I thought being your own grandpaw was quite common in some parts of the US?
8-) Being your own niece is probably much more difficult for someone of the
masculine persuasion.
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Date: 2006/11/01 Wed PM 09:26:40 GMT
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From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/11/01 Wed PM 09:23:41 GMT
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Subject: RE: Adults on bicycles
That might work, Bob, if it were applied consistently in all other
areas of activity, and if the wearing of cycle helmets could be shown
Ken,
Thanks a lot for translating for us.
You have been an invaluable resource to this list for years.
I would love to meet and thank you some day in person.
Regards, Bob S.
On 11/1/06, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The fricken MAN!
Thanks so much for those translations. I can't remember
On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:13:33 -, Joseph Tainter
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Ken, thanks very much again. We are in your debt.
Q: 'K10D can utilize the built-in SSM lenses, i.e., DA* lenses. Does
this mean faster AF speed?'
A: 'I do not believe Pentax¹s AF has been slow even on the current
Yes, not bad. :-)
John
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Beautiful shot Tom.
John Coyle
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Brisbane, Australia
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On 2/11/06, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed:
Of course, it's different in America. Your suburbs are much larger.
Amazing what botox can do ;-)
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On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 09:12:22PM -, Bob W wrote:
Your wise neurosurgeon might care to reflect on this:
Godfrey,
Thanks for the comments. From what I have seen on dpreview the Fuji is
certainly a good choice. It's only real problem is that it takes XD
cards while the K10D will use SD and my *istD takes CF. I was hoping to
avoid buying too many types of cards! For the video in particular I
On 1/11/06, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed:
The view this morning right before leaving for work. Valley mist rising
about 1/2 hour after the sun broke the horizon.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5149796size=lg
Jumping Jupiter, I've said it before and I'll say it again. That's
From: Huolin Xin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Are you satisfied with the DA 50-200mm?
I really don't like this lens. At 200mm end, though F5.6 is usable, stopping
down to f8,f9,f10,f11 doesn't really improve the sharpness. However,
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/11/02 Thu AM 01:26:04 GMT
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Subject: PESO - Overcast Afternoon View
I just moved. What a hassle.
You have my sympathies. I would rather eat worms.
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Ken, thanks very much again. We are in your debt.
Q: 'K10D can utilize the built-in SSM lenses, i.e., DA* lenses. Does
this mean faster AF
Thanks for the effort, Ken. It is much appreciated.
Some interesting answers in there.
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Thanks for the compliments Jaume!
On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 14:36:02 -0800 (PST), Jaume Lahuerta wrote:
Four fungi by Jan van Wijk
Great point of view, it has a kind of 'unreal' atmosphere.
There is something out of focus in the foreground a bit disturbing, in the
'negative side'.
Indeed,
Don, I'll have to take you to task for suggesting that I did not maintain my
bicycle! The problem was a large uneven pothole, which, because it was
dusk, I simply did not see. I was meticulous in maintenance - almost
paranoid, in fact (reflecting Frank's contributions)
John Coyle
Brisbane,
BTW,
There is a fever this year among 'mushroom hunters' here in Catalonia, the
Spanish region where I live. There is also a TV program devoted to them!!
(although I am afraid they don't photograph until they are in a basket full of
them...;-))
Regards,
Jaume
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On 11/2/06, K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
a nice translation of the interview
Thanks!
I've posted links to the pdml archive (with your translation) on
Romanian forums, I hope you don't mind. A lot of people are interested
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Okay I apologise. But a collapsed wheel from a pothole? That must have
been a hell of a pothole.
Don
John Coyle wrote:
Don, I'll have to take you to task for suggesting that I did not maintain my
bicycle! The problem was a large uneven pothole, which, because it was
dusk, I simply did not
Operator error? Like what?
Shel
[Original Message]
From: mike wilson
I have yet to achieve a satisfactory image with it.
This may be due to operator error but I am beginning
to think that I may have acquired a lemon ...
