Re: boat, was: Unusual subjects to photograph.

2004-01-13 Thread David Mann
Rebekah Gonzalez wrote: Do you happen to have a photo of that boat you saw? It does sound interesting. I didn't take a photo. There was nowhere near enough light available. All that is visible under the building is a small section of the hull. Most of the boat was either destroyed or

*ist D Neat Image profiles

2004-01-13 Thread Rob Studdert
Neat Image can't work miracles (particularly in the case of 3200ISO shadow noise) however it does quite a good job when used with custom noise profiles. At the link below are a copy of my current custom noise profiles for the *ist D, they aren't perfect but they seem to get the job done nicely.

TC and Tubes for macro

2004-01-13 Thread Rob Studdert
Has anyone performed tests on TC/tube combos for macro use? If you were using tubes and a TC would you put the TC or tubes directly behind the lens? Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: *ist D grab shot

2004-01-13 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Jan 2004 at 21:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rob, Wow, that depth of field is really short. You can see a sharp line of focus below across the brick face, on the legs, and on the leading edge of the wing. Amazing what parts are in and out of focus... It is isn't it :-) I've made

Re: Ducks

2004-01-13 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Doug Franklin wrote: Sorry, Ann, That was a reference to an old stand up comedian's routine. Doug - I was taking off on Rebekka's tag line as a way to say for ducks it would be nicer to shoot without bright sun -- So no need to apologize to me - you were just coming up with exactly what

RE: TC and Tubes for macro

2004-01-13 Thread Alan Chan
I have never done that but my brain tells me to put TC between extension tube and the lens. However, the Pentax TC manual mentions they were not designed for macro works. Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Has anyone performed tests on TC/tube combos for macro use? If you were

Re: TC and Tubes for macro

2004-01-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I have never done that but my brain tells me to put TC between extension tube and the lens. However, the Pentax TC manual mentions they were not designed for macro works. I second that. The TC (I have MC) I think is/was? constructed specially for the lens to be attached right to it. So

Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I am about to be enabled with the above lens (SMC M 50/2.0). It is optically identical to A 50/2.0 and very similar (AFAICT) to 50/1.7. I wonder how come Stan's site has nothing to say about it and except one line on Alex's site I couldn't find anything in regular PDML annals g...

RE: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread Andy Chang
Hi Boris, I think it is because it used to be the standard bundled lens for many of the old camera. I have seen many of them going very cheap and have played with one. It is just other 50mm lenses. But I have not seen any pictures taken with it though... Andy -Original Message- From:

pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #6

2004-01-13 Thread Clive evans
Hi People Back after 3 months. What's happening? Is there a D*st 2 yet? Are they bringing back the LX? Clive Antibes France

Re: 10mpx step child

2004-01-13 Thread Herb Chong
cameras with Bayer pattern sensors have a little less resolution than cameras without. since the Leaf back uses the same arrangement as the Foveon, the back should deliver resolution about equal to a 8-10 megapixel digital camera that is using a Bayer pattern. Herb - Original Message

Re: TC and Tubes for macro

2004-01-13 Thread Dag T
På 13. jan. 2004 kl. 11.42 skrev Boris Liberman: Hi! I have never done that but my brain tells me to put TC between extension tube and the lens. However, the Pentax TC manual mentions they were not designed for macro works. I second that. The TC (I have MC) I think is/was? constructed

Re: *ist D resolution (was:Soon to be new istD owners)

2004-01-13 Thread Jostein
Thanks, John. Very interesting. Jostein Quoting John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: John, (or Rob or anyone...) This may be a stupid question, but is the relationship between lp/mm and sensors as straightforward as two adjacent sensors equal to one line pair, irrespective of sensor

Re: *ist D resolution (was:Soon to be new istD owners)

2004-01-13 Thread Jostein
William Robb wrote: With digital capture, there is no resolution loss when subject contrast drops, unlike film.. John Francis wrote: In real life, of course, most patterns are lower-contrast than all black/all white, so deliver lower than theoretical maximum resolution. But they tend to be

Re: TC and Tubes for macro

2004-01-13 Thread Christian Skofteland
Rob, John Shaw in Closeups in Nature says to put the TC on the camera body, the tubes in front of it and the lens in front of that. This way you multiply your extension, thereby allowing you to focus closer and increase your magnification. If you put the tubes on the body and the TC in front of

RE: Ducks

2004-01-13 Thread Malcolm Smith
Ann Sanfedele wrote: Wondering how far back you consider old to be :) Anything before the launch of the *ist D, is sooo last century hides ;-) Malcolm

RE: Where can I get a grip strap for PZ1p?

