Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread Cotty
On 24/6/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/not-dead.jpg > >Just a quick and dirty snap ... but it depicts a Universal Truth Can >you find the deeper meaning hidden within the arcane symbolism? Film is not dead, just pretending to be asleep.

Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!

2005-06-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/6/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: >Hey Don. > >No need to leave just because you bought a Canon. >If everyone on this left because they bought something other than a >Pentax, it would just >be Shel >and some guy in downtown Toronto left.And maybe Cotty as he has >assimulat

DL manual is online

2005-06-25 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
If somebody is curious: http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/manual/istDL_web.pdf -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-25 Thread David Mann
On Jun 24, 2005, at 10:28 PM, Tom Reese wrote: I really would like to shoot some landscapes with one. I bet that thing gives some incredible full frame perspective. It's surprisingly difficult to use a 15mm lens well: not many scenes really call for it. But when you need to get _everything

Re: 28mm

2005-06-25 Thread Daniel Liu
Ahh, you're right! *smacks forehead* I do a lot of street photography at night because I don't have time during the day, so it's basically street lights. Slowest I can hand-hold with an slr is i'm guessing 1/30 (it's been awhile since i used a film slr). On my old setup 1/15 and f/2.5 at iso400

Re: PAW PESO - Sidewalk Universe: The Accidental Astronaut

2005-06-25 Thread David Savage
F*** = Fuji, the same way some write C or N Or something, I dunno. :-) Dave On 6/24/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Frank what kind of camera is a f*** ? > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > Wrom: YIYZUNNYCGPKYLE > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pi

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread David Mann
On Jun 25, 2005, at 7:44 PM, Cotty wrote: Film is not dead, just pretending to be asleep. It's pining... Cheers, - Dave (someone had to say it) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/

Re: 14mm

2005-06-25 Thread Frantisek
AG> What about the Sigma 14mm? It goes for about $900 retail, and the stuff Nate AG> has shot with his (thanks, Cotty!) looks great. Ask Cotty. He had one (and sold it, IIRC?) Actually, it's not bad IMO. Pretty sharp, even wide open! Just _very_ flarey. But it is designed for full frame film (de

Long absence

2005-06-25 Thread Don Williams
Someone has just asked me what I've been doing 'all this time'. If anyone else is interested there is a new button on my website -- 'Photomicro' -- that links to a directory with a very small sample of my output for the last two years. Only one of the instruments uses a Pentax body and very

Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!

2005-06-25 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hey, are you suggesting I only use Pentax? Shel (Leica-Yashicamat-Sony-Olympus-Rollei owner/user) [Original Message] From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If everyone on this left because they bought something other than a Pentax, it would just be Shel and some guy

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Did you know that Bob Keeshan, before his role as Captain Kangaroo, spent five years playing Clarabell the Clown on "The Howdy Doody Show?" Shel > [Original Message] > From: frank theriault > As I just posted in reply to Shel's initial post, I was thinking of > Mr. Moose on Capt. Kangaroo.

Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/24/05, Cohn Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am looking to sell my small Pentax collection of lenses and bodies. I > haven't figured out how much the stuff is worth. Maybe you all can help me > there? How do I determine a fair price for this gear? Don, You won't get crap for old Pentax f

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/25/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did you know that Bob Keeshan, before his role as Captain Kangaroo, spent > five years playing Clarabell the Clown on "The Howdy Doody Show?" > I did not know that. It could turn up as a Jeopardy question (I mean answer) someday. Thanks for

Re: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/24/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ya had to bring up foam did'nt you. > LOL -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: newbie intro

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/24/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, I'm new to the list, but not photography.. > > My first Pentax was a Spotmatic around 1968. For film, I mostly shoot old > Leica M, For all slr stuff including macro work, I use a Pentax *ist Ds. > > I have done a PAW for f

Re: newbie intro

2005-06-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/6/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >BTW, don't believe anything Cotty or Mark Roberts say... Too late! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

RE: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway

2005-06-25 Thread Amita Guha
> Geez, Mishka, I keep forgetting you're in NYC. Well, I know > that Amita will be in Detroit until Monday, and Herb's busy, > but may be around on Sunday. I'll be staying with Annsan. > I'm thinking Sunday may be the best day to get together with > folks, and maybe I can meet up with Amita

Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!

