Hi,
I bought a Vivitar 35/1.9 on a whim from ebay, did i just buy a dud or is it
any good?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1357847987
Regards,
Paul Jones
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I could be wrong, but I think for those developing countries, digital is
still way too far away. Of course, one might have no trouble to purchase
some nice equipments and print their own pictures at home. But this is
applicable to the rich developed countries mainly, if not only. For the rest
Paul,
It's a dud. Have it converted to K-mount and send it to me. I'll
give the misfit a home.
IL Bill
Paul Jones wrote:
Hi,
I bought a Vivitar 35/1.9 on a whim from ebay, did i just buy a dud or is it
any good?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1357847987
Hi Mishka,
On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 21:04:54 -0700 (PDT), Mishka wrote:
this is what i was talking about (comments are welcome)
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/ignatievmatterccbrandeisedu/vwp?.dir=/Boston+2002.src=bc.dnm=22.jpg
Hi all,
after I have learned from the responses that is hard to find Limited Lenses
on Tokyo Airport, does anybody have recommmendations to buy limited lenses
in Kuala Lumpur, Taipei or Singapore?
Regards
Bernd
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Just wondering whats the best sounding shutter? I was
out shooting
today with the PZ-20 and MZ-3, a bystander commented
on how pro
sounding the PZ-20 was since it has that stereotypical
as seen in
the movies camera sound. The MZ-3 just goes click in
comparison. To me
the LX has the best sounding
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other lenses that are just as good and many that are -- dare
I say
it -- even better.
Yes! Now it can be told!
Did you try taking out the batteries and putting them back in? Just a thought.
Pat White
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Bruce wrote:
Pentax and Minolta are on life support. Olympus,
although strong now is relying on other manufacturers to
produce their products and has little of their own
technology or engineering in their cameras, although it
is rumored that they will have a new camera with
dedicated lenses on
Steven wrote:
I really don't think film will disappear anytime soon.
No, it won't disappear. The are literally hundreds of millions 35mm film
cameras out there and some are going to want to use them. Therefore,
somebody is going to provide film for these cameras.
The interesting
question
First off, let me say that I own many Pentax lenses including the 15mm, 35mm
K 3.5, 28mm K 3.5, 30 mm 2.8, 120mm 2.8, 100mm f4, 200 f2.5mm, 300mmf4A*,
400mm f5.6, just to name a few. But I don't for a minute think that they are
far superior to other lenses.
It's not about far superiority but
They are truly things of beauty. Every Pentaxer should own at least one ;-)
You mean one of each? :)
regards,
Alan Chan
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They are truly things of beauty. Every Pentaxer should own at least one ;-)
You mean one of each? :)
regards,
Alan Chan
One of each has been a fine choice so far but there are Limited lenses in
the plans that don't fit in with the current ones in terms of a matching
set. This suggest that
Bruce wrote:
Olympus,
although strong now is relying on other manufacturers to
produce their products and has little of their own
technology or engineering in their cameras, although it
is rumored that they will have a new camera with
dedicated lenses on the market in the fall.
According to
Fred wrote:
I can say that I can detect a difference in sounds between different
~lenses~. This was a surprise when I first noticed it, but using a K
200/2.5 sounds different from using an A* 135/1.8, which in turn sounds
different from using a K 28/2, etc. I
don't know if this is due to
Vic ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
I would wager that no one could tell if the images were shot with or
without Pentax lenses any more than you could tell if they were shot with a
Nikon or Canon lens. Come on guys. Bokeh smokeh. Get real.
I'm reminded of Shel's amusing tale about how he posted a
Last night marked my first full-event shoot in the high school auditorium,
where my 5th-grader's elementary school held its annual spring concert of
song and dance. The theme this year was jazz.
The high school's auditorium is a good deal deeper than its counterparts in
the elementary and
Hi, Brendan,
It's clearly my MX ~with~ the Winder MX attached!
