Re: XTOL and bubbles--follow up

2001-09-14 Thread Shel Belinkoff
formulary handy at the moment to check) D76 will behave differently with different dilutions. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax

Re: Picture of the Week

2001-09-15 Thread Shel Belinkoff
appeal and impact. I know you can produce better work than this. Paul Jones wrote: Here is my picture of the week. As usual comments are welcomed. http://www.alphalink.net.au/~nrg/week7.html -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: That professional thing again

2001-09-15 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Kevin Thornsberry wrote: I like the IRS approach. If you make a profit you can call it a business. Otherwise it is a hobby. That's not quite true. A business can lose money and still be a busines. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

OT: Contax GG-3 Lens Hood

2001-09-15 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi - Does anyone on the list use the Contax G-series camera, and have the dedicated hood for the 90mm lens (the GG-3)? If so, could you tell me how long the hood is? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http

Re: OT-gas

2001-09-15 Thread Shel Belinkoff
construction company in Saudi Arabia. Rather than continue in the business with his brothers, he cashed out. It's estimated that his personal fortune is/was about $300,000,000.00 -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http

Re: Contax GG-3 Lens Hood

2001-09-15 Thread Shel Belinkoff
suggested. Joe Codispoti wrote: I do not have the 90mm any longer but I do recall that the size of the shade was between approximately 1.5 long. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net

Re: Picture of the Week

2001-09-15 Thread Shel Belinkoff
for taking the picture. But on a purely photographic level it doesn't cut it for me. I want more from a photograph, and Paul is capable of giving us more. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making a photograph

Re: Look at this auction!

2001-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Aaron Reynolds wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: Oh, man! Just my luck ... I just put in a bid on a Nikon D1 with a third party zoom lens. Sheesh! Was it the 28-300? I hear it's sort of sharp at 200! But you can sharpen it later in Photoshop anyways, while you're cropping

Re: MZ-S and IR

2001-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
. I'll have a scan in a few days if anyone is interested. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Filter Factors

2001-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
discuss this situation a bit. One thought that crossed my mind was to make the exposure readings off a grey card, which I'll try later when I'm outside and away from the computer. Any thoughts on that idea. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Look at this auction!

2001-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
There's a pic of me in the PUG, from the month we did self portraits (April or August 2000?). I'd love to see what I look like behind one of those things. Aaron Reynolds wrote: I still need a pic of Shel's head to finish this lovely image of Shel with a D1 and a 28-300. -- Shel Belinkoff

Re: Look at this Belinkoff!!!

2001-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
William Robb wrote: http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/Shel-joke.jpg Bob and I had a great time that day, although he was a little miffed at having to bail me out of a local Chicago precinct house. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Look at this auction!

2001-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/MARK.JPG -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: THE NEW PENTAX

2001-09-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
can't also use K2s, LXs, and MZ-Ss. But WHERE are you in your understanding of the new ways of making pictures, and HOW DO YOU FEEL about becoming forward-looking as well as backward-looking, and...will you still BE LOYAL to Pentax when most new product introductions are digital??? -- Shel

Re: THE NEW PENTAX

2001-09-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
. A quick snap of the digital camera and I was able to shoot an image that explained it all. Likewise, while working on my old Mercedes, I was stumped at how to remove a certain part. I sent my uncle a pic via e-mail and he was able to provide a solution based on the picture. -- Shel Belinkoff

Speaking of Digital Cameras ...

2001-09-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
/news/official.data/data.dir/jn010917-1/jn010917-1-1.jpg -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: THE NEW PENTAX

2001-09-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
and see what it can do. The sukka better not beep, whistle, chime, or talk to me in a soothing voice. If it does anything more than just make the exposure ~on my terms~ it'll be back to the dealer before my credit card can be processed. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message

Re: Is Matsushita Leica's long-awaited white knight?

