Re: Pentax Zoom 90WR

2003-01-29 Thread Pat
You wrote: It's big for a PS; not pocketable or anything like that but a bit smaller than a ZX-5n with a lens. However the very fact that it's on the big side makes it very comfortable to hold. It's extremely easy to use. Thanks for putting size into relative terms that I can understand. I, too,

Re: ot: Two Night photo questions

2003-01-29 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Jostein wrote: (I was going to say stick men but that would certainly not be true in my case.) hehe... we'll reserve that one for Cotty and Rob, Won't we... Rob maybe, but Cotty says that he's big... =8-O mike

Re: Zoom 90 WR

2003-01-29 Thread mike wilson
Hi, I endorse all of ERN's comments. If you can cope with the PS methodology of photography and can live with having little input to the process other than framing and choice of lighting, it is at least as good as others in the arena. Wearing glasses, I find the veiwfinder no worse than others.

RE: 3rd party 24mm (was Speaking of M series lenses)

2003-01-29 Thread Rob Brigham
I think we may be at crossed purposes here. I was not talking about the new f1.8(?) big jobbie, but the old and long discontinued f2.8 version. From your comment about the 'expensive-looking finish' I guess your comments relate to the new EX DG lens. Not that I would denigrate your comments

RMC Tokina 400mm F5.6 image

2003-01-29 Thread J. C. O'Connell
For those curious about the RMC Tokina 400mm F5.6 lens, here's a sample image I shot a coupla days ago: http://jcoconnell.com/temp/bird012703.jpg Looks pretty good to my eye. Not bad for a lens which cost me only $125 This lens has one big advantage over the also excellent SMCT 400, it's

RE: Digital vs Film: Battle is over - digital has already won

2003-01-29 Thread Rob Brigham
Not true. These cameras also appeal to new users who don't already have any lenses. Every day thousands of people move up from PS or buy an SLR as they discover photography for the first time. Appeal outside existing user base has to be a long term goal, you need to go for new users - not those

Outlines only--? (Pentax DSLR)

2003-01-29 Thread Mike Johnston
- Digital SLR- Q: When will PENTAX launch the new digital SLR in next spring? A: We will release all the information including launching periods next spring ( April 03). Q: Are the current PENTAX lenses compatible with the new SLR? A: Yes they are. The new SLR shares the same mount

Re: Pentax matrix metering [Was: 31 and 35mm lenses tested inGerman magazine]

2003-01-29 Thread Joe Wilensky
In the initial review of the PZ-1, Pop Photo described the MTF program and it did seem to work -- at least they described it as an aperture priority mode with safety shifts. They dispelled early rumors that the MTF program mode somehow analyzed the lens and scene for the best quality; the

Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Mike Johnston
One possibility for the upcoming show is that there may be a new FILM body from Pentax. Pal keeps hoping for an AF LX, and it's also possible that there may be a new budget/serious camera one tier below the MZ-S (which I can't afford). So I've been trying to think about FA lens outfits recently.

FS: SMC 35mm/3.5 K lens, KEH Excellent

2003-01-29 Thread Joe Wilensky
I purchased this lens from KEH just a month or two ago, but because of other purchases I've made since, I can't really afford to keep it (and I have an SMC-M 35/2). It is indeed in excellent condition (conservatively graded by KEH, as usual -- it could probably be called EX+). I think I paid

OT: FS: Leica IIIc/f, Summitar 50mm f/2, accessories

2003-01-29 Thread Joe Wilensky
I love this Leica, but I don't use it enough and I don't want to eBay it. If there's any serious interest, please contact me off list. It's a beautiful camera with only a few marks. The lens is gorgeous, and was completely overhauled a couple of years ago by Sherry Krauter, the Leica

RE: Outlines only--? (Pentax DSLR)

2003-01-29 Thread Rob Brigham
The other thing I am extremely interested in is the new lens additions. We should see specs for these at least... -Original Message- From: Mike Johnston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] It might be worth mentioning that the coming announcement we are all waiting for with bated breath

