Re: LX Strap Lugs
- Original Message - From: "Chris Niesmertelny" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Pentax Discuss" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 6:01 PM Subject: LX Strap Lugs What's the deal with strap lugs for the LX? Rarer than a Ruth's Chris porterhouse, and just about as expensive. I thought I was out of my mind for bidding $36 for a set on ebay...and now I've been outbid. It's really quiet simple. These buggers are only used on LX. They get lost. Pentax has had them missing from the catalog for years. In addition, camera stores that deal in used gear have a habit of separating straps from the cameras and throwing them in a junk bin. When the uninitiated buy the camera, they don't think about the strap and forget to ask for them. Cans't thou telleth me where I may findeth the little buggers for less than a well-used Spotmatic? Check http://www.camera-direct.com. This UK site lists the pair for UKP10.00. It may be worth a try. - 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: Different models - Different markets (WAS: Have I got this right?)
At 14:34 19.1.2001 +0100, you wrote: [...] Most of these Japan only products are never offered to foreign distributors. A case in point are the L-mount Limited lens. Sometimes they are. Pentax Europe was asked if they had any Sorry, but what are L-mount Limiteds? Does it mean Leica mount? M? or LTM? Thanks. Frantisek - 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: Does the zx-5n have a pseudo mirror lockup feature?
At 07:47 19.1.2001 -0800, you wrote: Do you mean that you have both Z1p and K2 so between the two you have both kinds? Yes. Or that the K2 can do both kinds of MLU? I wish! I am curious ;) Frantisek (K@DMD happy) I'm jealous: I would love a K2DMD! *I* am jealous :) I would love a Z-1p ! (still saving for it...) Frantisek P.S.: but seriously, I love the little aperture readout window on the DMD, as well as the AE-lock. But both are very fine cameras, I would say "cheaper LX"... they were Pentax's first K mount pro bodies, and it's easy to see it and like them. And the nice brassing on my black version ;) Although not worth a collector, it just makes people with plastic cameras (Canons 300, Pentax MZ-50, etc...) GREEN WITH ENVY how good it looks, black with brassed edges. Until they feel the weight, that is ;) I tried once a K2DMD (0.75kg?) with bracket and big Sunpak flash (0.8kg) battery pack (0.6 kg) and a 180/2.8 lens (1.3kg with hood) ... Better than going to the gym! I actually had to shoot with such a kit once, in a crowd... - 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: 24-90
Oh, man. I have several Pentax lenses that use filter sizes other than 58mm. Are they all Tamrons? Hmm, they must be. In fact, a quick browse of the K mount page reveals the truth here, the only primes Pentax made were: 20mm f/4 24mm f/3.5 A/F/FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro 135mm f/2.5 A* 200mm f/4 Macro The rest must be Tamrons. At least Pentax made a few more of their own zooms. :) - Peter - 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: LX Strap Lugs
well. I just bought a brand new LX strap with lugs from www.camera-direct.co.uk for about UK15 T. At 20:01 19/01/2001 -0500, you wrote: What's the deal with strap lugs for the LX? Rarer than a Ruth's Chris porterhouse, and just about as expensive. I thought I was out of my mind for bidding $36 for a set on ebay...and now I've been outbid. Please, Oh Great LX brethren, Cans't thou telleth me where I may findeth the little buggers for less than a well-used Spotmatic? If one of you has an extra set, would you like to sell them to me? I would like to take the camera out of the house eventually... Chris - 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. - 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.
Halogen lights
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I will try these in the future. Kyle Sellers
Re: Pushing film...
