Low Production Volume Justification
1. The hardware is upgrading too rapidly. Sell what you can and then fit it for the next sensor. 2. Buyers are in a hurry. (More than the various marketing depts. thought.) Get the product out before the market place leaves you totally. Also The new Sony DSC-F828 for $1200 no interchangable lens, but 8MP, Compact Flash, and a long zoom. Could hurt the low-end DSLRs if they can get it out soon enough before Christmas. Collin
Re: Source for used gear
www.keh.com It seems to have the most respected reputation. It also has quite a choice of gear. Finally, their grading is very conservative... Good hunting. Boris _ 29
blackout
So how did everyone fare in the blackout? I got caught out in it without my Optio (never doing that again) but I did have half a roll of film in my Super Program, which I used up before I got to the 59th St. Bridge. When I got home I shot a roll of long exposures and star trails off my balcony (how often do you get to do that in NYC?) Anyway, hope everyone in the Northeast is ok Amita
Re: ist-D shutter sound (was Re: Japanese IstD site,translation needed)
How about cheese? Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/14/03 04:59PM On Thursday, August 14, 2003, at 06:57 AM, Dario Bonazza 2 wrote: I believe you can change (or cancel) its (ist D's :-) shutter sound. The *ist D I saw (and heard) at Pentax Day featured a funny clickwhirr sound (like that of shutter + winder of a film camera). Dario Bonazza www.aohc.it Dario, Great news if it is so. It seems the sound you heard is not the same as what I heard. If there are 3 available sounds (two different shutter sounds and none at all) how many options might there be? Is this an expansion of the digicam feature setsort of like user selectable ringtones for cell phones? That could easily get out of hand...while a shutter emulator isn't bad, what if it extends to other sounds, tones, tunes or tiny digitized voices chirping gotcha! every time you shoot? Seriously silly food for thought, Dan Scott
istdee
Looks to me like it has the aperture activator mechanism. I saved that jpeg of the istdee and enlarged it with ACDSee, it`s about 8 0`clock, looks just like the one in my LX. If that is indeed a mechanical actuator I don`t understand why a K or M lenses will not work. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California
Re: Source for used gear
Sean, The best source of used gear in the USA is at www.KEH.com. The Pentax gear I have purchased there has been in fantastic shape and they have more stuff than anybody. As for opinions, discussion, and help spending your money, this list is a great resource. g Almost any flash will work on an ME. The Pentax AF280T is a favorite and it has two manual mode settings which will work fine for your ME and is reasonably powerful with a tilt and swivel head. Quantum makes remote battery packs for it. A Pentax 24mm f2.8 lens would look just fine on the ME. I like it much better than the Pentax M-series 28mm f2.8 lens. With a $10 Pentax wide angle adaptor for the flash, you would have a truely wide angle, night time flash photography outfit based on the ME. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just picked up a ME and am trying to find a place online to purchase used equipment. Specifically things like flashes, lenses, etc. This unit will be used primarily for night work so wide angle and a good flash w/ dedicated battery would be a plus. eBay is an option of course, but a place that has a knowledgeable person to field questions and confirm availability would be preferable.
Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax beleive me)
True, Cameron, but I'd like to elaborate a little. I use one of the older Macs, a 3rd rev. Beige G3 PowerMac, with OS 9.2.1. I've paid for and maintain a good virus program, and it's always checking the incoming, but since 1986 I've never got a virus attack! Well, not quite true, I did get a worm once, but the effects were mild, and that was perhaps in 1990 (?) Nothing since then. big grin I'm very happy with the overall stability of the operating system, and while not absolutely trouble free, the minor troubles I see from time to time are miniscule and rather easily fixed or worked around, compared to Windows problems. My problems are with my ISP's stability or the [in]capabilities of the browser I use, not the OS itself... I am not familiar with the latest Windows, such as any of the NT based ones, but I guess they're quite susceptible to virus attacks. Good ol' Microsoft! g keith whaley Cameron Hood wrote: You, obviously, haven't tried a Mac lately. The current virus attracks are ALWAYS against Microsoft software, because people are mad as hell and fed up with their crap. Get a Mac, and you will have a TOTALLY different computing experience. C. I suffered through Windoze from 1995 - 2000. NEVER AGAIN! [...]
Re: *ist D figures
T Rittenhouse wrote: IIRC Pentax out sold (units) all other SLR makers in the late 60's early 70's. Then the plastic cameras came out and Pentax was late getting into that (cheap camera) market. Surely the problem was more related to Pentax's extreme tardiness in adopting a bayonet mount? Photojournalists, who had previously used Spotmatics, got fed up with dropping their screw mount lenses and missing shots and deserted 'en masse' to Nikon - and the rest is history. Despite the brave LX (a fine effort), Pentax has never seriously addressed the 35mm pro market since then, and are unlikely ever to again. John
Unidentified subject!
The news I just read was that the final groups using OS/2 are switching away. A good OS, it's now like Gaelic to languages. A few speak it, but it's not practical to do so. CRB (who still wears his OS/2 t-shirt to work on occasion) Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 10:53:08 +0200 From: Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hmmm... maybe it's time for IBM to revive the OS/2? ;) Alex Sarbu -- -- If bacon is the fruit of the hog then pork is a vegetable. --
Re: istdee
Thanks Arnold. I could live with (very easily) stop down metering with K lenses, but looks like that is not the case. It is weird that I can use my M42 1000/8 with stop down metering but not a K mount. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 6:26 AM Subject: Re: istdee The *ist D does not have the aperture simulator coupling ring (you find its coupling lever at 2 o'clock on your LX) that is needed so that the camera knows how far the lens stops down during exposure. Without this ring, and with any lens not in A position, open-aperture measurement is not possible. Stop-down metering is possible with srew mount lenses or lenses with fully manual aperture like the K500/f4.5 or the K28/f3.5. Stop-down metering could also be possible with all lenses, if Pentax had programmed the *ist D's meter to work when DOF preview is activated. Unfortunately, Pentax did something else: In aperture priority mode the meter works but the aperture always stays fully open. In manual mode the meter does not work but the lens stops down during exposure. Arnold Steve Larson schrieb: Looks to me like it has the aperture activator mechanism. I saved that jpeg of the istdee and enlarged it with ACDSee, it`s about 8 0`clock, looks just like the one in my LX. If that is indeed a mechanical actuator I don`t understand why a K or M lenses will not work. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California
Lx winder battery trays/ Nicad pack/LX strap post
Jose Many thanksyou are a real gentleman. Peter/Cotty Coincidentally one of my LXs is at Asahi Photo this week for a service. Whilst the guys there are really nice they don't accept any work on motors or winders [they say they can't get the parts] I have also asked them for a spare LX lug[or two] to do a grip modification a la LX 2000 but they didn't seem to have anything. Peter..any sign of thse ever appearing again? Or has anyone else got a source? Best Clive Antibes France
Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax beleive me)
Hmmm... maybe it's time for IBM to revive the OS/2? ;) Alex Sarbu - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 12:47 AM Subject: Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax beleive me) On 14 Aug 2003 at 15:00, Cameron Hood wrote: You, obviously, haven't tried a Mac lately. The current virus attracks are ALWAYS against Microsoft software, because people are mad as hell and fed up with their crap. Get a Mac, and you will have a TOTALLY different computing experience. I guess many of us would rather the experience of an occasional virus than have to completely modify our PC desk-top modus operandi. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: Puking Euphemisms (WAS: please comment)
Hi Antti-Pekka, I know this is a hell of a cheek but if you have the time could you take a look at my Finnish pages and if you see any glaring mistakes let me know? Especially the technical words. We were a bit worried about part IV in particular. Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: July 31, 2003 - Original Message - From: Antti-Pekka Virjonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 10:17 AM Subject: Re: Puking Euphemisms (WAS: please comment) At 07:36 15.8.2003 +0200, you wrote: William Robb: My wife was driving (my) car back from the cabin one day and had this encounter with a moose, I couldn't believe the damage to my car, or how my wife survived. She is 5'2 and I am 6'2, I would have been decapitated, somehow she managed to get below the dash level and survived. I have heard that a bull moose can weigh in at close to a tonne, and a cow just a few hundred kilos lighter. A friend of mine hit a moose a couple of weeks ago with a van. Had it been a smaller car she probably wouldn't live today. http://mail2url.smalltalk.se/20030726-220203-2.jpg http://mail2url.smalltalk.se/20030726-220203-1.jpg If anyone remembers I told almost 2 years back we'd hit one with our 4x4 Mitsubishi Pajero. Back then I think I called the thing an elk but now that I know better I prolly should have explained it to our American friends as moose ;-) ... In http://experiencewyoming.com/wildlife.elk-moose.htm: If you're from the United States , there is no confusion between elk and moose. Moose are the bigger ones with the big flat antlers that are loners and eat water plants. Elk are just a tad smaller and have antlers that look like tree branches and they hang around in herds grazing. No problem. But the animal we call moose (Alces alces) in the U.S. is called an elk in Europe. And scientists refer to our elk (Cervus elaphus) as Wapiti (a native American term) to avoid confusion. So, if you are from Europe be sure to point at the animal you know as an elk and call it a moose. The important thing is that elk and moose know who they are. And they are rarely confused about the issue. ... In any case, all this talk has opened some dreadful memories of the accident, especially since the hunting season is close and the elk (US: moose, Finnish: Hirvi) are starting to run more wildly once again... So, everyone living in danger areas please drive careful and drop your speed when you see the warning sign. I don't think we have the US elk over here but the smaller ones we have are reindeer, deer and white-tailed deer (I hope these names are correctly understood in all parts of the world ;-). Antti-Pekka --- * Antti-Pekka Virjonen * Fiskarsinkatu 7 D * GSM: +358 500 789 753 * * Computec Oy Turku* FIN-20750 Turku Finland * Fax: +358 10 264 0777 *
RE: blackout
Will do, although I didn't actually have a view of Manhattan. :) I was doing other goofy things like tracking people walking with flashlights and shots of lit windows. -Original Message- From: Steve Desjardins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 9:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: blackout I was thinking about that (stars over Manhattan) last night as I watched CNN. Be sure to post those star trails when you get them developed.
Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount
Um, I'm probably not the first one to think of this, but if you have a K or M lens that you just ~must~ use with the *ist D, why not remove the aperture coupling arm??? It would effectively turn it into a manual diaphragm lens. Of course it would be a shame to do this to a really nice lens like the K-15/3.5 or K-18/3.5, but I would have no qualms crippling a K-55/1.8 for a fine 82.5mm portrait lens that is known for being a bit soft wide open :-) Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:26:47 +0200 From: Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: istdee Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The *ist D does not have the aperture simulator coupling ring (you find its coupling lever at 2 o'clock on your LX) that is needed so that the camera knows how far the lens stops down during exposure. Without this ring, and with any lens not in A position, open-aperture measurement is not possible. Stop-down metering is possible with srew mount lenses or lenses with fully manual aperture like the K500/f4.5 or the K28/f3.5. Stop-down metering could also be possible with all lenses, if Pentax had programmed the *ist D's meter to work when DOF preview is activated. Unfortunately, Pentax did something else: In aperture priority mode the meter works but the aperture always stays fully open. In manual mode the meter does not work but the lens stops down during exposure. Arnold Steve Larson schrieb: Looks to me like it has the aperture activator mechanism. I saved that jpeg of the istdee and enlarged it with ACDSee, it`s about 8 0`clock, looks just like the one in my LX. If that is indeed a mechanical actuator I don`t understand why a K or M lenses will not work. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
Re: blackout
We're ok here.Food still cool and we have some too:).Have propane for the Q too. Now if i can just buy some gas.:( Dave So how did everyone fare in the blackout? I got caught out in it without my Optio (never doing that again) but I did have half a roll of film in my Super Program, which I used up before I got to the 59th St. Bridge. When I got home I shot a roll of long exposures and star trails off my balcony (how often do you get to do that in NYC?) Anyway, hope everyone in the Northeast is ok Amita
Re: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount
On 15 Aug 2003 at 7:33, Jonathan Donald wrote: Um, I'm probably not the first one to think of this, but if you have a K or M lens that you just ~must~ use with the *ist D, why not remove the aperture coupling arm??? It would effectively turn it into a manual diaphragm lens. Of course it would be a shame to do this to a really nice lens like the K-15/3.5 or K-18/3.5, but I would have no qualms crippling a K-55/1.8 for a fine 82.5mm portrait lens that is known for being a bit soft wide open :-) Would have been much nicer if Pentax just put one in the camera, no? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
RE: blackout
I was to tired and had to many panicy people around last night,but if they are still off tonight,which sounds like it might be for the weekend up her in the GWN i'll set up the tripod too. Dave Will do, although I didn't actually have a view of Manhattan. :) I was doing other goofy things like tracking people walking with flashlights and shots of lit windows. -Original Message- From: Steve Desjardins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 9:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: blackout I was thinking about that (stars over Manhattan) last night as I watched CNN. Be sure to post those star trails when you get them developed.
