What Leica uses Zeiss lenses? Do you understand these two things?
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-Alkuperäinen viesti-
Lähettäjä: Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Päivä: 23.
No, they are not:
Leica M7 2350 USD
Contax G2 1400 USD with 2/45 lens
Konica Hexar RF 1000 USD
Voigtländer Bessa R2 650 USD
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-Alkuperäinen viesti-
Lähettäjä: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am constantly amazed by how some people thought everyone must be shooting
at f8 with tripod all the time.
regards,
Alan Chan
Marnie: Don't get caught in the trap of thinking that better pictures are
made by different camera manufactuerers or better zoom lenses etc etc...
There
are too many
Give me a break Bruce there are always exceptions. A tripod is still the
photographers best friend unless you like blurry pics..
IS/VR is developed to overcome this to certain degree. It doesn't replace
tripod completely, but when you need that extra stops which aren't there,
IS/VR is your best
Where I find archives of PDML
theese sites is avaible
http://www.pentax.com/discussionarch.html
http://discuss.pentax.com/pipermail/pentax-discuss/
BRONSON
It seems that it is getting to the point that it is almost not worth
commenting on anything anymore. I wouldn't even mind having Brad Dobo
back compared to the current drivel that is going on.
Perhaps he is still with us. :-)
regards,
Alan Chan
Tell you what, you don't need special tool for the job. Don't be fooled by
the holes. Just use a piece of rubber will do. When done correctly, it won't
got loosen again. When overtighten, it can break. So beware.
regards,
Alan Chan
Hey everyone,
Playing with an MX. I got into photography
On 22 Jun 2003 at 23:59, Alan Chan wrote:
Give me a break Bruce there are always exceptions. A tripod is still the
photographers best friend unless you like blurry pics..
IS/VR is developed to overcome this to certain degree. It doesn't replace
tripod completely, but when you need that
There is no doubt the nut should be tight and the lever should be free. I
don't know the MX, but to me it sounds like there's a spacer missing under
the nut. Perhaps it (the nut) came right off some time and the washer was
lost? The solution is to make a washer. It probably needs to be only a few
It's survived two falls in the space of six months without skipping a beat
-
that's build quality.
I remember someone here mentioned a MZ-? was dropped from the roof and it
survived. It isn't no MZ-S. That's quality.
It does everything it should every time - that's build quality.
There were
On Mon, 23 Jun 2003, Piotr Chabowski wrote:
Where I find archives of PDML
http://www.mail-archive.com/pentax-discuss%40pdml.net/
One suggestion for Doug: this link should be available in www.pdml.net
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Dnia 23-06-2003 o godz. 9:26 Lawrence Kwan napisa(a):
http://www.mail-archive.com/pentax-discuss%40pdml.net/
One suggestion for Doug: this link should be available in
www.pdml.net
You ask for it, you get it. Check here:
http://www.pdml.net/dbrewer/p4.html (on the bottom of the
page) :-)
Alan, I'm afraid your last remark betrays exactly how much you know about
the MZ-S. I won't even bother to comment upon your second-hand and negative
points, since the original question was directed at _owners_ of the MZ-S,
who really are the only people qualified to comment upon what the camera
I believe the Auto Tak 55/1.8 has 10mm of helical extension. Anyway, my
mouldy old SMC Tak 55/2 has 10mm helical extension and is reputably the same
basic lens with a restrictor. If you wound the helical out fully, with a
10mm tube added, you require very slightly less than a stop extra
Looks to me like the Canadian agent wants to earn more from reselling an
MZ-S than Pentax Corp earns by building them. Politely put it's the tail
wagging the dog. Bluntly put, the agent is being a greedy parasite. It's
the same everywhere, unfortunately :-(
- Original Message -
From:
Don't forget you can dpwnload the MX servie manual:
http://www.robertstech.com/pentax.htm
Thank's Mark !
Michel
Hey everyone,
Playing with an MX. I got into photography with a ZX-M
so I am a bit spoiled by its automation so I have what is
really a question about any mechanical camera. I was
Alan, I'm afraid your last remark betrays exactly how much you know about
the MZ-S.
