I don't know, I think so but then I'm biased, also I think I got a bargain
when I picked the one I have
up for under $200.00 USD.
At 03:30 AM 12/16/2002 -0800, you wrote:
I am thinking about getting a K30/2.8. But its price could let me have
also-good K35/3.5 and K28/3.5 plus remaining money
I already use AF lenses with my MF bodies.
At 10:09 PM 12/17/2002 -0500, you wrote:
Older, metal, for sure, for their simplicity and larger viewfinders more
than anything else. To paraphrase a Harvard professor's remark about reading
new books, Whenever a new camera body comes out, I buy two old
Tuesday, December 17, 2002, 10:50:40 AM, Alan wrote:
AC The suggested price is JPD2000. The street price is JPD1600. I got the price
AC from MapCamera. Btw, I am not Japanese, and I don't live in Japan. :)
Alan,
thanks! My google searches turned out nothing, but I did search
only in
HI,
I'm new to the list but listened in for awhile. Hot sounds great but
my ideal Xmas is actually what I'm going to do next week, going home
to YES the Arctic Circle and enjoy cold clear nights with Aurora
Borealis, skiing and photography using my pentax stuff and MF camera.
WHere is home then,
Until they make a digi, eh Cotty?
-Original Message-
From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
I have no doubts. Metal bodied, LX and MX.
Cheers,
Cotty
Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at
http://www.macads.co.uk/
That about says it all, Paul!
keith whaley
Paul Stenquist wrote:
The older bodies, without a doubt. LX, MX, and Spotmatic F are my
favorites. Focus and exposure control are part of the fun. To leave that
up to the machine would be like taking the bus instead of driving a
sports car.
Paul
What a question. You should use a Pentax microscope. Of Course! GRIN
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
Glenn,I hear ya loud and clear.
Similar thing but not so labour intensive as yours.
I put all the film prints i take of the kids at the
horse farm in a book and they let me know which ones they
like the best ,then i use that info to pick out the pictures
for the year book.
One rider(a 14 year old
Since my usage went from an sp500 to an MV to ZX-7 to an MZ-S I'm not
really knowledgeable enough to compare. I didn't use many of the older
cameras folks here rave about. I do like the feel of the SP500 over the
ZX-7 but not the MZ-S.
My question is this: Could Pentax actually use this list
I am still trying to catch up with all the posts - serves me right for not
looking at the mail while spending the weekend in Clearwater, Florida. It
was down to a manageable number, but I see with last night's activity it is
back over 200.
Anyway, as the subject line states LX number 5 was
Which is never work for friends. Well, we all have to learn this sometime
grin.
If it is not a friend, how you handle it is send them of a note: This is
going to cost $X, please initial and return. Nobody feels comfortable doing
that with friends, so we wind up eating the costs. Boy, do I
That was my biggest problem doing horse shows proffesionally.The
heat and sun was a killer for me.
At least when i'm there as barn rep,i can sit down under a tree,have
a beer etcg
Dave
Begin Original Message
From: Shaun Canning [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 22:02:54 +1100
Dear Sir:
To support the upcoming Pentax DSLR release, I enclose
$50___$100 $6000__
Please send me the free T-Shirt and my PDML membership for the next year.
best,
mishka
From: Brad Dobo
Subject: Hypothetical Question taken further...
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 20:51:11 -0800
Steve.
Just something to judge by.Local Henrys has a Non MLU 6x7 standard
prism,and a Takumar 90mm f2.8? in the display case all year and they
want $1600 Can(about $1000.00 US)
I look at it but dont have $1600 spare:)
Dave
Pentax User
Stouffville Ontario Canada
On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 12:20, Fred wrote:
Fred wrote:
F [The SMC K 135/2.5 is on the left, while the Takumar Bayonet
F 135/2.5 is on the right.]
Fred, Unfortunately I was referring to the SMC K 135/2.5 . :o( The
front lens diameter as it appeared to my limited measuring
capabilities is
))?=
Mime-Version: 1.0
X-Mailer: onet.poczta
Thanks!
I just wonder if A24/2.8 is better or not. If using with modern bodies it pays to buy
A version since advanced metering is available.
