Re: FS: Pentax MX Motor Winder (two available)

2004-09-03 Thread Cotty
On 3/9/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: The WinderMX shoots at 2 fps. The Motor Drive MX, which is much much more expensive, and I believe requires an external battery pack, shoots at 5 fps. I always thought that spoke to the ruggedness of the fully mechanical shutter on what

RE: Nimh batteries

2004-09-03 Thread Rob Brigham
Also Ansmann Energy 8 (or 16) - very very good, but they aint cheap! Most of the uniross range seems to be switched over to individual cell chargers now too. Actually most if not all manufacturers are switching to individual cell monitoring these days, although they may not have a light on each

Re: SMC 18/3.5s for sale (was: Re: Seen on E-bay)

2004-09-03 Thread Jim Colwell
Kostas, No problem. That 28/3.5 was very expensive, but some other uncommon lenses listed there seemed to be reasonable. I pay 15% tax to import a lens into Canada, but no duty. Some shippers (notably UPS) charge relatively high 'handling fees', but most do not. Do you have to pay both tax

Re: *ist D purchased on a whim

2004-09-03 Thread Steve Jolly
Ryan Lee wrote: PS. So what was the collective noun for ist D's again? The nouveau-poor? ;-) S

RE: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread Malcolm Smith
frank theriault wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2663940 Very nice. I hope you told the Nikon boys that a boat and a 50mm lens would afford a good shot from underneath :-) Malcolm

Re: OT: Re: Francophones

2004-09-03 Thread Ryan Lee
Long live Esperanto!! Ryan - Original Message - From: Michel Carrère-Gée [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 3:58 PM Subject: Re: OT: Re: Francophones Votre français est bien meilleur que l'anglais que j'écris avec parfois l'aide de Babelfish.

Scanner disappointments - was Re: Future of Film

2004-09-03 Thread Lon Williamson
The dMax of my scanner convinced me to shoot negative film always. I haven't scanned a shot yet where detail wasn't retained nicely, provided I do my part when I expose the negative in-camera. -Lon Shel Belinkoff wrote, in part: snip.. However, I'd really like to see a well designed consumer

RE: PZ-1 viewfinder problem

2004-09-03 Thread Alan Chan
http://www3.telus.net/wlachan/Z1p-eyepiece1.jpg http://www3.telus.net/wlachan/Z1p-eyepiece2.jpg http://www3.telus.net/wlachan/Z1p-inside.jpg 1 of the 2 coated elements might got loosen. You can try to clip them in place. If they were broken, just buy the eyepiece assembly from Pentax and replace

RE: Scanner disappointments - was Re: Future of Film

2004-09-03 Thread Alan Chan
I prefer to shoot negative for the same reason. I use a very old Minolta Scan Elite btw. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan The dMax of my scanner convinced me to shoot negative film always. I haven't scanned a shot yet where detail wasn't retained nicely, provided I do my part when I

Re: LX Problem

2004-09-03 Thread Alan Chan
I do not recommend to mess with the finder either. Better to remove the little left side body cover instead. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan I would not recommend to do that. The left hand top cover is one of the few parts on the LX that are easy to remove ;-) and once you have that off

RE: PZ-1 viewfinder problem

2004-09-03 Thread Alan Chan
I forgot to mention, the hot shoe cover must be removed or the top won't come off. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan http://www3.telus.net/wlachan/Z1p-eyepiece1.jpg http://www3.telus.net/wlachan/Z1p-eyepiece2.jpg http://www3.telus.net/wlachan/Z1p-inside.jpg 1 of the 2 coated elements might

my ist D AF problem

2004-09-03 Thread Ryan Lee
Upon taking a bunch of rather soft shots, I've just been testing my ist D's AF. It seems that with the Sigma EX 28-70 2.8 (which I've not had any AF problems with my 5n), even though the camera says something is focus (using single point/ spot AF), the camera consistently misses the focus (tested