2005-06-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, that struck me as odd. In fact, I would guess that we've gained more people who bought Pentax when they went digital than we've lost from former Pentax users buying another digital brand. Paul On Jun 25, 2005, at 8:06 AM, E.R.N. Reed wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hey, are you suggesting

Metz on Pentax *ist D(s) Was(RE: Asking about old thread)

2005-06-25 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thanks you Don. It did help :-) This narrowed down my "the flash I want list". Now it is the Sigma EF-500 DG super or Metz 44/54 -- New topic, Metz on Pentax *ist D(s): I've always been a fan of the idea of flashes with changeable foots (the SCA-system). I like the idea o

Re:

2005-06-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
It was a thread about using the Sigma 500 Super flash in high speed synch mode. The subject line appears below (PESO: Sigma Super + magnifier + high speed synch). That Sigma unit, along with Pentax' dedicated flash for the D cameras, will give you flash synch at any shutter speed. It works quit

RE: OT - New toy: Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder

2005-06-25 Thread Fred Widall
Well I shot a roll of APX 100 with the Petri and the results were quite good. The shutter speeds and aperture both seem to be working correctly. The lens seems reasonably sharp. Here's a sample. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/21445611/ Thanks to Don and Frank for their input. The auxillary

Re: Metz on Pentax *ist D(s) Was(RE: Asking about old thread)

2005-06-25 Thread Thibouille
I hope you he's right! A couple of months ago, Metz themselves told me it'd be to expensive for them to develope it. I answered that Sigma was selling their 500dg super like hot cakes because much cheaper than Pentax one and that if Sigma could deliver it there was really no good reason for beloved

RE: 14mm

2005-06-25 Thread Amita Guha
> -Original Message- > From: Frantisek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > AG> What about the Sigma 14mm? It goes for about $900 retail, and the > AG> stuff Nate has shot with his (thanks, Cotty!) looks great. > > Ask Cotty. He had one (and sold it, IIRC?) Yes, to my husband. :) Amita

RE: Asking about old thread

2005-06-25 Thread Don Sanderson
Use the spell checker Don! ;-( adderssed = addressed (DOH!) D > -Original Message- > From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 7:59 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: Asking about old thread > > > Took a while to find them! ;-) > Two thr

Asking about old thread

2005-06-25 Thread Tim Øsleby
Sorry. Forgot to write topic in my last post: I'm new here, and I wonder- What thread are you referring to? I've just realized how frustrating the slow sync at my Ds is, and want to read more about this. Tim Another Norwegian.

OT:Spooky thing happening when doing a search at PDML

2005-06-25 Thread Tim Øsleby
I tried a search on the PDML archive site. For some reason my firewall (Norton sec) detected an attack attempt. This happened several times. Does anybody have any idea what's going on? I find it a bit spooky. Off course, I could switch the thing off. Most likely it is totally harmless, but it mak

RE: Asking about old thread

2005-06-25 Thread Don Sanderson
Took a while to find them! ;-) Two threads adderssed high speed sync, one was: Flashgun for *istDS: Pentax 500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG super The other was: PESO: Sigma Super + magnifier + high speed synch Hope this helps Don > -Original Message- > From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: PAW PESO - Sidewalk Universe: The Accidental Astronaut

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/25/05, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > F*** = Fuji, the same way some write C or N > > Or something, I dunno. > > :-) Yeah, that's what I meant. Sure it is. That's the ticket... -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

RE: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread Don Sanderson
There was _supposed_ to be a rabbit. Usually it was a Rhino or Lion something. Wonder what would happen if Bullwinkle tried to pull Frank out of a hat? ;-0 Don > -Original Message- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 7:46 AM > To: pentax-discu