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Many thanks Ken. I am going through them slowly.
On Wed, 1 Nov 2006, K.Takeshita wrote:
Dropped dust would be gathered on the adhesive tape placed below the
SR unit.
ANy idea if this will be (user) replaceable?
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On Wed, 1 Nov 2006, K.Takeshita wrote:
Q: What happens on dust gathered on adhesive sheet?
Oops, spoke too soon.
Specifically, in sensitivity priority mode, the sensitivity can be set at
either 1/3 step or 1/2 step by a wheel on the grip, and aperture and shutter
speed change accordingly.
mike wilson wrote:
Short, regularly travelled routes seem to have a disproportionate
number of accidents. I don't think anyone has done any work (at
least, I can't find it online) to work out if that is merely due to
a statistical function or if there is a human effect at work.
I suspect
On 11/1/06, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi!
Amita, as long as will *keep* posting *your* pictures to *this* list, I
shall not flame or blame...
;-)
Even if they're made with a Nikon? ;)
Amita
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Paul Stenquist wrote:
Not me. I like the DA 50-200. [...]
On Nov 1, 2006, at 5:08 PM, Huolin Xin wrote:
I really don't like this lens. [...]
I like it, too. From the reports we're hearing in this thread, I'm
wondering if it has higher sample-to-sample variations than some lenses.
Mine
On Thu, 2 Nov 2006, Amita Guha wrote:
On 11/1/06, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Amita, as long as will *keep* posting *your* pictures to *this* list, I
shall not flame or blame...
Even if they're made with a Nikon? ;)
I don't think there is a limitation on the PAWs and PESOs. The
Not using a fast enough shutter speed, etc. Usually, the output looks like it
has camera shake but I wondered if, once or twice, it was not focusing
properly. I've got other lenses in those lengths that are preferable to use
due to speed, so I've maybe used it four or five times. Usually
I find it difficult to disagree with you. 8-)))
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Date: 2006/11/02 Thu PM 01:13:53 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
mike wilson wrote:
Short, regularly travelled routes seem to have a disproportionate
Hey Juan, you weren't there during the shoot-out, were you?
Nice work, btw, as always. I keep hoping someone at my house will buy me
your book.
Doug
On Nov 1, 2006, at 1:55 PM, Juan Buhler wrote:
Last night I went to Castro street for halloween. I shot these with
the istD, 16-45/4, and a
I've loaded the P67 with Velvia 100F and plan to take some shots over the
weekend. I'm still in the learning stage with the camera and metering
prism.
I've been googling exposure systems, etc and it seems a modified zone system
should work pretty well. Basically, it seems the advice is that
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Subject: Simplified zone exposure system for colour transparency
I've loaded the P67 with Velvia 100F and plan to take some shots over
the
weekend. I'm still in the learning stage with the camera and metering
prism.
I've been googling
Sometimes shit happens. My only over-the-handlebars journey was due to a
failure of the front QR squewer at approximately the same time I hit a
2 lip of asphalt around a drain grate. Either occurance would have been
no big deal (Especialy the lip, since I was riding a mountain bike, and
going
Tom C wrote:
The view this morning right before leaving for work. Valley mist rising
about 1/2 hour after the sun broke the horizon.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5149796size=lg
(picking jaw up off floor)
Wow! Incredible! Thanks for sharing!
Best regards,
Stephen Moore
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Doug Franklin wrote:
I suspect that it mostly boils down to familiarity breeds contempt.
Those short, regularly traveled routes are the ones where the
driver is most likely to be running on autopilot because
they know the route, and probably also the most likely,
therefore, to be where
In that case you'd better unsubscribe. Doug B won't want agreement
breaking out all over his list.
I find it difficult to disagree with you. 8-)))
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Hi!
On 11/1/06, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi!
Amita, as long as will *keep* posting *your* pictures to *this* list, I
shall not flame or blame...
