Re: When Pentax DSLR with better crop level?

2005-08-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 09:45:20 -0400 > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: When Pentax DSLR with better crop level? > > Pentax may never change the sensor size on their "35mm" body style dslr > cameras. But even if they don't there will ceertain

Re: OT: Who is behind the scene of Komkon hosting P*G (was: Recommended SD Cards

2005-08-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:41:35 +0100 > From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On 18/8/05, Fred, discombobulated, unleashed: > >OK, Steve - sorry - I just overreacted. Carry on then... > > Bloody leftist liberals! > Cotty, Both Americas are on the left site of [old] England. (well, at least when

tripod quick release and Tiltall

2005-08-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi, everybody! I have one of the original (aluminum or aluminium, depending on where you are :-) ) "Tiltall" Marchioni tripods. (It looks like this: http://glennview.com/jpgs/tripod/tiltall/big_tiltall.jpg ) What I would like to have is some type of quick release system that would also prevent

Re: OT: Who is behind the scene of Komkon hosting P*G (was: Recommended SD Cards

2005-08-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > - Original Message - > From: "Igor Roshchin" > Subject: Re: OT: Who is behind the scene of Komkon hosting P*G (was: > Recommended SD Cards > > > > > Both Americas are on the left si

RE: tripod quick release and Tiltall

2005-08-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
> From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I've an original Tiltall as well. The QR plate, if it's the one i think it > is, should work on the original Tiltall. However, it's been a while since > i asked about it. Might be best just to send an email to the company and > ask straightaway.

Re: Tokina AT-X 287 AF PRO SV 28-70mm f/2.8D

2005-08-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:45:03 -0700 > From: John Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Tokina AT-X 287 AF PRO SV 28-70mm f/2.8D > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Does anyone have the Pentax version of this lens? I'm wondering how > it compares to the much mo

RE: Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 questions

2005-08-20 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thanks to everybody who shared their experience and thoughts on this subject! Igor

Re: Tokina AT-X 287 AF PRO SV 28-70mm f/2.8D

2005-08-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
> From: Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Igor Roshchin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Tokina AT-X 287 AF PRO SV 28-70mm f/2.8D > > IR> Again, I am not sure how the new lens is compared to the old one, > IR> and what is the difference between the 28-70/2.8

Strange lens: Miranda AF(!) for MF cameras

2005-08-22 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi, all! Now, as that auction has ended, I'd like to ask a question about this strange lens, that I found last week on eBay. It's Miranda 75-200/4.5 AF lens for MF (K, KA) Pentax bodies: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7537937054 Interesting design. Has anybody heard about th

catch-light panel

2005-08-22 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi All! Can someone, please, explain briefly how the catch-light panel is designed? I know what it is for, but couldn't find the explanation how it works. Thank you, Igor

Re: istDS Flash Question

2005-08-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
For those people who need to quickly/temporarily switch the focus to manual, check the page 120 of the manual (page 122 of the PDF file http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/manual/istDS_repl_061405_web.pdf ) This is a bit obscure capability (if you did not read the manual). Regarding the original

question about primes: 100/2.8 and 135/2.8 FA (D)

2005-08-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi All, I suspect this question had been discussed before, but I was not able to find direct comparison of these lenses, (except for this response from Margus Mannik http://www.mail-archive.com/pentax-discuss@pdml.net/msg231174.html no practical responses to a similar question from Joseph Tainte

Re: istDS Flash Question

2005-08-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:58:28 -0700 > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: istDS Flash Question > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Aug 24, 2005, at 10:42 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > For th

Re: question about primes: 100/2.8 and 135/2.8 FA (D)

2005-08-25 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thanks to everybody who responded to my question. I am still open to further comments, but I particularly interested to hear people's opinion about: > What would be reasonable prices that one can find for any of these lenses > used, in good condition? Also, can anybody comment on A 135/2.8 le

Re: question about primes: 100/2.8 and 135/2.8 FA (D)

