Re: PESO - Northumbrian series - 1

2005-08-23 Thread Jim Hemenway
I love it, Boris. My kind of photo! Jim Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=211000 More to come. Special thanks to Mike who generously let me use his Zenitar fish eye lens... Boris

Re: slide slam ... Report

2005-08-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
Godfrey: Thanks for the report, sounded like a good time. I "predict" that if you really want to keep future events to an hour, that you'll drop the manual remote control idea. :-) Jim > - Photographers will be given a time period and required to talk > through their presentation, >with

Re: Medium format slide projector question

2005-08-27 Thread Jim Hemenway
I have a 6x6 Rollei projector. An excellent machine but I don't think it will hold anything larger. I bought it on ebay, you might try monitoring their "projection equipment" subsection of "camera & photo" Jim Gasha wrote: Hi all, is it worth buying one? And what is the best place to loo

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-29 Thread Jim Hemenway
I haven't... it has worked flawlessly since I bought it in February. Jim Shel Belinkoff wrote: Am I going to need good luck with this camera? Shel [Original Message] From: P. J. Alling Good luck Shel, you'll probably enjoy it. Shel Belinkoff wrote: This morning I ordered an istD

Re: The DS - It's Here!

2005-09-04 Thread Jim Hemenway
There's a silver DS? :-) Jim Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Silver would be the wrong color for this body. Am I the only one on the list who likes the silver DS? Am I the only one on the list who has the silver DS?? Cheers, Brian +

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

2005-09-06 Thread Jim Hemenway
Here's my sleeper in the mid 60s. A 1931 Model A Ford, chopped but not channeled. Shown after I had put a V8 Olds engine in it, but before any body work. The Model A came with only a 5 gallon gas tank, so I replaced the "rumble set" with a 40 gallon tank. http://www.hemenway.com/ModelA-Olds.

Re: why do they taunt me. Suspicious ebay emails

2005-09-09 Thread Jim Hemenway
At one time several years ago it wasn't all that risky. But now, and especially if the emails were from two different people, I'd play it safe too. For some reason I can't get TinyUrls based on an ebay url to work. What was the final price? Jim Derby Chang wrote: I was outbid on a 15mm ye

Re: why do they taunt me. Suspicious ebay emails

2005-09-10 Thread Jim Hemenway
Wow! Is $800 the usual going price for a 15mm? Jim Derby Chang wrote: Jim Hemenway wrote: At one time several years ago it wasn't all that risky. But now, and especially if the emails were from two different people, I'd play it safe too. For some reason I can't get TinyU

Re: PESO Studio abstract

2005-04-17 Thread Jim Hemenway
Do you mean as in Star Dreck? Jim Shel Belinkoff wrote: Y'know Rob, I'm always amazed at the quality you achieve. I just can't imagine doing anything like this I've tried product shots a couple of times and all I get is dreck ... do you know what dreck is? Shel [Original Message] From: Rob

Re: PESO Studio abstract

2005-04-17 Thread Jim Hemenway
Rob: I agree with Shel... excellent product photography. Jim Rob Studdert wrote: Hi Team, I still haven't found the time to comment on others PESO/PAWs :-( I will do eventually, however just to keep the list duly cluttered here is another submission from me. I don't view the image as particularly

Fun with the 14 mm...

2005-05-05 Thread Jim Hemenway
Godfrey: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/18q.htm A fun photo. Reminds me of they eyes of the "Georgia Runaway Bride" Incidently, if someone would like to give her a Good Luck wedding gift, I hear that she's registered at: Bed Bath and wy Beyond :-) Jim

Dance photo

2005-05-05 Thread Jim Hemenway
Frank: That's a great photo. Helpful that you know her... to get that nice expression. Jim

