Re: OT: The British Empire triumphs again! New record for world's fastest shed!

2019-04-24 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 24/4/19, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-45636671 > >My favorite bit is that note "The record at Sunday's Straightliners >event came three months after the shed's engine exploded during a >race", which means that som

Re: OT: The British Empire triumphs again! New record for world's fastest shed!

2019-04-24 Thread P. J. Alling
is that note "The record at Sunday's Straightliners event came three months after the shed's engine exploded during a race", which means that somewhere in Britain there's such a thing as shed racing. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all b

Re: OT: The British Empire triumphs again! New record for world's fastest shed!

2019-04-24 Thread Henk Terhell
We better ignore this news. This shed is too fast for Pentax AF:-( Henk Op 2019-04-24 om 14:59 schreef Mark Roberts: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-45636671 My favorite bit is that note "The record at Sunday's Straightliners event came three months after the shed's engine exploded d

OT: The British Empire triumphs again! New record for world's fastest shed!

2019-04-24 Thread Mark Roberts
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-45636671 My favorite bit is that note "The record at Sunday's Straightliners event came three months after the shed's engine exploded during a race", which means that somewhere in Britain there's such a thing as shed racing. -- Mark Roberts - P

Re: OT Music world record

2017-04-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 12:00 PM, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > Hooray for Stouffville! Bis! Bis! > > B I even bought the t shirt.:-) Dave > >> On 2 Apr 2017, at 16:33, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> A pub in Stouffv

Re: OT Music world record

2017-04-02 Thread Bob W-PDML
Hooray for Stouffville! Bis! Bis! B > On 2 Apr 2017, at 16:33, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote: > > A pub in Stouffville is attempting to break a world record for longest > concert, another bar in Detroit also ran such a concert but have > stopped. Stouffville

OT Music world record

2017-04-02 Thread David J Brooks
A pub in Stouffville is attempting to break a world record for longest concert, another bar in Detroit also ran such a concert but have stopped. Stouffville has broken the record today but will go until; Tuesday just for more fun and help more charities. Prety strict rules they have time keepers

Re: lens repair record!

2016-04-08 Thread Christine Aguila
h for letting it sit for 18 months in > need of repair... But, I must say I was pleasantly surprised at such > quick service. Way faster than the last time I sent a lens out for > repair. > > For the record - new motor, cleaned inside & out, plus 2 day return > shipping was $

Re: lens repair record!

2016-04-07 Thread Yolanda Rowe
letting it sit for 18 months in > need of repair... But, I must say I was pleasantly surprised at such > quick service. Way faster than the last time I sent a lens out for > repair. > > For the record - new motor, cleaned inside & out, plus 2 day return > shipping was $214.. &

Re: lens repair record!

2016-04-07 Thread Stanley Halpin
r... But, I must say I was pleasantly surprised at such > quick service. Way faster than the last time I sent a lens out for > repair. > > For the record - new motor, cleaned inside & out, plus 2 day return > shipping was $214.. > > Onward & upward! > > -c

Re: lens repair record!

2016-04-07 Thread Jack Davis
ths in > need of repair... But, I must say I was pleasantly surprised at such > quick service. Way faster than the last time I sent a lens out for > repair. > > For the record - new motor, cleaned inside & out, plus 2 day return > shipping was $214.. > > Onward &a

lens repair record!

2016-04-07 Thread Christine Nielsen
e it out for the brick wall test, but, so far, so good! Makes me feel a little foolish for letting it sit for 18 months in need of repair... But, I must say I was pleasantly surprised at such quick service. Way faster than the last time I sent a lens out for repair. For the record - new motor, cleane

Re: PDML annual - I set a record! (and reminder)

2015-03-02 Thread Rob Studdert
I should have mine ready by 2016, maybe. On 1 March 2015 at 12:19, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Feb 28, 2015, at 4:24 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I'm old fat and tired, but I guess that describes 80% of the list... MARK! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PDML annual - I set a record! (and reminder)

2015-02-28 Thread John
On 2/28/2015 2:07 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I think I set a personal record this year by not waiting for the last hour to submit images to PDML annual... :-) I wonder if there will be even worse procrastinators.. ;-) Just in case, - remember, that this year, the submission closes tonight

Re: PDML annual - I set a record! (and reminder)

2015-02-28 Thread John
. On 2/28/2015 2:07 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I think I set a personal record this year by not waiting for the last hour to submit images to PDML annual... :-) I wonder if there will be even worse procrastinators.. ;-) Just in case, - remember, that this year, the submission closes tonight

