Re: New Pentax digital SLR

2001-12-07 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
Mark wrote: I think that full-frame CCDs and smaller ones may well coexist. Mike Johnston recently mentioned professional wildlife photographers who don't want to upgrade to the latest Canon D30 because it's CCD yields only 1.3x focal length magnification. For most of us a full-frame CCD will

Re: New Pentax digital SLR

2001-12-07 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
Mike wrote: The only effort to standardize chip size that I'm aware of is being led by Kodak, who are urging adoption of a 4/3rds-inch chip size. Small chip sizes, far from being a dead end, will are what will be used in consumer cameras. The market for these will be vast--actually, already

RE: Pentax

2001-12-07 Thread jbrooks
Rob It also has a somewhat unnecessary Hold switch, AF button on the back panel, and a push button to illuminate the display, not to mention the databack! (Not that I don't like it, but the MZ3 is almost as simple as the MX, and all the better for it!). Regards Jim

Re: Manfrotto/Bogen 029 (3047) vs. 329 (3410)

2001-12-07 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
Rob wrote: I have the 229 Pro and 029 heads, they are virtually the same in function but the 029 is a little lighter and a little less rigid. The 029 also has no vertical bubble level, less precise scales and less load capacity. I have heads with the rectangular plates (200PL) that clip in

Re[2]: Pentax

2001-12-07 Thread Bruce Dayton
jbrooks, I'm surprised you would consider an illumination button unnecessary. Or are you just listing buttons? Not only does it illuminate, but through PF function can be made to turn on modeling mode on the new flash and confirm wireless operation. Hardly an unnecessary button. Bruce Dayton

Re: Exciting project

2001-12-07 Thread MZ3_fella _
- original message - Mike Johnston wrote A few years ago I decided to do a portfolio of my 100 Best 35mm Prints. This is really pretty exciting and a lot of fun --I'd recommend it! I just had a similar experience - had to pick out 12 images for a landscape workshop that I attended last

Re: Variable aperture zoom question (on topic shurely)

2001-12-07 Thread jbrooks
Thank you John, when I wrote my response I did not include any facts as I felt that would have been inappropriate g. Take two examples: FA28-70/4, and FA80-320/4.5-5.6 (I have these so can speak with confidence). When the 28-70 is set to 70, the iris is fully open giving f/4 (the opening is

RE: Bit of a correction...

2001-12-07 Thread Rob Brigham
OK lets be pedantic: I dont comment on your calculations, but we were not talking about a 2/3 CCD. we were discussing a 2/3 size CCD. I took this to mean 2/3 of the area rather than the individual dimensions. Wouldnt your definition give a focal multplier of 6.3 - we were discussing focal

My LX Story - A Guide to Self-Enablement

2001-12-07 Thread Cotty
Well, I have a few minutes spare here, before I shoot off and film some nonsense about Tolkien (bloody trolls and goblins...), so partially in answer to Julie's request for enablement, here's how, after waiting over 20 years, I came by my first LX... In the early eighties I was starting my

Re: My LX Story - A Guide to Self-Enablement

2001-12-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Nice story. When I bought my first new camera in many years, it was an ME Super. Even though there was an LX sitting right next to it, looking very professional and cool, I opted for the MES. Why? Because I didn't know what the LX was. Moving ahead twenty years or so, I was in a fellow's

Re: LX screens in MX, thanks.

2001-12-07 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
LeviL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The SE-20 has a circle in the middle but no microprisim. Do you think that would work? Or is it worth putting up with this at all? Is it better to use LX screens in the MX then MX screens? I have a SE-20 (too bad it got dirty and I tried to clean it up in

Re: Exciting project

2001-12-07 Thread David Brooks
Mike.I started my horsey portfolio 2 years ago,put it aside due toreal workduties and never went back to it. I think this might kick start me again. Thanks Dave Begin Original Message From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] A few years ago I decided to do a portfolio of my 100 Best

Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #1700

2001-12-07 Thread jbrooks
Bruce I'm really only pointing out why the MZ-S could be seen as significantly more complex than the MZ-3 (listing buttons I suppose!). The illumination button is certainly necessary if you're using the camera in the dark, as I did on Sunday at the local pantomime dress rehearsal. IMO the MZ-S

Re: Re: monopods

2001-12-07 Thread David Brooks
Hi Wendy.I'm trying to find my notes on the discussion. Seems like Manfrotta was winning.Good luck in the search mine is still on going. I to am curious,what is 'agility' pictures.Do you do speed dogs etc.??/ Dave . I sort of vaguely remember Dave asking about monopods for his horsey pics.

