in
the prints -- not enough latitude.
Perhaps it's the equipment they're using ...
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From: Paris, Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 08:36:20 -0500
Of course operator error couldn't have been
to partially avoid this by shooting
with massively low contrast and then correcting later. I think this
often results in more noise and/or loss of detail in shadow areas though
as everything is recorded as 'a bit grey'.
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From: Paris, Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED
Depends what level of raid you use.
Len
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From: Alan Abbott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 1:08 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Digital vs.FILM: will digital cameras lose the war?
I keep my images on a RAID system, so individual
I don't know where you are but you can order a brand new one from BH for
$29.95 plus shipping. See www.bhphotovideo.com/
Len
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From: Ronald de Leeuw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 12:46 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: FG grip
For the MZ-S, yes. For the Zip, no. The Z1-p's grip doesn't hold
batteries, nor does it have a shutter button.
Len
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From: Ronald de Leeuw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 1:45 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: FG grip
Thank you
Just as a suggestion, look for some HP paper that is marked as photo quality
inkjet paper. It's very cheap but I think you'll be very pleasantly
surprised by the results using it in an Epson. It gives extremely flat
matte results and, for my Epson 1200, some of the best colors (including
The fact that that phrase was in the quoted message does not mean that I was
commenting on that exact issue. I stated what my comment was about.
If you insist on me commenting upon the depreciation issue, let me point out
that I did address it in the clarification. To wit:
Heck, you have a
So? What do you want? An egg in your beer?
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From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 6:59 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Today's rant: Alright, already.
Look, the text I quoted was not in the quoted message, it was THE
Still, it does bode pretty well for the used value so far. The D30 goes for
900-1000, depending on condition. The Nikon D1 isn't doing too bad and
neither is the Olympus E-10, just to name three. The used prices could hold
pretty darned well when more folks realize that you can get a excellent
You'd have to be pretty old to remember it.
Len
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From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 9:49 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Today's rant: Alright, already.
Egg? No, but you can buy me a virtual beer if you want and
I think lots of them come from stock agencies, shot by pros on other
assignments, or on vacation. Lots of pros carry a good PS with them just
in case they see something that they want to submit for stock.
Len
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
I don't think digital SLRs will follow the depreciation of computers.
Digital point and shoot cameras, yes. SLRs, no. The build quality and
features offered by film SLRs carries over into digital SLRs. The majority
of camera users are happy with their zoom lensed point and shoots and see no
, quality of newer
models will certainly increase. This means that resale value of old
DSLRs will rapidly drop when a new model is released. This is why they
are like computers - it does not necessarily have anything to do with
volume sales.
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From: Paris, Leonard [mailto
And I believe that PJs discovered the quality of the 105mm f2.5 Nikkor lens
and, coupled with low prices for bodies and lenses overseas, spurred the
rush to the Nikon F as the PJ's premier system camera. At least that's how
it appeared to me. I was there at the time. I'm sure the working PJs
Have you shot any tests with the polarizer(s) you have, or are you unable to
bring yourself to risk a few exposures without a consensus from the group?
Len
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 10:01 PM
To: [EMAIL
Paris, Leonard wrote:
Have you shot any tests with the polarizer(s) you have, or are you unable
to
bring yourself to risk a few exposures without a consensus from the group?
Len
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 13
Windex has some slightly moist wipes that work very well with filters, then
I usually follow up with a clean microfiber cloth. In my experience, the
lens pen must be handled very carefully in order that it NOT pick up oil
from somewhere and redeposit it where it's unwelcome. I usually use my
Rattlesnake tastes great. It is good that folks have also figured out a way
to use the skins. Waste not, want not.
Len
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From: gfen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 12:54 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Snakeskin MEF and AF
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Subject: RE: Snakeskin MEF and AF 35-70/2.8
On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Paris, Leonard wrote:
Rattlesnake tastes great. It is good that folks have also figured out a
way
to use the skins. Waste not, want not.
Its wasteful and inhumane to support rattlesnake roundups, just as it was
incredibly
Ayash,
When you say thisgs like that, you need to inlude a winking smiley face. ;-)
Len
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-Original Message-
From: Ayash Kanto Mukherjee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 5:53 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: What is a stereo adapter?