I have never said I know the MZ-S. I simply raise some questions.
I won't even bother to comment upon your second-hand and negative
points,
Why not? Is that question not fair?
By all means carry on comparing spec
Alan,
No, he couldn't resist chiming in on some of these threads.
Bruce
Monday, June 23, 2003, 12:01:58 AM, you wrote:
It seems that it is getting to the point that it is almost not worth
commenting on anything anymore. I wouldn't even mind having Brad Dobo
back compared to the current
if you believe that these are reasonable substitutes, i have a Minolta Himatic that
should fall into these categories too.
Herb...
- Original Message -
From: Raimo Korhonen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 03:23
Subject: Vs: Vs: Vs: Lens Mount Progress
I do alot of landscape photography and have been selling so work lately. it
was suggested to me that for larger prints A3 and above medium format is the
way to go.
this is what i have come to
645 pros - AF, wider angle of view (most of my 35mm shots are between 15 -
30mm most at 20mm), more
The possums in my area are all ringtails, however one of my friends is
looking after an orphaned brushtail. They're very cute when young, but
like most Australian wildlife will make good use of their claws when
older. He also has a juvenile wombat, and the family resemblance between
possums,
try www.agfa.com under Pro Photo Labs
Feroze
- Original Message -
From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 4:06 AM
Subject: That AGFA competition
Would someone send me the link or info?
I've been barely able to even skim pdml for
When Pal's broke he did mail me some pics of the inards of the MZS taken by
the techie. I'll try and find them, or perhaps he still has them. Quite a
bit is metal though. I have to say that I've never seriously damaged a
Pentax camera or any other one for that matter. The other ones were a Z70, a
Rob wrote:
It's rock solid, I haven't subjected it to a good soaking yet but it's still a
baby.
REPLY:
It is the most brick-like of any Pentax 35mm camera. According to the engineers it has
the most rigid body of all Pentaxes ever.
Pål
on 23.06.03 16:29, tom at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had 2 of them for about a year, they didn't break. I think it's a
solid camera except for the back.
Back is not that bad, although plastic. Actually ou will find plastic back
on Nikon F100 too. Real problem could be latch pin - it is only one
Get your facts straight again.
1) measurbator is about people obsessed with 100% accurate metering;
I've noticed only one until now
2) I have used the word liar only once, in this context:
I read a lot of pro advice and discussion about how it should
actually be rated at 40, and how Fuji is a
I have recently received an email from Pentax UK regarding the pricing
of the BG-20 battery grip for the Pentax *ist SLR.
They quote the following price for the grip:-
the BG-20 grip, part number 39555 will be
available soon, the price is £89.99.
This item should improve the handling of the
I have read this a couple of time on this list, but it
is is wrong. The *ist has separate dials for shutter
and aperture (unlike the MZ/ZX7)
Alexander
As has already been mentioned the *ist SLR has a single dial for
setting shutter speeds and aperture.
This is not a great problem (to
i can. a person who wants a Leica doesn't want anything remotely less in cost. that is
what cachet does. cost is in of itself a feature.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 09:26
Subject: Re: Vs: Vs: Lens
Pål Jensen wrote:
REPLY:
A meter is designed to assign whatever it is metering to a calibrated value.
Seems that you have some serious problems with the definition of a
meter. If you are against dictionaries, please feel free to use for the
scope of this discussion *the* reference:
Hallo
and interesting comparision, but the flare is bad on the Conon lenses.
Would be a Pentax 50mm better?
It would be interesting to have comparsion to a Pentax 50mm lens.
regards
Rüdiger
Von: Evan Hanson
Over at photo.net they have a comparison of the EF 50 1.8 vs. EF 50 1.4.
IMHO both
Well, if you're compiling a list of cameras that aren't Leicas, then I
suppose only one camera marque is disqualified from inclusion.
I believe Raimo was listing a few cameras that fulfil the same function as a
Leica. But I wasn't aware that actually BEING a Leica was a requisite.
regards,
Actually there was the assertion that the other current rangefinders have prices close
to Leica´s. That is not the case, Leica is the most expensive by a wide margin and my
list of the cameras and prices was presented to emphasise this.
