Stan,
Thanks for the tip. Just what I was looking for.
Bruce
Friday, July 11, 2003, 7:43:13 PM, you wrote:
SH on 7/11/03 1:30 PM, Bruce Dayton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My two daughters are traveling to Brazil shortly for a tour with their
symphony. I'm wondering about electrical
They fixed it already, but they're having trouble removing your hex.
I must be cursed. Who is it? Show yourself. I know you are here!! :-(
regards,
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The Z-1p doesn't have the new type of focusing screen either. Otherwise, I
found the Z-1p easier to manual focus with slower lenses than the LX. To
each his own I guess, but for me magnification or lack thereof has never
been a problem when focusing. What makes a difference to me is whether it
Shouldn't it be focus first and compose later?
This is why I never bothered to buy an AF camera, it's too slow. But then I
usually don't use a tripod either .-)
DagT
Sure, that's what it's supposed to be. That's what the camera manuals say.
Hold down the button 1/2 to focus lock then
Jan van Wijk a écrit:
Hi,
This has probably been discussed before, but I can't find it ...
Does anyone have practical experience using NiMh rechargable
batteries with the MZ-S BG10 grip ?
I am not sure the camera would operate reliably with just 4 * 1.2 V
instead of the regular 4 * 1.5 V ...
if Alan were to try a MZ-S on loan and had the same results as his PZ-1p,
then i would believe that he is experiencing AF system problems.
I know the Z-1p's AF is not as accurate as MF, but the problem extends to MF
mode too due to poor viewing quality. That's why I like the MX so much. It's
Animals around my parts are exceptionally shy and its extremely rare that
close encounters with wild animals can be experienced.
Pål
I almost (not quite) wish that were true here. The deer wander all over this
housing development because they know somehow (through years of experience, I
There's a short, 1 page review of the Optio S in the latest Pop Photo.
Appears they think it's a much better camera for the money than the Contax
T
VS. Most interesting to me was the following:
I always think the price/performance ratio is rather subjective and never
make much sense. They are
You would also need to consider the current
requirements. NiMH batteries are capable of
supplying a lot of current without much voltage
drop, something alkalines are not capable of. Some
cameras are designed not to be able to work with
batteries which could supply too much current. There
were
David M Collins a écrit:
Interesting Mark Rofini,
Let me make sure the index tab left on allows the camera to shoot at ASA
400? If you get a 200 speed roll iwith the tab on it will
underexpose by
one stop. Not undesirable in some cases:)?
Extract from A110 service manual (# 24100):
There are still Hi-Fi magazines around?
Well I'll be darned!
If you insist! :-)
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Alan Chan a écrit:
You would also need to consider the current
requirements. NiMH batteries are capable of
supplying a lot of current without much voltage
drop, something alkalines are not capable of. Some
cameras are designed not to be able to work with
batteries which could supply too much
It is being said that todays best zooms are every bit as good as primes.
You can find it even in several photo books like the ones by John Shaw
(who in earlier books only recommended primes), Charles Campbell etc. I
would modified it to todays best zooms are better than yesterdays primes
and
The MX has a linkage designed to slow the mirror just before it hits the
foam bumper. Pentax claimed that MLU was unneeded. Over the years, I never
noticed a vibration problem. But then, I only used a tripod about 10% of the
time with the MXen. Tripods and 35mm never made much sense to me. If you
On 12 Jul 2003 at 7:23, Dag T wrote:
My A version of the lens is very nice.
I'll take this opportunity to not so subtly plug my current eBay auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2940154723
Cheers,
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
I've even noticed how differnt lenses may perform in response to various
films. Provia F in particular being a high resolution/low accutance film. It
simply doesn't mate well with all lenses!
Pål
First time I've heard this. I switched lately from Velvia to Provia F because
a lot on this list
First time I've heard this. I switched lately from Velvia to Provia F
because
a lot on this list said it scanned better since Velvia is more color
saturated. And that does appear to be true based on my recent scanning
experience.
I have found the Provia 100F is not as contrasty as other slides,
Too late, it's been yanked (apparently)!
