How can I FORCE (by pin shorting or some other means)
the 28-70 lens to move?
Collin
Forget it.
I got it to work.
Collin
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 14:47:45 -0500
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: KAF forced focus movement
How can I FORCE (by pin shorting or some other means)
the 28-70 lens to move?
Collin
I was in WalMart this a.m.
Kodak has an odd retail package.
4 rolls of 400 color print film, plus 1 roll of 400 bw film.
The outside of the box doesn't say what type of bw film it is -- CN,
Tri-X, or T-Max.
Odd that they'd push bw like that. Maybe it's just surplus.
Collin
Now that I've used the most pathetic method around to get your attention:
Cable Switch F -- $20
X-370n (heresy) w/ Sigma 28-70/3.5-4.5 $90
(heck, use it for a wheel chuck!)
Shipped in US
more on e*
Collin
Expose @ ISO 80
HC-110(b)
Discount Saturdays.
Today ---
#1 100-sheet boxes of Agfa Brovia 8x10 RC paper, $5 per box
#2 50-sheet boxes of Ilford MGW 11x14 FB paper, $15 per box
#3 Lots of Fuji film. NPL (tungsten, 120, iso160) $1 per roll
These are what I remember. Will pick up something for you if you call me.
My
They've also got a 95WR and a couple of 105WR outfits discounted.
The manager manning the closeout room said that
the Pentax rep, in Best Buy once, took a WR camera,
put it inside a dishwasher, started the dishwasher,
and the used the remote to make it take pics while
being washed.
Another time
For real control just take the bearing out from under the aperture ring.
Collin
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I got some nice stuff today.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1946284547
Pentax ZX-5n, FA 43/1.9, A100/2.8
Canon G-III QL17
Olympus Infinity Mini (weatherproof)
Mamiya C330 w/ 105/3.5
Busch Pressman 'D' with Schneider Symmar 150/5.6
Sunpak 611 flash
The Pentax 67 units are very mechanical. The 67II give you some automation.
The Pentax 645 gives you a lot of automation and convenience features.
Then, there's the negative size.
35mm is 3.6 cm x 2.4 cm= 8.64 sq cm
645 is 6 cm x 4.5 cm= 24sq cm
67 is 7 cm x 6
Also ...
one of those Vivitar camera brackets.
like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1946314289
excellent condition.
shot rotates, but this one feels tight
like it's not been moved hardly any.
$30
Provia 100F RDPIII 4x5 daylight chrome 50 sheets iso100
Dated 08/2002
... verifies what's been discussed here previously.
I talked to the guy who used to head Cord Camera's
service department. He's looking @ getting a Pentax 645.
One of his reasons included reliability. He saw NONE
come in for service over a couple of years.
Pretty respectable.
Collin
Steven I use the old Sekonic 162 Auto Leader 3
units. They've got 3 light level settings available
and are very practical units for around $20 or so.
Collin
Hope they don't get mad.
It's just a new Vdubya!
http://members.safe-t.net/dpconsult/vdubya.jpg
Oh, the joys of digital imaging!
Collin
Here's one with both names on it!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1948140479category=15240
Have fun!
Collin
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1947152026category=15247
:)
Collin
Subject: FS Pentax 645nII AF Outfit
Date: 30 Dec 2002 04:02:35 GMT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tims8256)
Newsgroups: rec.photo.marketplace
Pentax 645n II mint condition, includes 120 and 220 insert, 75mm 2.8N AF lens
and 150N 2.8 AF lens with hood. All in mint condition with boxes, caps,
For even illumination with elimination of shadows and glare
use a white tent for diffusion. You'll want several lights outside
the tent so to get enough light.
A tent can be cheap -- just use a big white sheet.
Build a frame from something like yardsticks or long dowels.
Put a suitable
Pentax-A 100/2.8 (non-macro version)
A good lens, nice length for portraits.
(Easier to work head/shoulders than a 135mm and
short enough for 2 @ times.)