Re: switching to Canon

2005-05-06 Thread Jim Hemenway
I disagree, Mat. I found the CZJ 20mm to be especially flare prone. It's nowhere near the quality of the Takumar 20mm M42 mount. Jim Mat Maessen wrote: For a decent 20mm, you could pick up a Carl Zeiss Jena 20/2.8 in M42 mount. I have a Sigma Widerama 18mm in YS mount (basically a T mount) that

Re: Price question for A 20/2,8

2005-05-08 Thread Jim Hemenway
Jens: The SMC-FA 2.8 20mm us a great lens. Save your pennies or go into debt to get one. :-) Here's a shot I took with mine on the isDS in mid-February: http://www.hemenway.com/P-isDS/pages/FA20mm-IMGP0085sm.htm Jim Jens Bladt wrote: ...B&H is selling an FA version for 499.95 USD - I guess it's n

Pentax 6x7

2005-05-08 Thread Jim Hemenway
Anyone want this for free? http://www.hemenway.com/ForSale/Pentax6x7.jpg 19 pages. If you're outside of the US or Canada, then I'll need postage help. Jim

Re: PESO As time goes by...

2005-05-08 Thread Jim Hemenway
I'm afraid that's me in another 10-15 years. ;-) Jim Albano Garcia wrote: Hi gang, http://www.flaneur.albanogarcia.com.ar/?p=42#comments Comments welcome... Albano Garcia Photography & Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar

Re: WAAAAAAAY OT: Wu-Tang Name

2005-05-08 Thread Jim Hemenway
Lucky Desperado Treena wrote: Give it up for Insane Artist! My husband says it's strangely relevant ... - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 1:11 PM Subject: WAAAY OT: Wu-Tang Name I think, just for fun, since it's th

Re: Pentax 6x7

2005-05-08 Thread Jim Hemenway
It has been spoken for. Jim Jim Hemenway wrote: Anyone want this for free? http://www.hemenway.com/ForSale/Pentax6x7.jpg 19 pages. If you're outside of the US or Canada, then I'll need postage help. Jim

Spotmatic

2005-05-08 Thread Jim Hemenway
Is there a Spotmatic, and/or Pentax screw mount discussion list? Thanks, Jim

Re: PAW PESO - April in My Back Yard, 1970

2005-05-08 Thread Jim Hemenway
Nice, soft photo, Shel. Good thing that the Alameda Sheriff's Deputies didn't see her with that can. In 1970 I was still living on Blake street, first block down from Telegraph Ave. I was shooting with a Spotmatic and a Graphic View. Jim Shel Belinkoff wrote: While going through some old negs

Re: Spotmatic

2005-05-09 Thread Jim Hemenway
Thanks! Jim Apilado wrote: Yes. Go to Yahoo groups. It's a fairly active list. Some PDML folks are on there. Jim A. From: Jim Hemenway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 23:09:07 -0400 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Spotmatic

Re: PESO - GBH at LSL

2005-05-09 Thread Jim Hemenway
Well done... Photographs taken from the "shadow side" are almost always more dramatic, but it's difficult to get detail in BOTH the dark areas and in the highlight. Jim Christian wrote: That would be a Great Blue Heron at Little Seneca Lake ("the" lake, next to which I am lucky enough to live).

Re: London Horror

2005-07-07 Thread Jim Hemenway
> Why cell phones? Odd... CNN reports that the cell phone network in London is down because it was overloaded. Jim keithw wrote: John Coyle wrote: Still waiting to hear - my daughter works in and around London. Thankfully, my niece and nephew are both OK, although my niece is unable to

Re: OT: London Horror

2005-07-07 Thread Jim Hemenway
> Still if our governments were truely making war on terror those guys > would be to busy ducking and dodging to do things like that. Instead we > have some politicians' personal agenda. Absolutely correct! Jim Graywolf wrote: > Still if our governments were truely making war on terror those

Re: OT: London Horror

2005-07-07 Thread Jim Hemenway
nment. All the lives, money, and other resources wasted on this war in Iraq should have instead been used to finish up in Afghanistan and to capture Bin Laden and all of his cronies. Jim keithw wrote: Jim Hemenway wrote: > Still if our governments were truely making war on terror th