RE: [2] Pentax

2001-12-07 Thread jbrooks
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #1700 ooops, I meant RE: [2] Pentax Regards Jim - 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

Re: monopods with feet?????????

2001-12-07 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Paul Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does any one have any experience with the Manfrotto monopod that has little feet at the bottom? http://www.manfrotto.com/products/index.html?doc_from=home i assume the legs are removeable to use it as a normal monopod? I also am getting one for xmas

Re: Exciting project

2001-12-07 Thread Norman Baugher
What, it doesn't include that portrait of the Hasey smashed on the pavement? G Norm William Robb wrote: As much as a portfolio is ever finished. I have 2 that I use on the rare occasion that someone expresses an interest in paying me to shoot something. One is a mix of black and white

Re: New Pentax digital SLR

2001-12-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Pål Audun Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark wrote: I think that full-frame CCDs and smaller ones may well coexist. Mike Johnston recently mentioned professional wildlife photographers who don't want to upgrade to the latest Canon D30 because it's CCD yields only 1.3x focal length

Re: Got my 2nd black MX

2001-12-07 Thread Rfsindg
Juan, Find one at a swap meet for $10-12. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1304270415 According to the description, the worst things are the screen and the foam. I wanted to try an LX screen on an MX anyway, and for $67 it

RE: OT: SUV's - was: Illegal Street Photography?

2001-12-07 Thread Kent Gittings
The problem in metropolitan areas like WDC is that if you leave an opening over one car length or more between you and the guy in front somebody will move into that space. One of the exercises taught at the Bondurant school is where you approach a set of lights at 60 MPH, your light changes to

Re: New Pentax digital SLR

2001-12-07 Thread Mark Cassino
I think the issue is more of a concern that Pentax will not move fast enough and will miss an opportunity. I for one would be happy to just hear a statement form Pentax about what they intend to do. Your analogy to computers is a little off the mark. Computers offered new functionality

RE: Pentax S1a Question

2001-12-07 Thread Mick Maguire
James, did you mean after focusing and *before* winding on the film? If so I know some cameras of that vintage would leave the mirror in the up position until you advanced to the next frame (I have a 50's Wray that does this). Regards, /\/\ick... ++ |

RE: K1000 and KX

2001-12-07 Thread swades.das
After going through various mails on this topic, do I conclude that k1000 and KX type of manual cameras are used by very less number camera users? So camera companies are not able to break even with reasonable cost of the cameras. Looks like , most of the camera users switched to Autofocus

Re: Pentax

2001-12-07 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, December 7, 2001, at 09:21 AM, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote: Your post caught me by surprise in the 67 being smaller. Hm, it doesn't seem that big now. It really isn't a large camera, especially considering the size of the negative. The 67 has a bad rep for being beastly

Re: Pentax S1a Question

2001-12-07 Thread jmadams
Thanks Paul, I wondered if that was the case. James - Original Message - From: Paul M. Provencher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 6:21 AM Subject: RE: Pentax S1a Question The camera needs a good Clean, Lube, and Adjust. The mirror should not

Re: Variable aperture zoom question

2001-12-07 Thread clivew
Kent suggested: Well that is correct except at the widest setting. If you have a 28-80/4-5.6 lens and set the aperture manually at F4 and zoom from 28 to 80mm you will end up at F5.6 even if the ring says F4. This is because at the widest setting the aperture ring is not involved in the

Re[2]: Pentax

2001-12-07 Thread Bruce Dayton
Ed, One case is when going vertical with battery grip. The same DOF lever is on the battery grip. The conventional one is a harder stretch when vertical. Horizontally I would have to agree that it is probably no better, just different. Bruce Dayton Friday, December 07, 2001, 4:44:58 AM,

RE: Variable zoom question - FA28-70/4

2001-12-07 Thread Kent Gittings
That is why constant aperture zooms generally cost more than variable ones. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christopher Lillja Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 2:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Variable zoom

Re: Exciting project

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
Dave B. wrote: Mike.I started my horsey portfolio 2 years ago,put it aside due toreal workduties and never went back to it. I think this might kick start me again. My friend A. D. Coleman likes to use the term reify--it means to make real. His idea is that a portfolio can't be vaporware, or

MZ-6 is where....?

