Re: Women of the PDML Re: OT Pentax wife

2003-02-04 Thread scars
OK, so now we're at least seven -- Annsan, Amita, Wendy, me, Jeepgirl, Pat in SF and Kathy with the name neither Dan nor I can spell. eight ^_^ To get even more firmly on topic, what Pentaxes are the sisterhood shooting with? MX and ME bye Katrin

Re: OT: Epson ink use printing issues

2003-02-04 Thread Mike Johnston
Less glossy papers wick the ink out away from the point of application. So throwing a 0.01mm droplet of ink, it'll hit the paper and be wicked out to maybe 0.05mm or 0.1mm (depending on the paper, of course). In general, the matter the paper, the more wicking action it will have. There's a

Re: OT Pentax wife

2003-02-04 Thread Bob Rapp
Ka and Kaf? Bob - Original Message - From: Treena [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 4:23 PM Subject: Re: OT Pentax wife I'm a Pentax wife, and I've got a Pentax husband - we have no compatibility issues. :) - Original Message - From:

Re: Mike:Email Threading (was Re: Three Tips and an Announcement)

2003-02-04 Thread Mike Johnston
Not sure if this happens to other people, but my email program is not able to sort Mike's emails. So all Mike's responses would appear as a new thread, instead of following the post he was replying to. Sorry, Mike, I did not mean to pick on you :-) A few other posters' emails behave the

Hahnemuhle paper, WAS: Three Tips and an Announcement

2003-02-04 Thread Mike Johnston
As I say, my favorite paper is Epson Enhanced Matte, née Archival Matte (I guess it wasn't archival enough to call Archival any more s). It's only $14 for 50 sheets at BH Photo. Here's the link: Yep, I have a pack of that stuff already. Nice enough but nowhere near Hahnemuhle William Turner

RE: OT Pentax wife

2003-02-04 Thread Cotty
I have my own ideas as to which of the gentlemen can tell us, definitively, how many women are here. Mutley-snigger Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at

Re: Women of the PDML Re: OT Pentax wife

2003-02-04 Thread Cotty
Dear Adelheid! Cotty snigger Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/

Re: The myth of ist and 67III

2003-02-04 Thread Mike Johnston
It appears to me that the rumours of the new Pentax cameras ist and 67III come from a recent interview of the President of Pentax in Japan. During the interview, he said that compact and simple are the major direction of current Pentax camera development and Pentax is developing a compact

re: PUG access

2003-02-04 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Feroze wrote: I get that often too, always the same pics that wont load. Herb's idea to use Netscape seems good. What are you using? Er, Netscape 4.61 8-) I've tried it with many options enabled/disabled but I still cannot access all images in many pages. This is usually only

Could these be the upcoming IS Pentax lenses?

2003-02-04 Thread Alan Chan
http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2Sect2=HITOFFp=1u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.htmlr=6f=Gl=50co1=ANDd=PG01s1='ASAHI+KOGAKU+KOGYO+KABUSHIKI+KAISHA'.AS.OS=AN/ASAHI+KOGAKU+KOGYO+KABUSHIKI+KAISHARS=AN/ASAHI+KOGAKU+KOGYO+KABUSHIKI+KAISHA

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Rob wrote: (expletive deleted) 10 new digitals in the next 4 months But Henry's original quote was: more than 10 new light weight and compact Pentax cameras I see this as more likely to be literally what it says - an overhaul of the Espio line. mike

Re: Women of the PDML Re: OT Pentax wife

2003-02-04 Thread Paul Ewins
For latest on what Tanya is doing (plus a cheap 28/3.5) http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3005204514category=46 88 Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 3:41

Re[2]: Ten new cameras to be announced!!!!

2003-02-04 Thread Alin Flaider
Rob wrote: RB The next year is certainly going to be exciting, one way or another... To bent a quote, 2003 will be an exciting year or Pentax will not be at all... Servus, Alin

Re: Ten new cameras to be announced!!!!

2003-02-04 Thread Steve Larson
That Optio thingy is s small, rather cute too. I wouldn`t mind having one. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Iren Henry Chu [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 2:31 AM Subject: Re: Ten new cameras to be

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread Pål Jensen
Mike wrote: But Henry's original quote was: more than 10 new light weight and compact Pentax cameras I see this as more likely to be literally what it says - an overhaul of the Espio line. But according to Pentax president everything they do currently is small and lightweight so it

Re: NYC PDML: 2/22/03?

