remote
release. But no actual shutter button. Pentax correct this omission in
the dash-N version.
Sfx
Sfx-n
PZ1
PZ1-p
Zx5
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645n
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, the PZ1p would still have
won hands-down on feature set alone.
And the Pentax PZ1p is still one of the most sensible 35mm film
cameras of all time, new or used.
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Oh lord - got my name on a thread. Yuck, yuck, and double yuck.
Let this one fade, please. I got no quarrel with Bruce or anyone else.
I just occasionally feel the inner need to post a rebuttal when I
think the slanted sound-bites are too far off-base.
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My DSLR came with a clear, removable, replaceable shield. Take a
note, Pentax - this sort of shield is a very good idea.
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the MZ series - good value in
a nice package.
As for the film vs digital debate, well, I don't see anyone with a
DSLR selling it and going back to film.
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of
them shoot portraits.
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but donut-funky mirror lenses, or
(b) some 300mm with a teleconverter, or
(c) go where the subject is accustomed to humans nearby so long lenses
are not needed, or very soon
(d) a 300mm plus 1.4 TC and the FOV crop of a DSLR which shoots just
like a 600/5.6.
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the colored safelight filter sleeves which fit over the
fluorescent tubes, but they did not change the light to the correct
wavelength, and I was getting fogged plates very quickly.
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On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 15:43:25 -0500, you wrote:
Since I never take portraits, except for
the occasional one at 400-600mm...
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You mean the Pentax Mirror Zoom 400-600mm? Portraits of donuts?
Andre
No. I mena like this one, with the FA* 600/4:
http
a photo or two, no
promises on the outcome. It actually worked out pretty good.
http://www.photolin.com/special/index.htm
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white spots in the leftmost third (the
point where the golden rule crosses the great circle), or get a
migraine.
...and in keeping on topic, there is mostly no Pentax content, except
an AF500FTZ was used as a slave flash.
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the sale date
three or four months out from the PMA introduction date... which seems
a long time to me, considering Pentax has been developing a DSLR for
at least a couple of years already.
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with the Test button but not on the
camera, clean all the contacts on flash and camera, set the camera on
x-sync, and try again.
The little Vivitar 2500 is a nice flash for an ME Super. It has bounce
and three positions of zoom. Hopefully, you will get yours to work
with your camera.
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://www.uniquephoto.com for less than $4 US each, and I bought some
others off Ebay for about the same price.
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a tech at my shop once said with a grin, as he was installing
a new NT server connecting our formerly all-Mac Apple-talk-slow group
of computers:
the best thing that ever happened to Macs is Windows NT.
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an AF500FTZ as much as six feet to the side
of my 600/4 and still got red-eye (actually green-eye for that
particular subject.)
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was only about $350, which was almost too good to be true -
another point that discomfited me.
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thousand or more for an
autofocus 300/2.8 or 400/2.8, but I did spend several thousand on a
600/4. Go figure.
To me, a great 300/4 with a well-matched 1.4x teleconverter is the
best birding combination around. But it is not nearly long enough -
you really need at least 600mm to be happy ;-).
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On Wed, 15 Jan 2003 22:51:28 -0800 (PST), you wrote:
I walked away from my computer to take a d**p, and
this happens:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3001312384category=15240
Aarrgh.. the bargain of the month, and all of us missed it?
Double aarrrgh.
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-savings decision.
...and please don't jump on the cost of a computer and hard drive. If
you didn't have one of those available already, you wouldn't be
reading this. So that little piece of hardware is a given, kinda like
having good enough eyesight to point a camera toward a subject.
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tubes, subjects, and even how and when to calibrate the
camera meter.
He presents the basic principles in a manner easy to remember and
adopt. It's an instructive, interesting book.
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...
Or a combination of the two:
Method Two, followed by a 1 pixel application of Method One:
www.photolin.com/misc/eebator.jpg
...photo of a personal friend of mine, who moonlights collecting
refunds from dishonest Ebay sellers...
have fun...
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and another shot showing the cumulative effect of too many flash pops
;-)
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plan to snipe a bid at the last
minute...
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great on my FA 100/2.8 Macro, and does not vignette looking through
the finder of an LX even at 1:1 magnification..
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change machine and
churn into digital-buying dollars.
I'm really tired of waiting. Who cares about PMA or a summer
introduction. Put the damn thing in the stores now.
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have no tolerance for a full-time troll-baby on this
list. Shape up or scoot, Scoot.
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to all for these links. The photos are touching.
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tested about twenty of them.
