Hi Group,
I've gotten a very nice MZ S plus the battery/vertical shutter release
grip, and all I can say is WOW! A great camera. I've used it for a
couple of rolls now, too soon to decide its my favorite pentax ever,
but I'm leaning that way! There is nothing so far I don't like about
it.
On 4 Jun 2004 at 10:03, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
On Thu, 3 Jun 2004, Shawn K. wrote:
By the way, Pentax has an AF converter, it's available used too.
It only works with manual lenses.
My 1.7AF TC works well with appropriate AF lenses.
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel
Hello PDML,
I am selling SMC Pentax-FA 24-90mm AL IF zoom lens:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3819343601
Worldwide shipping. Auction ends on Tuesday.
Best regards, Jerry
on 04.06.04 13:59, Rob Studdert at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What? and then not have the shutter work if the centre focus point isn't OK,
two switches for me two.
H... I am almost sure that my bodies have never required focus
confirmation to make shutter work... but:
- I could have special
Hi Gang.
Ok so i get the hint,no more cute cats shots,vbgso this week i'll submit this shot
taken
last Sunday
on the drive home from a very small horse show.I have been on this road before but must
have missed
this building.
I cropped it a bit as i had
On 4 Jun 2004 at 12:05, Lasse Karlsson wrote:
It's a good shot.
There is something to the far away line of trees and the sky. I would have
preferred a greater sense of deepness, in lack of other words. In my
uncalibrated monitor it now bordes to being slightly washed out. (I said
borders
On 4 Jun 2004 at 14:10, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote:
on 04.06.04 13:59, Rob Studdert at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What? and then not have the shutter work if the centre focus point isn't OK,
two switches for me two.
H... I am almost sure that my bodies have never required focus
Nice work Larry. Was #3 #4 the same scene shot with different white
balance?
Butch
Thanks Butch. No, these sre two separate images. Both images were shot and
processed with Auto white balance. It was much dacker and much longer
exposure on #4.
Larry from Prescott
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Rob Studdert wrote:
My 1.7AF TC works well with appropriate AF lenses.
Perhaps I did not read the manual well.
Kostas
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Rob Studdert wrote:
shooting against the sun requires one to be a bit defensive with the
diaphragm?
You may have missed the technical details but the shot was made at ISO200 f8
1/800th, pretty underexposed, any more exposure and the sun would have consumed
most of the
Hi,
Does anyone have this lens? Any comments?
Thanks,
Kostas
On 4 Jun 2004 at 13:31, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Rob Studdert wrote:
My 1.7AF TC works well with appropriate AF lenses.
Perhaps I did not read the manual well.
I don't think I read it at all :-)
What it does do is have a limited range, ie often the lens must be
On 4 Jun 2004 at 13:33, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Rob Studdert wrote:
shooting against the sun requires one to be a bit defensive with the
diaphragm?
You may have missed the technical details but the shot was made at ISO200 f8
1/800th, pretty underexposed, any
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 07:17:04 -0400, you wrote:
what has happened is that my readings on people who actually do what i am
trying to and are making a living at it say the same thing. if you have the
basics down, stop playing with wannabe hardware and get what it takes to get
the job done reliably,
Ouch Rob, who woke you up? vbg
Norm
Rob Studdert wrote:
snip ouch
Which begs the questions, what platform are you using, and how's it set up?
Processor, speed, etc.
Shel Belinkoff
[Original Message]
From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 6/4/2004 2:08:38 AM
Subject: Re: Scanning Software: Nikonscan v Vuescan
Shel,
I don't
Hi Shel,
On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:14:34 -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Now that I'll soon have my very Coolscan film scanner, these questions have
more significance. So, what is it about Nikon software that you don't
like? In what way is Vuescan better?
I've downloaded the Vuescan Getting Started
I believe that it is a device for listening to, and recording, bird songs.
Frantisek Vlcek wrote:
Hi,
On the Pt.Pelee posts, I wrote that much more important than fancy
long glass for a bird photographer is patience. Without it, and
preparation, you are just a snapshooter.
So, to be more
#1 #2
Sunpak 611 flashes. GN160 ft.
They're in used but fully functional condition.
The variable power setting works fine.
Each comes with a charger and NiCd pack BUT (and this is good)
because the NiCds are not holding a charge worth anything ...
each comes with 4 C-cell NiMH batteries. And
I purchased the new scanner thru Ritz Camera on line, not a shop that I'd
even considered as an original choice. However, the scanner was out of
stock almost everywhere, and the few places that claimed to have one in
stock either had poor reputations, high prices, or were offering grey
market.