If the photographer
I've run every version of Windows from v1.5 to XP, only skipped Win2K, and
have had no nightmares in any of the upgrades. Of course, I believe in
RTFM, and I believe in checking the hardware compatibility lists before
doing the upgrades.
Len
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From: Cameron Hood
Let's just say that i was the only one that didn't ignore it and leave it at
that.
Len
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 1:57 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: FS Pentax Original Fisheye PUTTING IT CLEAR FOR LEN
A simple web search using the words vietnam, memorial, and wall will
give you everything you seek. By the way, let me welcome you to the
Internet. It's a great place to find information. In general, however,
this is a great place to find Pentax camera information.
Len
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I think you'll like the Zenitar. It does cover 180-degrees field of view,
diagonally, though. It's a nice sharp lens and has fairly good flare
resistance. I like the one that I have. Some folks think it is a little too
specialized. Like, how often will you use a fisheye? I use mine often
Has Canon scrapped their focus system that tracks your eyball and focusses
where you are looking? I've never used one of those but, in theory, it
sounds pretty good.
Len
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From: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 2:35 PM
To: [EMAIL
Not to mention the one in China. That's a great one. :-)
Len
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 2:30 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re[2]: OT: Writings on The Wall
In a message dated 7/30/2002 12:10:22 PM
Hi Doug,
The ones that I remember, that were used with PC's, actually had the name
Winchester emblazoned on the front (visible, since they were full height
drives). I assume the company that built them was named Winchester, though
I don't remember if there was a link to the firearms
And that pretty much fits in with my experience, too. The PZ-1p, a camera
that many folks love to hate, is very comparable in autofocus capabilities
to the N90s. I've owned both cameras and only the PZ-1p has remained with
me. The PZ-1p controls will let you do most anything with your right hand
Now, if we could only get one that says Pentax instead of Kodak. Does
anyone here have any connections wih the company that makes the knives?
Len
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 10:24 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It would depend on the individual class and the instructor. Also, it would
depend on how much effort that you put into it. Without actually attending,
I couldn't say one way or the other. The zone system is most effective when
you can implement it from both the camera and the printing process.
Ooooh! Rosewood handles! Who made the knife?
Len
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-Original Message-
From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 1:58 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: MZ-S gripe and Oly pics from the weekend
It just so happens that I have in my grubby little
With the PZ-1p, you can turn off auto-rewind with a PF setting (set PF 12 to
1).
Len
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-Original Message-
From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 11:36 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Upgrading to auto focus
Given that I have a pretty nice suite of
Don, that is really strange. I have yet to clean the jets on my Epson 1200
for the first time, and I've owned it from the first year they sold it. It
was only out about three months when I bought mine. I don't know what I've
been doing right.
I've only been considering upgrading to a new
I dunno guys,
I see Kodak printing kiosks springing up all over. You pop the media out of
your digital camera, pop it into the slot of the Kodak kiosk, crop and color
balance it the way you want and press the button. Out pops the picture,
anywhere from wallet-sized to 8 X 10. Priced very
I frequently use my D30 at ISO 800 and haven't had any problems with noise.
At 1600, it's a bit evident. I wonder if the D30 you used had the latest
firmware installed? I really appreciate being able to download and install
the updates on my own.
Len
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From: tom
Not really a bad practice to use with any camera using studio lights.
Len
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-Original Message-
From: Pat White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 2:02 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 67 Leaf shutter experience
Another way to screw up: when shooting in the
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The computer
A disgrace, perhaps, but better than nothing. Well worth what they cost,
anyway. :)
Len
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-Original Message-
From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 5:55 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Pentax Japan
on 17.07.02 3:53, Rob Studdert at
I certainly love my FA* 85mm f/1.4. I mostly shoot at portrait distances.
For infinity use, I either use much shorter focal lengths, or much longer
focal lengths. For street photography, it's not a stealth lens. Especially
with the hood on it.
Len
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From: tom
I can't think of a better book, either, but since the time is short, run
with what you have, see what you think, and, if you decide that you like
shooting wedding's, get Steve Sint's book. If you decide that you never
want to shoot another one, you shall have saved the cost of the book.
Len
: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 11:03 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Pentax Japan
On 17 Jul 2002 at 9:19, Paris, Leonard wrote:
A disgrace, perhaps, but better than nothing. Well worth what they cost,
anyway. :)
I agree they are far better than
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Subject: RE: Wedding photographing
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paris, Leonard
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 10:23 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: Wedding photographing
I can't think of a better book, either
No, I think he said they ended up there after production. not that they
were produced there.