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longer in our database. Please check the number and try again. If this
message persists, the item has either not started and is not yet available
for viewing, or has
In enlargements up to 5x7 I cannot tell the difference between Optio S
prints and normal minilab prints that Joe Sixpack is more than happy with.
Bill
So far all the Pentax digital samples I have seen don't look very sharp.
Is
there any practical reason to this? Or are Pentax simply lag
It's not so much that they prefer to use cheap lenses, more that:
1)they've never used an full metal bodied lens so they don't know
better, and
2)they'd rather pay less than more for the camera / lens package.
Give them time. Let them first discover Pentax, then lure them towards the
So far I have considered a Zalman NK360? - the flat pad thing with 3 fans, and some
PCMCIA slot mounted fan by Titan?? Any opinions or others to consider?
Yeah, I could always borrow the bottom half of one of Paul S' racesuits I suppose.
Kind regards
Peter
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Just a guess, perhaps the other brand cameras apply more sharpening when the
original file is being generated. If you don't like the look of sharpening,
but it's already been applied, there's nothing you can do to get rid of it.
It's easy to add more sharpening in editing, though, and you get to
Well, there has to be some trade-off, doesn't there?
Even if we take Pal's original statement as true (today's best zooms are every
bit as good as primes), a zoom is going to exact some penalty on it's user.
They're bigger, heavier, slower, more complicated, take more time to use (since
you have
Wrong attitude, Marnie!
Don't think of it as dollars down the drain, rather, think of it as money well
invested in an enriching leisure activity vbg.
cheers,
frank
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snip Sigh. Another camera, more lenses, more dollars down the drain.
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Some years ago I saw a newspaper comic strip, I vaguely recall that it was
call Stanley and was, funnily enough, about a caveman. Stanley was
severely roughed up by a large bear and, summoning his remaining strength,
crawled over to a stone tablet on which he chiselled, newspaper banner
style,
Cotty wrote:
Is shite pronounced with a
long or short i?
Long 'I', as in flying a 'kite'. British slang.
Actually, its derivation is *Irish*, although
it has now been accepted into English
so-called culture.
;-)
My first sighting of the word was in James Joyce's Portrait of the Artist
as a Young Man which was required reading during my school years.
Irish born friends of mine use it exactly as a British descended person
would use the e-less form of the word. If Billy Connelly is typical of his
Are you using the Canon 10D?
D60. I need never worry about rust ;-)
Backup film: MX
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So far I have considered a Zalman NK360? - the flat pad thing
with 3 fans, and some PCMCIA slot mounted fan by Titan?? Any
opinions or others to consider?
For what it's worth, my husband, who's a programmer and builds his own
computers, says that this item is unnecessary. I was looking at it
right on all counts, but my sharpest lens is my FA 50mm macro but only very slightly
behind it is my FA* 80-200. my FA* 24 and my FA 24-90 are noticeably less sharp.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003
Good thought Frank.I cringe everytime i see a lens for sale,buy it and think should i
have??(mfof
course)Then
when it arrives i cannot wait to use it.I cannot think of a nicer way(at least until
the
ice has had a
chance to cool the brown bottlesg)to spend a few hours when the weather is
Mike,
Did these fit without modification of the case.
The 1/3 AF batteries were a perfect fit.
They were 1/3 of an AA battery in dimensions.
12 fit perfectly, and the vendor made them up for me.
Did your new ones end up being 1/3 of an AAA battery diameter? (ie smaller?)
Regards, Bob S.
In a
Hi Herb,
How do you like the FA* 80-200? f2.8 right? Do you use it on an MZ-S?
Does it AF quickly? How is the MF feel? How is the bokeh?
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
- Original Message -
From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003
An ok day garage sale-ing found a beauty but unfortunately
it's not for sale. First time I got to hold one.
A beautiful c. 1950 Exakta with waist-level finder. Hardly used.
Just holding it was a priviledge.
Classic stuff is so nice.