2001-09-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
now. As the resolution and size of the CCD/CMOS sensors increase, lens quality will become more and more crucial and (hopefully) foregrounded. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow

Re: Ball Point Pens Pencils (Was Re: THE NEW PENTAX)

2001-09-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
of the ball point pen, the pencil, and my reasons for using the ball-point. Petroski's book is really a great read (it's even illustrated). -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow

Re: THE NEW PENTAX

2001-09-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
them? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: Ball Point Pens Pencils (Was Re: THE NEW PENTAX)

2001-09-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
, but he does it with a great deal of humor as well. Have fun ... -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http

Re: Confessions of an old timer

2001-09-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
. I can't think of a word to describe the situation. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: Ball Point Pens Pencils (Was Re: THE NEW PENTAX)

2001-09-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
worked without that English accent... :-) I believe it was Civilization. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http

Re: Confessions of an old timer

2001-09-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
there's a cultural or language difference here. Those on the list who use Nikons, Leicas, view cameras, Minoltas, and the like, would not consider such use to be a low action. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go

Re: Digicams and 35mm--Warning! Long post

2001-09-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I may continue with the rest of your post later. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: SMC Pentax-M 1:3.5/28mm

2001-09-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
as they compare favorably. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow

Inspection of Camera Gear at Airports

2001-09-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
to me are quite high...it could ruin an entire trip or business deal. Anyone ever have any experience with damage in this manner? If so, what was the resolve? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http

Re: Digicams and 35mm--Warning! Long post

2001-09-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
. Again, the proof is in the prints. Absolutely. Mike has promised to send me some prints, and I promised to comment on them publicly. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions

Re: Confessions of an old timer

2001-09-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
sure we can all agree that the Canon users amongst us are scum. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http

Re: Digicams and 35mm--Warning! Long post

2001-09-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Robert Wetmore wrote: And have you ever driven a Ford F-150? These things corner like a dream! Have you ever driven an Aston Martin? Those things can't carry 4x8 sheets of plywood worth a shit! -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Digicams and 35mm--Warning! Long post

2001-09-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
, not whether he takes good or interesting photos. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: Digicams and 35mm--Warning! Long post

2001-09-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
, the Leica Lens Maven, has been writing about the optical qualities of various lenses for a long time, even comparing lenses, but I've never seen a photograph showing the qualities and differences that he discusses. Yet he is held in high esteem by numerous Leicaphiles - FEH! -- Shel Belinkoff mailto

Re: Tripod Head Recommendations for Pentax 67

2001-09-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
(I hope I don't have to upgrade that as well). -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Reply Part I: Confessions of an old timer

2001-09-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
. Of course, many such comments also lead to more revealing discussions as well, and that's the good part of the excitation process. More to follow ... -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net

Re: Confessions of an old timer

2001-09-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
with a Super Program), but I have used an Argus C-3. [...]I keep saying that I should take all my 35mm's out and shoot a roll in each as a project of different films and different strengths of each camera. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail

Reply Part III: Confessions of an old timer

2001-09-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
cameras to be like sports cars - good handling, affording complete control without any extraneous frills, quick to respond, and, perhaps, a little quirky. Cheers! -- Shel Belinkoff (donning his Nomex photo vest and kevlar helmet) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re: Reply Part III: Confessions of an old timer

2001-09-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
of his experiences and techniques: http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/content/pastissues/2000/feb/baldeagle.html -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do? - This message

Re: The RedHeads are here...

2001-09-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Rob Brigham wrote: A new innovation? http://www.smartlens.com/ProductsDisplay.asp?pID=37 Nope ... more useless crap! -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Re: Artificial film grain (different)...

2001-09-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
to grain. Color film? What do i know, but I'm sure there are at least several color films that offer moderate to course grain. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Re: Artificial film grain (different)...

2001-09-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
is that you can use the grainy effect even with a slow-speed film, if that's the effect you're looking for. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit

Re: Artificial film grain (different)...