Re: Daughter and Grandboy @ Dim Sum

2005-07-07 Thread Jim Hemenway
Agreed, don't change anything. I'd wager that you'll keep this great shot for years. Jim keithw wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Jul 6, 2005, at 11:53 PM, Jay Taylor wrote: Here is a shot of my daughter with my grandson. Too bad I had too much DOF. When I have time in Photoshop, I'll t

Re: OT: London Horror

2005-07-07 Thread Jim Hemenway
Ok! Cotty wrote: Okay guys. Not in this thread please. Take it off list. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Another car show

2005-07-13 Thread Jim Hemenway
Nothing "artsy" or particularly well composed, just a few shots taken at a "mini" car show at the Larz Anderson Museum in Brookline, MA last Saturday. The lighting was alternately light and dark due to the passing of tropical depression "Cindy", the remnants of which can be seen in the last p

Re: PESO - Ripples

2005-07-14 Thread Jim Hemenway
Nice shot Bruce. I like the tension between the sand colors and that of the plants. Jim Bruce Dayton wrote: This was taken in the back area of Monument Valley. What really struck me was how these plants seemed to be growing and thriving in the dry sand - it has been a wet year, which I am s

Another car show - revisited

2005-07-14 Thread Jim Hemenway
's more information if anyone is interested: http://www.mot.org/ http://www.mot.org/Museum/andersons.html http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/calendar2532/calendar_show.htm?doc_id=273857&img=1 http://tinyurl.com/b7lvm http://www.townofbrooklinemass.com/recreation/LarzAnderson.html http://

Re: Another car show

2005-07-14 Thread Jim Hemenway
Thanks Markus and Boris for your comments. Jim

RE: Another car show

2005-07-14 Thread Jim Hemenway
Mark: You might want to check their web site. They have regular monthly shows in the museum and events like this mini car show are listed on the site. Jim Mark Roberts wrote: > Jim Hemenway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Nothing "artsy" or particularly

Re: Auto Parts: An afternoon at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix

2005-07-17 Thread Jim Hemenway
Mark: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pages/parts61.htm A nice gallery. I tried a few of this type at the mini show but they didn't come off very well... because I'm now at that creaky age where I no longer want to squat low enough. Jim Mark Roberts wrote: Spent the afternoon at the Pit

Re: At long last: UK photos on line

2005-07-17 Thread Jim Hemenway
Mark: I like this one the most... nice tones, a nice "blueness" about it. Jim http://www.robertstech.com/temp/images/05uk_14.jpg http://www.robertstech.com/temp/uk2005.htm Yes, it's been over two months, but I *have* had actual paying photographic work that had to come first, so I can't wh

Late afternoon walk

2005-07-20 Thread Jim Hemenway
From a late afternoon walk around a nearby pond: http://www.hemenway.com/HornPond-Summer2005/ Pentax isDS Jim

A late afternoon walk

2005-07-20 Thread Jim Hemenway
From a late afternoon walk around a nearby pond: http://www.hemenway.com/HornPond-Summer2005/ Pentax isDS Jim

Re: Late afternoon walk

2005-07-20 Thread Jim Hemenway
Thanks Rick. It's in Woburn Massachusetts. http://www.winchestermass.org/hornpond.html Jim Rick Womer wrote: Beautiful, Jim. They make me want to get onto Horn Pond with my canoe, today (just this small problem having a job...). Where is it? Rick --- Jim Hemenway <[EMAIL P

Re: Pentax sells lenses on OEM basis

2005-07-20 Thread Jim Hemenway
The BenQ connection is interesting. They make a great DVD writer. I don't know if Pentax has anything to do with that, but I've read that Pentax supplies the optics in more than half of the CD ROMs manufactured worldwide. Jim Mark Roberts wrote: I realize that posting any *good* news abo

Re: Late afternoon walk

2005-07-20 Thread Jim Hemenway
Thanks Mark! Jim Bruce Dayton wrote: Hello Jim, I fancy the second one the best. You were able to get very good detail in the tree and the composition feels right. Nice shot!