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
Sorry, can someone e-mail me the site where there's info about the MZ-6? Somehow I missed it. TIA, --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

Re: Pentax

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
Cesar M. wrote: I will not give in to medium format! I will not give in to medium format! I will not give in to medium format! ... Sounds like another lost soul is in need of enabling, Gang. Squad, mobilize! --Mike, Enabler Emeritus - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

RE: Pentax

2001-12-07 Thread Dan Scott
Aboslutely! That's the spirit. You will not give in to medium format. Medium format is not going to get you! You will not give in to medium format. You'll teach medium format a thing or two! You will not give in to medium format. You'll kick medium format's butt! You will not give in to

Re: My LX Story - A Guide to Self-Enablement

2001-12-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Albano Subject: RE: My LX Story - A Guide to Self-Enablement Great story, Cotty! I agree 100%. I still remember the first time I grabbed my LX. This is the sweetest camera of the world. And I also came from MX (and from K1000 before). I then sold the MX,

I am not OT...I am not OT....

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
pentax-discuss-digest at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Like when a person wants to turn right or pass somebody on the right at a stop situation and they have a gap as much as 1 foot wider than their car but they have so little conception of the location of the corners of their vehicle that they

Re: My LX Story - A Guide to Self-Enablement

2001-12-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Ahh ... interchangeable bodies g William Robb wrote: I now have 3 of them, and would qite happily grab up a couple more, so that each of my favourite lenses could have its own LX body. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/xmas-story.html -

Re: Exciting project

2001-12-07 Thread aimcompute
I am building mine at present. I'm actually working on a web version first. That way I don't need to disassemble the real thing to make the web version later. It is very cool to see even 20 of one's best images together, side by side. Tom C. - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston

RE: Implications for optics WAS: New Pentax digital SLR

2001-12-07 Thread Kent Gittings
I think you are missing some info. The chip in the Dimage 7 is the same one that is in the Nikon D-1x which is 5.24 MP and 23.7mm x 15.6mm. It's a matter of semantics. When you see a CCD array listed as 2/3 inch it doesn't refer to the actual size but to the ratio when compared to a 35mm frame.

RE: which 2 lenses and a teleconverter make the best combo?

2001-12-07 Thread Kent Gittings
As far as I know you can't use a TC with a wide angle lens of 24mm. I think about 50mm is the lower limit. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alan Chan Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 3:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

RE: teleconverter 2x

2001-12-07 Thread Kent Gittings
Grips are easy to imitate. Sure it doesn't say APS? Then it would be the old name for Kenko. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Brooks Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 7:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: teleconverter

Re: My LX Story - A Guide to Self-Enablement

2001-12-07 Thread Christian Skofteland
I felt the exact same way the first time I used my LX (which was only last April or May). I came from an even darker side... Ricoh! What a difference! What a camera! ;-) Now I have an MX and realize what an awesome little jewel it is too. In my humble opinion I think these are the best two

Re: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread William Robb
Cesar M. wrote: I will not give in to medium format! I will not give in to medium format! I will not give in to medium format! ... I didn't think I wanted to get involved with medium format either. I was using a very good 35mm camera, with a very good lens, and had my processing routine

RE: Sigma 100-300 F/4

2001-12-07 Thread Kent Gittings
Or a good used Tokina ATX I or II 100-300/4. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Joseph Tainter Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 9:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Sigma 100-300 F/4 I do currently have a Ricoh 210-70

Re: My LX Story - A Guide to Self-Enablement

2001-12-07 Thread Cotty
Moving ahead twenty years or so, I was in a fellow's house looking at a couple of lenses, when said gentleman showed me his LX. I fired a few frames and was hooked. Now, a couple of years later, and with five LX under the belt, I can honestly say ;-)) Nice one, Shel, you little winker,

Re: The perfect gift for the modern PDMLer

2001-12-07 Thread Fred
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1045022576 A good way to deal with the current flame wars in the list... It's just another Pentax PS (as in point 'n' singe). g Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