2004-01-13 Thread Mark Stringer
Thanks Greg, I've looked around and there were none available a few weeks ago. I noticed right away, the need for this grip upon getting my PZ1p. -Original Message- From: greg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 7:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Where can

RE: boat, was: Unusual subjects to photo now OT

2004-01-13 Thread Malcolm Smith
Bob W wrote: The nearest plague pit to me that I know of is in Deptford, about 1.5 miles away in the church of St. Nicholas. The great Christopher Marlowe was thrown into the pit after he was murdered, and remains there to this day. People are not inclined to open plague pits. Which is

RE: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread Malcolm Smith
Cotty wrote: Interestingly, I haven't seen many for sale. Not in dealers' ads in AP, nor on eBay. I think most people buying these cameras have considered the facts and are not going to stomach the heavy loss in selling used. If you've bought a D60 for £1600 (me) then you're (me) hardly

Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread Greg Lovern
Hi Boris, It is optically identical to A 50/2.0 I'm not sure if this means you'd also be interested in hearing about the A 50/2.0, but just in case it does, here's one non-pro's experience: I started with the A 50/2.0, then went to an A 50/1.7. I did a roll of (informal, non-chart) test shots

Re: TC and Tubes for macro

2004-01-13 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
I've done it both ways shooting some jewelry a few years ago. You can get almost 1:1 with the three tubes between the lens and t/c. Macro lenses are intended for just that. Regular lenses aren't designed for such constraints. But they can suffice. Tubes are really nothing different from the long

Re: TC and Tubes for macro

2004-01-13 Thread Rob Studdert
On 13 Jan 2004 at 7:09, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: Tubes are really nothing different from the long helicoid of a macro lens. The difference is, as always, in the glass. Anything wider than 50mm may give some curvature that's unappealing, to say the least. Hi Collin, Thanks for the

Re: *ist D grab shot

2004-01-13 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Jan 2004 at 19:01, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Burnt out whites, it isn't properly focused? The whites are burnt out, unfortunately it was a grab shot as I mentioned, I used auto-exposure and even then I only got 5 shots in before it was off. (Damn I could have used that yet to be implemented

Re: TC and Tubes for macro

2004-01-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Thanks for the suggestions (and thanks too to the other listers who responded). 'Pleasure g... Try some shots look @ the results. You may well be pleased with what you see. I think that's what I'll be up to tomorrow eve. Rob, I do hope you'd post the results. Then film photogs g would

Re: boat, was: Unusual subjects to photo now OT

2004-01-13 Thread Bob W
Hi, People are not inclined to open plague pits. Which is why there is so much open space still in Blackheath. a popular misconception, it seems. The name Blackheath predates the Black Death and is apparently derived from the word 'bleak', which it certainly can be. Even if there were

Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Boris Liberman wrote: I am about to be enabled with the above lens (SMC M 50/2.0). It is optically identical to A 50/2.0 and very similar (AFAICT) to 50/1.7. I wonder how come Stan's site has nothing to say about it and except one line on Alex's site I couldn't find

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #6

2004-01-13 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Tue, 2004-01-13 at 11:57, Clive evans wrote: Is there a D*st 2 yet? Clive Antibes France Yes, there is a firmware update you can download and install. -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re:Meets was Chromes

2004-01-13 Thread brooksdj
Thanks very much. I think I lean towards Kodak, and the more information I get on it, the more I like it. Meet? I heard there is a national meet somewhere, sometime, but I don't know anything about it. Maybe you could tell me about it, please?

Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Kostas (and others), a bit of clarification. I have FA 50/1.7 lens that I bought new along with ZX-L and Sigma zoom. However I want to have more than one normal lens. I think that mostly I will keep FA 50 attached *all the time* to ZX-L and M 50/2.0 will be used on ME Super along with

Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread Familie Scheffler
My first Pentax was a MX with the M-50/1.7 because it was cheaper than the 50/1.4. I had it for almost 20 years. Two years ago I sold my M-50/1.7 and buyed a used M-50/1.4 . It gives - in my eyes - a nicer rendition than the M-50/1.7 which seems to be quite scientific. Some time ago I purcheased

Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread William Johnson
Well, I have to go along with this too, if you can afford it. I have 4 50/1.4's and use any of them more than my 50/2's and 1.7's combined. The M50/1.4 does make a wonderful combo with the ME Super, though I also like the K50/1.4. The M is probably easier to find and should cost a bit less.

Re: Ducks

2004-01-13 Thread Rebekah Gonzalez
Ok cool, thanks a bunch. I knew there was something that I needed to know for that, any hints on what kind of film you would use? I think I will buy the kodak eg100 as somebody earlier told me it was well saturated but not too slow. Although, that's not really a worry since it is so bright out.

Re: Chromes,was: Hi there

2004-01-13 Thread Rebekah Gonzalez
Actually, I also enjoy Kodachrome 64 as it was the predominant film my father used to use, and he turns out such beautiful slides that I also have an appreciation for it. In fact, it was the first roll of film I used in my new Pentax, and I am still waiting for the slides to come back. Oh the

Re: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think you might see a sell off if Pentax came out with a reasonably priced ($2000) FF DSLR. And if my granny had wheels she'd be a trolley... I doubt, however, that I would dump my *istD for an 8 mp APS sensor successor quickly unless it was $1000.

Re: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread alex wetmore
On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Steve Desjardins wrote: I doubt, however, that I would dump my *istD for an 8 mp APS sensor successor quickly unless it was $1000. If such a camera came out the *ist D would probably be worth $500 or less. At that point I would probably keep it as a second body. I'm

Re: *ist D resolution (was:Soon to be new istD owners)

2004-01-13 Thread John Francis
William Robb wrote: With digital capture, there is no resolution loss when subject contrast drops, unlike film.. John Francis wrote: In real life, of course, most patterns are lower-contrast than all black/all white, so deliver lower than theoretical maximum resolution. But they

Re: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread Mark Roberts
alex wetmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Steve Desjardins wrote: I doubt, however, that I would dump my *istD for an 8 mp APS sensor successor quickly unless it was $1000. If such a camera came out the *ist D would probably be worth $500 or less. At that point I would

Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread Keith Whaley
I have an example of the M version of the1.7 lens, and in my searches, I find the performance exceptional! Test reports give it a resolution of 98 line pairs per mm at f/8.0, and 87 line pairs at plus or minus 2 stops either side of f/8.0! That's sharp! -- I'm keeping mine! If they made it today,

Re: Chromes,was: Hi there

2004-01-13 Thread Bob W
Hi, Kodachrome 64 is lovely film, I think. I use it for most of my colour photography other than family friends snaps. Here's one I don't think I've shown here before. One of my recurrent themes is people reading; this is a nun in a monastery garden in Northern Romania:

Re[2]: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread Bruce Dayton
One other thing to consider for us current owners: I would really like a backup DSLR at some point. If/when a better body is released, I would be more inclined to keep the *istD as the backup and then purchase the new body, rather than unload the old body. Also, there would need to be a

Re: Chromes,was: Hi there

2004-01-13 Thread Rebekah Gonzalez
That's a really beautiful picture. Rebekah - Original Message - From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 12:00 PM Subject: Re: Chromes,was: Hi there Hi, Kodachrome 64 is lovely film, I think. I use it for most of my colour photography other

Re: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread John Francis
It will be interesting to see if APS DSLRs ever move up to 8 or more megapixels. I don't know that the increase in pixel count on the same size sensor would give enough improvement in image quality to be worth the additional storage space (larger buffer in camera, more and bigger CF cards,

Re: Re[2]: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One other thing to consider for us current owners: I would really like a backup DSLR at some point. If/when a better body is released, I would be more inclined to keep the *istD as the backup and then purchase the new body, rather than unload the old body.