Re: SMC 18/3.5s for sale (was: Re: Seen on E-bay)

2004-09-03 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 3 Sep 2004, Jim Colwell wrote: No problem. That 28/3.5 was very expensive, but some other uncommon lenses listed there seemed to be reasonable. I pay 15% tax to import a lens into Canada, but no duty. Some shippers (notably UPS) charge relatively high 'handling fees', but most do

Re: Man Focus on MZ ZX or whatever cameras

2004-09-03 Thread James
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:55:28 +0100 (BST), Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Sun, 29 Aug 2004, James wrote: I have an MZ-60. it refuses to talk to my A lenses. only FA lenses with apture ring set to A will work. No, A lenses and F lenses with the aperture ring set to A will work too. You tell

Re: Man Focus on MZ ZX or whatever cameras

2004-09-03 Thread James
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:28:23 -0400 (EDT), John Francis wrote: That shouldn't be necessary. In fact with an A lens it won't do anything useful, and can only cause problems. Take the tape off, and try wiggling the lens around a bit. Sometimes the A contact is intermittent, and only works if you

Re: SMC 18/3.5s for sale (was: Re: Seen on E-bay)

2004-09-03 Thread John Whittingham
Everything over $30 I get sent to the UK I pay tax and customs on, that's the whole amount including postage not just the amount over $30. If Parcel Force get to deliver it they add their own charge as well!!! handling fee of about £8 ($15 US approx) rip-off Britain. John -- Original

OT FS: Nifty s/m lens on photo.net

2004-09-03 Thread CRB
http://www.photo.net/gc/view-one?classified_ad_id=586508 (not mine) Sincerely, C. Brendemuehl - 'Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.' -- John Calvin (1509-64) ___ Join

RE: my ist D AF problem

2004-09-03 Thread Alan Chan
Just use the same lenses to test another *istD in the shop and see. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Upon taking a bunch of rather soft shots, I've just been testing my ist D's AF. It seems that with the Sigma EX 28-70 2.8 (which I've not had any AF problems with my 5n), even though the

Re: OT:Disguised Leicas (Was Re: ENABLED limited ist D!!!!!!!!)

2004-09-03 Thread Lon Williamson
Yes they do. My wife needed new glasses last week, and picked up Nikon frames and lenses. We joked with the optician about wanting Pentax SMC; she said Pentax made lenses but such were not carried by her store. frank theriault wrote, in part: Does Pentax make eyeglass lenses? I know Nikon does,

Re: I'll ask this before everyone goes digital and forgets

2004-09-03 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ilford just got really hard to get in Canada . The company no longer is distributing product, so it all has to be imported from the American distributor, who is not interested at all in dealing with foreign sales. My local guys just bought a whole truckload

Re: A very advanced camera

2004-09-03 Thread Mark Roberts
Henri Toivonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=15234item=3837594505rd=1 Check it out. Features: Color Viewfinder Deluxe Electronic Flash Aerodynamic Design I bet its even tested in a windtunnel! vbg I think this camera also has the legendary Bokeh

Re: OT Some Q's about colour managed workflow

2004-09-03 Thread David Mann
I apologise in advance for the length of this. I hope it's still coherent as it's getting rather late... On Sep 3, 2004, at 2:02 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: Using the PS CS import utility the option exist to select one of four CS profiles in my system. The available profiles are Adobe RGB (1998),

Re: ?Tamron 90/2.5

2004-09-03 Thread Fred
Locally, Cord camera has a Tamron Adaptall2 90/2.5. I've no interest in such, but if anyone else does... ... and if it compares favorably to the others that are discussed regularly I'll get the price for you. If anyone is interested, he/she might want to know some details, to distinguish