2001-09-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
for others. chris On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Of course, one could always use a neutral density filter on a higher speed film and get the grain plus some of the benefits (wider aperture, slower shutter speeds) of a slower, finer grained film. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto

Re: Campbell's Soup - OT

2001-09-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
/click_for_cans.asp -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: lens brightness

2001-09-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
. There is a mechanical means by which the aperture diameter is adjusted as one moves through the focal range. This is apart from the aperture ring on the lens. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making

Re: Digicams and 35mm--Warning! Long post

2001-09-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
on the back (which he used to check his composition). For him the value was being able to frame and reduce the image to 2D to evaluate it before committing it to film. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http

Re: Images or Photographs

2001-09-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
of your definition) are being called images. Mick's comment that an image could be drawn or composed in some other way than by sensing direct or reflected light is, I think, a pretty accurate assessment. And, if I were to use finger paints to make a picture, would that be a digital image? -- Shel

Re: Images or Photographs

2001-09-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
: Shel Belinkoff quipped: And, if I were to use finger paints to make a picture, would that be a digital image? Why yes, yes it would. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow

Re: Fastest Super Wide Angle lens

2001-09-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks, Len, but 2.8 is too slow. Pentax has a 20/2.8 that's far less expensive, albeit not as wide, but still wide enough for my needs. Len Paris wrote: There is a 14mm f/2.8 rectilinear Tamron that is excellent, but pretty expensive. See BH and Adorama for pricing. -- Shel Belinkoff

Re: Fastest Super Wide Angle lens

2001-09-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
makes the fastest, rectilinear, K-mount (or adaptable to K-mount) lens in the 15mm - 21mm or so range? Who makes the fastest one for an SLR regardless of mount? Thanks! -- Sigma EX 20/1.8 -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke

Re: What you really missed

2001-09-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
is unsuccessful I'll hop in the car and head for the local deli and get a good corned beef sandwich and a sour pickle. Welcome back, John ... -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow

Re: What you really missed

2001-09-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
A Tarpon is an ancient horse Skofteland, Christian wrote: You are going to jump on a fish to hunt a pig -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget

Re: What you really missed

2001-09-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Sorry - typo. That should have been Tarpan, not Tarpon. Stephen Moore wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: ...later this evening I'll don my loincloth, paint my face, jump on my tarpon, and hunt the elusive wild boar. You got wild boars that swim in salt water? Hope you nail one

Re: Agfapan 100 in Rodinal Ella Fitgerald

2001-09-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
not sure that I'm committed to the T-Grains. It's been a long time since I've shot a good quantity of conventional BW. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget

Re: What you really missed

2001-09-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
York, but it's delicious. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: Agfapan 100 in Rodinal Ella Fitgerald

2001-10-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
50 films out of one 500 ml bottle. Does anyone have other comments from Agfa on this? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: More Limited products from Pentax

2001-10-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
the owners would like to take to their graves and an LX with AF. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http

Re: MZ-S Cost...Hey Pentax.

2001-10-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
in a digital dominated future. And Aaron replied: Yeah, and it doesn't have a phone in it, either! ;) Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax

Re: MZ-S Cost...Hey Pentax.

2001-10-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
needs is a day timer, calculator and text messaging. --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike mentioned a Pentax that had an alarm clock built into it. It's a shame that the clock wasn't connected to a timer so the camera could turn on the coffee machine in the morning

Preparing for a Day of Photography

2001-10-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I missed anything? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: The 5n could be the best if ...

2001-10-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Super Program ... nah, you can keep it an an extinct species. It has absolutely no appeal to me. Thanks for the offer, though g. Brendan wrote: Fine we'll bring back the Super Program just for you. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: More Limited products from Pentax

2001-10-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Me? No ... I thought about getting one when someone on the list offered one for sale, but we couldn't come to terms. tom wrote: It can be overridden. I thought you had a 5n? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go

Re: Film/paper combo question

2001-10-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
different in activity. I don't remember which is the faster developer. I don't think it makes a heck of a lot of the difference if you use one or the other, as long as you test in the combination. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Got a Bargain, I think, an 85/1.8

2001-10-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Rare Desireable Pentax Lenses (was: Got a Bargain, I think, an 85/1.8)

2001-10-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
/1.8 and it's older brother, the SMCT 85/1.8 would fall into that group, as might the K105/2.8. The Screw mount 135~600 zoom has got to be amongst the rarest lenses Pentax ever made. I've only seen one (which was a mess!) and have never even seen a photo of it. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL

