Re: Making money

2002-12-24 Thread Feroze Kistan
Yes I do, as a commercial photographer, but my main source of income is graphic designing. I charge them for film, DP, expenses plus 35%. Its not much money but it lets me shoot personal shots for free, dosn't even begin to cover gear costs! Feroze - Original Message - From: Frankie Lee

Re: XMAS PUB: Cool!

2002-12-24 Thread Shaun Canning
I run an AMD Athlon 1800XP at about 1.7 ghz using 7 fans. I have vent holes all over the box, and with good quality fans, the noise is OK. It runs W2K rock solid at about 48c (under normal load). On a 35c day, it will run at about 57-58c, but still stable. Cheers and seasons greetings...

Re: Thinking about a Z-1p mod

2002-12-24 Thread Shaun Canning
I haven't received the last 24 hours worth of e-mail, but if you are interested in a vertical battery grip for a z-1p, then look no further. http://www.wdcamengineering.com/pentax.htm All we have to do is convince this guy to go into production. All the parts are sitting there waiting I

Vs: CropTastic (WAS: Re: Medium Format - Which one is best?)

2002-12-24 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Yep, I checked it, the Photo magazine is his 90 anniversary issue BTW. And the image is printed with black borders to look like it was not cropped - but it is, much. Yep, HCB is one of the all time greats, cropping or no cropping. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at

Vs: Which macro lens ?

2002-12-24 Thread Raimo Korhonen
According to a test in Practical Photography (GB) November 2002 the Tamron is better wide open. And in a test in Practical Photography (GB) November 2000 the true focal length of the Sigma is only 95 mm - the 90 mm Tamron is 87.4 mm - and also in this test Tamron is a bit sharper. They both get

Vs: CropTastic (WAS: Re: Medium Format - Which one is best?)

2002-12-24 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Correct. He did not do his printing, thus no cropping, either. But many of his images are cropped - by the printer Georges Fevre. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: T Rittenhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Vs: Pentax M 24-35mm f4 (actually an f/3.5)

2002-12-24 Thread Raimo Korhonen
I´d like to add the Sigma 3.5-4.2/21-35 mm two-touch I used to have. Same optical construction as the two-touch - older and cheaper and IMO easier to use. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Paul

Season's Greetings

2002-12-24 Thread T Rittenhouse
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, and may Santa bring you all the Pentax stuff you've been wanting (manditory on topic statement) VBG. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto

Re: Shutter button feel (Was: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock)

2002-12-24 Thread mike wilson
Hi, John wrote: My MZ-S was purchased in September of 2001, and the shutter release is very light initially - no more than just taking up the slack rather than pushing on it. There is then a very definite resistance, at which it is easy to hold it while the system

OT: Season's Greetings

2002-12-24 Thread Raimo Korhonen
and Happy Holidays for everybody! All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho

Re: MX Light Meter

2002-12-24 Thread Alan Chan
This design weakness - light entering the viewfinder amazes me. I just don't understand it. Alpa Reflexes made forty years ago had a photocell facing the viewfinder connected across the metering circuit ( + to + and - to -) to remove any contribution from light leaking in the back. A simple

Re: Season's Greetings

2002-12-24 Thread Bob Rapp
Santa came early and left me a 50mm Macro-Takumar (focuses to 1:1), 200 f3.5 Takumar and a 35mm f2.3 Auto-Takumar. Mim, my wife, is still talking to me! I hope everyone else fares as well. Bob - Original Message - From: T Rittenhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discussion Malling List

Re: Disassembling a 200mm F:4.0 Super Takumar (Thread Mount)

2002-12-24 Thread John Whicker
Hi Paul, I suggest that, unless you have the necessary skills, you should take it to a competent repairer. However, if you do have the necessary skills, you will need to remove the iris diaphragm assembly and immerse it in solvent. The solvent will dissolve the helicoid lubricant that has found

Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?

2002-12-24 Thread John Whicker
Hi Paul, The parallax issue (upper lens/lower lens) is easily solved using an accessory called a Paramender because it mends parallax. The Paramender fits between the base of the camera and the tripod (or monopod) head. It allows you to raise the camera after viewing so that the taking lens

Re: Dumb Newbie Q - How do reflex lenses Work?