Re: lens coloration (was: Re: Re: Difference between 50mm A and 50

2004-09-03 Thread paul . stregevsky
Gonz wrote: Wanna buy a Chinon? No thanks, Gonz. I don't go out of my way to buy third-party lenses. I buy them when they offer something I specifically want. I suppose the Chinon 55/1.2K would be interesting, but my next normal lens will be a Pentax 50/1.4 PKA. The only Chinon I'd love to

Re: ?Tamron 90/2.5

2004-09-03 Thread Alan Chan
The old one has metal contruction while the newer one has a more AF look. Just don't forget the 1:1 extension tube. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan If anyone is interested, he/she might want to know some details, to distinguish which model it actually is. I think there are at least two

Re: my ist D AF problem

2004-09-03 Thread Ryan Lee
lol! I forgot I had a spare ist D lying around the house. I just did a quick test, and it appears that I don't have to send my ist D back (damn! Because the ist D is still under warranty while the lens isn't..). Anyway, I've noticed that at 2.8, autofocusing on text doesn't emphasise the edges. I

RE: my ist D AF problem

2004-09-03 Thread Rob Brigham
Would be well worth testing on a film body too. It might just be the AF system in the *istD which is often said to have such focussing innacuracies with fast lenses (like the FA 50 1.4 for example). There might be nothing wrong with the lens either... -Original Message- From: Ryan Lee

Re: my ist D AF problem

2004-09-03 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would be well worth testing on a film body too. It might just be the AF system in the *istD which is often said to have such focussing innacuracies with fast lenses (like the FA 50 1.4 for example). There might be nothing

Re: I'll ask this before everyone goes digital and forgets

2004-09-03 Thread brooksdj
Yes Aaron whould be a good source to start with ,at least in this area anyway. I'll see what he has to say. I had some scans done by Aaron a few years ago and they were good,but we just did inkjet prints. Thanks for the import info Bill. Shel,if i draw a blank up here and find i have a worthy

RE: my ist D AF problem

2004-09-03 Thread Rob Brigham
The problems relate to focussing on distant objects and shooting wide open - this is not something which is called for, so normally goes unnoticed until or unless tested specifically. Compare with manual focus on a distant object and you will probably find that the AF has focussed in front of the

Re: PAW: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread graywolf
Yep, it is. The North Carolina Forest Service owns that one. They bring it around to air shows down here. Although they do not normally do demo drops (usually there is no place where you could see it from the air show that would not wind up getting the state sued), you can walk through it,

Re: OT:Disguised Leicas (Was Re: ENABLED limited ist D!!!!!!!!)

2004-09-03 Thread ernreed2
Yes they do. My wife needed new glasses last week, and picked up Nikon frames and lenses. We joked with the optician about wanting Pentax SMC; she said Pentax made lenses but such were not carried by her store. Just the same story as the Pentax camera gear, then. :-(

Re: my ist D AF problem

2004-09-03 Thread ernreed2
Ryan posted: lol! I forgot I had a spare ist D lying around the house. ... Now THAT remark is truly obnoxious! :-D ERN

Re: FS: Pentax MX Motor Winder (two available)

2004-09-03 Thread graywolf
I always figured that the ones with worn out shutters had a motor drive on them at one time. That and the idea they did not ever need a CLA. If you run a highspeed motor drive on your camera you really should have it CLA'd every year or two. And be sure to tell the technician about the drive so

RE: my ist D AF problem

2004-09-03 Thread Alan Chan
I believe it was due to the fact that as the lens approach infinity (especially for non-tele lenses), the subject and the amount of lens travel are so small the system is unable to differentiate the difference. Just try to manual focus and notice how the AF indicator behaves. The acceptable

Re: my ist D AF problem

2004-09-03 Thread Ryan Lee
Kevin, could you test something out if you're free- do both an auto and manual focus (spot AF, at 1.4, without flash) of some reasonably close text (e.g. a 50cm away shot of the word Microsoft on your mouse perhaps?) and see if there's any difference? I've noticed over several shots that my AF