Alek
Uytkownik Paul Franklin Stregevsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa:
I agree with Jonathan on all his points,
On this day in 1839, an American chemistry professor named John
William Draper took a photograph of the moon with a camera made
out of a cigar box. He used a process like Daguerre's, but he came up
with it by himself; Daguerre hadn't made his invention public yet. The
plate was
I've talked to some other photographers about this that know way more
about the equipment and using it than I do, but don't seem to know their
equipment on this level.
I have a project going that involves firing multiple cheap, used, manual
flashes. It could be ten of them, if I get that many
In theory, I prefer my manual focus cameras, especially my Spotmatics, two of
which still work, and my Non-MLU 6x7, or my SuperProgram, when I need a camera
with a motor drive, to set up on the tripod and trigger with a long cable.
My eyesight has faded a bit with age, however, so when I'm on
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From: Cesar Matamoros II [EMAIL PROTECTED]
snip
P.S. H, should #5 be reskinned
Definitely. And gold-plate it while you are at it. ;-)
Christian
To support the upcoming Pentax DSLR release, I enclose
$50___$100 $6000__
Please send me the free T-Shirt and my PDML membership for the next
year.
That had better be a 14 Mp T-shirt for $6K . . .
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
My question is this: Could Pentax actually use this list for advice
and stay in business? We may be too eclectic a group to be a good
source of market research. We still argue over the PZ-1p vs the MZ-S.
Many here don't even want autofocus.
This is pretty much what I was wondering about
Thing I like about the Pentax system is not having to choose ... I wouldn't
want to lose either my LX or my ZX-5n. I think I use both about equally.
So we will see what happens!
I think Pentax knows that many users sticks to them since they have great
compatibility. But not many people start with Pentax since they have no silent and
ultra fast quit cheap motors and plenty of gear not mentioning that sale assistants
usual advise new buyers
Hadn't thought about the data-rate difference, hu...
At 05:20 PM 12/18/2002 +1100, you wrote:
Woa Peter,
That was a long time ago. I had dual 8 floppies on my home brew
computer. The data rate is twice that of the 5 1/4. Give me a proto board,
a WD 1791, a handful of manuals (actually, I
Sorry I wasn't being that articulate.
At 12:27 PM 12/18/2002 +0200, you wrote:
Argh! -- is spelt like this. And the pronunciation is very important
... best heard in good curry restaurants. The Taj Mahal, on George Street,
Richmond, Surrey, round the corner from the bridge, is a good place
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From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 6:23 AM
Subject: Re: April 2003 PUG and conrect attri
Jostein wrote:
Glen,
great ideas.
Maybe more of a challenge to us who have English as second or
third
I have to agree with Steve here. Companies only survive by selling
new things. A follow on used market doesn't really make them much
money. So, if most of us are happy with older gear, Pentax would have
nothing to sell and would have to fold. They could have followed
Olympus to the grave by
Cross cultural pun.
At 07:48 PM 12/18/2002 +1100, you wrote:
Wrong type of thongs Peter!!!
Cheers
Shaun
Peter Alling wrote:
Well he did mention thongs.
At 01:06 AM 12/17/2002 -0500, you wrote:
Victoria... Secret?
Now, as far as the second part of the question goes, I guess i better shut
I keep getting message back that server won't accept mail from AOL. Never had
big problem before sending PUG pics. Any suggestions??
Here's the return reply.
The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(reason: 550 {mx006-rz3} The recipient does not accept
I guess it's time to crawl into bed and see whether any of the shows
I taped while I was at rehearsal are interesting enough to take my
mind off this situation so I can sleep.
Glenn,
Now you know why so many professional photographers refuse to deal with the
public. g
--Mike
I would use the camera that suits my needs.
Kids: can't cope without autofocus MZ-5
Birds - hummingbirds e.g., give me an MZ-S
Travel photo into poorer areas: take my cheapest ME or whatever
Otherwise: LX
Blowups and high quality pictures: Medium Format
As written here before - what is good
Find an old Encyclopedia Britannica published around 1890, it contains
detailed instructions on the chemical basics to make your own nitrate based
film, you will have to adopt the nitrocellulose film stock from the
explosive's section however, (well nothing's perfect I guess).
At 11:02 PM
The actual diameter of a transmission microscope ocular tube is one inch
(25.4 mm). The microscope adaptors are made to fit tubes from about 25,0 to
26,0 mm in diameter. They utilise a collet that closes down on the tube.