2003-02-04 Thread Herb Chong
i am able to make Saturday or Sunday, whichever date that turns out to be. since i am taking Metro North into the city as well, i don't want to stay too late. Herb...

Re: LX motor nicad pack

2003-02-04 Thread Tom Ivar Helbekkmo
Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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, as has been pointed out here, fast charging NiMH with a peak detecting NiCd charger can cause

Re: Ten new cameras to be announced!!!!

2003-02-04 Thread Bojidar Dimitrov
Alin Flaider wrote: To bent a quote, 2003 will be an exciting year or Pentax will not be at all... Sadly, I agree with this... Cheers, Boz

Re: Three Tips and an Announcement

2003-02-04 Thread kwaller
Mike, That Enhanced Matte (S041341) is $11.42/50 sheets @ www.atlex.com. I've yet to see lower prices for the Epson supplies. I've used them and have no complaints. On Tue, 04 Feb 2003 05:15:55 -0800 (PST), Mike Johnston wrote: Mark, As I say, my favorite paper is Epson Enhanced Matte, née

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread Rfsindg
I've got to wonder if Mike W. has not got it right... new Espio's. Think small, compact, popularly priced, mass market digital. This is how you take the stock price to 1000 yen, and this is the same market as the ME/ME Super some 20+ years ago. Recreating the success of the past with great cameras

Re: Women of the PDML

2003-02-04 Thread wendy beard
At 03:36 AM 04/02/2003 -0500, you wrote: OTOH, I seem to remember reading that there are several couples on the PDML who share the Pentax platform. Wendy (who lost a Pentax lens to hubby's collection?) I lost two, actually. A lovely new 28-105 3.2-4.5 and an 80-320. Gave me an excuse to buy the

Re: Women of the PDML

2003-02-04 Thread wendy beard
At 03:36 AM 04/02/2003 -0500, you wrote: To get even more firmly on topic, what Pentaxes are the sisterhood shooting with? ERN (PZ-1; ZX-5n; LX; MX; WR-90. Prefer cameras to be as compact as reasonably possible) MX, LX, MZ-S, 67. MX is still my favourite, but the MZ-S is now my most used. W.

RE: Ten new cameras to be announced!!!!

2003-02-04 Thread Rob Brigham
Just ran it through babelfish and it doesn't really say anything new apart from reiterating the 10 new models stuff. The only bit which could be interesting is for the Optio S: In addition as for MCM, we have assumed it actualized the release time lag of approximately 0.01 seconds, shortened also

Re: Sigma 24/2.8 Super Wide II

2003-02-04 Thread Matti Etelapera
Hi, I recieved my Sigma EX 24mm/1.8 just today. I can't comment on the optical quality yet (other than no distortion visible), but the mechanical side could be better. Focusing from 18cm to infinity in a quarter of a twist takes getting used to since I use only manual focusing gear. The focus

Re: The myth of ist and 67III

2003-02-04 Thread Keith Whaley
Pål Jensen wrote: Henry wrote:Hnenry wrote: It appears to me that the rumours of the new Pentax cameras ist and 67III come from a recent interview of the President of Pentax in Japan. During the interview, he said that compact and simple are the major direction of current Pentax

Julia Margaret Cameron (Was Re: Women in Photography.)

2003-02-04 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Paul wrote: I saw an exhibition of her work last year, quite amazing what was achieved so early on. Having taken up the subject in middle age, when she was probably expected to settle into dowager-like somnolence, and dealing with an almost completely do-it-yourself process involving wet

RE: Ten new cameras to be announced!!!!