Scarce K mount lenses (15, 85, 105, 120) for sale in Russia

2004-09-03 Thread paul . stregevsky
Some of the lists's favorite K-mount lenses are for sale in Russia at http://www.ekta-f.ru/app/pentax.html I can't figure out whether the posted prices are in Euros or what. Can one of our Russian speakers tell us, and also tell us where the seller will ship to? One third-party lens stands

If Cameras Were Airplanes-was: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 11:08:21 +0100, Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very nice. I hope you told the Nikon boys that a boat and a 50mm lens would afford a good shot from underneath :-) Malcolm Thanks, Malcolm! Glad you enjoyed it. Your comment about the Nikon boys got me to

Re: my ist D AF problem

2004-09-03 Thread Ryan Lee
I probably will- my 5n's taken a ridiculous amount of film since I first got it, and I couldn't flaw it or the Sigma 28-70 2.8 in terms of performance. Never seen my workhorse ill- kinda worried.. Regards, Ryan - Original Message - From: Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: PAW: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 09:04:40 -0400, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep, it is. The North Carolina Forest Service owns that one. They bring it around to air shows down here. Although they do not normally do demo drops (usually there is no place where you could see it from the air show that

Re: my ist D AF problem

2004-09-03 Thread graywolf
You know that is not surprising. I would think that it would focus somewhere near the hyperfocal distance of the lens wide open because that would be the maximum contrast point. And that is of course much nearer than infinity. -- Rob Brigham wrote: The problems relate to focussing on distant

Re: Scarce K mount lenses (15, 85, 105, 120) for sale in Russia

2004-09-03 Thread Henri Toivonen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some of the lists's favorite K-mount lenses are for sale in Russia at http://www.ekta-f.ru/app/pentax.html I can't figure out whether the posted prices are in Euros or what. Can one of our Russian speakers tell us, and also tell us where the seller will ship to? One

PESO: Libby Lenton

2004-09-03 Thread Ryan Lee
Was kinda bored today so I went out to photograph some Olympians in the street. Here's former 100m freestyle WR holder Libby Lenton (wearing her women's 4x100m freestyle relay gold and 50m freestyle bronze). Wish Grant Hackett wasn't in the background..

Re: OT: Re: Francophones

2004-09-03 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 03:25:58 -0400 (EDT), D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL! Je crois que c'est aussi bien (bon?) que vous ne m'entendez pas! (Comment ecris-moi des accents dans VT-100 telnet?) Je parle francais seulement [enough] pour etre dangereux. J'ai besoin d'un

Re: my ist D AF problem

2004-09-03 Thread Ryan Lee
Hehe.. I know! Isn't it brilliant! :) Just trying to milk it while I can. Number 2's up for sale, but while it's here, technically it -is- a spare ist D lying around the house. Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 03,

Re: PESO: Rainy Day

2004-09-03 Thread Frantisek
Thursday, September 2, 2004, 8:46:49 PM, Daniel wrote: DJM I agree. The one with a single boat gives the impression that the DJM photographer is all alone in a beautiful wilderness. The other looks DJM like it was taken at a summer camp somewhere. DJM They are both very nice shots, however.

Re: Scarce K mount lenses (15, 85, 105, 120) for sale in Russia

2004-09-03 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I believ the prices are in dollars. They use dollars on the film page: http://www.ekta-f.ru/special.html And they seem to be selling Ilford film! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some of the lists's favorite K-mount lenses are for sale in Russia at http://www.ekta-f.ru/app/pentax.html I can't figure

Re: If Cameras Were Airplanes-was: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread Peter J. Alling
You are a sick sick man... frank theriault wrote: On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 11:08:21 +0100, Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very nice. I hope you told the Nikon boys that a boat and a 50mm lens would afford a good shot from underneath :-) Malcolm Thanks, Malcolm! Glad you enjoyed it. Your

problems posting

2004-09-03 Thread Karen Clanin
i'm having problems trying to get an email to the list, it keeps coming back saying i either have attachments or stylized type in it, thought i'd fixed the type problem and there are no attachments. can the list mgr email me? thanks. karen

