Eric
I have two cable switch 'F's (as used on PZ1, PZ1P, MZ/ZX series, except
MZ-S and
MZ-6/ZXL ( per Boz's Site), also used on 645N).
One in need of electrical repair & one fully functional & in as new
condition.
$20 USD for both.
You pay postage.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Weir" <[email protected]>
Subject: Back from Arizona
I've been back in Atlanta since Monday [10/25]. I did a lot of shooting,
especially, of course, in the Grand Canyon. We were there only one day.
Most of the day it was overcast with occasional light rain. Which made it
possible to shoot mid-day. While we were in Phoenix my English brother
in-law and a nephew took in the Pima Air Museum, where there was an entire
exhibit devoted to the Eighth Air Force and the B-17, and the Casa Grande
Air Show, where we got to walk through a B-17 and coiuld've gone up for a
ride if we'd been willing to shell out $425 each. Got some interesting
shots at both.
I used the 28mm lens almost exclusively. The one time when I coulda used
the 135mm, at the air show, I left it at home. After the fact I regret not
giving it more of a try at the Canyon. I was disappointed in the results,
at least as far as focus goes. They might've been better if I'd heeded the
advice to take a tripod, though I'm not at all certain of that.
Compositionally there are a few good ones. And I think I'm on the road to
getting better at getting exposure right. I've also gotten used to having
the camera with me and doing a lot of shooting. I'll need to keep it up,
though, to make it more of a habit. Hopefully it will become natural.
With my tentative grasp of Lightroom it's going to be a few days before I
get some of the better shots up on the web. Given the sharpness I
routinely see in the photos you guys share here, I'm almost ashamed to
show anything, but perhaps you'll be able to give me some pointers. [There
is hope: On the way back from KEH the day I bought the 135mm, before
leaving for Arizona, I stopped at the site of a former City of Atlanta
incinerator, which is apparently now being used to convert leaves, tree
branches, and other organic stuff into mulch and/or compost. I took a
bunch of pictures, and at least a few of them are pretty sharp, at least
by my standards. Or maybe that was the lens [smc m 135/3.5].]
I could use some advice: I plan to start experimenting with a tripod. I'd
like to get a remote. Bid on a couple of Pentax Fs on eBay but lost out
due to inattentiveness. Fs seem not to show up there very often, but there
are tons of aftermarket remotes at ridiculously low prices [$3.99]. New
ones can be had for $20 or so on Amazon and elsewhere. Not knowing any
better, I'd prefer the original Pentax. Anybody have any recommendations?
Thanks,
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Eric Weir
Decatur, GA USA
[email protected]
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