Tubes vary slightly, but the big names - Zeiss, Leitz, Wild (Wild belongs to
Hi Steve...
I've just started tracking prices on eBay for my own purchase and 6x7 MLU
bodies (w/o lenses or accessories) sell for $250 to $400 depending on
condition. Grips go for around $60 to $90, TTL prisms for $150 to $200, and
non-metered prisms for about $100. I haven't tallied up the
Dear PDML memebers!
Sorry for polish text!
And for you Sylwek thanks for the answer.
I asked about LX since I wrote somewhere that production costs of it were very
high and probably made losses!
I wonder if now Pentax makes profit. Of course they are strong in MF but what
about slr?
No pro
Cotty,
That has got to be the funniest thing I have read on this list...
Message count down to 166
Cesar
Panama City, Florida
-- -Original Message-
-- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
-- Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 3:11 PM
-- To: Pentax List
-- Subject: Re: buying a K2 and a
On Wednesday, December 18, 2002, at 09:05 AM, Steve Desjardins wrote:
To support the upcoming Pentax DSLR release, I enclose
$50___$100 $6000__
Please send me the free T-Shirt and my PDML membership for the next
year.
That had better be a 14 Mp T-shirt for $6K . . .
To
Have you tried to submit via Web?
Http://oksne.net/autopug/pugform.asp
Jostein
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 5:16 PM
Subject: Can't send photo to pug
I keep getting message back that server won't accept mail from
On Wednesday, December 18, 2002, at 08:49 AM, Christian Skofteland
wrote:
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From: Cesar Matamoros II [EMAIL PROTECTED]
snip
P.S. H, should #5 be reskinned
Definitely. And gold-plate it while you are at it. ;-)
Christian
Gold plate? Aaack. Too,
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Herb,
I'm curious about the type of equipment you use. It appears that to
do the outdoors/landscape stuff you might be doing a considerable
amount of hiking and such. What do you consider a reasonable type of
kit for your type of work?
Thanks
Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
People here wonder whether Pentax monitors this
list (they do), and whether they listen to our advice when advising Japan
about product development...I don't know whether they do that or not, but I
have to wonder if it would be productive if they did.
Now
I have only one camera. My kit is like this
MZ-5n, FA 50mm/2.8 Macro, FA 100mm/2.8 Macro, A 24mm/2.8.
LowePro Nova 4 bag.
Two 52mm Polarizers and one 58mm Polarizers.
One Cokin Square Nuetral Graduated Filter(must for landscape),
one Cokin Square Tobacco filter(overcast landscapes), one Cokin
I did the buying (not paying) of the two things under my Christmas tree. I
hope someone has decided to surprise me and put an AF-140C under the tree
too! Or a DVD-Writer... :)
My Dad, Bushnell fanatic, is now seriously looking at getting a nice pair of
Pentax binoculars (not the ill-fated
I feel like a dummy asking this question, but:
I just bought a MZ-S and I'll be damned if I can get
the focus lock to work when recomposing the frame.
Has anyone experienced the same problem, and if so,
any tips?
Thanks much.
Robert
__
Do you
Cesar Matamoros II [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not hot here. But I did just get back from a three-mile run at lunch. It
got so I had to remove my shirt :-) It is only 21C/70F. It actually felt
warmer.
I ran about 9 miles last night - mostly tough hill repeats - in 30 degree
(F) weather, which
-Original Message-
From: Robert Jordan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:51 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MZ-S Focus Lock
I feel like a dummy asking this question, but:
I just bought a MZ-S and I'll be damned if I can get
the focus lock to
If there was a modern Af camera that was built
according to the same quality level as the LX and that
was accordingly priced (hint: where I live the
31mm/1.8 ltd. lens is almost 4x as expensive as was
the K-series 28mm/2), and if your only option was to
buy new, what would you choose: this
So far i have not bought any camera equipment this month,might
actually save some money tooGList baaad :)
Dave
Begin Original Message
From: Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I did the buying (not paying) of the two things under my Christmas
tree.
Pentax User
Stouffville Ontario
Mike,
Until you got to #9, I thought you were describing the 67II (other
than AF). Ok, ok, so it's not that quiet either. Seriously, if you
pick one up and play with it, you'd think why isn't there an
equivalent 35mm body just like this for sale?