Re: OT Photoshop request

2003-01-29 Thread Nick Wright
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks. In PS6 who can suggest the best way to acheive the effect of fading the edges of the photo. Kind regards from sunny Brighton Peter There should be an action called viginette (spl?) included with PS. If you can't find your copy I can email it to

Re: : Snow Exposure Clarification

2003-01-29 Thread David Brooks
Thanks Paul. I had a long think at lunch about what i had set the ap. at.I think i was doubting the f22 and set somewere in the f 11 range,with a couple at f 8 and f 5.6. Darkroom class # 2 startes to night and it will be one of the first rolls developed tonight.(I only have 10 stock piledg) I'll

LX motor nicad pack

2003-01-29 Thread KudzuPatch
I read somewhere just this week about a DIY replacement for a motor drive nicad pack. Can someone repost that link? Also are new nicad packs available? If so anyone know the cost? I think I found a good deal on a motor needing batteries. Jeff *\\ Kudzu's Gallery www.kudzupatch.com/gallery

Re: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Evan Hanson
Mike would you consider this combo: FA 24/2 FA 50/1.4 (no substitute for speed) and an 1.7 AF teleconvertor for portraits. Evan Mike Johnston kindly wrote: One possibility for the upcoming show is that there may be a new FILM body from Pentax. Pal keeps hoping for an AF LX, and it's also

RE:OT: Best web sites selling prints?

2003-01-29 Thread Butch Black
Bob wrote: OK, folks. Who do you know out there on the web successfully selling photographic prints? I can think of a couple interesting ones -- davebeckerman.com and danheller.com come to mind (besides, ahem, my own, of course Check out Bob Orsillo's site; http://www.orsillo.com Though he's

DSLR Leapfrogging

2003-01-29 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
The marketplce right now is just like the CPU marketplace a few years ago. AMD hits 200MHz; Intel, 250; AMD 350; Intel, 500, ad infinitum. 1. Currently Nikon is (it appears) the sales leader in 6Mp cameras. They're pretty much all pro units, with the 5000 series being for the pro shooter not

RE: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Rob Brigham
I think the first thing you need to do is answer whether or not you want a 'cropped' DSLR to put the lenses on too. IF you get one of these then your 85 becomes a 130, your 50 becomes a 75 and your 35 becomes a 50. You have no wide angle anymore on this body. So if you have a DSLR in your future

Re: RMC Tokina 400mm F5.6 image

2003-01-29 Thread Peter Alling
Nice enough shot. I've found that birds in Florida to be a bit camera shy, having people chase them with blunderbuss sized lenses wouldn't have something to do with it... At 04:48 AM 1/29/2003 -0500, you wrote: For those curious about the RMC Tokina 400mm F5.6 lens, here's a sample image I

Re: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Bruce Dayton
Mike, If I were going with a 2 lens kit, the 43/1.9 and 77/1.8 Limiteds would do a great job. The 43 is halfway between the 35 and your beloved 50 and is a great lens in it's own right. As for me, I went with the 35/50/85 route. The 43/50 is just not wide enough sometimes and the 85 is one

Re: OT: Folders

2003-01-29 Thread Peter Alling
But part of the fun of the Holga is that it's just so awful. At 08:50 AM 1/29/2003 -0500, you wrote: I just got done developing printing some snow shots from my Rolfix folder camera. Scneider Radionar 105 lens, 6x6 or 6x9 format. The results came out very nice. Shooting in 6x6 mode it's

Re: OT Photoshop

2003-01-29 Thread Camdir
Cheers guys. From someone who should not really be allowed to play with toys he does not understandg Peter

Super-Takumar 1.8/55 VS 2/55

2003-01-29 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
I had read that the Super-Takumar on screw mount 1.8/55 and 2/55 were made of it identical; I received this morning my 2me purchase on e-bay, a Pentax SV with this famous Super-Takumar 2/55. And in fact, one sees well inside before the diaphragm the ring to make one under-model of it!! You can se

