-) > > However, fr

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

Why shoot the messenger? That's the look that gets you on the podium in beauty pageants. That's the look you want in your model portfolio if you're trying to get on the short list by submitting an 8x10 to a casting agent. So why blame the photographer for spotting a business opportunity? It's n

Re: Excessive Photoshopping?

I must admit I wondered if the eyes were all photoshopped in, with just a change of colour - they all look practically identical, and seem a bit too large to be quite right. On Mon, Aug 01, 2005 at 01:51:03PM -0400, P. J. Alling wrote: > Just love that deer in the headlights look, don't you? >

Re: The *istDS Copyright Statement

On Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 12:37:03PM -0400, Glen wrote: > What on earth is this about? I just read the inside cover of my *istDS > Operating Manual, ("page 0?"), and it states the following: [snipped] > It seems to be saying that I don't own the copyright to my own images?! Well, you don't. Or

Re: The *istDS Copyright Statement

On Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 01:38:56PM -0600, Ivan Shukster wrote: > I am confused about this explaination. I realize that just because you took > the picture does not mean that you can use it anyway you want, such as > recognizable people without a model release or consent. But even without the > rele

Re: First attempt with auto focus

On Sat, Aug 06, 2005 at 10:17:27PM +0200, Gerhard May wrote: > Why do think european profi-photographer prefer MF-bodies till now? With > autofocus you will take some nice pics, with manual focus you can create a > picture. It's the big error that autofocus is a must for cameras, in > reality au

Re: OT: Some Good Gnus

On Sun, Aug 07, 2005 at 09:17:14AM +0100, Cotty wrote: > On 6/8/05, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >And I've got here, in front of me, a local Delaware ale, Dogfish Head 90 > >Minute Imperial IPA. > > So called for the length if time it takes to drink it. The ecstatic comments he

Re: OT: Darwin award candidate

On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 06:45:54PM -0400, Tom Reese wrote: > Fred wrote: > > >...I don't really care for the name of the (Darwin) > >award. Unless it is referring to someone other than Charles Darwin the > >biologist, then in my opinion it is naming an award for dummies after a > >brilliant minde

Re: OT: Darwin award candidate

On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 05:06:29PM -0700, keithw wrote: > John Francis wrote: > >On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 06:45:54PM -0400, Tom Reese wrote: > > > >>Fred wrote: > >> > >> > >>>...I don't really care for the name of the (Darwin) > &

Re: OT - Upping the anti

On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 07:22:02PM +0200, Toralf Lund wrote: > Herb Chong wrote: > > >the cost savings on a camera of that price is negligible. > > Yeah. Much like the savings of putting a crippled K-mount on a $1500 > camera, or whatever the original price of the *istD was... $1695 :-(

Re: canon eos d5

On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 09:16:19AM -0700, Juan Buhler wrote: > On 8/11/05, Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > We'll see if PDML would survive then :-P I guess if it comes true almost > > every PDML would go and buy it - after all it is possible to mount K lenses > > on EF cameras,

Re: Work Flow Question

On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 11:53:51PM -0700, David wrote: > Hey all, > > Finally I have a question for IrfanView users: I've been using the "JPG > Lossless Operations" command to rotate my images. I tested it first to > see if the file size changed or there were any visible image degradation > a

Re: Photo Vest

On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 02:16:17PM -0600, William Robb wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Lewis Matthew" > Subject: Re: Photo Vest > > > > > > >I have an old Banana Republic "Photojournalist's Vest" and an Eddie Bauer > >near copy. Both have plenty of pockets/dividers - perhaps

Re: FS Friday: Computer memory

On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 05:38:13PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > Well, I decided to add memory to my computer and wouldn't you know it, I > have to take memory out in order to put more memory in (if you know what > I mean). So I have two 512 Meg DIMM's to sell. 184-pin PC 2700 memory > modules. How

Re: Mini London PDML

On Tue, Aug 16, 2005 at 02:30:03PM +0100, Steve Jolly wrote: > Cotty wrote: > >Is this the one? > > > > > > Yep, that's it. Been there before - it's pretty good. I've been there many, many times (almost all 25+ years ago, thoug

Re: The Photographer's Rights

On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 02:21:00PM +1000, Kevin Waterson wrote: > > It already has started. If you have a personal dislike of an ethnic minority, > be it rational or not, you are not allowed to voice it in Australia. And what > makes people think eschelon does not vet posts to this lists? Well, s

Re: JD Powers US Digital Camera satisfaction survey

On Tue, Aug 16, 2005 at 09:18:07PM -0400, Glen wrote: > At 08:25 PM 8/16/2005, Herb Chong wrote: > > >http://www.jdpower.com/cc/electronics/ratings/digital_camera/index.jsp > > > Also, where is Pentax in the over $600 category? Where is Konica/Minolta? > > Quite frankly, I'm stunned. I could und

Re: FA 50/1.4 discontinued in Canada

On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 08:42:39AM +0200, Lucas Rijnders wrote: > > Constant aperture zooms are always fast(ish), at least at one end. Surely the whole point of constant-aperture zooms is that they are equally fast at both ends of the zoom range, not just at one end?