On 20 Jan 2001, at 2:07, tom wrote: If it's too dark dark for TMAX 3200 and a 50/1.4, go have a beer! Wimp, just push the TMZ to 6400 or 12500 and pop on a 50f1.2, and you'll be sweet :-) Then go have a beer! Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 Fax +61-2-9554-9259 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - 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 Lycos thang (again)
On 20 Jan 2001, at 8:07, Ed Mathews wrote: Damn! I typed in my name and found seven of my pictures from the PUG, including one of my car with my current license plate on it, and another of my three kids! Up until now, I haven't been following this thread. What does all this mean? I think it means that all of us who disapprove of this type of action should band together to stomp it out or simply remove thy images from the web indefinitely (not I). Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 Fax +61-2-9554-9259 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - 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: 100% finders
In a message dated 1/19/01 8:15:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Consider this. Every mount I know of, including slide mounts, cuts some off each edge. I would like a 100% viewfinder - if I get an edge frame on the viewfinder that corresponds to approximately 1mm off each edge. A series of questions asked not to provoke, but for information in furtherance of an understanding of the duties of the viewfinder to inform us: Don't we, as photographers, have the obligation to "scan" the viewfinder for *final* image content? And don't we, as experienced professionals, serious hobbyists, have the obligation to know the limits of the viewfinder we are using *AT THAT TIME*? For instance, (unless you have the time/money or facilities to print edge to edge), and since we all know we'll lose parts of the viewfinder image anyway, for us to plan and shoot a 90% final image in slides/negs? The importance of my failures to pre-plan the final image** was quickly brought to me when I began shooting the 67ll. Lord the crap I shot! **Me forgetting to remember that I specialize in 7 x 9 and 8 x 9 "intimate" portraits. *No not "intimate" as in boudoir but "intimate" in size, as in computer desktop, "taking my love along with me" size. Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [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: OT: Digital image volatility
In a message dated 1/19/01 8:21:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think the two pretty much go hand in hand. Let me ask you: How many digicam owners don't own a computer? At this point probably not many. My comment had to do with the television ads that tout "and you don't even need a computer to view your images" cameras. How do they work? Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [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: 24-90
Well, that certainly lines up my future lens purchase decisions, doesn't it? Bummer about all these Tamrons, though. Oh, well. Doug At 10:23 PM +10301/20/01, Peter Loveday caused thus to appear: Oh, man. I have several Pentax lenses that use filter sizes other than 58mm. Are they all Tamrons? Hmm, they must be. In fact, a quick browse of the K mount page reveals the truth here, the only primes Pentax made were: 20mm f/4 24mm f/3.5 A/F/FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro 135mm f/2.5 A* 200mm f/4 Macro The rest must be Tamrons. At least Pentax made a few more of their own zooms. :) - Peter -- Douglas Forrest Brewer Ashwood Lake Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alphoto.com - 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: 100% finders
Regards, Bob... "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" ~B. Franklin From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 1/19/01 8:15:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Consider this. Every mount I know of, including slide mounts, cuts some off each edge. I would like a 100% viewfinder - if I get an edge frame on the viewfinder that corresponds to approximately 1mm off each edge. A series of questions asked not to provoke, but for information in furtherance of an understanding of the duties of the viewfinder to inform us: Don't we, as photographers, have the obligation to "scan" the viewfinder for *final* image content? Yup. And don't we, as experienced professionals, serious hobbyists, have the obligation to know the limits of the viewfinder we are using *AT THAT TIME*? For instance, (unless you have the time/money or facilities to print edge to edge), and since we all know we'll lose parts of the viewfinder image anyway, for us to plan and shoot a 90% final image in slides/negs? Seems wise to me. The importance of my failures to pre-plan the final image** was quickly brought to me when I began shooting the 67ll. Lord the crap I shot! **Me forgetting to remember that I specialize in 7 x 9 and 8 x 9 "intimate" portraits. *No not "intimate" as in boudoir but "intimate" in size, as in computer desktop, "taking my love along with me" size. Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes. I've often thought it would be nice to have a custom screen made with various fine lines etched to show various frames I use. - 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 perfect viewfinder
Mike Johnston wrote: The perfect viewfinder: --would show maybe 110%-120% of the frame, so you could see around your picture like you can with a rangefinder camera. One reason to like the Leica. --would have a line where showing where the image is 100%. Sort of like the Leica framelines. --would have all but the center 92% slightly darkened or shaded so you could tell where a slide mount would fall. Nice touch! This is a pipe dream, of course, but it would give you full information. Reality sometimes emerges from one man's dream g. -- 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: OT: Digital image volatility
