Regarding the Sigma 20 f1.8, while on my deathbed (off work for a couple
of days with a gastric virus),
On paper it looks OK, although it's got that dreaded autofocus. Do
you know anything more about it than what's on the Sigma web site?
There's no mention that I could find wrt size,
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From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Yeah, I've taken up cave painting. There's something very rewarding
about using alder branches to apply freshly ground and mixed ochre to
the rough walls of a cave. I've had the power company disconnect the
Hi,
For all rangefinder fans; a comparison test of these two in the
(UK) Amateur Photographer dated 28th September.
For those unable to get hold of a copy, I will give a precis if
you mail me off list.
mike
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If the hunt
is unsuccessful I'll hop in the car and head for the local deli and
get a good corned beef sandwich and a sour pickle.
Minus the loincloth, I hope?
Nick
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Hi!
I have the opportunity to buy at relatively good price this lens (sigma
2.8-3.5/75-200) in K-A mount (not AF). It would close the gap I have but at a price
much lower than good 2.8 zooms (I wanted a 2.8/80-200 tamron adaptall lens, but none
are available any near Europe, and shipping fom
A lot smaller and lighter.
Norm
Juan J. Buhler wrote:
Yes, but the M28/3.5 is superb. Is it different from the K?
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William,its just around the corner
Dave
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The AutoPUG is a very good thing. It will allow me to keep my
driveway free of snow this winter.
Thanks again
William Robb
PUG Gallery Maintainer
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Albano wrote:
Just left two pics in Photocritique.net
Please go and let me know what you think
Regards and thanks
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Hi Albano,
I especially liked Fast Forward -- very
Nenad wrote:
This is a hoax not a 'bizarre coincidence'.
The first plane to hit the WTC was Flight Q33NY
1. Open up WORD, as if beginning a new document... [etc.]
Yes it was a hoax, and I'm sorry for posting it here. I wasn't aware of the
history of Wingding and Webding messages. It
This has nothing to do with the question in hand just a comment.
I have tried son\me of the superia 400 at the recommendation of
my fuji lab and found in about 50% of the time the prints come
out either with a blue-ish or brown-ish cast.If i put a picture
from the same location of Kodak Max 400
I've never heard of such a thing! Got pictures?
-Rich
Photodane ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
...which I use for Hillwalking, while lieing upside down in the boot of
the car!
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Hi!
I have the opportunity to buy at relatively good price this lens (sigma
2.8-3.5/75-200) in K-A mount (not AF). It would close the gap I have but at a price
much lower than good 2.8 zooms (I wanted a 2.8/80-200 tamron adaptall lens, but none
are available any near Europe, and shipping fom
Nicholas Wright wrote:
If the hunt
is unsuccessful I'll hop in the car and head for the local deli and
get a good corned beef sandwich and a sour pickle.
Minus the loincloth, I hope?
Wouldn't he be arrested if he went into the Deli naked?
-Aaron
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At 06:38 26.9.2001 -0400, you wrote:
How about a nice 20mm f1.4?
Kind regards
Peter
What ? Where ??
Antti-Pekka
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I would like to know what would be the best for scientific studies.
I tought that Negative would be better since if a photon hit it
is possible to find how many, and there is (?) less chemical
processes on a C-41 or BW than E-6...
For my current studies, negative or positive is not so
Is it just the old 200mm f4 for 67 that's a stinker, or is the new one
not great as well?
-Aaron
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I doubt that Ansel Adams had a digital camera, so he probably had some
photo-sensitive (phototropic?) material in his camera and was thus taking
photographs. If they have since digitized his photographs and are printing
them on Iris inkjet printers then they are no doubt gorgeous reproductions
David J Brooks wrote:
Not sure if this is the film or because of background or problems
in lab.
Obvious colour shifts are lab errors 95% of the time.
-Aaron
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I can say that the K28/3.5 is better than the M28/2.8.
Yes, but the M28/3.5 is superb. Is it different from the K?
Just verified on Boz's site, the K is bigger, 8 elements in 7 groups vs the
has 6 elements in 6 groups and is lighter.
I have never had a
On Tue, 25 Sep 2001, William Robb wrote:
The funny thing is, I am much more accepting of digital as a colour
medium. I think it could easily replace colour film eventually. And,
frankly, I wouldn't care. I would transfer to Automotives.