CRB
everyone assumes i have an expensive body. my expensive body is my ZX-5n. that's
because there was no $500 body available at the time with the features expected for
one at that price range and the MZ-S was spec'd about that price but actually sold for
a lot more. i don't ever expect to get an
On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 20:32:03 +1000, Anthony Farr wrote:
[...] perhaps the other brand cameras apply more sharpening
when the original file is being generated. [...]
That brings up a question I've had for a couple of months now. My
primary lab recently got a Frontier machine. When they did,
An ok day garage sale-ing found a beauty
but
unfortunately
it's not for sale. First time I got to hold one.
A beautiful c. 1950 Exakta with waist-level finder. Hardly used.
Just holding it was a priviledge.
Classic stuff is so nice.
CRB
How do
William Robb wrote:
[...]
Also, if you carry a firearm, please leave it at home, we don't like them
here.
As usual, I'm sure you speak for all Canadians, William. Good on ya!
keith whaley
on 11.07.03 22:52, Alan Chan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So F100 still beats MZ-S huh? :-)
Neee.. it can't leave film leader out ;-) But otherwise it's very nice
machine, only heavy and large as for me :-)
PS: Not a real comment, pls don't flame.
We all know you quite well :-) I don't think
At 03:15 PM 7/11/2003 -0400, you wrote:
Just how impossible/heavy/awkward is the A 400mm f2.8?
I don't find it to be too terrible, but it is not lightweight. If you are
going through zoos it should be quite easy to carry - the terrain is
usually pretty tame.
It has not been that big of a
In checking my trusty Freestyle Photographic Supplies catalog I saw Gold
100 not present... unless you order it import. If you don't want
import you might try Portra 160nc. 160nc is meant for wedding and
portrait, but, seems to be a professional standard.
I've learned Gold 100 is just too slow
For sale: ZX-5n, FA 28-70 F4 AL, and Pentax camera bag.
Worried about your MX or LX going belly up and no longer having lens
compatibility in the future? Worry no longer -- get a ZX-5n! Compatible with
K/M/A/F
and FA lenses, this metal camera body is based on Pentax's famous manual
focus
Just struck up a conversation related to the Electro 35 GTN they had for sale.
They older gentleman said he had a camera of his dad's but couldn't remember
what it was. So he went and got it.
CRB
At 12:56 PM 7/12/2003 -0400, you wrote:
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 10:48:58 US/Eastern
From: [EMAIL
Inspired by Paul Stenquist's wonderful Walk Around Paris, I finally got
off of my lazy butt and completed a project I've wanted to do for some time:
A photo essay of one of my favorite places, Detroit's Eastern Market. It's
more than 150 years old, and on the weekends, is flooded with people
frank theriault wrote:
Well, there has to be some trade-off, doesn't there?
Even if we take Pal's original statement as true (today's best zooms are every
bit as good as primes), a zoom is going to exact some penalty on it's user.
They're bigger, heavier, slower, more complicated, take more time
Now off topic... but anyhow:
Consequently, I think that once
I get an *ist-D, my 300mm will probably be sold.
My Sigma f2.8 70-200 zoom (whose optics I am extremely
happy with) will become a fast 105-300 zoom, and will
likely suit my personal 300mm needs much better than the prime.
As an aside, in a court of law, photographs as evidence are only as
truthful as the person that took them and testifies about them. They are a
part of his testimony.
Kenneth Waller
- Original Message -
From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, July 12,
I am interested in doing more macro, and landscape, and wild life. But there
was a woman in my last photography class who did BW street photography in San
Francisco that I found pretty interesting (when it included people, that is).
I think if I do it, I'd try it color (well, I got a lot of
Marnie wrote:
First time I've heard this. I switched lately from Velvia to Provia F because
a lot on this list said it scanned better since Velvia is more color
saturated. And that does appear to be true based on my recent scanning experience.
But what does low accutance mean? Huh?
REPLY:
Frank wrote:
Even if we take Pal's original statement as true (today's best zooms are every
bit as good as primes), a zoom is going to exact some penalty on it's user.
REPLY:
I didn't actually say that. That was something I quoted.
