Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-19 Thread Graywolf
hing is he probably did more good than any president in US history, but the only thing he is remembered for is Watergate. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- William Robb wrote: - Origin

Re: PESO: Dream Cruise Day

2005-08-21 Thread Graywolf
x27;s that for a 50 year history of cruising North Woodward in a nutshell? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Paul Stenquist wrote: Yesterday was the culmination of more than a month of activity an

Re: The Photographer's Rights

2005-08-21 Thread Graywolf
although family legend claims his grandfather, who supposedly changed the name to English form from the Dutch, was. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- P. J. Alling wrote: Articles of

Re: Mo' Bits, Mo' Better? (was Re: Another Ques re: istDs)

2005-08-21 Thread Graywolf
That one is easy, Shel, each bit doubles (or halves if you are going that way) the dynamic range of the image. Powers of two, you will recall. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Shel Belinkof

Re: 36mm x 36mm sensor?

2005-08-23 Thread Graywolf
. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Toralf Lund wrote: Since the "full-frame" discussion re-emerged yet another time earlier today, I thought maybe I'd ask, how about a 36x36 mm sensor? Wo

Re: What Would Make a DSLR "Obsolete"?

2005-08-23 Thread Graywolf
I had a stunning photograph once. It was a matted and framed 16x24 hanging over the sofa. The nail kept pulling out of the wall. Everyone whom it fell on said it was really stunning. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==&g

Re: Why full frame?

2005-08-23 Thread Graywolf
A HP Designjet 130 is only $1300, and will do upto 24" x 36"(or longer). Many on the list paid that much for their istD. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Kenneth Waller wrote:

Re: Advice needed - Developing TRIX 400 35mm

2005-08-25 Thread Graywolf
latitude and the shadow detail is gone. If that is acceptable in your final image pushing will work for that image. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Michael Spivak wrote: Hi I have a problem that

Re: Mini London PDML

2005-08-25 Thread Graywolf
Was that a J-2 with a blower that you had, Keith ? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- keithw wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: I hope the hen was well cooked... Ahhh, keeps me in mind of the ol

Re: Some select shots from the CC at GFMtn.

2005-08-25 Thread Graywolf
. Sorry I missed you. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Cesar wrote: These are just a few shots to let the PDML and others have a glimpse into the weekend at the Camera Clinic on Gra

Re: Why full frame?

2005-08-25 Thread Graywolf
easy on flaming me now guys, I just got home from the hospital a few hours ago (sinus surgery, had to stay overnight as I was slow recovering from anesthesia, and bleeding), and am on painkillers right now. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert

Re: Advice needed - Developing TRIX 400 35mm

2005-08-25 Thread Graywolf
Thanks, Michael, I needed a pat on the back just now. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Michael Spivak wrote: Thanks much people ! i didn't think i will get the aswers so fast The

Re: Mini London PDML

2005-08-25 Thread Graywolf
buckboard suspension: info to those who are not old farts) graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- keithw wrote: Graywolf wrote: Was that a J-2 with a blower that you had, Keith ? graywolf http://w

Re: Mini London PDML

2005-08-25 Thread Graywolf
Would that be this book? No copies available unfortunately. Press on regardless;: Or, The confessions of a sports car addict, (Unknown Binding) 1956 by Anne Taylor graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"

Re: Film scanner question

2005-08-25 Thread Graywolf
I think you run a MAC. PS uses all the memory on MAC'., With PC's it will only use up to 2 gigabytes. PS2 is nice. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Herb Chong wrote: i don't

Re: Film scanner question

2005-08-25 Thread Graywolf
Sorry I commented on one of your posts with some simple information for those who might not know of it. That always sets off a diatribe from you. My only excuse is that I am brain damaged, and can not seem to learn from experience. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot

Re: Mini London PDML

2005-08-25 Thread Graywolf
Those were the days! Glad to bring up happy memmories for you. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- keithw wrote: Graywolf wrote: Would that be this book? No copies available unfortunately. Pre

Photoshop CS2 --was Film scanner question

2005-08-26 Thread Graywolf
th, and do to the fixed budget account I did not have to pay an electric bill last month, so tha money went for the camera. Strange to think of the electric bill as a savings account . graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" -

Printers (was Why full frame?)

2005-08-26 Thread Graywolf
knowledgable experienced user Epsons do continue to chug along, even the cheap ones. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Bruce Dayton wrote: I concur on the 820 - I threw one in the trash too! My

Re: Why full frame?

2005-08-26 Thread Graywolf
at it. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- John Coyle wrote: Keith's experience is close to my own with an Epson Stylus 800. Very poor ink consumption, and when it got so clogged that I could

Re: Color Plus and other Kodak films?