In a message dated 1/19/01 9:07:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: original. This is also infant technology. Think of the entire digital imaging spectrum as being at the glass plate level of development. Whatever problems there are, they will be addressed, you can count on it. I was just thinking of the billions of dollars spent on RD for just such an eventuality. I also have to imagine that the manufacturers of photographic paper are doing the same thing. As digital gets more stable, so will photographic paper. I remember reading something about a "plastic" photographic paper with images as durble as the plastic itself. Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [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 Lycos thang (again)
I have discussed this already with my boss at Komkon. There would have to be a much more compelling reason than this to remove an image entirely from a gallery. What I am doing to adress these concerns is renaming files and links, plus adding meta tags to prevent the robots from reharvesting the images. I then am adding a file with the original name to the directory that lycos can link to which explains what a bunch of scum they are, and inviting the viewer to visit our gallery. Bill - Original Message - From: "Bill D. Casselberry" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 8:07 AM Subject: Re: The Lycos thang (again) from my memory of some of your previous concerns, I would suggest that you have Willie remove your images from the 'net. I'm sure there will be no resistance. . Bill - 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: OT: Digital image volatility
On Sat, 20 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At this point probably not many. My comment had to do with the television ads that tout "and you don't even need a computer to view your images" cameras. Really? I've never seen those ads, but then I've lived without TV for about 5 months now. g How do they work? Not very well, I'd imagine. There are printers that can print directly from memory cards, but a computer is pretty much an essential tool for digital cameras. chris - 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[2]: 100% finders
Hi, Shel Belinkoff wrote: You've never seen the full frame used in a final image?! I'm surprised. Most frequently it's seen in BW work, and I'm sure you've seen full-frame prints with the black border around them. any book - eg "The Europeans" - containing some old HCB pictures will include shots where the image extends even beyond the sprocket holes, which are visible in the print. This is particularly evident in pictures taken in 1951/1952, so perhaps the camera he was using at the time - Leica IIIF, I guess - was particularly prone to this. -- Cheers, Bob 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.
More about Pushing film...
Ok. Understand most of what was in the previous responses about pushing film. Thanks! One thing not addressed tho- (Hope this is not too dumb a question...) I don't do my own developing. So can I ask a lab to push separate frames? Say like, "Mr. lab please develop all of this roll at it's base ISO of 800, but push frames no.'s 14 and 16 to ISO 3200 because I changed my camera's settings for those frames"?? (Because if I ask them to push a whole roll 2 stops for only one or two pictures starting at frame #14, I will of course ruin the previous 13 pictures, right?) And can a lab be depended upon to get this right, and, (if they do do such things), do they charge more for 'custom' developments like this? (Dum-de-do-do-do) Skip - 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: 100% finders
I have a film holder for my enlarger that I attacked with a die grinder to leave an irregular border that exposes some of the film edge. I don't use it often, but it's appropriate for some shots and creates an interesting effect. Paul Shel Belinkoff wrote: You've never seen the full frame used in a final image?! I'm surprised. Most frequently it's seen in BW work, and I'm sure you've seen full-frame prints with the black border around them. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bob Blakely wrote: Cool. Everybody's got a preference. I'm sure someone somewhere makes use of the entire frame in the final product. I've never seen it. Then of course, my experience is limited. - 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. - 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.
OT: Re: Digital propaganda
On Sat, 20 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whether you think that's good or bad is a value judgment. But the "fact" that digital is "more archival" is only a theoretical truth--it won't be true in actual practice, i.e. the way the images are most likely to be collected and preserved. --Mike What ^Mike^ said. Hi, Mafud. I'm heading off to work now, where I won't be able to check my mail, but read what I wrote about the negatives. Most people might not keep their digital files, but most won't keep their negatives beyond a few years, either. Those who care about preserving their work will transfer their images; those who don't see it as being worth the trouble won't. No different from people losing or throwing out negatives (which, trust me, they do all the time). And I expect it to be a *lot* easier in the future to transfer data, as someone else already pointed out. So, archiving digital images will be more work than archiving film, but digital will last longer. Sounds like both ways have their merits. chris - 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.