2005-08-25 Thread Igor Roshchin
Great! Thank you, Peter (did I get it right from P. J. ? :-) ) and Kostas! Those links are indeed very helpful! Again, many thanks to all who responded. Igor PS. As you might have guessed, I am considering some "enablement" :-) So, if you are considering selling any of Pentax SMC f/fa/d-fa 1

Re: film advance problem on MZ-5n

2005-08-25 Thread Igor Roshchin
marco ferrari wrote: > Hi all, > I'm new to the PDML. > I'm experiencing an annoying problem on my MZ-5n. > > Sometime, but mainly with CR2 battery with about 10 rolls life, the > film does not advance correctly resulting in a partial double > exposures of some frames. This problem occurs at m

Re: istDS Flash Question

2005-08-25 Thread Igor Roshchin
> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:50:48 -0700 > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: istDS Flash Question > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > I also hadn't paid any attention to that function as I thought that > > AF-MF > > switch is already t

Wanted! (armed but not dangerous)

2005-08-25 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi all! I wrote this as a PS. in the thread discussing this lenses, but I thought I'd ask explicitely, - in case someone was thinking about selling any of his/her lenses. I am looking for the following autofocus lenses: Sigma 100-300/4 AF Pentax SMC F/FA/D-FA 100/2.8 (macro) Pentax SMC F/FA 135/

Re: Kodak: Funny quote

2005-08-26 Thread Igor Roshchin
Fri, 26 Aug 2005 06:59:13 -0700 Mark Roberts wrote: > >From last year on the PDML: > > "I think lens wipes is the one area Kodak will continue to dominate." > - Tom Van Veen > Well, if the lens cleaning tissues were meant, then I can say that I haven't used the ones from Kodak for long time.

Re: I should know this ...

2005-08-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
To avoid repeating what is already written, I'd post the link to the "full story": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte HTH, Igor

PSD - portable storage devices?

2005-08-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi all! I searched the previous exchange on this topic, but did not find the answers to my questions. I am trying to choose an HDD-based PSD (portable storage device). After reviewing http://fhoude34.free.fr/PortableHD.htm and a many other sites, including manufacturers' sites, I seem to have n

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-29 Thread Igor Roshchin
Shel, Welcome to the club! :-) Igor

Re: Oh, give me strength! ... No.... I can't resist it...

2005-08-29 Thread Igor Roshchin
Toralf Lund wrote on Mon, 29 Aug 2005 01:58:34 -0700 > So I just ordered the #195 F-100/2.8 macro recently listed at > ffordes.co.uk... I thought the price seemed a bit lower than what Pentax > macros usually fetch at eBay.. I guess the ones that pop up there are usually > FAs, but based on

Re: Oh, give me strength! ... No.... I can't resist it...

2005-08-29 Thread Igor Roshchin
> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 07:49:30 -0400 > From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >So I just ordered the £195 F-100/2.8 macro recently listed at > >ffordes.co.uk... > > You are going to love this lens. > > Repeat after me: "I am going to love thi

Re: Oh, give me strength! ... No.... I can't resist it...

2005-08-29 Thread Igor Roshchin
> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:35:25 +0100 > From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I have both the FA 100mm f2.8 and the A 100mm f4. The latter came as a > job lot with a ring-flash. > > They are both superb, and if AF is not vital for you, I would recommend > the A 100mm f4. It's a lot c

Re: Scary photoshopping

2005-08-29 Thread Igor Roshchin
> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 18:07:32 -0500 > From: "Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I agree Derby, I like almost all of the befores better. > The guy/girl who retouched this one: > http://glennferon.com.nyud.net:8090/portfolio1/portfolio18.html > should be keelhauled! > Turned a beautiful woman

Re: Batteries for istDS?

2005-08-30 Thread Igor Roshchin
Shel, Some people have already responded to you. I haven't done, nor have seen comprehensive comparative test results for various batteries. I wish... Let me share some thoughts at a "educated speculation" level. I have used NiMH recharge able AA batteries since late 2000, first in a simple 3MP

Re: Batteries for istDS?