You know it is...
regards,
frank
Brendan wrote:
Just wondering whats the best sounding shutter? I was
out shooting
today with the PZ-20 and MZ-3, a bystander commented
on how pro
sounding the PZ-20 was since it has that
to sound like a pro -- a 6x7 is hard to beat (BANG!!!). and LX is
close.
to (almost) not sound at all -- a ME-S
:)
mishka
From: Brendan
Subject: best sounding shutter?
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 23:48:36 -0700
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Thanks for the info. That seems to be a good price. I'm always thinking
about selling it. Here in Germany it costs new from Pentax about 800 US$.
regards
Paul F. Stregevsky wrote:
I sold it on EBay last week for $375 BIN to an American
living in Japan. I
described it, basically, as EX++,
Exactly!!!
But, at least from the technical pov, they are not.
If you check the verticals, they are, well, vertical :)
What's more interesting, I found that even if I do the correction 95%,
rather than 100%, as it was suggested here, it still looks overdone.
And that was my original point. It
Dave wrote:
The cost for them.. if they are THAT good (I'm comparing them to the
Contax Zeiss G Series lenses) would be about the same as most high end
excellent glass but if they're even BETTER and the cost is reasonable..
then they'd be a bargon :)
REPLY:
Look here for an
I have a 28mm Shift lens and I love it! Most of my photography is travel
photography and I usually take slides, which I later project. Going via
digital -correcting the tilt- and then making a slide from the corrected
digital image would be much too cumbersome for me. In addition there would
Hi,
It is a very sharp, built like a tank (very heavy), fast zoom. Color is
not quite as good as the SMCA 35-105/3.5, but is just as sharp,
and faster. I personally love it.
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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Hi Steve,
you wrote:
Now that makes perfect sense. I think you`re right that the
rear element
floats, because my K-mount specimen had a loose filter ring on it,
Dean (my repairman) took it apart and told me to hold the front
element group while he tightened some screws, and I don`t
Hi Fred,
Looking forward to your comparison tests (as always).
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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From: Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: Vivitar Series 1 28/1.9 Lens Focusing
I don't have one,
I didn't yet have any problems with the rolls of slide out of date
which I kept frozen and then put into camera, for weeks it was inside
too. So I don't think it's such a big deal. But as the warning came
from a largeformat shooter I know to be very good I think there could
be some credibility to
Bah !!! :)
The LX and the SMC-M 50mm f1.4 and it's delightful ping :)
mm LX m
Dave
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Subject: Re: best sounding
BTW, there is a link from our site to classic camera sounds, from Japan, of
course.
An idea is forming: I should bring along various Pentax models to Duxford,
plus a few other cameras, blindfold assembled masses, and run a quiz. Feel
the Sportsman - anyone?
Toodle pip
Peter
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In a message dated 14/06/02 12:58:32 GMT Daylight Time,
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Thanks for the info. That seems to be a good price. I'm always thinking
about selling it. Here in Germany it costs new from Pentax about 800 US$.
From BH it costs around $680, I think. Less, of course, in
No, the problem is,that the correction is incomplete!
The image is well corrected for vertical distortion, e.g. vertical lines
are now vertical, but it needs a second correction along the horizontal
axis: The perspective lines from left to right converge too steeply for us
too 'feel right'.
At 07:56 14-6-2002 -0400, you wrote:
From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: best sounding shutter?
Just wondering whats the best sounding shutter? I was
out shooting
today with the PZ-20 and MZ-3, a bystander commented
on how pro
sounding the PZ-20 was since it has that stereotypical
as seen
You can get better results in PS than you did. Using
Transform/Distort, you can work all 4 corners
independently. It helps to us use guide lines for
setting the verticals. When I correct perspective
distortion I not only pull the top corners up and out, I
usually have to work one corner in
I didn't write that. I only passed it along, including
the reference to the full article. It was written by
someone in the US, regarding the US market. Right now
the US and Canada make up almost 50% of the entire world
market for digital cameras. No camera company is going
to be in the
My folder of shots with the 28mm shift is here:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=38871
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frank theriault wrote:
It's clearly my MX ~with~ the Winder MX attached!
