Re: Home page?

On Fri, 23 Feb 2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > My home page in the browser just loads the home page on my website. :-) Mine does too. Check it out: http://tinyurl.com/18r Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Boy with cow's head

On Fri, 23 Feb 2007, Scott Loveless wrote: > On 2/23/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >> Eating eyeballs strikes me as a little unsightly. >> > You should try it and see for yourself. Yeah, but I see his point. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailm

Re: Boy with cow's head

On Fri, 23 Feb 2007, Jack Davis wrote: > Makes me think of Howard De Von's (SP) restaurant that once existed in > Monterey, CA.(early 70's) If given 24 hrs notice, they would prepare > you a complete bulls head, including the eyes, which the menu noted as > being a "special delicacy". My late (an

RE: Looking for help for an old wine & glass still life

On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, Markus Maurer wrote: > Another tricky decision for me will be what things to clean beside the > glass and where to leave the original dust on You may want to give it a different feel by leaving the glass in a damp environment to get dusty and even get some spider webs. I w

RE: Looking for help for an old wine & glass still life

On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, Markus Maurer wrote: > accessories. > So far I have two bottles of the same age and that glass and some old silver > plates. > You can see them here, but this is by far not what I want to achieve in the > end, it's some bad photoshopping so far as an exercise only :-) > > http

Re: Pentax K 28mm f2.0 Lens

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, John Whittingham wrote: >> Wasn't that sentence supposed to have a question mark? >> >> William Robb > > You're just being pedantic now 8) Isn't he by half! ;-) Rhetorical questions occasionally end with a full-stop or an exclamation mark. In my use that casued William's re

Re: Pentax K 28mm f2.0 Lens

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I'm not confusing anything you total bag of shit. > Now shut the fuck up and go die painfully. Hey, I did not subscribe to the PDML to read such nonsense. Please don't quote JCO (swearing at him is OK). > On Feb 14, 2007, at 12:51 PM, J. C. O'Conne

RE: WTB: Pentax K 28mm f2.0 Lens

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, Bob W wrote: > with Carl Zeiss. Certainly it is very like modern CZ lenses in its > looks, and rather different from other K lenses in the gnurly part of > the focus ring, if I remember correctly. It feels like a CZ to me, and > is very similar in shape and feel to the CZ 21/2

Re: Pentax K 28mm f2.0 Lens

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, Adam Maas wrote: > Pentax DSLR's with M42 lenses (which > offer metering only via the green button hack or DoF preview Is that true with M42s? I thought that it meters fully in Av mode without any user intervention. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net ht

RE: Pentax K 28mm f2.0 Lens

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, John Whittingham wrote: > I just checked Boz's site, indeed it was made 1977-84, definitely in the M > era, the appearance has more of the black of the K than any of my M lenses > which appear blue/black in my collection. Yes, but how about the engraving at the front. Kostas

RE: Pentax K 28mm f2.0 Lens

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, John Whittingham wrote: >> dont be confused by the K24/2.8. It'not a real >> "K" lens, its just a later M lens they didnt designate >> as "M" because of the size. The real K24 is the original >> K24, the K24/3.5. > > Well, now you've told me something there, I never knew. Than

Re: Photo Challenge: Moon, Jupiter and Antares

What happened with this? Kostas On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail) wrote: > Hello, > > Some of you may have noticed my latest GESO, about a nice conjunction > between the thin moon crescent and the planet Venus last Saturday (GESO > visible here): > http://www.lacouture.nom.fr/galle

Re: FA77 - going out of production?

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007, Peter Lacus wrote: >> It is not typical of the era, I am afraid. > > may I ask you why? It has nice overall rendition, but is fairly unsharp in wide apertures. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: My (underestimated) old friends

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007, Brian Walters wrote: > I've seen good Z20's go for as little as $50 while the much less > capable MZ-50 seems to have no trouble in fetching $100 or more. That's because the MZ-50 has a shutter, while the Zs have a vibrator. If you are ok with the cripple, the MZ-50 is a fi

Re: FA77 - going out of production?

On Sat, 10 Feb 2007, Peter Lacus wrote: > yep, when I bought my istDs last month I acquired also one of those. > It's my first lens from the legendary K-series. Since my istDs > familiarization phase is over now, it's a good time to give it a try... It is not typical of the era, I am afraid. Kos

Re: A 400/2.8 and A70-210/4

On Thu, 8 Feb 2007, Igor Roshchin wrote: > BTW, there was a recent eBay auction where you can see the trunk > it normally comes with: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190071886400 > > It's impressive. :-) Wow! Thanks Igor. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.n

Re: OT: what's the best way to ship something overseas from the US?