Re: PAW: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread Mat Maessen
You know, when I was growing up, my British mother taught me and my brother how to make those paper cubes. Of course, she conveniently forgot to tell us that we were supposed to fill them with water and lob them at each other. Wonder why -Mat

Friday: Donations Needed

2004-09-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I've just started working at the Sixth Street Photography Workshop (http://www.sixthstreetphoto.org) in San Francisco. It's a volunteer position, and I'll be teaching a few basic photography classes and doing some darkroom work for them, printing for an upcoming exhibition. As with many

Re: I'm sad plea for help (disk problems)

2004-09-03 Thread Frantisek
Hi! Thanks for all the suggestions. After more looking around, I found on the web DFSEE, which was later suggested here, even with the author, Jan, among us! Thanks. Jan, using your utility, I did manage to restore it, finally! I did a search for all lost partitions, found the info in the log and

RE: PAW - Untitled and Undescribed

2004-09-03 Thread Jens Bladt
Funny head! When blinking with the right eye, I would turn up my mouth in the right side - not the left. So, the sculpture looks kind of unnatural to me. The photograph, however, is very well done. All the best Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

Re: PESO - Street performers vs. Street perfomers

2004-09-03 Thread ernreed2
Dario said: So, which one do you like best (and WHY!) beteeen the two pictures of those street performers? First shot (with the sun behind the buildings): http://www.dariobonazza.com/paw/paw12.jpg Second shot (with the sun and different framing): http://www.dariobonazza.com/paw/paw09.jpg

RE: If Cameras Were Airplanes-was: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread Malcolm Smith
frank theriault wrote: Pentax: 'Nuff said: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2665132 LOL! Canons to the left of him, Nikons to the right of him. Malcolm

Re: PAW - Untitled and Undescribed

2004-09-03 Thread Dario Bonazza
Good subject and very good light on it, matching very well the oval shape. The weak point is the too messy background, including the not so evident couple (close to being just a black spot, at least in my monitor). Yes, a pleasant picture, but (Sorry) an almost right one in my opinion. Dario

Re: Availability of the new Pentax smc-D 100mm F2.8 macro

2004-09-03 Thread jtainter
Pentax's other new motto: All our lenses are limited. Joe The truth is, they have learnt the trick of limiting the supply so that they are more desirable. The rarer it gets, the more you want it. g Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Does anyone know when this lens will

Re: PAW: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread Paul Sorenson
Sooo... 1600 gallons = 5818.99519 liters 5818.99519 liters weighs 5818.99519 kg 5818.99519 kg - 12828.68845 pounds Yup - much easier grn - Original Message - From: Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 10:14 AM Subject: Re: PAW: Water Bomber

Re: PESO: Rainy Day

2004-09-03 Thread graywolf
Here we just call them idiot yuppies (grin). For 150 years the uniform of the woodsman was blue jeans, khaki shirt (in summer), plaid wool shirt (rest of year), hunting boots. Then the bambiests moved into the woods (at one time they were happy to just look at pictures) and things went to hell.

Re: If Cameras Were Airplanes-was: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread John Francis
Caveman mused: Truth hurts. Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Nasty! Personally I'd use a B-52 for Pentax. Technologically way behind the times, but still capable of doing the job it was designed for as long as you are prepared to put up with the idiosyncracies of the design.