2005-08-28 Thread Graywolf
Highest profit of course. Best photograph is too subjective. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Manuel Magalhães wrote: No it didn't. It just states the awarding prizes. Manuel -

Re: building a web site

2005-08-29 Thread Graywolf
There are many. Unfortunately it is hard to convience the clients who have been sold a bag of BS that annoying you customers is not a good idea. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Mark Ro

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Graywolf
of the techniques used on one work fine on the other. But in other ways trying to treat them as the same program will lead to utter confusion, especially with regard to how they us the hardware they are loaded on. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==&g

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Graywolf
only real difference between you and he is I can safely say, I think you are full of shit. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Aug 30, 2005, at 9:14 AM, Graywolf wrote:

Re: Batteries for istDS?

2005-08-30 Thread Graywolf
charger like the Maha 401, or a gee-whiz high tech charger like the LaCrosse is a better way to go. Anybody want to expound the relative performance of the two. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" -

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Graywolf
guesses. I get the feeling I am talking with school kids here (lots of facts, not much understanding). graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Adam Maas wrote: You stated they were 'two entirely diffe

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-31 Thread Graywolf
n the list. Maybe I am in err? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: "Every bit goes through that 5% of code and comes out different. The other 95% is the user interface

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Graywolf
working its way across the country it was marked as returned to shipper. What kind of idiot would try to ship something to a PO Box address via Fed Ex Ground? Oh the seller does not answer email either. So, anyway, I figure I understand how you feel. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com

Re: Batteries: Trickle charge

2005-09-02 Thread Graywolf
, and charge them willy-nilly and they still seem to last a couple of years. Sometimes we can worry too much about such things. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Dario Bonazza wrote: Discuss

Re: Defending Pentax

2005-09-02 Thread Graywolf
You the man, Cotty, you the man. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Cotty wrote: I thought some readers might like to see me defending good old SMC - from an

Re: OT: Copyright

2005-09-02 Thread Graywolf
they refused to pay the token fee makes them liable for full commercial rates. If one really has no monetary interest in ones images the common license you posted a link to makes makes complete sense. All it requires is that they attribute the image to the photographer. graywolf http

Re: A50/1.4 versus M50/1.4, Comment Please

2005-09-05 Thread Graywolf
of damage). However, as I have mentioned before, these lenses are mostly 25+ years old and we have no idea what they have been through. I found less sample to sample variation in the m50/1.7 lenses. The one I kept however was super sharp at f/1.7 even at close focus distances. graywolf http

Re: Am I an Ignorant Klutz ....

2005-09-05 Thread Graywolf
I is a fact of life that one of the ways manufactures save money these days is by letting the customer do final testing. Sorry you got caught out by it, Shel. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"

Re: EuroEnglish (Was: Same lenses ...)

2005-09-05 Thread Graywolf
I have read that "educated mid-western english", and "upper-class british english" (I assume not- the TV and movie, "I, say, what?" stuff) are the only unaccented english dialects. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Exper

Re: GESO: Opera at the Town Hall Square

2005-09-05 Thread Graywolf
I have noticed that too. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Jens Bladt wrote: BTW: I've noticed about performers, especially the very professional ones. They can quickly spot a ca

Re: OT: Digital High Key

2005-09-05 Thread Graywolf
shadows predominate in a low-key print. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 9/4/2005 2:04:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does

Re: Pentax vs. Nikon

2005-09-05 Thread Graywolf
independently owned stores, but chains are notorious for insisting that all spiffs go to the company as discounts. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- P. J. Alling wrote: Canon and Nikon are probably givi

Re: Back from Ukraine

2005-09-07 Thread Graywolf
e, or over the next hill, one to whom the trip was always more interesting than the destination, I have never called myself either one. These days I do not have the energy to walk (really the best way to go), nor the money to go any other way... graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com &q

Re: Fried Highlights, Decline in Photo Quality (was PESO - The Bridge)

2005-09-08 Thread Graywolf
contrast at 100%, but better seems to be about 95% then you do not get those false blown highlights on the screen. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of these days you a

Re: OT: Back in the Pentaxian fold

2005-09-08 Thread Graywolf
er, I still prefer the Crown Graphic for fun, and I am keeping the MX's. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Shel Belinkoff wrote: No need to apologize for the Olympus ;-)) http://www.olympusame

Re: Fried Highlights

2005-09-09 Thread Graywolf
Photoshop. Probably there are better techniques. My copy of "Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers" does have a chapter on using the RAW converter, but it is somewhat elementary. I shall have to try your technique, Paul. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof"

Re: OT: Back in the Pentaxian fold

2005-09-09 Thread Graywolf
Yeh, well you are better than me. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi, You should be able to do better than an 8x10. My 4mp Sony will do "stunning" 8x10&#

Re: The Gaffer Tape Chronicles (was Re: The DS - It's Here!)