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/24/05, Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thought they had bunny ears... As I just posted in reply to Shel's initial post, I was thinking of Mr. Moose on Capt. Kangaroo. There was a rabbit on that show, too. More than a co-incidence? -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/24/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/not-dead.jpg > > Just a quick and dirty snap ... but it depicts a Universal Truth Can > you find the deeper meaning hidden within the arcane symbolism? > > > Shel Is that Captain Kangaroo I see lurkin

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2005-06-25 Thread Tim Øsleby
I'm new here, and I wonder- What thread are you referring to? I've just realized how frustrating the slow sync at my Ds is, and want to read more about this. Tim Another Norwegian. -Original Message- From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20. juni 2005 14:42 To: pentax-disc

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread P. J. Alling
It's just restin' Cotty wrote: On 24/6/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/not-dead.jpg Just a quick and dirty snap ... but it depicts a Universal Truth Can you find the deeper meaning hidden within the arcane symbolism? Film is no

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread P. J. Alling
I saw the "Live Action" Bullwinkel, movie while on a transcontinental airplane flight, the thought of Bullwinkel trying to pull Frank out of the hat and the probable results doesn't bear imagining. (That movie could be used to torture confessions out of suspects...) Don Sanderson wrote: The

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread P. J. Alling
Unfortunately, yes. (I know more useless things than anyone else of my immediate acquaintance, oh how I've wasted my life). Shel Belinkoff wrote: Did you know that Bob Keeshan, before his role as Captain Kangaroo, spent five years playing Clarabell the Clown on "The Howdy Doody Show?" Shel

Re: FS: *istD, FA*24, FA* 28-70, DA 14, plus

2005-06-25 Thread Chad
Hello, An update here. After looking at my first post I see that I messed up on the Zx-5n. I typed in the wrong price. Shesh. It should be: ZX-5n with cable release and AA battery pack for $180 I have also decided to drop the price of the *istD with cable release to $635 Thanks for looking, C

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
OK, then, do you recall a TV show called the Merry Mailman? What former musical comedy star played the role of the Merry Mailman? For a gold plated lens cap, what was his daughter's name and for what activity was she most famous or well known? Now don't look up the answer on Google or wherever.

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread P. J. Alling
Now that I don't know, (not a surprise since I could win a gold plated lens cap if I did, so it's not useless). Shel Belinkoff wrote: OK, then, do you recall a TV show called the Merry Mailman? What former musical comedy star played the role of the Merry Mailman? For a gold plated lens cap,

Re: DL manual is online

2005-06-25 Thread P. J. Alling
They supply AA alkaline batteries with the *ist-DL. Then recommend against them. How cheap can you get... and cheap is what they're aiming for, they give picture capacity for 128mb sd cards. Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: If somebody is curious: http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/manual/istDL_we

Using *ist-Ds at lower resolutions

2005-06-25 Thread David Oswald
A lot of my wife's shooting is for business purposes, and her images are displayed at 640x480 or less (approximately). Givn that she reduces them so greatly once they come out of the *ist-DS, I'm fairly certain that there is no need for her to shoot at 6mp. Yet of course she wants/needs the b

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Do you recall the actress, singer, and most notably, dancer, Joey Heatherton? Her dad, Ray, played the Merry Mailman on WPIX in NYC (and, I suppose, surrounding areas). Shel > [Original Message] > From: P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Date: 6/25/2005 8:40:21 AM > Subject: Re: PAW PES

Re: DL manual is online

2005-06-25 Thread Daniel Liu
Weird, in some ways it's better than the DS. bigger screen, auto iso, you can choose cont. AF in any non-preset mode.hope the ds gets a firmware update. --Daniel Liu "If at first you don't succeed, sky diving is definitely not for you." http://almost

Re: Using *ist-Ds at lower resolutions

2005-06-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jun 25, 2005, at 8:57 AM, David Oswald wrote: A lot of my wife's shooting is for business purposes, and her images are displayed at 640x480 or less (approximately). Givn that she reduces them so greatly once they come out of the *ist-DS, I'm fairly certain that there is no need for her