2002-12-24 Thread eactivist
Thanks everyone for the feedback. Weird. Distinctly weird. If I ever decide to try a reflex lens I will really have to give it a lot of thought first. It maybe better to buy something like that Pentax 1000 on ebay, although it looks almost five feet long. Hehehe. Naturally it and others like

Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?

2002-12-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David A. Mann Subject: Re: Medium Format-Which one is best? I used to own an RB kit and found it was a pretty decent field camera despite its weight. Being able to do verticals without tilting the tripod was a real bonus. The rotating back assembly does

Re: Pentax future: ...

2002-12-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Mustarde Subject: Re: Pentax future: ... As for the film vs digital debate, well, I don't see anyone with a DSLR selling it and going back to film. No one really wants to take a bath Actually, I can see this. DSLR buyers are purpose buying.

Re: Pentax Sighting...

2002-12-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Treena Subject: Re: Pentax Sighting... That's pretty cool. Did a 5x7 Pentax camera really exist? No. William Robb

Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?

2002-12-24 Thread Bob Rapp
- Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] I used an old RB 67 for a while. I estimate it weighs half again more than the Pentax 6x7. I have a freind that uses the RBs. She said that RB either stands for Real Big or Real Bitch (her words). Bob

Re: Pentax Sighting...

2002-12-24 Thread Bob Rapp
- Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's pretty cool. Did a 5x7 Pentax camera really exist? No. William Robb What was the format size on JCO's Jumbo Spotmatic? Bob

Re: darkroom lighting - alternative ideas

2002-12-24 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
t I know what one of the Jobos is able to disperse the light by bunching t the LED's under a sort of frosted glass panel thing. t Go look at the JOBO site and see what they do. I used just Scotch Magic tape, it's a very nice diffusor that doesn't eat much light. Gives perfectly smooth

christmas cheer

2002-12-24 Thread Kevin Waterson
Yesterday I lost a good friend to an incurable disease. It struck with such speed I was unable to say good-bye. It has really bought home how much I put the state of my well being to material things, like, my gadget is new bigger, faster, stronger than yours. Now, I will never see this friend

Re: Dumb Newbie Q - How do reflex lenses Work?

2002-12-24 Thread Lon Williamson
I've heard of people cutting diaphragms of black paper to increase DOF on mirror lenses. Ain't something I'm ever going to mess with, though. And I used the built-in ND filters on one of my mirror lenses for exactly _one_ shot so far; I could certainly live with a mirror lens that left this

Re: CropTastic (WAS: Re: Medium Format - Which one is best?)

2002-12-24 Thread Lon Williamson
It is also _very_ hard to do. That guy had a magic finger. How to see the approach of a composition is beyond me. I have found that motor drives don't help; that revelation didn't surprise me much. Using a motor drive is like using a shotgun to hit a BB. -Lon T Rittenhouse wrote, in part:

Re: Film vs. Digital (WAS: Re: RE: HypotheticalQuestion)

2002-12-24 Thread Rick Diaz
Paul, You brought out a very good example of a commonreal life use of a camera. Unlike some people who would erect a shrine for their camera bodies and their many countless lenses, or discussabout the color coating of their lenses, the majority of people who use a cameraonly useit when they need

Re: Re: What will i need for this

2002-12-24 Thread David Brooks
Lon. Is this the socket on the left side of the camera just above the button for the viewer light? Dave Begin Original Message From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 14:34:22 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What will i need for this The Super Program

Sigma lens

2002-12-24 Thread Frankie Lee
I visited a camera exhibition show two days ago. When I walked to the Sigma area, I have chance to play some of the high-end lenses. What impressed me came from two new products which not yet released in Hong Kong market. They are 135-300mm f2.8 HSM and 80-400mm f4.5-5.6 with IS function. If

Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?