On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, Cotty wrote: > On 7/2/07, Joseph Tainter, discombobulated, unleashed: > > UPS and others charge extortionate brokerage fees > and if they fail to deliver, their collection points are miles away. > Parcel Force collection points are scattered evenly about and the > nearest is a

Re: FA77 - going out of production?

On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I've heard less credible rumors on the DA55, but here's hoping it's > an f/2 or faster too! That should be extremely straightforward: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/primes/normal/K55f1.8.html Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net h

Re: A 400/2.8 and A70-210/4

On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, Igor Roshchin wrote: > Heavy on the pocket and beyond: > Seemingly a rear lens: A 400/2.8 > http://www.adorama.com/US%20%20%20%20248576.html > The price seems to be rather reasonable: $2.5K for this expensive lens. > (I cannot justify anything over $1000 for myself.) > Unfortun

Re: I gotta brag

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Best dogs I've owned were mongrels. The best of al of them was half > English Foxhound, half German Shepherd. She was brilliant, fast and > athletic. She could open the front gate or leap over the five-foot > back fence. She could tell time and would co

Re: 77mm f1.8 ltd

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" > Subject: Re: 77mm f1.8 ltd > > Bastards at Don's Photo are worse than this list. > They stuck a 70mm in front of me today. And sure enough, it's still there as we speak :-) Enjoy! Kostas -- PD

Re: 77mm f1.8 ltd

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, William Robb wrote: > Cute brunette with a black eye today. And the other one? Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax to the rescue

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, Boris Liberman wrote: > I've had a car crash this morning. Oh dear. Pleased you are well. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: I gotta brag

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007, William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Scott Loveless" Subject: Re: I gotta brag > >> On 1/30/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> small children who couldn't take a hint. Got any recommendations for >> a low key breed that gets along well wit

Re: Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 sale and shipping date announcement

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: > Well, obviously there are limits. Just found this on their website: > > http://www.cafeliegeois.com/kopi_luwak.htm > > 270 USD for 15 cups. I am taking orders. I have seen how my 18-mth old ferments corn; should be easy. Payment in Pentax equipm

Re: I gotta brag

On Mon, 29 Jan 2007, William Robb wrote: > We had the annual obedience trial at the old dog club this weekend. > My little Rottie puppy won a PCD title in three trials, and qualified in all > four trials. > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/brag/jester_pcd.html Well done! > Pentax content: > K10D

Re: Olympian

On Sat, 27 Jan 2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Given the different format proportions of the E-1 compared to an *ist > D/DS, the relationship is 5Mpixels spread over an 18x13.5 mm sensor > vs a 20.9x15.7 mm sensor. In area, that comes to about 35% less light > gathering power at the sensor. Is th

Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Peter Lacus wrote: >> The K 28/3.5 might be the sharpest and best resolving 28 of them all. >> Unfortunately, it's as slow as a crippled mule. But I still use mine. > > if 3.5 is slow as a crippled mule, how would you characterize for > example 16-45/4 zoom? Err, a mid-(price

Re: OT- eBay

On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The "rules" I deleted were yours and yours alone. Ebay has no specific policy > in regard to feedback timing or sequence. There was an ebay URL there as well; I promise I did not hack into that site. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: OT- eBay

On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > On Jan 24, 2007, at 5:53 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: > >> On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >>> I disagree. As a seller, I never leave feedback until the buyer does. >> >> Well, that's

Re: OT- eBay

On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I disagree. As a seller, I never leave feedback until the buyer does. Well, that's not how the game is played: -- http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/ebayexplained/selling/index.html 5. Ma

Re: GESO - Dead Heads

On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Adam Maas wrote: > http://www.mawz.ca/sets/deadheads/index.html > > Trying out the Autoviewer software that Godfrey used for his recent > GESO, and quite liking it. Is 5/6 a digital capture? I really like the texture of the background. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail Li

Re: somebody else's gallery

On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Digital Image Studio wrote: > I just stumbled upon a gallery of some particularly good work too: > > http://www.motljus.com/motljus5_0.php?&language=english Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: 43mm LTD