2005-08-31 Thread Igor Roshchin
> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:32:30 -0400 > From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I heard good things about rechargable NIMh batteries here, so I tried them. > >Sanyo 2300s. Big mistake. > > Powerex 2500 > http://www.thomas-distri

Re: Pentax-M f/13.5 2000mm

2005-08-31 Thread Igor Roshchin
> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:46:57 +0200 > From: Bertil Holmberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Since few of you are likely to follow the German eBay, I stick my > neck out on this one: > > http://cgi.ebay.de/13-5-2000mm-SMC-PENTAX-ORIGINAL-AUCH-AF- > DIGITAL_W0QQitemZ

Re: PUG Themes?

2005-09-01 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi, everybody! I haven't been submitting that many pictures to PUG myself, but I thought I'd share my idea about the themes. Sorry if this idea is a bit stereotypical (or even extremely so): Latin phrases. Personally I'd suggest to chose from the following: ad hoc et cetera mea culpa cogito ergo

Re: FA J Lenses

2005-09-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
The Almighty Google told me: ``Jalla Jalla means "faster faster". In Turkey it is a stomach complaint...'' :-) Igor > Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 05:23:51 -0700 > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > So why don't you explain it ... > > Shel > > > > [Orig

RE: PUG is loaded... and new themes

2005-09-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
Google says: There is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe called "Ergo Bibamus". See English translation, e.g. here: http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/3758/ http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/hd11/OdeToJoy.html or ask Google about "Ergo Bibamus" . Igor > Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:37:

Difference between Sigma 100-300/4 and Sigma 100-300/4

2005-09-03 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi All! While I am still looking for a used Sigma AF 100-300/4, I found, that according to Adorama, there are two versions of it with the only difference that one has an additional designation "DG". http://tinyurl.com/d88xt http://tinyurl.com/79w55 The specs are practically the same with a sli

Re: FA J Lenses

2005-09-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
> From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > "J" lenses are probably named like this because it's a pre "K" mount, in the > sense that it's a "K" mount without the aperture simulator. Just like the > first screw mount lenses (not necessarily Pentax) didn't h

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

2005-09-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
> From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Same lense, different color? > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Or perhaps "Same lens, different colour?" > > Shel > sem lenz, diferent kale. ftp://ftp.komkon.org/pub/Humor/New/EuroEnglish.txt :-) Igor

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

2005-09-05 Thread Igor Roshchin
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: EuroEnglish (Was: Same lenses ...) > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > In a message dated 9/4/2005 9:06:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Upper midwest American, the language of Reagan and Cronkite, that's the true > pure non-ac

Re: Pentax vs. Nikon

2005-09-05 Thread Igor Roshchin
>From my experience, - most of the sales people at Ritz Camera stores are very little educated in what they are selling. They had a "crash course" of marketing keywords and sales pitch. The level of knoweldge is comparable or even worse than that of people selling electronics at BestBuy, Circuit

Transcend 150x 2GB SD card?

2005-09-06 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi All! Has anybody had experience/read/heard anything about the Transcend 150x 2GB SD card besides its specs? I am considering buying it. ~$145 from NewEgg shipped, including CA taxes seems to be reasonable. Igor

SD Ultra II - testing ...

2005-09-07 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi All, Nothing new. Many people have done similar tests in a more or less controlled environment. I do not make any claims of these tests being representative. The results might have been affected by a variety of factors, and I ran only 1-2 tests for each configuration. However, to me it gives s

Re: SD Ultra II - testing ...

2005-09-07 Thread Igor Roshchin
Very crudely: timing with a watch (+/- 1 sec) - noticing the time in the beginning and at the end. For simplicity one can use a stop watch. Transfer rate: average transfer rate: total size (924 MB) divided by time (in seconds). Igor > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: pentax-d

Anybody used 1GB MMC cards?