2003-02-04 Thread Ondrej Maly
Maybe Mr. Babelfish will give you a clue...:-) Ondrej -Original Message- From: Pĺl Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 1:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Ten new cameras to be announced Can someone please translate this? Pål - Original

Re: RE; PDML NY Dates

2003-02-04 Thread gfen
On Mon, 3 Feb 2003, Butch Black wrote: I checked a calendar Fri is the 21st, Sat 22nd, Sun 23rd. We are off to a great start gang. VBG Alright, I admit it, my calender was from last year. I'm easily confused! Its not _my_ fault I looked at the stupid computer calender clock thing and not the

Re: Women of the PDML Re: OT Pentax wife

2003-02-04 Thread ernreed2
At 22:12 3.2.2003 +, you wrote: OK, so now we're at least seven -- Annsan, Amita, Wendy, me, Jeepgirl, Pat in SF and Kathy with the name neither Dan nor I can spell. Hmm.. Katrin from Germany ? Antti-Pekka .. and of course Adelheid; no idea HOW I managed to forget her. (I've a

DC PDML Outing #5

2003-02-04 Thread tom
#5 will be a weekday dinner to accomodate our travelling secretary Cesar Matamoros. Date: 2/24/03 Time: 7:30 Place: Mandalay Restaurant, College Park, MD http://www.mandalayrc.com/index.html Directions: http://www.mandalayrc.com/directions.html The restaurant might be a little hard to spot.

RE: OT Pentax wife

2003-02-04 Thread ernreed2
Cotty posted: I have my own ideas as to which of the gentlemen can tell us, definitively, how many women are here. Mutley-snigger OK, that's one heard from, but you didn't provide the number. What were we up to now, ten?

RE: Women of the PDML Re: OT Pentax wife

2003-02-04 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Stan Halpin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] And don't forget Daphne - she is still around. Did we include Deb in Texas? tv

Re: Women in photography

2003-02-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Monday, February 3, 2003, 8:30:09 PM, you wrote: [...] I'm in the middle of volume 3 of Simon Schama's A History of Britain and just read a long, fascinating section about Julia Margaret Cameron. (Quite a refreshing surprise considering Schama's focus

Re: OT: Frying Pan to Fire (Was Re: New Thread - Air Travel and film)

2003-02-04 Thread Stephen Moore
Doug Franklin wrote: It must have been Wilmer McLean who first coined the phrase, You can run but you can't hide. If he didn't coin it, he sure made a good (?bad?) example. :-) I've heard a permutation of this story, probably an urban legend, but what the heck: In the late 1930s, when

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread Pål Jensen
Bob wrote: I've got to wonder if Mike W. has not got it right... new Espio's. Think small, compact, popularly priced, mass market digital. This is how you take the stock price to 1000 yen, and this is the same market as the ME/ME Super some 20+ years ago. One DSLR, one film sibling and a

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

2003-02-04 Thread Mark Cassino
I wondered that myself - I was familiar with Fotomat but did not know that they had an SLR line. The lens was designated macro' and had macro-style magnification markings on the barrel, which is pretty distinctive for a 24mm. - MCC At 06:07 PM 2/3/2003 -0600, you wrote: On Mon, 03 Feb 2003

RE: Women of the PDML Re: OT Pentax wife

2003-02-04 Thread Amita Guha
To get even more firmly on topic, what Pentaxes are the sisterhood shooting with? K1000 KM Optio 230

RE: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Bob wrote: I've got to wonder if Mike W. has not got it right... new Espio's. Think small, compact, popularly priced, mass market digital. This is how you take the stock price to 1000 yen, and this is the same

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread Mike Johnston
But Henry's original quote was: more than 10 new light weight and compact Pentax cameras I see this as more likely to be literally what it says - an overhaul of the Espio line. Most likely, something along these lines, although I anticipate more compact digital models. However, from

Re: Snow Crystal Photographs

2003-02-04 Thread Mark Cassino
Thanks, Ken, glad you like them! I wound up going with the extension setup after trying a variety of stacked lens setups (e.g. A*200mm macro with an M50mm f1.7 reverse mounted in front.) The reserve mounted 50mm on extension seems to be sharper than any of the stacked lens setups. The biggest

Re: Mike:Email Threading (was Re: Three Tips and an Announcement)

2003-02-04 Thread Jostein
All email programs seem to have their own way of recognising threads, but none I have encountered so far have a 100% hit rate. Best, Jostein === At 2003-02-04, 00:40:00 you wrote: === On Mon, 3 Feb 2003, Mike Johnston wrote: Finally, I'm pleased to report that my weekly column, The

Re: Snow Crystal Photographs

2003-02-04 Thread Mark Cassino
At 01:15 PM 2/3/2003 -0600, Mike Johnston wrote: Are you aware that there's a children's book out now about an early pioneer of snowflake photography? I can't remember the name of the book/man, but I know it's being widely read in public schools around here right now. Maybe you could piggyback

Re: RE: OT Pentax wife

2003-02-04 Thread Jostein
=== At 2003-02-03, 18:47:00 you wrote: === And the next relevant point to consider is how many of the said women on the list are married and therefore, indeed Pentax wives not just Pentax women. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Wonder what the ratio is of Pentax husbands to

Re: Ten new cameras to be announced!!!!