LX Flash Recommendations
When I took the LX plunge I had hoped my Sunpack AF440 flash would work with it, since it does not seem to be a digital unit. However, it seems to suffers from some sort of incompatibilities with my LX - sometimes working OK and other times not. In looking at the Pentax offering, it looks like there's the AF400 - which is a "potato masher" style unit, the AF280T, and the AF220T that will offer TTL with the LX. I already have a 220T and it's OK, but IMHO not really powerful enough for anything but direct flash - when I try bounce flash it just does not have the power to make it work. It's gn 22 and the AF 280T is gn 28 - so it seems that there is not a lot of difference between them. That leaves the AF400, but I'm not too keen on the potato masher style - I know it offers advantages but when I want those advantages I use a flash bracket. So - are there some more powerful (gn 40 or more) third party flashes out there that are compatible with the LX? - MCC - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - 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: Maximum Extension Tube Length
I've shot with over 300mm of extension tubes, using a 50mm reverse mounted on a 135mm (magnification was 10x life sized on the film.) The practical problem is preventing unsharpness due to vibration - it's a pretty ganglely rig. Stack it so everything is vertical, douse the lights and use a flash for exposure (TTL won't work so you'll have to work up effective aperture and calculate flash distances). The flash acts as a very fast shutter and counteracts the effects of vibrations. Still a tough rig to work with. Somewhere in the PUG archives is a photo of a snowflake I took with that setup. - MCC At 10:39 PM 1/10/01 -0800, you wrote: Is there any theoretical or practical limit to the length of extension tubes? Could a 150mm - 200mm length be used with a 200mm macro lens without any image degradtion? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - -
Re: Negative vs. digital longevity
In a message dated 1/20/01 8:46:33 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Most_ photographers don't put very much effort into storing and protecting their negatives. I'm not saying they leave them lying exposed on the kitchen floor, but I'd bet your "1 out of 100" figure would be applicable as well to those who "store their negatives in as archival a location as possible." I used to. Now I save only the negatives the client chooses and pitch the rest. Pretty cavalier but damned efficient. Negative storage is not near the hassle it was for me when I shot hundreds of rolls of 35mm. Archiving 35mm was also a pain until I began the triage system I now use on my 67 negs. Besides, how likely is it that my (or anyones) negatives, no matter how good they are, are worth a hoot to someone else? Since I'm no longer starry-eyed, thinking the world would discover my talents soon enough, and then my work would spread throughout imagedom and scads of money would pour down on me...NOT; only the good family stuph and my commercial negs get any care at all. No more rolls of negs in more packing boxes than I care to remember, no more hunching over a light table weeding them out. I do my neg triage at the lab, on their light table, use their cutters to separate the keepers from the dreck. I have *no* idea how much I've saved by not havingto buy eolls of sleeves-etc. I know I'd be more brutal if I shot a digital camera. Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [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.
50mm f1.7 plus 2x converter - odd combination for travel
Greetings! I have finally managed to join the group after many tries since the new move of pentax NG to PDML.net. Can one use FA 50 mm 1.7 lens plus 2X Tamron converter as 100 mm telephoto lens outdoor during traveling to Disneyland or to Europe. The reason for this odd posting. I generally travel with three primes - FA 35, FA 50 FA135mm f2.8. I read somewhere that Pentax stopped producing FA 135 mm f2.8. I have this lens. I need it to take pictures of daughter dancing in the school auditorium. I am using it last one half years. I do not want to damage this lens during travel. With thanks. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail - 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.
contrast control flash with ANALOG flash
Hi! I don't seem to grasp even from Boz's page if it's possible to use ie analog ttl flash offcamera (I have a big Sunpak G4500DX, similar to AF400T) along with either 1) RTF of SFXn or 2) some pentax FTZ flash or a Metz flash with SCA-3000 type (digital) adapter to achieve contrast control multiflash. The Sunpak would be either bounced or handheld by an assistant or myself, while the RTF or hotshoe mounted digital flash would fill-in the shadows by firing front. Is that possible, and how? Or anybody with the Sunpak G4500DX (AT555) knows if that flash is digital? I know that some of the adapters for nikon/canon eos cameras feature digital-only functions (I assume that autofocus aid is dig.funct.), but does sunpak makes adapter for Pentax with digital functions? I have a very old Sunpak catalog which lists only SFXn body, not Pentax newer bodies. Thanks! - 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: SFXn: YAD (Yet Another Decisions post)
Ooops, I forgot to ask about one other thing. There is a little button just beside the rubber eyepice, a very small white button with "C" written on it I think. Whatd does it do? Thanks - 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: Does the zx-5n have a pseudo mirror lockup feature?