2005-09-09 Thread Graywolf
Yeh, real customizers use an airbrush... graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Jens Bladt wrote: Gaffering is not customizing - no functionallity is added or removed. It's simply disgu

Re: GESO: The Dream Cruise

2005-09-09 Thread Graywolf
Changed your name again have you, Dorian? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- william sawyer wrote: Paul, I solved the age problem several years ago by having my portrait done, then putting

Re: Pentax 645D Competition

2005-09-09 Thread Graywolf
How about a 1.7gb (10K x 12K 48bit) digital back? http://www.betterlight.com/ graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Cotty wrote: Leaf/Mamiya 22MP DSLR: <http://www.dpreview.com/news/05

Re: Colour profiles-PS-and home prining

2005-09-11 Thread Graywolf
site to see if they have more color profiles for your cameras available for download. Anyway the method in the first couple of paragraphs pretty much is all I use. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ---

Re: Some Posting Suggestions

2005-09-13 Thread Graywolf
I think that and proper attributation are a matter of common sense. In other words putting it into the FAQ won't help much. But if everyone wants it there, I will be glad to update it. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <

Re: Some Posting Suggestions

2005-09-14 Thread Graywolf
without scrolling it can not do that. Bottom posting is something that is left over from the old dial up and download uucp days. Come on guys it is not 1972 anymore. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"

Re: Some Posting Suggestions

2005-09-14 Thread Graywolf
read if they bottom post. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- frank theriault wrote: On 9/14/05, Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That is okay as I see your name and scroll down. Howe

Re: 360 degree software

2005-09-14 Thread Graywolf
pratice one could do a lot better. I guess one of those panarama heads would make things a bit easier, but a standard head and a $2 level would probably do as well. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- K

Re: Bill Owens report

2005-09-14 Thread Graywolf
Bill, Don, and I are all pretty much the same age. They put my problems into perspective (none of them life threatening). The both have my best wishes, and prayers for a complete and permanent recovery. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==&g

Re: Some Posting Suggestions

2005-09-14 Thread Graywolf
What obsolete primitive mail read are you using? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Tom Reese wrote: > Not everyone reads them that way. My mail program doesn't thread anything. I

Re: Some Posting Suggestions

2005-09-16 Thread graywolf
Actually I can kind of agree with you. I was removing some no longer used software from my computer and the uninstall program of one of them must have removed something essential, as it would not boot anymore. So I tried reloading the OS (damned MickeyShit Software), it refused to load with the

Re: PAW PESO - Lotus

2005-09-17 Thread graywolf
A bit dark, did it on a Mac? If I increase my screen brightness to about 1.8 gamma it looks good. Anybody interested in hearing what Martin Evening, author of Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers has to say about 1.8 gamma . Shel Belinkoff wrote: On the way to a friend's house early this e

Re: PAW PESO - Lotus

2005-09-17 Thread graywolf
or is not calibrated, you came pretty close going by what my calibrated by MK-I eyeball monitor shows. I, BTW, do like the tight crop. graywolf wrote: A bit dark, did it on a Mac? If I increase my screen brightness to about 1.8 gamma it looks good. Anybody interested in hearing what Mart

Re: SV: For the Collector who needs one of everything.

2005-09-17 Thread graywolf
Anybody else notice that the folks who find this kind of thing funny are all bottom feeders, err... I mean bottom posters? They also clip attributions . --graywolf mike wilson wrote: Cotty wrote: IFAIR the endoscope is currently the main source of income for Pentax. If it's n

Re: Another France photo

2005-09-17 Thread graywolf
Neat! I would not have thought you could do a handheld 5 panel panorama that looked so good. Maybe I had better rephrase that, I don't think I could do it. Mark Roberts wrote: 5-shot stitched pano taken from the top of the tower in the crumbling ruin of Montrichard Chateau on the river Ch

Re: PAW: Chinatown Abstract

2005-09-19 Thread graywolf
stuff which are simply pictures of people or things). To me that IS art. --graywolf (who really has to get his sig file reconnected, but at least the computer is working again). - frank theriault wrote: On 9/19/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What I was asking

Re: Interior photography and the *istD

2005-09-20 Thread graywolf
days. And the high-end stuff, where there is actually some money to be made, is still shot with a view camera to the best of my knowledge. I doubt that Scott could make enough to pay for that 14mm lens and a DSLR. --graywolf -- Mark Roberts wrote: Scott Loveless <

Re: istDS Exposure Problems

2005-09-20 Thread graywolf
Was the ISO set to a fixed value or was it on AUTO? Shel Belinkoff wrote: No metering, Paul. It was all in manual. Camera in Manual mode (M on the dial), aperture set manually, shutter speed set manually.