;-)
Even if they're made with a Nikon? ;)
Amita
Yes, why not?
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On 11/02/06 9:44 AM, Boris Liberman, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Even if they're made with a Nikon? ;)
Amita
Yes, why not?
Yes, it will only prove how good Pentax are! :-).
Ken
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One of my favorite photos ever...
I'm way behind on reading stuff on list -
I was expecting a photo of yours though :)
ann
Bob W wrote:
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, said H G Wells, I no longer
despair for the human race
Cast your despair to the four winds, and enjoy:
Proper maintenance of the bicycle? Bicycle wheels are immensely strong
they support my fat body no problem. They do not just collapse out of
the blue for no reason.
You folks remind me of those college kids I see jaywalking, If I don't
look he will not hit me. You have to operate with the
Oh, that is different. I once hit a pothole. It pretzeled the front
wheel, and bent the frame. I can understand that. Of course I was doing
35 mph across a park in the middle of the night, so I still say it was
stupidity rather than an accident.
John Coyle wrote:
Don, I'll have to take you
I suggest that folks read Effective Cycling by John Forester with a open
mind, then think critically about what he says because his information
is based upon the facts, not the feelings involved. Riding according to
his teachings I have never even had a near accident even when commuting
in big
What a nitwit you are, Joe. You will always take the most negative
interpretation. Perhaps he thought that a sensible audience would
assume SSM would be faster as there would be no point in all that
complexity just to reduce noise.
John
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Mr. Tatamiya was asked a direct question, as
Shel, a few weeks ago I posted a query here about SSM lenses. I didn't
understand the excitement about them. My query was basically: What am I
not getting? The response was that SSM lenses will autofocus faster.
Joe
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Joe, every silver lining has its cloud, eh ;-))
Shel
[Original
Hi all,
Does anybody know of an OCR (optical character reader) that can read text
from digital pictures?
Thanks,
Lasse
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Two are the same image.
From: Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/11/02 Thu PM 01:24:08 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: GESO: Halloween flash fun
Hey Juan, you weren't there during the shoot-out, were you?
Nice work, btw, as always. I keep hoping
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
From: Joseph Tainter
He was given the opportunity to claim that SSM would be faster, and he
didn't bite. So the only advantage is that it will be quieter.
Joe, every silver lining has its cloud, eh ;-))
You know, I've been reading for years, from people I trust on
Ann,
there's a whole series of bike photos there (none of them mine though)
- follow the Next link. Slate is not a well-designed user interface,
but the photos are good.
Here are some of my bike photos (family snaps, not Magnum standard),
starting in the middle with a literary joke that might
From: Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/11/02 Thu PM 02:30:47 GMT
To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net
Subject: RE: Adults on bicycles
Doug Franklin wrote:
I suspect that it mostly boils down to familiarity breeds contempt.
Those short, regularly traveled routes
Jaume Lahuerta wrote:
Hi,
This month I feel like commenting some of the pictures displayed that cached
my eyes. Since perfection doesn't exist, I'll try not only to point positive
but also negative (constructive) aspects, that I think it is also a useful
feedback.
Forerunner by
On 11/2/06, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What a nitwit you are, Joe. You will always take the most negative
interpretation. Perhaps he thought that a sensible audience would
assume SSM would be faster as there would be no point in all that
complexity just to reduce noise.
John
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From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You know, I've been reading for years, from people I trust on this list
and elsewhere, that the primary advantage of USM/HSM/SSM/whatever is
that it's quiet rather than faster. No one should be surprised at this
point.
How
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On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 09:12:22PM -, Bob W wrote:
Your wise neurosurgeon might care to reflect on this:
(http://www.cyclecraft.co.uk/digest/effectiveness.pdf)
... the average distance cycled per person in the UK each year is
only 62 km42 (and in the Netherlands
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Some of Robert Adams' prints with similar kinds of open white space
at the borders were hanging at the Fraenkel Gallery a few months ago.