On imperfection on front element.
$125 shipped in US.
Generic 80-200 zoom (fotomat)
Aperture is slow.
Glass is excellent.
$15 shipped in
Well, it's getting late. Now more things need to go.
FA43/1.9 Limited. Excellent + $300
with box, pouch, caps, papers
ZX-5n, very good condition. $130
What I paid for it
ZX-5n, AF fails. $40
Treat it like a ZX-M but with spot meter metal mount
And, just picked up today ...
Dave, that's
cq cq cq
Collin
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dave chants
SQ SQ SQ SQ SQ
/dave chants
Just my preference for that wasteful 6x6 format ;-)
(ya ya.. I know.. let's not start that again)
Dave
Actually, I think there's a lot of margin in them.
:)
Collin
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From: Leonard Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
They're not going to be able to keep their store open based on your
purchase, are they? You should have bought a couple of bodies
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1951053760category=15240
Is this truely for cleaning cameras?
It's appearance reminds me of some medical function. ;)
Collin
Yes, but con should be con:
and we still depend on ddt, stat, etc.
Collin
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From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Personally I like: copy con index.htm
real programmers use: copy con program.com
;-)
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
I could use a rig.
Anyone got one to partial/trade for some of my good stuff?
Collin
It comes up periodically that someone
is looking for the F* 300/4.5.
KEH has one listed.
http://www.keh.com/shop/product.cfm?bid=PKcid=06sid=newusedcrid=4351225
Collin
I have Fuji for NPC $5 per propack (5 rolls, 120)
41 propacks, to be specific.
Collin
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=30076item=1950085685
rd=1
I was watching it, but not my clock.
Collin
19 propacks of Fujichrome Velvia daylight, iso 50, 120
dated 10/2001
$5 per pack. (That's $1 per roll)
+ shpg.
Collin
I've had a number of auctions end lately with the sniper programs aimed
at them.
These services charge, but it's probably better than not getting what you
want/need.
Collin
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Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 07:35:45 +0200
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL
I've got something similar for sale:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=30086item=3000208353
rd=1
And, yes, mon sons have found all sorts of mischievous uses for it!
Collin
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Anyone ever tried one of these:
It was stated by someone yesterday that bw
is nice for the abstract character it provides.
I use bw for the sense of texture it provides.
http://www.photocritique.net/g/s?zzoQwn-p13184249
http://www.photocritique.net/g/s?zzohTn-p13184249
(which is why I also like larger formats for color)
Why
.
Collin Brendemuehl
(The state rep. David is a distant cousin. But I have no clout with him.)
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 12:58:11 -0600
From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tuesday, January 14, 2003, at 01:14 AM, Mike Johnston wrote
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1950790884category=15247
Just look that cloth! The ruffled edge will come undone in no time.
Can't those Germans produce anything durable! :)
CRB
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]Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:43:42 -0500
]From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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]About a week ago I was pondering 35mm digital
]vs medium format
Most everything is gone.
Here's the remainder:
A. Bulk Film, 35mm, 100ft rolls, $25 for all, 10 rolls
1. E200 Qty 8
7 dated 1/02, 1 dated 08/02
2. Ektachrome 100 Professional
05/01
3. Ektachrome Slide Duplicating film
+10C
Down @ Cord there's an A50/2
and on it is the Pentax SMC skylight filter.
First SMC Pentax filter I've ever seen.
Impressive. g
Collin
Anyone up there know bigdon007 that sells on eBay?
Reputable?
Collin
There are actually some of us who
a) like sheet film
b) have 120 folders
c) tinker with old stuff. (Though in my life I've only seen 2 828 rolls,
ever.)
I just got done processing 12 sheets of 4x5 landscapes.
Looking forward to seeing those contacts tomorrow!
Collin
In case you've no heard, Minolta Konica are merging.
Collin
A good article in the new issue.
Shows visual comparisons of the various
digital levels as compared to 35mm.