You know it is...
I think the MZ-S is a bit better, since it's not as loud, but the MX with
winder is a close second!
--
Mark Roberts
www.robertstech.com
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Bernd,
The rear element doesn`t turn during focusing, only the front
group turns.
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 4:57 AM
Subject: RE: Vivitar Series 1 28/1.9 Lens Focusing
From Photo International -
http://www.photointer.com/pageset/page5.html
Sanyo to Scale up Digital Camera Production to 10
Million This Year
Sanyo Electric, the largest OEM supplier of digital
still cameras, is turning up its sleeve to increase its
production to the 10 million unit line. New
Yes. I find that with many outdoor subjects, perfect mathematical
correction, looks... strange too my eye. Though much better than
uncorrected, they look much more natural if a slight bit of tilt is left
in. Strangely, this is usually not true indoors, especially in cathedrals
(too my eye).
Hi,
Thanks to everyone who replied to this email, i think i got about 12 or more
replies off line to help out.
Thanks,
Paul
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Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 12:03 PM
Subject: Can you read German?
Hi,
Are
I'd have to say the MX with it's mechanical whir-click especially at slow
speeds. The LX ;-) is just so FREAKING LOUD!
Christian
On Friday 14 June 2002 02:59, you wrote:
Just wondering whats the best sounding shutter? I was
out shooting
today with the PZ-20 and MZ-3, a bystander
It's not off-topic to ask about a lens that can be used on a Pentax body.
List members do it all the time.
I was surprised to discover that I've collected no comments on this lens.
It has 12 elements in 9 groups; uses VMC multicoating; can close focus to
10.2 inches; reaches a max.
$26.53 for the screwmount version? Helluva deal, Paul! I've seen only three
in K mount in four years.
Close focus 1.3 feet (0.4 m)
55mm filter size
Made 1975 to about 1979
As you may have read on Cameraquest.com, many consider this an honorary
Series 1 prime. It and the even-scarcer Soligor
Not if you have Photoshop. All of the camera movement corrections can be
done in an instant with the photoshop layer commands such as distort,
perspective, etc. IMHO, shift lenses are a thing of the past, unless you
really have to use the straight chromes (i.e. projecting).
C.
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Thanks for that Alan.
Cheers,
Cotty
I just plopped down 40 UK quid to a man I've never met for a 35mm f/2.8 -
having done zero research first. Not my usual style, but needs must. A
present for the S.O. as she expressed a great interest in David Mann's
35mm f/3.5 and with all the chat recently
Hi Shel,
Many thanks for your insight. It will be used by my SO on a nice little
black MX loaded with Ilford Delta 400, and in street/reportage
situations, as that's the only stuff she does - and she does it very well
- better than me! Mind you, at 6'5 it's tricky for me to blend into the
Just wondering whats the best sounding shutter? I was
out shooting
today with the PZ-20 and MZ-3, a bystander commented
on how pro
sounding the PZ-20 was since it has that stereotypical
as seen in
the movies camera sound.
Without doubt: the Pentax MX with Motor Drive. It's THE archetypal
the outer surface is hand finished.
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Sent: 14 June 2002 16:27
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: MZ-S and Limited lens production variations
On Thu, 13 Jun 2002, Pål Audun Jensen wrote:
I just received my new
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optically ok or crap
what is flare like
Hallo wayne,
when I startet in
Bruce quoted,
Pentax and Minolta are on life support. Olympus, although strong now is
relying on other manufacturers to produce their products and has little of
their own technology or engineering in their cameras, although it is
rumored that they will have a new camera with dedicated lenses on
Just checked out the price from MapCamera and the setup costs 109,800 YEN,
which is about USD884 (both silver black).
regards,
Alan Chan
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I would wager that no one could tell if the images were shot with or
without Pentax lenses any more than you could tell if they were shot with a
Nikon or Canon lens. Come on guys. Bokeh smokeh. Get real.