RE: blackout
too many bon fires here to try star trails, and a full moon. But I saw mars! --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was to tired and had to many panicy people around last night,but if they are still off tonight,which sounds like it might be for the weekend up her in the GWN i'll set up the tripod too. Dave Will do, although I didn't actually have a view of Manhattan. :) I was doing other goofy things like tracking people walking with flashlights and shots of lit windows. -Original Message- From: Steve Desjardins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 9:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: blackout I was thinking about that (stars over Manhattan) last night as I watched CNN. Be sure to post those star trails when you get them developed. __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
Re: istdee
Ah, yes. I recall when word first came out about the *ist-D how many of you were all excited that you would be able to use that great Pentax glass with the camera. Now it depends on when you bought some of that Pentax glass before you can use it on the D. Now we'll see if Pentax comes out with a high end dslr that will take all of the K-mount lenses and have them operate normally on it. Or perhaps Fuji could come out with a dslr that would take K-mount lenses. That would be some competition for Pentax. Jim A. From: Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 05:50:54 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: istdee Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 08:50:59 -0400 Looks to me like it has the aperture activator mechanism. I saved that jpeg of the istdee and enlarged it with ACDSee, it`s about 8 0`clock, looks just like the one in my LX. If that is indeed a mechanical actuator I don`t understand why a K or M lenses will not work. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California
Fuji 100/1000 question
Hi gang I wanted to know if somebody has experience using this film. I'm interested in cross-processing it, and pushing it. My question is: would be comparable the push process for E6 and C41. If I expose it at 400, can I have it processed C41 with 2 stops push (I know people says C41 don't push, but well, I ask anyway. I use a pro lab, wich gives more time when pushing, real pushing), can I expect good results, or processes are so different than pushes are not equal? I hope you understand what I'm asking. Regards Albano = Albano Garcia El Pibe Asahi __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax beleive me)
True, Cameron, but I'd like to elaborate a little. I use one of the older Macs, a 3rd rev. Beige G3 PowerMac, with OS 9.2.1. I've paid for and maintain a good virus program, and it's always checking the incoming, but since 1986 I've never got a virus attack! Well, not quite true, I did get a worm once, but the effects were mild, and that was perhaps in 1990 (?) Nothing since then. big grin Keith, you should try OS X - stability like you wouldn't believe. And a nice bonus, I use 'Safari' - Apple's own web browser (still in beta) and so have rid myself of all MS software on my Macs. Having said that, the Mac team at MS do a very good job - IE 5.x is no slouch and I used it in preference to Netscrape or iCab or Mozilla. Th Windows SAN virus is now eating into a lot of British PCs - I filmed at Sophos (UK anti-virus company) this morning re the virus, later at PC World (like CompUSA) where they were besieged with customers carrying towers waiting in line to drop them off to be de-bugged for a few pennies short of twenty quid. While waiting to film the interviews I went over and cleaned up all the Macintosh desktops, getting rid of nonesense and setting mouse speeds and sizes to something half-decent ;-) Gotta keep the side up! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
RE: blackout
I got lucky. I was on the fringe of it and was without power for only about 1½ hours. 15 miles west in Stamford they were powerless well into the evening. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hess (Demian)
Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me)
I have a question: Is the security for Macs better than Windows or does no one really bother to write viruses that attack them? Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me)
Steve Desjardins wrote: I have a question: Is the security for Macs better than Windows or does no one really bother to write viruses that attack them? IMMHO, both. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keith Whaley
RE: blackout
My area is still out.Work has some power now.Gas is sporatic and the lines are HUGE.I have enough to get home,then hope for our area to get on line. Dave I got lucky. I was on the fringe of it and was without power for only abo ut 1½ hours. 15 miles west in Stamford they were powerless well into the evening. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hess (Demian)
Wide Angle Lens Recommendations?
Hello, I am looking for a decent wide angle lens, perhaps something in the 18mm to 20mm range, and would like to hear your recommendations. Money is major consideration as is quality. I have looked at the Vivitar, Samyang, Phoenix, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina lenses. I would like to stay under $250 US. Would you recommend or not recommend any of the above brands? I am not opposed to a zoom lens either but would like to have at least a 20mm angle. Thanks for your input, I truly appreciate it! Pat Wunsch
For sale Friday
I am afraid I am becoming tired of this ornament: 1000mm SMC K F8 , case, tripod, best offer over £99. BTW, shipping anywhere is £300. No collection :) Kind regards Peter
Re: Wide Angle Lens Recommendations?
Patrick Wunsch: I am looking for a decent wide angle lens, perhaps something in the 18mm to 20mm range, and would like to hear your recommendations. Money is major consideration as is quality. I have looked at the Vivitar, Samyang, Phoenix, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina lenses. I would like to stay under $250 US. Would you recommend or not recommend any of the above brands? I am not opposed to a zoom lens either but would like to have at least a 20mm angle. Thanks for your input, I truly appreciate it! I just bought a 19-35 mm zoom from Soligor for the equivalent of USD 190 (plus sales tax) and have taken a couple of shots with it but have not yet seen the results. I'll tell you on the list when I get the prints. I also have a couple of Vivitar and Tokina lenses both in the moderate wide angle range and in other ranges that have served me well. Maybe a little bit of vignetting under bad light conditions, but robust and with a good overall feel. anders - http://anders.hultman.nu/
RE: Source for used gear
Thanks Boris and Bob. I looked around their site and it looks like a place to get rid of a lot of money. =) Appreciate your input. Sean -Original Message- From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 7:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Source for used gear www.keh.com It seems to have the most respected reputation. It also has quite a choice of gear. Finally, their grading is very conservative... Good hunting. Boris _ 29
Re: For sale Friday
I am afraid I am becoming tired of this ornament: 1000mm SMC K F8 , case, tripod, best offer over £99. BTW, shipping anywhere is £300. No collection :) Kind regards Peter Have you tried eBay? It sells near 1000 US $ over there if I remember well. And, by the way, it's a very good lens. Andre --
Vs: help with choosing a camera
Hi Terhi, MZ-S is great. There´s a short evaluation on my site. I like it, it has grown on me. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Terhi Toivola [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Päivä: 15. elokuuta 2003 8:18 Aihe: help with choosing a camera hi all, I'm an intermediate amateur (not quite advanced yet, neither beginner anymore) photoaddict in the need of a new (film, not digital) camera. I have a p50/p5 and some manual focus lenses (20-80 zoom, 50-mm and a sigma macro), which I would, of course, like to use with the new body too. I usually shoot still-life, portaits etc., not very much anything with a lot of action, possibly because I'm finding it a bit difficult with manual focus... also I'm getting a bit tired of dragging the heavy p50 around, and its poor ergonomy and lack of a flash. I'm wavering in hesitation between MZ-S, *ist and PZ-1P - opinions please? Other suggestions? My budget is max 1000 with a simple lense, 50 mm perhaps as the old one is not very good. I dream of a 100 mm macro, but I suspect that's far out of my budget... I would like the camera be solid to hold, not too light and flimsy, and with a good bight viewfinder, hopefully suitable for person wearing glasses. Also I need a flash, but later on when I manage to raise the funds for that. Until then, the built-in will have to do. However, suggestions are welcome. I don't really understand much of flashes, so I would be perfectly happy with a point-and-shoot type, and if it works with the old p50 all the better. Terhi -- * Terhi Toivola (M.Sc.) Researcher National Public Health Institute Department of Environmental Health Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology P.O. Box 95 FIN-70701 Kuopio Finland + 358 (0)17 201 159 (work) + 358 (0)50 3663 462 (cellular) Fax: + 358 (0)17 201 155 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me)
Cotty wrote: True, Cameron, but I'd like to elaborate a little. I use one of the older Macs, a 3rd rev. Beige G3 PowerMac, with OS 9.2.1. I've paid for and maintain a good virus program, and it's always checking the incoming, but since 1986 I've never got a virus attack! Well, not quite true, I did get a worm once, but the effects were mild, and that was perhaps in 1990 (?) Nothing since then. big grin Keith, you should try OS X - stability like you wouldn't believe. So I've heard, for the more recent incantations thereof. I'm toying with the idea of getting a G4 tower, with OSX 10.2x (and Classic) already installed, maybe a dual processor version, however they come, 500 mhz, 800 mhz...whatever. Need a faster machine (mine's 300 mhz!) And a nice bonus, I use 'Safari' - Apple's own web browser (still in beta) I have read numerous posts about the instability of Safari, and in earlier versions, some folks even lost or had severly messed up hard drives. Apple does have problems with beta versions of most of their stuff, as I recall. You like Safari better than Communicator? Or Mozilla, for that matter? and so have rid myself of all MS software on my Macs. Having said that, the Mac team at MS do a very good job - IE 5.x is no slouch and I used it in preference to Netscrape or iCab or Mozilla. IE5 in preference to anything is a wonder! I tried it just once, and finally managed to eliminate it from my hard drive. For one thing, like all MS products, it absolutely takes over your computer! It's amazing the places it inserts this or that fragment of itself! How do you like PowerMail 4.1.3? It replaced what? Worth the $49 (well, that's U.S. ainit) ? Th Windows SAN virus is now eating into a lot of British PCs - I filmed at Sophos (UK anti-virus company) this morning re the virus, later at PC World (like CompUSA) where they were besieged with customers carrying towers waiting in line to drop them off to be de-bugged for a few pennies short of twenty quid. While waiting to film the interviews I went over... Where? At PC World? ...and cleaned up all the Macintosh desktops, getting rid of nonesense and setting mouse speeds and sizes to something half-decent ;-) Gotta keep the side up! Cheers, Cotty keith
Re: Wide Angle Lens Recommendations?