Len
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-Original Message-
From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 5:32 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Zenitar 85mm f1.4 MC in PK
on 12.07.02
Meade makes one that is sold by Radio Shack. I wonder if they are both made
by the same company? I've seen the Meade. Wasn't real impressed with it.
640 x 480 pictures using an 8X binocular (400 mm equivalent or better).
Seems it would be hard to hand hold and i didn't notice a tripod mount on
Easy to see why Tom's assistants can break a lot of gear before they get
replaced. ;-)
Len
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http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/dc-pdml-may.jpg
From left to right is me, Geoff the Disembodied Head Moes, Cesar
Matamoros, Assistant #7, and Christian Skofteland.
This was shot on Delta 100
I forgot to give the specifics. I usually carry a Ricoh GR1 loaded with
Superia 400. It's a nice pocketable camera with a very sharp 28mm f/2.8
lens.
On the digital side, I have a little Fuji DX10 that gives nice, sharp 1024 X
768 pictures that print very good at 4 X 6 inches. The Fuji is
It's normal for quite a few brands of electronic flashes. Electronic
flashes tend to be a bit too cool (blue) and a little warming is needed to
give more pleasing results, hence the slight yellow color of the flash
unit's lens.
Len
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From: ukasz Kacperczyk
Yes. Of course, you should use FP (Focal Plane) class flash bulbs. They
will allow you to sync at all of your high shutter speeds, rather than just
your X-sync speed.
Len
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From: Johan Schoone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 12:25 PM
To:
Had the professor phrased the question a different way, the student's answer
may not have been quite so sarcastic. The joke here was on the professor,
not the student.
Len
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-Original Message-
From: Ayash Kanto Mukherjee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 2:23 PM
Seems fair, in this case. Bet on someone hanging a print in the sun and
wanting a free reprint when it fades or changes color.
Len
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-Original Message-
From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 2:27 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Pricing of
Believe it or not, there are intelligent customers that are willing to pay
good prices for quality work. You usually need to be pretty well
established, with a known, good reputation in order to be considered by
them. Making a good living in photography is not easy but it is doable.
Word of mouth
An interval timer that took a picture every n seconds.
Len
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-Original Message-
From: smcforme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 12:47 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Eclipse Photo
I wonder what calculations the photographer used to get the nearly
You don't have to go that far. Just stay right here and read about digital.
You'll get all the denial you can handle.
Len
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From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 1:29 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: APS Film
For an
Yes. All too true, Bob. Another way to put it could be: If lying is the
objective, then all media can be made to bear false witness.
Len
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From: Bob Walkden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 7:00 PM
To: Robert Soames Wetmore
Subject: Re: Re
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From: Paris, Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 7:37 AM
Subject: RE: Power Zoom 80-200
I didn't know the MZ-S could use the power zoom feature. I thought Pentax
dropped that from the MZ-S feature set.
Len
Mark,
I suggest that you carry your bagful of gear into a camera shop and see if
you can find a better bag, rather than selling the BG-10. The time will
come when you'll wish you had never sold the BG-10.
Len
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From: Lindamood, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Just to cover one point of your question, that of handling the extreme
contrast of the midday sun. Yes, when the subject matter is appropriate,
outdoor portraits, subjects a lot closer than infinity, which will benefit
from the use of fill flash. I use fill flash. I get some strange looks from
Well, skip Hasselblad and Rollei then, because they aren't off brand.
Len
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From: David Brooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 2:44 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re: GFM Photo 6x6 format
Thats one reason i asked if there were other
The date/time feature probably is at fault but it's easy enough to turn off,
or disable.
Len
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From: gfen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 12:07 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: Re: Re: ZX-50 and IR film.
On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, Paris, Leonard wrote:
The date/time feature
Religious pilgrimage?
Hope you have a good trip.
Len (in southern Illinois)
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From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 11:47 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Dear John, I'm gone
I am on my way for a trip to the US of A.
Plain glass bottles will work if you store the stuff in the dark until
you're ready to use it.
