Re: E-bay madness.

2001-07-22 Thread David A. Mann
Mike Johnston writes: --Mike, Lens and Camera Purchase Enabling and Justification Service Don't worry Mike, once she uses it I'm sure it won't need any justification. And if she doesn't like it, it won't cost much to ship my way :) I got some enlargements back today from my new A*85/1.4.

Re: New Pentax LX with AF!!!!!!!!

2001-07-22 Thread David A. Mann
Dave O'Brien writes: Of course, given that Pentax tend to use 'Professional' to refer to their MedFormat gear, it could well be a P67 III with OTF metering, 1/4000 shutter speed and 1/250 flash sync[1]. [...] [1] Probably the only way they could do that would be to have an LCD shutter,

Re: E-bay madness.

2001-07-22 Thread David A. Mann
Michel Adam writes: Still an OK price (actually, quite good!). It's a marginally more than I paid for mine but I think that one's in slightly better condition. If I remember right, the BH new price is about US$1,500. If I didn't have one already I'd be seriously considering this one...

Re: New Pentax LX with AF!!!!!!!!

2001-07-22 Thread dave o'brien
A scroll of mail from David A. Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sun, 22 Jul 2001 18:18:42 +1200 Read it? y You could use a leaf shutter lens. Hmmm, how about a focal plane leaf shutter. Is that possible? Or a shutter so beefy the tripod would literally jump off the ground when you tripped it :)

Re[2]: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, The rather quaint notion that you buy something once and never buy a similar device for the rest of you life arose out of 19th century and prior technology where things just plain didn't change fast enough to warrant being replaced in one lifetime. That logic was obsolete in the

Re: New Pentax LX with AF!!!!!!!!

2001-07-22 Thread David A. Mann
dave o'brien writes: Hmmm, how about a focal plane leaf shutter. Is that possible? I don't see why not but the bigger they get the slower they are. Something that'd cover the focal plane at 6x7 would probably be slower than a focal plane shutter (and you'd lose your higher-than-sync

Re: Funny thing I wondered about one night

2001-07-22 Thread Ray Allen
Nah, It's Richard Starkey. Ray Allen. Sydney. Australia. Check out Spotmatic at Yahoo!Groups at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spotmatic - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 10:13 AM Subject: Re: Funny

K mount 35mm Lense

2001-07-22 Thread Paul Jones
Hi, I'm after a 35mm lense, i cant really extend the finances to the 35/2 at the moment, if i find i like the focal length then i'll get one later on So getting to the point, whats out there in the 35mm focal length? i'm not fussed if it is a pentax brand lense or not and the speed doesnt

Pentax UK Celebrate Mz-s launch

2001-07-22 Thread Peter Jordan
The MZ-S has been on sale in the UK for a couple of weeks now, and there are three reviews (at least) in the popular photography magazines. Unfortunately, this seems to have passed Pentax UK by. Looking at their website this morning, there is no mention whatsoever of the camera. As far as they

Re: Semi-OT: Pickpockets oops.

2001-07-22 Thread ZawadiMedia
In a message dated 7/21/01 8:04:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subj: RE: Semi-OT: Pickpockets oops. Date: 7/21/01 8:04:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Amita Guha) Sender:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-to: A HREF=mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Tele zoom question

2001-07-22 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Hi, And why not the SMC FA 80-200/4,7-5,6? Pretty good stuff. And for the same reason as stated below I would't recommend the Tamron 70-300. IMHO it's unacceptably soft at longer end - over 200 mm - so there's no reason to pay for that additional 100mm if one never uses it because of poor

Re: More Tripod Follies?

2001-07-22 Thread ZawadiMedia
In a message dated 7/21/01 8:05:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subj: Re: More Tripod Follies? Date: 7/21/01 8:05:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Shel Belinkoff) Sender:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-to: A HREF=mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED];[EMAIL

Re: Pentax UK Celebrate Mz-s launch

2001-07-22 Thread Jaros³aw Brzeziñski
Strange thing: in Poland, where potential market for MZ-S is extremely slim (Pentax is not a popular brand here; MZ-S is too expensive for amateurs and pros rather choose Canons or Nikons), the company which now represents Pentax placed MZ-S advertisements in photographic magazines Jarek

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Jaros³aw Brzeziñski
Pl Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa / wrote: Shel wrote: Early Pentax had shutters that were good for about 50,000 cycles, later models, like the Spotmatic, bumped that up to about 100,000 cycles. "Pro" cameras seem to be in the 150,000 cycle range. Where does the MZ-S fall? I

Re: New Pentax LX with AF!!!!!!!!