Re: Help me pick a Pentax Zoom Lens (please)

KEH don't currently have the 70-210, but not only do they have an 80-320, they also have a (power zoom) 28-105 f4/f5.6 for $172. Those two lenses are my minimal walkaround kit for the *ist-D (probably to be supplemented by the 12-24 when it comes out). The 28-105 never ceases to amaze me - for a c

Re: Going to Rochester for the weekend

On Fri, Aug 19, 2005 at 07:50:16AM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > . . . > I'm going to really try to hook up with my friend who teaches at RIT. Mentioning that in public could raise a few eyebrows ... Just another example of how a perfectly innocent phrase changes meaning with changing generations

Re: San Francisco

On Fri, Aug 19, 2005 at 12:40:47PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Try to take a picture of that famous bridge they claim to have up > there. Every time I tried to photograph it, all I saw was fog and more fog. That's not necessarily a bad thing: http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/images

Re: Help me pick a Pentax Zoom Lens (please)

On Fri, Aug 19, 2005 at 10:53:55PM +0800, David Savage wrote: > I'll agree. The 28-105 4.5-5.6 PZ is a nice sharp lens. I loved it > when I was shooting film & I still like the results. > > It's fairly heavy, but that doesn't bother me as much as it does others. It doesn't bother me one whit, for

Re: San Francisco

On Fri, Aug 19, 2005 at 09:05:43PM +0100, Cotty wrote: > On 19/8/05, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > > >That's not necessarily a bad thing: > > > >http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/images/muir12.jpg> > > Thanks for posting th

Re: Good Sources For Used Gear?

On Sat, Aug 20, 2005 at 04:42:33PM +0100, Malcolm Smith wrote: > Best place to buy used gear? Right here on PDML; of the used equipment I > have got via shops or eBay or here, the most reliable and honestly > advertised items were mentioned for sale right here. Despite personal experience (the on

Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax

On Sun, Aug 21, 2005 at 07:54:51PM -0500, Don Sanderson wrote: > 95%/.95, 8 frame burst, B&W filter, under $800WooHoo! ;-) > > Don Surely that's just the same as the original DS? Personally I'm more interested in the other announcements - the 12-24 will ship in October, and there'll be

Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax

On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 08:54:53AM +0200, Dario Bonazza wrote: > Charles Robinson wrote: > > >Looks like the only difference in the DS2 from the DS is the larger > >screen. STILL has the annoying "continuous autofocus only in 'action > >mode'" restriction. > > Luckily, it's not so. Quoting the

Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax

On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 01:06:14PM +0100, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: > On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Dario Bonazza wrote: > > >Of course, we'd like something better. The new AF540FGZ flash can make our > >good hopes grow... > > I was quite pleased with the announcement. But it looks very bad to me > co

Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax

On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 06:00:10AM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: > True. It is a plus for Pentax in some ways. I'm just mildly > disappointed that this wasn't the upgrade announcement many of us have > been waiting for. Still, I'm doing fine with the D and can continue in > that fashion indefini

Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax

On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 09:23:17AM +0200, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: > John Francis wrote on 22.08.05 4:53: > > > Personally I'm more interested in the other announcements - the > > 12-24 will ship in October, and there'll be a new flash with the > > power of

Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax

On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 02:12:39PM -0400, Steve Desjardins wrote: > Another thread mentions the new 5D from Canon, a FF DSLR for $3300 USD. > Does anyone here really believe that Pentax can support a body that > expensive for its 35 mm lenses? Most of the Pentax users interested in > something th

Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax

On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 07:26:57PM +0100, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: > On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, John Francis wrote: > > >For me - I don't *want* the Dn too early; it will be bad enough trying > >to get a new flash as well as the 12-24. > > Out of curiosity, were you u

Re: Problems With *istDS USB Transfers

On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 11:58:32AM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > The greatest likelihood, if you're using NiMH batteries, is that they > are unable to sustain the power demanded by the transfer > consistently. NiMH batteries seem to be best at modest duration > bursts on power delivery. Pe

Re: Help me pick a Pentax Zoom Lens (please)

On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 12:29:44PM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Aug 22, 2005, at 5:43 AM, Dave Kennedy wrote: > > >I guess a more generic question is : > >Is the DA50-200 designed to complement the 16-45 or the 18-55? > >Price-wise it looks like the 18-55, but I'm wondering in terms of > >p