Pat, On a budget, this is actually quite a good lens - especially stopped down a bit: http://www.thkphoto.com/products/tokina/mfl-08.html I believe it is within your budget range and is better corrected for distortion than the low cost wide zooms. Bruce Friday, August 15, 2003, 10:37:07 AM, you wrote: PW Hello, PW I am looking for a decent wide angle lens, perhaps something in the 18mm to PW 20mm range, and would like to hear your recommendations. Money is major PW consideration as is quality. I have looked at the Vivitar, Samyang, PW Phoenix, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina lenses. I would like to stay under $250 PW US. Would you recommend or not recommend any of the above brands? I am not PW opposed to a zoom lens either but would like to have at least a 20mm angle. PW Thanks for your input, I truly appreciate it! PW Pat Wunsch
Re: For sale Friday
Have you tried eBay? It sells near 1000 US $ over there if I remember well. What's ebay? Only kidding. It's late and I am tired, having shipped over 100 items this week; posted 10 or so NPBs, etc etc etc. Kind regards Peter
Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax beleive me)
On Friday, August 15, 2003, at 10:49 AM, Cotty wrote: Keith, you should try OS X - stability like you wouldn't believe. And a nice bonus, I use 'Safari' - Apple's own web browser (still in beta) and so have rid myself of all MS software on my Macs. Having said that, the Mac team at MS do a very good job - IE 5.x is no slouch and I used it in preference to Netscrape or iCab or Mozilla. I also use Safaribtw, non-beta vers. 1.0 has been out for a little while now. The fact that Safari is designed to work with OS X by the people who wrote OS X is killer (see http://www.apple.com/applescript/safari/ for some of the perks). Pre Safari I preferred Mozilla and iCab over I.E.the only problems I ever had were with websites that were designed exclusively for I.E. (Microsoft's lovely embrace and exclude policy). Right now, there are more good browser options for Macs than ever before (see http://www.macorchard.com/) While waiting to film the interviews I went over and cleaned up all the Macintosh desktops, getting rid of nonesense and setting mouse speeds and sizes to something half-decent ;-) Gotta keep the side up! Me, too! Dan Scott
Re: Wide Angle Lens Recommendations?
- Original Message - From: Patrick Wunsch Subject: Wide Angle Lens Recommendations? Hello, I am looking for a decent wide angle lens, perhaps something in the 18mm to 20mm range, and would like to hear your recommendations. Money is major consideration as is quality. I have looked at the Vivitar, Samyang, Phoenix, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina lenses. I would like to stay under $250 US. Would you recommend or not recommend any of the above brands? I am not opposed to a zoom lens either but would like to have at least a 20mm angle. Thanks for your input, I truly appreciate it! I have an old Tokina (SD?) 17mm f/3.5 that is pretty good. The Tamron 17mm manual focus is very good. The Pentax A20mm f/2.8 is probably the most desirable lens in that range at the moment, and is excellent. William Robb
Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me)
- Original Message - From: Steve Desjardins Subject: Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me) I have a question: Is the security for Macs better than Windows or does no one really bother to write viruses that attack them? According to my computer guy, no one bothers to write virus to attack Macs, since there are so few of them, it wouldn't cause any disruption. If someone really wanted to write a script to take out a Mac, it wouldn't be any more difficult than writing one for PC, and probably easier. But no one would notice, so it wouldn't be any fun. The virus writer wants to create as much harm as possible, hence they write script to take down the most machines possible. William Robb
Re: *ist D figures
- Original Message - From: whickersworld Subject: Re: *ist D figures Surely the problem was more related to Pentax's extreme tardiness in adopting a bayonet mount? Photojournalists, who had previously used Spotmatics, got fed up with dropping their screw mount lenses and missing shots and deserted 'en masse' to Nikon - and the rest is history. Despite the brave LX (a fine effort), Pentax has never seriously addressed the 35mm pro market since then, and are unlikely ever to again. Actually, photojournalists who had previously used Leica discovered Nikon during the American occupation of Japan, and into the Korean war. Pentax was never in the picture. William Robb
Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax beleive me)
i am still with Win98 because i still run some software that won't work right on 2000 or XP. Herb - Original Message - From: zoomshot [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 18:30 Subject: RE: OT Virus warning (no hoax beleive me) Well get XP, been running here for over a year with no problems
Re: shooting the moon at less than infinity
the infinity focus point assumes a specific temperature. if hotter or colder, the actual point moves somewhere else on the scale, depending on the lens. longer lens are more affected than shorter ones. Herb... - Original Message - From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 19:29 Subject: shooting the moon at less than infinity So last night the moon was out and it looked quite stunning without any light pollution, so I stuck my Sigma 400mm f5.6 on my Super Program and took some shots. The weird thing is that at infinity, the moon was out of focus. It was in focus somewhere before infinity. Is this common when shooting the moon? I thought it was odd but I shot it the way it appeared in focus in the viewfinder.
Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me)
Is the security for Macs better than Windows or does no one really bother to write viruses that attack them? The prize for downing MS is much greater - more harm done. There are Mac viruses out there, but relatively few. AFAIK the security of the OS is a moot point, MS or Mac. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me)
Hi Keith, I have read numerous posts about the instability of Safari, and in earlier versions, some folks even lost or had severly messed up hard drives. Apple does have problems with beta versions of most of their stuff, as I recall. You like Safari better than Communicator? Or Mozilla, for that matter? I have never used Communicator (see below). But essentially yes. It's cute. I have had only a few problems with various web sites (still in beta don't forget). IE5 in preference to anything is a wonder! I tried it just once, and finally managed to eliminate it from my hard drive. For one thing, like all MS products, it absolutely takes over your computer! It's amazing the places it inserts this or that fragment of itself! This is true. How do you like PowerMail 4.1.3? It does more or less what I want. A very simple email app, but with some excellent features. It replaced what? Worth the $49 (well, that's U.S. ainit) ? Claris Emailer. I have never used Communicator or Outlook Express. Too big for me. Very much worth $49. Swiss company, already had one major upgrade from them. 1st class. While waiting to film the interviews I went over... Where? At PC World? ...and cleaned up all the Macintosh desktops, getting rid of nonesense and setting mouse speeds and sizes to something half-decent ;-) Gotta keep the side up! Yes. If I see some Macs on sale, I always go over and set the desktops so that anyone coming up to look at them will have an easy time. There's nothing like computers on display in a store for getting all messed up by kids and dorks :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: blackout
I'm still without power - going into hour 29 - it's starting to grate on my nerves. Currently over at my folks place trying to catch up and cool off. Cheers Dave Original Message: - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 18:58:33 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: blackout snip I came home at about 6;00 with some non-perishable food (found a working bank machine today), and my power is finally back on. We were without for over 24 hours. Now I have to go back to the cafe to drink the rest of the beer. /snip mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
Off for a week and a bit
Ta for about a week and change. I'll be hitting Connecticut and New York City over the next week. Of course there will be a standard visit to Adorama and BH but I don't know if I'll have the coin to actually buy something... but where there's a will, there's a way. Cheers Dave mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
Re: Fuji 100/1000 question
Its been discontinued. I tried it once, and found it very contrasty. Don't know about your cross processing question, though. C. On Friday, August 15, 2003, at 11:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 08:49:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Albano Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fuji 100/1000 question Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi gang I wanted to know if somebody has experience using this film. I'm interested in cross-processing it, and pushing it. My question is: would be comparable the push process for E6 and C41. If I expose it at 400, can I have it processed C41 with 2 stops push (I know people says C41 don't push, but well, I ask anyway. I use a pro lab, wich gives more time when pushing, real pushing), can I expect good results, or processes are so different than pushes are not equal? I hope you understand what I'm asking. Regards Albano = Albano Garcia El Pibe Asahi
Re: Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me)
A bit of both. OSX has superb onboard encription which is about to get even better, and Macs are notoriously difficult to write viruses for, anyway, EXCEPT for the Microsoft software which we can now, thankfully, avoid. There are a few Mac viruses out there set to go against Outlook Express and Internet Exploder, but they are rare, and now with the latest version of OSX, we have a dedicated mail and browser program integrated into the operating system, so we need no longer rely on the evil empire. And a new release of OSX is slated for the fall, with built in faxing. Macs are fabulous, and as a former Windoze user who has switched, I personally will never go back. Photoshop, with Mac's Coloursync controlling the colour consistency from scanner to monitor to printer, running in a Native OSX environment with symmetrical dual-processing and a gig and a half of RAM - YAHOO! BTW, the new mac G5's will take up to 8 gigs of ram, have dual 2 GHZ processors, each with 1 gig frontside busses. Smokin'! Do yourself a favour - get one - they are not just better for graphics, or video, or music, they are just better machines for everything, they really are. Cameron On Friday, August 15, 2003, at 11:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 12:38:06 -0400 From: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me) Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline I have a question: Is the security for Macs better than Windows or does no one really bother to write viruses that attack them? Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: OT Virus warning (no hoax beleive me)
Well get XP, been running here for over a year with no problems Commiserations, friend. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me)
If someone really wanted to write a script to take out a Mac, it wouldn't be any more difficult than writing one for PC, and probably easier. But no one would notice, so it wouldn't be any fun. No one except the 5 million Mac users world wide ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me)
sorry, there aren't any GIS/CAD applications for the Mac worth using. Herb - Original Message - From: Cameron Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 21:20 Subject: Re: Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me) Do yourself a favour - get one - they are not just better for graphics, or video, or music, they are just better machines for everything, they really are. Cameron
Re: blackout
I work at a hospital, and everything is OK now. After the blackout started we went on auxiliary power, but only certain areas (where power was most urgently needed) had the power. The worst thing was yet to come: No Water. That was terrible. we had to bring in lots and lots of bottled water for drinking, and a fire department brought some water for the reservoir for patient bathrooms. It was so hot, and with no A/C, we had to get fans running in the hallways. Everyone worked so hard to make the patients as comfortable as possible. The power came back on this morning, but the water was out until this afternoon. It isn't drinkable, though, and has to be boiled before use for the next two days. We were told to conserve power wherever we could all day and were told to use the water very sparingly (once it came back on). However, our city at this very moment is having a baseball game and a football game. No one told them they had to conserve power and water in those huge stadiums. Go figure! Kathy - Original Message - From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 9:03 AM Subject: blackout So how did everyone fare in the blackout?
Re: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount
Well, I can tell you you can use your M lens on an *istD. There is no metering because the camera has no mechanical coupling to tell it what aperture is set on the lens. But if you are willing to use your hand-held meter (or you could use trial and error, checking it with the LED image) it works fine. All you have to do is set the custom funtion that allows shutter release out of A mode. The default is set so idiots can not mess up by making a non-metered exposure. It also worked in program mode with my 3rd party KA lens, no problem. The *istD is a very neat camera. It has the best viewfinder I have seen in a DSLR (I have handled the D100, S2, D60, EOS1D), it is about the same apparent size and brightness as the MZ series 35mm cameras (remember the sensor is smaller than 35mm so the viewfinder needs higher magnification to give the same apparent size). The prototype available for us to play with has a problem with power management. That will be fixed in the production cameras. I think it is the best of the sub $2000 DSLRs. At $1699 I think they are going to sell faster than they can make them. I am home tonight from GFM because my air mattress suffered blowout last night. Living only 30 minutes away I decided I liked the idea of a soft bed and a hot shower better than the hard cold floor of my Blazer. Got to get up early and return in the morning so I don't miss anything. I hear all you folks to the north have been having quite an adventure. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Jonathan Donald [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 10:33 AM Subject: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount Um, I'm probably not the first one to think of this, but if you have a K or M lens that you just ~must~ use with the *ist D, why not remove the aperture coupling arm??? It would effectively turn it into a manual diaphragm lens. Of course it would be a shame to do this to a really nice lens like the K-15/3.5 or K-18/3.5, but I would have no qualms crippling a K-55/1.8 for a fine 82.5mm portrait lens that is known for being a bit soft wide open :-) Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:26:47 +0200 From: Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: istdee Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The *ist D does not have the aperture simulator coupling ring (you find its coupling lever at 2 o'clock on your LX) that is needed so that the camera knows how far the lens stops down during exposure. Without this ring, and with any lens not in A position, open-aperture measurement is not possible. Stop-down metering is possible with srew mount lenses or lenses with fully manual aperture like the K500/f4.5 or the K28/f3.5. Stop-down metering could also be possible with all lenses, if Pentax had programmed the *ist D's meter to work when DOF preview is activated. Unfortunately, Pentax did something else: In aperture priority mode the meter works but the aperture always stays fully open. In manual mode the meter does not work but the lens stops down during exposure. Arnold Steve Larson schrieb: Looks to me like it has the aperture activator mechanism. I saved that jpeg of the istdee and enlarged it with ACDSee, it`s about 8 0`clock, looks just like the one in my LX. If that is indeed a mechanical actuator I don`t understand why a K or M lenses will not work. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.509 / Virus Database: 306 - Release Date: 8/12/03