Vs: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Raimo Korhonen
I have not found teleconverters very good - it is a good idea but quality usually suffers - long teles the exception. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Evan Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vastaanottaja:

Re: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 29.01.03 15:34, Mike Johnston at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One possibility for the upcoming show is that there may be a new FILM body from Pentax. Pal keeps hoping for an AF LX, and it's also possible that there may be a new budget/serious camera one tier below the MZ-S (which I can't

Re: Pentax matrix metering [Was: 31 and 35mm lenses tested inGerman magazine]

2003-01-29 Thread Joseph Tainter
In the initial review of the PZ-1, Pop Photo described the MTF program and it did seem to work -- at least they described it as an aperture priority mode with safety shifts. They dispelled early rumors that the MTF program mode somehow analyzed the lens and scene for the best quality; the

Re: Outlines only--? (Pentax DSLR)

2003-01-29 Thread Alin Flaider
Mike wrote: MJ It might be worth mentioning that the coming announcement we are all waiting MJ for with bated breath may be somewhat frustrating to us. It's possible that MJ Pentax will show a prototype under glass at PMA, but will remain very close MJ to the vest about specifics. MJ The reason

Re: Digital vs Film: Battle is over - digital has already won

2003-01-29 Thread Cotty
I've never been able to get my 9-year-old son interested in photographing with his Spotmatic (actually, after four years of disuse--I gave it to him when he was 5--I sold it), but he loves to take my digital camera and go fill up a card. He's not attached to the pictures at all; he looks at them

Re: OT: Refurbished Dell Computers

2003-01-29 Thread Cotty
At home we've always had PCs running Windows. I used to work in a newsroom full of Macs. The PCs at home gave trouble from time to time, the Macs at work gave trouble from time to time, and in that entire three-year period I found neither platform to be more reliable than the other. But I have

Re: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Paul Eriksson
Mike, I couldn't decide what I wanted so I started with the 50/1.4 and when that one didn't fit the shoe I got the 35/2.0, for me the perfect (almost) standard lens. Now I needed o wideangle and picked up the 24/2.0. What about a portrait lens, I found a nice 100mm macro here at PDML and I

Re: Pentax matrix metering [Was: 31 and 35mm lenses tested inGerman magazine]

2003-01-29 Thread Paul Eriksson
Which F lenses have MTF info encoded? thanks Paul The MTF information is coded into the lens chips of FA lenses, and a few of the F lenses. The PZ-1, PZ-1p, and MZ-S bodies read this information from the lens. There is no analysis of scenes. I have used mtf mode on my 1p often. Joe

Re: LX motor nicad pack

2003-01-29 Thread Andre Langevin
I read somewhere just this week about a DIY replacement for a motor drive nicad pack. Can someone repost that link? Also are new nicad packs available? If so anyone know the cost? I just ordered 36 batteries to refurbish 3 power packs. They are Ni-MH batteries, so don't have any memory effect

Re: LX motor nicad pack

2003-01-29 Thread Cotty
Hi Jeff, http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html navigate accordingly. I bought the cells from: http://www.mrnicd-ehyostco.com/newpage3.htm Very do-able, and very satisfying knowing the job is done. Cost me fifty bucks in parts. Good luck. Cotty

RE: Outlines only--? (Pentax DSLR)

2003-01-29 Thread Rob Brigham
Yeah - they may have to, but will they? -Original Message- From: Alin Flaider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Well, they showed a prototype of MZ-SD two years ago, boosted the loyalists here and everywhere, and then dumped them. This time they'll have to do better than that.