They were hot-mounted, then a thin black ink line drawn around the
print, and a white gallery matte cut that left about 1/3 inch
On 11/02/06 11:03 AM, Mark Roberts, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You know, I've been reading for years, from people I trust on this list
and elsewhere, that the primary advantage of USM/HSM/SSM/whatever is
that it's quiet rather than faster. No one should be surprised at this
point.
And perhaps
Sure, here it is:
http://tinyurl.com/y2wv77
The album shows:
the original
original + sharpen and
original + sharpen + lighten, that we agreed breaks the mood too much.
Altough, as I also told you offlist, I am worried about becoming a 'sharpening
activist' ;-)
Regards,
Jaume
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I find this to be true on my M bodies. You can't just use your fore or mid
finger to twist the shutter dial easily. My KX bodies, however, don't
have as much friction that way. I think this depends on the body.
I have 3 MX bodies and 4 KX bodies, so I suspect I have a reassonable
sampling of
Heck folks, I'm usually a lurker but I DID start The JCO survey.
It was intended as a survey, but I'm now thinking it is one of the largest,
stupidest, and most bitter threads yet spawned here.
I think I deserve a prize.
Thistles thrown at twenty paces?
Pizza without sauce or cheese?
Rocks in
In my household, besides
driving to work
(15miles and 6miles), there are mostly short trips: [...] gym 1/4
mile,
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Behalf Of Gonz
Sent: 02 November 2006 16:30
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On Nov 2, 2006, at 11:50 AM, Lon Williamson wrote:
Thistles thrown at twenty paces?
Pizza without sauce or cheese?
Rocks in my socks?
Being doomed to listen to JCO forever?
Penitent, I am, I am...
I think being banned forever ought to suffice.
Bob
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I've only used a couple-three Pentax AF lenses, and only on two or three
camera bodies. I've used one Nikon lens and one Canon lens, on their
respective bodies. In similar light (daylight, normal contrasts, etc.) I
didn't notice that one lens or another was faster than others. Far from a
real
On Nov 1, 2006, at 6:32 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
I believe (although I'm not sure of this) that
it was based on one of the designs that Rollei inherited when they
acquired someone else's designs (was it Voigtländer?
Yes, it was a Voigtländer design. Not a very versatile camera since
it
I thinks its time to add, don't start surveys
And put OTHER people's names on them, if it was
Your survey, which it was in this case, than call it yours.
jco
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Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006
Faster than what? Faster than current lenses on pre-K100D bodies? Faster
than current lenses on the new bodies? Faster than Canon or Nikon? Faster
than a speeding bullet LOL? How important is AF speed compared to
focusing accuracy, especially at wide apertures, or the ability to focus in
poor
I cant apeak for anyone else but with the old film bodies, I adjust the
Aperture ring with my left hand while holding
The camara with my finger on the shutter release
With my right. Thus, I can shift the AE aperture
And shutter speed combination while still being
Able to shoot at any moment. With
On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 12:53:14PM +, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
Many thanks Ken. I am going through them slowly.
On Wed, 1 Nov 2006, K.Takeshita wrote:
Dropped dust would be gathered on the adhesive tape placed below the
SR unit.
ANy idea if this will be (user) replaceable?
I know, that's the one thing I dislike about it. However, for my
purposes, I bought one 1G xD card ... it holds up to 350-400 full
resolution photos at a time and cost me about $40. That's enough. I
only do a little bit of movie making with it, not enough to worry about.
A Sandisk ImageMate
Can I recommend to you a short story, ... All You Zombies,
by Robert Heinlein? This involves levels of consanguinity
far more complicated than simply being your own niece.
It can be found, together with the excellent And He Built
a Crooked House, in a collection entitled The Unpleasant
Jaume Lahuerta wrote:
Sure, here it is:
http://tinyurl.com/y2wv77
The album shows:
the original
original + sharpen and
original + sharpen + lighten, that we agreed breaks the mood too much.