Len
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-Original Message-
From: gfen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 12:55 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Home developing -- details, details
On Wed, 29 May
Selenium meters were obsolete quite a few years ago. Probably twenty years
ago, or more. I know of no lightmeter manufacturer that still makes or
repairs them. They are cheap because nobody wants them anymore. You may
find one that still works well enough for your purposes but there are
Don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel about us americans.
Len
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 12:21 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT World Cup Offer
Please, you americans!!
You stole the name of
I'm not sure where you are but, if you point your web browser to
http://www.slik.com
you should be able to find a distributor address that can help you.
Len
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From: Nagaraj, Ramesh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 10:33 AM
To: '[EMAIL
I used to look up the rates there, but now I use this little piece of
freeware.
Len
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-Original Message-
From: Frits Wüthrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 2:19 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT: Money Conversion Freeware
If you need an exchange rate,
I'm sorry to dispel the rumor but he is alive and well here in the US D.O.D.
and there is no chance of us ever getting rid of him, at least until he
retires and they find a suitable clone.
Len
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From: Robert Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 22,
Pat, I like using a digital camera for macros that are going to end up
digital in the end. I like the additional DOF I get with digital macro and
I like the fewer steps involved in the process. It depends a lot on the
quality of the digital camera, of course.
Len
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 11:52 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: new additions to the camera bag
Yep
works for moi as well. The way I look at it is this way: maybe my
technique is wrong; maybe my
-
Only in plain vanilla TTL mode. P-TTL is a recent addition in
Pentax repertoire, meaning the actual flash is preceded by a
shorter, lower intensity pre-flash, intended to allow the camera to
measure reflectivity of different parts of the scene in order to
compute
If you have enough DOF, bokeh is not an issue. Grin
When you say an order of magnitude, do you mean that you can enlarge 35mm
ten times larger than a digital image?
Len
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From: Alin Flaider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 8:47 AM
To: [EMAIL
I can only guess. So here goes:
I haven't seen any leaf shutter lenses in the range of f/1.2 or f/1.4.
Could be design difficulties, perhaps?
There'd still have to be a sort of focal plane shutter and mirror
arrangement, like the hasselblad, because you'd have to have at least one
shutter
Wow! Ken has pissed off the demime god for real!
Len
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From: Kenneth Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 6:33 AM
Subject: To provide a link to another
Type some text.
AUTOTEXT bullet Error! AutoText entry not defined. Add a list item.
Not to worry. In the U.S., pensions are deposited electronically to our
checking accounts so we don't have to queue up at the post office to get our
share of the taxes we paid, but we do pay taxes on the pittance we get, as
well as pay taxes again when we spend it.
Len
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No apology needed. I know there are some differences in pension systems
throughout the world and thought I'd clarify the one I'm a part of.
Len
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From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 8:55 AM
To: Pentax List
Subject: RE: Re[2]:
You must be using a long lens. If not, then unweildy_behemoth = 1
Just judging by the necessity of the seated position, ricebag, and
MLU for stability when shooting at 1/125th. Otherwise you'd be firing
away one-handed at a dead run. VBG
Len
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From: Bill D.
I really like using a waist-level finder, myself. I used a Rollei TLR and,
before that, a Hasselblad, and a Bronica. You're right, full frame is great.
The only full frame, 100% view 35mm I own is a Nikon F. I have a
waist-level finder for it, too.
Len
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From:
This is just an observation. If a lens I own says 18mm on it and it's
really 18.75mm, it's no big deal to me, and I'm not going to start building
a database of the exact tested focal lengths. Hell, labs probably crop
all of our prints, and slide holders crop our slides, more than that. I can
You have to remember. It's not a game, it's an auction. You are not a
winner, you are the highest bidder. You bid more for it than any other
bidder was willing to pay for it. Thinking of it as a game and winning is
what ebay encourages. It gets people's adrenalin flowing and they tend to
bid
Rob, i believe that you are right. I shoot 99% of my digital stuff in raw
mode and seldom need to sharpen in PhotoShop before printing. Lots of
consumer digitals don't allow you to turn off the internal sharpening, nor
do they offer a true raw output.
Len
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From:
Hey, that can work, too. Especially if there is a reasonable BIN price.
Len
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From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 9:55 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: RE: Portrait lens recommendations?
On 26 Apr
Just a quick question. What is your prefered wide angle lens? I have
been thinking about getting a third party lens, probably around 24mm,
and wanted some feedback from the group.