Re: PAW - Untitled and Undescribed

2004-09-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Perhaps your monitor needs proper calibration ... there's plenty of detail in the background. I can see the ring on the woman's finger, the curls in the guy's hair, ripples in his sweatshirt hood, and so on, and that's even in an improperly lit room (too bright, sun shining in). Funny how some

Re: PESO - Street performers vs. Street perfomers

2004-09-03 Thread johnbailey
Dario, The 2nd picture definitely shows the concentration of the musician and the connection between her and the music. The first would benefit (I think) from having people standing and listening in the center to right side of the picture. When I first saw the picture, my eyes saw the

Re: PAW: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread graywolf
And 10lbs per Imperial Gallon which is more likely what Frank was quoting, so 16,000 pounds, or 8 tons. IIRC the NCFS claimed 1800 gallons (US), but since the tanks are just rectangular fiberglass tanks (one on either side of the cargo hold) they probably can be set up differently depending on

M42 Taks vs. K mounts - any preference one or the other?

2004-09-03 Thread johnbailey
Hi, Does anyone prefer to use the super-taks or smc taks to their equivalent smc K, A, or M lenses. (I'm not even going to ask about the A*). See the Pentax 85/1.4 A* for Ricoh on the well loved and hated auction site? John Bailey = jb `:^)

Re: problems posting

2004-09-03 Thread graywolf
You need to send plain (ASCII) text. Anything else is supposed to bounce. -- Karen Clanin wrote: i'm having problems trying to get an email to the list, it keeps coming back saying i either have attachments or stylized type in it, thought i'd fixed the type problem and there are no attachments.

Re: PESO - Street performers vs. Street perfomers

2004-09-03 Thread Steve Desjardins
I lie the first one better. I think the more cluttered shot is much more interesting. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9/3/2004 10:35:55 AM I like the second on. Less cluttered, alowing the eye to concentrate on the musician's concentration. Dario Bonazza wrote: Since I like Valentin's idea of asking

Re: problems posting

2004-09-03 Thread mike wilson
You probably need to find a way to make your email programme send plain text. This means that you cannot use programmes or programme settings that use Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) to put pretty backgrouds on your message or use obscure fonts. Just the words, ma'am Karen Clanin wrote: i'm

Re: PAW: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread mike wilson
Peter J. Alling wrote: mike.wilson wrote: Hi, Shel wrote: Water weighs just about 8.4 pounds per US gallon. Persons of a certain age will remember chanting a pint of pure water weighs a pound and a quarter at school. An imperial gallon weighs 10lbs. Making the payload 16,000lbs. Or about

Re: PAW: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread mike wilson
Isn't there some urban legend about a scuba diver being scooped up by one of these and deposited in the finre? graywolf wrote: And 10lbs per Imperial Gallon which is more likely what Frank was quoting, so 16,000 pounds, or 8 tons. IIRC the NCFS claimed 1800 gallons (US), but since the tanks

Re: DA 14/2.8

2004-09-03 Thread Dr. Heiko Hamann
Hi DagT, on 02 Sep 04 you wrote in pentax.list: I've got one :-) One of the three that got to Norway in June. I think Heiko has one too. Yes, I have. You can find some test images on my webpage (mycroft.de). cu, Heiko

Re: If Cameras Were Airplanes-was: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread Christian
John Francis wrote on 9/3/2004, 12:36 PM: Personally I'd use a B-52 for Pentax. Technologically way behind the times, but still capable of doing the job it was designed for as long as you are prepared to put up with the idiosyncracies of the design. Interesting fact: most pilots

Re: PAW: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread Tim
For your reading pleasure: http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/scuba.htm t On 9/3/04 10:53, mike wilson wrote: Isn't there some urban legend about a scuba diver being scooped up by one of these and deposited in the finre? graywolf wrote: And 10lbs per Imperial Gallon which is more

Re: If Cameras Were Airplanes-was: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread Peter J. Alling
I thought that was moved back to 2040 or 2050, making the design and maybe some of the Airframes more than 100 years old. Christian wrote: John Francis wrote on 9/3/2004, 12:36 PM: Personally I'd use a B-52 for Pentax. Technologically way behind the times, but still capable of doing the

Re: raw files

2004-09-03 Thread Jostein
Hi Wendy, This summer, I considered pros and cons of a couple of converters. My aim was to find a raw converter that gave the best possible starting point for further editing. After trying a default-regime with the Pentax PhotoLab, thumbsPlus and BreezeBrowser, I came to think of a no-tweaking

FS Friday: PZ-1p w/grip strap, batteries, case, etc.