Re: Late afternoon walk

2005-07-20 Thread Jim Hemenway
Hi Markus: Thanks for the comments. I'll try again but it's difficult to get those swans to pose for me. :-) Jim Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Jim you have very nice place near you to go for a walk! I like the pictures of the pond despite wishing for a bit better light conditions later in the a

Re: A late afternoon walk

2005-07-21 Thread Jim Hemenway
(am left wanting to know more of what it's for.) Definitely worth shooting a few more times in different light, I'd say. Regards, Neil == Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:27:33 -0400 From: Jim Hemenway <[EMAIL P

Re: Late afternoon walk

2005-07-21 Thread Jim Hemenway
Butch: Do we live in the same area? Jim Winchester Butch Black wrote: Nice I may have to check it out Friday Butch

Re: PESO - Rock Pile

2005-07-21 Thread Jim Hemenway
Bruce: I like it, nice robust colors and a great composition. Jim Bruce Dayton wrote: This is another not so common site in Monument Valley. From my recollection, this area had a whole bunch of rocks fall down. So there is quite a bit of broken and jumbled sandstone laying around. Some of i

Re: PAW PESO - Urban Picnic

2005-07-22 Thread Jim Hemenway
Nice catch Shel. Boy, do I remember those days when it was time to feed the kids no matter where. Jim Shel Belinkoff wrote: One of a couple of snaps from this scenario: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/urban1.html K-body, K28/3.5, Reala ... Shel

Re: A late afternoon walk

2005-07-22 Thread Jim Hemenway
Thank Frank. The first is my favorite as well... but I don't know why except that I like the warm colors. Jim frank theriault wrote: On 7/20/05, Jim Hemenway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From a late afternoon walk around a nearby pond: http://www.hemenway.com/HornPond-Summer20

Some InfraRed photos

2005-07-22 Thread Jim Hemenway
A friend gave me my first roll of Konica IR film... here are some photos which I shot with it last week and finally had a chance to scan today. Pentax SV with Super-Takumar f3.5/35mm and Fisheye-Takumar f4/17mm http://www.hemenway.com/InfraRed I used a red filter with the 35mm lens and the fis

Re: Frozen Finch(MZ-S play)

2005-07-22 Thread Jim Hemenway
Jack: Quite a shot... you must have a lot of patience! Jim Jack Davis wrote: I set up the MZ-S with an A70~210 f/4 and "trap focused" one of dozens of Finches flocking to our feeders. Built in flash for fill. This is one of a number taken, but chosen because of lens mm setting. Must be a MF A

Re: [SEEPHOTO] UK-IoM 2005 - Friends & Family fotos

2005-07-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
It's nice to see what they all look like. Jim Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: My trip to the UK and Isle of Man this year was inspired and made possible by the friends whom I had the pleasure to meet, to be accommodated by, to party with. Sincerest thanks are in order. So, working through the 280

Re: Late afternoon walk

2005-07-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
Hi Dave: Thanks, me too, I especially liked the color of the light. Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > From a late afternoon walk around a nearby pond: http://www.hemenway.com/HornPond-Summer2005/ Pentax isDS Jim The first one is my favorite. Very relaxing Dave

Re: Late afternoon walk

2005-07-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
Hi Boris: It's right here in the middle of the 'burbs about 8-9 miles north west of Boston, Massachusetts, USA. I try to walk around it every other day and it's rare that I don't bring a camera with me. It used to be used for swimming and motor boating but with the leukemia problems, (John

Re: Some InfraRed photos

2005-07-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
Hi Dave: Thanks for the comments. This is the first infrared that I've ever shot so I don't know the answers except that my friend doesn't like the Kodak IR film because it needs to be loaded in the dark. I don't know how it compares in sensitivity with the other infrared films but the poop

