. All in all there is way too much
snobbism there.
At least these are my humble two cents.
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in:
www.geocities.com/dunno57/misc-photos.htm.
I haven't yet understood really the wide-angle shooting, so I cannot
say anything about 24 mm though.
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series is very close to Vivitar Series 1.
My recommendation holds of course if you decide to go for zoom lens
which is almost always less preferable than prime road.
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about dig it all
interpretation?
You see, I've just finished laughing on the parking ticket joke, so I
couldn't quite resist, even though English is not my native tongue...
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Lon,
Could you please indeed look up the name and the price of this item. I
think I might be needing at list this information and probably some
real eyepieces in near future.
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, if MX's default focusing screen is not that good, which
replacement focusing screen should I look for?
Thanks in advance.
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Hi!
Hmmm, so KEH actually sold a camera that was essentially inoperable,
didn't they? Is it against their basic policy? I thought that all
equipment listed on KEH was operational unless __explicities__ said
otherwise...
What am I missing?
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Hi!
Thanks. Your post is most useful. I think I am converging to MX though
there're few things I'd like to be certain of.
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*** Nice comparison of KX, MX, ME
, right?
Is there any MX owner who mastered this technique and who does use MLU
on their MXen?
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The KX manual makes no mention of this, but since the metering
Hi!
Thanks for the advise. From what you say it follows that MX is indeed
the right choice of a camera. As for the focusing screen, I will deal
with that too. At least MX unlike ME Super allows to change focusing
screens.
What is average CLA price for MX?
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, etc, and just by the way the import the only Pentax
for sale - MZ-30 kit... Seriously though, what is the service interval
for Pentax cameras, if I shoot say one or two rolls week?
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===8==Original
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I should point out I'm not at all unhappy with KEH. This camera appeared to
be well within the range of what they describe as bargain condition; its
defects
. However, compared with, say, EOS-300, ZX-L feels like much
sturdier camera...
Oh by the way, I think that Pentax does not mention its M and/or K
lenses in the body compatibility list for all its current cameras,
probably in order to gently nudge consumers to buy modern optics...
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Hi!
Sorry to say this, but I've deleted all the post related to the above
subject. But this one I am keeping...
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I'm exhausted with this thread and propose
.
The rest depends on subject, my mood, the lens, and so on... However
my general tendency is towards the slowest possible shutter speed
(1/45-1/125 sec) and hence narrower apertures (f/8 and on).
But really, it depends on too many factors to give one general answer.
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:) ).
This solves at least some of the problems that you list, Doug. And
usually it takes no more than 5 minutes to apply, unless the scan was
really dirty (p. 3)
I am almost certain that many of the people here are aware of this
trick, but I thought I'd still put it out, so to say.
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Hi!
Actually, I've been there. This is the bank of the river on which
Melbourne stands. On the same side where Alan stood there is Melbourne
Aquarium... I remember the huge funny eyes on the other bank :).
I still think that Nikkor is sharper but then again it means very
little.
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Hi!
I have a lens that was loaned to me by my friend who actually made it.
He took old Helios 44K-4 lens (58mm f/2) and took out all but front
element. How is it called in English: monocle? monocular?
Please, this is just a simple question of language...
Thanks in advance.
Boris
. Naturally it is spelled *H*elios.
I wonder how come this guy sells Helios lens*es* and he never came
across one that has its info written in English.
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Boris
could.
Thanks in advance.
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ROTFLMAO and several times so...
SK ...or as Sir Humphrey Appleby may say,
SK A multiplicity of scientific visualization devices implement a form of
SK junction rectification whereby heat is discharged, or absorbed, when an
SK electric current passes across a junction between two materials as
if you code manually. As
I said, I am guilty of being a programmer.
So my modest GeoCities page is hand-written (or should I say
hand-woven?! :) ) in PFE with some PPWizard
coding.
Cheers.
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better feel of camera in hand.
That's of course was my own mileage...
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of parallax problem is already solved. And it has to have nice
big viewfinder too...
Would you buy one?
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MJ Okay, time for a group question.
MJ If you could
are :).
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be even 14 mp that are coming, hopefully?
Please, don't get me wrong. I am not against quality. I am simply
trying to say that there is some very reasonable quality that is
enough. Better quality is good but it can be lived without...
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to do it. I am willing to consider a try.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi!
I have a question, which exposes my background, but nevertheless I am
going to ask it:
Is it against eBay policy to advertise something for sale and then
in the same advertisement show how this could be gained for free?