Re: The Photographer's Rights (please behave)

On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 11:16:30PM +0100, Cotty wrote: > On 22/8/05, Tom Reese, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >We should choose someone who sometimes uses Canon or Nikon equipment, > >writes to the list prolifically and has been around a long time. Do you > >have any suggestions? > > H. H

Re: PESO: While the Dog Waited

On Wed, Jan 19, 2005 at 12:12:34AM +, Cotty wrote: > On 18/1/05, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Cotty wrote: > >>When i'm working out of the Gloucester (pr. Gloss'tur) office, I > >>sometimes pop into the Starbucks with colleagues. Being a tea drinker, > >>for a change I h

Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited

On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 11:37:16AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > And how was this related to photography, again? (*ist-D @ISO200, F50/f1.7, 1/[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Visible, L to R, are: o Hot water dispenser o Espresso machine o C

Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited

On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 12:06:13PM -0800, Bob Blakely wrote: > I am informed by reputable sources that there is nothing you can put in > your mouth that will make you skinny.(commercials & fanatics not > withstanding) A large cork might work reasonably well ...

Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited

Well, if you *will* use web browsers as mail clients ... On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 04:27:57PM -0800, Bob Blakely wrote: > So does Outlook Express... > > Regards, > Bob... > > From: "mike wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >John

Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited

On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 03:11:01AM -0500, Peter J. Alling wrote: > > Cotty has a hairpiece I was told we didn't have to discuss merkins on this bboard ...

Re: Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited

On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 11:30:00AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > From: John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Well, if you *will* use web browsers as mail clients ... > > Agreed. I have to set the one at work to accept html mail, as many of the

Re: OT-Coffee Theory-was: PESO: While the Dog Waited

On Sat, Jan 22, 2005 at 01:00:40PM +, mike wilson wrote: > John Francis wrote: > > >On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 11:30:00AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >>>From: John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >>>Well, if you *will* use web

Re: Travelling *istD/DS (was:Digital anguish)

Cotty mused: > > OTOH, one's never really alone when one has one's towel No, no, no. You really need to know where your towel is. But you're never alone with a rubber duckie. (Jinnan tonix all round, number two!)

Re: Travelling *istD/DS (was:Digital anguish)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] mused: > > In a message dated 1/27/2005 5:03:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >several cleft sticks > > OTOH, one's never really alone when one has one's towel > > Cheers, > Cotty > = > Very Douglas Adams. > > What's a cleft stick? > >

Re: ken rockwell reviews *ist DS (blind)

Peter Loveday mused: > > I was thinking I might start reviewing PAW/PESO/PUG submissions without > actually looking at the images. After all, I should be able to tell all I > need to know in order to form an opinion from the descriptive text or email > subject. > > Love, Light and Peace, > -

Spotted on another group ...

>From the folks who monitor UPC registrations: http://www.upcdatabase.com/item.pl?upc=027075076662 Pentax *ist DLX Pro 12MP dSLR Hmmm...

Re: Travelling *istD/DS (was:Digital anguish)

Cotty mused: > > On 28/1/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Say, that John Francis is one hoopy frood! > > Nh, he's so unhip it's a wonder his bum doesn't fall off! You stay out of this, four eyes! I get stranger things than you free with my breakfast cereal.

Re: Ken Rockwell's review of the istDs ...

Cotty mused: > > On 29/1/05, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >His site shows up in search engines as test reviews. That's dishonest. > >I'm expressing my opinion. His site is 90% crap. > > Which science fiction writer once said that a sci-fi fan once came up to > him at a con

Re: Spotted on another group ...

Cotty mused: > > On 29/1/05, Gonz, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Pentax *ist DLX Pro 12MP dSLR > > Yeah yeah yeah. ' *ist DLX Pro' > > You have got to be kidding. This is a ruse. If Pentax releases a DSLR, > any DSLR, called a ' *ist DLX Pro' I will eat my hat. That is the biggest > loa

Re: Film Still Best for Many Applications? (was Ruminations... )

frank theriault mused: > > What's FTP? > > -frank It's what you get from FT after he's been drinking.

Re: Film Still Best for Many Applications? (was Ruminations... )

Peter J. Alling mused: > > John Francis wrote: > > >frank theriault mused: > > > > > >>What's FTP? > >> > >>-frank > >> > >> > > > > > >It's what you get from FT after he's be

Re: Film Still Best for Many Applications? (was Ruminations... )

Peter J. Alling mused: > > John Francis wrote: > > >Peter J. Alling mused: > > > > > >>John Francis wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>frank theriault mused: > >>> > >>> > >>> &g

Adobe Camera Raw & DNG 2.4 update released

That should be good news for the DS users

Re: Blue Mountain Jamaican Coffee - Phleeewie!