Bruce
Wednesday, December 18, 2002,
Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The PDML might be viewed in aggregate to evaluate general
perceptions and trends.
One thing I'm saying is that we may _not_ be an accurate reflection of
general perceptions and trends. We're an enthusiast group with very
non-general attitudes and tastes.
Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No matter WHAT an AF LX would look like, there would still be people who
would find fault with it, be disappointed with it, or loudly complain that
it is missing the one essential feature they wanted. Designing cameras must
be a pretty thankless task.
It's
I hope they listen now. I would buy a 6MP CCD or CMOS DSLR and would
not mind if the chip is APS sized. If they could manage a CMOS chip like
the Foveon, with some enhancements over the one used in the Sigma SD-9,
I'd be very happy. I don't need anything a lot larger than that. Keep
the price
Personally although I love Pentax gear I am considering a move to C. I
have done a lot of research on the EOS 1Ds and am really impressed with the
images produced by the full frame CMOS sensor as well as the other features.
So if Pentax is listening, my desire is for an 11 MP CMOS full frame
Well, if you're using AFS, you need to keep pressure on the shutter release
and recompose. As far as I know, the only way, other than focusing manually
(or after AF, turning it to MF) and recomposing. I don't think there is any
more to it. Could be wrong.
Brad
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- Original Message -
From: Robert Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MZ-S Focus Lock
I just bought a MZ-S and I'll be damned if I can get
the focus lock to work when recomposing the frame.
When I played with the MZ-S, I was dissapointed that its shutter release
button does not feature
1. A 98% or 100% viewfinder with good snap for easy manual focusing
I really wanted #1 (or part of) for the MZ-S, but I was told that to get
100% it was expensive, like doubling the cost. I can see why Pentax didn't
bother with it given their market. Too bad. Not sure what you mean by snap
It's a pity the PDML didn't exist when the LX was introduced. It would
have
been interesting to read the inevitable complaints.
Now that is really interesting
- Original Message -
From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: my kit
I'm curious about the type of equipment you use. It appears that to
do the outdoors/landscape stuff you might be doing a considerable
amount of hiking and such. What do you consider a reasonable type of
kit for
Two thinks i like about the D1 even with the 80-200 f2.8 on it,is its
well balanced even with the weight.The Pentax DSLR would have to ,for
me,be aswell.
Also the shutterlag is that of an slr,meaning its good for
capturing high speed sports with out panning(not to say panning is
badg)
Just not
Ok, maybe this is an oddity here. I don't own the number of lenses and
bodies some do, but I have a fair amount of stuff now, and I carry it all in
my Lowepro Trekker, with the tripod. All of it. Always. It's heavy and
can be a hassle, but at least I won't get stuck saying, ^$%#!*, I needed
Thanks Don. I'm a true beginner, so I should go on the WEB trying to
get some basic instruction about microscopes, lighting etc.
First of all what are your specimens going to be like.
Sections of plants?
Small solid objects? Seeds, shells, tiny animals, insects,
Possibly all those.
pollen
For a very impressive review including image comparisons of the EOS D1s and
35mm and 645 (buy the way he uses the Pentax 645) see this page below.
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/1ds/1ds-field.shtml
-Original Message-
From: David Brooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:
For the last 5-6 weeks I have been to Estonia once a week (and once to Ventspils,
Latvia) so I unsubscribed. Now I am back, with my grumpy self relatively unchanged.
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
Talking of presents and kit;
I simply e-mailed hubby the url of the website I wanted him to buy from
with instructions not to buy black or seethrough.
UPS delivered the item yesterday.
I'm not telling you what it is heeeheeeh.
Wendy
p.s. If you try to guess, I can confidently say that
- Original Message -
From: Raimo Korhonen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:43 PM
Subject: Hi, I am back!
For the last 5-6 weeks I have been to Estonia once a week (and once
to Ventspils, Latvia) so I unsubscribed.
Now I am back, with my
I guess it's time to crawl into bed and see whether any of the shows
I taped while I was at rehearsal are interesting enough to take my
mind off this situation so I can sleep.