RE: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Cotty
I think the first thing you need to do is answer whether or not you want a 'cropped' DSLR to put the lenses on too. IF you get one of these then your 85 becomes a 130, your 50 becomes a 75 and your 35 becomes a 50. You have no wide angle anymore on this body. So if you have a DSLR in your future

Re: Digital vs Film: Battle is over - digital has already won

2003-01-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Bruce, without disrespect, the aesthetical qualities of the snaps your daughters shot with their DPS - how good are they? Don't misunderstand me, I am not against Digital. However, I think that instant feedback will have some kind of negative impact of, how to put it, uninspired perhaps,

Re: Pentax Zoom 90WR

2003-01-29 Thread ernreed2
Pat asked: BTW, does the flash on the 90-WR have the usual evil red eye issues? g I would assume it has the usual issues because it is, of course, a built-in flash on a relatively compact camera. The flash can be turned off quite easily (also can be combined with ambient light, by the way)

RE: There's that's better

2003-01-29 Thread ernreed2
(My comment top-posted due to length of context) One reason my 90WR doesn't get out much any more is that I now own an LX! Cesar posted: S, don't let Pentax know - I regularly take my LX and the MZ-S out in the rain... Once while photographing in Union Square in NYC, it was

On topic?!

2003-01-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Something unusual happened to my latest submission to PhotoSIG. During two days more than 150 people saw the picture (which is a lot to my level) but only one of them said a word. Here is the link: http://www.photosig.com/viewphoto.php?id=660866 I'd like to know what do you think of it.

Re: AF 280T battery leak damage.

2003-01-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Darn, I am not living in States. In Israel it is plain impossible. Consumer is almost always wrong here... Say, I've just recently sent a fax to the phone company. Unfortunately we have only one phone company in Israel. Now, one month later they did not do what they were asked to. So I

RE: OT: Refurbished Dell Computers

2003-01-29 Thread Rob Brigham
Rule #1: NEVER help a friend with their computer setup unless you have a lot of time you don't mind wasting or don't mind losing them as a friend. -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] A family friend was having trouble with her iMac. I had to set up a new

RE: UKPDML 2003

2003-01-29 Thread Rob Brigham
OK, lets try and narrow down the dates for this. Would it be preferable, or make any difference, to do this during term time when families with kiddies arent on holiday? If so then I guess we are looking at June. Personally I cant do the weekends of the 14th or 21st. For the sake of making a

Re: On topic?!

2003-01-29 Thread Ed Matthew
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi! Something unusual happened to my latest submission to PhotoSIG. During two days more than 150 people saw the picture (which is a lot to my level) but only one of them said a word. Here is the link: http://www.photosig.com/viewphoto.php?id=660866 I'd

Re: On topic?!

2003-01-29 Thread Jeff
Shalom Boris, I love scenes with misty or foggy rolling hills. Your image has a distracting foreground. Maybe a longer lens would have compressed it more for my liking. Jeff. Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Something unusual happened to my latest submission to PhotoSIG. During two days more than

Joking aside -- PCs, Macs, WAS OT Refurbished Dells

2003-01-29 Thread ernreed2
Cotty: Well, before I set aside joking it must be said -- After your post we'll see whether there's a Mac police or not ... I agree with you. Thanks for coming out and admitting that Macs are machines and therefore can break down just like ordinary mortals' PCs do. For nearly a year I've been

Re: : Snow Exposure Clarification

2003-01-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Is it BW film? If you're not real concerned about grain, why don't you push it one stop? That would probably make your f8 and f11 exposures quite good. The f16 and f5.6 might be okay as well. Paul David Brooks wrote: Thanks Paul. I had a long think at lunch about what i had set the ap. at.I

Re: Outlines only--? (Pentax DSLR)

2003-01-29 Thread Pål Jensen
Mike wrote: It's quite possible we may soon see the shape of the Pentax future, but in its outlines only. Yes, and lets remember that Pentax never said it would be ready for PMA (that was just an assumption that has somehow become a fact) but shown in spring (where I live spring starts the

Re: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Pål Jensen
Mike wrote: One possibility for the upcoming show is that there may be a new FILM body from Pentax. Pal keeps hoping for an AF LX, and it's also possible that there may be a new budget/serious camera one tier below the MZ-S (which I can't afford). I'm not convinced the LX with AF will