2003-02-04 Thread Iren Henry Chu
production rate of the company is about 70,000 to 80,000 units per month. Here is the Japanese link: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20030204-0019-bcn-sci Am I dreaming? Pentax is waking up! Regards, Henry Chu 4/2/2003

RE: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread Rob Brigham
Ah, but the 'more than 10' new ones are due by MID 2003! So much happenning... -Original Message- From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] I think we'll see a 2nd DSLR announced by the end of the year.

RE: Ten new cameras to be announced!!!!

2003-02-04 Thread Rob Brigham
of the company is about 70,000 to 80,000 units per month. Here is the Japanese link: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20030204-0019-bcn-sci Am I dreaming? Pentax is waking up! Regards, Henry Chu 4/2/2003

Re: Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread akozak
Hi Mike, Please answer my direct mail to you. Cheers Alek Uytkownik Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: But Henry\'s original quote was: more than 10 new light weight and compact Pentax cameras I see this as more likely to be literally what it says - an overhaul of the Espio line.

RE: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Ah, but the 'more than 10' new ones are due by MID 2003! This is true, but I think only one will be a dslr, and it will be targeted at the low end. I think a higher spec'd one will follow shortly. tv

Deer with arrow on web more to come

2003-02-04 Thread Pentxuser
I just managed to get the first shot of the deer with the arrow in its head on my website more to follow. Go to new images and then click on first thumbnail http://hometown.aol.ca/pentxuser/NewImgs.html vic

Re: Mike:Email Threading (was Re: Three Tips and an Announcement)

2003-02-04 Thread Dan Scott
On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 03:01 AM, Mike Johnston wrote: It's very tempting to simply re-title each reply, but people complain when I do that, so now I try to copy the existing thread title and paste it in. --Mike And it's a much appreciated change. Dan Scott

Re: Ten new cameras to be announced!!!!

2003-02-04 Thread Keith Whaley
% to 5%. The current camera production rate of the company is about 70,000 to 80,000 units per month. Here is the Japanese link: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20030204-0019-bcn-sci Am I dreaming? Pentax is waking up! Regards, Henry Chu 4/2/2003

PDMLDSLR

2003-02-04 Thread Mike Johnston
P.S. I propose a new division of terms for this discussion: P-DSLR: Any old Pentax Digital Single Lens Reflex, even, or especially, a crappy cheapo cynical rushed-to-market cobbled-up little 3-mp mass-market sensor jobbie that'll have us all moaning and groaning and venting;

RE: Deer with arrow on web more to come

2003-02-04 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] I just managed to get the first shot of the deer with the arrow in its head on my website more to follow. Go to new images and then click on first thumbnail

Re: Women of the PDML Re: OT Pentax wife

2003-02-04 Thread Dan Scott
On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 01:30 AM, Antti-Pekka Virjonen wrote: At 22:12 3.2.2003 +, you wrote: OK, so now we're at least seven -- Annsan, Amita, Wendy, me, Jeepgirl, Pat in SF and Kathy with the name neither Dan nor I can spell. Hmm.. Katrin from Germany ? Antti-Pekka Wasn't

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
There is no doubt that Pentax can build a solid future on PS style cameras, like Olympus did, but how many people on this list really care about those cameras? BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got to wonder if Mike W. has not got it right... new Espio's. Think small, compact, popularly

Re: Pentax women

2003-02-04 Thread mike wilson
Hi, There was also the lurker Mary Jane from Krakow, Poland (just in case there's a Krakow, Texas) who moved to Colorado for a while. Don't know if she's still around. Speak now. m

Re: Deer with arrow on web more to come

2003-02-04 Thread Pentxuser
Please use this method to get to the deer site. I'd be interested to see how many people go to see it. my Website counter is on this page. Just click on new images and then the first thumbnail which is a picture of the deer. I apologize for the Copyright signs.