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at
I'm aware that LX and MX screens can be swapped
across bodies (standard caveat: LX screen in
MX body- add +1/3 to EV).
Are the PZ-1P and MZ-S screens the same size
and configuration? Are they brighter than
the LX screens?
-Lon
Hi Lon,
the crosscompatibility is there, but not as
And you have sunk to his level, which is exactly what he was seeking.
Pål Jensen wrote:
Oh give me a break! You have been insulting this whole forum the last couple of
weeks by claiming people that disagree with you are measurebators, liars, cheats,
pretenders, snapshooters, not able to
Oh, I see now.
Other rangefinders are just as expensive as Leicas, unless someone actually
proves that they're not. In which case Leicas are so much more
expensive because they have 'cachet'.
Expensive item, that 'cachet' stuff ;-)
regards,
Anthony Farr
- Original Message -
From:
From: Anthony Farr
Another Canonite wrote about the two 50s: Both are great but in different
ways.
I tried the 1.8/50 when I thought about switching to 10D or D60, and
all samples I tried (new in shop) were very disappointing at 2/3 out
field performance, and that's on a reduced (not full
My silly thought is that once you are going to put the camera on a tripod
you might just as well go to large format and be done with it.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003
Hi!
I am about to buy the above lens in Excellent condition from KEH.
Well, as a matter of fact a friend of mine is about to buy this lens
which then be brought over to Israel.
Anyway, is there anyone on the list who actually has/had this lens and
used it? If so, I would very much like to hear
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=816ncid=816e=3u=/ap/20030621/ap_on_en_ot/lithuania_shooting_blind
(I deleted alot of PDML messages yesterday, I apologize if this made the
rounds)
--
http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye.
-Original Message-
From: Rüdiger Neumann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hallo
and interesting comparision, but the flare is bad on the
Conon lenses.
I wouldn't say it's bad, but it's not as good as SMC.
Would be a Pentax 50mm better?
It would be interesting to have comparsion to a
Hi,
Monday, June 23, 2003, 5:09:07 PM, you wrote:
i can. a person who wants a Leica doesn't want anything remotely less in cost.
I have 2 Leica Ms. I'd like another, and I'd have been very happy indeed if
they cost a lot less money.
that is what cachet does. cost is in of itself a feature.
Rüdiger Neumann wrote:
Hallo
and interesting comparision, but the flare is bad on the Conon lenses.
Would be a Pentax 50mm better?
This is the worst I ever took out of the Pentax M 50/1.4:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/vdonisa/Scan9a.jpg
http://www3.sympatico.ca/vdonisa/Scan13a.jpg
No filter or hood.
Rule:
Fine ground glass = bright image, difficult to focus
Course ground glass = dim image, easy to focus
As in all such tradeoffs, you need to find the balance that works best for
you.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
- Original Message -
From: Frantisek Vlcek
are they still using them as their primary camera?
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 14:15
Subject: Re: Vs: Vs: Lens Mount Progress
that must be why the world's great photojournalists have
Hi,
My buddy has one, I have used it a few times and informally compared it to
the K30/2.8 and Super Takumar 35/3.5. It is a reasonably sharp lens,
though not outstanding, about on par with the FA28-70/4 at middle apertures.
It is ok wide open. It exhibits a warm color balance (in comparison to
incidentally, that is a fine description of cachet. you use X because famous Y uses X.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 14:15
Subject: Re: Vs: Vs: Lens Mount Progress
that must be why the
John's answer is a very good one. If you are shooting primarily prints you
need to find a good printer. I shoot slides and prints. When I take my prints to
a quick and dirty foto finisher I begin to doubt myself and my equipment.
When I shoot slides, I realize it is just the foto finisher. If
Is that so?
Most Leica owner's will be diapointed to hear that as they thought Leica
lenses were better than Zeiss lenses.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 22,
Less than there used to be, and now mostly in documentary photography. It also tends
to be older photographers who have been using them a very long time. When you've used
a camera so long that you don't have to think about working the controls and it's
quiet and descrete, it becomees the
Please not Brad...