Re: Pentax matrix metering [Was: 31 and 35mm lenses tested in Germanmagazine]

2003-01-29 Thread Alexander Krohe
The information that the Sf-10 two segment meter used distance information for exposure evaluation is from the sales brochure. It was also confirmed by a Pentax employee I talked with (I have no experience with the Sf-10). Alexander It had access to distance information. No

Re: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Alexander Krohe
For my part, for snap-shooting a 85mm and 35mmm/2 two lens outfit works great. Besides, I understand that you prefer the characteristics of the 50/1.4 (or 50/1.2) over that of the 43/1.9 ltd. So I am almost sure you will like the FA* 85/1.4 (more than the 77mm). Enjoy, Alexander Mike Johnston

Re: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread gfen
On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, [iso-8859-1] Pål Jensen wrote: I'm not convinced the LX with AF will materialise at all ever. However, my understanding is that there is a film sibling to the digital slr. My impression is that this is a mid-line body perhaps replacing the MZ-5n. I've said it before: A

Re: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Keefer Photography
The 24/2 FA* is one sweet lens. The money only hurts for a while. -- Bob Keefer Keefer Photography www.bkpix.com

Re: Re: : Snow Exposure Clarification

2003-01-29 Thread Brendan
I mixed 5 gallons of the stuff, can't throw it away now can I, I'll stop when it's done, about 3 gallons to go. --- Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't use the hardner! Bob - Original Message - From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] agfa 100 isn't to grainy, I just hate the

OT: The two cultures... (was Re: OT: Refurbished Dell Computers,

2003-01-29 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, It may be a generational thing with me, too. I took my first computer class in art school at age 26, using 128k Macs. I was at Dartmouth when John [...] Little did I know, then, that someday the ancient darkroom alchemy that I also enjoyed learning about would one day be transported to

Re: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread gfen
I missed the first half of this thread, but I was intending on building a 35mm system of the FA28/2.8, FA50/1.4 and FA105/2.8 macro eventually combined with a 1.4x teleconverter. (now, however, I've changed my plan... 645 A35/2.8, A75/2.8, A150/3.5 with a 645-K adapter and an A50/1.4 will be a

Re: LX motor nicad pack

2003-01-29 Thread Rob Studdert
On 29 Jan 2003 at 11:58, Andre Langevin wrote: I read somewhere just this week about a DIY replacement for a motor drive nicad pack. Can someone repost that link? Also are new nicad packs available? If so anyone know the cost? I just ordered 36 batteries to refurbish 3 power packs. They

Re: LX motor nicad pack

2003-01-29 Thread Alan Chan
I just ordered 36 batteries to refurbish 3 power packs. They are Ni-MH batteries, so don't have any memory effect and give power for a longer period of time when charged. I could probably do the job myself following this how-do http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/lxnicdpack.html but I've

Re: LX motor nicad pack

2003-01-29 Thread Chris Brogden
On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Alan Chan wrote: Do NiMH require different charger from NiCad? AFAIK, you can charge NiCads in a NiMH charger, but not the other way around. chris

Re: Outlines only--? (Pentax DSLR)

2003-01-29 Thread Alan Chan
Q: What kind of wide-angle lens will be prepared? A: We are planning to introduce wide-angle zoom. Details will be announced later. Perhaps it's just me. But for as long as it's not full frame, I won't be considering it. regards, Alan Chan

Re: My Kind of Medium Format - Holga!

2003-01-29 Thread frank theriault
I've always preferred optical lenses on my cameras. Call me old fashioned... -frank Mark Roberts wrote: Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did anyone check out the web page? http://www.holgamods.com/index.html I notice that the Holga uses the same optical lens that Juan Buhler used

Re: Pentax matrix metering [Was: 31 and 35mm lenses tested inGerman magazine]

2003-01-29 Thread Alan Chan
Which F lenses have MTF info encoded? Not the F*300/4.5 for certain. It acts like 'A' lenses only. regards, Alan Chan _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Re: LX motor nicad pack