I don't know about Canon, but I used to have some AF Nikkors. The colour
reproduction from
hear, hear - well said that man!
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Bruce quoted,
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interesting. i would have guessed that 6x7 and 35mm are so vastly
different that those things wouldn't simply matter at all. that's
something to remember.
anyway, professional shooting (and anything professional) must be a
completely different game with completely different rules, many not so
I'm sure Pentax is surpassed at times, but I'm surprised at your statements
concerning the following comparisons:
1) FA 35/2.0 AL versus Zeiss Jena 35/2.4 (M42)
I would bet that resolution will be better for the Pentax, especially in
the corners at at any f-stop below f4. I'm not sure in what
Alan Chan writes:
My MZ-S went bonkers today.
Next, I reloaded the camera with a roll of royal gold 100. Camera
displayed
an ISO of 200.
Just wondering, did the Z/PZ-1 have many minor problems like the MZ-S when
1st released? Any idea?
I don't know about when first released because my
Jan,
Congratulations! I have been thrilled with my 67II. I have had
nothing else improve my images so dramatically as moving up to that
big negative! Don't let anyone tell you that you can't handhold it
either. I just got back a roll that I shot holding the body in one
hand while holding my
In a message dated 6/14/2002 8:24:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
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Art directors have a funny way of
noticing little things like changes in colour rendition.
I found this to be such an issue that I changed from Nikon to
Pentax, partly to get similar rendition between
Cotty wrote:
Without doubt: the Pentax MX with Motor Drive. It's THE archetypal pro
still camera sound. The LX just clicks and buzzes a bit. The MX clicks
and swoshs... (!)
Come to think of it, what I really like is the sound of the MX *without*
the winder and with the mirror locked up
You may be right, but still that's not my opinion. There will still be
requirements for rather large prints, and the loss of resolution experienced
for serious correction of an 11x14 or larger from 35mm negative using even
the best scanners is not acceptable to me. Better to have evenly spaced
Just to add:
Formally tested the F 50/2.8 is definitely better than the Sigma 50/2.8 EX
in contrast as well as resolution according to the www.photodo.com website.
Knut
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Here is where it matters, and is something that would probably
not occur to non professional print film users.
If one is shooting a job on chrome film and has a mish mosh of
lenses from different manufacturers, then it will be impossible
to get a consistent look. Art
I can barely contain myself...
doesn't bear thinking about, does it?
Yup, finally someone I have been pestering for ages has relented and offered
his 300mm F2.8 FA*.
(still shaking)
Peter
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One reason many Pentax users covet their lenses as they do is simply because
the finest Pentax lenses are not a dime-a-dozen as they are with other makes.
This gives us the feeling that when we are able to acquire a good lens, say
the 20mm f2.8 vs. the more commom f4, we want to dance.
I just
I like the shutter sound of my Ricoh XR-2s. It's quick and snappy; no
ker-chunk, just chunk. The same Copal CCS vertical-travel metal shutter
was used in the Konica TC and Nikon FM.
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
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Peter's message made me realize that it wasn't the 50/1.2A I sold to Japan
for $375 BIN; it was the 28/2K. I sold the 50/1.2A to a list member a
couple weeks ago for either $350 or $375. He received it and reported I'm
in love.
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
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But Pentax makes the H-P cameras.
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
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Aihe: Re:
Hey gang,
This had to be offered to the list first.
Pix are here:
http://www.members.aol.com/bmacrae/spotf1.jpg
http://www.members.aol.com/bmacrae/spotf2.jpg
http://www.members.aol.com/bmacrae/spotf3.jpg
Very good condition overall. Fully functional. Some brassing has been touched
up on the
Hopefully this makes someones day. Or maybe no one cares, who's to know? Anyways,
there is a brand new 1:1 macro adapter for the Vivitar Series 1 90mm f2.5 macro lens
in Pentax screw mount on Ebay. Starts at $30.00.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1359583198
Sign-up for
This would also seem to be the definition of
masochist. It feels sooo good when I stop banging my
head against the wall! It's not like Pentax is the only
company that makes/made decent lenses and bodies. If
you're into the joy of collecting, then this is
satisfying. If, on the other hand,
Those were models that neither HP or Pentax sell
anymore. It would appear that their joint venture has
gone the way of spats.