Looks like 9mp might compare favorably.
Collin
Found this on rec.photo.marketplace.35mm
Contact Steve Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://johnsonadv.home.attbi.com/pentax.htm
http://www.news2web.com/cgi-bin/dnewsweb.exe?cmd=articlegroup=rec.photo.mar
ketplace.35mmitem=435574utag=
That would be consistent with the other things going on.
Canon will be tiering their digital
... and ...
introduce a 9Mp based on the cheap Rebel body.
The pro model will get a new, superfast, AF System. $4000.
The amateur model will get the EOS 3 AF system. $1500.
I've seen some of this on
Likewise.
I'm looking @ replacing my 150/5.6 Schneider with a 180/9 Fujinon-A.
Immediate 25% resolution improvement.
Acros with that will be, to say the least, nice.
Collin (no Nikkors in my bag) Brendemuehl
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I'll stick with the G690 GSW690III.
Love
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US coloquial (sp?) pronunciation, in sentence format:
I saw he had a Pentax.
Picked up an old Minota Autocord @ a thrift shop.
In it, a roll of 120 Kodacolor-X. C-22 process.
Anyone still do this? :)
Also, SX-70 Alpha 1 SE (the black body), Osborne 1,
and a Revell model 1951-2 Kafer.
Collin
From a thread on the newsgroups, here's great comarison with respect to
detail.
Collin (don't flame me too badly) Brendemuehl
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From Vito:
Charles Pezeshki wrote:
Formats are complementary--
Absolutely! Using one
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
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
I finally got my act together. Here is the rest of the stuff:
The pricing is simple. $4 each. Any qty. First come, first served.
Or -- I could use a nice Pentax MX with winder in trade for everything.
Shipping: $5 for the first 5 items + $1 for each addt'l 4 items.
PP == ProPack == 5
K300/4 -- rough external, the tiniest flaw in the front coating. $125
Aetna Tele Rokunar 300/5.6 T-mount (no adapter included). $15
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3004983669category=15240
He's selling off stuff to get one he found for $550.
Guess a car has more alure to a 15-/16-year-old
than does a camera. Wonder why.
Anyway, here's the stuff:
500ftz -- good condition -- $120
-- external wear but operates properly
A135 2.8 -- excellent condition --
$100
Rollie panorama head
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.
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
WRT the bargain I got, it turns out the Super Program doesn't need a new
mount.
Those were just scratches in the pic. Picked up an AF200T for $20 today.
Nice little outfit.
But to the main point:
... tomorrow I'll fix the A135/2.8 it's for sale.
(Not a focal length I use).
Anyway, A135/2.8
Who does shutter release repair out there?
I just acquired this MX from a list member who shall remain unnamed.
It's not what was represented, but might be usable.
Right now the shutter release always allows the shutter to fire,
Locked or not.
What should I look @ in order to possibly repair it?
1. Pentax will likely be the last player in the DSLR field.
They always have been slow, but have produced some of the nicest stuff.
(Nikon went bayonet in 1958-9, Pentax 1974?)
They'll milk film for all it's worth, long after the others have left.
There's BIG profit in maintaining older
What site should we hit for this info?
TIA,
Collin
What is it?
(By cheapest I mean poorest construction/materials.)
The Vivitar V4000 comes to mind.
Is there anything worse that that?
Collin
... is to make cheaper starter kits.
There's nothing for the user of the nicer lenses to fear.
Didn't Canon Nikon did this ages ago on some lenses?
Pentax, as always it seems, is last.
Collin
Why do responses come before causes in my digest?
Is there a problem with the quantum flux alignment?
:)
Collin (still unemployed, but an interview is on the horizon) Brendemuehl
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Best cheap telephoto?
From: dave o'brien [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A scroll of mail from Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Fri,
14 Sep 2001 07:19:44 -0500
That's the reason for getting rid of Jews and Christians. To
Islam we are false inheritors of the promise of Paradise and
infidels to be dealt
There's more than one perspective to take here.