Though Mark's advertisement itself is quite remarkable...
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be applied several times with cumulative effect
far outweighing the undesirable side effects. If you were to apply
unsharp mask twice on the same image in my experience the result is
usually quite ugly.
Your mileage can obviously vary :).
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Hi!
I'd like to contact you off the list. Would you permit that? My intent
is to ask you some quite particular questions about chemical
processing equipment...
Thanks in advance.
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already after some 6 months of moderate use.
So, my general advise is to stay cautious if not away from Sigma
budget optics... Hence, I would recommend Pentax. At least you get
some 20 mm more on the long end...
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put, there are no
photo related books for sale or for rent, period. After all we're
talking Israel suburbia, not New York City or Boston Metro Area :).
Anyway, I accept your points, and keep my opinion :).
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can do your own experimenting. The bottom line is that this
procedure is controlled by you, including all the steps and everything
that is in between, unlike Unsharp Mask or other ready made filter,
which you apply in a black box fashion, rather.
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Hi!
You did a very fine job, Boz. Being a programmer myself, I had no
problem navigating your old site, but the new design is indeed more
clear and easier to browse through...
Well, I won't be arguing about the rarity ratings... Count me out :).
Nicely done!
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and that I can even ask my amateur questions
every once in a while.
Mike, I think the new world would come in few years hence, when camera
like EOS 1Ds would cost no more than $1000. Before then, we can argue
and mostly drool...
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$50 per year. Though this figure is a off the hip estimate.
I am too lazy to start counting how many AA batteries you would spend
in your film camera.
I am willing to subscribe to your argument otherwise.
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photograph, no matter digital,
analog, or hybrid.
Peace!
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Hi!
I've no slightest idea what Har is however I do know some Hebrew. If
by some unfortunate mistake you were to spell it like this HarA or
HarAH, it would mean exactly sh*t or cr*p in Hebrew.
Now you're warned. vbg
Boris
if it
would've been possible to post auctions and if fellows here would warn
each other based on their experience, perhaps we could benefit.
Now of course, it has to be first rate pure gentlemanship... Or I am
being too naive here... Neither pun nor offence is meant.
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messages format,
not the digest... g
Another OT thing: Why don't you use smilies? Such as :) or :(. And
where is a glossary of 's, such g or vbg?
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that it would
cost less than truly professional cameras that I have absolutely no
need for.
Suddenly I am starting to feel that I am back to PDUBuzz.com forums
where I've spent four years buzzing about PDAs...
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Hi!
a big scary text snipped...
It is bad enough as it is. There is no real need to frighten your
fellows g.
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Do you live in Israel?
BR I tried doing a small photo web site here:
BR http://home.att.net/~b_rubenstein/Israel/Israel_p/album1.html
BR All photographs were taken with Pentax gear (lenses and bodies)
BR BR
. But still, I am interested in
your mileage.
Thanks in advance.
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interchangeable sensors. Come, my hands
for instants are both left so to say. I would inevitably break my
camera if I were to perform such a trick...
But then again, perhaps average PDMLer is handier than me :). Wait, it
should be grin, right?
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.
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Hi!
MJ Idea for a PUG: any picture taken with your cheapest camera and lens.
Does it have to be Pentax? Will it count if I posted a B/W picture
taken with Zenit camera and Helios M42 lens that could be mounted on
Pentax? vbg
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Hi!
PA If you remember to turn the meter off battery life won't be measured in
PA rolls but in years.
How is this done?
Thanks in advance.
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.
No offense though. I really think that digitech advances way too
rapidly. I am afraid that each time digitech takes a step it really
hasn't passed enough time to take full advantage of current stuff.
Again, I meant no disrespect.
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natural and is not a bad thing if admitted... vbg
I rest my case though.
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will be posting some stuff if it comes out right so that you could
take revenge :).
Bill, mind if I ask why do you choose an MSN as a way to post your
photos on the web?
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since I don't deal with that lab. But the damage has been done.
It was one and only time I had such kind of trouble happen to me.
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Hi!
MJ ...snipped... But it's still secret. Nobody knows for sure what it
MJ will be. We'll know SOON. PMA is right around the corner. Why not
MJ wait and see?
Because we're bunch of men talking on the Internet about Pentax
cameras? vbg
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) 135/2.5?
The body could be tried to be repaired though. I have no idea as to
how good is this body, say with respect to similar Pentax bodies. Is
it worth the trouble trying to repare?