Yeah, I can definitely see digital take over the colour
Richard Klein wrote:
I doubt that Ansel Adams had a digital camera, so he probably had some
photo-sensitive (phototropic?) material in his camera and was thus taking
photographs. If they have since digitized his photographs and are printing
them on Iris inkjet printers then they are no
Aaron Reynolds wrote:
I don't see how printing from the negative by shining light through it
onto sensitized paper differs from printing the negative by shining light
through it, recording the light as data and then laying down the data
with inks on coated paper.
Or recording the light as
In a message dated 26/09/01 14:23:41 GMT Daylight Time,
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At 06:38 26.9.2001 -0400, you wrote:
How about a nice 20mm f1.4?
Kind regards
Peter
What ? Where ??
Antti-Pekka
Seek, and ye shall find.
Kind regards
Peter
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 12:16 AM
Subject: Re: UBERdigicam, some meanderings from Wheatfield Willie
That is a quite impressive camera, its quite large. It definately looks
better than the two new
comments below
From: Len Paris [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Subject: Re: UBERdigicam, some meanderings from Wheatfield Willie
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From: Paul Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: UBERdigicam, some meanderings from Wheatfield Willie
That is a quite impressive
While in Manhattan with my sister this past Sunday we happened to be
in the area of BH (okay, maybe it was within a mile.) With my sister's
trip to England next month I decided it was the perfect time to get her an
early Christmas present and purchase a 35mm PS.
Anyhow, with
Shelf life is dependant on temp, atmospheric drain,
power drain of device etc etc, NIMH are bad for long
term low drain situations, they may still have a
charge after some time but it's not the charge they
had 2 weeks ago, Alkalines will keep their charge for
years if not used.
--- Paul Jones
William wrote:
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Hi Albano,
I especially liked Fast Forward -- very dynamic. I feel like I'm
dangerously close to getting squished against that wall on the right side.
This is
Knut Knut [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
maybe some of the many MX owners can help me:
Does it have a mirror lock up?
MLU is an undocumented (and unsupported) feature of the MX. Try tapping
the release button. After some practice (with no film in the camera) you
may get the mirror to lock up
Philippe Trottier wrote:
I would like to know what would be the best for scientific studies.
I tought that Negative would be better since if a photon hit it
is possible to find how many, and there is (?) less chemical
processes on a C-41 or BW than E-6...
Hi Phil,
Depends a lot on what
A Tarpon is an ancient horse
Skofteland, Christian wrote:
You are going to jump on a fish to hunt a pig
--
Shel Belinkoff
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At 09:50 26.9.2001 -0400, you wrote:
Seek, and ye shall find.
Kind regards
Peter
Hmm... do I need a time machine for that ?
Antti-Pekka
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You are evil, I'm still trying to save up enough to
get a 43mm silver. Maybe if a certain member will stop
enabling me to keep buying stuff I may just get one
this year ( looks at Aaron ).
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Sorry, forgot to mention another
43mm F1.9 Boxed (silver)
hoods for
That's surprising. I have shot quite a bit of Reala and would not quite
compare it to Velvia. Agfa Ultra 50 (no longer available) and Konica
Impressa 50 both seem to be more saturated to me. However, I have never
rated it at 80. I'll give that a try. I will say that Reala is probably
the
These are the conditions:
1 - You must answer off-list exclusively. On-list votes will not be
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2 - You must choose Your Favorite Pentax Lens. ONLY ONE. Yes, ONLY ONE.
3 - It must be original, no third-party allowed.
4 - Primes and zooms.
5 - You must specifiy: Tak, Super Tak, SMC Tak, K,
Please send the messages to me directly, to not disturb other
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Also, I've not included 110 and digital cameras, just because I started
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Also, if you already submited and want to add new items, please put clearly
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These are the conditions:
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2 - You must choose your favorite emulsion (35 and 120/220 allowed. Color
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3 - You must choose ONLY ONE (color print OR slide OR b and w, etc).
4 - You must have personal experience with it.
WINNER by now: Tri-X
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
...later this evening I'll don my loincloth, paint my
face, jump on my tarpon, and hunt the elusive wild boar.
You got wild boars that swim in salt water?
Hope you nail one. ;-)
Regards,
Stephen Moore
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So should I be using alkalines in my AF400T Flash or should I switch to
something else?
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Is it just the old 200mm f4 for 67 that's a stinker, or is the new one
not great as well?
The new one has a mixed reputation. Some say that it's extremely sharp while
others are pretty disappointed. Seems like there might be some sample
variances at
It's also a big-ass gamefish Megalops atlanticus
Christian Skofteland
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From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:59 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: What you really missed
A Tarpon is an ancient horse
Sorry - typo. That should have been Tarpan, not Tarpon.