Re: PDML annual - I set a record! (and reminder)

2015-02-28 Thread P.J. Alling
contributing this year, and don't feel like digging around in prior years for something that doesn't suck. On 2/28/2015 2:07 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I think I set a personal record this year by not waiting for the last hour to submit images to PDML annual... :-) I wonder if there will be even worse

Re: PDML annual - I set a record! (and reminder)

2015-02-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 28, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: I think I set a personal record this year by not waiting for the last hour to submit images to PDML annual... :-) I wonder if there will be even worse procrastinators.. ;-) Godfrey said yesterday he was going

Re: PDML annual - I set a record! (and reminder)

2015-02-28 Thread P.J. Alling
I have nothing worth contributing this year, and don't feel like digging around in prior years for something that doesn't suck. On 2/28/2015 2:07 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I think I set a personal record this year by not waiting for the last hour to submit images to PDML annual... :-) I

PDML annual - I set a record! (and reminder)

2015-02-28 Thread Igor PDML-StR
I think I set a personal record this year by not waiting for the last hour to submit images to PDML annual... :-) I wonder if there will be even worse procrastinators.. ;-) Just in case, - remember, that this year, the submission closes tonight at Midnight GMT, which is 6pm CST (4pm PST

Re: PDML annual - I set a record! (and reminder)

2015-02-28 Thread Bruce Walker
2:07 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I think I set a personal record this year by not waiting for the last hour to submit images to PDML annual... :-) I wonder if there will be even worse procrastinators.. ;-) Just in case, - remember, that this year, the submission closes tonight at Midnight GMT

Re: PDML annual - I set a record! (and reminder)

2015-02-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Igor PDML-StR wrote: I think I set a personal record this year by not waiting for the last hour to submit images to PDML annual... :-) I wonder if there will be even worse procrastinators.. ;-) Godfrey said yesterday he was going to come up with something. No upload from him yet but I still

Re: PDML annual - I set a record! (and reminder)

2015-02-28 Thread paul stenquist
On Feb 28, 2015, at 4:24 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I'm old fat and tired, but I guess that describes 80% of the list... MARK! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-20 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Frost and Lik give photography a bad name. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Seems the art world doubts the authenticity of Peter Lik's record $6.5M sale. And apparently Jeff Frost has

Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-20 Thread John
, and that is particularly harsh. On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 3:34 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Seems the art world doubts the authenticity of Peter Lik's record $6.5M sale. And apparently Jeff Frost has broken that record as well ... http://news.artnet.com/in-brief/is-that-65

Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-20 Thread P.J. Alling
world doubts the authenticity of Peter Lik's record $6.5M sale. And apparently Jeff Frost has broken that record as well ... http://news.artnet.com/in-brief/is-that-65-million-photo-sale-for-real-probably-not-196563 -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-20 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 1:39 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Frost and Lik sound like a frozen dog treat. Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-20 Thread Ken Waller
...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents Frost and Lik give photography a bad name. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Seems the art world doubts

Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Frost and Lik give photography a bad name. Well Lik does. Frost seems just to be poking fun at Lik, who clearly deserves it. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Darren Addy wrote: Lik described as something of a Thomas Kinkade of photographers. Good comparison. A quotation from the 2013 PDML book seems apropos: If you're buying it to match the sofa it's not art, it's decoration. — Louise Reilly Sacco, The Museum of Bad Art Lik's photographs, like

Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
If a photographer can make big money selling any kind of image, I salute him — or her. Artists starve. Entrepreneurs earn a living. Give the folks what they want. Paul On Dec 20, 2014, at 4:33 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Frost and Lik give

Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-20 Thread Jack Davis
Yea and Verily! Jack Sent from my iPhone On Dec 20, 2014, at 1:55 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: If a photographer can make big money selling any kind of image, I salute him — or her. Artists starve. Entrepreneurs earn a living. Give the folks what they want.

Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 12/20/2014 16:33, Mark Roberts wrote: Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Frost and Lik give photography a bad name. Well Lik does. Frost seems just to be poking fun at Lik, who clearly deserves it. YUppers, ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Seems the art world doubts the authenticity of Peter Lik's record $6.5M sale. And apparently Jeff Frost has broken that record as well ... http://news.artnet.com/in-brief/is-that-65-million-photo-sale-for-real-probably-not-196563 -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-19 Thread Darren Addy
Lik described as something of a Thomas Kinkade of photographers. Ouch. I know dialog, and that is particularly harsh. On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 3:34 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Seems the art world doubts the authenticity of Peter Lik's record $6.5M sale. And apparently Jeff

Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
har! love it.. ann On 12/19/2014 16:34, Bruce Walker wrote: Seems the art world doubts the authenticity of Peter Lik's record $6.5M sale. And apparently Jeff Frost has broken that record as well ... http://news.artnet.com/in-brief/is-that-65-million-photo-sale-for-real-probably-not-196563

Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-19 Thread Matthew Hunt
The dessert landscape is a bit saccharine for my taste. On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Seems the art world doubts the authenticity of Peter Lik's record $6.5M sale. And apparently Jeff Frost has broken that record as well ... http

Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-19 Thread Bob W-PDML
Creamy bokeh though On 20 Dec 2014, at 03:05, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: The dessert landscape is a bit saccharine for my taste. On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Seems the art world doubts the authenticity of Peter Lik's record $6.5M

Re: OT - PESO - Super Record

2014-09-22 Thread Bob W-PDML
Very pretty - I like chromed stays. B On 22 Sep 2014, at 03:54, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Another post for the bikey types. I finally have a derailleur befitting my lovely Marinoni: a vintage 70s Campagnolo Super Record. The eagle-eyed among you will note the ten-speed

OT - PESO - Super Record

2014-09-21 Thread knarf
Another post for the bikey types. I finally have a derailleur befitting my lovely Marinoni: a vintage 70s Campagnolo Super Record. The eagle-eyed among you will note the ten-speed cassette on Campy Scirroco wheels (that spoke pattern!): http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/09/super

Re: PESO - At the Record Shop

2013-08-24 Thread knarf
: I try not to show many coffee shop photos but this one interested me. There's a story in there somewhere: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/08/at-record-shop.html?m=1 Btw, Village Vinyl in New Toronto is an amazing place. Open for less than a year, they have a great CD selection

Re: PESO - At the Record Shop

2013-08-23 Thread John
://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/08/at-record-shop.html?m=1 Btw, Village Vinyl in New Toronto is an amazing place. Open for less than a year, they have a great CD selection and (gasp) lots of vinyl. Keith the owner is a great guy and if you're not buying you can sit down for a coffee and pastry and enjoy the tunes

Re: PESO - At the Record Shop

2013-08-23 Thread John
, 2013 3:59 PM Subject: PESO - At the Record Shop I try not to show many coffee shop photos but this one interested me. There's a story in there somewhere: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/08/at-record-shop.html?m=1 Btw, Village Vinyl in New Toronto is an amazing place. Open for less than

Re: PESO - At the Record Shop

2013-08-23 Thread P.J. Alling
/at-record-shop.html?m=1 Btw, Village Vinyl in New Toronto is an amazing place. Open for less than a year, they have a great CD selection and (gasp) lots of vinyl. Keith the owner is a great guy and if you're not buying you can sit down for a coffee and pastry and enjoy the tunes. Islington

PESO - At the Record Shop

2013-08-22 Thread knarf
I try not to show many coffee shop photos but this one interested me. There's a story in there somewhere: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/08/at-record-shop.html?m=1 Btw, Village Vinyl in New Toronto is an amazing place. Open for less than a year, they have a great CD selection

Re: PESO - At the Record Shop

2013-08-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
in there somewhere: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/08/at-record-shop.html?m=1 Btw, Village Vinyl in New Toronto is an amazing place. Open for less than a year, they have a great CD selection and (gasp) lots of vinyl. Keith the owner is a great guy and if you're not buying you can sit down

Re: PESO - At the Record Shop

2013-08-22 Thread Bruce Walker
://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/08/at-record-shop.html?m=1 Btw, Village Vinyl in New Toronto is an amazing place. Open for less than a year, they have a great CD selection and (gasp) lots of vinyl. Keith the owner is a great guy and if you're not buying you can sit down for a coffee and pastry and enjoy

Re: PESO - At the Record Shop

2013-08-22 Thread knarf
many coffee shop photos but this one interested me. There's a story in there somewhere: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/08/at-record-shop.html?m=1 Btw, Village Vinyl in New Toronto is an amazing place. Open for less than a year, they have a great CD selection and (gasp) lots of vinyl

Re: PESO - At the Record Shop

2013-08-22 Thread Jack Davis
Looks like they have issues.   Jack - Original Message - From: knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 3:59 PM Subject: PESO - At the Record Shop I try not to show many coffee shop photos but this one interested me