Thanks in advance.
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the above average general public...
But then again, this is MHO.
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-70/2.8!!!), which is definitely a good thing.
I totally agree with Sylwester here.
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Hi!
The only photo I ever enlarged to 30x40 cm was made by the subj lens.
This is very good lens for its price. Indeed it does not have SMC, but
otherwise it is excellent portrait lens. That's of course MHO.
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for snaps and not in order to study
the craft (don't kick me all around because I called photography
craft, ok? bg), then PS or DPS is the way to go. And of course
DPS is way more convenient.
Just my cents.
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of it. Please, do criticize. I
really hope there is no rule on PDML that every single photo that is
posted to PDML should be just praised and applauded to...
Thanks in advance.
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but in
reality it does not arrive.
Darn, I am not living in States.
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does. I don't have any other browser so I couldn't tell. For that
very reason my own pages are handwritten with very basic HTML - in
hope that they will display properly (up to screen resolution of
course) on wider set of browsers.
Thank you very much again...
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PDMLers relatively bg.
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then. Digital PS it is... For your daughters. I really can
only wonder what kind of photography tool would use my daugther. She
is slightly above one year old now bg.
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for prints a long time ago.
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think. Say, Pentax were to introduce the
seemingly trivial idea of having the same excellent top grade
viewfinder for all their SLR cameras. Would be it be too difficult?
Well, I am getting ranty too...
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totally support your opinion.
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William,
Since I don't drink coffee, well almost don't, I think it will be
quite difficult to accomplish. I may present several ounces of good
Darjeeling tea instead. But usually coffee drinkers don't drink tea
and vice versa.
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Amazing.
Once upon a time, fellows of Penta Club discussed how one could grow
snow flakes in controlled environment. I suppose for me in Israel it
would be even more relevant...
Truly amazing work.
Thanks for sharing.
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.
Your help is very much appreciated.
P.S. A moment ago by mistake I've posted it from my other account that
is not registered with PDML, obviously bg. So you might get two very
similar messages from me. I apologize for that.
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.
My rough estimate would be that if it does not break down within a
year, it will return the investment... Then it could be replaced or
augmented with another device.
Am I terribly wrong someplace in my reasoning?
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Congratulations!
Sorry I am somewhat late...
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cameras. The would become the PS of 2005 and onward to
the future.
I did drink some tasty dessert wine today. Did I drink too much?
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Heiko,
If you decide to sell it anyway, don't forget to give me a call,
that is send an e-mail...
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for body not to be able to do open aperture
metering.
That's one big piece of bad news. My ZX-L would probably work with new
FAJ lenses, but if it all comes true it would mean that ZX-L is the
last new camera I am going to buy from Pentax...
I do hope, Boz, that you're indeed wrong.
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level sweet-n-kiss camera. I really thought it was more towards
(advanced) amateur level... Not that I care, but anyway...
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enjoy the outcome...
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Hi!
Thanks Paul, you just added one more item to my knowledge base grin.
On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 17:32:52 -0700
Paul Ewins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi folks,
I played around today with various lenses and thought I'd report
back the results.
Note: If you take an A/F/FA lens off the A setting
Hi!
AF Aperture is indeed transmitted digitally to the camera by the F/FA
AF lenses, so use of aperture set on the lens would have been perfectly
AF possible with the *istd. But P deliberately invalidated this
AF functionality through software, as it is forcing its users to abandon
AF
Hi!
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 13:09:26 +0300
Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Too much of a mess to be anything than a pile of bugs.
Apparently, this module was marked next release and left
unfinished. For now you should be happy the *ist d doesn't hang up
when a K/M lens is mounted.
Hi!
I really should be embarrassed to ask this,but i'm over 50 and i can
claim the senior moment disorder now.lol
I am over 30, but I think I had my ignorance moment when I read your
questions...
Does the 2x make the lens a 400 from a 200 AND the f stop from f4 to
f 8
I think that if
Hi!
On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 11:03:50 -0500 (CDT)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Your point that the M lenses have to be seen in historical context is
also valid. Putting M lenses against modern pro zooms or FA
asphericals
is not quite fair. Compared to the primes and zooms of their day and
the
pro
Hi!
Peter, I just did not know that 2x applies not only to focal length
but to other parameters as well. I actually thought that the light
loss is __totally__ different parameter that varies from converter to
converter.
That's because the only converter I have, that being Panagor Macro
Hi!