2002-12-24 Thread Dr E D F Williams
I think the Rollei has built-in parallax correction? Yes? No? Don Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday,

The P30 and Land's experiment

2002-12-24 Thread Dr E D F Williams
Long ago, when he was working on the development of colour film, Land did an interesting experiment. He took two pictures of the same scene with BW film, one through a green filter and one through red. The pictures were then projected on a screen from two different projectors: one with a green

Re: OT: Tripod recommendations please

2002-12-24 Thread Mark D.
--- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would anyone like to recommend a decent tripod to me? Requirements: must be fairly sturdy must extend to about 5 feet in height without extending any central mech. must have twist-release legs (eg not pull out clasps etc) must compact to about 2 feet

Re: Re: What will i need for this

2002-12-24 Thread David Brooks
Bill. Are these available in larger better stocked camera stores. Dave Begin Original Message From: Bill D. Casselberry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 13:57:20 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What will i need for this Lon Williamson wrote: The Super Program does

Re: On Pentax's Digital SLR - well kind of.

2002-12-24 Thread Steve Desjardins
Let's be honest. It's very hard to go back to one of those consumer things once you've used a good SLR. The N 5700 is a good camera, but the manual controls are more annoying to most of us than a fully automatic camera would be. On reason the Olympus E-10/E-20 did so well was because it was a

Re: The P30 and Land's experiment

2002-12-24 Thread Rfsindg
Don, Thanks for the reference, I'll have to look for some of the articles. Land and Polaroid did some interesting stuff with color perception. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Long ago, when he was working on the development of colour film, Land did an interesting experiment. He

Re: Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?

2002-12-24 Thread David Brooks
It didi not take me to long either to get used to the reversed image.What does bother me and this is why i might look at the C330's as they have 90 and 45(i think)finders,is trying to focus on sunny or partial sun days.Very hard to see the image SO i built a unit out of an old black thin

The P30 and Land's experiment

2002-12-24 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Long ago, when he was working on the development of colour film, Land did an interesting experiment. He took two pictures of the same scene with BW film, one through a green filter and one through red. The pictures were then projected on a screen

Re: Shutter button feel (Was: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock)

2002-12-24 Thread Steve Desjardins
I finally tried this. I bought my MZ-S in June of 2002 from BH. I sat there last night dry-firing the camera but I just couldn't feel any change in the resistance of the shutter release. On the other hand, I've never had any problem using the AF without firing the shutter since the release has

Re: Tis the season to be jolly

2002-12-24 Thread David Brooks
Same to you and yours ,Cotty.And everyone else on the list. Dave Begin Original Message From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 12:06:14 + To: Pentax List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tis the season to be jolly Seems like a good time to wish all PDMLers a safe and

Re: Thinking about a Z-1p mod

2002-12-24 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
DAM I doubt I'll ever find the right kind of button though, so this is DAM probably all academic. Hi Dave, you could with good success butcher up one of the following for a very good vertical release button... 1) D1x - the vertical release includes a lock. Perfect. ;-) 2) D100/F80's

Re: OT: Tripod recommendations please

2002-12-24 Thread pentax
I discovered Manfrotto makes a nice kit for not too expensive (about 120 EUR in france). It consists of Manfrotto 190D legs and their standard 3-way head. 190D is like the more famous big 055 but : - a bit smaller :1.82m max. - about 0.55m compacted (maybe less than 2 feet) - a bit lighter

Re: The P30 and Land's experiment

2002-12-24 Thread Evan Hanson
Prokudin-Gorskii used a similar method to make color photos across imperial Russian in the late 19th and early 20th century. His work was chronicled in a book unfortunately I don't recall the name, Evan From: Dr E D F Williams Subject: The P30 and Land's experiment Long ago, when he was

Re: Pentax Sighting...

2002-12-24 Thread Brad Dobo
The details may be wrong, but it's a non-issue as far as the book goes. The fact remains it mentions Pentax, that was the main point, and a Pentax 35mm isn't incorrect. If anyone here reads Tanenbaum's fiction, they will enjoy this book, as he was one of the NYC ADA's on it. The fact camera

Re: has anyone used a pentax stereo adapter?

2002-12-24 Thread Pentxuser
You are aware that the Pentax Optio digital cameras have stereo photography feature built right into them. If you are thinking of going this route, it is worth checking out. I've seen the results and they are very cool.. Vic

Re: Film vs. Digital (WAS: Re: RE: HypotheticalQuestion)

2002-12-24 Thread Pentxuser
In a message dated 12/23/02 2:22:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Pål: I can relate with you buddy. The beauty of slides or negs is people like you and I can get around to filing whenever we want. I am a firm believer that there is a place for digital but it is not the answer for most of us at

Re: Which macro lens ?