On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Scott Loveless wrote: > We hear a lot about 31mm and 77mm LTD lenses. It's been a while since > anyone has mentioned much about the 43. My recollection of comments I have read here is that it is a very good lens, just not on par with the other two. Not on price either, I do

Re: 21 limited vs 16-45 f4

On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, Bruce Dayton wrote: > As one who shoots weddings and portraits regularly, I have to caution > on too wide a shooting. Although the prime is probably better > corrected for linear distortion, you have to be cautious about > shooting too close with too wide a lens. The reason

Re: Unemployed

On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, DagT wrote: > Many women, however, told my wife that she was a bad mother for > leaving her kids... I have a great idea: I will do the same (or just announce so) and then sieve off above idiots. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailma

Re: Unemployed

On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, Bob Shell wrote: > Anyone who stays home and takes care of kids is not unemployed! My experience says he is a hero. My hat off to you Scott. I hope you enjoy your new occupation. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_p

Re: thoughts, questions, a story ...

On Tue, 16 Jan 2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > A strange feeling. I still have three exposures to go on that roll > of film. Nice story, well written. Thanks Godfrey. I am wondering if I can still write my name on paper. Sure, I can type it, see below :-) Never had good hand-writing anyway. O

Re: It Arrived!

On Wed, 17 Jan 2007, Patrick Genovese wrote: > Pros: >Sharp... even wide open though it is not at its best.. by f5.6 -> > f8 its tack sharp Sorry, I am struggling to understand this statement as a pro. At f8 all lenses are created equal. Is there a typo in the "even..." sentence above? Ko

Re: Gotta Go ....

All the best Shel. I hope it all goes well. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Excessive ecstasy over equipment is a sign that your priorities are > out of whack. Is there such a thing as non-excessive ecstasy? By the way, passing judgement on people's priorities is out of whack. > etc. Stated over and over again, obsessively

RE: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phonemessagereallythatcomplicated)

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007, Bob W wrote: >>> Scots English >> >> Isn't that an oxymoron? >> > > nope, it's a dialect. Ask Rabbie Burns and Robert Louis Stevenson. Ask Ally next door, ken! Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I take pictures, I don't wax ecstatic over how many lenses I've got > or how wonderful the old shit was. > > sick of this nonsense Then move to a different thread. This is a Pentax list and ecstasy over our Pentax equipment is on topic. Kostas --

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007, Digital Image Studio wrote: > series lenses certainly does not limit my ability to manual focus. In > fact I much prefer the consistency and feel of the the focus ring > grips on the A series lenses if I'm to be honest. This is simply my > opinion of course. And I prefer to M

Re: FS: Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007, Digital Image Studio wrote: > Sill have two, but I've owned about ten over the years, mostly M, yes > they feel good but in reality the top end A series lenses that I have > retained are practically just as good. Having owned plenty of lenses from the K, M, and A era, it is m

Re: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone message reallythatcomplicated)

On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Jan 9, 2007, at 6:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: > >> What about the use of "would have" for "had"? As in, "If I would >> have written it properly, nobody could have been offended". >> Correct US use? It sounds diabolical to me. > > It's a colloquialis

Re: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated)

On Mon, 8 Jan 2007, Adam Maas wrote: > The s is correct, z is american usage (Sadly common in Canada as the > schools teach correct english less and less). Not sure what "correct" means in this case. I am lead to believe that the American spelling is closer to the original spelling of the words.

Re: Enablement

On Mon, 8 Jan 2007, Frits W?thrich wrote: > You want to promote NHS ??? Sure, anything but "medical emergency forces sale". Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Enablement

On Mon, 8 Jan 2007, John Celio wrote: > I found a job. Well done John! The early start may work well esp. if you also leave early. Beat the traffic, do things while the shops are open, come home at daylight, that kind of thing. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdm

Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated

On Mon, 8 Jan 2007, Bob Shell wrote: > One year the phone company put my photography studio in the yellow > pages under Welding instead of Wedding. We could have sold a lot of > acetylene that year !!! > It's funny in hindsight, but sure wasn't at the time. I apologise for laughing loud :-)

Re: K10D and DA 50-200 and AF performance

Don't do that too often but... On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, John Francis wrote: > After all, the FA* 80-200/f2.8 didn't cost that much. Mark! Kostas (buying three built-in electrical appliances and getting change instead) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinf

Re: Pentax Spotmatic II gold

On Mon, 1 Jan 2007, Steven Larson wrote: > Where? Markus is in Switzerland. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: OT: Occupations?