- Original Message -
From: Frantisek Vlcek
Subject: Re: photography vs cameras
But it still drives me crazy when, as you said, nobody in their
sane
mind without the knowledge and feel would try to repair their car,
but
anybody with a camera thinks he is the photographer. Where has
- Original Message -
From: Collin Brendemuehl
Subject: Re: Papa-D lust
Fortunately, Acros is still there. It will likely outlive all the
rest, and I strongly hope so. Now if only they'd cut it in 8x10!
This has long been my complaint with Fuji.
They don't support the low volume
- Original Message -
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis
Subject: Tamron AD2 300/5.6 SP
Hi,
Does anyone have this lens? Any comments?
Yup. Like it for film, haven't tried it on the istD yet.
It's pretty compact, and produces good pictures.
Some one else on the list has one, don't remember
- Original Message -
From: William Robb
Subject:
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 06:49:07 -0700
- Original Message -
From: Collin Brendemuehl
Fortunately, Acros is still there. It will likely outlive all the
rest, and I strongly hope so. Now if only they'd cut
Congrats on the film camera. The last Pentax camera I got was the PZ1-p.
The MZ S is small compared to the PZ1-P.
Jim A.
From: Sid Barras [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 01:05:55 -0500
To: Pentax discussion Pentax discussion list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This lens is still available if any of you *istD'ers care
to have a telephoto w/ a 600mm's field of view.
Has case, caps and a few 77mm filters is in excellent
condition. A much less expensive option to those f2.8
long teles while still producing
Hello SidB
Congratulations. I agree. The MZ-S is a great camera. Wish I had a D
version, though!
The MZ-S also has a similar user interface as the Super A: Turn the aperture
and it will switch to Av. Turn it to A and the camera will switch to
Program Mode. Turn the Time Wheel to M and the camera
It's not all about MP. Some 8MP cameras didn't get very good reviews!
It's about making a camera that will sell and can become the base for a
versatile lens and accessory system, that will satisfy many photographers -
and at a reasonable price. That's what the *ist D is, isn't it? I guess it's
not
I'm left eyed dominant as well, as I found to my surprise, never even
noticed it. I'm curious if it's 50/50 or is it predominately right-eyed?
Norm
Rob Studdert wrote:
I'm a left eye'd shooter, I can't use the button on the back, it's as wasted on
me as the vertical shutter release on the grip.
Jens Bladt wrote:
I would like a SMC 2.8/70-210mm - for less than 1000 USD!
Is that possible?
That was my need too. I ended up buying an AF Sigma EX 2.8/70-200, costing
around $650 and reputed to perform better than any other 70-200 (or the
like) on the market (including Canon/Nikon/Pentax).
On 4 Jun 2004 at 10:06, Norm Baugher wrote:
I'm left eyed dominant as well, as I found to my surprise, never even
noticed it. I'm curious if it's 50/50 or is it predominately right-eyed?
Norm
I don't know about the norm (har) but I was very right eye/right hand dominant
until I suffered lens
The finder will have to be updated as well, (read replaced), if the
sensor is updated with say an 8mp ccd with a
1.3 crop factor. That could be expensive. It would be for all intents
a new camera design.
Jens Bladt wrote:
It's not all about MP. Some 8MP cameras didn't get very good reviews!
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, William Robb wrote:
Yup. Like it for film, haven't tried it on the istD yet.
It's pretty compact, and produces good pictures.
Some one else on the list has one, don't remember who. That person
thought it was a bit soft. I thought it was sharp enough.
Thanks William,
Dario Bonazza a écrit :
Jens Bladt wrote:
I would like a SMC 2.8/70-210mm - for less than 1000 USD!
Is that possible?
That was my need too. I ended up buying an AF Sigma EX 2.8/70-200, costing
around $650 and reputed to perform better than any other 70-200 (or the
like) on the market
- Original Message -
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis
Subject: Re: Tamron AD2 300/5.6 SP
What's a fair price for an Exc+ used one from a reputable shop at
your
neck of the woods?
Not a clue, sorry. I bought mine from a friend who was going Nikon
(silly boy) and then went to a Canon
On Sat, 5 Jun 2004, Rob Studdert wrote:
Out of interest the following article tends to dispel the concept of eye
dominance:
I shoot equally badly with either eye.
Kostas
Yeah, but it still doesn't explain when the eye ~centers~ on something.
Norm
Rob Studdert wrote:
I don't know about the norm (har) but I was very right eye/right hand dominant
until I suffered lens damage a few years back which made accurate focussing
impossible. The switch to the left eye was
At 05:04 AM 6/4/2004 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Watching what she was shooting I'm convinced she
got a lot of dull, stunningly sharp pictures.