Re: Camera engineering (This is signifigant)

2005-09-21 Thread graywolf
about? William Robb -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ---

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-21 Thread graywolf
live in the modern world a couple of years before they confirm to the old ways. They seem like very sensible people to me. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- John Francis wrote: Nope - that'

Re: Purple Fringing

2005-09-21 Thread graywolf
is supposed to minimize purple fringing. I have not used it because Ihave not seen the problem to the point where it is visible in the 8x10 to 8.5x11 prints I do, so this is all theoretical to me. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==&g

Re: PPI for Printing

2005-09-21 Thread graywolf
that issue. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Shel Belinkoff wrote: Whenever I have prints made on the Lightjet or the Frontier, I use 300ppi to 330ppi or so for the resolution (is that the term?

Re: PDML 10th anniversary

2005-09-21 Thread graywolf
I was here a bit before that while it was still with Pentax. I want to thank Doug for keeping up this list for almost five years now. And, mostly, putting up with the likes of me. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==&g

PDML Mini-FAQ link

2005-09-22 Thread graywolf
http://graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ---

Re: 3rd *istD body bites the dust

2005-09-22 Thread graywolf
, some may fail immediately some may go 10 times that long, but it does give some idea of how long something is intended to keep on working. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Kevin Waterson

Re: anti-shake imminent? we can dream....

2005-09-22 Thread graywolf
I fact, historically, licensing technology has been one of Pentax's ways of doing business. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-22 Thread graywolf
Pentaxes current distribution plan. The only distributors that may stockpile stuff are those that are not owned and operated by Pentax, but most of those seem to be dropping items like they are hot potatoes. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==&g

Re: OT: A favour to ask.

2005-09-22 Thread graywolf
Load fine for me. Your servers are responding faster than most as well. However, I am on ultra high speed cable (roughly equivalent to a T3 line). graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- David

Re: OT: Christmas in Sept. iBook is here

2005-09-22 Thread graywolf
Well then, Merry Christmas to You. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Woo Hoo. I was out in the field the last few days on some pipeline work east of Toronto,

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-22 Thread graywolf
Guilty of using 30 year old cameras by preference, and even 50+ yo ones. Also guilty of using 30 year old hi-fi. However I really don't think manufacturers should cater to the likes of me. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <

Re: OT: Christmas in Sept. iBook is here

2005-09-23 Thread graywolf
Leave it to you Brits to come up with a color code and then use the same color for two of the states . Why not black, black special, black extra special, black ultra special, and black with cream and sugar? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==&g

Re: printers

2005-09-23 Thread graywolf
information may be of interest to those on the list who, like me, can not afford one of those dream printers. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Adam Maas wrote: The individual tanks are also a

Re: printing papers ...

2005-09-23 Thread graywolf
helps with a dead piezo element however. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- David Mann wrote: On Sep 22, 2005, at 10:47 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I print with an Epson 2200 and am very satisfi

Re: Sensors That Shift?

2005-09-23 Thread graywolf
hand shortly it will probably be just as cheap to buy a full-frame camera and crop the image for shift as it would be to buy a special APS shift body. So I guess the issue is moot. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

2005-09-23 Thread graywolf
not only used to set aperture with every lens, but also as a shutter speed switch, an ISO switch, etc. Almost guaranteed to reduce the usable life of the camera by a factor of 100 or so (To be honest it also reduces the cost of manufacture by a factor of 2 or 3). This is progress? graywolf http

Re: OT: Christmas in Sept. iBook is here

2005-09-23 Thread graywolf
The last one was a test to see if anyone would bother to read through all of them. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- E.R.N. Reed wrote: graywolf wrote: Leave it to you Brits to come up with

Re: Not Franks Digital P&S was [Re: PESO -- The Littlest Moped]

2005-09-23 Thread graywolf
. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Cotty wrote: On 23/9/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: So, right now, my only workable bike actually has gears and brakes. Yeah, but you d

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

2005-09-23 Thread graywolf
Irony (probably does not translate well). graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, graywolf wrote: So the way to make cameras

Re: anybody still shoot film?