Re: GESO - Record Store Day

2013-04-24 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
So much to like here. #6 is my favourite. So wistful... Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au Sent: April 22, 2013 4/22/13 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO - Record Store Day Thanks Marnie. Sometimes they become aware, but that's cool. I like

Re: GESO - Record Store Day

2013-04-22 Thread Derby Chang
#5. It seems almost like it has some significance. But I liked most of the others too. I enjoy seeing your work. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/20/2013 4:06:42 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, der...@iinet.net.au writes: Happy Record Store Day, music lovers http://members.iinet.net.au

GESO - Record Store Day

2013-04-20 Thread Derby Chang
Happy Record Store Day, music lovers http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/04/recordstoreday/index.html -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

Re: GESO - Record Store Day

2013-04-20 Thread David Savage
Love 7, 12 13 the mostest. DS On 21 April 2013 07:06, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Happy Record Store Day, music lovers http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/04/recordstoreday/index.html -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: GESO - Record Store Day

2013-04-20 Thread Eactivist
Time, der...@iinet.net.au writes: Happy Record Store Day, music lovers http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/04/recordstoreday/index.html -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: For the record

2011-05-17 Thread Tim Øsleby
Using cameras with lower number than mine. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate

Re: For the record

2011-05-17 Thread Boris Liberman
On 5/17/2011 14:32, Tim Øsleby wrote: Using cameras with lower number than mine. I thought you had K-5, actually. You cannot get any lower than that, you know. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: For the record

2011-05-17 Thread Tim Øsleby
I'm two models behind. But now I'm giving within. Shame on you all ;-) On the other and, you have helped me, made me a better photographer by pushing my limits. And that's why I think I can justify the so called enablement. What used to be just a hobby is now giving some bits of income. --

Re: For the record

2011-05-17 Thread Boris Liberman
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: And that's why I think I can justify the so called enablement. What used to be just a hobby is now giving some bits of income. Yes, you can! (Although I possibly can't, but suppose I said so in the Barack O'Bama manner)...

For the record

2011-05-16 Thread Tim Øsleby
You guys, has a lot to answer for. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate

Re: For the record

2011-05-16 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-05-16 7:31 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: You guys, has a lot to answer for. What has we done now? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: For the record

2011-05-16 Thread Tim Øsleby
You've been teasing me with wonderful pictures made by, you know what. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is

Re: For the record

2011-05-16 Thread David Parsons
You don't need to feel jealous of my K100D Super. :) On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 8:03 PM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: You've been teasing me with wonderful pictures made by, you know what. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog:

Re: For the record

2011-05-16 Thread Boris Liberman
On 5/17/2011 02:31, Tim Øsleby wrote: You guys, has a lot to answer for. Oh, really??? Such as? Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

RE: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?

2006-02-17 Thread Jens Bladt
With adapteres it's different, isn't it? Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Adam Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 16. februar 2006 21:37 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens? Jens, I've got

Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?

2006-02-17 Thread Lon Williamson
Cottyizing has been shown to result in wars, famine, clogged toilets, and an occasional PESO on PDML. The dark side is tempting, but evil. -Lon Cotty wrote: On 16/2/06, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed: and of course I can Cotty-ize K mount lenses Fame at last. Cheers, Cotty

Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?

2006-02-17 Thread Adam Maas
: Adam Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 16. februar 2006 21:37 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens? Jens, I've got a ~1965 era M42 lens mounted quite nicely on my EOS 3. I can also put most every F mount lens on it with an adaptor (Which I

FA* lenses passing into legend (was Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?)

2006-02-17 Thread Mark Erickson
Gonz wrote: Are good pentax lenses this scarce? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=7588234932 http://tinyurl.com/cqrge Guess it depends on the buying community. In a roundabout fashion, I offered to sell mine on the PDML a couple of weeks ago for $1499 (the most recent

Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?

2006-02-16 Thread David Savage
On 2/16/06, Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are good pentax lenses this scarce? That one is Dave http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=7588234932ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT http://tinyurl.com/cqrge

Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?

2006-02-16 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Gonz wrote on 16.02.06 7:06: Are good pentax lenses this scarce? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=7588234932ssPageName= STRK:MEWA:IT http://tinyurl.com/cqrge Much more expensive than new Nikkor AF-S VR 70-200/2,8 :-))) Now that's a nonsense! -- Balance is the

Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?