Re: Ducks

2004-01-13 Thread Steve Desjardins
I always shot print film so I'm the wrong guy to ask. For print film, you worry more about shadow detail since there are features of the development process the inhibits the highlights from washing out. For slides, you worry more about, i.e., expose for, the highlights. I happened to remember

Re: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread Mark Roberts
John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It will be interesting to see if APS DSLRs ever move up to 8 or more megapixels. I don't know that the increase in pixel count on the same size sensor would give enough improvement in image quality to be worth the additional storage space (larger buffer

Re: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread John Francis
I want to ask veterans of Pentax movement g this question - when MZ-S came out and started to receive favorable reviews - how many PZ-1(p) owners started to unload their cameras in order to buy the newest one? Please understand this question correctly - I do not intend to cause a shift

Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Keith Whaley wrote: If they made it today, and advertised it for one of the top dog performers, you'd have to pay $500 and up for it. Why, is it that different to the $230-150 FA50/1.7? Kostas

Re: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread Steve Desjardins
But I don't really want to shoot faster, so this is a moot point for me. As an example, the Nikon D2H doesn't tempt me at all, although I think the D1X is neat. I also suspect that the Baby D won't be built quite as well as the *ist D. I actually think the final real street price of the *istD

Re: Ducks

2004-01-13 Thread Rebekah Gonzalez
Thanks goodness. I was afraid to ask someone what latitude mean, but fortunately you have supplied the information, and it all makes a lot of sense. Today I have half a roll of Kodak Elite, and then I want to use a print film because I am rather impatient, and also I believe there's nothing quite

RE: DSLR future wish-list

2004-01-13 Thread Nick Clark
There are two items I'd add to the list: 1 - fix the TTL flash exposure bug (or has this been fixed?) 2 - add a menu option to make a small (640x360 or even 320x180) copy of an Raw image (or large jpg) onto the CF. I can then pop the CF in a PDA and email it via a mobile phone. Postcards from

RE: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Since all DSLRs so far have had a short shelf life due to technical innovations, could someone please explain to me why build quality is important? JCO J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com

Re: boat, was: Unusual subjects to photo now OT

2004-01-13 Thread Pat White
Frank wrote: There's still lots of Goth places around Queen and Bathurst. It would be fun to go down around there some night and shoot some of them. I do like bw film and they'd look best in bw... Thanks for the idea, Pat! g Go for it, Frank! As it happens, I got 3 rolls of Kodak bw film

Re: Digital: Motives for upgrade

2004-01-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! None of the proposed IMHO covers it. Perhaps, they reckoned that producing attractive enough a camera they would convince enough Pentax users to buy it. Then of course the prices would drop. Then they would produce their upgrade and even more people would buy it and prices might as well go

Re: Digital: Motives for upgrade

2004-01-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Correction. It is 3 I would vote for. Typo. Boris

Re: DSLR future wish-list

2004-01-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! JF That's not a lot of good when I'm 400 miles from home, and my camera JF is about 20' away from me on a bracket (and somewhere where I'm not JF allowed to stand). I'm just looking for a remote equivalent of the JF LCD screen on the back of the camera, which is perfectly good enough JF for

Re: Hi there

2004-01-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! RG Israel is rainy? Somehow I kinda got the idea it was dry - is the rain a RG seasonal thing? What part of Israel are in? Thanks for the welcome. RG Rebekah RG a day without sunshine is like, you know, night. To rephrase your signature, Rebekah, A day without sunshine is like, you know, a

Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread Keith Whaley
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Keith Whaley wrote: If they made it today, and advertised it for one of the top dog performers, you'd have to pay $500 and up for it. Why, is it that different to the $230-150 FA50/1.7? Gee, I don't know, Kostas. Is the FA offered

RE: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread bucky
Why should build quality *not* be important? The shelf life, as you call it, by which I presume you mean useful life, is as long as the build quality allows it to be. Simply because there's something out there that is considered more modern technology doesn't mean that an existing camera has