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
If you look at the cut-away, you would see that the camera is flat only with the lens stored. To make it pack flat the center element group is moved out of the light path so the front and rear groups can be brought closer together. I wonder what sort of alignment can be maintained after that

Overexposure of PZ1+K and M lenses

2003-02-04 Thread akozak
Dear All, I am going to use PZ1 with some my K lenses. Is it truth that there appears overexposure of 2/3 EV? Now I checking it using Velvia but on the basis of some measurements it really seems to me that overexposure occurs. Any comments...So the correction is needed. I do hope it is constant

RE: Deer with arrow on web more to come

2003-02-04 Thread Amita Guha
Ouch! Poor thing. I wish you guys the best of luck in tranqulizing her...

Re: PDMLDSLR

2003-02-04 Thread Pål Jensen
Mike wrote: the aforementioned small, innovatively styled, nicely made SLR-style camera, but with a pellicle mirror that allows real-time preview on the LCD screen, and a 3-mp (right, 3-mp) Fuji SuperCCD SR (super dynamic range) sensor--and a 6-mp version promised for the not-too-distant

RE: The myth of ist and 67III

2003-02-04 Thread Rob Brigham
More speculation for PMA: Sigma to unveil a complete range of 6x7 lenses with OS ;-) -Original Message- From: Bruce Rubenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] It's not the bodies that cost, it's the lenses. Where are you going to find a $100 Sigma 6x7 zoom for it?

RE: Ten new cameras to be announced!!!!

2003-02-04 Thread scars
?a=20030204-0019-bcn-sci Am I dreaming? Pentax is waking up! Regards, Henry Chu 4/2/2003 _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Re: Overexposure of PZ1+K and M lenses

2003-02-04 Thread Pl Jensen
Alek wrote: I am going to use PZ1 with some my K lenses. Is it truth that there appears overexposure of 2/3 EV? Now I checking it using Velvia but on the basis of some measurements it really seems to me that overexposure occurs. Any comments...So the correction is needed. I do hope it is

Re: Ten new cameras to be announced!!!!

2003-02-04 Thread Pål Jensen
Keith wrote: Just when we thought Pentax was going to abandon us, right Wrong! I never thought for a moment. Pål

Re: The myth of ist and 67III

2003-02-04 Thread Bruce Dayton
As for me, I'm not asking for a smaller 67 or a plastic one. I want it to be fully compatible with the current lenses. You don't buy MF to save money on your photography. About the only area where I find the 67II problematic is in the flash synch area. They could really use a new 75mm leaf

RE: The myth of ist and 67III

2003-02-04 Thread Steve Desjardins
last I looked, a new 6x7 body from BH was running about $1500. The $1000 difference might let me buy a lens. . . -Original Message- From: Bruce Rubenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] It's not the bodies that cost, it's the lenses. Where are you going to find a $100 Sigma 6x7

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread Keith Whaley
Bruce Rubenstein wrote: If you look at the cut-away, you would see that the camera is flat only with the lens stored. To make it pack flat the center element group is moved out of the light path so the front and rear groups can be brought closer together. I wonder what sort of alignment can

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread Rfsindg
Hope you're right! g Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: One DSLR, one film sibling and a new 67. That leaves a maximum of seven Espios :o) Pål

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread Dan Scott
On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 11:42 AM, Bruce Rubenstein wrote: If you look at the cut-away, you would see that the camera is flat only with the lens stored. To make it pack flat the center element group is moved out of the light path so the front and rear groups can be brought closer

Re: SMC PENTAX-F AF Adapter 1,7x

2003-02-04 Thread Jostein
Alek, At the PDMLUK event last summer, I took most of the airplane pictures with a A*400/2.8 and the AF1.7TC, on a Z1. See http://oksne.net/ for the images, and Cotty's page for pics of the combo http://www.macads.co.uk/pdml/index.html. After also using it with many other lenses, I have found

Re: OT: Frying Pan to Fire (Was Re: New Thread - Air Travel and film)

2003-02-04 Thread John Whicker
Stephen Moore I've heard a permutation of this story, probably an urban legend, but what the heck: In the late 1930s, when the storm clouds of war were gathering over Europe, there was a Briton who saw what was coming and decided to move to someplace safe. He did extensive research, pored