Yeah, yeah, I know the moral of this story. *sigh*
-- Glenn
Never did shoot friends and charged them for it,
No, I did not. I decided to let it go until I heard
more responses from the group. My own fault. I was
looking at up until about 11PM west coast I knew it
would be sold by morning, east coast time. I checked
it at 7:30AM it looks like it sold at 6:30AM, PST.
Oh well, hopefully another one
Brad,
Personal opinion, get a second MZ-S. The PZ-1p is such a totally
different style of camera that it wouldn't make as comfortable a
backup. Or sell your MZ-S and get two PZ-1p's. :)
Bruce
Wednesday, December 18, 2002, 1:25:26 PM, you wrote:
snip
BD Oh, btw, I had a PZ-10 and a MZ-5n,
Not anymore. He sold it and it sounds like he'll sell his 67II and be
done with film for good.
Bruce
Wednesday, December 18, 2002, 1:34:37 PM, you wrote:
GON For a very impressive review including image comparisons of the EOS D1s and
GON 35mm and 645 (buy the way he uses the Pentax 645) see
Dan-
Did you get it?
--- Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wednesday, December 18, 2002, at 12:30 AM, Steve
Pearson wrote:
Is it a good deal? Once you see it, promise you
won't
buy it out from me :)
Thanks for any input...
How do you know we haven't been considering
My understanding of the formal way to measure aperture is that it is the
ratio of the diameter of the _perceived_ aperture at the film plane to the
focal length of the lens in use*, and is thus at least as dependent upon the
effects of post-aperture elements on the bundle of rays which form the
Hi, Ronald,
I keep hearing that bayonet mount is so much faster to change lenses
than screwmount, but my experience doesn't agree. I just now walked
over to my cameras, and timed a lens exchange with both bayonet and
screwmount. Under 5 seconds for each. Even if I'm off by a second or
two,
I just got back 1 roll of Kodak Portra 160NC prints,
1 roll of Fuji Astia pro. slides. Both rolls had
numerous portraits/candids of my family. Both were
shot with the same camera lens. The slides seem to
be much more consistent with the flash. Some of the
prints show a little more white out
I don't think that the Javascript being used by the PUG auto subscription
form is
properly supported by Opera. You'll probably have to use Internet exploder
or Netscape.
At 01:15 PM 12/18/2002 -0500, you wrote:
I tried yesterday and again this morning to submit my Jan PUG entry on-line
using
I work in advertising and have had a lot of contact with the marketing
departments of various companies for the last quarter century. They all
monitor every bit of information they can find. Why not? It's a no
brainer. More information is always a good thing.
Paul
Brad Dobo wrote:
I'm not
Artur, the MZ-S does have the ability to focus with a light pressure on the
shutter release: the amount of travel is, however, very small.
You can lock focus only in AF.S mode. Focus on the desired subject by
pressing lightly on the shutter button, or by using the AF button: hold,
then recompose
Sorry, Brad,
But, I think you've got the whole marketing thing backwards (I'm saying this
from the viewpoint of someone who knows ~nothing~ about marketing, btw).
I shouldn't have to buy the latest and greatest equipment, to support my
favourite company, so they can bring out something that I
Even if they do monitor us once in a while, or even all the time, I can't
believe that they put much stock in our opinions. We're what, a couple of hundred
enthusiasts? That's a pretty small sample, and hardly representative of the
market as a whole. We don't have much influence beyond our
Steve,
Where did you get them processed? Have you looked at the negatives to
determine if they were corrected - at least the ones that look poor?
Having shot tons of slides and a ton or two of prints, I find that
print film usually is more forgiving provided you use a decent lab.
That is one of
Artur, the MZ-S does lock focus when you depress the shutter button
half-way, unless the AF slider switch is set to AF.C (continuous), rather
than AF.S (single).