RE: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread Chris Brogden
Not everyone feels the need to replace a perfectly good camera every time a better one comes out. chris On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Since all DSLRs so far have had a short shelf life due to technical innovations, could someone please explain to me why build quality is

FS: SMC Pentax-M 24-35mm 1:3.5 lens [eBay]

2004-01-13 Thread Jarek Dabrowski
Hello, So far I was mainly silent reader of PDML, and, after reading some nice reviews here, I bought SMC-M 24-35 1:3.5 lens. Now I have to sell it :-( (I bought FA 24-90). Here is the link to eBay auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2978833604 Auction ends Jan-19-04. If

Re: Digital: Motives for upgrade

2004-01-13 Thread Steve Desjardins
I seriously doubt that firmware 1.1 will drive the *ist D prices back up. The real question is why they dropped full compatibility in the first place. The current fix is fine, but the mechical aperature coupler seems like a small feautre on an expensive camera. Why drop it? Steven

Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread Pat White
The M50 2.0 came with my MX when I bought it in 1980, and I used it without any complaints for many years. If you can get it for a good price, why not buy it? I don't think you'll be tying up hundreds of dollars. As Shel said, Don't get caught up in minutia and data about optics. Make

Re: SMC Pentax-M 24-35mm 1:3.5 lens [eBay]

2004-01-13 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
So far I was mainly silent reader of PDML, and, after reading some nice reviews here, I bought SMC-M 24-35 1:3.5 lens. Now I have to sell it :-( (I bought FA 24-90). Here is the link to eBay auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2978833604 Auction ends Jan-19-04. If a

RE: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread alex wetmore
On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Since all DSLRs so far have had a short shelf life due to technical innovations, could someone please explain to me why build quality is important? Just because a camera is only sold for a short period of time doesn't mean that it has a short

Re: Digital: Motives for upgrade

2004-01-13 Thread Steve Jolly
My best guess is that it's a consequence of choosing to base the camera on the *ist body instead of the MZ-series. The latter choice would have led to the MZ-D, for which Pentax couldn't see a big enough market. S Steve Desjardins wrote: I seriously doubt that firmware 1.1 will drive the

Re: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread Mark Roberts
alex wetmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Since all DSLRs so far have had a short shelf life due to technical innovations, could someone please explain to me why build quality is important? Just because a camera is only sold for a short period of time

Re: SMC Pentax-M 24-35mm 1:3.5 lens [eBay]

2004-01-13 Thread Jarek Dabrowski
Lukasz Kacperczyk wrote: It'd be nice, if you posted this auction also on the Polish Pentax Users Mailing List, don't you think, Jarek? :-) I am too shy ;-)... Well, I have never seen an ad on Polish List that comes from eBay auction. I didn't want to make a garbage there, but now... after your

OT - PDA photography content request

2004-01-13 Thread Cotty
Hi gang, Can anyone recommend a photography-related web site that offers a mobile edition so I can load it as a channel on AvantGo on my Palm for reading in those quiet moments when I'm sat draped over a chair sipping mugs of tea waiting for something to happen in a boring court case? In fact,

Mobile Card Reader and Disk

2004-01-13 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi Guys What's the best/cheepest way to empty your memory cards on the go? Alle the best Jens -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Christian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. januar 2004 19:42 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Used DSLR prices - Original Message - From: Cotty

OT chemistry question

2004-01-13 Thread Butch Black
Hi Guys In the RA-4 process under or over replenishment of P-2 bleach/fix will show up how on the control strip? Thanks Butch

Re: 10mpx step child

2004-01-13 Thread Mark Cassino
I don't know about other backs, but the Leaf Volare produces a 2048 x 3072pixel image - or ~ 6.3 megapixel. It probably can withstand upsampling much better than a shot made with a camera that uses a Bayer pattern sensor. - MCC At 06:24 AM 1/13/2004 -0500, you wrote: cameras with Bayer