2005-09-07 Thread Igor Roshchin
Has anybody used 1GB MMC (as opposed to SD) cards in DS (DL) ? Are there any known issues with large capacity MMC cards (so-called MMC Plus)? These new cards have 13 pins but are backwards compatible and can work with 7. The important question is, - while with 13 pins, the card can achieve the s

PSD: Wolverine FlashPac 7000

2005-09-09 Thread Igor Roshchin
Some time ago I was asking about people's opinion and experience with different PSD's (portable storage devices) aka photobanks aka ... I just thought I'd report back on my experience with Wolverine FlashPac 7000. It is available from a few different places. I believe, B&H sells a 60 GB version

Re: *ist D or DS & AF500FTZ for Weddings?

2005-09-12 Thread Igor Roshchin
> Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 14:10:48 -0400 > From: "Frank Knapik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: *ist D or DS & AF500FTZ for Weddings? > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hello. I recently got into digital photography. I bought an Olympus C-8080. > Great camera, but the EVF would not work for me to

Grey market (Was: Re: Uh what happened to the *ist DS)

2005-09-13 Thread Igor Roshchin
> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:11:55 +0200 > From: Martin Trautmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Uh what happened to the *ist DS > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On 2005-09-12 17:38, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Be sure that you're > > getting a US version of the camera, not grey market. > >

RE: *ist D or DS & AF500FTZ for Weddings?

2005-09-13 Thread Igor Roshchin
> > Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:11:17 +0200 > From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: *ist D or DS & AF500FTZ for Weddings? > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I believe you talking to me, Kostas. > Moving the slider in the back of the AF280T does not have any effect, when > working i

Re: Opinions on FA 80-200 f2.8 Price

2005-09-14 Thread Igor Roshchin
Jay Taylor wrote: > Can anyone tell me if $1580 US is too much to pay for an excellent + > FA 80-200 f2.8 zoom lens. I know these are getting to be somewhat rare, > but I see that online retailers who were selling them seemed to have > them priced about $1350 to $1450. The one I am looking at

findings about BuyDig.com

2007-02-26 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi everybody! I know that some people have been inquiring about BuyDig in the last 1-2 years, including Shel and myself. I purchased my *istDS from them and got it replaced by them right away when it turned out to have problems with any TTL flash. (I paid for the return shipping). Shel also had a

Re: OT: How many List Members Does it Take?

2007-02-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
- Original Message - From: Subject: Re: OT: How many List Members Does it Take? > In a message dated 2/27/2007 9:54:32 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > rwomer1004 at yahoo.com writes: > --- Mark Roberts wrote: > >> Scott Loveless wrote: >> >> >On 2/27/07, Mark Roberts >> wrote: >

Re: Their love is forever: Anna (hearts) Vitali

2007-03-03 Thread Igor Roshchin
2007/3/3, Roman : > http://roman.blakout.net/?year=2007&category=essay&blog=20070303153437 > > Nice composition. Just with respect to the caption: The idea (the legend) is not that new. One of the most famous places which has the same idea is Pont Vecchio in Florence, Italy. You can find tons of

Re: SD cards

2007-03-16 Thread Igor Roshchin
In the version I know (which I think is funnier) the punch line is: "I simply stopped drinking". (That may sound unrealistic for an irishman doesn't it?) Igor Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:25:29 -0800 Cotty wrote: On 16/3/07, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >I'm a two-bitter man, myself. Th

brief 77s appearance

2007-03-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
For the period of at least 2 hours I saw 77/1.8 black on the B&H being listed as in stock. I just looked there, and it is already listed as "out of stock". I wonder if it was just a glitch in the web-site inventory, or indeed 77s are coming back. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdm

enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
I just recently purchased a SMC 2x-s Pentax TC. Last Saturday I had a chance to use it at the Wild Animal Park: they had a week-old(!) baby-elephant. Since the baby was "tiny", and at a significant distance, I thought it would be a nice test for the TC. Unfortunately, I forgot to take the tripod

Re: brief 77s appearance

2007-03-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
le not taking orders. Igor Roshchin wrote: > For the period of at least 2 hours I saw 77/1.8 black on the B&H > being listed as in stock. I just looked there, and it is already listed > as "out of stock". > > I wonder if it was just a glitch in the web-site inv

Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
Yep, I was also thinking that it would have been better to have just a bit more of the mother's foot; that would also have given a better sense of the scale. Thanks! Igor Thu Mar 22 03:38:25 EDT 2007 Bob W wrote: > I love that picture. The light has captured the texture of the skin > beautiful

OT: SD 2GB for $4.95

2007-03-23 Thread Igor Roshchin
This is not fast enough for K10D and even DS, but if you need a cheap 2GB SD card, here it is: http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202743332&adid=17662 $4.95 after MIB. (rebate is valid for purchases made through March 24). California residents pay $4.16 tax. Speed Rating (according to Ki

Re: PESO - Mustard Fields Forever

2007-03-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
Fri Mar 23 15:32:09 EDT 2007 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Mar 23, 2007, at 12:11 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > > Eactivist at aol.com wrote: > > > >> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/forever.htm > > > > Marnie, that's an awesome photo! It doesn't have a single focal point > > or main su

Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
On Mar 21, 2007, at 7:41 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/IMGP5086w2.jpg Thank everybody who looked at the image! Many more thanks for the kind words (unfortunately - almost no real critique ...). Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net h

Re: Mega-Enablement: FA*250-600/5.6

2007-03-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
Mark, You are probably aware that B&H presumably "accepting orders", but just in case: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=7&is=REG I guess you are looking for a used one at a lower price. Igor Sat Mar 24 16:23:47 EDT 2007 Mark Roberts wrote: > Spea

77/1.8 in stock (?) and extended (???) rebates???

2007-03-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hello everybody! For those who are looking for the P-FA 77/1.8 limited: http://www.beachcamera.com/shop/product.aspx?omid=122&sku=PKFA77F18K It is listed "in stock". AFAIK, this is a recent change. Beach Camera has the same address as BuyDig.com and is presumably the same operation (but BuyDig d

Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant

2007-03-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
Sat Mar 24 17:16:04 EDT 2007 William Robb wrote: > Sorry Igor, there wasn't much to criticize about the picture. > Sometimes you just have to be satisfied with the knowledge that you have > brought a small amount of happiness into your viewer's lives. > > William Robb Bill, I am satisfied. Th

OT: weird lens image

2007-03-26 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hello! I came across this image: http://www.isphera.boom.ru/download/cameras/DSC_2369.JPG Note two things: the front surface of the lens says: Super-Takumar 1:2/55 The aperture ring has 1.8 position. I am puzzled. I don't have interest in the lens, it is just my curiousity. My guesses: 1. a le

Question about aperture in A, F, FA, DA, etc. lenses

2007-03-26 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hello! Sorry for bringing up this question that may be known to most of the people here. I just realized that I don't know it, and couldn't find the information on the KMP site or elsewhere on the web. This question is about aperture control design. For the A and later lenses that have "A" sett

Re: 77mm Limited in stock

2007-03-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
B&H put it out on the web only in the afternoon. They didn't have it in the morning: I was checking. Beach Camera still has it in stock as well. ... and they were correct: the rebates were extended by Pentax till the end of April. HTH, Igor Tue Mar 27 15:57:26 EDT 2007 Bertil Holmberg wrote:

Re: Question about aperture in A, F, FA, DA, etc. lenses

2007-03-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thanks for all the responses. With respect to the difference between K and A (and later) lenses, linear diaphragm actuator, etc, I think description on the KMP (Boz Dimitrov's) page is simple and clear: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/technology/K-mount/Ka.html My question was about a different thing.