PDML Sisterhood gear

2003-02-04 Thread Adelheid v. K.
This sister shoots with a MZ-5 and a MZ-5n. I used to have a ME super which belongs now to my sister in law. Adelheid -Original Message- From: Amita Guha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Dienstag, 4. Februar 2003 15:59 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Women in photography To

Re: Overexposure of PZ1+K and M lenses

2003-02-04 Thread Rfsindg
Alek, I never had any problems with the PZ-1 exposing slide film accurately. Any problems with print film were masked by the corrections done by the print machines. The PZ-1p seems to be a bit off (1/2 stop) with slide film, but just fine with print film. And I don't think you could judge

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread Dan Scott
On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 08:53 AM, Pål Jensen wrote: Bob wrote: I've got to wonder if Mike W. has not got it right... new Espio's. Think small, compact, popularly priced, mass market digital. This is how you take the stock price to 1000 yen, and this is the same market as the ME/ME

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
It isn't how many times you can get the mechanism to work, it's the alignment of the lens elements. Those lens elements are going to have relatively small diameters and axial alignment tolerances have to be very tight to keep performance from going down the toilet. Let's not forget this has to

Re: PUG access.

2003-02-04 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Tuesday 04 February 2003 00:22, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not sure whether the most recent versions of NS/Mozilla and MSIE do this or not, but I use the open in background command quite often to open up a window for a link I know I'm going to want to look at _soon_ but not _now_, without

Digital Challenge

2003-02-04 Thread Rfsindg
So we don't like the idea of a PS Pentax digital? Some folks say the Canon digital makes the 6X7 obsolete. If so, why can't a Pentax PS make our 35mm obsolete? Here's a challenge for you. Take one of those PS digitals and take some photos. Take along your 35mm and favorite lenses, then compare

Re: Re: SMC PENTAX-F AF Adapter 1,7x

2003-02-04 Thread akozak
Thanks! I would use it with A50/1.4, SMC K105/2.8, SMC K135/2.5 And optically it is like a zoom?Better/worse? What price of it could be? Alek Uytkownik Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: Alek, At the PDMLUK event last summer, I took most of the airplane pictures with a A*400/2.8 and the AF1.7TC,

Re: Re: Overexposure of PZ1+

2003-02-04 Thread akozak
With A 50/1.7 exposures were great. The difference is with older lenses. So now you have MZS.. Better than Pz-1p?I have read some reviews and many people believe PZ1p has more features and not so expensive. It is truth. Alek Uytkownik Pl Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: Alek wrote: I am going

Re: Re: Overexposure of PZ1+

2003-02-04 Thread akozak
Hi But I have not written I use print film!! And you wrote that with PZ1p you had 1/2 stop but over or under?rather overexposure... So Pz1p usually overexposure and PZ1 not? So maybe it is better to buy another PZ1 instead of PZ1p? Do you know if I can do flash compensation with PZ1? For instance

Re: Overexposure of PZ1+

2003-02-04 Thread Joe Wilensky
Flash exposure compensation is possible on the PZ-1, though it isn't as convenient as on the PZ-1p. With the PZ-1, use the hyper manual program and hit the IF button to set the program exposure. Then dial in the exposure compensation. This won't affect the exposure settings you just made when

Re: Digital Challenge

2003-02-04 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
For some types of subjects the results with a digital PS will be fine. For other subjects that are doing things like moving and are therefore time dependent, it will rot. It is really no different than Film PS cameras: for some shots they are just as good as a SLR, but for others they are

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread Keith Whaley
Bruce Rubenstein wrote: It isn't how many times you can get the mechanism to work, it's the alignment of the lens elements. Those lens elements are going to have relatively small diameters and axial alignment tolerances have to be very tight to keep performance from going down the toilet.

Re: NYC PDML: 2/22/03?