2005-09-23 Thread graywolf
tore, kid, etc)?" Unfortunately I have not been doing much of anything the past few weeks, but am feeling better now. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Bill D. Casselberry wrote: Hey k

Re: TLR cameras. Note topic change.

2005-09-23 Thread graywolf
In this case my experience says Bill is correct. If the subject looks dead center into the taking lens the eyes of the portrait will seem to follow the viewer around, but if they are just slightly off they will not. Portrait painters have used this optical illustion for centuries. graywolf

Re: TLR cameras. Note topic change.

2005-09-23 Thread graywolf
I believe the MX is being used as a viewfinder, not just a display. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- keith_w wrote: Tim Sherburne wrote: On 9/23/05 11:31, keith_w wrote: Which lens to

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

2005-09-23 Thread graywolf
And I was being ironic, although no one will be able to tell that from your quote. Oh well. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- P. J. Alling wrote: No, I was being sarcastic. graywolf w

Re: Sensors That Shift?

2005-09-23 Thread graywolf
those three. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Adam Maas wrote: And then you referred to the 'Extreme DoF' of APS formats, which doesn't exist. There's a small shift,

Re: printers

2005-09-23 Thread graywolf
If you can believe those Wilhelm (sp?) test the HP Designjet prints will outlast Epson prints by a factor of at least 2. But I will not be around to care. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ---

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-24 Thread graywolf
most of the engineering, and as most MZ-S owners will tell you it is a damn good base to build on. I can not imagine them building a full frame sensor camera on a *ist chassis unless the sensors became as cheap as a can of tuna fish. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof&quo

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-24 Thread graywolf
and highest contrast ones they ever made. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Adam Maas wrote: Ironically, my worst film performer (Formula 5 28mm f2.8) is quite acceptable on Digital. And it&#x

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-24 Thread graywolf
the Contax had more to do with piss-ass poor software than the sensor, although many still think the sensor was the problem. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Cotty wrote: On 23/9/05, Shel

Re: Goofy Flashing Flash Arrow in DS

2005-09-24 Thread graywolf
Simply rewrite the firmware . graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Shel Belinkoff wrote: Resistance is futile? It's still an stupid setup, imo. Just as not being able to turn of the

Re: Pentax Petition-UPDATE

2005-09-24 Thread graywolf
was that Pentax should floor-plan (provide on consignment) the high-end stuff. He said that is NOT going to happen. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Don Sanderson wrote: Well, so far, not so g

Re: Published

2005-09-24 Thread graywolf
Congradulations. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Dario Bonazza wrote: Remember this picture in my ETH gallery? http://www.dariobonazza.com/enter/eth11.jpg This is what a magazine made

Re: printers

2005-09-24 Thread graywolf
text printing has been done on a laser printer for the past 15 years, and it still works as good as new. Now, if we could get photo quality inkjets like that... graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ---

Re: printing papers ...

2005-09-24 Thread graywolf
that but the consumer photo printers did not and they were notorious cloggers. Anyway since I now have the R200 I hope that it does not have the clogging proplems I had with the 820, I did find a way to mostly work around it but it was a bit of a hassle. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com

Re: a camera I wish Pentax made...

2005-09-24 Thread graywolf
Aways having prefer RF's for general photography, I am glad someone makes such a digital. I only wish I could afford one. However if I had one I would propably wish it was full-frame . graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <

Re: Better Tripod Enabled.

2005-09-24 Thread graywolf
I had to replace it. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Don Sanderson wrote: Oh, DUH! http://www.adorama.com/BG3021BP.html One O' Dose! Don -Original Message-

Re: OT: Survived Katrina, Survived Rita

2005-09-24 Thread graywolf
Glad to hear that, Sid. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Gang, We had a long backroads trip out of Lake Charles before the storm, but we all made it out. I ha

Re: anybody still shoot film?

2005-09-25 Thread graywolf
Well, anyone with an Imacon just send it to me. You just heard from two experts it is worthless. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Mark Roberts wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Pentax digital medium format

2007-02-26 Thread graywolf
ronic that adapters to mount mics on my photographic stands are rather expensive, but not quite as expensive (by a couple of bucks) as buying mic stands. -graywolf Cotty wrote: > Hi Bill, this is rather long - get yourself a stiff drink before you read > > I discombobulated >

Re: OT - Mics n audio n stuff

2007-02-26 Thread graywolf
decent. I remember the old direct stereo (2 mics) recordings as sounding better than the current mixed stuff, maybe just a case of reminiscence making it seem so, but I want to give it a try. -graywolf Cotty wrote: > > I suppose it depends what you're going to mic up WRT what you ne

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