Unless you saw her photos, you don't know what she got. And what's dull to
you can be a treasured memory to someone else. Or maybe she did get 99
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
I shoot equally badly with either eye.
Hey! I resemble that remark!
I know I favour my right eye, but this demands a test. What if I take better
photographs with my left eye(?)another sleepless night ahead :-)
Malcolm
I just bought that lens a month ago from Wells Digital for $573.95USD. It's
an amazing lens. I used it in conjunction with the Sigma 2x teleconverter
for an outdoor concert at night. The viewfinder was so bright that I
watched most of the show through the viewfinder. :D
~J. Alejandro
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Mike Nosal wrote:
If someone spends $8000 (or $800, or $80) on photo equipment and they are
satisfied by the outcome, good for them. Let them spend their money on what
they want.
And fund development for *your* camera.
Kostas
Some people can fix things without knowing how. I know a guy in fact who
took apart his VW bug engine, cleaned everything and put it back together.
He left a few washers out but it still ran perfectly. He'd never done it
before, and Thats pretty cool. I admit there are putzs out there, but some
I think the sun should be out of frame. In frame its just to big, and to
bright. Also, I don't see enough refraction of the suns light through the
water elements. IMO a shot like this is taken in order to catch the unique
ways water refracts light. I can see it happening in the foreground, but
ein If the goal is actually a couple of great photos of her kid, $8000 would
ein buy a certain amount of time from a skilled photographer.
ein Yes, this is less satisfying than doing it yourself, but I sort of resent
ein the idea that all it takes to make pro-quality photos is a pro-quality
John wrote:
Frame rate depends on how fast you can clock the data out of the
sensor and reset the chip.
I'm trying to understand this, John. Doesn't it depend on buffer size?
Or processor speed? Or speed of writing to the card? If it depends only
on how fast you can get data out of the chip, and
- Original Message -
From: Frantisek Vlcek
Subject: Re: photography vs cameras
But it still drives me crazy when, as you said, nobody in their
sane
mind without the knowledge and feel would try to repair their car,
but
anybody with a camera thinks he is the
Jens Bladt asked:
Who really needs more than 2,5 FPS, anyway?
I do, for one. That's why I'll sometimes use the PZ-1p (and it's
why I put a motor drive on my MX instead of just the power winder).
It's not that I'm shooting in continuous mode - I rarely do that.
But the PZ-1p is ready to take
I never thought of using continupus mode for group shots - that's a great
idea, though. A friend of mine - a photographer - once told me that for
group photographs - it's always the first one, that is the best - cause
people can't really concentrate for very long!
All the best
Jens Bladt
Undoubtably. Some time ago I took some pictures with the *ist D and the
F717, and I was really disappointed by the softness of the *ist D compared
to the sharpness of the F717 :-)
However, some of you will recall for sure how much (and how alone) I
complained for the *ist D softness here in PDML
What is your flow like? When I first started, I used the *istD with jpg
best, so I had to jack up the sharpen, saturation, and contrast settings
to avoid a PS fixup afterwards. I was not happy with the results, so I
switched to RAW. But the Pentax convertor was a pain, and the only way
to
Hi,
Friday, June 4, 2004, 4:06:30 PM, Norm wrote:
I'm left eyed dominant as well, as I found to my surprise, never even
noticed it. I'm curious if it's 50/50 or is it predominately right-eyed?
Norm
I always used my left eye until I bought my first Leica M. It was
quick and easy to start
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Jens Bladt wrote:
Great idea, Dario, except I would prefer a Tokina, if possible!
Tokina is very nice too and it is about 200 Euro cheaper than Sigma here
in EU.. It has very good build quality (mainaly metal)
and good reputation (although I haven't seen any results from
Hello, Pentaxers.
Does anyone have any experience with the Tokina AT-X AF Pro
80-200/2.8 zoom? I'm quite familiar with the manual focus AT-X
80-200/2.8, but I'm curious about the autofocus version (which is
certainly optically as well as mechanically different). I am
particularly interested in:
Got it, John. Thanks.
As for autofocus: For my purposes (emphasis) the *ist D's autofocus is
far inferior to that of the PZ-1p.
Joe
Hi all,
A friend of mine is about to go off over seas with his new digital
camera - not sure which one he hasn't bought it yet - and would like to
be able to put up images as he goes. Can people recommend websites
which allow for free posing of images and give comments of how much
space is
I used my right eye for twenty five years until it became so far
sighted that it couldn't focus. Then I learned to use my left eye,
which happens to be near sighted, with my LX and 67. I sometimes had to
wear a patch on my right eye or put my thumb over it to keep it closed.
Then I bought the
PhotoNet is very good. I don't know how many shots they allow without a
membership, but it's quie a few.