From: Raimo Korhonen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
But Pentax makes the H-P cameras.
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Knut,
You're right about the 35/2 FA; I had forgotten about this autofocus lens.
I guess I stand corrected about the Sigma 50 macro being sharper than the
Pentax 50/2.8 FA. It sharpness is nothing short of phenomenal. Yoshihiko
Takinami writes: This macro is excellent not only for macro work
In a message dated 6/14/2002 11:42:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
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it's a PIA
huh?
Exactly; it is masochistic!
-Brendan MacRae
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I found a couple comments about this lens:
Warren Kato ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), on Olympus discussion site, 10 March 1999:
The Vivitar 35-85/2.8 is an amazingly contrasty lens producing sharp
looking photos. It's part of my BIG kit, Series 1 35-85, 135/2.3, 200/3
and Zuiko 300/4.5. All take 72
I remember with a mix of sadness and sympathy a relatively long thread
sometime ago about the true colour of Pentax long teles. This was one of
the times I thought about how far can some things go on a list, about
sanity, etc...
Well, Mr. Reichmann, from Luminous Landscape, in his review of 67
For sheer presence, you can't beat the 6x7, but among 35s, the MZ-S sounds precise and
expensive, while the MZ-5n sounds ordinary.
Pat White
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Hello Everyone,
Before I place my LX on eBay this evening, I want to offer it to the PDML
List first. You can take a look at it on the following Web Page:
http://www.cox-internet.com/mifamilia/PentaxLX.htm
I will be asking $550.00 on eBay this evening, but I will accept $525.00 +
shipping
lucky dog, you...
Cory Waters
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I can barely contain myself...
doesn't bear thinking about, does it?
Yup, finally someone I have been pestering for
I am going to Turkey for a Middle East Study Tour having to do with
archaeology in August. I am taking my MZ-S with BG-10 and possibly a
second MZ-S with BG-10 (depending on finances). I am wondering if taking
the 31mm f/1.8 Limited, 43mm f/1.9 Limited, and 77mm f/1.8 Limited prime
lenses
Thanks for the comments guys, just another thing I was wondering though.
Does this lens come in screw mount and/or K-mount? If in K-mount, does it
have any electrical contacts like a PK-A lens? Or is it just like an old K
lens?
Thanks again,
JamesRel.
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From: Paul
Hi, Brendan,
Actually, I was joking. With the Winder (which I very rarely use other
than as a lovely grip for longer lenses), it is so LOUD! Not exactly a
stealth camera.
Mind you, maybe they aren't supposed to be as loud as mine, which I got
for a very good price: basically a throw-in with
Hi, Bob,
You know, they make eyeglasses these days that help with astigmatism. vbg
-frank
Bob Blakely wrote:
Yes. I find that with many outdoor subjects, perfect mathematical
correction, looks... strange too my eye. Though much better than
uncorrected, they look much more natural if a
Hi, Mark,
As I just mentioned in another post, I was only joking about the MX with the
Winder MX. Mine is very loud (the winder anyway). I paid virtually nothing
for the winder, coming as it did with the body, and it (the winder, not the
body) is pretty beat up, so maybe they aren't all that
if it hasn't been modified it will still have a protrusion on the
rear that will mark the panel above the reflex mirror when mounted
on an LX. Otherwise its a great lens albeit big, lower contrast
than comparable Pentax glass but very sharp with a usable close
focus at the wide end.
Say,
I want to burn some film this weekend and don't really have anything going
on so figure I will wander around the yard or possibly a local park.
There's always the family get-together on Father's Day (happy day to all
the
PDMLDads!)
What's everyone else planning to capture this weekend?