2002-12-24 Thread Leonard Paris
Your memory is fine. The opinions change regularly, depending on whose they are. My FA100/2.8 is very good, indeed. Len --- Hmm, I was under impression that wide open sharpness of FA100/2.8 was considered very good (when I was on this list months ago). But I admit I have very bad memory :-)

Re: What will i need for this

2002-12-24 Thread Lon Williamson
Yup. Should have a little rubber cover on it - if it doesn't, no big deal. Porter's sells those little caps if you _must_ have one. -Lon David Brooks wrote: Lon. Is this the socket on the left side of the camera just above the button for the viewer light? Dave Begin Original

Re: Pentax M 75-150/4

2002-12-24 Thread Pentxuser
In a message dated 12/23/02 10:07:16 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The mailman delivered another christmas present to myself tonight. I think if I had to limit myself to one lens, the 75-150/4 would be it. It has a focal length range that covers about half of what I usually shoot. It is

Re: Behind the counter with digital

2002-12-24 Thread William Kane
But what do you sell them if they have a mac? Il Bill T Rittenhouse wrote: Which, brings up an interesting point. A good salesperson could get a lot of information just by asking the prospective digital camera purchaser, What kind of computer do you have?. If they say they don't have one,

Mid-range Zooms

2002-12-24 Thread Robert Jordan
Can anyone discuss the relative merits of these three Pentax AF zooms: +28-105mm 3.2-4.5 +28-105mm 4-5.6 +24-90mm 3.5-4.5 Thanks much, Robert __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Re: The P30 and Land's experiment

2002-12-24 Thread Bill Owens
IIRC that was the same method used by NASA to obtain color photos from the Mars lander missions. Bill

Re: Dumb Newbie Q - How do reflex lenses Work?

2002-12-24 Thread Christian Skofteland
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] It maybe better to buy something like that Pentax 1000 on ebay, although it looks almost five feet long. Hehehe. Naturally it and others like it obviously won't go cheap. Which is a major consideration, of course. Still

Re: Which macro lens ?

2002-12-24 Thread Pentxuser
I'm not sure I buy that argument about only using Pentax glass. I am a firm believer that it's very difficult to go wrong with Pentax glass, but there are gems out there from other manufacturers that are as good, better or at least more useful to a particular photographer than a similar Pentax

Re: OT: Tripod recommendations please

2002-12-24 Thread Dr E D F Williams
I use the big #075 and its solid as they come. Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 4:43 PM Subject:

Re:Sigma lens

2002-12-24 Thread Albert Fekson
If the 80-400 is available for KAF mount, it would be the first IS lens used with Pentax AF camera Unfortunately the IS function will not be available on Pentax (and Minolta) cameras. This is due to the fact that Pentax has not specified the IS functions and protocols for K mount, hence this

Re: christmas cheer

2002-12-24 Thread Dan Scott
On Tuesday, December 24, 2002, at 05:58 AM, Kevin Waterson wrote: Yesterday I lost a good friend to an incurable disease. It struck with such speed I was unable to say good-bye. It has really bought home how much I put the state of my well being to material things, like, my gadget is new

Re: Behind the counter with digital

2002-12-24 Thread Dan Scott
On Tuesday, December 24, 2002, at 09:41 AM, William Kane wrote: But what do you sell them if they have a mac? Il Bill Well Bill, if they were smart enough to get a mac, they wouldn't be having those problems in the first place. g Merry Christmas! Dan Scott

Vs: Medium Format-Which one is best?