Vic
In a message dated 6/22/03 10:01:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Vic,
It seems that it is getting to the point that it is almost not worth
commenting on anything anymore. I wouldn't even mind having Brad Dobo
back compared to the current drivel that is going on.
Writing the previous message with 10 years ago.. I just noticed
that this year I should celebrate 10 years since I got my first
Pentax.
cheers,
caveman
Gee, you make me think I just passed my 20th birthday. MX in spring 1983.
Andre
--
You are probably aware that after you stated that Leica cameras use
Zeiss lenses, your credibility level in what concerns Leica is 0.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Less than there used to be, and now mostly in documentary photography. It also tends to be older photographers who have been using them a
Feroze Kistan wrote:
Now I feel like a baby, I was born in 1971.
You are a baby... I graduated high school the year before you were
born! ;-)
--
what should I fee like...? I wasn't even planned in 1971 ^_- I was
born in 1977
well, I bought me first Pentax (a ME)
Hallo,
I had only flare problems with my Pentax FA 28-200 (which is a Tamron)
and that will be a surprice with my 1.9/43.
regards
Rüdiger
Von: Caveman
and interesting comparision, but the flare is bad on the Conon lenses.
Would be a Pentax 50mm better?
This is the worst I ever took out of the
I have not found any cachet in my M6 - and it is not mentioned in the user´s manual
either. It is 18 years old, maybe newer versions have it?
A look at the price lists will show you the prices if you are interested.
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at
To my eye, this old pentax lens has less flare than
the newer Canon. Of course, the shots are different.
I've always wondered if Pentax SMC is really better,
but I'm beginning to suspect it is.
I have 5 third party primes and one third party zoom.
Particularly, with the zoom, there are shots I
I agree. That may be why I like KXen so much.
Dim but _very_ easy to focus.
T Rittenhouse wrote:
Rule:
Fine ground glass = bright image, difficult to focus
Course ground glass = dim image, easy to focus
As in all such tradeoffs, you need to find the balance that works best for
you.
Hi,
Monday, June 23, 2003, 7:44:26 PM, you wrote:
are they still using them as their primary camera?
yes, a great many of them are. Tom Stoddart does, so do people like Dario
Mitidieri, Claus Bjorn Larsen, Kai Wiedenhofer, Joachim Ladefoged - all
fairly young, all recent winners of World Press
On 23 Jun 2003 at 16:47, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I also disagree with this statement. IS/VR will never take the place of a
tripod. They are excellent for a number of situations to buy a couple of stops
but they are not a replacement for a tripod. Fast lenses and fast film are also
not
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Vs: Vs: Lens Mount Progress
them, grow to love them.. Those who don't appreciate them go buy a fully
loaded
clone or a fully loaded sport-ute or a Canon with 45 eye-focus points and
then
they go out and take blurry handheld
Peter Spiro wrote:
35mm is my favorite focal length, and at one time or another I have
tried almost all of them, and I have posted some comparisons at
http://ca.geocities.com/spirope/infinitytest.htm
I found something intriguing there. You were using this method:
The film photos were printed
Artur Ledóchowski wrote:
What the hell?! All I said was the MZ-S is overpriced!
Nothing more!
Artur,
I agree.
Pentax UK appear to agree with you too; the best street
price
of the MZ-S is now almost exactly half the Pentax UK list
price.
It was overpriced at GBP 1099.99, but I will probably
On 23 Jun 2003 at 5:41, Steve Larson wrote:
The 50/1 designation just looks so weird when you are used to seeing
50/1.2, 50/1.4 etc. Awesome glass! OK, I admit it, I`m a Leica wannabe.
BTW, are you going Canon?
Only time will tell, I'll be a little more decisive at the end of August I
guess.
- Original Message -
From: Artur Ledóchowski [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Actually if a photographer is unable to take sharp pics, no brand name
will
help him - be it Canon or Pentax. 45-points AF is built into the top class
bodies only. Mid class stuff has up to 7 points (EOS 30/33/Elan 7/7e),
Herb Chong wrote:
i have to point out that my standard of comparison is the
FA* 80-200 f2.8.
Thanks Herb, understood.
John
How 'bout it folks, is SMC hype or real?