Paul
On Jun 4, 2004, at 5:32 PM, Leon Altoff wrote:
Hi all,
A friend of mine is about to go off over seas with his new digital
camera - not sure which one he hasn't bought it yet - and would
Almost all ISPs give you some free web space, usually 10Mb.
Have him check with his isp.
jco
-Original Message-
From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 5:41 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Web space for storing photos
PhotoNet is very good. I
Test message. I replied to this earlier, but my message isn't showing up
on Mail-Archive. I have suspected for a couple of days that some of my
posts weren't going through.
Joe
I'm right-handed but left-eye dominant. It hasn't been terribly important
with cameras, but on the shooting range it does make a pronounced
difference. I really don't think camera-users notice it much, but when
you're trying to sight down a barrel, there is an issue of parallax - same
as with
Fotopic.net gives you 250MB for free...
Jens Bladt
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http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 4. juni 2004 23:45
Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Emne: RE: Web space for storing photos
Almost all ISPs give
Christian wrote:.
what's really difficult for me is that I am right handed, but because of
my left eye dominance I have to shoot rifles left handed which becomes
very awkward.
G'day.
My mate lost his right eye to a magpie attack a few years ago. He, like
me shoot Full-bore rifles in
Friday, June 4, 2004, 3:09:06 PM, Shel wrote:
SB Which begs the questions, what platform are you using, and how's it set up?
SB Processor, speed, etc.
Well, my setup was slow. Enough of memory, but slow
processor (Pentium 200). But compared to the SilverFast, which was
instanteous even on my old
Friday, June 4, 2004, 3:40:18 PM, Daniel wrote:
DJM I believe that it is a device for listening to, and recording, bird songs.
Hi Daniel, I haven't thought of that! I thought it was an upload link
to nearby computer, maybe ;-) Switching CF cards might not be pleasant
when you are in a swamp...
Fred,
I just sold mine to a list member recently. The 80-200 is a great lens.
Excellent images, extremely well built, and has reasonably good MF feel.
Not that I used MF too often. These lenses are well worth the
investment if this is what you want. I only sold mine because it is too
heavy
Hi,
I did try the Nikon version (as, unfortunately, my Pentax stuff is
only M42 by now, but which I still enjoy). I haven't had time to
use it seriously, so take my comments with a grain of salt and
pepper :)
Build quality seemed excellent. Heavy, metal, good. I wouldn't fear
Hi,
I was watching a rich suburban mom shooting pictures of her son's team
at
a high school track meet today. She was using A Nikon D2h and 300/2.8
with a 1.4 converter--about $8000 worth of equipment and better than what
I as a pro was carrying. Watching what she was shooting I'm convinced
she
Bob,
Very well said. I was thinking of that very same comment by Hurn when I
read the original post ;-))
Shel Belinkoff
[Original Message]
From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 6/4/2004 4:12:20 PM
Subject: Re: photography vs cameras
Hi,
I was watching a rich
Hey Folks,
One more item to sell. I've got a SMC-M 150/3.5 in excellent condition. The
glass is clean with the usual level of dust for a lens of its age. Aperture
blades are clean and operate normally. Cosmetics are really nice. It comes
with the original leather case and front/rear caps. I've
One for the peanut gallery:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2417479
Yes, I'm getting a little stir crazy.
Mark
- Original Message -
From: John Francis
Subject: Re: photography vs cameras
Back in the days when cars weren't totally computerised, it was
very
common for people to repair most minor problems with their own
hands.
(There was also far more economical incentive to do so; the
Who says. Actually, all those who thought they were going to use their laptops
and cel-phone have discovered they can not get a data connection on the mountain.
As of 7pm today almost everyone from the list had arrived except TV, Tan, and
Cotty. No one had any idea what was holding them up. The
Yo Bill,
You can do some work on the Titan as well if you purchase a service
manual. It's not as mysterious as it seems.
Paul
On Jun 4, 2004, at 8:41 PM, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: John Francis
Subject: Re: photography vs cameras
Back in the days when cars weren't
On Jun 5, 2004, at 3:06 AM, Norm Baugher wrote:
I'm left eyed dominant as well, as I found to my surprise, never even
noticed it. I'm curious if it's 50/50 or is it predominately
right-eyed?
I shoot with my left eye... not for any particular reason. Sometimes
if the sun is annoying me or I'm
On Jun 5, 2004, at 9:03 AM, Bob W wrote:
What I don't get on with are cameras with important controls on the
back. My nose gets in the way.
The Z-1p is annoying in that regard. My nose is always hitting the
exposure compensation or meter mode buttons.
Cheers,
- Dave
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