On Tue, 2 Jan 2007, Tim ?sleby wrote: > Don't believe you. > With an IQ of 50 you should have trouble opening a door on your own ;-) Loss of 50 IQ points. But we agree, he must have started pretty high. Not sure if "get well soon" applies, Graywolf, but here goes anyway. You had mentioned a vis

Re: Introduction

On Fri, 29 Dec 2006, P. J. Alling wrote: > The important thing, Kostas, is how many do you still have? (If it's > less than 10 you need more...) I am OK even by your criteria :-) Kostas (should really be losing some more and using the rest much more) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdm

Re: Introduction

On Fri, 29 Dec 2006, W. Guy Finley wrote: > Hello all! Found this list after intensely studying Stan's Pentax Welcome. Stan is great ;-) > both along with the new Metz SCA adapter so hopefully I should be Not sure this will work with the K110D. > So, I look forward to tips and suggestions, any

Re: Determining a Focal Length

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > No, the distances aren't precise, but I can get a more accurate idea the > next time I drive past the scene. I think I'll put the Lufkin in the Domke > on my way out later t'nite. How about a FF body with the 18mm on it? If it works you know what you

Re: TV volume, was: My holiday greeting

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006, mike wilson wrote: > Could be what I'm looking for. Thanks. What did you google for? I didn't. I went into maplin.co.uk and searched for "SCART RF modulator". Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: TV volume, was: My holiday greeting

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote: > It's pretty easy to add to a design My AV Receiver has a "Midnight" setting; does this compress and is this effectively what we are talking about? Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdm

Re: Re: TV volume, was: My holiday greeting

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006, mike wilson wrote: > On a side issue: anyone seen a SCART/RF adaptor? I assume it would have to > be a powered black box. Can't find one anywhere. Like that? http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=33050&criteria=scart%20RF%20modulator&doy=22m12 Kostas -- PDML Pe

Re: Hoya - Pentax Merger?

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote: > We'll see, none of us know what will happen and even if they prosper > using your car analogy will we end up having Jags that are essentially > now just another Ford with a Jag badge? Interesting analogy: - The Real Jaguars are still Real Jaguar

Re: Official Full Frame Pentax Rumor - Technical Limitations of K

On Thu, 21 Dec 2006, Adam Maas wrote: > Actually, max movement is around 2.5mm on the DX format sensors. So you are on 36+5=41mm already. The K-mount is 49mm wide, I think. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Fish and chips (was Re: Gourmands on PDML)

On Thu, 21 Dec 2006, Cotty wrote: > On 21/12/06, Mark Erickson, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Fish and chips always does that to me. It's the greasy batter. Tastes >> great going down, makes me feel like crap later > > You've not eaten real fish and chips then lad ;-) I always go for the

Re: Pentax and HOYA merging/Tidbits

On Thu, 21 Dec 2006, Mark Roberts wrote: > I wonder if Hoya's "HMC" filters will now get the Pentax SMC treatment. Maybe the super HMC (or whatever they call them). Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: poll: chime in if....

On Wed, 20 Dec 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > A pity. My only interest in 35mm film would be for the Hasselblad > XPan, which I would think would be a natural for your panorama > interests. I skimmed through your B&W workflow and immediately saw the light. I just placed an order for more Tri-X.

Re: My holiday greeting

On Wed, 20 Dec 2006, Bob Shell wrote: > I'm very interested in music, and have been working with synthesized > music since the first Moogs in the late 60s. As a holiday present > for my friends I have created my version of Bach's Wachet Auf/ > Sleepers Awake and put it here for download as an mp3

Re: poll: chime in if....

On Tue, 19 Dec 2006, Mark Erickson wrote: > ...you've processed (or had processed) a roll of film recently I am still film-only. Last week I took delivery of what turned out to be my best roll ever wrt keepers (Tri-X +1). Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.n

Re: *ist DS selling price

On Tue, 19 Dec 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Excellent. Used DSLR selling prices are holding up better than I > expected. I sure hope so for all you, boys and girls, but I would not deduct any conclusions from sales made on the 19th of Dec. Charles, how about offering it as a BIN only at a pric

Re: Gary Fong Lightsphere

On Mon, 18 Dec 2006, Timothy Sherburne wrote: > Walter Hamler wrote: >> http://store.garyfonginc.com/licl.html >> >> Anyone have and hands on experience with these units. There is a "cloud" >> version and a "clear" version. > > You could always try this... > >