On the one hand there was a deliberate attack on a city that killed
non-beligerants,
with them as the primary target.
On the other hand, there's the character of our nation and the fact that
evangelicals
have been warning the antion of the
The irony is that your expression is far from one of compassion.
Lump 'em all together and call 'em evil. Solves lots of problems.
CRB
At 04:20 AM 9/16/01 -0400, you wrote:
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 23:11:09 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Too Bad Falwell Wasn't In WTC
As many Americans
At 04:52 PM 9/16/01 -0400, you wrote:
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 19:53:44 +0100
From: Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re[2]: OT: America's suffering
Hi,
people like Falwell put themselves into impossible positions with this
sort of opinion.
Only if you understand the position and represent
So this attack was God's way of punishing civil libertarians, feminists,
homosexuals, etc.? This is the evangelical perspective?
That's not the content. I explained it earlier.
There is no bigotry in calling rubbish rubbish, and this is hate-filled
rubbish. I believe that Billy Graham is a
The trend in the past has been to concentrat on Medium Format as professional, but
to have one pro-featured 35mm body. I see that trend continuing. Here's what I
predict:
Because of dust problems with 35mm-format-factor digitals, Pentax will recommend a
single lens stay attached to the
The problem he's dealing with is a social characteristic
that Bill Bennett wrote about -- The Death of Outrage.
We're a nation with little developed passion, and he's
working to stir the pot just a bit. We don't want another
situation as we had a few years ago, just throwing a few
missiles into
Well, my son's getting entrepreneurial.
Here's what he's got now.
ZX-5
#1 Excellent Condition $200
#2 Needs back replaced $150
just order the part from Pentax
The latch clip on the back is broken off.
It's the databack, but you
Well, at least be selective about your next PUG submission. :)
Collin
On a related note, I sat on my 77mm... snip
tv
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Aaron,
You must write this technique into an article for
publication submit it. It's one of the most
novel fascinating technology transition adaptions I've heard yet.
From this point on, your name is AA+ ron. :)
Live long and prosper in results.
Collin
From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL
If not one passion, it's another! :)
Collin
Oh dear! Is it really Microsoft bashing time again?
Regards,
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If anyone out there needs some
stuff for their backup (G) equipment:
Minolta MD 50/1.7 with caps
Excellent Condition
$40
Minolta-mount Aston DX 135/2.8 with caps
Excellent Condition
$25
Vivitar DM/M-TTL for Minolta
This is the module for
http://www.geocities.com/thombell/history.html
I found this fascinating.
May some others will as well.
And, it has NOTHING to do with politics or theology! Unless, of course, one worships
in Rochester. :)
Collin
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Right.
And closely related to the info from Wheatfield Willie given earlier, f-stops are
computations of DOF. On many medium format cameras, esp. those with bellows focusing,
you'll see a scale on the side which instructs the user regarding exposure and focus
distance. Look at a photo of
My 280T quit working. Don't know why.
If anyone wants one to repair, $20.
I'll pay US shpg. Any EE out there
want a project?
Collin
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I'm going to do this in the next few weeks as well. Looks fun and useful.
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I just gotta move to Canada! :)
Collin
Aaron asked:
Did he beat you up or loan you his woman afterwards? ;)
He bought me a beer and introduced me to his sister.
William Robb
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It's great to see positive religious experiences
right here in front of us!
Next, she'll probably move to Tulsa! :)
Collin (just woke up and ... )
Treena Harp wrote:
Oh, God. I'm starting to feel enabled ... is that a bad thing?
No, you should embrace it. Don't you hear the big negative
It's the home of the TelEvangelists.
Oral, Ken, Ken.
I just move out of OKC last year. Too hot for me.
Are you in OKC?