Stephen Moore wrote:
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
...later this evening I'll don my loincloth, paint my
face, jump on my tarpon, and hunt the elusive wild boar.
You got wild boars that swim in salt water?
Hope you nail one. ;-)
--
I hope Pentax is releasing its MZ-D soon enough. Any significant delay
may make it much less impressive by the time it comes out.
Oh, I think that the fact it will have a full-sized ima..., er
photographical picture-type imag... er um, light, er um, recepter-ccd
thingy, will certainly make it
If the hunt
is unsuccessful I'll hop in the car and head for the local deli and
get a good corned beef sandwich and a sour pickle.
Minus the loincloth, I hope?
Wouldn't he be arrested if he went into the Deli naked?
He would if the cops saw him on CCTV:
'Shelly belly on deli telly'
OK since I was the one who kinda started this,
Alkalines are meant for low drain devices, smoke
detector, calculators, etc. NIMH are designed to go
into a hi drain device, a cell phone, flash, digital
camera where we WIll be changing the batteries often
and recharging them before each use. In the
I have to jump in here ( I usually just listen and learn).
I have a 200/f4 ( old model) that I have used on my 6x7 for the last decade.
I also have 3 other lens to compare with ( 55/4, 90/2.8, 135/4). I have
mostly positive things to say about the 200. Taking scenic pics...with the
camera
I do have questions, is there a theoretical limit to pixel
count/image depth/capture rate using known physics?
How does it compare to the theoretical limit for film, on a
straight square inch to square inch scale, using as close to
comparable parameters as possible?
Yes, there is a limit.
Antti-Pekka Virjonen writes:
Hmm... do I need a time machine for that ?
Probably more than that... if you're after the genuine Pentax check out the
prototype lenses page on Boz's site. How many prototypes were made I don't
know, but I'd love to know where they are :)
Cheers,
- Dave
David A. Mann writes:
Antti-Pekka Virjonen writes:
Hmm... do I need a time machine for that ?
Probably more than that... if you're after the genuine Pentax check out
the
prototype lenses page on Boz's site. How many prototypes were made I don't
know, but I'd love to know where they are :)
Hi all.
As I am reading threads with two days lag (the web version is
_that_ slow), it all might have been answered already. I address
the issue of bellows factor and its difference in tele or
wideangle slr lenses, as well as T stop.
1) f/stop can't be just focal length/front
With the AF400T in particular the alkalines quickly fade to a lengthy recycling time
for a full power discharge. From a initial recycle time of about 10 seconds they drop
off to 15-16 seconds after 40 flashes. In contrast my Kodak NiMHs (about 1500mAh) give
7 seconds at the start and drop off
Reviews of more advanced digital cameras (e.g., Fuji 6900 and Minolta
Dimage 7 in the current Popular Photography) show that digital cameras
are capable of excellent low-noise performance. Both of these cameras
have electronic through the lens viewfinders. I doubt that this creates
any noise
I will vouch for the reviewers comments on this lens. I have it and it
is extremely sharp. There is absolutely no vigineting at the corners as
is sometimes the case with superwides, and build quality is excellent.
This is one of Sigma's EX series and shares the same metal barrel and
high
I just received a new 8-page brochure on the MZ-S from Pentax Japan as
part of my PENTAX FAMILY membership. The brochure is entitled, PENTAX MZ-S
... Feeling Camera. The brochure is extremely well done. (The 2-page
letter accompanying the brochure was in Japanese.)
The full page
Hi Rich
In fact, yes. It took pictures. They were a little dark in the top of the frame - and
of course not focused or composed properly...
For some odd reason the camera seems to work rigt now - the problem disapeared as
suddnly as it ocured!!
Jens
Fra: Richard Klein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have this lens and couldn't be more pleased with both the optical and
build quality. I am in the process of trading it in on the new DF model
that is identical optically but has been redesigned to incorporate the
dual focus mechanism. This allows you to disengage the focusing
collar so
I don't. Sour pickle? Ugh, just the thought of it.
Frits Wüthrich
Paul Jones wrote:
I found that most amusing :)
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From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: What you really missed
I have an original promotional brochure that Pentax used with the MX. It
explains that mirror lock up was not provided because the MX has an
air-damped mirror shock absorption system that reduces the vibrations to a
level below what might normally be expected. They provide a vibration
It's nearly October for crying out loud!
When WILL the 31mm Limited lens be released?
Where are the black Limited lenses?
Whatever happened to the 120mm 22mm Limited lenses?
Has Pentax cut back on production for economic reasons?