Hi guys,
The baffle scratched and bent in that black thingy on my LX the first
time I mounted it, didn`t seem to hurt anything, so I just left it. I never
did file the baffle down, as the damage was done. It`s a close
tolerance fit ;)
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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Vivitar did make some gems. Too bad they didn`t continue with it.
I blame Bob Monaghan for my addiction.
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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From: Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: OT?! Opinions on VS1
On 14 Jun 2002 at 16:24, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I remember with a mix of sadness and sympathy a relatively long thread
sometime ago about the true colour of Pentax long teles. This was one of
the times I thought about how far can some things go on a list, about
sanity, etc...
Well, Mr.
On 14 Jun 2002 at 18:34, CBWaters wrote:
I want to burn some film this weekend and don't really have anything going
on so figure I will wander around the yard or possibly a local park.
There's always the family get-together on Father's Day (happy day to all the
PDMLDads!)
What's everyone
Steve`s reading this. I wanna try that 43-86! ;)
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: OT?! Opinions on VS1 35-85/2.8
Aha! I have a Viv 43-86 here, and
my travel (waliking around city, usually with someone, who's not much
into this stuff :) kit is A24mm/2.8, M50mm/1.4 and M135mm/3.5 (or
M200mm/4). this works perfectly for me when there's no time to swap the
lenses, like your guided tour sounds. 90% of shots are covered by 50mm.
but from time to
On 14 Jun 2002 at 15:06, Paul F. Stregevsky wrote:
Now to the 135mm contest: Pentax 135/1.8 vs. Vivitar Series 1 135/2.3.
Somehow, all my collected comments on the Pentax have been erased. The
comments I've collected about the Vivitar state that it's sharp at all
apertures. The Pentax, as
On 14 Jun 2002 at 8:39, Cameron Hood wrote:
Not if you have Photoshop. All of the camera movement corrections can be
done in an instant with the photoshop layer commands such as distort,
perspective, etc. IMHO, shift lenses are a thing of the past, unless you
really have to use the straight
On 14 Jun 2002 at 9:44, Mishka wrote:
as for me, an amateur, the rules are really simple: maximum quality for
minimum money. for truly critical things, M/LF is the answer anyway. so
apart for exotics (600mm tele or 15mm short, tilt/shift, etc), 35mm
(leica included) is really a convenience
On 14 Jun 2002 at 19:57, Fred wrote:
if it hasn't been modified it will still have a protrusion on the
rear that will mark the panel above the reflex mirror when mounted
on an LX. Otherwise its a great lens albeit big, lower contrast
than comparable Pentax glass but very sharp with a
On 14 Jun 2002 at 13:59, Bryan Carter Vyhmeister wrote:
I am going to Turkey for a Middle East Study Tour having to do with
archaeology in August. I am taking my MZ-S with BG-10 and possibly a
second MZ-S with BG-10 (depending on finances). I am wondering if taking
the 31mm f/1.8 Limited,
Hey gang -
Has anyone had dealings with Cambridge Camera in NYC? I just had a
bait-and-switch scenario with them. I didn't fall for it.
Has anyone else had this happen with this outfit? They don't seem reputable
to me.
-Brendan MacRae
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Don't know about this lens, but -- STAY AWAY FROM THIS SELLER!!!
They sold me a mint in the box FA-1W. They specifically told me that
would ship by express mail, fully insured (and charged accordingly),
and then shipped ground, uninsured. I got 2 months later a beat up
FA-1. When I asked to
The baffle scratched and bent in that black thingy on my LX the
first time I mounted it, didn`t seem to hurt anything, so I just
left it. I never did file the baffle down, as the damage was done.
It`s a close tolerance fit ;)
I'd say so, Steve - g. The lens designers really should not be
Hi Steve ...
You can't g The lens belongs to Frank. I just took delivery of it
since the seller wouldn't ship to Canada. I also was wrong about the
focal length. It's a 24~48. Sorry.
Steve Larson wrote:
I wanna try that 43-86! ;)
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Shel Belinkoff
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