At 18:15 20.1.2001 +1300, you wrote: Mark Roberts writes: I'm jealous: I would love a K2DMD! I'm told they're getting quite collectible, especially the black ones. Hmm, must be true. Anybody here from AOHC knows how many were made? Especially with the matching DIAL DATA BACK D (same as on LX but with different designation and different contacts - not intechangeable AFAIK). Perhaps I should not abuse mine so much ;-). I will have to repaint the brassing though ;-) (K2DMD was only in black, so it brasses a LOT at the edges). I was told most of them were used as police cameras and such, that true? I've never seen the DMD but I do own three K2 bodies. They make wonderful macro cameras, although a lighter mirror/shutter would be nice. The large mirror does make them good for long lenses though. Dave They have the largest mirror of all my cameras (expect 6x6 SLRs ;-) Exceptionally good with a 500mm lens. Even the LX is told to vignette (in finder) with the longer telephotos, while K2 does not. Well, enough of praising my camera ;-) It's like praising the merits of one's love ;-) Frantisek - 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: 100% finders
At 20:18 19.1.2001 -0800, you wrote: Gianfranco Irlanda writes: I don't know if it is true, but I have the same feeling. I've done a side by side comparison of the K2, the LX and the Z-1p. Not a rigorous test, but a test. The viewfinder of the K2 is the one that comes closer to 100%. The finder of the Z-1p, with my regret, shows the worst coverage (90%??) among the Pentax bodies I own, even the MZ-5n is better... In HP Books "How to select and use Pentax SLR Cameras", the viewfinder of the K2DMD is stated as 95%, and the LX at 95% by 98%. I've found this book to be fairly accurate in other specs; don't know about these. It also has the MX at 95%, ME Super at 92%. Mark Rofini I still think it's larger, because ther's that area on right side of the K2 finder where the exposure (sh.speed) info is - but that area is TRANSPARENT (it's just black numbers and two needles) so you actually see through it, unlike leds on newer cameras (but t's pain to see in the dark! I do lot of concerts, I know it very well ;( . So perhaps the "How to select..." book did not take this transparent area into account. Frantisek (praising his love again ;) - 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: 100% finders - typo on my previous post
Ok, before anyone gets on my case about this read "Shel wrote" for "She wrote" ! :) annsan - 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: 100% finders
- Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 12:09 PM Subject: Re: 100% finders PAUL STENQUIST wrote: I have a film holder for my enlarger that I attacked with a die grinder to leave an irregular border that exposes some of the film edge. I'm not too handy, either, and basically used a sharpie for the black border look. I wonder what terrible stuff I've done to some of my photos as a result but for the most part I haven't done it to the archivally processed stuff, just RC prints. Here is an even easier way. Take the window out of a mat, and after you have made the exposure, put the cardstock onto the easel and turn on the room lights for a few moments. No need to centre it, just do it in two steps, with the cardstock touching one of the bottom corners for the first exposure, then move it to the opposite corner for the next one. Viola, instant full bleed effect, with none of the blood. William Robb annsan - 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: 100% finders - typo on my previous post
I thought you were answering your own post, and using the "Royal She" Har Snowfield Willie - Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 12:38 PM Subject: Re: 100% finders - typo on my previous post Ok, before anyone gets on my case about this read "Shel wrote" for "She wrote" ! :) annsan - 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: contrast control flash with ANALOG flash
I have the 555, and it's not digital. The same adapter I use with a ZX5n and a PZ1p can be used with my SFXN and my 645 -- which is actually pretty handy, since it kept my investment in modules small. With its manual sync chord I can also use with a K1000 and a Yashicamat. I get very good results with it, although I do wish it had more dedicated functions for Pentax. I could see using it for contrast control with the pop-up flashes of the PZ or the SF, but I don't know how you'd do it with an FTZ flash unless you used the 500's slave function. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 12:07 PM Subject: contrast control flash with ANALOG flash Hi! I don't seem to grasp even from Boz's page if it's possible to use ie analog ttl flash offcamera (I have a big Sunpak G4500DX, similar to AF400T) along with either 1) RTF of SFXn or 2) some pentax FTZ flash or a Metz flash with SCA-3000 type (digital) adapter to achieve contrast control multiflash. The Sunpak would be either bounced or handheld by an assistant or myself, while the RTF or hotshoe mounted digital flash would fill-in the shadows by firing front. Is that possible, and how? Or anybody with the Sunpak G4500DX (AT555) knows if that flash is digital? I know that some of the adapters for nikon/canon eos cameras feature digital-only functions (I assume that autofocus aid is dig.funct.), but does sunpak makes adapter for Pentax with digital functions? I have a very old Sunpak catalog which lists only SFXn body, not Pentax newer bodies. Thanks! - 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. - 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 Lycos thang (again)