Re: new toys

2001-10-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
segment (12.5mm) of a regular extension tube and got some absolutely brilliant close-ups and great bokeh. I keep forgetting about that darned helicoid tube that you enabled me to get - I've gotta give it a try. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re: gear ratio

2001-10-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
. They each have different characteristics, and that can be helpful. Ultimately you might want to move to an LX or two and then get rid of another MX. You will absolutely love the LX, especially with the early SMCP lenses that you have. Four bodies ... you're just a beginner LOL -- Shel

Re: MZ-S; Built to last

2001-10-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Pål Jensen wrote re the MZ-S: It also uses belt drive for film transport because it can be made much more precise. Its a very well made and durable camera. More precise than what? Where might I see a diagram or drawing of this? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message

Re: MZ-S; Built to last

2001-10-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Interesting point? What might the longevity of such a system be? Mick Maguire wrote: It also uses belt drive for film transport So it's not going to be one for great longevity like the Pentax's of old then. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax

Re: gear ratio

2001-10-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
with BG-10 grip. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: MZ-S; Built to last

2001-10-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
, whereas the drives in older models (even my SF1n's) are metal gears. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http

Re: MZ-S; Built to last

2001-10-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
and implement, which is most likely the real reason Pentax uses a belt drive. Pål Jensen wrote: Shel wrote: More precise than what? More precise than 18 cogs. For the same reasing they using timing belts on car engines. The dataimprinting damand a precise film transport. -- Shel

Re: Got a Bargain, I think, an 85/1.8

2001-10-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Kent Gittings wrote: Is that the square hood with the compression ring retainer? No, it's not, Kent. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit

Re: Got a Bargain, I think, an 85/1.8

2001-10-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Girl baking powder fits perfectly over the hood, making a great slip-on lens cap, allowing for good protection while shooting or transporting the camera with the lens attached while not having to remove the hood in order to use a cap. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message

Re: MZ-S; Built to last

2001-10-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
was zero maintenance and less losses. But the belt still has to be replaced at regular intervals. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax

LX Frame Spacing (Was Re: MZ-S; Built to last)

2001-10-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
is the accuracy of the rewind/multiple exposure and therefore the frame-spacing. It suggests that yours has/have a problem. Mine were all bang-on (as is my M3). -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net

Re: Newbie

2001-10-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
recommend from 24mm on up to 200mm? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: Newbie

2001-10-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
it? -- Shel Belinkoff (Avoiding household chores) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: New leather coverings for Pentax bodies

2001-10-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Some of these are really gorgeous ... have you seen the Olympus page? Mark Roberts wrote: Outstanding! I love the commentary that goes with his descriptions, For info, look at: http://homepages.together.net/~msparks/pentax/pentax_l.htm -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: What's it worth?

2001-10-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
to be worth and we would both like the lists opinion. BH have them new for US$335.95, it was bought for AU$60 (about US$31). I'd like to own this and pay a fair price, so please help me find out what that is. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax

Re: Pushing and Pulling film

2001-10-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
this is a difficult concept for me to grasp but it really comes down to trying to understand how the terms are used. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit

Re: Manual Focus Bodies Lenses

2001-10-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
is programmed to do. Ed asked: Out of curiosity, why is it you want manual advance? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users

Rumors ...

2001-10-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I heard that Minolta will no longer make cameras in Japan, that it's closing its Malaysian operations, and that it's moving all camera production to Shanghai, in China. Anyone here know if this is correct? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Manual Focus Bodies Lenses

2001-10-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
let your finger up. This came in handy in quiet circumstances--I would take a picture, then put the camera behind my back or under a coat and let it wind.-- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net

Re: Manual Focus Bodies Lenses

2001-10-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
don't provide a switch which lets the photographer decide when to wind the film. I moaned about this after taking a photo with -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions

Re: Pushing and Pulling film

2001-10-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
in development, because it is based on sensitivity of the emulsion to light, not developer. If the emulsion hasn't had enough exposure to embed a latent image, no amount of development will create one, and that, my friend, is it, period. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from