Tom C mused: > > I received my bag of Blue Mountain Jamaican Whole Bean Coffee. Phleeewie! > Neither my wife or myself could make it through a cup. > > Maybe I bought the wrong one? Wrong roast? > > http://www.caribcon.com/bluemountain.html I wouldn't expect anything decent at that price ($2

Re: *istD-flaws

Peter Loveday mused: > > Out of interest, how has it been improved in the DS, any idea? Is it > compressed, or no padding, or both? It's improved on the *ist-DS; the camera estimates 97 RAW files per GB, I believe (vs. 73 on the *ist-D, IIRC), and generally does significantly better than that.

What do I need for astrophotography?

Down, Cotty! I can just hear you now, saying "A telescope!" Seriously, though: a friend of mine, who will be visiting me later on this year, plans on bringing his two telescopes with him - one 85mm refractor (600mm focal length, I believe), and one 14" reflector. I assume I'd need a K-mount/

Re: Blue Mountain Jamaican Coffee - Phleeewie!

Tom C mused: > > Yeah, I must have ignored your post. It was an impulse purchase. A lesson > learned. > > I have recently, in the last month, had real French champagne for the first > time. I know the label I bought is not to be considered expensive as > champagne goes ($42). But I do have

Re: To Mac Users

Godfrey DiGiorgi mused: > > The underlying OS infrastructure in Mac OS X are a revolution over > anything in Mac OS 9 or before, as is the graphics system which > is state of the art. > > Godfrey Desktop graphics systems are commodity items nowadays, and have been for some years; about the only

Re: Blue Mountain Jamaican Coffee - Phleeewie!

then. Thanks. > > Tom C. > > > > >From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >Subject: Re: Blue Mountain Jamaican Coffee - Phleeewie! > >Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:53:41 -0500 (EST)

Re: To Mac Users

Rob Studdert mused: > > On 1 Feb 2005 at 18:16, John Francis wrote: > > > For $80 you can get a graphics card that supports multiple monitors at > > insane resolutions, has 128MB of on-board graphcs memory, and even TV. > > These types of specs still don'

Re: To Mac Users

.5 G5 run the 30-inch > monitor with the factory equipped video card. It's excellent. > Paul > > > > On 1 Feb 2005 at 18:16, John Francis wrote: > > > > > For $80 you can get a graphics card that supports multiple monitors at > > > insane resolutions, has 12

PESO - Another Concert Shot

This was taken in another of those dark music venues; even with ISO 1600 I was shooting 1/25 at f1.7 (*ist-D, F50/f1.7) - I've got to get me another 1.4 This is almost straight as it came from the camera (best-quality JPEG, all other settings on def

Re: AW: Demonstration / 18mm

Stephen Moore mused: > > Your policeman bears more than a passing resemblance to Hill. > All he needs is a few vertical white stripes on his helmet. Two stripes. Based on the colours of the London Rowing Club, IIRC. Damon Hill echoed that motif on his own helmet.

Re: PAW PESO - Oddity & Fear

On Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 09:42:06AM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > This doesn't appear to have made it to the list. Sent it last night and > this morning. One more try > > > A while back I discovered a frame on a roll of Tri-X that I could not > account for. There was no recollection of hav

Re: RE: PESO - Another Concert Shot

ect actually moving during exposure, right? > > Double-necked instrument with someone behind the front player Correct. Both players are actually playing. Quite well, too! > > > > Jens Bladt > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > &g

Re: PENTAX PHOTO Browser + Laboratory update

Herb Chong mused: > > i downloaded and installed the English version from the US web site. it does > one thing that i think is really weird - it won't display 16-bit TIFF images > from Photoshop or Thumbs+. it only seems to display its own. Interesting! I'll take a look at it sometime, and see

Re: Out Dated Color Neg

Shel Belinkoff mused: > > Last night I found a roll of Kodak RG25 in the back of the fridge. It's > about three years out of date, iirc. What sort of results can be expected > from this film? Fogged? Color shift? Other things? Do I need to tell > the lab anything to adjust development? You

Re: RE: PESO - Another Concert Shot

On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 01:28:18PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2005/02/04 Fri PM 01:20:01 GMT > > To: "pentax-discuss@pdml.net" > > Subject: Re: RE: PESO - Another Concert Shot > > > > On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 9:05:09 +, [EMAIL PR

Re: PESO - Swim Meet

On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 02:59:04AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Nice shot, Mark. Great capture of a decisive moment. Is it an *istD shot? > What lens? > > > Shot with the *ist-D and Sigma 70-200.

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