2002-12-24 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Yes. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Dr E D F Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Päivä: 24. joulukuuta 2002 15:12 Aihe: Re: Medium Format-Which one is

Vs: The P30 and Land's experiment

2002-12-24 Thread Raimo Korhonen
This is an old experiment, from the 19th century, I think. It works because the filters are not perfect, they let through some light that they are supposed not to. That´s why Maxwell succeeded. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho

Vs: Mid-range Zooms

2002-12-24 Thread Raimo Korhonen
The 24-90mm 3.5-4.5 Pentax is the one to have if you can afford it. 24 mm focal length is extremely useful. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Robert Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL

Happy Holidays (Again)

2002-12-24 Thread eactivist
Happy Holidays to my new Pentax acquaintances/friends. Doe aka Marnie :-)

Happy Holidays

2002-12-24 Thread tom
I raise my I.P.A. to the PDML! tv

Question on print pricing and Happy Holidays to One and All

2002-12-24 Thread Steve Larson
Hi all and Merry Christmas! The Fashion show I`m going to shoot is a fund raiser for my daughters school, I`ll be doing it for free, but I can sell prints. I was thinking of $2.00 for a 4X6 (my cost $.60), $4.00 for 5X7 (my cost $2.50), $8.00 for 8X10 (my cost $6.00). Is that price too high?

RE: Question on print pricing and Happy Holidays to One and All

2002-12-24 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Steve Larson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Hi all and Merry Christmas! The Fashion show I`m going to shoot is a fund raiser for my daughters school, I`ll be doing it for free, but I can sell prints. I was thinking of $2.00 for a 4X6 (my cost $.60), $4.00

Re: Question on print pricing and Happy Holidays to One and All

2002-12-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Steve, I think those are fair prices, although they would be low for commercial events. But since this is a fund raiser, you don't want to add a huge markup. But a bit extra for handling, time, and film is warranted. Paul Steve Larson wrote: Hi all and Merry Christmas! The Fashion show

Re: Question on print pricing and Happy Holidays to One and All

2002-12-24 Thread Ken Archer
Tom is right. At the very least, double everything. On Tuesday 24 December 2002 08:13 pm, tom wrote: -Original Message- From: Steve Larson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Hi all and Merry Christmas! The Fashion show I`m going to shoot is a fund raiser for my daughters school,

Merry Christmas

2002-12-24 Thread Pentxuser
Merry Christmas to all and to all a GOOD night.. Vic

Nevermind

2002-12-24 Thread PERK1518
Hello, The more I looked at it, the less inclined I was to attempt dismantling a 200mm F:4.0 Super Takumar. It got sent back... Paul

Re: Re: Question on print pricing and Happy Holidays to One and All

2002-12-24 Thread David Brooks
Steve. I charge(Canadian funds here): 4x6 $5.00 5x7 $10.00 8x10 $20.00 My 8x10 digital prints are also $20.00 Every one says that i,m to low. Dave Begin Original Message From: Ken Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 14:50:19 + To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Question

Re: Re: What will i need for this

2002-12-24 Thread David Brooks
Thanks Lon. No cap but no big deal. I found on Henry's web site the F and FG adaptor for Pentax.I assume i'll need one or the other.I remember some posts stating a P5 or something like that for the sync cord.Am i close.? Dave Begin Original Message From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL

RE: Re: Question on print pricing and Happy Holidays to One and All

2002-12-24 Thread David Chang-Sang
There's a good point - Thanks for the info Dave because I never know how much to charge - and I'm definitely charging too low currently - my 5x7 prices are about 1/3 of yours - I'm upping my prices.. and I suggest everyone up theirs (pardon the pun.. but I had to use it.. :)) Merry Christmas and

Re: Thinking about a Z-1p mod

2002-12-24 Thread Shaun Canning
Yep, I have just heard that Dave reckons he will have some grips ready in about 2 weeks...let's hope he is right. Cheers Shaun Feroze Kistan wrote: Dont put it in the same place as the F5, seems some owners keep tripping it with the pinky finger. In front where the BG10 has it seems the best.