2001-07-22 Thread Jaros³aw Brzeziñski
Beacuse it doesn't work that way: MX was just a name like KX, K2 or ME whereas LX was chosen deliberately to mark Pentax anniversary Jarek petit miam [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa / wrote: Never thought of it that way: So the LX is 60, MX is ?510 or ?1010, but then P1-zp and Spotmatic don't

Re: New Pentax LX with AF!!!!!!!!

2001-07-22 Thread dave o'brien
A scroll of mail from David A. Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sun, 22 Jul 2001 21:21:49 +1200 Read it? y It's almost square but not quite :) Have you ever tried tilting a medium format camera 90 degrees on a tripod? My Manfrotto 055 will barely stand up with my RB67 tilted over. I tried it a few

Re: A Harder Game

2001-07-22 Thread Frank Theriault
Well, Ken, combining photography and cycling would bring together two of my passions. If I start planning now... Thanks for the offer. Maybe this time next year, I'll get to meet some American Pentax brothers and sisters! regards, frank Ken Archer wrote: Make it Texas and we'll show some

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 18:18:42 +1200, David A. Mann wrote: I've yet to see what the imprinting actually looks like. Is anyone with an MZ-S able to scan the sprocket area? I put up a scan of it that I found somewere: http://www.fsys.demon.nl/gallery/mz-s-data-imprint.htm It is about

Re: More Tripod Follies?

2001-07-22 Thread ZawadiMedia
In a message dated 7/21/01 8:21:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Optimist. No debate ever gets finished here. Arguments just get recycled. So true. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: Re: More Tripod Follies?

2001-07-22 Thread Pentxuser
Like a camera, the more you use it the more effiencient you become with it. You don't miss as much as you think. In a message dated 7/21/01 1:09:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Uh, even when being deliberate, you'll deliberately create high resolution crap if the

Re: K mount 35mm Lense

2001-07-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The SMCP K35/3.5 is an excellent - some say superb - lens, and it's inexpensive. Don't waste your time and money on 3rd party lenses. Paul Jones wrote: I'm after a 35mm lense [...] So getting to the point, whats out there in the 35mm focal length? i'm not fussed if it is a pentax brand

Re: K mount 35mm Lense

2001-07-22 Thread Todd Stanley
You can always keep an eye out for the K 35 F3.5. It's slow, but optically it's right up there with the FA 35mm F2. They tend to go for $100, if you can find one. They seem to be somewhat rare, or their current owners simply aren't giving them up. Todd At 08:03 PM 7/22/01 +1000, you wrote:

Re: New Pentax LX with AF!!!!!!!!

2001-07-22 Thread Todd Stanley
ME stands for Miniature Electronic. I don't have a clue to the MX (or MG, MV). Also, with the K2 being the top camera in the K series, I have always wondered if there was a K1 that got shelved. Todd At 01:26 PM 7/22/01 +0200, you wrote: Beacuse it doesn't work that way: MX was just a name

Re: New Pentax LX with AF!!!!!!!!

2001-07-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Well, there was a screw mount K ... Todd Stanley wrote: Also, with the K2 being the top camera in the K series, I have always wondered if there was a K1 that got shelved. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] It matters little how much equipment we use; it matters much that we be

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Mike Johnston
Shel B. wrote: I don't subscribe to that logic. I like things that last, and that I can use and take pleasure in for the rest of my life. It's comfortable, it's convenient, it saves money, it saves time. I like things of substance, and that have a timeless quality about them. That's not

Re: Re[2]: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Bob Blakely
In eons past, ancient forests fell and were gathered together and covered by waters and with silt by the waters. As the ages passed, the silt became stone, the waters abated, and new vegetation covered a new land. Finally, in this new age, we've drilled down into those ancient forests and now

RE: E-bay madness.