Re: Using *ist-Ds at lower resolutions

2005-06-25 Thread Maciej Marchlewski
David Oswald wrote: Is there any advantage to her continuing to shoot at 6mp, or should I teach her how to switch to 4mp or 1.5mp? It is always better to have more data in my opinion. If you have bigger image you can always crop more, noise from high ISO settings will be more reduced in res

Re: 28mm

2005-06-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
ISO 800 and 1600 are perfectly usable with the *ist DS so you can use an f/2.8 lens very successfully. I have no experience of that particular Sigma lens, but I'd much prefer the Pentax FA28/2.8 all around. I'm just not happy with Sigma quality control. Godfrey On Jun 25, 2005, at 1:33 A

Re: Using *ist-Ds at lower resolutions

2005-06-25 Thread Powell Hargrave
If you are not short of memory keep shooting at 6 megs. Sooner or later someone will want a poster, or at least some large prints. Powell At 08:57 AM 25/06/2005 , you wrote: > >A lot of my wife's shooting is for business purposes, and her images are >displayed at 640x480 or less (approximately)

Re: 28mm

2005-06-25 Thread Scott Loveless
Daniel, I've been able to use an M28/3.5 (the only wide prime I own) for indoor shooting without a flash. Since I've been down rating Tri-X to 320 or 200, this often means maximum aperture at 1/15. If you plan on setting your light sensitivity to between 400 and 1600, just use a lens you like an

Re: 14mm

2005-06-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I have the DA14mm, which is awesome and works beautifully on the D/DS bodies. It was the only lens I bought with the camera, my "kit" lens. If you really must have that wide a field of view for a 24x36mm camera (I had a 15mm once and found I only very rarely used such an ultrawide), and can

Re: flash sync speed

2005-06-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jun 25, 2005, at 5:33 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I'm new here, and I wonder- What thread are you referring to? I've just realized how frustrating the slow sync at my Ds is, and want to read more about this. Ok. What do you find frustrating about it? I normally don't use flash much, but wh

Re: DL manual is online

2005-06-25 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
Daniel Liu wrote: Weird, in some ways it's better than the DS. bigger screen, auto iso, you can choose cont. AF in any non-preset mode.hope the ds gets a firmware update. We should push for that. Does Pentax have any costumer feedback form?

Re: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway

2005-06-25 Thread Mishka
I think that would be a perfect place. You have my vote. On 6/25/05, Amita Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually, my flight home gets in in the early evening, so I should be home > by 8. So I might be able to do something that night. Mishka, do you think we > can convince Frank and Ann to

Re: OT: Tri-X question for you B&W shooters.

2005-06-25 Thread Graywolf
Tri-X Pan 400 is the old 35mm/roll-film formula, Tri-X Professional 320 is the old roll-film/sheet film formula it has/had a gelatin retouching surface on the back of the film. Tri-X Professional 400 is the current film that replaces both of the former ones. It supposedly has an entirely new

I heard things were going up in price in the Pentax world ...

2005-06-25 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
... but I never thought it would come to this. (I trust nobody here is watching it!) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15240&item=7526451256&rd=1 Collin

Re: OT - New toy: Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder

2005-06-25 Thread Graywolf
Contrary to what the "perfect is not good enough" folks say, you have to look at the use the things are designed for. Aux tele & wa converters do work quite well for snapshot size photos. You are correct they require no exposure compensation. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof"

RE: I heard things were going up in price in the Pentax world ...

2005-06-25 Thread Don Sanderson
Sneaky little decimal point, movin' around like that! ;-) Don > -Original Message- > From: Collin R Brendemuehl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 1:50 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: I heard things were going up in price in the Pentax world ... > > >

Re: OT: Tri-X question for you B&W shooters.

2005-06-25 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/25/05, Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tri-X Pan 400 is the old 35mm/roll-film formula, > > Tri-X Professional 320 is the old roll-film/sheet film formula it has/had a > gelatin retouching surface on the back of the film. > > Tri-X Professional 400 is the current film that replaces bo

RE: OT: Tri-X question for you B&W shooters.