Merry Xmas

2002-12-24 Thread Shaun Canning
Seasons Greetings to one and all... Cheers Shaun Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services High Street, Broadford, Victoria, 3658. www.heritageservices.com.au/ Phone: 0414-967644 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2nd test rolls back

2002-12-24 Thread David Brooks
Got some test flash rolols back to day were i did some various shots with the 280T and bounce.(for the weeding in Jan) Looks like 400 film will do(i used RG 200 and Kodak 800)The 9-10' ceiling was a bit to high for bounce and plastic flashy thing(Cotty) at f 8 and F 5.6 but not bad with f4.The

Re: RE: Re: Question on print pricing and Happy Holidays to One and All

2002-12-24 Thread David Brooks
Up yours too Dave VBG I used a mean of others equine photographers in southern Ontario to reach my prices.I think they are fair and afordable. Dave Begin Original Message From: David Chang-Sang [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 16:36:45 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE:

Re: Happy Holidays

2002-12-24 Thread Mark Roberts
tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I raise my I.P.A. to the PDML! I'm raising a glass of cabernet here in Pittsburgh! By myself at the moment because my S.O. is working latte tonight :( -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Question on print pricing and Happy Holidays to One and All

2002-12-24 Thread Steve Larson
Thanks you all! I`m going to digest this for a while. Did I mention that I`m very excited about this! Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California

Re: Happy Holidays

2002-12-24 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I raise my I.P.A. to the PDML! I'm raising a glass of cabernet here in Pittsburgh! By myself at the moment because my S.O. is working latte tonight :( That should be working LATE (but if it gets really late I suppose a latte

Re: Merry Xmas

2002-12-24 Thread Keith Whaley
Thank you, Shaun, I just received my Christmas gift to myself, a copy of The Ultimate Asahi Pentax Screw Mount Guide, 1952-1977. I ordered it from Pacific Rim Camera just a few days ago, and got it in via FedEx today! What a marvelous technical reference and thoughtful gift, all at once!

Re: Merry Xmas

2002-12-24 Thread Bob Rapp
Hi Keith, I got mine as well. Mim and I arrived home yesterday and our neighbour, who was collecting our mail, had it. I could not put it down. Next, I will go though my gear and properly identify all my items. Bob - Original Message - From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

RE: scanning

2002-12-24 Thread Jos from Holland
Hi Marcello, in what sense the BW scans are not right? I use the Minolta Scan Speed with the software that came with it. I always thought my scans were okay. Jos

Re: Making money

2002-12-24 Thread Jostein
In the sense of having a net plus after expences; no I don't make money on my photography. But you know, any sale can help subsidise the hobby...:-) Jostein - Original Message - From: Frankie Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 2:02 PM Subject:

Re: Sigma lens

2002-12-24 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Frankie Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] It would be great if the IS function is also valid for Pentax manual body. Frankie, I believe the IS function will need help from an IS enabled body to work. At least for power supply... Jostein

RE: Happy Holidays

2002-12-24 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
-- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 4:48 PM -- -- -- tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- -- I raise my I.P.A. to the PDML! -- -- I'm raising a glass of cabernet here in Pittsburgh! -- -- By myself at the moment because my S.O. is working latte tonight

Re: MX Light Meter

2002-12-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Dr E D F Williams Subject: Re: MX Light Meter Sounds like bad design to me. I once tried the Alpa by shining a small penlight into the viewfinder beside my eye - no difference. It's a bad design shared by a lot of camera makers. Pretty much any camera that

Re: OT: A New Trademark

2002-12-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola Subject: Re: OT: A New Trademark Let's not start a political argument again! Fer Christ's sake Dan, lighten up. William Robb

Re: OT: Tripod recommendations please

2002-12-24 Thread Jostein
Cotty, the Manfrotto 055 comes with a 3-way head as standard also. I've got one as a spare for my Sachtler. There are at least three variants of the 055. One plain, one with camo colours and padded grip areas on the legs, and one with an option to attach the center column sideways (great for

RE: Making money

2002-12-24 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
From my accounting the last couple of years I usually average being in the red only a couple to four hundred dollars. Not bad for a year worth of shooting whatever I want. The money does help subsidize. I think I lack the business sense and tenacity to make a go at it professionally. César

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

2002-12-24 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Hi guys and gals, Midnight is approaching and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Ciao, Gianfranco = __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Re: Tripod recommendations please

2002-12-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: OT: Tripod recommendations please Hi folks, Would anyone like to recommend a decent tripod to me? Requirements: must be fairly sturdy must extend to about 5 feet in height without extending any central mech. must have twist-release legs

Re: Thinking about a Z-1p mod

2002-12-24 Thread Feroze Kistan
It would be about time :), well more xmas goodies for some! Feroze - Original Message - From: Shaun Canning [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 11:26 PM Subject: Re: Thinking about a Z-1p mod Yep, I have just heard that Dave reckons he will have

$130,000 Photo Contest

2002-12-24 Thread Ken Archer
Did I get your attention? The Valley Land Fund in South Texas stages a photo contest on even calendar years to promote the conservation of land and wildlife in the border area. Landowners and photographers are equal partners in the contest which has a top prize of $30,000. This year's

Re: Pentax future: ...