Re: Some InfraRed photos

2005-07-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
Thanks Mark, good to know. Jim Mark Cassino wrote: I experimented a bit with the Konica IR last summer in both 35mm and 120 format. (I think I still have a roll of 35mm in the freezer.) Assuming this is Konica IR 750, the peak sensitivity in the IR spectrum is 750 nm, with some sensitivity

Re: Some InfraRed photos

2005-07-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
Thanks Markus, I'll give it a try. Jim Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Jim I liked 07 Concord Field a lot. Maybe flipping it horizontally would be an option for "better reading" ? thanks for sharing. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Jim Hemenway [mailto:[

Re: Some InfraRed photos

2005-07-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
Mark Cassino wrote: Nice shots - I like "Twisted Tree" in particular. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway" &l

Re: PESO: Hares Foot

2005-07-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
Dave: A beautiful shot, I really like the way that you captured the foreground leaves which look silvery in B&W. Jim David Savage wrote: G'Day All, I was out in the yard today and this caught my attention: http://tinyurl.com/aqx4k It's a cliche I know, but it turned out how I visualised

Re: PESO: The Chevy Show

2005-07-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
Paul: I like your "line up the colors" composition. Brings back memories of my 57 V8, two door hardtop. Jim Paul Stenquist wrote: I mentioned yesterday that I was going to shoot the 50th anniversary tri-five (55-57) Chevy show at Milford, Michigan. This isn't really a car pic, but I like i

Re: GESO - Bits and Bobs From July

2005-07-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
I especially like the sixth photo. Well done. Jim Mark Cassino wrote: Here's a little gallery with different shots from the last few weeks - http://www.markcassino.com/temp/peso/July/ Mostly bugs with a couple of landscapes. "Path Near Swan Creek" is from a test roll of Kodak Aerographic I

Re: Screw Mount Glass on istd Siblings

2005-07-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
Shel: It's a little clunky, but they work. I've used my SM fish-eye in my isDS as well as an old 300mm sm. Jim Shel Belinkoff wrote: Just doing a quick memory check here: screw mount lenses, such as Takumars and Super Taks, plus third party lenses, will work just fine on the Pentax DSLR bo

Re: Screw Mount Glass on istd Siblings

2005-07-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
AF and AE, I'll put up with the "clunky" non-auto older screw mount fisheye until Pentax comes out with something like a 10 or 11mm DA Fisheye. Jim Shel Belinkoff wrote: In what way are they "a little clunky?" Shel [Original Message] From: Jim Hemenway It'

A Comparison of B/W Infrared Films

2005-07-25 Thread Jim Hemenway
Kodak - Konica - Maco - Ilford http://www.pauck.de/marco/photo/infrared/comparison_of_films/comparison_of_films.html

Re: PESO - Blissful ignorance

2005-07-26 Thread Jim Hemenway
An impressive shot! Jim Jostein wrote: I told this girl she wasn't supposed to fly away. At least she stayed long enough for a pose. :-) http://www.oksne.net/paw/humle.html Jostein

Re: PESO: Friday Morning on the Brooklyn Bridge

2005-07-27 Thread Jim Hemenway
Hi Frank: B&W photos are not my favorites but this one works well. Nice even tones, and a different view than many BB photos that I've seen, but still a "classic" type of composition. Jim frank theriault wrote: Friday morning, I got up early. Annsan was still asleep (Thursday night's Scr

Re: PESO - Pairs

2005-07-28 Thread Jim Hemenway
Bruce: Well worth the time it took to make the changes! Jim Based upon Jack's cropping to remove the partial bloom and Paul's comment, I have cloned it out and present it here. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0508a.htm I prefer this to the crop that Jack did as it just felt a

Re: Tripod heads

2005-07-31 Thread Jim Hemenway
I use a Tiltall under my "olde" Takumar f4/300 mm 240mm long, 1,500 grams heavy. It's made of very strudy and light aluminum. Jim William Robb wrote: Hi; I am wondering what the big lens owners are using to support their large sized glass? I am interested in the advantages and disadvantage