2006-02-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Are good pentax lenses this scarce? I don't know. All I do know is that I put 11 Pentax lenses on Ebay (the M and A series ones that I find I don't use since I bought FA series replacements) and 7 out of 11 were sold within 48 hours at sensible BIN pricing. Whatever Pentax relevance or

RE: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?

2006-02-16 Thread Jens Bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Gonz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 16. februar 2006 07:07 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens? Are good pentax lenses this scarce? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=7588234932ssPageNam e

Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?

2006-02-16 Thread Peter Jordan
Ow! One went in the UK last year for GBP 575 which seemed anbout right. Peter - Original Message - From: Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 6:06 AM Subject: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens? Are good pentax lenses

RE: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?

2006-02-16 Thread Jens Bladt
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 16. februar 2006 17:14 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens? Are good pentax lenses this scarce? I don't know. All I do know is that I put 11 Pentax lenses on Ebay (the M and A series ones that I find I don't use

Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?

2006-02-16 Thread Adam Maas
. Regards Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 16. februar 2006 17:14 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens? Are good pentax lenses this scarce? I don't

Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?

2006-02-16 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 2006-02-16, at 21:37, Adam Maas wrote: I've got a ~1965 era M42 lens mounted quite nicely on my EOS 3. I can also put most every F mount lens on it with an adaptor (Which I own), Contax/Yashica, Olympus OM and Leica R glass (with adaptors that I don't own), all support Aperture priority

Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?

2006-02-16 Thread Adam Maas
Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: On 2006-02-16, at 21:37, Adam Maas wrote: I've got a ~1965 era M42 lens mounted quite nicely on my EOS 3. I can also put most every F mount lens on it with an adaptor (Which I own), Contax/Yashica, Olympus OM and Leica R glass (with adaptors that I don't own),

Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?

2006-02-16 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 2006-02-16, at 22:44, Adam Maas wrote: Exactly the same as any 25 year old lens on a Pentax DSLR, except you don't have to hit any buttons and Aperture priority works properly. It's only KA and later lenses that do full aperture metering on Pentax DSLR's. It's just one press of the

Re: Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?

2006-02-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/2/06, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed: and of course I can Cotty-ize K mount lenses Fame at last. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Ebay nonsense - New record price for this lens?

2006-02-15 Thread Gonz
Are good pentax lenses this scarce? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=7588234932ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT http://tinyurl.com/cqrge

Re: New world record for a Pentax screwmount 50mm?

2005-11-14 Thread Derby Chang
P. J. Alling wrote: The ending price doesn't seem that out of line to me, I expected a price an order of magnitude higher... J. C. O'Connell wrote: This is incredible. I've never seen anything like this in terms of bidded price yet.

RE: New world record for a Pentax screwmount 50mm?

2005-11-14 Thread J. C. O'Connell
: New world record for a Pentax screwmount 50mm? P. J. Alling wrote: The ending price doesn't seem that out of line to me, I expected a price an order of magnitude higher... J. C. O'Connell wrote: This is incredible. I've never seen anything like this in terms of bidded price yet. http

Re: New world record for a Pentax screwmount 50mm?

2005-11-14 Thread Mark Roberts
Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, especially, as the lens appears to have the highly-sought-after yellowing of the glass. http://www.hermes.net.au/bayling/repair.html I'll bet the owner of that web site feels a bit stupid now that the real cure for yellowing is known! (Not that using

Re: New world record for a Pentax screwmount 50mm?

2005-11-13 Thread Steve Larson
Absolutly gorgeous, a well deserved price. Steve - Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax discuss pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 7:19 PM Subject: New world record for a Pentax screwmount 50mm? This is incredible. I've never

Re: New world record for a Pentax screwmount 50mm?

2005-11-13 Thread P. J. Alling
The ending price doesn't seem that out of line to me, I expected a price an order of magnitude higher... J. C. O'Connell wrote: This is incredible. I've never seen anything like this in terms of bidded price yet. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7560693734 jco

New world record for a Pentax screwmount 50mm?

2005-11-12 Thread J. C. O'Connell
This is incredible. I've never seen anything like this in terms of bidded price yet. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7560693734 jco J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com

Re: New world record for a Pentax screwmount 50mm?

2005-11-12 Thread Scott Loveless
This makes it even better: http://www.keh.com/shop/SHOWPRODUCT.CFM?CRID=12580267SKID=PS060108705SID=newusedBID=PSCID=06SOID=Ncurpic=0dpsp=0 On 11/12/05, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is incredible. I've never seen anything like this in terms of bidded price yet.