2001-07-22 Thread Amita Guha
Don't worry Mike, once she uses it I'm sure it won't need any justification. And if she doesn't like it, it won't cost much to ship my way :) Ack! I don't need any encouragement! I'm just about to get out of credit card debt and I'm unemployed, so I'm trying REALLY hard not to bid on this

Re: Grandfather Mountain II - the Sequel

2001-07-22 Thread Bill Owens
If I'm not working whatever day you're on GFM, I'll see you there Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey, I didn't go to the one a few months back, took a trip to Costa Rica to shoot with Roberto Burgos instead. Looks like when I drop my daughter off at college at the end of august, I'll be

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Mike Johnston wrote: I agree. I'm drinking coffee right now out of a mug that I bought at a Shaker Village in Kentucky when I was 9. I tend to get attached to things. I have to laugh - I've got a mug that's about 20 years old which I dearly love. It was hand made, and part of a matched

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Mark Cassino
I apologize for coming on so strong at that point - somewhere I slipped past ranting into raving... But the point remains that technology moves on, so why invest the energy and resources to build something to last 50 years, when it will be obsolete in 10? A few weeks ago I spent some time

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Mark Cassino
At 06:18 PM 7/22/01 +1200, David Mann wrote: I have yet to see if the switches are subject to being knocked out of place. My first reaction to those little switches was how long until they break off?. I also wonder how awkward this body would be to use with gloves on. The Z-1p is

Re: K mount 35mm Lense

2001-07-22 Thread Mark Cassino
I have the A 35mm f2.8 and would recommend against it. As others (Pal, I think) have noted, it never seems to get sharp at any aperture. - MCC At 08:03 PM 7/22/01 +1000, you wrote: Hi, I'm after a 35mm lense, i cant really extend the finances to the 35/2 at the moment, if i find i like the

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Robert Harris
Mike Johnston wrote: Back on topic, cameras are fun to collect simply because older ones were made so nicely. Many of them are beautiful and can still be used today. Agree. I have a Rollei TLR my father passed on to me back in about 1955, after he had used it for many years. Of no interest

Re: lens curiosity

2001-07-22 Thread Scooterman
There's much ado about lenses. even entire websites dedicated to comparing the quality of lenses just within the Pentax family. My question is. How's the list rate my Cosmicar A-70~200 1:4 Macro??? It was just the other day (after 14 yrs) that I learned Cosmicar Pentax are

Looking for an inexpensive 8mm?

2001-07-22 Thread Tomasz Holdowanski
Look here. http://www.geocities.com/belshop/index.html And be shocked. Regards, Mordazy. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] THE ONLY THING WORTH WAITING FOR IS A WORLD-WIDE DISASTER. -- Znudzilo Ci sie logo w komorce? Wgraj

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Mark, No apology needed. I agree that some things (like the steam hoist you mentioned) become obsolete and outlive their usefulness. However, some things don't become obsolete - they are just improved upon by new models with bells and whistles, but remain 100% capable and functional.

Re: Consumer telephoto lens selection

2001-07-22 Thread Jim Jackie Meeks
Dmitry wrote about the Sigma 70-300 zooms... I thought I had read where the Sigma 70-300 APO had a better rating than the DL, but regardless, I bought the APO version for my wife as she is interested in birds and nature shots. She has been very happy with it and I looked at some hand held

Re: Looking for an inexpensive 8mm?

2001-07-22 Thread Frank Theriault
I am shocked! At that price, can it possibly be any good? Anyone here used or heard of this lens? And it's M42, too! regards, frank Tomasz Holdowanski wrote: Look here. http://www.geocities.com/belshop/index.html And be shocked. Regards, Mordazy.

Re: New Pentax LX with AF!!!!!!!!

2001-07-22 Thread Pål Jensen
Alexander wrote: A new 50th anniversary LX flagship does make perfect sense. The 50th anniversary of the Asahiflex is a major event. The Asahiflex was the first japanese slr and a Pentax as well. They would be stupid if they didn't take any advantage of the fact. 50 is L in roman

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I was thinking about this statement while taking a shower: 170 year old steam hoist encased in a poured concrete building with windows made of quartz, and realize it sat unattended for over a century and is still basically functional. But it also was a big waste of effort and resources

Closet cleaning again

2001-07-22 Thread Mike Johnston
I'm selling some stuff and thought I would offer it here first before putting it on eBay. If anybody is interested in anything, please contact me off-list. Thanks. --Mike For Sale Nikon EL2 Black, Ex, very slight ding on prism, foam seals need replacing soon, a nice one, $129 Nikon 50/2

Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #998

2001-07-22 Thread Camdir
You can always keep an eye out for the K 35 F3.5. It's slow, but optically it's right up there with the FA 35mm F2. They tend to go for $100, if you can find one As much as that? I was figuring around GBP40-45. Have to put the prices up.. Kind regards Peter - This message is from the

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Gary L. Murphy
On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 09:29:42 -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I believe that preservation of the past, through buildings, and the objects we use on a daily basis, whether currently useful or obsolete, are an important part of our culture and heritage. By making everything disposable, and planning