Re: PESO Black Bear

2005-07-31 Thread Jim Hemenway
Scott: It's a "good enough" shot considering that you got a lot closer than I would have. Jim Scott Loveless wrote: Howdy, gang! Last weekend I went for a short hike at Little Pine State Park near Williamsport, PA with my father-in-law and my brother-in-law. I was there to take photos, th

Re: PAW: People & Portraits #25 - GDG

2005-08-03 Thread Jim Hemenway
Godfrey: A bunch of folks enjoying life! Effervescent in a way. Wish that I had taken it. :-) Jim Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Hmm. About six images behind according to my calendar. Better start hopping to it... :-) This one from Plymouth, England ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/phot

Re: Dl - D1

2005-08-04 Thread Jim Hemenway
Seconded... I had thought that you guys were discussing yet a fourth Pentax DSLR. Jim Powell Hargrave wrote: Therefore let it be moved that the camera will be referred to as the DL not the Dl. Err, capital L http://www.pentax.co.uk/product_details.php?divisionid=2&productid=1232&pare ntid

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread Jim Hemenway
My sentiments as well except that I looked at her legs before noticing the derriere. Jim Cotty wrote: How odd. My eyes were first drawn to the lady on the left, then the lady on the right, and then the butt. As far as i saw it, the butt in question was purely incidental.

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

2005-08-08 Thread Jim Hemenway
I saw a nice "butt, rear end, derriere" today at Costco. It was attached to a shapely pair of legs and a slim waist with other delectable kibbles-n-bits. I wish that I had my isDS with me so that we could discuss whether or not the center of my attention distracted the viewer from the Cheerio

Lens repair

2005-08-10 Thread Jim Hemenway
Are there any Takumar lens repair persons on the list? Jim

Re: Lens repair

2005-08-11 Thread Jim Hemenway
ewdriver - very basic understanding of mechanics and enough self-confidence then you actually are a repair person... I suppose this applies to most of the people around? At least I repaired a broken 24mm SMC Tak. I got from ebay once this way. Groeten, Vic Original Message: ----- Fro

Re: Lens repair

2005-08-11 Thread Jim Hemenway
Unless one slips and "does in" an element. A bit more than possible in my case. ;-) Jim William Robb wrote: - Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway" Subject: Re: Lens repair A stick with two nails... hmmm. Works like a hot damn to remove lens bezels. William Robb

Re: CCD cleaning

2005-03-09 Thread Jim Hemenway
A little bit of spit and a clean piece of old underwear works fine on my old Kodak/Nikon DCS460. ;-) Just kidding. I use Clear Sight and a clean piece of old underwear, briefs, not boxers on the DCS460's sensor. http://www.clearsightusa.com/ecommerce/catalog/catalog/index.php?cPath=21 I haven't

Re: PESO - Inelegant Feeder

2005-03-15 Thread Jim Hemenway
Good catch... great shot. Jim Off work for a couple of days as I'm working this weekend, lunch under the grill, and I look out of the window to find this chap on the feeder. He's awkwardly placed as these nuts are meant for the tits (whoa Beavis) and he's a bit big to be there. I looked him up

Re: How much do you have invested in your camera equipment ??

2005-03-16 Thread Jim Hemenway
My thoughts exactly. Jim Bob W wrote: Hi, Wednesday, March 16, 2005, 2:38:32 AM, Fred wrote: The discussion regarding who would buy the new D645 made me wonder how much you folk spend on your career/hobby/addiction. People might want to think twice about publishing the value of their equipment on

Re: GESO - London

2005-03-16 Thread Jim Hemenway
I like "Lloyds" because even though the verticals are converging, it keeps your eye in the composition and it doesn't look distorted in the same way that a "looking up" shot of a building, usually does. To met it is a "dynamic" photo. Jim Billy Abbott wrote: With all this talk of London PDML mee

Re: How much do you have invested in your camera equipment ??