Pat White
Pentax ZX-5n, FA 43/1.9, A100/2.8
Canon G-III QL17
Olympus Infinity Mini (weatherproof)
Mamiya C330 w/ 105/3.5
Busch Pressman 'D' with Schneider Symmar 150/5.6
Sunpak 611 flash
On 18 Dec 2002 at 14:27, Brad Dobo wrote:
So it looks to me like most won't be happy unless they release a DSLR on the
traditional LX body, make it steel and heavy, and use as much mechanical parts
as possible. A mechanical analog digital...interesting :)
A rigid chassis is just as important
On 18 Dec 2002 at 14:45, Len Paris wrote:
I hope they listen now. I would buy a 6MP CCD or CMOS DSLR and would
not mind if the chip is APS sized. If they could manage a CMOS chip like
the Foveon, with some enhancements over the one used in the Sigma SD-9,
I'd be very happy. I don't need
On 18 Dec 2002 at 16:27, David Brooks wrote:
Just not sure how the CMOS works vs the CCD.I always associated CMOS
as start up computer programing.I have seen the Canon 1D and it looks
nice and its cheaper than the Dxx series from Nikon.
Any CMOS commentsCotty?
CMOS is a far better
On Wednesday, December 18, 2002, at 04:02 PM, Steve Pearson wrote:
Dan-
Did you get it?
Nope. Figured I'd look like a jerk if I bought it after you posted. I
take it you didn't either?
Dan Scott
The do not officially monitor this list. Therefore, what you are asking is
silly. Some of us on the list know people who work for Pentax. We know what
they say. However, I can almost guaranty they if you post a question to
Pentax on this list, it will not be answered.
All companies that have
Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
CMOS is a far better option than CCD however it has only recently been
developed to a point where it would be suitable for professional photographic
applications. CCD sensors will displaced completely in the not to distant
future.
See:
BTW, wifey is now in possession of a new ZX-L to complement
her ZX-M and ZX-30. Unlike _most_ of you cheapskate boogers
here, our family SUPPORTS Pentax. grin. At least for _her_
purchases. She'll see the new AF360 under the tree come
Christmas, too.
As far as I'm aware, I haven't booged in
An interesting aside: of the current crop of $2K DSLRs the Nikon seems to
produce the cleanest image. I is, I think, the only one using a CCD.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
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From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
Hi, Tom,
My bet is that the vast majority of Rebel users have no idea that all those big
white lenses on the sidelines of NFL football games are C lenses. They
probably bought their Rebels because Andre Agassi's mug is on the tube, trying
to tell us that he uses one (yeah, right!). That's
Cotty wrote:
If God loves me there is a full-frame digital SLR with fast imaged stablized
lenses in my future. I am betting Pentax won't have one out by then. Anyone
want to wager a beer or two on that. I like free beer!
I'll bet you a bottle of Wychwood's Hobgoblin against a tin of that
Hi,
Wednesday, December 18, 2002, 11:05:39 PM, you wrote:
I think one of Brad's points is that *many* on this list don't buy new
stuff no matter what Pentax makes. Even if they made the kind of
stuff you want, at the prices it would cost to make it, would you buy
new? Probably not. [...]
Just not sure how the CMOS works vs the CCD.I always associated CMOS
as start up computer programing.I have seen the Canon 1D and it looks
nice and its cheaper than the Dxx series from Nikon.
Any CMOS commentsCotty?
From what I gather, the CMOS uses vastly less power than a comparable
CCD.
Hi,
Wednesday, December 18, 2002, 11:02:59 PM, you wrote:
[...]
I wouldn't place too high a priority on this as a hotline to the top
Pentax brass though :-)
it's not brass anymore, it's plastic...
---
Bob
Our heads are round so that our thoughts can fly in any direction
Francis
Look what my son got me for Christmas :-)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1925376538
Bless his little cotton socks.
Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at
http://www.macads.co.uk/
Oh, swipe me! He paints
-Original Message-
From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Generally, here are the issues with slides for weddings:
Slides have narrower latitude for exposure so Must Get
shots are at
greater risk.
Slides are inherently costly and frustrating to get good
prints from.
Nope, I passed also, waiting for more input. I knew
it would be gone by morning.
Thanks for not buying it out from under me. It's nice
to know the pact is strong!
Sorry you did not get it...
--- Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wednesday, December 18, 2002, at 04:02 PM, Steve
On Wednesday 18 December 2002 12:12, Dan Scott wrote:
Gold plate? Aaack. Too, too tacky.
Dan Scott
What? The snakeskin isn't? Have you seen Cesar's pimped-out LXen? I had to
turn away to avoid seeing my lunch for the second time! ;-)
Christian
In the US Focal is K-Mart's brandname for photo gear.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
- Original Message -
From: Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 6:28 PM
Subject: bargains and questions
I just picked up
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