My best TC is the Pentax 1.4 XL. My test of the 1.4 XL
vs 1.7 Adapter was not a fair comparison, because the
1.4XL was tested on a lens it was designed for
specifically, while the 1.7x Adapter was used on many
different lenses.
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the subject is the Red Cross, and people, and
the flowers are just an attraction. So shoot
accordingly.
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lens, but not too bad.
I like the heft of the 200/2.5 and AF Adapter mounted
on a PZ1p. It's a solid bundle.
Here's a photo shot with that combo. It was actually
taken through glass at the Memphis, Tennessee Zoo.
http://web2.airmail.net/linnm3/komodo_001.jpg
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Maybe you can find a cheap $49 flatbed scanner with a
decent graphics program bundled with it.
Most any digicam or scanner comes bundled with some
sort of graphics program. Last year I ended up with an
extra copy of Photoshop LE, which I donated to a PDML
guy's daughter.
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to re-invent the wheel - someone
immersed in Photoshop has probably already figured it
out, and likely is willing to share an action or write
a plugin or write a short tutorial to show off their
skill. After grasping the basic methodology, you can
tweak the final look to your heart's desire.
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or removing a TC
to the combo.
I also use my Wimberley as a car window mount. I put it
on a short monopod just long enough to touch the car
floor and reach above the window frame. Basically it's
jammed between the seat and the car door. I do this
with the lens already attached.
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, but maybe that was influenced by the
seller's zero feedback and distance from the USA (the
seller was in Turkey).
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free to contact them regarding the status of your package
contents.
We don't paint out trucks brown for nothing, you know.
UPS Customer Service,
Ossining, NY
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I feel safer if they toss it in the yard as they drive by at high
speed, compared to the chances of actually receiving a personal
package at a place of business.
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much less.
I believe Olympus users like the Pentax Refconverter also. I've read
that it fits the Oly eyepiece, and unlike the Oly-brand right angle
viewer, does not reverse the image.
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2001 12:04:02 -0400, you wrote:
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/pow/
I've been there! I was listing at that angle, too! But I sure wasn't
looking for photo ops of the guys...
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on Ebay within a couple of weeks. Tokina still
sells the hood, but they want about $150.
I second the comment about using the AF 1.7x Adaptor with it - it is
an excellent combo.
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light or shadow, or worrying about the flash
settings, etc etc. At least my camera/flash performed admirably. Out
of 96 photos, about three came out seriously underexposed (shot with
the Samyang zoom and no flash), and three more seriously overexposed
(due to flash).
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. These teleconvertors
are not exactly worthless, they just are not in the same league as the
AF Adapter, the Vivitar Macro, and the Kiron 2x when tested on the
lenses mentioned above.
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On Thu, 08 Nov 2001 12:34:55 -0600, you wrote:
Just curious
PZ1p.
Sigh, I guess I just like simple, old-fashioned, durable cameras with
lots of features.
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, then
go to the edge by adding my Tokina 2x to get to 6720mm.
Problem is, even with my tripod cemented to bedrock, there's too much
wobble in the planetary axis to get a really sharp shot that I can
enlarge to 20x30 meters.
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It's also a good slideshow viewer and general image browser.
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use 3+ mp cameras, and their digital photos are
published regularly. Check out the following link for news for
professional digital photographers:
http://www.robgalbraith.com/
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For what it's worth, Pentax at this time does not offer a really good
digital camera. The Pentax 330 and 430 are very cute little PS
cameras for those who shoot occasionally, but they are not serious
tools for general photography by any stretch of the magination.
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in twenty years ala
8-track tapes.
Last Friday I finally got all my 78 rpm records transferred to 8-track
tapes. So what's next?
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Pentax is way behind the times in autofocus teleconvertors. But I
guess the marketing folks at Pentax have the situation under control.
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of the A* 200/4 Macro, and I trust some glowing reports on PDML for
the FA* version.
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time sipping Pina Coladas on the warm sand,
photographing beach babes, instead of slaving over the scanner in your
dark, lonely workroom.
Oops, gotta go, the scanner needs re-loading, Mr. Big will give me
hell if I don't get his CD's finished by Friday...
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didn't come any closer to me, though. Lucky for them - ha!
I was wielding a sturdy Tilt-All tripod, a Pentax LX, and a large
blueberry Danish. Pity the coyote who messed with me!
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My main focus now is finding things that work, and what I want is an
inkjet printer, preferably an Ethernet-capable Postscript printer,
that can generate the cheesy, comic-book like, single color,
traditional halftone dots.
Anybody know of one?
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, while the Deskjet droplets are visible and the tonal
transitions are more abrupt.
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shutter speed required by ISO 200 film.