2003-02-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I'd really like to make the big meeting, but, unfortunately (??) I'll be in Maui that day. Please keep me up to date on what's going on, however. Dan gfen wrote: What: The PDML NY area meeting. Where: NYC. When: 2/23/03? Who: bruce rubenstein, [EMAIL PROTECTED] butch black, [EMAIL

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread KT Takeshita
On 2/04/03 1:59 PM, Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It isn't how many times you can get the mechanism to work, it's the alignment of the lens elements. Your initial question was indeed boiled down to the cycle. I am sure the alignment is fine and the concern, if any, would be about

Re: SMC PENTAX-F AF Adapter 1,7x

2003-02-04 Thread Rüdiger Neumann
From Jostein After also using it with many other lenses, I have found that AF with the TC is very accurate with f/2.8 (or better) lenses. Precision with eg. M-200/4 is ok, but no more than that. Lenses of apertures darker than f/4.5 will make the AF hunt in low light. AF is quite fast. Comparable

Re: Julia Margaret Cameron (Was Re: Women in Photography.)

2003-02-04 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, an exhibition of her work has just opened at the National Portrait Gallery in London. There was an interesting and very good review of her work in tpday's 'Independent' newspaper. Unfortunately that review is not on their website, but there is a review of a recent biography here:

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread KT Takeshita
On 2/04/03 1:40 PM, Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 11:42 AM, Bruce Rubenstein wrote: If you look at the cut-away, you would see that the camera is flat only with the lens stored. To make it pack flat the center element group is moved out of the light

Re: The myth of ist and 67III

2003-02-04 Thread KT Takeshita
On 2/04/03 1:17 PM, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want it to be fully compatible with the current lenses. You don't buy MF to save money on your photography. I thought so too :-). Ken

Re: Could these be the upcoming IS Pentax lenses?

2003-02-04 Thread Peter Jansen
The dates are awfully close to PMA are in synch with the new KAF3 new AF patents. I'm no engineer, but it looks like an IS patent. I will be optimistic say YES. Peter --- Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: PDMLDSLR

2003-02-04 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
The only thing I'm certain of is this: They'll be cameras designed for enthusiasts and snapshots. Anything pro-grade will be a sideline to the main direction of Pentax.

Vs: PDMLDSLR

2003-02-04 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Im not Mike but I have Practical Photography November 2000 issue in front of me. In the test 90-105 mm macro lenses get the following points: Canon AF 100/2.8 - 9/10 Minolta AF 100/2.8 - 9/10 Nikon AF 105/2.8D - 7/10 Pentax AF 100/2.8 - 6/10 Sigma AF 105/28 EX - 9/10 Tamron AF 90/2.8 SP - 9/10

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread KT Takeshita
On 2/04/03 2:43 PM, Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Once it sashays back _into_ the optical axis, it must nestle into position positively and surely, each and every time. This is not magic. This is precise mechanical engineering. It might require some fancy 'tricks of the trade' but

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread Rob Studdert
On 4 Feb 2003 at 13:24, Keith Whaley wrote: I suppose you'd know, but it isn't the optical engineer that designs the optical mounts for his lenses...it's the mechanical engineer! It's HE that arranges for the lenses to be precisely a red-headed flea's fine curly hair apart, and axially

Re: ten new cameras

2003-02-04 Thread frank theriault
Beyond perhaps wanting one, or seeing it as a camera to suggest the next time a non-hobbyist asks what digital camera should I buy, I think the reason to be excited about this, is that if these little babies sell, it may keep Pentax a healthy company. More cash-flow may mean more RD for the stuff

Re: Deer with arrow on web more to come

2003-02-04 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, I saw a similar article in a medical journal when I worked at the British Library. A guy had trepanned himself by hammering a cold chisel into the top of his head. The article included an x-ray photograph which showed that the cold chisel had penetrated his brain to about half-way down. The

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

2003-02-04 Thread Andre Langevin
The other third party 24mm lens is a Ricoh Rikenon 24mm f2.8. (...) It's a decent lens and in non-flare conditions does quite well. It is not very good with flare though. I ... still have the Rikenon and also a K-24 f2.8. I don't use either very much, though. - MCC As the Pentax-M 28/3.5

OT: Name the Photographer

2003-02-04 Thread frank theriault
All this talk about The Women of PDML and female photogs in general has reminded me of someone, but I can't remember her name. I've only heard of her once. I believe she was English, and about 100 or 110 years ago, as a young single lady (maybe 20), she obtained a great huge view camera (I guess

Competition in the medium format arena

2003-02-04 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.xitek.com/bingqiku/hasselblad/body/h1.htm Another Blad/Fuji partnership. Interesting, the last two models (this Xpan) are with Fujinon glass, not Zeiss. Collin

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