Pentax Hero

Hi! Too bad this guy shoots Canon... http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/kap/ But it made me wonder: are there kite-photographers or RC-airplane photographers, or RC-submarine photographers, or other spectacular-construction imagebuilders on the PDML as well? And would you attach your LX (or MZ-S

Lens Gallery and usual primes?

Hey there! I saw the Pentax Lens Gallery and was pleased by the information on it. But then I thougt: Hey, none of my P-primes are listed (Well, maybe one of my 50mms is.) If you're interested, I could add test shots (that I should make first) with a 135mm/3.5M lens, with a 100mm/2.8M lens,

MZ-S AF accuracy and the Dutch

Hello! It's been a while since I promised the results of your MZ-S AF post in a dutch photo news group. I had hoped to get thousands of replies, equally devided among all camera brands, with a resulting table of scientificly trustable data. Must say that I do not have any of such. Even worse,

Re: got my hopes up on a new pentax lens

I can understand the disappointment. A 13mm lens would have been something unique! I have never seen such a lens before, have you? How many groups would it have? And what filter size? 72mm at least, dont you think? Wow, I'ld like that as a pancake. :-) [auction snipped] 13mm 3.5 pentax

5n Bummer?

Hey, what's that? someone calls the 5n a bummer and nobody (or should i say no body?) reacts? What's wrong with the 5N? What's your disappointment about? Oh come on, don't say it's that you were too attached to the manual modes, should be something else. Well? My defense for the cam may be

Re: OT: How often and how long do you read the list?

Hi!Will be short. Many mssgs. Little time. So selection: threads in which i participated, and threads about equipment that would fit mine. I read about five minutes every hour. Most time takes selecting which mssgs to delete without reading... ;-) Syb. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To:

Re: BW with the Vivitar Series 1 28mm F1.9

Hey, a swimming pool? Is that your garden? Like the sharpness, DOF and contrast. Yet a swimming lady would have made the picture more perfect... just too perfect to be a test shot. I ebay scored this lens a few months back for $99 mint. :) Highly recommended if you can get lucky find one. Oh

Vivitar K-mount 135 mm f/2.8 experiences?

Hi all, Since there are so many mails in this newsgroup, I will keep my questions short: * Do you have comments on the Vivitar K-mount 135 mm f/2.8 lense? * Will it be worth about $45 second hand in good shape? Thanks for sharing your knowledge with this greenie! Syb

Re: Testing of my MZ-S AF accuracy

Hi Henry and others, I have taken the liberty to translate your experiment descriptions in Dutch and posted it on a Dutch newsgroup on photography. I asked whether other brands (nikon, minolta, canon...) had the same problem. If so, it is interesting to know. Btw: if you're interested in

QD?

Now on ebay: a ZX-5n QD body. (no longer very cheap, price has mounted over $200) Question: What does QD mean? Is it better than just ZX 5N? Does QD exist in Europe as well? And what is it called here? (Is there a MZ-5n QD?) Thanks! Syb

Re: Pentax 6X7, 35mm Auto Focus Fisheye Lens

Too bad! This seller is trying to find a Pentax 6x7 photographer who: (1)does not know what material exists; and (2)does not recognize the lens as being manual focus. No wonder he got only one assignment... ;-) Ehh...

Another MZ 5n - or better?

Hi! Recently, my MZ-5n has started to grow old: the ISO-sensor is damaged, the flash is impotent (won't stand up when you push the button),and the film insert is no longer as easy as it used to be. So I could buy a twinbrother: another MZ-5N body. I like the operating of this camera, the

Re: 100-300 f4.7-5.6 (vs 100-300 f4.5-5.6)

I consider buying a Pentax 100-300 FA lens, the new silver one, f4.7-5.8. But since there has been lots of critics on the 4.5-5.6 lens, I thought I should ask your opinion on the newer lens. You can have a look at the results of the extensive tests of telezooms in Polish magazin