Altough, as I also told you offlist, I am worried about becoming a
'sharpening activist' ;-)
Sounds fairly clumsy to me, but this is how we can learn. Suggest you give
it a try, make sure to bracket your exposures on either side of the exposure
you determine, then look at the results to see how well the method worked.
Have fun! :-)
Mi Doug
On 11/02/06 04:53, J and K Messervy [EMAIL
Thanks Godfrey, Paul, Shel, Bruce, Ken, John Coyle, John Forbes, Cotty,
Stephen Moore, and William Robb (who said it was Not bad for a picture
taken with a Pentax). :-)
Tom C.
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Nov 2, 2006, at 8:31 AM, K.Takeshita wrote:
You know, I've been reading for years, from people I trust on this
list
and elsewhere, that the primary advantage of USM/HSM/SSM/whatever is
that it's quiet rather than faster. No one should be surprised at
this
point.
And perhaps the
I haven't shot transparencies in years. But working with JPEGs in
digital cameras is quite similar:
- Learn to recognize, look for, and place exposure for the Zone VIII
or Zone IX parts of the scene.
- Let the rest fall where it may, you can't do much about it
- Bracket for difficult shots so
On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 11:03:09AM -0500, Mark Roberts wrote:
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
From: Joseph Tainter
He was given the opportunity to claim that SSM would be faster, and he
didn't bite. So the only advantage is that it will be quieter.
Joe, every silver lining has its cloud, eh
On 2/11/06, J. C. O'Connell, discombobulated, unleashed:
I thinks its time to add, don't start surveys
And put OTHER people's names on them, if it was
Your survey, which it was in this case, than call it yours.
jco
That *must* be the last word.
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On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:36:02 +0100, Jaume Lahuerta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Decay by Lucas Rijnders
Nice mood, perspective and foreground texture...I wouldn't mind to have
everything in focus though (tripod needed I am afraid).
Thanks for commenting the comment. I'm pretty sure I
LOL
Based on a 30 stride, that's 528 steps.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Gonz
In my household, besides driving to work
(15miles and 6miles), there are mostly short trips:
gym 1/4 mile
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Hi gang,
does anybody know if the new bodies can be used satisfingly with IR
filters? My Oly C-5050 does that well, but I'm about to sell it and
would not like to miss a camera with that feature.
Thanks for your answers!
Pancho
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On 11/2/06, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Nov 2, 2006, at 10:49 AM, Bob W wrote:
The best protection for cyclists is to learn how to cycle properly
in traffic.
That helps, but you need to bear in mind that drivers have blind
spots, are often inattentive (especially while in a
Some folks on the DPReview.com forum have shown good IR work done
with the Hoya R72 and B+W type 092 filters using the *ist DS and DL
bodies. I suspect the K100D would do as well.
Godfrey
On Nov 2, 2006, at 10:54 AM, Pancho Hasselbach wrote:
does anybody know if the new bodies can be used
oooh
I thought JCO stood for Just Counting Opinions
ann ducks
Cotty wrote:
On 2/11/06, J. C. O'Connell, discombobulated, unleashed:
I thinks its time to add, don't start surveys
And put OTHER people's names on them, if it was
Your survey, which it was in this case, than call it yours.
My istDL works with a R72 IR filter. I believe the K100 has the same chip,
so it should be the same. Do a custom white balance as outlined in the
manual and go from there. Be forewarned, the iso will need to be jacked up
to 800 or 1600 AND use a tripod. typical daytime exposures I have
Hi,
I reviewed A20 for our local photo/computer magazine last month. It was
a sort of head-to-head test versus Olympus mju: 750. Pentax wins hands
down.
What's about A20... it's a bit slow in operation, but image results are
very good. Good noise, which is easily repairable with
We drop off the kids to go swimming.