2005-06-25 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks Tom, that makes sense. Don > -Original Message- > From: Graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 12:49 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: OT: Tri-X question for you B&W shooters. > > > Tri-X Pan 400 is the old 35mm/roll-film formula, > > T

RE: I heard things were going up in price in the Pentax world ...

2005-06-25 Thread Jack Davis
Mis-placed decimal points, also, cause bridges to fall down. (old enough to have heard it all) Jack --- Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sneaky little decimal point, movin' around like > that! ;-) > > Don > > > -Original Message- > > From: Collin R Brendemuehl > [mailto:[EMA

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread P. J. Alling
I do recall Joey Heatherton, didn't know the Merry Mailman was her father. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Do you recall the actress, singer, and most notably, dancer, Joey Heatherton? Her dad, Ray, played the Merry Mailman on WPIX in NYC (and, I suppose, surrounding areas). Shel [Original Mess

RE: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway

2005-06-25 Thread Amita Guha
The only problem is that the place has lately been really, really crowded on Sunday nights, seemingly with Manhattanites. :But I hear that there's a new bar across the street called the Sparrow that's pretty good. So what do you think, Ann and Frank? Care to venture out to Queens for a drink next

Re: DL manual is online

2005-06-25 Thread P. J. Alling
This is it... Joaquim Carvalho wrote: Daniel Liu wrote: Weird, in some ways it's better than the DS. bigger screen, auto iso, you can choose cont. AF in any non-preset mode.hope the ds gets a firmware update. We should push for that. Does Pentax have any costumer feedback form?

Re: I heard things were going up in price in the Pentax world ...

2005-06-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/6/05, Collin R Brendemuehl, discombobulated, unleashed: >... but I never thought it would come to this. Thanks a bloody lot Collin. I was hoping nobody had seen it :-( > >(I trust nobody here is watching it!) >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? >ViewItem&category=15240&item=7526451256&r

Re: I heard things were going up in price in the Pentax world ...

2005-06-25 Thread P. J. Alling
It's not just gold plated, it's cast from gold and painted to look like a camera. Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: ... but I never thought it would come to this. (I trust nobody here is watching it!) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15240&item=7526451256&rd=1 Collin

PESO: Not a street shot :-)

2005-06-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
The mercury topped off in the high nineties (F of course) today, so two ice creams are allowed. By the way this is NOT a street shot because it was not taken with a focal length prescribed by the AOPSS (Arcane Order of Pretentious Street Shooters :-)). Seriously it's with the CA 50-200, 200mm,

Re: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/25/05, Amita Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The only problem is that the place has lately been really, really crowded on > Sunday nights, seemingly with Manhattanites. :But I hear that there's a new > bar across the street called the Sparrow that's pretty good. > > So what do you think, An

PESO: Street Photography in Prague

2005-06-25 Thread Joseph Tainter
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3441/display/3400596 It took a lot of experimenting with flash compensation and exposure compensation to get the extreme tones right. This is my favorite of about 10 or 12 shots. Comments welcome. Joe

Re: flash sync speed

2005-06-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Quite frequently, both fill flash and a large aperture are desirable in sunlight. For that, you need high-speed synch. Paul On Jun 25, 2005, at 12:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Jun 25, 2005, at 5:33 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I'm new here, and I wonder- What thread are you referring to? I've

Ok, I give up

2005-06-25 Thread Evan Hanson
What the heck is PESO?

Re: Ok, I give up

2005-06-25 Thread Michael Spivak
Picture Every So Often as far as i know... Michael Evan Hanson wrote: What the heck is PESO?

Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)

2005-06-25 Thread keithw
Paul Stenquist wrote: The mercury topped off in the high nineties (F of course) today, so two ice creams are allowed. By the way this is NOT a street shot because it was not taken with a focal length prescribed by the AOPSS (Arcane Order of Pretentious Street Shooters :-)). Seriously it's with

Re: flash sync speed

2005-06-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jun 25, 2005, at 1:36 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Quite frequently, both fill flash and a large aperture are desirable in sunlight. For that, you need high-speed synch. Or an ND filter... :-) Seriously, I do understand about fill flash etc, but 1/180 sec seems quite fast enough for my ne

Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)

2005-06-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Paul Stenquist wrote: The mercury topped off in the high nineties (F of course) today, so two ice creams are allowed. By the way this is NOT a street shot because it was not taken with a focal length prescribed by the AOPSS (Arcane Order of Pretentious Street Shooters :-)). Seriously it's

Re: Ok, I give up

2005-06-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/6/05, Evan Hanson, discombobulated, unleashed: >What the heck is PESO? Try here: Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: flash sync speed

2005-06-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
But the ND filter effectively reduces the stop in terms of how much flash you can lay in the shot. In daylight and with no walls or ceiling to reflect some of the spill light back, it's hard enough to get a useful amount of fill. High speed synch is important for anyone who shoots outdoor portr

RE: flash sync speed

2005-06-25 Thread Tim Øsleby
What I find frustrating with slow flash sync? Sometimes I want to shot more or less towards the sun, and still need a large aperture. I'm talking very high speed. A few days ago, I had to let a near perfect shot go, with some very nice rocks and a beautiful sky, because of this. It was a real dow

Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)

2005-06-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's the DA 50-200 of course. I'm very pleased with its performance. This shot is quite sharp at 100%. Perhaps i'll post a detail later. Paul On Jun 25, 2005, at 4:55 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: The mercury topped off in the high nineties (F of course) today, so two ice

Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!

2005-06-25 Thread brooksdj
> Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > >Hey, are you suggesting I only use Pentax? > > > >Shel (Leica-Yashicamat-Sony-Olympus-Rollei owner/user) > > > > > > > > > >>[Original Message] > >>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> > > > > > > > >>If everyone on this

Re: PAW: For you to chuckle

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/24/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > Fresh out of the oven... > > http://www.photosight.ru/photo.php?photoid=918724&ref=author > > After I took the shot I had a very good laff... > Sadly, all I'm getting is a bunch of Cyrillic (sp?) characters and no photo. Anyone e

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/24/05, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://www.lookingglassphoto.com/index.html > > Are you sure that's Berkeley and not Toronto? Looks like Frank shot the > portrait on the home page. :-P > 1) It's colour, 2) Those green things in the background are fairly sharp, and, 3) Th

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/23/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 23/6/05, Tom Reese, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >And we have Frank, Cotty and Bill Robb as well. > > Now hang on a minute mate. It's bad enough being lumped into the same > frying pan as Frank. But Rottweiler Robb as well?? > Geez, I'm away f

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/25/05, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I saw the "Live Action" Bullwinkel, movie while on a transcontinental > airplane flight, > the thought of Bullwinkel trying to pull Frank out of the hat and the > probable results doesn't > bear imagining. Sigh... -frank (with g-mail I can g

Re: PAW: For you to chuckle

2005-06-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Frank, I saw it yesterday, but it doesn't seem to want to load now. Paul On Jun 25, 2005, at 5:48 PM, frank theriault wrote: On 6/24/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi! Fresh out of the oven... http://www.photosight.ru/photo.php?photoid=918724&ref=author After I took the sho

Re: Back from Colorado, the longer version

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/24/05, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this adds a few more shots > > http://www.alphoto.com/co05/page1.htm I like the one with the waitress walking toward the camera, the yellow door (I'm assuming that's a railway car) and the coal shovel handle. The rest are pretty cool, too. ch

Re: PAW: For you to chuckle

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/25/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Frank, > I saw it yesterday, but it doesn't seem to want to load now. > Paul Thanks, Paul. Glad to know it's not just me. Maybe Boris can send it to me off-list, or repost it? Boris! You there? cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bou

Re: Are your photos too good?