Re: April PUG is open

2007-03-31 Thread Igor Roshchin
That's a great shot (the salmon). The composition is very nice. (is it a bit too dark though?) "Oh!" - has a great facial expression, but there is something that prevents me from full satisfaction from this shot. (May be it is the fact that it is not-quite-sharp.) Dan Matyola: It is inte

Re: bags bags bags

2007-03-31 Thread Igor Roshchin
Dave, It is the first time I see these line of bags. They don't seem to have a zipper on top. So, practically, what happens with the lenses if you turn the bag upside down or lay the bag flat on a surface with a small reverse (i.e. towards upside down position) tilt? All: has anybody used Crum

Re: What the heck - Another PESO

2007-04-01 Thread Igor Roshchin
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:30:41 -0800 William Robb wrote > - Original Message - > From: "Mark Roberts" > Subject: What the heck - Another PESO > > > > Chateau Chambord > > http://www.robertstech.com/temp/temp.htm > > > > That's certainly crisp and dramatic. > I second that. I remember

Re: POLL - Computer Screen Size & Resolution (for Mark)

2007-04-05 Thread Igor Roshchin
Mark, One important thing to keep in mind for the design of webpages, which is often overlooked by web-designers and even program designers: For large monitors and laptops people like using "large (125%) fonts" as defined in the Windows display properties. If you do not account for this, you may

Re: POLL - Computer Screen Size & Resolution

2007-04-05 Thread Igor Roshchin
1. a) 10.8" laptop b) same laptop often with a 20" CRT monitor at work. c) desktop 19" CRT monitor 2. a) Laptop (widescreen): 1280x768 b) Laptop + 20" CRT monitor: 1280x1024 c) desktop: 1280x1024 3. a) about 600 high and about 800-1000 wide, as I prefer not to use the maximum width

Re: PESO fullscreen

2007-04-05 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thu Apr 5 14:58:52 EDT 2007 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I think it's endemic, and partially required, by anyone trying to > supply software to a very large number of relatively inexperienced > and na.ve users. The larger fraction of the user base will complain > "Hey, I installed your softwar

Re: pentax Gallery: Interesting correspondence

2007-04-05 Thread Igor Roshchin
Mark, That's an interesting story. Thanks! They seem to have quite a few different bugs. E.g. I was trying to supply information for two of the images I was submitting, and the gallery was refusing to accept that information - essentially resetting the image upon "OK". Just last night I realize

Re: POLL - Computer Screen Size & Resolution (for Mark)

2007-04-06 Thread Igor Roshchin
Great phrase! (Mark!) Mark, please, keep teaching what you are teaching! You are doing a great job using the right foundation! (I used your phrase as a quotation for my friends web-programmers.) Igor Fri Apr 6 09:03:56 EDT 2007 Mark Roberts wrote: It's really challenging for a lot of designe

shooting on the beach

2005-05-15 Thread Igor Roshchin
ss. If it will be sunny, I am hoping to be able to soften the light with the fill-in flash, but thinking if I should get some reflector that I could set in front of the people. Any suggestions and/or ideas? Thank you, Igor Igor Roshchin KomKon Sites

OT(?) Studio or studio equipment rent in Boston/suburbs ?

2005-05-15 Thread Igor Roshchin
h useful). I am hoping that maybe somebody from that area can suggest some places for inexpensive rental. Also, all suggestions for inexpensive solutions for the backdrop and lightng are apprecitated. (Feel free to right off the list if you prefer.) Thank you, Igor Igor Roshchin KomKon Sites

Re: shooting on the beach

2005-05-20 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thanks to everybody who responded with many nice suggestions! Igor PS. Bill, Nice to hear from you too! I am too busy to read all PDML, but keep lurking through the web-interface to the archived e-mails. > > > - Original Message - > From: "Igor Roshchin"

portable background (improvised backdrop?)