RE: K-mount question

2001-12-07 Thread Kent Gittings
Answer is somewhere between slim and none. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tiger Moses Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 11:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: K-mount question I think I need to clarify, I was

Re: My LX Story - A Guide to Self-Enablement

2001-12-07 Thread Cotty
I felt the exact same way the first time I used my LX (which was only last April or May). I came from an even darker side... Ricoh! What a difference! What a camera! ;-) There ya go - they're winking at me again! But this time, I know what they mean ;-) Cotty

RE: monopods

2001-12-07 Thread Kent Gittings
I don't believe in any monopods except very good heavy duty ones. I did a couple of dog agility trials just because I stumbled across them. Found that in most cases a zoom in the 80-200/2.8 range seemed to be fine. So even a light monopod would support it but it would often interfere with panning

FS: Several Pentax cameras and other items

2001-12-07 Thread Carlos Royo
I have some Pentax lenses and bodies that don't see much use nowadays, mainly because I have bought other Pentax bodies and lenses to replace them, then I want to sell some to fund more Pentax equipment purchases ;-) This is the first lot: Pentax SFX AF SLR body (like new) + Pentax soft case for

Re: Sigma 100-300 F/4

2001-12-07 Thread Christien Bunting
I guess im a little unlucky. Hehe http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1306976483 Still searching though. Chris - Original Message - From: Kent Gittings [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 12:46 PM Subject: RE: Sigma 100-300 F/4

Re: which 2 lenses and a teleconverter make the best combo?

2001-12-07 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
24mm 50mm 1.4x With these angles you get (a) groups, (b) individuals, and (c) close-ups. These would be my picks for general-purpose work. Right now, the primes I use are 35mm, 50mm, 100mm. I own but rarely use a 2x. It just sits there. I'll keep the 35mm when I can afford a 24mm. It's

RE: monopods

2001-12-07 Thread Kent Gittings
I have a 2-piece Tracks also I use for nature hikes as the little screw on top can work good for anything up to and including an 80-200/2.8. Plus removing the rubber foot to expose the spike at the bottom makes it a nice emergency weapon. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Well-stated. For those who might be interested, you can get many medium format folders for less than $100US. Just a little more for a twin lens. (My son got a Rolleiflex 2.8C with a few light marks on the taking lens for $175US! Nice camera. A Yashica-D runs about $100US.) Compare this to

Re: Pentax

2001-12-07 Thread Carlos Royo
Hello Allan and Mike: Before using the MZ-S for some time I thought more or less the same you have written about the small magnification of the viewfinder. But in fact it hasn't been a great annoyance, it is easy to use with manual focus lenses and in fact it is better than the other viewfinders

RE: HOLY CRAP - eBay auction

2001-12-07 Thread Kent Gittings
I looked at the list again against what those items are going for now. Just the 3 Rollei TLR cameras alone would go for around $6k combined. The Minolta CLE which is actually a Leica CLE made for Minolta to sell in Japan is worth around $2.5K. The single stroke M3s are worth about $1.7K each and

RE: New Pentax digital SLR

2001-12-07 Thread Kent Gittings
From astronomy I can tell you some differences. If the chip is smaller but the pixel count is the same the pixels are then smaller and often can yield finer detail if the choice of lenses is done correctly. That's why some people in the industry don't like the preoccupation with pixel count

Re: HOLY CRAP - eBay auction

2001-12-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Where did you get those figures? They seem quite high to me, although I've not looked at the descriptions of all the items you mentioned. Kent Gittings wrote: I looked at the list again against what those items are going for now. Just the 3 Rollei TLR cameras alone would go for around $6k

HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed!

2001-12-07 Thread Richard Seaman
Bill, Yes, the MZ-5 has a setting for 1/100, but even when I had it on that setting the camera told me it was going to use 1/60. No matter what manual shutter speed you've set on the camera, if it sees a charged flash then it sets the shutter speed to the flash sync speed, which used to

Re: Z-1 user manual

2001-12-07 Thread Richard Seaman
Bob, Thanks very much, the wallet card is quite illuminating! As you say, the best thing is probably for me to get a manual from Pentax USA. Out of interest, on the buttons near the flash hotshoe, what does IF and ML stand for? I'm assuming that ML is manual. Richard. home

RE: Bit of a correction...