2003-01-29 Thread Rob Studdert
On 29 Jan 2003 at 13:47, Alan Chan wrote: Do NiMH require different charger from NiCad? Just an extension of charge time proportional to the increase in capacity over the original cells. Of course old or new cells would benefit from a custom intelligent charger but I've never been bothered

Re: LX motor nicad pack

2003-01-29 Thread Brendan
yup, but most can switch between them. --- Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just ordered 36 batteries to refurbish 3 power packs. They are Ni-MH batteries, so don't have any memory effect and give power for a longer period of time when charged. I could probably do the job myself

Re: Joking aside -- PCs, Macs, WAS OT Refurbished Dells

2003-01-29 Thread Cotty
I've bought a Compaq notebook running XP. And you know what? (Apple ad quote) Everything those earnest-looking people standing in front of a white background say in the Apple TV spots about their Macs also applies to my notebook. It works like a dream. Hi Eleanor, Yeah, I think lots of

Re: LX motor nicad pack

2003-01-29 Thread Andre Langevin
I just ordered 36 batteries to refurbish 3 power packs. They are Ni-MH batteries, so don't have any memory effect and give power for a longer period of time when charged. I could probably do the job myself following this how-do http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/lxnicdpack.html but I've

Re: Outlines only--? (Pentax DSLR)

2003-01-29 Thread Cotty
Yes, and lets remember that Pentax never said it would be ready for PMA (that was just an assumption that has somehow become a fact) but shown in spring (where I live spring starts the first of May). Where I live, Spring starts when it is sprung. :-) Cotty

Re: On topic?!

2003-01-29 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Jeff, I like the foreground. It contrasts nicely against the layers of hills as they gradually fade into the haze. Hi, Boris, I guess I'll damn with faint praise. It's a pretty picture: it would make a nice postcard or calendar. As I said above, I like the strong foreground, and the

Re: On topic?!

2003-01-29 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Something unusual happened to my latest submission to PhotoSIG. During two days more than 150 people saw the picture (which is a lot to my level) but only one of them said a word. Here is the link: http://www.photosig.com/viewphoto.php?id=660866 I'd like to

Re: 3rd party 24mm (was Speaking of M series lenses)

2003-01-29 Thread John Whicker
Rob Brigham wrote: I think we may be at crossed purposes here. I was not talking about the new f1.8(?) big jobbie, but the old and long discontinued f2.8 version. From your comment about the 'expensive-looking finish' I guess your comments relate to the new EX DG lens. snip Sorry Rob, I

Re: Change of Plans was:TPDML?

2003-01-29 Thread frank theriault
I think all us Toronto boys are dealing with this off-list, but ~just in case~ there are any other folks from this area lurking, who want to get in on the fun, it looks like we're going to head out to Oakville before (and maybe instead of - who knows?) Chinatown, and make Aaron's life miserable

Re: UKPDML 2003

2003-01-29 Thread Jostein
It will be hard to find one week-end that fits all. I suggest you pick the time window that suits the largest number of people. For my part, everything is free yet except 5th to 9th June. Jostein - Original Message - From: Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: 3rd party 24mm (was Speaking of M series lenses)

2003-01-29 Thread Paul Jones
Hi John, What features do the Sigma EX lenses not support on the Nikon AFD and Canon EF mounts? I don't know if there are any issues with Pentax bodies (do they even make these lenses in Pentax AF mount?) but they won't provide all the functions that a Nikon AFD lens has, nor a Canon EF.

Re: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread ernreed2
Mike wrote: One possibility for the upcoming show is that there may be a new FILM body from Pentax. Pal keeps hoping for an AF LX, and it's also possible that there may be a new budget/serious camera one tier below the MZ-S (which I can't afford). I'm not convinced the LX with AF

Re: The Five VS1 70-210 Versions

2003-01-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just posted three photos of the five versions. In each case, the order, from left to right, is - 1. VS1 70-210/3.5 V1 2. VS1 70-210/3.5 V2 3. VS1 70-210/2.8-4 V1 4. VS1 70-210/2.8-4 V2 5. VS1 70-210/2.8-4 QDOS

Re: On topic?!