Pål
Lon wrote:
Yeah, but a 300 f/4 is not long enough for most shots
I want, and a 2x puts me right back at f8, where my
mirror lens is. No help. Need faster lens to start
with.
REPLY:
Apart from the 300/2.8 you could also look into the A* 600/5.6 if you really need the
reach; Perhaps together
Hi folks,
I have experience processing black white film and would like to work
for a lab that processes it. I did extensive processing for my college
newspaper.
Can anyone help me find a part time job doing this in the Tidewater,
Virginia area. I'm willing to work for free for the educational
Mark wrote:
Bit of a straw man argument there, since the A 3.5 f2.8 has been singled out by
several users (you in particular) as a dog.
REPLY:
Not really. I was trying to illustrate my opinion that todays good zoom are equally
good or better than yesterdays primes. The A 35/2.8 is fairly
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I have a Bogen 3011, and it does the same thing. It's only about 1-1/2
years old, and I bought it new. It has the thumbscrew-type leg tighteners,
and I almost get my thumb out of joint trying to tighten the legs enough so
that it doesn't sink while I'm taking a photo. Every time I use it I end
Had a pleasant surprise today. Got a nice check from Outdoor Photographer
for an image of mine (posted in the July 01 PUG
http://pug.komkon.org/01jul/IceFlwr.html). I had submitted it last year for
a section called Your Gallery. I was contacted told it would be
published in an upcoming issue.
Congrats, Ken.
Um, can I get an autographed copy?? ;-}
See you soon
-Original Message-
From: Kenneth Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: July 12, 2003 3:21 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Pentax Image in Outdoor Photographer
Had a pleasant surprise today. Got
Paal:
Eg. recently somebody said that the M 80-200/4.5 was sharper than
the M 200/4 or a few days ago some said that the M 24-35 zoom was
sharper than the M 28/2.8.
... at f8. But the zoom is useless at f3.5 and probably behind the
28mm at 5.6.
Andre
--
Hi,
Saturday, July 12, 2003, 7:48:20 PM, you wrote:
I am interested in doing more macro, and landscape, and wild life. But there
was a woman in my last photography class who did BW street photography in San
Francisco that I found pretty interesting (when it included people, that is).
I
The legs are easily tightened, Jerome. You need only a socket wrench and the
little tool that comes with the tripod. The nuts by the joints tighten with
the socket wrench, and the small tools supplied holds the other end from
rotating. Take it to a camera store and they'll show you how if you
I know folks who find all kinds of neat and
valuable stuff
at yard/garage
sales. Me, like you Dave, I only find old baby clothes, junk appliances, and
knicknacks
Sounds like you and i go to the same yard sales,Tom.LOL
I did manage to get to a few
This is for the TOPDML and any lurkers out there.
Markham fair grounds has the rib and blues fest this weekend.Friday was light turn out
and
we just got
back from a 2 hour stint this afternoon.Some rain and a few die hard eaters
In might be useful psychologically to practice in a strange town or
city where you'll maybe feel a little less self-conscious.
--
Cheers,
Bob
You know, that's a real good idea. I been sort of thinking of a photo essay
of my town/city, which has a concentrated downtown section, but I am
Anyway, if I try some street photography (probably more buildings than
people, but people too), any suggestions? Shoot from the hip? Get permission of
subjects? Don't worry about permission? Focal length suggestions, etc.?
Anything is welcome.
Marnie wrote:
First time I've heard this. I switched lately from Velvia to Provia F because
a lot on this list said it scanned better since Velvia is more color
saturated. And that does appear to be true based on my recent scanning
experience.
But what does low accutance mean? Huh?
REPLY:
The nice thing about the Manfrotto/Bogen tripods and monopods is that you
can adjust the tightness of the leg clamps. Over time, the clamps may
loosen slightly, but they're easy to adjust. On each clamp, there is an
upper nut and bolt, which secures the clamp to the larger tube. Then there
is a
My friend just bought an Optio S. The salesperson told her that they
expected to sell out their stock of 120 cameras within a week. Not
surprising because after her husband saw it, he wanted one too!