SMC 50 f/1.4 FA vs F question

2001-07-22 Thread Dmitry Gromov
Hi! Yet another lens question. I wanted to buy 50 f/1.4 AF lens. After checking with Bojidar's web site it looks like F version of this lens has better focusing ring. Is that right? Is It the only difference? (It seems that they are identical optically). Since then, I'm yet to see one on eBay

Re: My wonderful day, sort of OT

2001-07-22 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
Hi Kieth, Went through your web-site. Pretty impressive. Do keep posted whenever you make any additions/changes. Thanks Anand. From: Keith Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: My wonderful day, sort of OT Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001

Re: My wonderful day, sort of OT

2001-07-22 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
Hi Kieth, Went through your web-site. Pretty impressive. Do keep posted whenever you make any additions/changes. Thanks Anand. From: Keith Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: My wonderful day, sort of OT Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001

Re: Aching Shoulders

2001-07-22 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
Interesting things Glenn, Keen to see the photos - whenever you get those back. From: D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Aching Shoulders Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 16:20:12 -0400 (EDT) Today I went to listen and photograph a friend's

Re: New Pentax LX with AF!!!!!!!!

2001-07-22 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
Yah, that's what everyone on this list seems to think. What I want to know is how it marks the 60th anniversary, and now they are talking about an autofocus LX to mark the 50th anniverseary twenty years latter. Someone's full of BS somewhere. --Tom Jaros³aw Brzeziñski wrote: Beacuse it

Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Mike Johnston
Mark C. wrote: Seagulls. :-) LOL! Best Comeback of the Week Award, Mark. That's funny. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at

Looking for an inexpensive 8mm?

2001-07-22 Thread Mike Johnston
on 7/22/01 2:36 PM, pentax-discuss-digest at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Look here. http://www.geocities.com/belshop/index.html And be shocked. Regards, Mordazy. Cool. Looks like it would be a lot of fun to play around with. I once worked for a magazine that spent $6,000 to buy a

Grandfather / Mike

2001-07-22 Thread Mike Johnston
Hey folks, it looks like there's about a 90% chance that I'm going to be one of the presenters at the Camera Clinic at Grandfather Mountain in August. Hope to meet some of you there. BRING PICTURES!! g --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Mark Cassino
At 08:40 AM 7/22/01 -0700, Shel wrote: I agree that some things (like the steam hoist you mentioned) become obsolete and outlive their usefulness. However, some things don't become obsolete - they are just improved upon by new models with bells and whistles, but remain 100% capable and

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Mark Cassino
At 09:29 AM 7/22/01 -0700, Shel wrote: I was thinking about this statement while taking a shower: 170 year old steam hoist encased in a poured concrete building with windows made of quartz, and realize it sat unattended for over a century and is still basically functional. But it also

Re: Aching Shoulders

2001-07-22 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Thanks for your report Glenn, nice reading. The atmosphere and the circumstances are familiar. D. Glenn A. wrote: I think this is the first time I've used a focal length wider than 50mm shooting a concert. I have had some fun and nice shots shooting with my Cosina 19-35 zoom at it's wide

Re[2]: New Pentax LX with AF!!!!!!!!

2001-07-22 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, 60th anniversary of Pentax in the 1980s, 50th anniversary of the Asahiflex in 2002. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sunday, July 22, 2001, 11:06:06 PM, you wrote: Yah, that's what everyone on this list seems to think. What I want to know is how it marks the 60th anniversary, and

Re: SMC 50 f/1.4 FA vs F question

2001-07-22 Thread Todd Stanley
I've heard people say the FA lens has a better focus ring. But if you are going to be focusing manually, why not get the A version? - it's the same optically. Todd At 05:03 PM 7/22/01 -0400, you wrote: Hi! Yet another lens question. I wanted to buy 50 f/1.4 AF lens. After checking with

Re: New Pentax LX with AF!!!!!!!!

2001-07-22 Thread Pål Jensen
Tom wrote: Yah, that's what everyone on this list seems to think. What I want to know is how it marks the 60th anniversary, and now they are talking about an autofocus LX to mark the 50th anniverseary twenty years latter. Someone's full of BS somewhere. The LX name was choosen to

Grandfather / Mike

2001-07-22 Thread Mike Johnston
Whoops, sorry, should have clarified--that NEXT year I'll be at Grandfather Mt. Aug. 2002. See ya, --Calendar-challenged Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users'

Re[2]: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Romans, Mayans, Incas, Egyptians, [...]. The economies of those societies were fueled by forceably stealing resources from neighboring peoples, enslaving them, and forcing the majority to attend to every whim of the minority. Same thing applies here and now. They operated at a

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Ernest Alejandria
On July 22, 2001 Shel Belinkoff wrote: snip Supermarkets around here offer a choice of bags - paper or plastic. Both have their pros and cons. Do we lose a tree or contribute to chemical pollution. I asked for both, usually. They secure the grocery better and provide a good trash bag later.