2003-01-29 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Ann, Thanks for mentioning the distraction of the image overlapping the text - I'd meant to mention that, as it does the same for me, but I forgot. I've only gone to PhotoSIG a few times, and it's done that every time for me. I use Netscrape, FWIW. It really bugs me, because I'd like to be

Re: LX motor nicad pack

2003-01-29 Thread Andre Langevin
On 29 Jan 2003 at 11:58, Andre Langevin wrote: I read somewhere just this week about a DIY replacement for a motor drive nicad pack. Can someone repost that link? Also are new nicad packs available? If so anyone know the cost? I just ordered 36 batteries to refurbish 3 power packs. They

No body to call my own ...

2003-01-29 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
out of need I parted with the 5n. Bummer. Now I have no body. (just don't look @ my gut. please. You'll be better for it. I promise.) Anyway, I need something. Preferably mechanical cheap. I've also got an A50/1.7 for anyone wanting/needing one. Collin

Re: Joking aside -- PCs, Macs, WAS OT Refurbished Dells

2003-01-29 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Computers by their nature are so very complicated things well, yes and no. g --- Bob

Re: OT: The two cultures...

2003-01-29 Thread Cotty
Discrete Mathematics Ah yes. This is when I'm in the checkout at Waitrose and trying desperately to add up my purchases, my writhing digits - hidden inside a pocket - propelled to full length, each in turn, then alternately coiled with knuckles whitened as I invariably arrive at the figure of

Re: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Hi Mike, I haven't read any of the replys you got, so maybe you'll hear it a thousandth time, but what the hell. My dream kit would be 24/28 + 50/1.4 + 77/85. I'm not sure if the 24 wouldn't be too wide for me, but then again - I rarely use wide angle, so I might as well go really wide. The

Re: The Five VS1 70-210 Versions

2003-01-29 Thread Fred
Thanks for posting those Fred. I just read the third-party lens page section on this les/lenses (http://medfmt.8k.com/third/cult.html#vivitar) Makes me glad I haven't sold my VS1 72-210 Which version do you have, Mark? Robert Monaghan's site seems to emphasize the first three versions I've

Re: The Five VS1 70-210 Versions

2003-01-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for posting those Fred. I just read the third-party lens page section on this les/lenses (http://medfmt.8k.com/third/cult.html#vivitar) Makes me glad I haven't sold my VS1 72-210 Which version do you have, Mark? Robert Monaghan's site seems to emphasize

Re: Actually on-topic: writers ain't rich

2003-01-29 Thread Kenneth Waller
Dear Tom, Ha, Ha, Ha, But seriously I saw it as a valid comment on a way to make money in photography. I often get asked would I consider shooting a wedding. No way in hell, I don't need the money or the aggravation that badly. Thank You, Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: tom

Re: My Kind of Medium Format - Holga!

2003-01-29 Thread Peter Alling
It's a Holga, are we sure it isn't optional lens... At 04:51 PM 1/29/2003 -0500, you wrote: I've always preferred optical lenses on my cameras. Call me old fashioned... -frank Mark Roberts wrote: Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did anyone check out the web page?

Re: Outlines only--? (Pentax DSLR)

2003-01-29 Thread Peter Alling
I think that for many who love the old cameras and lenses that's a given. At 01:53 PM 1/29/2003 -0800, you wrote: Q: What kind of wide-angle lens will be prepared? A: We are planning to introduce wide-angle zoom. Details will be announced later. Perhaps it's just me. But for as long as it's

Re: Digital vs Film: Battle is over - digital has already won

2003-01-29 Thread Bruce Dayton
Boris, A wise health therapist in the area was once asked What is the best exercise? His reply showed great wisdom The one that you'll actually do. Thus it is with my daughters taking pictures. With the SLR's (bigger cameras), I would have to take them out to shoot. With the small PS, they