2002-12-24 Thread Leonard Paris
My comments are inserted between yours. From: John Mustarde [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax future: ... Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 22:01:52 -0700 They are very suited to portraits because the clean, grainless background allows the subject to

Re: HELP,HELP

2002-12-24 Thread Steve Larson
Hi, Make sure you have the shutter set to flash sync. That`s all it is most likely. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: william Donovan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 3:04 PM Subject: HELP,HELP HELLO- I AM NEW TO

Re: HELP,HELP

2002-12-24 Thread Steve Larson
BTW, how did you get an attachment through? Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: william Donovan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 3:04 PM Subject: HELP,HELP HELLO- I AM NEW TO THISWELL BEEN 25 YEARS OR SO AND

Re: Medium Format - Which one is best?

2002-12-24 Thread Butch Black
Hi; I thought I would add my 2 cents worth in. You didn't mention what types of subjects you are shooting. If you are doing wedding/event photography I would lean towards the 645. Landscape or fine art, especially with BW or color transparencies I would lean towards the 67. The difference is

Re: HELP,HELP

2002-12-24 Thread Gary L. Murphy
On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 18:04:38 -0500, william Donovan wrote: See private email. Try setting your shutter speed to the proper sync for the K1000, 1/60th Gary HELLO- I AM NEW TO THISWELL BEEN 25 YEARS OR SO AND THIS PENTAX K1000 IS CAUSING ME A PROBLEM ONLY WHEN USING FLASH, IT CUTS OUT-OVER

Re: HELP,HELP

2002-12-24 Thread william Donovan
hI- IT WAS SET ON 60X--LOOKS TO ME LIKE A LEAK SOME WERE. A STRAIGHT LINE AND BLACK ON ONE SIDE OF PRINT LIKE OVER EXPOSED---THE PIC I UPLOADED WAS SCANNED ON A SCANNER AND THE PIC DOES NOT LOOK GOOD SCANNED BUT FINE HERE- ITS JUST THE SIDE OF THE PIC THAT LOOKS LIKE IT GOT LIGHT FROM A LEAK IN

Re: HELP,HELP

2002-12-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: william Donovan Subject: HELP,HELP HELLO- I AM NEW TO THISWELL BEEN 25 YEARS OR SO AND THIS PENTAX K1000 IS CAUSING ME A PROBLEM ONLY WHEN USING FLASH, IT CUTS OUT-OVER EXPOSES THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE PIC. MUST BE A LEAK I THINK---IS THIS A SHUTTER

Re: Dumb Newbie Q - How do reflex lenses Work?

2002-12-24 Thread John Mustarde
On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 05:34:48 -0500, you wrote: Thanks everyone for the feedback. Weird. Distinctly weird. If I ever decide to try a reflex lens I will really have to give it a lot of thought first. It maybe better to buy something like that Pentax 1000 on ebay, although it looks almost five

Re: HELP,HELP

2002-12-24 Thread william Donovan
NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN--I JUST PUT THE FLASH ON THE HOT SHOE AND WENT WITH IT--PLEASE EXPLAIN... LIKE I SAY ..GOOD PICS WITHOUT FLASH BUT WITH FLASH A GOOD PORTION OF PIC ON LEFT SIDE APPEARS OVER EXPOSED(TOTAL BLACK)THANKS BILL From: Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL

sorry

2002-12-24 Thread william Donovan
Got blasted from several directions, just thought i could ask a question without getting hit for grammer, caps ect. the reason i sent a bad scan of a pic(terrible scanner) was so you might know what i was trying to explain...dont go by the pic,, but the piont were the pic is cut off by over

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