2005-03-16 Thread Jim Hemenway
Point taken, John... you might want to check to see if your camera insurance is up to date anyway. :-) Jim John Francis wrote: Bob W mused: Hi, Wednesday, March 16, 2005, 2:38:32 AM, Fred wrote: The discussion regarding who would buy the new D645 made me wonder how much you folk spend on your ca

Re: How much do you have invested in your camera equipment ??

2005-03-16 Thread Jim Hemenway
Hi John: That's why I'm leery of listing my equipment on the internet. There's probably too much information there already. Jim John Francis wrote: But *you*'ve got Leicas. They're more desirable. Jim Hemenway mused: My thoughts exactly. Jim Bob W wrote: Hi, Wednesday, M

isDS - low batteries.

2005-03-16 Thread Jim Hemenway
The nimh batteries in my isDS go low very quickly when I've been out shooting in 20F or lower temperatures... especially with auto bracketing. I get a dead camera after about 50-60 jpegs. And, a halfway empty battery icon after about 20 RAWs. Does anyone know if this is normal? I have one of t

Re: Wobble on F* 300 f4.5

2005-03-16 Thread Jim Hemenway
Hi Joe: I just checked mine and can find no wobble. But then again, the guy I bought it from said that he hardly ever used it, and in three years I haven't either. Jim jtainter wrote: I know several of you have this lens. Could you let me know how much wobble there is in the barrel? The wobble

Re: How much do you have invested in your camera equipment ??

2005-03-16 Thread Jim Hemenway
more of a risk than anything else I do. Plus, of course, the fact that I work from home (and that the American courts seem to prepared to grant a homeowner quite a lot of leeway when it comes to protecting personal property) might reduce the desirability of selecting me as a target. Jim Hemenway muse

Re: OT: European Banking / Ebay Payment Question

2005-03-16 Thread Jim Hemenway
Mark: I sold a camera to a man in Italy a few years ago and I insisted on an international money order. He reluctantly agreed but told me not to hold my breath because of the postal treaty between Italy and the USA. He had to pay for one at a post office in Italy, they in turn notified the US

Re: isDS - low batteries.

2005-03-16 Thread Jim Hemenway
Godfrey, Mark and Kenneth, thanks for the replies. I'm relieved because I was afraid that I had a defective camera. The batteries are of different ages, one set is over four years old. I've never had a problem when used in my CoolPix 990 so this problem is new to me. Jim

FS: Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.8/20mm MC for Pentax Screw Mount

2005-03-17 Thread Jim Hemenway
I have too much stuff and was about to put this on ebay when it occurred to me to offer it here first. Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.8/20mm MC with M42 screw mount. This is one of the great wide angle lenses for the Pentax, Praktica and other M42 screw mount cameras. Glass is clear and has no fun

Re: Another year of cherry blossom

2005-03-17 Thread Jim Hemenway
Alan: I like the fifth. A nice composition and it tells us something about scale. Jim Alan Chan wrote: http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/cb2005 Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan

Sold - Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.8/20mm MC for Pentax Screw Mount

2005-03-17 Thread Jim Hemenway
d one 19mm for 35mm... Nikon, Pentax and Leica. The Flektogon has been spoken for, and I've been assured that payment is on the way from a fellow PDMLer. Jim frank theriault wrote: On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:19:20 -0500, Jim Hemenway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have too much stuff an

Re: PAW: Lee and Tim, Blowing

2005-03-18 Thread Jim Hemenway
Frank: It's definitely more interesting. Perhaps I feel that way because the trumpeter's eyes are visible to the viewer and to the audience, whereas the guitarist seems more absorbed in what he's doing. Next time, you might want to try getting some shots with the musicians interacting with the