RE: Actually on-topic: writers ain't rich

2003-01-29 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Dear Tom, Ha, Ha, Ha, But seriously I saw it as a valid comment on a way to make money in photography. I didn't say it was invalid, but the answer to the question How do you make money in photography? isn't often

Re: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Stan Halpin
Mike - I have a few suggestions. Kit # 1: FA24/2, 43, 85/1.4. On the one hand, disadvantages are that the 43 is a slightly different newer era, but I don't have any direct experience with it. For consistency, substitute an FA50/1.4 instead. On the other hand, advantage is that these are all

LX Questions

2003-01-29 Thread Steve Pearson
Hi all. I'm in the market for an LX. Currently have a Super Program an MX. Thinking about selling both to acquire the LX, and I have a few questions for current LX owners. Have I read something about the LX having some kind of on board circutry, or computer, that helps with exposure? Is

Re: The Five VS1 70-210 Versions

2003-01-29 Thread Stan Halpin
Fred - I have an A version of your #3 - i.e., a VS 1 P/K-A R-P/K 70-210/2.8-4.0 As you described for the K version: no change in length when zooming, moving the zoom collar out takes you from 210 to 70. Other details: 62mm filter ring, macro focusing available at the 210 end of things, just

Re: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Peter Jansen
Pål wrote: I'm not convinced the LX with AF will materialise at all ever. However, my understanding is that there is a film sibling to the digital slr. My impression is that this is a mid-line body perhaps replacing the MZ-5n. OK so what about this Flagship you have been telling us

Re: On topic?!

2003-01-29 Thread Keith Whaley
Me, too. Netscape Communicator 4.79. Sad. I'd like to know what lies behind the photo! keith whaley... frank theriault wrote: Hi, Ann, Thanks for mentioning the distraction of the image overlapping the text - I'd meant to mention that, as it does the same for me, but I forgot. I've

FS: advance notice of upcoming body and lens sale

2003-01-29 Thread Stan Halpin
I am simplifying and consolidating. I haven't worked out minimum-price, etc. on all of the following, but am slowly working toward an eBay listing this weekend for most of the following. Some I am not quite ready to throw to the wolves on eBay (in part because I am not sure what the approximate

Re: LX motor nicad pack

2003-01-29 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 15:51:32 -0600 (CST), Chris Brogden wrote: Do NiMH require different charger from NiCad? AFAIK, you can charge NiCads in a NiMH charger, but not the other way around. That's probably true if it's a peak detecting fast charger. These chargers detect that the battery is

Re: Joking aside -- PCs, Macs, WAS OT Refurbished Dells

2003-01-29 Thread Dan Scott
On Wednesday, January 29, 2003, at 12:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cotty: Well, before I set aside joking it must be said -- After your post we'll see whether there's a Mac police or not ... I agree with you. Thanks for coming out and admitting that Macs are machines and therefore can

Re: LX Questions

2003-01-29 Thread Bob Blakely
Below... Regards, Bob Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy! - Benjamin Franklin - Original Message - From: Steve Pearson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: On topic?!

2003-01-29 Thread Kathy L
I really like the photo, Boris. I love the soft colors, and the way you cropped it makes it look like a panoramic shot. I also like the rays shining through the clouds on the right of the picture. I feel it is a very peaceful scene, and I like it a lot. Kathy - Original Message - From:

Re: LX Questions

2003-01-29 Thread Peter Alling
About the quality of your results will an LX be better? In a word no. Ok, now for the only real exposure difference. The LX measures the exposure while you're taking the photograph. For most practical purposes this is meaningless for shutter speeds above 1/60th of a second. For longer shutter

Re: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Peter Alling
The 24 f2.8 K is very nice and only a stop slower. At 09:29 PM 1/29/2003 -0600, you wrote: On Wednesday, January 29, 2003, at 08:34 AM, Mike Johnston wrote: What would you recommend? Keep in mind I want an _optimum_ 2- or 3-lens FA kit for my uses, not something that will just get me by.

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