Re: K mount 35mm Lense

2001-07-22 Thread Paul Jones
Hi, Ok i think i'll search around for a K35/3.5, sounds like the best option. Maybe a cheap 35/2 will turn up. Thanks for all your replys. Paul - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 11:32 PM Subject: Re: K mount

E-film details

2001-07-22 Thread Ed Mathews
Maybe this has been posted, but I just found it, so I'll share. It explains the e-film principals pretty well. I still don't know if it's really actually available. http://www.e-insite.net/ednmag/index.asp?layout=articlearticleId=CA9076 1 Thanks, Ed - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re: SMC 50 f/1.4 FA vs F question

2001-07-22 Thread Dmitry Gromov
Hi! From: Todd Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've heard people say the FA lens has a better focus ring. But if you are going to be focusing manually, why not get the A version? - it's the same optically. Hmm... I based my opinion strictly on small photos on Boz's site. g There is an obvious

Re: E-film details

2001-07-22 Thread Paul Jones
hmmm, it looks like it needs a lot more development. Only 1.3 Megapixels, only 100iso and 2sec delay between shots. Still it could be a useful tool, to take test shots or similar. Cya - Original Message - From: Ed Mathews [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 23,

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Bucky
- Original Message - From: Ernest Alejandria [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 4:28 PM Subject: Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up! All I know is that the tree-huggers are the most laughably obnoxious people that ever walked the face of the earth. I thought

Re: New Pentax LX with AF!!!!!!!!

2001-07-22 Thread Ernest Alejandria
Regarding Pal's post speculating on an updated LX, my ideal Pentax flagship would be a PZ-1p built like an LX, with OTF and a modern multi-point AF, a better MLU and some of the goodies found on the MZ-S. Pentax can then designate this as the *PL* for Pentax 50th anniversary. In reality

Re: Request info on Vivitar Series 1 19-35mm Zoom lens

2001-07-22 Thread Mark Cassino
I bought the 19-35 for a trip recently. It's quite a good lens for the money, delivers some good results. It's sharp and contrasy, but in outdoor shots I had some problems with flare. - MCC At 03:09 AM 7/23/01 +0930, you wrote: Hi Has anybody on this list used either of the following Vivitar

your web site.

2001-07-22 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
Hello Mark, I have been visiting your web-site for quite some time and appreciate the photographs - bird photographs you have taken. I also read all the essays you have written - explaining your techniques. What I am very keen is the snowflakes you have photographed. I want to try it this

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Bob Blakely
I'm not the moderator, nor the censor of any list. I would, however, suggest that you exercise restraint and keep your political opinions off the list. After almost three years on this list I've learned to curb myself (at least somewhat). I do this because at 54, I've decided to grow up. If you

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Gary L. Murphy
On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 17:23:52 -0700, Bruce Dayton wrote: One thing to keep in mind here is back when things were made with such high quality, the cost of labor versus materials was different. Labor was quite cheap and materials were more expensive. The opposite is true now. I recall in the

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Frank Theriault
If hardware is cheap, it's because it's being made in Thailand, like my Canon printer, or China, like my Umax scanner, by workers making about $1 per day. There is no such thing a cheap material, imho. Only cheap labour to extract, process and manufacture it (and still allow the coporation to

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread John F. DeLoach
I worked in a retail camera store in 1965 the Pentax Spotmatic w/50/1.4 case sold for $307.00...what would that convert to in todays dollars? Must be a web site with that type info somewhere. jfd At 08:13 PM 07/22/2001 -0500, you wrote: On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 17:23:52 -0700, Bruce Dayton

Re: New Pentax LX with AF!!!!!!!!

2001-07-22 Thread petit miam
See below. Whats constitutes an LX is built, sealing, interchangeable viewfinders and motor drives, OTF metering, large mirror and large viewfinder coverage, true mirror lock, batteryless operation and reasonable compact measurements. And manual focus. I don't see how you can have an LX

Re: Grandfather / Mike

2001-07-22 Thread Bill Owens
Okay then, look forward to meeting you next year Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] Whoops, sorry, should have clarified--that NEXT year I'll be at Grandfather Mt. Aug. 2002. See ya, --Calendar-challenged Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re[2]: New Pentax LX with AF!!!!!!!!