RE: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Boris, I have one, and use it often. It's the only 50mm prime k-mount that I have, and I tend to throw it in my pocket when I'm walking around with a slow zoom on a body, just in case I need it for lower light shots. It's fine stopped down: http://pug.komkon.org/03mar/filter.html I know

re: Ducks

2004-01-13 Thread John Daniele
Some ducks a few weeks ago A*300f4 lens LX Kodak max 800 How am I doing? http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1978092 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1978107 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2049070 Last shot with a smc 17f4 fisheye JD

Re: 10mpx step child

2004-01-13 Thread Butch Black
Actually the leaf should be an 18 meg as you are making 3 separate exposures of 6 megs each as opposed to a single shot chip that uses the Bayer interpolation to interpolate to 6 mp. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)

Re: Mobile Card Reader and Disk

2004-01-13 Thread mapson
At 12:20 AM 14/01/2004 +0100, you wrote: Hi Guys What's the best/cheepest way to empty your memory cards on the go? Alle the best Jens We equipped ourselves with an X-drive. Nice toy, so far worked faultlessly. Comes with mains and car cigarette lighter chargers. I believe they released a PRO

Re: A*200/4 Macro manual?

2004-01-13 Thread Mark Cassino
Just dug into the box my A* 200 f4 macro came in and found a manual entitled Pentax 35mm Interchangeable Lenses. It is not specific to the 200 f4 - it covers all A and A* lenses, plus a few K lenses (like the 500 f4.5 and reflex zoom 400-600, etc). There are a couple of pages devoted to the

Re: Mobile Card Reader and Disk

2004-01-13 Thread mapson
At 12:20 AM 14/01/2004 +0100, you wrote: Hi Guys What's the best/cheepest way to empty your memory cards on the go? Alle the best Jens a follow-up to my previous mail. I just noticed that only have the PRO version now. A few days ago they still had the one we got. If anyone is interested in

Re: Mobile Card Reader and Disk

2004-01-13 Thread bucky
Format Seriously, though, that depends on your equipment. Some of the Lexar cards come with readers, so that's pretty cheap. The bad part is that only the pricy Lexar ccards come with the readers, and only Lexar cards work with the reader. However, I got a cheap little generic reader that

RE: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread Butch Black
Boris That was the lens that prompted me back to primes. Maybe not quite as good as the 1.4 or 1.7 but a very decent lens. I haven't compared mine against my 1.4 or 1.7 though. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)

Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Y'know, Frank brings up a good point. Talking about the quality of a lens is like describing sex. Everyone's experience is their own - there are so many variables in what makes the final print or slide or web shot or Photoshop manipulation. And then there's the language ... what is sharp to

Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread frank theriault
Right, Shel, That was ~exactly~ the point I was sort of trying to make (but didn't really, did I?). At the price these things go for, anyone can afford to buy it and use it, to make up their own minds. It's not like going out and buying a $2000 Leica Noctilux or something... -frank The

Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Great info, Fred. Based on this chart, if my old eyes are working correctly, that M50/2.0 is one of the sharpest 50mm Pentax lenses around once you get off of wide open a bit. Now all those nay sayers and chart huggers are gonna regret having parted with theirs ... LOL but I've still got mine.

Re: Chromes,was: Hi there

2004-01-13 Thread Herb Chong
some scanners, particularly the ones that use LEDs for their illumination, do a terrible job of scanning Kodachrome. Herb - Original Message - From: Rebekah Gonzalez [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 12:34 PM Subject: Re: Chromes,was: Hi there

Re: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
J. C. O'Connell wrote: Old Pentium (I) PCs may still work too, but that doesnt mean I would still want to use them. ugggh! - I wouldn't have wanted too have to use one of those even when they were cutting edge ;^D Bill

RE: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread Greg Lovern
It sounds like my A 50/2.0 is at best a bad sample, and more likely defective or damaged. There is no sign of damage on the body, and the glass looks great. Maybe a previous owner opened it up and put it back together wrong. My ignorant, wild guess is that maybe it just doesn't focus right, and

Re: OT - PDA photography content request

2004-01-13 Thread Herb Chong
you mean aside from sucking down reviews from www.dpreview.com? they seem to be enabled for electronic subscription of some kind if you have the right software. Herb - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004

Re: 10mpx step child

2004-01-13 Thread Herb Chong
the Leaf back's points are all at the same position, so there are only 6 million points. a camera using the Bayer pattern has an antialiasing filter, commonly known as blurring, followed by interpolation. the filter causes most of the resolution loss. interpolation has no resolution loss. its job

Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?