Re: K10D and Ring flash

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote: > Some of that post war mentality of my grandparents must have rubbed > off on me. I see this regular and forced redundancy of what are > essentially physically long lived objects as a ridiculous waste of > resources and my cash. And I really despis

RE: Film in

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Bob W wrote: > Film is readily available in London in many places, such as > supermarkets, pharmacists and tourist kiosks. You did mean 35mm, yes? Other than that, Bob is right, these are historic cities with definite, unique character each. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: K10D and Ring flash

On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, Adam Maas wrote: > Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: >> On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, P. J. Alling wrote: >> >> >>> I think it's nicely ironic that my AF280T flash units have better >>> functionality with the new generation of DSLRs than newer

Re: K10D and Ring flash

On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, P. J. Alling wrote: > I think it's nicely ironic that my AF280T flash units have better > functionality with the new generation of DSLRs than newer generation AF500s. It's exactly as ironic as the fact that M42 have better functionality than the pre-A bayonets: it's coincide

Re: RE: K10D and Ring flash

On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, Tom C wrote: > Why would I shoot film just to use my flash unit? I have many reasons to shoot film, as you know, but you should use film because you bought a flash that is designed for a film camera. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/ma

Re: RE: K10D and Ring flash

On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, Tom C wrote: > Yeah I understand that technology changes... It doesn't help though that I > bought their most expensive flash unit and that now it's basically useless. > :-) Long before the life of the product itself has been exhausted. That's an aperture-simulator kind of a

Re: RE: K10D and Ring flash

On Wed, 13 Dec 2006, William Robb wrote: > It's more stuff being left off that limits support for older equipment, > in this case, an analogue flash control. Not sure what you are saying here, William. The AF-500FTZ is digitally controlled, isn't it? It's the rear-facing sensor for TTL that is

RE: K10D and Ring flash

On Wed, 13 Dec 2006, Tom C wrote: > At least Sigma updates their flash. With Pentax you need a whole new unit. Och aye! Sigma updates their TTL flashes to become P-TTL? Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: The "Film Look"

On Wed, 13 Dec 2006, David Savage wrote: > I don't think they trying to make digital images look like film, > rather they're goal is to try and have the high ISO digital noise look > more like grain as opposed to pixels. That's what I read in Ken's translation: film-grain-like noise. Kostas --

Re: K10D in Israel

On Wed, 13 Dec 2006, mike wilson wrote: > Don't get me wrong, Kostas. _I'm_ not interested in buying one. 8-))) Who cares; what does the wife say? Kostas :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D in Israel

On Wed, 13 Dec 2006, mike wilson wrote: > Well, the camera is about 1/3rd cheaper in the US than the cheapest > UK price. By the time you have added duty, postage and VAT it will > be about the same, I suspect. The advantage being that US stockists > have some to sell. Last time I checked, d

About our Hungarian friend [Was Re: my first shots with the Pentax K10D]

His first name is Attila, his surname is Boros. :-) In some cultures surname goes first, without the coma between them. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: has anyone tried the FA 300mm on a K10D yet?

On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, Joseph Tainter wrote: > So there is an Re: at the head of this. Can anyone see it? Yeah! Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D and Wireless P-TTL

On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, David Savage wrote: > I can attest that the hot shoe adapter F won't let the flash pop up > filly (As stated in the AF-540 FGZ manual) Even if it did (eg Z1-p), it does not clumb on the hotshoe, so the flash is liable to lose contact with the shoe/make contact with hard sur

Re: my first shots with the Pentax K10D

On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, Boris Liberman wrote: >> SR: how does 35mm at 1/8 work on this? >> >> http://homepage.mac.com/godders/neighborhood-K10D/source/16-imgp0725.html > > Not a clue. I am trying to see if there is any significant picture > quality difference between *istD and K10D given same lens an

Re: K10D and Wireless P-TTL

On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, David Savage wrote: > On 12/12/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, David Savage wrote: >> >>> On 12/12/06, Patrick Genovese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> I've never used P-TTL so

Re: K10D and Wireless P-TTL

On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, Jan van Wijk wrote: > You can do that with The AF360FGZ, AF540FGZ and the > builtin flash of the *istD, you can NOT do that (yet) with > the builtin flash of the K10D! I seem to recall Ken's transaltion to suggest it is mutually exclusive with SR or sth. > I actually did so