2005-05-20 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hello! I have yet another question. What have people used as a portable background (backdrop) for shooting in a room away from a studio. Any improvised solutions? Also, - what have worked for you, and equially importantly - what have NOT? Thanks in advance, Igor

Re: card rescue software

2006-04-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
Godfrey, I haven't used it, but my brother has succesfully used it once. http://download.pcinspector.de/pci_us_smartrecovery.exe ftp://ftp2.convar.com/pcinspector/pci_us_smartrecovery.exe HTH, Igor

Re: Filters and the PDML

2006-04-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
Doug Brewer wrote: >One reason many of you may not be getting all of the email from the PDML >is because, for some reason, some of it is being rejected here and there >by local servers signed up to the Spamcop service. The messages are >being bounced because, according to the bounce message, t

Re: PESO -- Connecticut Zen II

2006-04-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:02:18 -0700 P. J. Alling worrying and doubting, running in circles, screaming and shouting, wrote: > One more PESO for now, another b&w conversion. > > Connecticut Zen II > > Tech. Info: > Pentax *ist-Ds ISO 200 @ 1/100sec > smc Pentax-FA 43mm f1.9 Limited @ f14.0 > > -- >

Re: OT: FTP program

2006-04-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
> Any recommendations on an FTP program, preferably shareware > or freeware. I > could have used one a few weeks ago. I doubt that I would use > it often so I > don't want to spend much money on it. > > Butch Assuming you are talking about PC, I would recommend Ws-ftp LE. The older versions

Re: Semi-OT: Hard Drive Format

2006-04-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
Sorry, I don't know the links, but it is rather simple. >From a command prompt: format F: /FS:NTFS where "F:" should correspond to the letter assigned by windows to the drive you want to format. You can check it by opening "My Computer" and seeing the letters corresponding to the drives. Alter

Re: *istDS, DS2, & DL and 4GB SD Cards

2006-04-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
I agree with Godfrey. However, I wonder if the message from Pentax (as it is now, as opposed to "if they said..") really changes anything compared to absence of that information. Essentially, they just confirmed the same lack of clear picture as I was well aware of before. It's a philosophical

Re: Avoiding updates (was More OS wars stuff)

2006-05-03 Thread Igor Roshchin
Marnie, Sorry to tell you, but you are wrong in your estimates. (I assume you were talking about Outpook Express, not Outpook which does not come with WinXP but with the Office). I just checked the history of the updates that were offered to me (WinXP Pro+SP2) since May 1, 2005. Out of 73 criti

PESO - bird through a mosquito net

2006-05-03 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi All! Being in Boston, MA last weekend, I observed this guest enjoying a shower under the sprinklers. I took a few shots through the mosquito net, but when I tried to open the screen door the visitor rushed away. Having looked at Mark Cassino's pages, I think this bird is called "American Ro

Re: PESO - bird through a mosquito net

2006-05-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
t. From the looks of the shadow on the ground it must have been around noon. I know you have to take what you get but as nice as your captures are the light needs to be less harsh. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Igor Roshchin" Subject: PESO - bird through a mosqu

Re: Adobe DNG vs Pentax Raw (again?)

2006-05-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
I didn't check it myself, but I remember reading that this is correct only for the most recent RAW-DNG PS-CS2 converter (3.3) but was not the case for the earlier versions. I am not sure in which version it was corrected (3.2 or 3.3). Igor Thu, 04 May 2006 09:13:09 -0700 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

Re: Adobe DNG vs Pentax Raw (again?)

2006-05-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
y software that ever actually used this data was the Pentax Lab and Browser, which are usually regarded as dismal bits&bytes anyway, the omission was trivial anyway, but it has been corrected. Godfrey On May 4, 2006, at 9:47 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I didn't check it myself, but I r

Re: Done!

2006-05-05 Thread Igor Roshchin
Fri, 05 May 2006 10:03:06 -0700 Cotty wrote: > On 5/5/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Oh, yes - I also have to look for a job, don't I? Got a line on a > >possible teaching position at a local arts college. We'll see how that > >pans out. > > I'm sure you'll make the cut, jus

RE: PESO - bird through a mosquito net

2006-05-06 Thread Igor Roshchin
Fri, 05 May 2006 07:22:32 -0700 Markus Maurer wrote: > Hi Igor > the background rendering is much nicer here. Still not very good but okay > for a non Pentax lens ;-) > greetings > Markus Markus, you are right. I didn't notice it myself... Thank you for pointing it out. Interesting effect tha