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LOL
Based on a 30 stride, that's 528 steps.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Gonz
In my household, besides driving to work
(15miles and 6miles), there are mostly short trips:
gym 1/4 mile
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Weather conditions today were very much like yesterday. I was going to call
this Mountain View Morning Day 2. Instead it's just Another Day.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5153154size=lg
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My macros have an external hood. In the case of the Phoenix 100mm/f3.5,
even with a
well-recessed front element, such a thing seems justified. For the SMC
lenses, it can't hurt
and it can help and if I dump the lens, theres something on the front to
take impact and
mebbe keep it working well
On 11/2/06, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey Juan, you weren't there during the shoot-out, were you?
No, I wasn't. I left around 11.
BTW, when I entered the area, around 8 or so, there was a guy next to
me dressed as a soldier. The cops made him put his plastic, scaled
down,
Yup, cheap rubbert hoods for those that didn't come with something.
Unlike some others, I keep my hoods mounted. And for the most part,
my hoods work somewhat or nicely with caps. I won't swap hoods to save
space in a camera bag. Those who differ with me probably have systems that
work fine for
I've shot quite a bit of IR with my *istD and Hoya R72 filters. I shoot auto
white balance and convert to BW in Photoshop using the channel mixer. I use
just a small amount of blue and green channel, less than 10%, and a lot of red
channel. This shot was with the DA 12-24 and an R72 filter.
My expectation (hope) is that on long lenses, USM will be significantly
faster. On short lenses I don't need or expect much difference.
I really don't see the point of USM on short lenses (because they focus
fast enough), and I don't see the point on long lenses if it doesn't yield
a speed
What is the general opinion on the Pentax-M 28-50/3.5-4.5 zoom, please?
Jens Bladt
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Is there a Serial number key somewhere (internet) to help determin the
actual model of a Pentax Spotmatic, please?
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Cotty wrote:
On 2/11/06, J. C. O'Connell, discombobulated, unleashed:
I thinks its time to add, don't start surveys
And put OTHER people's names on them, if it was
Your survey, which it was in this case, than call it yours.
jco
That *must* be the last word.
If you can call that word(s).
The advantage I do see to using in-lens servos on every lens is that
it helps minimizes the number of mechanical couplings from lens to
body. I don't know about anyone else's experience, but I know from my
own that I've never once had a problem with an electrical coupling
from lens to
Spotmatics have the model name listed on the top plate.
-Adam
Jens Bladt wrote:
Is there a Serial number key somewhere (internet) to help determin the
actual model of a Pentax Spotmatic, please?
Regards
Jens Bladt
http://www.jensbladt.dk
+45 56 63 77 11
+45 23 43 85 77
Skype:
On 11/2/06, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there a Serial number key somewhere (internet) to help determin the
actual model of a Pentax Spotmatic, please?
Regards
This is probably a good place to start:
http://www.m-fortytwo.info/ViewAllCamerasBySerialNo.php
HTH
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In a word, Feh!
Shel
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From: Jens Bladt
What is the general opinion on the Pentax-M 28-50/3.5-4.5 zoom, please?
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Please stop with your grammer lessons.
Blame Bill Gates. My ms-outlook/word program
Is automatically changing **some** spelling
From what is typed and also capitolizing
Some words ( every first word in each
Line, even if it's in the middle of a
Sentence. I have tried and tried many times to turn
Keep 'em coming, Tom. Lovely, lovely work.
Godfrey
On Nov 2, 2006, at 11:34 AM, Tom C wrote:
Weather conditions today were very much like yesterday. I was
going to call
this Mountain View Morning Day 2. Instead it's just Another Day.
Pretty close.
If there are white clouds in the sky, meter them and presume Zone VII
Why not use the meter prism?
William Robb
I can use the meter prism, but it's a bit of an unknown. I thought this
could give me better control, considering slide film's narrow range. I'm
also mainly
Yes, on the left side of the prism on my Spotmatic SP.
-Adam
Jens Bladt wrote:
Thanks Adam, I presume you do not mean the part facing foreward, but the
surface facin up?
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Jens Bladt
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