2004-09-03 Thread Joe Wilensky
PZ-1p, KEH EX+ condition, includes grip strap, extra battery, everready case, instruction manual, neckstrap, body cap, etc. Beautiful condition and works beautifully. $325 including shipping/insurance in the continental U.S. If you'd like an SMC-FA 50mm f/1.4 lens in EX+ condition w/caps to go

Re: If Cameras Were Airplanes-was: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread John Francis
Christian mused: John Francis wrote on 9/3/2004, 12:36 PM: Personally I'd use a B-52 for Pentax. Technologically way behind the times, but still capable of doing the job it was designed for as long as you are prepared to put up with the idiosyncracies of the design.

More on Ilford

2004-09-03 Thread John Mason
Buy Ilford, cheap. Not film, the whole damn company: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3605614.stm --John = J Mason Charlottesville, Virginia New! Democracy of Speed, a Photo Documentary Project: http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ds8s/john-m/john-m.html

Re: PAW: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread Jostein
Okay, since we're into fifth decimal accuracy now, I can't resist... Water density is not constant, but varies with temperature (and salinity, of course, but let's keep seawater out of the discussion). At 4°C (34°F), the density is 1, which means that one litre weights one kilogram. The numbers

Re: DA 14/2.8

2004-09-03 Thread DagT
På 3. sep. 2004 kl. 19.54 skrev Dr. Heiko Hamann: Hi DagT, on 02 Sep 04 you wrote in pentax.list: I've got one :-) One of the three that got to Norway in June. I think Heiko has one too. Yes, I have. You can find some test images on my webpage (mycroft.de). cu, Heiko My test images are here

Re: If Cameras Were Airplanes-was: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread Christian
Peter J. Alling wrote on 9/3/2004, 2:49 PM: I thought that was moved back to 2040 or 2050, making the design and maybe some of the Airframes more than 100 years old. oops yeah I think it was 2050 making it 100 years old. -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PAW: Water Bomber

2004-09-03 Thread Christian
Tim wrote on 9/3/2004, 2:33 PM: For your reading pleasure: http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/scuba.htm CSI the tv show on American CBS had an episode where a scuba diver was found in a tree following a forest fire. The actual incident that killed him and got him in the tree

RE: *ist D purchased on a whim

2004-09-03 Thread Jens Bladt
Welcome to the digital world of Pentaxist's, Stuart! I'm sure you'll enjoy using this brilliant piece of machinery. I got mine Monday - nad have been using it every day since (just 4 days, and I feel I always had it). Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

RE: *ist D purchased on a whim

2004-09-03 Thread Jens Bladt
It's: I am a Pentaxist! Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 3. september 2004 16:36 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: *ist D purchased on a whim Cotty wrote: On 3/9/04, Ryan

PESO - Mountain farm

2004-09-03 Thread Jostein
All criticisms and comments welcome. http://www.oksne.net/paw/fjellgard.html Jostein

Fun with Pentax mottos.

2004-09-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: jtainter Subject: Re: Availability of the new Pentax smc-D 100mm F2.8 macro Pentax's other new motto: All our lenses are limited. Lenses?

Re: *ist D purchased on a whim

2004-09-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jens Bladt Subject: RE: *ist D purchased on a whim Welcome to the digital world of Pentaxist's, Stuart! I'm sure you'll enjoy using this brilliant piece of machinery. I got mine Monday - nad have been using it every day since (just 4 days, and I feel I

eyecups (was OT:Disguised Leicas (Was Re: ENABLED limited ist D!!!!!!!!))