Re: istD release with lens M
I tried my M50/1.7 on the a prototype at GFM. The lens will stop down normally. Normal operation is not to allow the shutter to fire, the custom function over rides that idiot-proof feature. The camera can not meter in that mode because it has no idea what aperture is set on the lens, but everything else works. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Hans Imglueck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 1:37 AM Subject: Re: istD release with lens M That's what I'm assuming. --- Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hans, by release I am assuming you mean that when you press the shutter button, you get a shot. True? Hans Imglueck wrote: If it is set to on then the camera will release, when a lens is set to manual aperture (aperture ring not in A mode, which is always the case for M/K lenses) otherwise the camera will not release. Note: When the aperture ring is not in A mode, the lens will be always wide open during exposure. _ 23a mail --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.509 / Virus Database: 306 - Release Date: 8/12/03
Re: ist-D shutter sound (was Re: Japanese IstD site, translation needed)
The camera is reasonably quiet. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 6:56 PM Subject: Re: ist-D shutter sound (was Re: Japanese IstD site, translation needed) On 14 Aug 2003 at 15:59, Dan Scott wrote: Great news if it is so. It seems the sound you heard is not the same as what I heard. If there are 3 available sounds (two different shutter sounds and none at all) how many options might there be? My Oly E-10 ZSLR has no mirror so it is virtually silent however it has optional simulated shutter sounds which I generally only invoke when shooting cheezy people shots (so they have a little acoustic feedback). So if what has been mentioned is correct then the *ist D has electronic shutter sounds to augment the natural mirror slap? I don't get it? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.509 / Virus Database: 306 - Release Date: 8/12/03
Re: istdee
When the Voightlander name was resurrected using the old Leica screw mount lenses, I wondered how many of those ancient lenses were still around to use on the cameras. I have a IIIg Leica and a couple of screw mount lenses that suddenly were more valuable because of the new V cameras. I have a lot of the ancient SMC Takumars that I may or may not be able to use on the *ist-D. I have a few K and M lenses that I got new when I bought my LX. When the *ist-D was announced I was anticipating being able to use these ancient K and M lenses on it. I would probably pick up newer lenses for the *ist-D especially is one of new lenses had IS. The way Canon comes out with a new model digital SLR every six months or so, it is possible to get an older D30 and D60 sometimes for less than a $1000. Buy an IS 28-135mm zoom for one of those models and you have a camera-lens combination that would be less spendy than getting the Pentax and its companion zoom. Jim A. From: zoomshot [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 23:30:43 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: istdee Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 18:30:51 -0400 -Original Message- From: Jim Apilado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 August 2003 16:18 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: istdee Ah, yes. I recall when word first came out about the *ist-D how many of you were all excited that you would be able to use that great Pentax glass with the camera. Now it depends on when you bought some of that Pentax glass before you can use it on the D. Now we'll see if Pentax comes out with a high end dslr that will take all of the K-mount lenses and have them operate normally on it. Or perhaps Fuji could come out with a dslr that would take K-mount lenses. That would be some competition for Pentax. Jim A. Why should any Pentax DSLR support ancient lenses?
Re: blackout
Iraqis must be having a good laugh as they see the NE trying to restore power. If we can't fix our system to prevent these blackouts, can we fix their infrastructure for electricity? Jim A. From: Kathleen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:12:35 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: blackout Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:12:36 -0400 I work at a hospital, and everything is OK now. After the blackout started we went on auxiliary power, but only certain areas (where power was most urgently needed) had the power. The worst thing was yet to come: No Water. That was terrible. we had to bring in lots and lots of bottled water for drinking, and a fire department brought some water for the reservoir for patient bathrooms. It was so hot, and with no A/C, we had to get fans running in the hallways. Everyone worked so hard to make the patients as comfortable as possible. The power came back on this morning, but the water was out until this afternoon. It isn't drinkable, though, and has to be boiled before use for the next two days. We were told to conserve power wherever we could all day and were told to use the water very sparingly (once it came back on). However, our city at this very moment is having a baseball game and a football game. No one told them they had to conserve power and water in those huge stadiums. Go figure! Kathy - Original Message - From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 9:03 AM Subject: blackout So how did everyone fare in the blackout?
Re: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount
How many PDMLers own a hand held meter? Jim A. From: T Rittenhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:27:29 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:27:43 -0400 Well, I can tell you you can use your M lens on an *istD. There is no metering because the camera has no mechanical coupling to tell it what aperture is set on the lens. But if you are willing to use your hand-held meter (or you could use trial and error, checking it with the LED image) it works fine. All you have to do is set the custom funtion that allows shutter release out of A mode. The default is set so idiots can not mess up by making a non-metered exposure. It also worked in program mode with my 3rd party KA lens, no problem. The *istD is a very neat camera. It has the best viewfinder I have seen in a DSLR (I have handled the D100, S2, D60, EOS1D), it is about the same apparent size and brightness as the MZ series 35mm cameras (remember the sensor is smaller than 35mm so the viewfinder needs higher magnification to give the same apparent size). The prototype available for us to play with has a problem with power management. That will be fixed in the production cameras. I think it is the best of the sub $2000 DSLRs. At $1699 I think they are going to sell faster than they can make them. I am home tonight from GFM because my air mattress suffered blowout last night. Living only 30 minutes away I decided I liked the idea of a soft bed and a hot shower better than the hard cold floor of my Blazer. Got to get up early and return in the morning so I don't miss anything. I hear all you folks to the north have been having quite an adventure. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Jonathan Donald [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 10:33 AM Subject: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount Um, I'm probably not the first one to think of this, but if you have a K or M lens that you just ~must~ use with the *ist D, why not remove the aperture coupling arm??? It would effectively turn it into a manual diaphragm lens. Of course it would be a shame to do this to a really nice lens like the K-15/3.5 or K-18/3.5, but I would have no qualms crippling a K-55/1.8 for a fine 82.5mm portrait lens that is known for being a bit soft wide open :-) Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:26:47 +0200 From: Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: istdee Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The *ist D does not have the aperture simulator coupling ring (you find its coupling lever at 2 o'clock on your LX) that is needed so that the camera knows how far the lens stops down during exposure. Without this ring, and with any lens not in A position, open-aperture measurement is not possible. Stop-down metering is possible with srew mount lenses or lenses with fully manual aperture like the K500/f4.5 or the K28/f3.5. Stop-down metering could also be possible with all lenses, if Pentax had programmed the *ist D's meter to work when DOF preview is activated. Unfortunately, Pentax did something else: In aperture priority mode the meter works but the aperture always stays fully open. In manual mode the meter does not work but the lens stops down during exposure. Arnold Steve Larson schrieb: Looks to me like it has the aperture activator mechanism. I saved that jpeg of the istdee and enlarged it with ACDSee, it`s about 8 0`clock, looks just like the one in my LX. If that is indeed a mechanical actuator I don`t understand why a K or M lenses will not work. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.509 / Virus Database: 306 - Release Date: 8/12/03
Re: It really exists!