2001-12-07 Thread Kent Gittings
The industry unfortunately has several ways to describe the same chip as I see it. The only way to really read the chip size is to check and see what they list the 35mm lens equivalent to be. I wasn't talking about 2/3 of an inch but as in 2/3 of the 35mm format. Now that I check the Minolta site

Re: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread Chris Brogden
On Fri, 7 Dec 2001, Aaron Reynolds wrote: Uh oh, guys, someone help me...I've just been tempted by a used Fuji AF 645 point shoot! This money is earmarked for that Pentax 67 75mm f2.8 lens...oh n... Quick, someone give me a good reason not to buy this thing. It's in mint

Re: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
Enabling at its finest. I don't have anything to add, just thought we should all read this again. g --Mike William Robb wrote: I didn't think I wanted to get involved with medium format either. I was using a very good 35mm camera, with a very good lens, and had my processing routine nailed

RE: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #1701

2001-12-07 Thread LeviL
I have a SE-20 (too bad it got dirty and I tried to clean it up in the wrong way) and it works (worked...) with no problem in the MX (now I used some kind of oil to get it clear back - it seems an SE-25 now... it works, though). Cool. I will do that then. (I mean SE-20, not scratching it

RE: Sigma 100-300 F/4

2001-12-07 Thread Frits Wüthrich
Better wait till the auction has ended, it still has 4 days to go, so it might reach that $300 after all. Frits Wüthrich Original Message On 12-07-2001, 18:29:20, Kent Gittings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding RE: Sigma 100-300 F/4: Hard to believe it's only at $65 as they usually go

Bastard Penguin

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
I don't usually pass along jokes, but I thought this was hilarious. http://www.newlabour.co.uk/penguin.htm --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

OT -- test

2001-12-07 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Just a test to see if I've finally gotten rid of that pesky WINMAIL.DAT attachment at the bottom of my e-mail postings Please ignore. Bill Peifer Rochester, NY - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

RE: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread Malcolm Smith
Chris wrote: Fine. It shall wither thy crops and cause a tenth of thy kine to perish, and hail shall fall about thee and canadian winters shall plagueth thee until the end of thy days. Malcolm- This is about the Fuji and not about Paypal? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

RE: Bastard Penguin

2001-12-07 Thread Andy Vu
I feel sorrow for the Penguin rather hilarious. | | Mike Johnston wrote: | | I don't usually pass along jokes, but I thought this was hilarious. | | http://www.newlabour.co.uk/penguin.htm | | -- | Shel Belinkoff | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | - | This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re: Exciting project

2001-12-07 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 12/7/01 2:16:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (SNIP) So, the upshot of that ramble is: have several portfolios, edit ferociously, get help from experienced photographers who don't care if they upset you, get a thick skin, have a theme for each

Re: Bastard Penguin

2001-12-07 Thread Johan Schoone
Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't usually pass along jokes, but I thought this was hilarious. http://www.newlabour.co.uk/penguin.htm Funny indeed. Penguin #1 waddles past penguin #2. Penguin #2 sticks out its left leg, causing the other one to trip over it and fall into the water.

RE: My LX Story - A Guide to Self-Enablement

2001-12-07 Thread Cotty
I have printed Cotty's e-mail out to show my wife, who loves the MX, and I think its time to find out how much they change hands for now! Dear Mrs Malcolm, Come on - be a sport: it's only money! You can't take it with you when you go! Let him have some fun, he's a hard-working guy (he better

Re: Self enabled

2001-12-07 Thread John Glover
The third version, the f/2.8-4.0, is the one I have and it is quite good lens. It seems to be very under-rated too from what I've read on Bob Monahagn's website (http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/third/cult.html#steve). I suppose that is because of the variable aperture perhaps. In any event,

Help! Need a 28mm lens!

2001-12-07 Thread Chris Brogden
A friend of mine needs to buy a 28mm Pentax-brand lens to give someone for Christmas... he apparently promised her one, and now they're perversely hard to find locally. It doesn't need to be anything fancy, as long as it's a Pentax-brand manual focus one. Does anyone have an M or A series one

Re: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Malcolm Smith Subject: RE: Pentax: Medium Format Chris wrote: Fine. It shall wither thy crops and cause a tenth of thy kine to perish, and hail shall fall about thee and canadian winters shall plagueth thee until the end of thy days. Malcolm- This

Re: Best way to clean camera?