2004-01-13 Thread Shel Belinkoff
A lot of professional photogs in days gone by (and perhaps to this day) would, when buying a lens, get a half dozen or so samples to test and then choose the one that suited them best. This is a highly recommended procedure, but, since so many people are buying mail order and over the internet in

Re: A*200/4 Macro manual?

2004-01-13 Thread Fred
Does anyone know if the A*200/4 Macro came with a specific manual if so I'd like to obtain a copy by any means, the Pentax manuals library has nothing specific. Rob, when I originally picked up my A* 200/4 Macro (new - rather unusual for me - g), it did not have a specific manual, but just a

Re: Ducks

2004-01-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
Hi John - Since you asked - Good color focus. I find the clump of shoreline distracting. A polarizer would most likely have darkened the water and possibly have highlighted the duck more. I miss seeing the ducks eye. Was this taken at Clove lake? I use to visit Staten Island alot when I lived in

Re: A*200/4 Macro manual?

2004-01-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
Hi Mark, I was looking for the same info. Would you send copy my way also? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Mark Cassino Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:54 PM Subject: Re: A*200/4 Macro manual? Just dug into the box my A* 200 f4 macro came in and found a manual entitled

RE: Mobile Card Reader and Disk

2004-01-13 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks Robert X-drive seems to be the thing for me. Thanks JEns -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: mapson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 14. januar 2004 00:59 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Mobile Card Reader and Disk At 12:20 AM 14/01/2004 +0100, you wrote: Hi Guys What's the

Re: Mobile Card Reader and Disk

2004-01-13 Thread bucky
I just realized I totally misapprehended your meaning. DUH. Quoting myself: Format Seriously, though, that depends on your equipment. Some of the Lexar cards come with readers, so that's pretty cheap. The bad part is that only the pricy Lexar ccards come with the readers, and only

M42 Equipment for Students

2004-01-13 Thread Tiger Moses
I am starting a photography group/club at the high school where I teach this semester. Was wondering if anyone has m42 equipment they don't want to go through the Ebay hassle with but want it to find a good home. Doesn't have to be our beloved brand, maybe you got a Petri or Yashica or Chinon

SV: Mobile Card Reader and Disk

2004-01-13 Thread Jens Bladt
Yaeh, that's right. I don't wnat to bring a laptop along - just the storing media. But thanks anyway. Regards Jens -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 14. januar 2004 02:30 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Mobile Card Reader and Disk I just

SV: Mobile Card Reader and Disk

2004-01-13 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi Robert I used your link and found the X-drive (Vosonic) in Great Britain - 189 ? - that's not to bad. App. the same as a 1 GB card! 2 days delivery! Best Regards Jens -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: mapson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 14. januar 2004 00:55 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne:

Re: TC and Tubes for macro

2004-01-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
Tom - I couldn't have said it better.Your notes are a great help to me. I'm mentoring a young photographer and you notes pull together many basics that apply to general photography. Thanks for sharing. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TC

Re: SV: Mobile Card Reader and Disk

2004-01-13 Thread mapson
At 02:32 AM 14/01/2004 +0100, you wrote: Hi Robert I used your link and found the X-drive (Vosonic) in Great Britain - 189 ? - that's not to bad. App. the same as a 1 GB card! I know, that's why we invested in an X-drive and 2x 256Mb cards. It takes a few minutes to copy a card of this size. With

RE: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-13 Thread J. C. O'Connell
One word : PHOTOSHOP! J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -Original Message- From: Rob Studdert

Trip to GFM

2004-01-13 Thread Bill Owens
I just returned from a trip to GFM and thought I'd share this one with you. It was taken about 50 feet from the entrance to the picnic area where camping is permitted during the Nature Photo Weekend. http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=60 Bill

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