It has Hyper modes. Some of your other questions can not be answered accurately from handling a prototype (it is nice, but the production camera should be better). It will be available with out the lens for $1699 or there abouts. The FAJ lens is not available to play with at GFM. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 9:39 PM Subject: Re: It really exists! on 8/14/03 7:30 PM, Mark Roberts at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am most interested in the view finder. But I presume you guys will report all that. We will, but the report might not be relevant to a single user when it's based on ten people all trying to look through it at once! ;-) My concerns are with usability: Start up time in seconds or minutes; Length of time to write a full resolution top quality image to the memory card; Comparison of Hyper modes to setup on PZ-1p and/or MZ-S And with quality: Quality of ISO800 vs ISO200 Effectiveness of autofocus, auto-exposure, auto white balance. And with availability: When can I get mine?!? Will I have to take the FAJ lens with it as part of a package? When is the FD available? And with price: What is the MSRP? That is what I'll be paying, or close to it... Thanks! Enjoy your scouting opportunity. Stan --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.509 / Virus Database: 306 - Release Date: 8/12/03
Re: Wide Angle Lens Recommendations?
Hi, Pat, I've got the Vivitar 3.8 19mm, and it's certainly not a great lens, but it's a bad one, either. I think that it's a pretty inexpensive option, compared to many other ultra-wides. I'm sure that it's more prone to flare than the Pentax 20mm, but I rarely shoot into the sun, so haven't really found it a problem. I was fooling around with the kids over the winter, and took these: http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=258278 A really fun lens! regards, frank Patrick Wunsch wrote: I'm sorry, I forgot to mention that the UWA lens would be going on my K1000. Keep the opinion coming people! It's interesting and informative as well as necessary for me prior to making a purchase. Thanks -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
Re: Off for a week and a bit
Watch out for those rolling brown-outs!! cheers, frank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ta for about a week and change. I'll be hitting Connecticut and New York City over the next week. Of course there will be a standard visit to Adorama and BH but I don't know if I'll have the coin to actually buy something... but where there's a will, there's a way. Cheers Dave mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
Update Re: FS: various Pentax cameras and lenses
Here is an update on what I have for sale along with pointers to some images I have posted. Paypal, check, money order, trade, whatever as payment. For example, I would trade the 85/1.8 for an SMC-A 20/2.8 Return privileges on everything. on 8/14/03 9:57 PM, Stan Halpin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... Pentax items that I expect to offer for sale over the next few days are: LX camera (535 series), box, purple bag, etc. Spoken for. [Shipping cost via USPS Priority Mail will be added to the following prices.] various finders and viewers and screensSee http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/LXbitsAndPieces.jpg $100 LX Winder - works, no problems. Basically new. $15 Remote Control Cord 37361: 15 ft remote switch which plugs into the LX or ME II winder. New in box. $25 Remote Battery Pack 37353 for LX or ME II Winder. Doubles as a remote shutter switch. (About a 6ft cord) $5 Original LX manual, printed 10/81. Slight tear on the cover page at the spine of the booklet, some interior pages have annotations written in. $20 SC-21 LX Finder screen, good condition. In box in (mismatched) case with tool and instructions. This one is the original that came in LXen - a ground glass field with a central small microprism grid. $20 SG-20 LX Finder Screen. Fair condition (small mark on surface which does not interfere in use.) In box in case with tool and instructions. $20 SE-20 LX Finder screen, good condition. In box in case with tool and instructions. Said to be especially suited for extreme telephoto or macro work (i.e., when the viewfinder image is quite dim.) $30 SG-60 LX Finder screen, good condition. In box in case with tool and instructions. This is one of the newer brighter screens, this is the one with a grid pattern. $40 FB-1 LX Viewfinder. This is the Base for a system that has several eyepieces available. With caps and instructions. $60 FC-1 Eyepiece for FB-1 Viewfinder Base. This eyepiece is know as the Sports Finder or Action Finder and has a very nice high eyepoint which is quite useful for those who wear glasses. The eyepiece rotates to allow it to be used eyelevel for horizontal or vertical shooting and also serves as a good macro finder. In original box with cap and instructions. $25 FD-2 Standard Eyepiece for FB-1 Viewfinder Base. When combined with the FB-1, provides a simple large 45° viewfinder. In original box with cap and instructions. Various K and M lenses: See http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/lensFamily.jpg All lenses in very good condition. Ask for details on particular lenses. I have caps and, in many cases, hoods, on these; again, ask me for details. Shipping via Insured USPS Priority Mail in addition to the prices below. 20mm [SMC-M, 4.0] $275 See http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/20mm.jpg 24mm [SMC (K) 2.8] $175 See http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/24mm2dot8.jpg 30mm [SMC (K) 2.8] $125 See http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/30mm2dot8.jpg 40mm [SMC-M 2.8] $100 See http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/40mm2dot8.jpg 50/1.4 [NOT available] 85mm [SMC (K) 1.8] $-ASK See http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/85mm1dot8.jpg 100/2.8 [SMC-M 2.8] $100See http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/100mm2dot8.jpg 120mm [SMC-M 2.8] $100See http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/120mm2dot8.jpg 135/2.5 [SMC (K) 2.5] NOT the Takumar version. $125See http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/135mm2dot5.jpg 135/3.5 [NOT available] 200/4 [SMC-M 4.0] $75See http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/200mm4dot0.jpg Various macro items: see http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/macroTools.jpg Bellows [Asahi Pentax Bellows II] Slide copier 100mm bellows lens [Takumar] $100 for the above three items as a package. The lens is a Screw mount, Bellows-Takumar 100mm f4.0 in pristine condition. The bellows has the adapter on the rear which mounts this unit on a K-mount body, NOT a screw mount. All items like new. $10 49mm reversing ring for Pentax screw mount. Combined with the bellows above, you could reverse any of your K, M, etc. lenses on the bellows unit... $10 49mm reversing ring for K-mount $5 #1 Extension tube for Pentax screwmount Helicoid extension tube K $25 this extension tube is about like a K tube #3 when at its shortest, extends out to about the same as a #1 + #2 + #3. Includes caps. extender tube set $25 K extension tube set #'s 1, 2, and 3 in the original case. = AF280T flash units (2) One or two other Pentax and off-brand flashes $75 AF280T Pentax flash unit. Very fine condition, with original case. $30 AF200S Pentax flash unit. Very fine condition. $45 Vivitar 550FD flash unit. It works, but I know little about it. It seems about equivalent to the 280T. It has M, Auto 1, Auto 2, and TTL modes, a head that swivels vertically for bounce flash. other bits and pieces for Pentax 35mm k mount $15 Remote Switch ??? I've forgotten the designation, but this
Re: *ist D figures
I think you're right, Bill. Nikon's F system was around pre-Spotmatic. There were a few PJ's that used Spotmatics, but not many. And I don't think there was anything like a mass exodus from Pentax to Nikon. I think as well that the whole pros didn't use Pentax because they couldn't change lenses fast enough is wrong. Most pros rarely changed lenses in the field anyway. That's why they had 2 or 3 bodies hanging around their necks. Often a Leica M3 with a 35mm, and a Nikon F with a 90mm, and maybe another Nikon body with either a 50mm or a 135mm (depending on the job). regards, frank William Robb wrote: Actually, photojournalists who had previously used Leica discovered Nikon during the American occupation of Japan, and into the Korean war. Pentax was never in the picture. William Robb -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
Re: Update Re: FS: various Pentax cameras and lenses
Stan, I would take the following if you can wait until the 3rd for payment. 100/2.8 [SMC-M 2.8] $100See http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/100mm2dot8.jpg Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 11:11 PM Subject: Update Re: FS: various Pentax cameras and lenses Here is an update on what I have for sale along with pointers to some images I have posted. Paypal, check, money order, trade, whatever as payment. For example, I would trade the 85/1.8 for an SMC-A 20/2.8 Return privileges on everything. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.509 / Virus Database: 306 - Release Date: 8/12/03