Re: my first shots with the Pentax K10D

On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 12/12/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I went for a walk today and filled a 2G card with K10D RAW/DNG >> exposures. I put the FA20-35 on it, used autofocus almost >> exclusively, and just went snapping around the neighborhood. Abo

Re: K10D and Wireless P-TTL

On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, David Savage wrote: > On 12/12/06, Patrick Genovese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I've never used P-TTL so please be kind to me and forgive my ignorance >> on the subject. >> >> The literature seems to suggest that to do wireless P-TTL you need a >> flash unit acting as a cont

Re: New (old stock) Pentax DSLR kits even lower prices?

On Sun, 10 Dec 2006, graywolf wrote: > By the way, if anybody is interested, I am going down to Duke Tuesday to > see a specialist as the doctors here in Boone, and previously in > Charlotte, have all thrown up their hands and said I don't know what is > wrong with you. Good luck Graywolf. A coll

Re: Published!

On Fri, 8 Dec 2006, Dario Bonazza wrote: > http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/art11.jpg Gobsmacking detail. Too sharp (eg right cheek)? What lens, again? Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D at low speeds

On Fri, 8 Dec 2006, William Robb wrote: > I should probably have moved to a new technology flash with the istD, I > might have been happier with TTL performance. You would have gone P-TTL then, P meaning a pre-flash. Not sure what it does to dogs' expressions (although it's meant to be pretty i

Re: Published!

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006, Dario Bonazza wrote: > Here are some of those pics, as published in my website: Some amazing pictures, thanks for sharing Dario. > http://www.dariobonazza.com/gianna/gn1096.jpg Can you explain to me the layers on the light please? What causes that effect? Kostas -- PDML

Re: Another interview articles

On Wed, 6 Dec 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote: > Assuming that they are cashed up sufficiently to fulfill the demand > that they have created though their aggressive pricing. Rob, what aggressive pricing? SRPs and actuals from http://www.parkcameras.com/ No Canon 40D Canon 30D 1,100 74

Re: OT - What sells

On Tue, 5 Dec 2006, P. J. Alling wrote: > I couldn't find the original PESO but I've put up a new Web sized image > it's here: > > http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_untitledvb&w.html Thanks P. J. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

RE: Another interview articles

On Tue, 5 Dec 2006, Tom C wrote: > Yes it's good for Pentax that the new K10D is in such high demand. It's bad > that they will inevitably lose some sales (bodies and lenses) because of > non-supply, especially those potential customers with no reason to have any > brand-loyalty to Pentax. 2 thi

Re: Another interview articles

On Tue, 5 Dec 2006, Patrick Genovese wrote: > Despite all this I beleive that their conservative approach has proven > to be a wise one. for example never releasing the MZ-D --- the > panasonic sensor it was supposed to use is what killed Contax. Philips (Dalsa) sensor. > I beleive that the next

Re: FTZ flash assumptions.

On Tue, 5 Dec 2006, John Whittingham wrote: > No idea, isn't it nmissing the connection fot the digital pin? Not great with electronics, but I am guessing that all a flash needs so as to operate in self-quenching auto is something to tell it "flash". That's the middle round contact and the grou

Re: FTZ flash assumptions.

On Tue, 5 Dec 2006, John Whittingham wrote: > It's looking that way, not to worry. I'm not sure how the AF280T would > perform, I think it's analogue only so would work with the *ist D but not > later bodies that are digital only such as the KD's. As an auto? Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT: Don't mention the Ashes

On Tue, 5 Dec 2006, J and K Messervy wrote: > Imagine a slow moving baseball game that goes for 5 days and you'd be > getting sort of close. You forgot the woollie pullie. That's what makes it a real sport. Oh, and the butcher recruited for a referee, white coat an' a'. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-

Re: OT - What sells

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006, P. J. Alling wrote: > Bob Shell wrote: >> On Dec 4, 2006, at 4:00 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: >> >>> Sailboats, waterfalls, not a lot of each print but in the aggregate a >>> few, but single shot I've sold the most of is this... >>> >>> http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_u

Re: FTZ flash assumptions.

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006, John Whittingham wrote: > Thanks for that Adam on Boz's site the DS2 is listed as "HS" whatever that > is, Look for High-Speed flash in http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/technology/hot-shoe/index.html Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/list

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