Re: Web Gallery and Copyright help

2006-05-06 Thread Igor Roshchin
Sat, 06 May 2006 09:49:02 -0700 Dave Brooks > Hi all. > > Well i have PSCS and possibly CS2 if i get it, for Mac. I have Fetch, a > decent > inexpensive FTP program, to upload my photos to my site, for Mac, and > renamer4mac, so i can do my global renames quickly. > > Only thing is to sort o

OT - FS Jupiter 12

2006-05-06 Thread Igor Roshchin
Sorry, it is not Pentax. I still have a new, unused Jupiter 12 35/2.8 (Contax-Kiev RF bayonet mount) for sale: http://sandiego.craigslist.org/ele/158210888.html More (and larger) pictures are available upon request. If interested, e-mail for price and additional information. Igor

Re: Yo, Mr Listguy?

2006-05-06 Thread Igor Roshchin
Sat, 06 May 2006 16:07:55 -0700 P. J. Alling wrote: > Intrusive tracking, impeded advertisements, and last but not least > being part of SBC, (who've changed their name to AT&T, of all things, > because their reputation for service is so bad). While I am not trying to defend Yahoo, I do not

OT: out-of-focus photo on Reuters' web site

2006-05-07 Thread Igor Roshchin
Reading some news on Reuters web-site, I saw this photo: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsPhotoPresentation.aspx?type=topNews&imageID=2006-05-07T163934Z_01_N05403243_RTRUKOP_0_PICTURE0.xml http://tinyurl.com/l98u6 (from this new article http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=topNews

Re: OT: out-of-focus photo on Reuters' web site

2006-05-07 Thread Igor Roshchin
Sun, 07 May 2006 13:31:26 -0700 Ryan Brooks wrote: > DagT wrote: > > No, the photographer used DOF correctly to lead our attention to the > > person in the background. > > > > DagT > > Ditto here. The story was the CIA guy, not the President. Excellent > timing on the shot too- sums things up

Re: List ettiquette

2006-05-07 Thread Igor Roshchin
Michael, Yes, it is fine, since it is your auction. The FAQ maintained by Graywolf ( http://graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html ) says: EBAY-- It is all right to mention your own auctions. Do not mention other items until the auction is over (common courtesy). An exception is obviously fu

Re: Camera Raw v3.4 now available from Adobe

2006-05-08 Thread Igor Roshchin
Mon, 08 May 2006 09:08:24 -0700 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On May 8, 2006, at 7:53 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > Camera Raw and DNG Converter v3.4 have now been updated on the Adobe > > website. ** > > Updates include support for the Pentax *ist DL2 RAW files. > > > > ** I found that the do

Re: Good deal on SD cards

2006-05-08 Thread Igor Roshchin
Mon, 08 May 2006 20:53:47 -0700 Michael Hamilton wrote: > BestBuy.ca is currently selling Kingston SD 512mb cards for $60 > less $21 instant rebate and $30 mail-in rebate - which works out to $9. > > Note: it's Bestbuy.ca > > Michael Hamilton It doesn't seem to me that these family of Kensin

Re: worst day yet for list problems

2006-05-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
Jostein wrote: > The cumulative response time (latency) is effectively doubled by this, which > could affect email transmission. Especially in high-traffic periods. > > Routing is in general determined by routing agreements between different ISPs > and their network operators, which could c

Re: any lawyers in the crowd? (in USA, especially nyc)

2006-05-13 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thu, 11 May 2006 14:16:15 -0700 Mark Roberts wrote: > Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > >Just a question - please write me off list > > > >nonono - not in any serious legal trouble :) > > Define "serious" ;-) > "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. " (footnote 1,128 in Starr's report) :

Re: Update for Photoshop CS2

2006-05-16 Thread Igor Roshchin
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Some people have found and DL'sd the update, some have said that they can't > find it. maybe there's heavy traffic for that link ... the Adobe site has > been flakey in the past. Just in case someone has problems, - you can go directly to one of the addresses below withou

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