Don't know if other lenses have problem with shot like this. It was taken
with SMC-A 70-210/4 without filter. I once compared it against my friend's
Nikkor AF80-200/2.8 which shown more flare in viewfinder. The cameras were
P50 F90X.
I had the A35/2.8 which was said to be identical to the M. I did some
landscape shots with it and thought it wasn't particular sharp as a prime
lens.
regards,
Alan Chan
I am about to buy the above lens in Excellent condition from KEH.
Well, as a matter of fact a friend of mine is about to buy
I would like to point out that this A was better built than the M which
might have aging spring. I stripped down both before. This A has metal
aperture ring, not plastic.
regards,
Alan Chan
I am about to buy the above lens in Excellent condition from KEH.
Well, as a matter of fact a friend of
On 23 Jun 2003 at 18:13, Herb Chong wrote:
what were the total unit sales of the M bodies at the time? there are several
instances of retailing products where raising the price increased sales. to
charge this much, they must have something. that's cachet, invented or real.
Honda discovered
Are the PZ-1P and MZ-S screens the same size
and configuration? Are they brighter than
the LX screens?
AFAIK, Z/PZ and MZ/ZX screens have identical dimensions. LX/MX screens are
slightly bigger. And yes, they are brighter smoother than original MX/LX
screens. I use the MZ-M screen in MX and
Hi, Herb,
My info was slightly inaccurate, as it appears that about 65,000 Leica badged CL's
were produced, with a few more Minolta or Leica/Minolta badged CL's produced for the
Japanese market. That figure (65,000) is about twice as many as the M series produced
during the time the CL was
Back is not that bad, although plastic. Actually ou will find plastic back
on Nikon F100 too. Real problem could be latch pin - it is only one and
could eventually break badly treated - in F100 there are two of them for
security.
Seems to be a common problem for most plastic backs, including the
But I shoot a lot of hand held with my 6x7, perhaps more than 50%. I did
a fashion shoot this weekend with strobes, my 6x7, and my hands. I even
do some street shooting with the 6x7. My July PUG is a 6x7, 300/4, hand
held street shot. But then again, I've even shot large format handheld.
Of course
I looked at some old Leicas because I love cameras, and Leicas are so
much a part of the history of photography. I bought one because I fell
in love with the beautiful metalwork, the solid feel of the mechanics,
and the whisper of the shutter.
Paul
On 23 Jun 2003 at 14:42, T Rittenhouse wrote:
Rule:
Fine ground glass = bright image, difficult to focus
Course ground glass = dim image, easy to focus
As in all such tradeoffs, you need to find the balance that works best for
you.
Rules are made to be broken and I think you'll find that
On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:52:36 +0100, Bob Walkden wrote:
How 'bout it folks, is SMC hype or real?
I never knew what flare was until I switched from Pentax to Contax.
I have to agree with Bob on this one. And I'm not kidding or
exaggerating. Sure, I'd encountered point flare a couple of times
Wow! That's amazing. Pentax and Zeiss jointly developed multi-coating
technology. I've used Zeiss T* coated lenses on both Hasselblad and
Contax cameras and have not found them to be inferior to SMC. I didn't
keep my Pentax 43mm f/1.9 Ltd lens long enough to give it a real flare
test against
Same here.. I've used both the Blad and the G2 and have never had a problem
with flare. And I don't use a shade on my 80mm T*.
I don't see what the big hubub is about. I've got the Canon 50mm. I've never
experienced flare.
I'm not pointing my lens directly into the sun mind you.
I have, however,
Hi,
I have a blad and i find that the coating on my T* 80mm is not as good as my
pentax primes.
The coating on Leica lenses is also quite good, but not as good as SMC.
Regards,
Paul
- Original Message -
From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24,
Y'all should be out shooting!
:)
CRB
Our church puts on a free soccer clinic
We're bringing in 3 guys from the Columbus Crew
for kids 6-12. Should be fun to shoot.
(Will likely be published in the AIA journal.)
Collin
I wasn't comparing M bodies with the CL. I was merely pointing out that some Leica
owners (as if we're all the same!) aren't buying a Leica because it's more
expensive.