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budget for another print head replacement. My
guess is their life is about 18 months or so.
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behavior. The intention was to install it on your best
friend's computer as a prank. Got any best friends who have access
to your computer?
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requirement. You'll have to look long
and hard to find the exact model that will meet your needs, and even
then there will be some trade-offs.
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On Thu, 22 Nov 2001 10:43:10 -0500, you wrote:
I have started a search for a monopod to use
I use a Bogen 3249B (black). It supports my FA* 600/4 and Wimberly
head, so it should handle about anything you would put on it.
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in Colorado, but I don't expect
much from them.
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evolves, sometimes even for the better, so
YMMV.
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talk about what works for me, and occasionally make a
foray into what theoretically is better or worse. Many photo tools are
plenty good enough for the job at hand, which means personal
preference becomes a valid criteria.
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nighttime
exposures.
I recommend being prepared for 1/8 at f2 with 800 film. Oh, and a lens
wider than 50mm would be handy too.
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the bee problem? One would hope so.
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reliable and permanent solution to image blur caused by slow
flash sync is a faster flash sync rate.
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since then.
One recommendation: all the pro sports shooters I've met (all three of
them) who were also Kodak Professional (or something) members, refused
to use Max 800. The used Fuji 800 print film instead.
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to me. It only meters for ambient when an external flash is attached,
so a very slow shutter speed is likely.
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to say it is the best 100mm 1:1 Macro lens in Pentax AF
that sells for under $140 new.
And it comes with a 5-year warranty ;-)
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without them.
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has one for sell.
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. Sometimes those big red spots on my print were on
the original neg and scan, but I didn't notice them until I examined
the print.
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. The question for digital prints from the local Wal-Mart
type store is that a set equivalent to a roll of film cost more than
the $4.99 we Americans like to pay for traditional PS film-based
Double Prints.
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, even with a small sensor.
At least Pentax is not likely to put a dinky little APS autofocus
system (a la the D30) into their digital.
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the wide exposure latitude of print film, lest they
suffer from underexposed negs.
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EV for a 2/3 EV range?
Thanks if you can relate your experience on any of my questions. I
will try out some tests for myself this weekend. I'm always willing to
learn something new to help reduce unnecessary variables in my
exposures.
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good at f5.6); a fast 200mm; and a pretty good
semi-AF 340mm lens. Lots of options.
But I'd cheat and sneak an M-series 20/4 in the bag while Dan wasn't
looking, then give him a good whack with the 600/4 I hid in the trunk
if he complained about me cheating ;-)
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My only complaint other than the chip problem was the short focus
throw, which made fine-tuning difficult when focusing manually.
Although it is a large lens, the tripod collar makes it fairly easy to
handle, even on a monopod. It has a decent built-in hood, which is a
plus.
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Here's one of those I wish I took that photos:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg
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, there are alternatives almost certainly not released either :-(
How about a Limited 150/f2, with a matched doubler to make it a 300/4?
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On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 18:22:51 -0500, you wrote:
snip
there is a discoloration covering about 1/3 of the element from the center
to nearly the top edge.
Sounds like a cleaning job for the Lens Pen.
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of spending all that time on
Ebay, I would have a couple of free new cars, instead of a handful
free photo gear.
Maybe I need a second job that allows me to surf Ebay.. hmmm... good
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is right at Naples. It is a worthy trip.
Take their boat ride down the Blackwater River - you'll enjoy it. The
wildlife there is accustomed to human contact, so you may see some
good birding off at the edges of the main area, or maybe even a black
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in terms
of sharpness and contrast. I'm quite sure it will blow the K-400/5.6
and certainly the Tokina out of the water, especially wide open.
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downfall is simple. It is not a photogenic camera.
In actual use, it is beautiful, but catalog-size photos of it are
quite ugly. Who the heck would give a second look at an ugly camera?
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Photoshop when resizing just one image.
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intimidated by this program?
Thanks
Tony
Search on www.google.com for photoshop tips and you'll get more info
than you can handle in a month of Sundays. Very quickly you'll be able
to sort the good sites from the cumbersome ones.
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and Pentax FA* 600/4. I
don't have the full-res files handy, so I can't provide hi-res
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from http://www.insyse.com/ It does a lot of
what you require, and quite well.
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and maybe I'll end the auction early.
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItemsuserid=texdanceinclude=0since=-1sort=3rows=50
Ebay ID: Texdance
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in every respect.
As for focal length, there's not really much difference between 400mm
and 500mm in the field.
I understand about the need to keep costs down. However, when it
comes to long lenses, the least expensive alternative is to get a
good, sharp lens the first time out.
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