2001-07-22 Thread Takehiko Ueda
Hello Paal and all, I've also read the article in the famous photo magazine called Asahi Camera. (It's published by a major newspaper company called Asahi Shimbun. There is nothing to do with Asahi Optical, FYI.) Well, I don't want to pour cold water above you all, but I think I'm very

Re: Grandfather / Mike

2001-07-22 Thread Bill Owens
Great! Looking forward to meeting you and seeing your work. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey folks, it looks like there's about a 90% chance that I'm going to be one of the presenters at the Camera Clinic at Grandfather Mountain in August. Hope to meet some of you there. BRING PICTURES!!

Re: Request info on Vivitar Series 1 19-35mm Zoom lens

2001-07-22 Thread William Johnson
Hi, I'm just going to do a me too pretty much on what Todd said. I had the Vivitar 19/3.8 for about 9 years, and never made a photo with it that I cared to enlarge to 8x10. Actually, sharpness was ok in the center on mine wide open, if you could find a scene that had little chance of ANY

Re: OT: My Day

2001-07-22 Thread Peter Alling
At 12:11 AM 7/21/2001 -0700, Shel wrote: tom wrote: 01:15 - wonder if Shel smells like feet all the time too. Ha! That gave me a good chuckle. For a few days I smelled My first test shows Pentax 50mm lenses to be as sharp as my Leica 50mm lenses. Why does this trouble me? Perhaps I

Re: OT Re: test

2001-07-22 Thread Peter Alling
At 08:41 PM 7/21/2001 -0400, you wrote: petit miam wrote: Wow, so you two finally got your act together. Congratulations. Isn't it you that should be rushing, Tom? You know the bride is allowed/expected to be late. Alas, Jeepgirl knew I wasn't the one for her when she saw my Jetta.

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Todd Stanley
There is this: http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ According to them, the Spotmatic with 50mm F1.4 would cost $1647.08 in 2000 just from inflation - which makes the MZ-S a bargain. Likewise, the ZX-M, available without a lens for $159 today, would cost a little less than $30 in 1965 dollars.

Re: Looking for an inexpensive 8mm?

2001-07-22 Thread Peter Alling
You see these on e-bay every once in a while. Most of these Russian lenses are relatively good preformers, (especially considering the price) and based on the ones I've handled are well built, (glass and brass, ok maybe not brass but some kind of metal), also considering the price. I think

Re: K mount 35mm Lense

2001-07-22 Thread William Johnson
I looked for the K35/3.5 for quite a while before I gave up and got a Super Takumar 35/3.5 (optically the same) for a song. It's ok to focus on the go down to f/5.6, which is about as far as I'll normally stop down anyway, unless I'm shooting a landscape, at which point the manual diaphram isn't

problems with new Tokina 28mm

2001-07-22 Thread Amita Guha
So after a bad experience at the Used department at BH, I headed down to Adorama, where a very nice guy sold me a new Tokina 28mm f2.8. It has an autofocus mode. I've never used an AF lens before, since my K1000 doesn't need it. That said, I had a heck of a time getting the aperture ring to

Re: E-bay madness.

2001-07-22 Thread Peter Alling
Congratulations on joining the LX brigade. Now you can look down your nose at all of the owners of camera lesser cameras, (that's just about everyone). At 07:13 PM 7/20/2001 -0700, petit miam wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItemitem=1255311711 Don't know if

Re: Mz-S: Two Thumbs Up!

2001-07-22 Thread Peter Alling
Hear Hear Shel At 08:47 PM 7/21/2001 -0700, you wrote: Mark said: The rather quaint notion that you buy something once and never buy a similar device for the rest of you life arose out of 19th century and prior technology where things just plain didn't change fast enough to warrant

ptx screen brightness / fast vs long lens

2001-07-22 Thread Mgwws
Greetings all, Are the viewing screens of older Pentaxes significantly darker than those in newer bodies (specifically the ZX/MZ series)? I was looking for a long prime lens and thought I'd try a screwmount.A saleman showed me a third party 400mm f/6.9; quite a bit slower than I would

Re: K mount 35mm Lense

2001-07-22 Thread Todd Stanley
It's a hard lens to find, I haven't seen any for sale for a while. So that brings us back to the original question: With the F2.0 Pentaxes cositng too much, and the F2.8 Pentaxes stink, and the sole F3.5 is rare, are there any good, inexpensive, 3rd party 35mm lenses out there? (or should I