Re: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount
- Original Message - From: Jim Apilado Subject: Re: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount How many PDMLers own a hand held meter? I own at least 4, I may have a couple more tucked away that I have forgotten. William Robb
Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me)
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me) If someone really wanted to write a script to take out a Mac, it wouldn't be any more difficult than writing one for PC, and probably easier. But no one would notice, so it wouldn't be any fun. No one except the 5 million Mac users world wide ;-) The bulk of which are in graphics shops and aren't hooked up to the net anyway. Whats that number in context? About a billionth of 1% of the computers presently in use? William Robb
Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me)
Cameron, Take it to another forum please - this is about photography and Pentax - Being a Software engineer for 23 years, I don't want to hear about the silly wars here. Thanks, Bruce Friday, August 15, 2003, 6:20:30 PM, you wrote: CH A bit of both. OSX has superb onboard encription which is about to CH get even better, and Macs are notoriously difficult to write viruses CH for, anyway, EXCEPT for the Microsoft software which we can now, CH thankfully, avoid. There are a few Mac viruses out there set to go CH against Outlook Express and Internet Exploder, but they are rare, and CH now with the latest version of OSX, we have a dedicated mail and CH browser program integrated into the operating system, so we need no CH longer rely on the evil empire. And a new release of OSX is slated for CH the fall, with built in faxing. CH Macs are fabulous, and as a former Windoze user who has switched, I CH personally will never go back. Photoshop, with Mac's Coloursync CH controlling the colour consistency from scanner to monitor to printer, CH running in a Native OSX environment with symmetrical dual-processing CH and a gig and a half of RAM - YAHOO! BTW, the new mac G5's will take up CH to 8 gigs of ram, have dual 2 GHZ processors, each with 1 gig frontside CH busses. Smokin'! CH Do yourself a favour - get one - they are not just better for CH graphics, or video, or music, they are just better machines for CH everything, they really are. CH Cameron CH On Friday, August 15, 2003, at 11:51 AM, CH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 12:38:06 -0400 From: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me) Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline I have a question: Is the security for Macs better than Windows or does no one really bother to write viruses that attack them? Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax believe me)
Cameron Hood posted, among other things: Macs are fabulous, and as a former Windoze user who has switched, I personally will never go back. ... Do yourself a favour - get one - they are not just better for graphics, or video, or music, they are just better machines for everything, they really are. We've already had at least one lengthy, snappish Mac vs. WindoWS discussion here this year. If you want to rehash the arguments, look 'em up in the archives for your private enjoyment -- please spare those of us who *don't* want to relive it. Someone -- I think it was MacCotty -- posted a very sensible summary of the whole issue back then. It's worth reading, unless your platform preference is a religious issue to you. ERNR who can't help thinking that certain Mac users just have problems with the other system because they can't spell it? (insert smiley here)
Re: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount
Jim A. asked: How many PDMLers own a hand held meter? Is this a poll? I have three.
Re: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount
I've got one - Gossen Luna Pro Digital F - use it pretty heavily for flash work - but also use the incident mode quite often as opposed to the in-camera meter. Bruce Friday, August 15, 2003, 9:16:01 PM, you wrote: WR - Original Message - WR From: Jim Apilado WR Subject: Re: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount How many PDMLers own a hand held meter? WR I own at least 4, I may have a couple more tucked away that I have WR forgotten. WR William Robb
Re: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount
I use an old Weston Master with an invercone for copy work and a Sekonic Digilite F for flash, reflected light and incident light readings. The Sekonic also gives decent results when used to adjust the light level in a compound microscope. Especially for darkfield work. Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: July 31, 2003 - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 7:46 AM Subject: Re: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount I've got one - Gossen Luna Pro Digital F - use it pretty heavily for flash work - but also use the incident mode quite often as opposed to the in-camera meter. Bruce Friday, August 15, 2003, 9:16:01 PM, you wrote: WR - Original Message - WR From: Jim Apilado WR Subject: Re: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount How many PDMLers own a hand held meter? WR I own at least 4, I may have a couple more tucked away that I have WR forgotten. WR William Robb
Hand held meters was: Cripple your K M lenses for the CrippleMount
Spotmeter K, Digital Spotmeter, Sekonic 718, Weston Master The Sekonic is for flash, the spotmeters for 4x5, and I got the Weston to use with my Moskva 5. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia on 16/8/03 12:58 pm, Jim Apilado at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How many PDMLers own a hand held meter? Jim A.
Re: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount
I have one. Sekonic 328 In a message dated 8/15/03 11:31:35 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jim A. asked: How many PDMLers own a hand held meter? Is this a poll? I have three.
Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax beleive me)
I run XP Pro normally. My main drive C: plugs in. I pull it out to run WIN98 from another HD when I need to use the scanners. There are no XP drivers for Olympus or Primax. The two other (fixed and big) drives hold software and data respectively. I only need to back up the data drive D:. On another HD I have Red Hat Linux but haven't plugged that in for ages. I would if I could get software to do what I need. The Plug-in drawers are quite cheap and don't give trouble. When a new version of Windows arrives you install it on a new HD and if things go wrong its a simple matter to pull out the drawer and go back to the old one while you figure out what needs to be done. Why not use multiboot? I don't like it. If things go wrong, and they will as we all know, there is such a hell of a lot of work to do to get back up and running. Reinstalling two or more operating systems takes a long time - I know! Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: July 31, 2003 - Original Message - From: Dag T [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 1:03 AM Subject: Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax beleive me) Of course, that´s what we all should have done, stayed with Win ´98. It got stable, at last :-) (I just remember my old win´98 laptop. It refused to be turned off, just started up again with a blue screen. Just a bug in Win´98 network setup, they said. Man, I miss that one :-) DagT På fredag, 15. august 2003, kl. 23:47, skrev Herb Chong: i consider my Win98 system unstable if it crashes that often (once every 3 weeks). once every 3 or 4 months is where it stays most of the time. however, when things go wrong, they usually go very wrong very quickly. Herb - Original Message - From: Dag T [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 17:16 Subject: Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax beleive me) Yes, it´s like the good old days using Unix on XWindows. Instability is one crash each three weeks, not three each day :-)
Re: Cripple your K M lenses for the Cripple Mount
How many PDMLers own a hand held meter? Sid Replies: I have a gossen luna pro f, an incident meter that can be converted to do semi-spot metering (7.5 degree angle of measurement), it has an attachment for darkroom measurements, it is a dandy flash meter, and it works pretty well measuring the light output in foot-candles in my orchid/bromeliad greenhouse, too. Needless to mention, given my erudition, I like this meter very very much. I wouldn't trade it for the newer digital version. I like the analog meter's needle.' I also have a zone VI modified spot meter, complete with the zone system chart... I use it for black and white mostly, though I always seem to have the luna pro with me too. Both meters are the best in their class, in my opinion. Sid B