I love my MZ-S! But it sure looks
www.nyip.com
New York Institue of Photography. I think it's a little more for their
course, but I have been going through their course for some time now. I
put going in quotes because I'd rather spend my free time doing other things
than studying therefore I am not progressing through the course
On Wed, 26 Sep 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Albano,
Both great shots. Fast forward is my favorite of the two. I think it
does what you wanted, and does it well.
Polara is nice too. I didn't mind it looking like two pictures at
first becase
On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Paul Jones wrote:
Just went to my local Cash Convertors (chain of pawn shops) and they had a
Spotmatic SP with a Super Tak 50/1.4 all for the princely sum of $45au
($25us). The body is in pretty good shape, with no dings or dints and the
lense has no signs of yellowing.
Last Saturday I ran in a 15k race locally. Just this evening I was talking to
the race director and she told me that just after the first 3 or 4 runners
finished a couple drove up and asked if they could sit by the finish line and
cheer the runners in as their daughter was running in the race.
Mike wrote:
Yes it was a hoax, and I'm sorry for posting it here. I wasn't aware of
the
history of Wingding and Webding messages. It includes a charge against
Microsoft that the Wingdings for NYC are thought to be an anti-semitic
message. Which is indeed a coincidence, and does seem sinister
Subject: Re: 67 Lenses
Is it just the old 200mm f4 for 67 that's a stinker, or is
the new one
not great as well?
I don't know if I would call the 200mm f/4 a stinker. It's just
not magnificently good, like some of the other lenses in the
line.
BTW have any of you 67 users had problems
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From: Dave Stratton
Subject: Re: 67 Lenses
the Pentax 6x7 with any of the lens I have
will stand head and shoulders above anything I can take with
my 35 system.
My opinions anyways
My opinion also.
And: When you have 4 times more negative to work with,
I think this procedure is nonsensical. To enable this tapping the
shutter mirror lock, you have to shoot without a cable release. But
I'd be willing to bet that a finger on the shutter button creates more
movement than the mirror. What's the point? I've tried it with
Spotmatics. As Scoot would
Hey you are still getting a 420mm lens there :) and
you can AF at say
250 or so and zoom the rest to get closer.
--- Delano Mireles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for the warning Brendan. I figured as much
but I find myself working
MF more often these days to get the shots that I
really
I think this procedure is nonsensical. To enable this tapping
the
shutter mirror lock, you have to shoot without a cable
release. But
I'd be willing to bet that a finger on the shutter button
creates more
movement than the mirror. What's the point? I've tried it with
Spotmatics. As Scoot would
Rob B. wrote:
Everybody now - REALA!! There is simply no comparison - the velvia of
the print world!
R E A L A
Great film. One of the best.
--Mike
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Shel wrote:
A Tarpon is an ancient horse
Actually, the horse is a tarpan. The fish is a tarpon.
And the horse wasn't so ancient...it lived wild in Russia until well into
the 1800s.
--Mike, the annoying editor who sticks his nose in even when nobody wants
editing
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Tarpon: [Tarpon atlanticus]
Regards,
Bob...
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In the carboniferous epoch
we were promised perpetual peace.
They swore if we gave up our weapons
that the wars of the tribes would cease.
But when we disarmed they sold us,
and delivered us, bound, to our foe.
And the
James wrote:
I would be interested in any views on Photography Correspondence courses.
Stratford Career Institute have sent me details of their 18-month($595CDN)
course. So, as I have a limited budget, this seems a reasonable price and
our local University College charges that per sumester.
On Shel's recommendation, I just got my first Pentax UV filter in. I must
say that the build quality seems even slightly better than my BW filters.
Couple that with SMC and I am sold. I'll be ordering more in the future.
This filter looks great! Thanks for the tip, Shel.
Bruce Dayton
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(snip)
I do have questions, is there a theoretical limit to pixel
count/image depth/capture rate using known physics?
(snip)
Sometime about 1988-90 I was discussing digital resolution with the SEM
(Scanning Electron
I think this procedure is nonsensical. To enable this tapping the
shutter mirror lock, you have to shoot without a cable release. But
I'd be willing to bet that a finger on the shutter button creates more
movement than the mirror. What's the point? I've tried it with
Spotmatics. As Scoot would
It's nearly October for crying out loud!
When WILL the 31mm Limited lens be released?
Where are the black Limited lenses?
It has been released in Japan long ago.
Whatever happened to the 120mm 22mm Limited lenses?
Are these another myth?
Has Pentax cut back on production for economic
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