--jc
The ZX-5n is called the MZ-5n in Europe and has a great reputation. Very
highly respected!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For sale: ZX-5n, FA 28-70 F4 AL, and Pentax camera bag.
Worried about your MX or LX going belly up and no longer having lens
compatibility in the future? Worry no longer --
Congrats, Ken.
For everyone else, here's the proper link, by the way (other one was faulty).
http://pug.komkon.org/01jul/IceFlwer.html
my question is, were they going to pay you had you not been persistent / on top
of things and called?
That's very true indeed, but we started out discussing sharpness only. In
fact, I found a lot of zooms which perform well stopped down at infinity.
Many of these are weak at close range and/or wide open, though. If a
manufacturer wants to look good on a lens test report, they just optimize
for
Hi Gang,
Due to some mounting medical bills, I have decided to part with my Silver 77mm Ltd.
lens with matching silver Pentax SMC UV filter (approx. $50 retail value). I bought
the lens from a list member and it is in excellent condition. Everything is in top
working order. I have a photo of
By the way... thanks for pointing me in that direction. Procrastination led me
to browse the rest of the images, and as it turns out,
http://pug.komkon.org/01jul/
That was a pretty good gallery. Obviously your shot was a winner, but there
were a few others, too. I especially like Smirnov
Lon,
by the way, I meant no offense by my previous email (not sure how touchy you
are, so I thought I'd clear the air ahead of time). I just meant to say that,
now that I take a better listen at your current situation, there are tons of
options that fall in between a 500mm Mirror lens with
I wish I could come up there, Dave, but I'm busy tomorrow afternoon.
Hopefully tomorrow's weather will be better than today. Yuck. Cool, cloudy with
drizzle. Is
this July or April?
Have fun, and show us your pics!
cheers,
frank
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is
Geez, Ken,
I looked at the subject line, and figured it was just a pic taken with a Pentax
camera. You're being too modest! I've adjusted the subject line accordingly,
however. vbg
Congrats!! It's a photograph worthy of publication. Great job.
cheers,
frank
Kenneth Waller wrote:
Had a
Andre Langevin wrote:
About the MX shutter, a repairman once told me that while
it gained
in precision over the Spotmatic shutter (and, I guess, the
following
KM and KX, which must have shared the same shutter
technology), it
lost its precision faster, so needed more frequent
adjustment. You
That's exactly what I have been wanting to say...
You can spend all the money in the world for a super duper telephoto lens or
you can save your money and have some patience and still get the shot. I'm not
saying a long lens isn't sometimes necessary, but patience does not cost you
anything but
Thanks. :)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 12:12 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: fireworks photos
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Kodak Gold 100, f11-16 (I forget which), 50mm-28mm, mostly
6-7 second
Herb, Butch, Nate and I had a fun time at Boscobel today. I was
introduced to a few drool-inducing lenses - I'm going to have to start
trolling ebay again! :) After lunch, Butch left and the rest of us
headed to Constitution Marsh, where we had a good time trying to make
pictures of catfish,
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
That's exactly what I have been wanting to say...
You can spend all the money in the world for a super
duper telephoto lens or you can save your money and have
some patience and still get the shot. I'm not
saying a long lens isn't sometimes necessary,
but
you will also get better so that when you get the super-duper lens, you will get
better shots than if you waited until you got it to practice with it.
Herb...
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From: jerome [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 21:28
Subject: Re: My
Quoting Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
you will also get better so that when you get the super-duper lens,
you will get better shots than if you waited until you got it
to practice with it.
I'm not sure if I follow that, Herb. Not sure if you're saying wait to buy, or
don't wait. In any
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
First time I've heard this. I switched lately from Velvia to Provia F because
a lot on this list said it scanned better since Velvia is more color
saturated.
That lot said that it scans better because of its lower Dmax and finer
grain.
cheers,
caveman
I go on vacation and you guys seem to turn on the jet engines in terms of
posts to the list :-) So far behind on the list... But I had to fill you
in on some of the goings on in my life - for those interested.
I just picked up an SV and an MX that I had CLAd in Ft. Lauderdale. I
highly
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