2004-09-03 Thread Derby Chang
Fra wrote: But it's a big conspiracy of the camera companies, you see. They make all the expensive little piece of cheap plastic or rubber accessories easily misplacable (I lost the rubber eyecup from my non-Pentax DSLR on the first day of using it, I lost the rubber eyecup from my Pentax MX few

Re: *istD: to wait or not to wait that is the question

2004-09-03 Thread Ryan Lee
Well Paul, you've more or less got until the rebate ends (end of the year?) to wait for a further price drop. Considering that they're unlikely to reduce the cost of the lens, I think this current offer's good to go for, assuming you want the lens. Cheers, Ryan - Original Message -

Re: *istD: to wait or not to wait that is the question

2004-09-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, I do want the lens. I have the Sigma 17-35, but I think the Pentax is a better piece of glass. I'll probably be putting the Sigma on ebay. I really need a second body now to cover some out of town assignments, so I think I'll make the leap. I've sold enough other equipment to pretty much

Re: Libby Lenton

2004-09-03 Thread Ryan Lee
Yeah overblown highlights, the panning's effect on the background, Grant Hackett in the background, the news crew person- radiance is pretty blinding huh. Cheers, Ryan a pretty girl who kicks ass in the pool earns extra points.. From: cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: *istD: to wait or not to wait that is the question

2004-09-03 Thread Ryan Lee
I didn't want the lens at first, but now I'm really missing the moderate wide angle. Plus the fact the 16 45 is a constant too. And don't forget the cost of a battery grip, and another big card.. The 17 35 will probably pay for only one of these.. Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From:

problems posting

2004-09-03 Thread Karen Clanin
From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] You need to send plain (ASCII) text. Anything else is supposed to bounce. From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] You probably need to find a way to make your email programme send plain text. This means that you cannot use programmes or programme settings that use

RE: my ist D AF problem

2004-09-03 Thread Nick Clark
I've noticed similar problem with my Sigma 24mm f/1.8. AF appears off, manual focus OK. I get the same problem with the MZ-S though, and have verified the problem on the slides I got back. I assumed it was either something about the Sigma lens that caused the problem, or that Pentax AF isn't

Re: *ist D purchased on a whim

2004-09-03 Thread Cotty
On 3/9/04, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: I've never had a bad beer twice. I've had a bad beer twice when there wasn't a good beer to be had. Paul LOL. Yeah, okay, I'll buy that. And the beer 8-] Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: problems posting

2004-09-03 Thread Cotty
On 3/9/04, Karen Clanin, discombobulated, unleashed: You probably need to find a way to make your email programme send plain text. This means that you cannot use programmes or programme settings that use Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) to put pretty backgrouds on your message or use obscure

Re: *ist D purchased on a whim

2004-09-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: *ist D purchased on a whim If you go over there to do it, you bet you sweet bippy it will be a bad beer. ww I've never had a bad beer twice. Cheap drunk, eh? HAR!! WW

Re: *ist D purchased on a whim

2004-09-03 Thread Cotty
On 3/9/04, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: If you go over there to do it, you bet you sweet bippy it will be a bad beer. ww I've never had a bad beer twice. Cheap drunk, eh? HAR!! WW You know me so well WW! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

New Oly E

2004-09-03 Thread Cotty
http://www.olympus-esystem.jp/ Slap my ass and call me Sally. Olympus make things nobody wants and Pentax does the opposite! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: New Oly E

2004-09-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Sally, I can't really find any specs. At least not in English. Looks okay. What the hell is it? Paul On Sep 3, 2004, at 7:02 PM, Cotty wrote: http://www.olympus-esystem.jp/ Slap my ass and call me Sally. Olympus make things nobody wants and Pentax does the opposite! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: New Oly E

2004-09-03 Thread Cotty
On 3/9/04, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Hi Sally, I can't really find any specs. At least not in English. Looks okay. What the hell is it? DPR reckons it'll be a lower spec E system body. A baby E ? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

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