Re: PESO -- Portrait 1

2005-03-19 Thread Jim Hemenway
H... a pretty girl. That may be the problem in that you forgot to focus on the eye closest to you. ;-) Jim On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 01:35:17 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I decided to use a few prime lenses on the *ist-D just to see how they preformed. The oft maligned smc P-

Re: PESO foggy harbour

2005-03-20 Thread Jim Hemenway
John: A nice shot... good composition and also a great catch vis-a-vis the seagulls. A bit warmer though, I think. E-6? Whose chemicals? Jobo? Jim Francis wrote: Good evening every one! I developed my first batch of slides yesterday! (a hundred and fifty dollars! @#^&% ) Here is one of the bes

1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-20 Thread Jim Hemenway
About 10 miles NE of Boston http://www.hemenway.com/1stDayofSpring-05/pages/TwistedTree.htm isDS with 43mm Limited

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-20 Thread Jim Hemenway
John: I know what you mean... and I still miss the Bay Area a little, even after 31 years. But then again, we don't have earthquakes! :-) Here's the other 1st Day of Spring from today, it was about 44F: http://www.hemenway.com/1stDayofSpring-05/pages/Fishermen.htm Jim John Francis

Cape Ann

2005-03-21 Thread Jim Hemenway
North of Boston http://www.hemenway.com/CapeAnn/ isDS with various lenses Jim

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Jim Hemenway
Ronald: Thanks! You're right about the blue skies, hardly any yesterday and none today. A weather forecast of "Sunny and Clear" has a whole different meaning here as opposed to the California and the rest of the southwest. Jim Ronald Arvidsson wrote: Hi, Lovely picture. I get really sick of g

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Jim Hemenway
Peter... thanks for the compliment. Jim Peter J. Alling wrote: Nice shot, I'm a sucker for this kind of picture if it's well done... Jim Hemenway wrote: About 10 miles NE of Boston http://www.hemenway.com/1stDayofSpring-05/pages/TwistedTree.htm isDS with 43mm Limited

Re: 1st Day of Spring in Eastern Massachusetts

2005-03-21 Thread Jim Hemenway
t like the frozen lakes I used to see driving around the Marlboro/Framingham area. Here's a shot for you from last weekend, to remind you of what you left behind: <http://jfwaf.com/PDML/Museum/images/Museum3.jpg> Jim Hemenway mused: John: I know what you mean... and I still miss the Bay Area

Re: PESO -- Portrait 1

2005-03-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
;-) Christopher Oliver wrote: On Sat, Mar 19, 2005 at 10:35:55AM -0500, Jim Hemenway wrote: H... a pretty girl. That may be the problem in that you forgot to focus on the eye closest to you. ;-) I've often heard this advice about focusing, but as far as closest eyes, I can't figu

Re: PESO - Pair

2005-03-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
Bruce: I would have liked to have seen more blossom and less stem, but it's nevertheless a fine shot of the flowers. Real men don't need tripods. ;-) Jim Bruce Dayton wrote: This was taken of small wildflowers that are now blooming in the fields. Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4 ISO 400, 1/500 sec @ f/5.

Re: PESO: Sideways glance

2005-03-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
I'd like to second Cotty's comments. Jim Cotty wrote: On 21/3/05, Juan Buhler, discombobulated, unleashed: It's been a while since I posted a PESO, so might as well: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com/index.php?showimage=43 Images are going up in my photoblog every day, or so I'm trying... Hi Juan, I t

Re: 1st day of spring in East Gwillimbury

2005-03-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
Dave: Nice shot! Where? Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/paw/springday.jpg View from the horse show Sunday. Welcome to spring in the Great White North.:-) Dave

Red Kodak Building

2005-03-24 Thread Jim Hemenway
Hi Joe: Laughing. The tide was on its way in, I think. Do you mean this one? http://www.hemenway.com/CapeAnn/pages/Rockport2.htm Actually it was just a test grab shot with the F-300mm 4.5... I confess that I wasn't thinking too much about composition when I took it. Here's another shot taken tha

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