Re: Pushing and Pulling film

2001-10-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
, but that there is a large increase in the contrast from Zones 1 to 4. I don't know if I have a source of Acufine or Diafine close at hand. I may need a list member to procure some chemistry for me. Leave it with me for a couple of weeks. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from

E-6 C41 in Acufine

2001-10-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Something I came across some time ago. Since we're talking about Acufine I thought I'd give you might want to read the article at this URL: http://www.rit.edu/~rckpph/faq/22.07.html Sounds fascinating ;-)) -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re: Cheating

2001-10-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
A couple of Leicas (M3, M3 with 35mm, 2-50mm, and 90mm lenses) Canon QL17 Olymus 35mm SLR gear is coming soon Sony digital J. C. O'Connell asked: Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax at times? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re: Cheating

2001-10-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
in 30 minutes, in the same two or three blocks I had been walking around with the M6. I guess I have to keep practicing with the Leica, but don't want to give up the MX. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http

Re: Cheating

2001-10-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
though the camera is up to my eye, down, up to my eye, down etc. I feel more like an uninvolved observer. Cartier Bresson said that Chim used his cameras the way a doctor uses his stethoscope, and somehow using the M3 has more of that sense of detachment for me. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto

Re: Cheating

2001-10-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
there, Shel. :o) Personally speaking, the more film I shoot, the better I get. Never heard of a world-class athlete who didn't run a lot of miles (apart from darts players, of course). Never heard of a world-class photographer who didn't shoot a lot of film. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

CDs for Photo Storage

2001-10-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Gang, What should I look for when buying CDs for storing scanned photos and negs? Are there different grades of CDs, some perhaps being better suited for music and others for use with photos on the computer? Any brands especially worth considering? I once received a music CD that was

Re: CDs for Photo Storage

2001-10-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Ahhh so I want a ~Data CD~. Thanks! I didn't know there was a difference. Thank you! You've saved me a big headache, I'm sure. I'm check out those sites, too. Maris V. Lidaka, Sr. wrote: There should be no problem with a data CD including image data - audio CDs are different, though

Re: Pushing and Pulling film

2001-10-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
for exposure, that detail is gone. Ain't nothing going to get it back, other than drawing it in with a pencil. William Robb -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Re: The REAL reason the Pentax MX rules!

2001-10-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
behind you. Mine has survived over 18 years of being thrown in my bag. Eehhh, they don't make 'em like they used to! Wendy -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Re: The REAL reason the Pentax MX rules!

2001-10-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
regularly, but I'm not too impressed with their track record otherwise. By comparison, the K-series bodies tend to hold up beautifully, and I'd be hard pressed to think of a Super Program/Program Plus I've seen come through in the past few years that had anything wrong with it. -- Shel Belinkoff

Re: Bizarro PDML! (Re: The REAL reason the Pentax MX rules!)

2001-10-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
flare ... not another word was heard from the Leicaphiles on the subject. The MX might not be one of Pentax's best bodies, but it holds lenses with great coatings. Juan J. Buhler wrote: MX bashing in pentax-discuss? What's next, SMC isn't that good against flare after all? -- Shel Belinkoff

Re: Back from vacation - equipment experiences

2001-10-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
of trekking it just died. [...] So, what's to learn from this? Well, keep the camera in a bag to prevent it from being wet by dripping water. The humidity is difficult to handle, but I should have protected it from the sweat -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message

Re: Bizarro PDML! (Re: The REAL reason the Pentax MX rules!)

2001-10-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
a horrible ghost image from one of the lamps! With a $525 (used) 50mm/2 lens! I think I'd have to test is a bit more to reach any conclusions, but it was kind of funny that at first sight, a $50 lens would perform better than a $500 one. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message

Re: Back from vacation - equipment experiences

2001-10-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
those cameras is because they know they will still function under adverse conditions a normal camera will not. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit

Re: Question on SMC filters

2001-10-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
the outside element is multicoated on SMC glass, right Wrong - so does flare just come from rays striking the first glass surface?) No, all surfaces contribute to flare or light loss. visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

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