Mine is the FA 20-35mm f/4. The best prime wide angle lens I own is the FA
35mm f/2 but I use the 20-35mm zoom
A Photo CD? Absolutely. A Picture CD? Maybe.
Len
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From: Treena Harp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 1:29 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Photo CDs
For those of you who get images on photo CDs, is there enough resolution for
a
Certainly, since most people buy on the basis of price. If it performed
decently, all the better.
Len
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From: Alan Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 3:46 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Portrait lens recommendations?
If Pentax
Is there a formula for calculating the maximum depth of the hood, given the
focal length of a lens in millimeters, it's maximum aperture diameter also
in millimeters, and the diameter of the hood in millimeters?
If there is, it would make it a lot easier to find the optimum hood for any
given
With SLRs, how effective (accurate) split image finders are depends on the
focal length and aperture of the lens you are using. You'll find them pretty
much useless at extremes, long tele or ultra wide. That's why cameras like
the LX allow you to change focussing screens so that you can use the
That would be a shame because the new Zone VI meters are extremely
expensive, to me. I can't justify sinking over $600 in a meter even though
it's the most accurate, color corrected meter available. If I could send
them a V and get it modified for a reasonable price, I'd do it too.
Len
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turn it up. They have some lens hood information
there and, iirc, a way of determining optimum hood diameter/depth.
Paris, Leonard wrote:
Is there a formula for calculating the maximum depth of the hood, given
the
focal length of a lens in millimeters, it's maximum aperture diameter also
Very good! Thanks Paul!
This will do very nicely. It's a good article on flare, too.
Len
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 2:38 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Hood depth
Len wrote:
Is there a formula
That spreadsheet was contributed by our own JCO.
Thanks JC.
Len
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 2:38 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Hood depth
Len wrote:
Is there a formula for calculating the maximum
It could be an important cap for a diehard collector, one that must have as
close to the original cap as possible for the year of manufacture of the
lens he intends to put it on. In that case, it could be seen to be
reasonable. I know i don't need one but someone may need one.
Len
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I'm sure there are wealthy people who regularly shoot pictures with all of
the commemorative edition Leicas, Rolleis, and Hasselblads they own, too.
I've seen wealthy businessmen wearing solid gold Rolex wristwatches with the
time on them twenty or more minutes wrong, too.
Len
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, my choice of 35mm camera is the Pentax Super Program
SLR. Better?
Norm
Paris, Leonard wrote:
Oh? Does that mean that your 6x7 is your main 35mm body when you *are*
using it?
From: Norman Baugher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Super Program is my main 35mm body, when I'm not using the 6x7
I paid for an ebay item via Paypal on the 7th of the month. I asked him, on
the 13th, when he was going ship it and his reply was that I should have it
the beginning of this week. I'll give him until next Tuesday and, if I still
don't have it, I'm going to notify PayPal first, to see what they
Dan,
I'm not sure what's more difficult, reading digests or reading individual
messages. All of the messages are in the digests and you still have to look
at them to decide what you want to read. I find it much easier to read all
new messages and then only read the Re or VS messages in the
I didn't look at the auction. I based my reply strictly on the question,
which seemed to me to only ask about the Super Program. I would not pay
more than $125 (US) for a Super Program body in mint (or near mint)
condition. Those other items were not considered.
Len
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I always carry a camera, too. I, however, have discovered that photo ops
never occur in my vicinity when I have a camera. I look at carrying a
camera as disaster prevention, as a result.
Len
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From: Malcolm Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 16,
With the correct adaptors, my Metz 45CT4 works very well in TTL mode with my
PZ-1p. Including 2nd curtain sync and contrast control. It also has a focus
assist beam provided by the adaptor. I don't, right off the top of my head,
remember the SCA model number but I'll look it up when I get home
Albano,
Do you think there'd be enough data points to plot?
Len
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From: Mishka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 7:52 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Suggestion (was: Bodies Survey Results UPDATE 162)
Just realized, it'd be cool to see a
Well, let's see here. Desert island kit, eh? Won't be doing many weddings
or portraits there. Probably won't be shooting much beyond sunrises,
sunsets, and scenics (for at least once around the island). I guess I'd put
a fresh battery into the PZ-1p, put the FA 20-35 f/4 on it and carry as
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