I was trying to refute Herb's position, and here's his quote: a person who wants a
Leica doesn't want anything remotely less
We have!
During the wedding festivities this past weekend I shot about 200 exposures
in the Optio S, 2 rolls of 120 in the 645, 2 rolls of Delta 100 in the MZ-S
and God only knows how many rolls the wife ran through her ZX-L.
Bill
- Original Message -
From: collinb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sounds cool.
What's AIA journal? And, if you're published, will it pay? (not that
it's important, just curious).
cheers,
frank
collinb wrote:
Our church puts on a free soccer clinic
We're bringing in 3 guys from the Columbus Crew
for kids 6-12. Should be fun to shoot.
(Will likely be
i'm reading Mark Twain's Following the Equator and in a few places he uses the verb
to kodak and the noun kodak in the sense that we use the word photograph today.
the book was written around 1897.
Herb...
That's cool! I love trivia - in fact, my whole life is a collection of trivial,
unimportant events (but I digress...).
I suppose that around the turn of the last century, the only cameras available to the
general public (other than big, bulky, hard to use view cameras) were Eastman Kodaks.
On June 23, 2003 09:55 pm, frank theriault wrote:
That's cool! I love trivia - in fact, my whole life is a collection of
trivial, unimportant events (but I digress...).
I suppose that around the turn of the last century, the only cameras
available to the general public (other than big,
Now that you mention it, I think you're right, Nick. I wonder if anyone had two or
more cameras, so that one always had a camera when the used one was sent back for
processing and re-loading.
And, I wonder if you got back the same camera, or if they just sent back another one
which was just
Hi, Carlos.
Probably the M 85 mm. f:2 is an excellent choice for portraits.
The M 85/2 is a pretty good portrait lens, despite its unpretentious
seeming design, and is the most economical Pentax K-mount 85.
The lens I use the most for portraits is a K 85 mm. 1.8 and I love
it. [and] The
on 6/23/03 9:29 AM, tom at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
-Original Message-
From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mebbe what we ought to do is place an MZ-S in TV's hands for
6 months (if he doesn't have one) and get a report back.
That would settle build quality and
K85/1.8
Regards,
Bob...
Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying
the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine
and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women?
-Martin Luther
From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I
A most politely ambiguous answer. Have you ever considered a career in the
diplomatic corps?
regards,
Anthony Farr
- Original Message -
From: Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
Monday, June 23, 2003, 8:33:34 PM, you wrote:
How 'bout it folks, is SMC hype or real?
I never knew
frank theriault wrote:
I was planning on selling my CL, which had been in the shop for almost
6 months. I got it back (finally had the $$ for the bill) almost two
weeks ago. I got back my first roll last week. The sharpness and
beautiful contrast of that little lens is palpable. That
Exactly Joshua...
Vic
In a message dated 6/23/03 4:17:17 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The conversion from the LX to the MZS should be no problem as you
demonstrate and testify. If you look at the two cameras they are laid
out in the same fashion: shutter wheel in the same spot on both
I have found the MZ-M screen in MX is a lot easier to focus too. No more
struggle with macro shots.
regards,
Alan Chan
Rules are made to be broken and I think you'll find that Pentax did just
that
with the introduction of the new 60 series of LX screens. They are bright
and
snappy to focus.
It would have been nice to see examples of his work, maybe I'll do an image
search of Remigijus Audiejaitis later and see what turns up.
Reminds me of the Australian movie Proof (1991), also about a blind
photographer. In that case the photos were taken in an attempt to establish
the facts of
Of course, the M5 is a rather weird camera. It was not very popular.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
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From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: Vs: Vs: Lens Mount Progress
I
Hi!
MI i used to have one (from ebay), until its diafragm stuck. then i
MI sold it on ebay for what i paid originally (although i did warn
MI the buyer).
MI the lens is fine. i have 35/2 now, and except the weight and the
MI price, i'm not sure there's a lot of difference.
MI i have just looked
Graywolf wrote:
My silly thought is that once you are going to put the camera on a
tripod you might just as well go to large format and be done with it.
That is silly, Graywolf. I remember sitting in the pressbox squashed
between the back wall and a Speed Graphic sporting a 40 inch telephoto
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