RE: New world record for a Pentax screwmount 50mm?

2005-11-12 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Yeah but the KEH one isnt LN like the ebay one and that makes for a HUGE difference to a collector... jco -Original Message- From: Scott Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 10:48 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: New world record for a Pentax

RE: New world record for a Pentax screwmount 50mm?

2005-11-12 Thread J. C. O'Connell
@pdml.net Subject: RE: New world record for a Pentax screwmount 50mm? Yeah but the KEH one isnt LN like the ebay one and that makes for a HUGE difference to a collector... jco -Original Message- From: Scott Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 10:48 PM

OT: Logging / Record Keeping

2005-05-02 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
For the past several years I've been keeping photo-related records in a crude database made of linked Excel spreadsheets. Despite performance issues and the nagging feeling that I really, really ought to replace so crufty a kludge with something that uses a mSQL, MySQL, Postgress, or 4th

Re: An new record?

2005-04-01 Thread Frantisek
JC For comparison (not that pdml really cares) the BH list price for a new JC Canon EF 85/1.2L USM (imported) is $1430(US), and the average eBay price for JC five of them sold since 2004-11 is $1290(US), all [Mint-] or better. Pretty JC soon these crappy new autofocus Canon EF L series lenses are

An new record?

2005-03-31 Thread Rob Studdert
I suspect that this has to be a new record price for a crappy old manual focus 85mm lens? :-) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=7503794246 Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio

Re: An new record?

2005-03-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Rob Studdert wrote on 31.03.05 11:42: I suspect that this has to be a new record price for a crappy old manual focus 85mm lens? :-) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=7503794246 Slowly, but it seems that Pentax is becoming the most expensive SLR system to own :-P

Re: An new record?

2005-03-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
that this has to be a new record price for a crappy old manual focus 85mm lens? :-) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=7503794246 Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user

RE: An new record?

2005-03-31 Thread Don Sanderson
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: An new record? I suspect that this has to be a new record price for a crappy old manual focus 85mm lens? :-) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=7503794246 Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours

Re: An new record?

2005-03-31 Thread Jim Colwell
$1377(US) for a SMCP-A* 85/1.4 probably is a new record. Very few of these crappy old manual focus lenses are sold on eBay, and it seems that every one sold in the last 7 or 8 months has commanded a higher price. I have observed the following: $885 in 2004-08; $1070 in 2004-09; $1128 and $1377

Re: An new record?

2005-03-31 Thread Keith Whaley
It does make you wonder, when the ad copy for this lens says, This would be a wonderful wide angle lens for your Pentax 35mm system! keith Rob Studdert wrote: I suspect that this has to be a new record price for a crappy old manual focus 85mm lens? :-) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll

Re: An new record?

2005-03-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
. Of course I had to blow up the ebay photo 300% to see what I was buying. Paul On Mar 31, 2005, at 4:42 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: I suspect that this has to be a new record price for a crappy old manual focus 85mm lens? :-) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=7503794246 Rob Studdert

Re: An new record?

2005-03-31 Thread Cotty
On 31/3/05, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: I suspect that this has to be a new record price for a crappy old manual focus 85mm lens? :-) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=7503794246 I sold a mint in box A* 85mm 1.4, 2 years ago for 750 GBP - that's 1416 USD

Re: This must be some sort of record.....

2005-03-15 Thread Cotty
On 14/3/05, Butch Black, discombobulated, unleashed: Stupid question. Is the A 85/1.4 significantly superior to the FA 85/1.4? The FA is listing new for $800 on BH and the 77 LTD for $690. worms can Personally I have never seen or touched the FA 85/1.4 so I can say without question or doubt

Re: This must be some sort of record.....

2005-03-15 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, Cotty wrote: Personally I have never seen or touched the FA 85/1.4 so I can say without question or doubt ??? If lenses can be classed as cool, the A*85mm f/1.4 would be frozen solid. A classification automatically excluding silver-black lenses like the FA*85/1.4

Re: This must be some sort of record.....

2005-03-15 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Butch Black wrote on 15.03.05 4:10: Stupid question. Is the A 85/1.4 significantly superior to the FA 85/1.4? The FA is listing new for $800 on BH and the 77 LTD for $690. I don't think so. Look at Arnold's test: http://www.arnoldstark.de/pentax/pentax.htm They have quite similar resolution (A*

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