Collin
From: Treena Harp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Praise the Pentax! But why would I move to Tulsa? I'm only an hour and a
half away, anyhow ... :)
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Top 10 features to make a Pentax camera special:
10. Egg timer
9. Infrared remote for the TV
8. Microsoft OS
7. Free film for life
6. Charleton Heston ads--can you say Shoot
5. Bin-Laden photo guide--yes, we can say Shoot
4. Projection lamp to instantly view slides taken
3. Cell
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Enjoy shopping.
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Daphne: You are enabled.
Officially and unofficially.
Completely.
Undeniably.
Collin
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This is an interesting lens design.
Pentax' lens is wider than the Canon Minolta offerings I've seen. (28mm vs 35mm)
But, there's a trade-off
The Canon does tilt and shift.
The Minolta does both vertical and later shifts.
This is one of those very rare instances where the lens requirement
I had the old G-III out to the Circleville Pumpkin Festival the other night.
Has a wonderful feature that I've never noticed before.
WHen using a non-dedicated flash, as I focus @ different distances,
It tells me how it's going to adjust the aperture!
Such a practical little unit from the Dark
This was a pretty good week.
SCSI 4x CDR, external unit.
(Yamaha 100 mechanism. Anyone need one cheap?
Should work on a Mac Tested working fine)
HP-41C
Steven got a Rollei 28/2.8. (e fodder) a box of 5b flashbulbs.
HP 9000/Series 700 CPU (720 I think), 19 Monitor, CD set
(Who
Yes, I do.
A Canon G-III QL17 ismy rangefinder of choice.
Also, the 4x5. Just upgraded lenses from a mid-50s Schneider Symmar 135/4.7 to a
mid-70s Schneider Xenar 150/4.5. Multi-coated. Looking forward to some shooting this
week-end. Going with the son on a drive down into the W. Va.
That's a good idea.
Keeps them from cross-breeding.
Collin
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p.s. It's not cheating if they are in different zip codes right? So the
bronica's stay at mom and dad's and the Pentax's are all at my place.
Different towns.
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Sure, Pentax was a leader (hand-in-hand) with Nikon in the 60s. People seemed to like
Nikon's bayonet mount but Pentax' lenses (from conversations I've had with a handful
of oldtimers).
But the technology era that began around 1980 is different than what happened earlier.
Today, one-year
The impression that I've gotten is that this is the beginning of a general upgrading
of the MZ/ZX line, at least with respect to features.
Being consistent with other terminology:
MZ-S == Super
MZ-L == Luxury
(prediction here)
MZ-I == Intermediate
MZ-M == Manual, basic model
Given the term
Almost, guys.
DOF is based on the diameter of the aperture.
f is a function of relative light availability, not DOF. It is an exposure
function only.
Take your 50/1.4 lens. (roughly speaking) Lens diameter x 1.4 = film plane diagonal.
A lens of f1.4 on a 4x5 would be about 4.5 in diameter!
Pentax now has 2 Optio models listed on the US site.
The 330 and the 430.
Looking @ the features of them, I wouldn't be surprised to see that they're Epson
electronics with Pentax glass. Anyone out there know for certain?
Collin
Here's some text from the page:
Within its sleek stainless
There's an EI-100 @ a reasonable price on Yahoo! Classifieds. $135.
Collin
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Gerald,
Email me directly.
I'll give it some consideration.
By when do you need to know.
Collin
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The body I'd like to have, and fills a niche
in my arsenal ... 67II
The body I'd just like to have ... MZ-S
The body I can afford today, if I chose to spend the money ... ZX-5n
But, more practically, if I just wanted something to improve my photography, another
4x5 enlarger new developing
K-1000 (Honk Kong mfg.) Exc. cond., little use, w/ A50/2, cap, 1/2 case
$150
Generic (Beston) 28/2.8 Exc. cond., little use, w/ case caps
$ 50
Generic (Beston) 80-205/4.5 Exc. cond., little use, w/ case caps
$ 50
+shpg. I prefer PayPal.
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