2001-12-07 Thread Johan Schoone
Delano Mireles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Specifically need to clean dust and lint out off the mirror and finder/prism (?). I've been trying to blow it out and using lens cleaning tissues wrapped around my finger and to no avail! This is getting a bit frustrating - any tips or ideas would be

Odp: MZ-6 and idle speculation

2001-12-07 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MZ-6 and idle speculation I must say the MZ-6 looks pretty damned good. Anybody have any idea what the price will be? Will the MZ-3/5n have any advantages over the 6? How about the metering mode selecting switch? You can switch

Re: which 2 lenses and a teleconverter make the best combo?

2001-12-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Dan Scott Subject: RE: which 2 lenses and a teleconverter make the best combo? Why? What happens? Just for fun, I stuck the only teleconverter I had easily at hand, which is a Takumar 2x onto the LX and put the A 24mm f/2.8 on. I could see no signs of

Exciting project

2001-12-07 Thread Robert Payne
I have about 70 8x10 in a nice binder, but how does one *KNOW* when it's complete and/or finished The photos range from BIGFOOT (the truck) and brides to cheerleaders and radio towers. Robert - --Mike P.S. Just out of curiosity, how many people here have actual portfolios that are

Re: Bastard Penguin

2001-12-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
What's funny about it. I's a MPEG of a penguin flopping into the water, as they usually do, with a crudely drawn cartoon penguin sticking his cartoon leg out to make it almost look like he tripped the real penguin. It also very OT Mark Roberts wrote: Try this:

Re: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, December 7, 2001, at 03:32 PM, Bill D. Casselberry wrote: Ummm, it's a rangefinder rather than an SLR, so you don't have that TTL precision view? On the other hand, that allows for flash-sync at any shutter speed - ooops, sorry;^) He was just here...the

RE: Exciting project

2001-12-07 Thread Malcolm Smith
Whoa! Some of us (alright me) need this sort of advice. For far too long I've used my MX on 'this is how it is photos' as in the photos you take when renovating a car, so that when you put it back together you remember where each bit goes. I am moving on into photos that friends comment on and

Re: Exciting project

2001-12-07 Thread Juan J. Buhler
Mike writes: I'm getting back to a really exciting project... An exciting project yes, as in painful, horrible, bad-for-your-self-confidence experience :-) I'm selecting about 25 prints for a show I'll have in February in San Francisco (more on that when I get the invitations) and it is an

Re: Best way to clean camera?

2001-12-07 Thread Timothy Sherburne
FWIW, the cans of compressed air I've seen usually include a DO NOT USE ON CAMERA MIRRORS warning, though I'm not sure why. Perhaps it's because the propellant will sometimes escape, which is fantastically cold, or because the air is vented with quite a bit of force. I've never been bothered by

Re: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, December 7, 2001, at 03:57 PM, Chris Brogden wrote: Yup, stick with a lens for a system you already have instead of expanding your arsenal by an entirely new film format in a light, portable and high-quality unit. Definitely the lens. :)

Re: Re: Sunny 16 rule

2001-12-07 Thread Mark Cassino
Going from 125 to 250 is a one stop change, so if you want to shoot ISO 100 at f11, bump the shutter up to 1/250. If you think of the shutter and aperture stops as interchangeable, you can just swap one for the other. So for every stop you open up the aperture, set the shutter one stop

Re: Bastard Penguin

2001-12-07 Thread Robert Harris
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: It also very OT Horrors! We can't have any of that. :) Bob - 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 http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Hi Kent, How does the 250/3.5 perform? I'm interested in purchasing one to mount on my 645 by adapter. TIA Gianfranco Kent Gittings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I went the 6x6 route with a Kiev-60 and the factory DDR Aus Jena 80/2.8 just to experiment. Now I've added the Arsat 30/3.5 Fisheye,

Re: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Malcolm Smith wrote: Chris wrote: Fine. It shall wither thy crops and cause a tenth of thy kine to perish, and hail shall fall about thee and canadian winters shall plagueth thee until the end of thy days. This is about the Fuji and not about

Re: OT: December 7, 2001

2001-12-07 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Dan, A very moving picture, a reminder of a horrendous event in your country's history, to be sure. A lot of peope (even in Canada) don't know that December 7 is also the anniversary of another horrendous event, the Halifax Explosion. In 1917 a relief ship collided with a munitions ship in

Re: LX screens in MX, thanks.)