===8==Original message text===
RB 16th September - Sunny Brighton
===8===End of original message text===
My birthday it is. Strong the force is with this one. VBG
Boris
Hi!
PW Someone please enlighten me or send me down the right path at least. Once
PW again, any and all help is very much appreciated!
PW Pat Wunsch
Well, I tried slides and unfortunately had to decide that it is too
pricey for me. The processing of slide film including cutting it into
single
Hi!
Gaurav, I think the San Diego Sea World can be nice addition to your
plans, especially if you are going to visit local Zoo too. Also
consider Universal Studios amusement park. There are some things that
you could learn there about film making which may prove quite
amusing...
But then
Hi!
Two friends of mine have Sigma 24/2.8 lens - one for Pentax AF mount,
another for Minolta mount. The pictures I've seen are not bad at all.
Especially if one takes into account price difference between Sigma
and similar native lens. Also construction of this very lens is very
good. It is
Hi!
Do you have any info about the MZ-6 (or other cameras) internal
structure?
Alex Sarbu (who wants Heavy Metal-style cameras. Hmm...
I've heard that Zenits are made from steel :-) )
You're one lucky fellow - I just happen to have MZ-6 and used to have
Zenit back in Moscow.
I don't know
On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 06:51:04 -0700
Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Paul,
GM does has a higher quality rating than Benz at the moment,
they (GM) have come a long way in the last five years. Being
a consumer (I consumed one in April, very tough to get down ;))
ROFL...
Boris
Hi!
I've just got my first successful scan from my own Epson 2450 scanner
that I bought second hand. It costed me roughly 60% of new price of
the same scanner in Israel...
I did some scans already and they came just fine for the first try.
I am feeling much more independent now. No waiting for
Hi!
My favourite combos:
1: A somewhat-brassed old 6x7 MLU with the 45mm f/4 and wooden grip.
The
old faithful look.
2: An LX with the K35mm f/3.5 and the square 50mm f/1.4 hood. Black
strap, no grips or winders. The professional look.
3: A chrome K2 with the silver 43mm Limited. The
Hi!
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 01:05:01 -0700
Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Contact Pentax and obtain a MZ-M/ZX-M split screen (C-74). Spot meter
won't be accurate afterward and you need +1/3EV compensation for
centre-weighted. On top of that, non-F/FA lenses require their own
compensation when
Hi!
I have added a male lion to my nature Portraits page. It's a series of zoo
portraits that I've been working on over the past month or two. I've
mentioned
it a few times on the PUG with a link to the site but have got very little
response at all.
here's a link to the site
Hi!
Yep you can't set aperture on the 5n body.. would be useful to have
so that
they'd be fully compatible with the FAJ lenses. Maybe Pentax has some
super
post- powerzoom, post-IS, post-HSM innovation which requires lenses
to have
a basic FAJ circuitry configuration! Or maybe they're
Hi!
On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 15:59:30 +0100
Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I seem to commonly get replies to posts BEFORE I see the original
they
replied to!
I got your one about the review at 15:43GMT, but mine at 13:50!!
I also occasionally (maybe 2-3 times per day) get a post which I had
Gaurav,
IMHO, from what I can see on the auction page this TC does not do
macro. Since you were interested in macro, I am afraid it would not
suit you...
HTH.
Boris
On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 11:01:35 -0400
Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just went out on the front porch and took this shot with the *istD.
Camera on manual, ISO200, f/11, 1/500 per Gossen Digisix meter.
http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=42
Comments?
Hi!
J well anyway,
J I'm working on the mailserver connection. Hopefully that will fix it.
J cheers,
J Jostein
Today morning (my time grin) it suddenly worked. Jostein, please if
you couldn't see my submission by the time you read this, let me know,
I'd use the e-mail route...
Thanks!
Boris
Hi!
JF Young Windows Professional - Boris Liberman.
JF Another cute kid picture. The picture conveys an air
JF of intense concentration, but the harsh flash lighting
JF and hard-edged shadows are negatives. And, yet again,
JF I think there's a lot of wasted space here; I'd suggest
JF
Hi there.
My name is Boris and I am from Israel grin.
Welcome to the list.
Boris
Hi!
On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 08:05:35 -0400
Collin R Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I propose:
Bei mir ist d schoen
Any other ideas?
Unfortunately I am unfamiliar with this song, or for any German spoken
songs sigh. However my proposal is Turn to Stone by ELO. VBG
Boris
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