2005-06-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/6/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >-frank (who has a long memory, Cotty. GFM is only about 11 months >away... Flashguns at ten paces sir! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com ___

Re: PAW: For you to chuckle

2005-06-25 Thread keithw
frank theriault wrote: On 6/24/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi! Fresh out of the oven... http://www.photosight.ru/photo.php?photoid=918724&ref=author After I took the shot I had a very good laff... Sadly, all I'm getting is a bunch of Cyrillic (sp?) characters and no pho

Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/25/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The mercury topped off in the high nineties (F of course) today, so two > ice creams are allowed. By the way this is NOT a street shot because it > was not taken with a focal length prescribed by the AOPSS (Arcane Order > of Pretentious Street

Re: Ok, I give up

2005-06-25 Thread P. J. Alling
Picture Every So Often, or a unit of Mexican currency which is more than a free web image may be worth... Evan Hanson wrote: What the heck is PESO? -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread keithw
Shel Belinkoff wrote: [...] What most people don't know is that Captain Kangaroo (Keeshan) and Mr. Rogers (Fred Rogers), each of which had very successful shows for children, and who were acknowledged "good friends," were really lovers, and Pee Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) is their secretly adopte

Re: to the GFM staff

2005-06-25 Thread Doug Brewer
The GFM Team thanks you for your kind words, but I think the real thanks should go to the people who do all the real work to make GFM such a success, like Reeca and Madge and Diane and the rest of the restaurant crew, Sandy and the office staff, Tom and Scott handling the AV duties, Ed the

Re: OT - New toy: Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/25/05, Fred Widall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/21445611/ Hey, I recognize that building! I can't rememer which one, but it's s UniWat, from the 1970's expansion "let's make everything look like a concrete bunker" era. Nice, sharp image, Fred.

Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)

2005-06-25 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Paul, Keep showing us shots from that new lens. I am quite anxious to see how well it performs wide open at different focal lengths. Like the shot BTW! -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, June 25, 2005, 12:38:57 PM, you wrote: PS> The mercury topped off in the high nineties (F of course)

Resend: Heads up - A 100/2.8 macro and other stuff

2005-06-25 Thread David Nelson
Yo dudes, Some nasty person decided to list an SMC PENTAX-A MACRO 1:2.8 100mm, that famous lens that has been going for such crazy money recently... for €390 BIN! http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7526518253 Not an auction, so the "no eBay" rule doesn't apply here, right? An

Re: Ok, I give up

2005-06-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Evan Hanson" Subject: Ok, I give up What the heck is PESO? Mexican money. We used to joke about it being Canadian money as well, but not any more. William Robb

Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!

2005-06-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
LOVE IT! sister ERN ;-)) Shel > [Original Message] > From: E.R.N. > ERNR > of the *istDerhood

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Isn't that called "Ego Googling" when you search for yourself on the web? Shel > [Original Message] > From: frank theriault > -frank (with g-mail I can google my name, and easily find every one of > the silly references to me - don't think you're getting away with > anything...)

Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)

2005-06-25 Thread E.R.N. Reed
On 6/25/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The mercury topped off in the high nineties (F of course) today, so two ice creams are allowed. By the way this is NOT a street shot because it was not taken with a focal length prescribed by the AOPSS (Arcane Order of Pretentious Street Shoo

Heads up - A 100/2.8 macro and other stuff

2005-06-25 Thread David Nelson
Yo dudes, Some nasty person decided to list an SMC PENTAX-A MACRO 1:2.8 100mm, that famous lens that has been going for such crazy money recently... for €390 BIN! http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7526518253 Not an auction, so the "no eBay" rule doesn't apply here, right?

Re: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway

2005-06-25 Thread Herb Chong
i can't do evening. during the day is all that is open for me, and that will be after i stop at B&H. figure 11:30 or so. Herb - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 4:08 PM Subject: Re: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway

Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!

2005-06-25 Thread E.R.N. Reed
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hey, are you suggesting I only use Pentax? Shel (Leica-Yashicamat-Sony-Olympus-Rollei owner/user) [Original Message] From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If everyone on this le

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