2001-12-07 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
LeviL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where are you from? Hi Levi, I'm from Italy. I live in Ercolano, near Naples. I hope you've heard of Ercolano and not of Pompeii only... I'm a - almost starving - professional photographer (and a sociologist, too, but that's another story...). Have you ever been

Re: greater Chicagoland PDMLers unite!

2001-12-07 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
I might be able to participate. Maris - Original Message - From: Richard Seaman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 2:49 PM Subject: greater Chicagoland PDMLers unite! | Bob, | | I could be in for a greater Chicagoland photo shoot, if we can

A Fond Memory ...

2001-12-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
This took place back in 1968. At the time I had a small photo studio in San Francisco, in the Mission District, and had very little money. Early one day I photographed a couple of fish mongers in their shop window, setting out their fish for display. They were standing in the window, holding a

Re: I am not OT...I am not OT....

2001-12-07 Thread Doug Franklin
On Fri, 07 Dec 2001 10:12:51 -0600, Mike Johnston wrote: And that's when I was a PHOTOGRAPHER in D.C., did I mention that? Doing, um, photography. Close ups of bumpers with a bumper-mounted camera? ;- I'm saving for a trip to the Bondurant Driving School for my 40th birthday. The hard part

Re: which 2 lenses and a teleconverter make the best combo?

2001-12-07 Thread Dan Scott
Yeah! The Empiricist strikes again... Any chance of you sharing some shots taken with the combo? Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wm Robb wrote: Just for fun, I stuck the only teleconverter I had easily at hand, which is a Takumar 2x onto the LX and put the A 24mm f/2.8 on. I could see no signs of

RE: which 2 lenses and a teleconverter make the best combo?

2001-12-07 Thread Doug Franklin
Hi Kent, On Fri, 7 Dec 2001 11:26:36 -0500, Kent Gittings wrote: As far as I know you can't use a TC with a wide angle lens of 24mm. I think about 50mm is the lower limit. Several people have made comments like that on this thread, and it has me asking Why? I've never tried it, but it

Re: Pentax

2001-12-07 Thread Alan Chan
Perhaps the MZ-S has much better viewwfinder amoung the Pentax AF bodies, but after I wasted my money on the MZ-M (0.77X which was too small already and I made many out of focus pictures with it), I feel difficult to buy one with 0.75X (even smaller). regards, Alan Chan Hello Allan and Mike:

Re: K-mount question

2001-12-07 Thread Patrick White
Tiger Moses wrote: I think I need to clarify, I was wondering if there would be a chance we'd have the opportunity to buy a non-Pentax brand Digital body with a K-AF2 mount on it? Not the be rude, but don't hold your breath. If Pentax doesn't think there is enough of a market to make it

Re: A Fond Memory ...

2001-12-07 Thread Steven Larson
Nice story Shel. Must have given you the warm fuzzies all over. Was it a Pentax camera used? I think I want some Chinese tonight, speaking of all that seafood ;) Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax List [EMAIL

Re: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
pentax-discuss-digest at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: major snip I expect I have mentioned this before, but I truly believe that aspiring photo artists (and I think most on this group fit the description in one way or another) owe it to their craft to use medium format equipment. I can work my

Re: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
Aaron wrote: Uh oh, guys, someone help me...I've just been tempted by a used Fuji AF 645 point shoot! This money is earmarked for that Pentax 67 75mm f2.8 lens...oh n... Quick, someone give me a good reason not to buy this thing. Because you need that 75mm to write the rest of

Re: A Fond Memory ...

2001-12-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Yes, Steve ... that was a Pentax Moment Steven Larson wrote: Nice story Shel. Must have given you the warm fuzzies all over. Was it a Pentax camera used? I think I want some Chinese tonight, speaking of all that seafood ;) -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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