Done. Check your private mail. Thanks for all your work, Comrade. Thanks, Ed - Original Message - From: "William Robb" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 9:33 AM Subject: Re: The Lycos thang (again) It means if you send me the URLs of the PUG images they have linked to, I have another hour of work to do. Cheers Bill - Original Message - From: "Ed Mathews" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 7:07 AM Subject: Re: The Lycos thang (again) Damn! I typed in my name and found seven of my pictures from the PUG, including one of my car with my current license plate on it, and another of my three kids! Up until now, I haven't been following this thread. What does all this mean? Thanks, Ed - 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. - 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: 100% finders
Most of the time I print with my standard 35mm negative carrier in the 23CII. But I also have a universal anti-newton glass carrier that I sometimes use, which allows the light to pass through the clear film and put a black border around the print, thickness dependent on the easel adjustment. But, 1. The 4 extra glass surfaces are a real pain to keep clean. 2. The perfect straight edge shows any linear distortion on the negative border caused by your enlarging lens. And, 3. Too much additional light during the exposure can bounce off your easel, worksurface, walls, and back onto the paper, fogging it and lowering contrast. But, that black border does look awfully cool. Thanks, Ed - Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 1:09 PM Subject: Re: 100% finders PAUL STENQUIST wrote: I have a film holder for my enlarger that I attacked with a die grinder to leave an irregular border that exposes some of the film edge. She wrote: I tried doing that once and ended up with a real messy border. You're better skilled with such tools than I, it seems. Imagine how happy I was to discover that Beseler makes a full-frame carrier, which I was able to buy on eBay for about $15.00 What about this, guys... take one for a 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" (approx) and use the blades on the easel to put a nice neat black border around the full frame. I anticipate you saying too much light spill around from too much extra space but you could kind of sloppily mask that by taping a bit. I'm not too handy, either, and basically used a sharpie for the black border look. I wonder what terrible stuff I've done to some of my photos as a result but for the most part I haven't done it to the archivally processed stuff, just RC prints. annsan - 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. - 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: OT: Digital image volatility
In a message dated 1/20/01 9:50:51 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Some digital cameras have video outputs for direct to TV viewing of photos in the camera's memory. Otis Wright Thanks Otis. Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [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: 100% finders
Ann Sanfedele wrote: What about this, guys... take one for a 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" (approx) and use the blades on the easel to put a nice neat black border around the full frame. I anticipate you saying too much light spill around from too much extra space but you could kind of sloppily mask that by taping a bit. Perhaps the larger opening of the carrier will allow the 35mm negative to be less than ideally flat. I'm not too handy, either, and basically used a sharpie for the black border look. What's a "sharpie"? I have a small objection to putting black borders around less than full frame images. I was taught that the black border, apart from any aesthetic qualities, indicates that the the print is full frame, and that no cropping of the image was done. Perhaps in today's world, where old customs are readily discarded, putting a black border around any sort of print is probably an accepted practice. However, I won't do it. If even the smallest part of the image has been cropped, there'll be no border around my prints. But if you see a black border, you'll know for sure the image was printed full frame. Black borders are something of a sign that says "This is what I saw, this is what I printed." -- 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: Pentax FA 35 mm f2.0 Al
Hi Friends! I have bought a new Pentax FA 35mm f2.0 Al lens. What are good and bad points of this lens? It is an excellent lens, compact, and for a 35mm, f2 is usually more than enough. Manual focusing with it is great, the best of any non-Limited FA lens I know. The only negative I've heard about it is that the hood is not totally opaque in the inside, and some people reported flares caused by it. Easy to fix with black gaffer tape. I use it a lot without the hood, so I couldn't tell how bad a problem this is. Another little problem is that it looks just a bit goofy on my black MX... j -- - Juan J. Buhler | FX Animator @ PDI | http://www.crosswinds.net/~jbuhler - - 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: LX Strap Lugs
I bought an LX on eBay that had the strap lugs attached, removed the strap lugs, then resold the camera to the #2 bidder. My net cost was about $15. This obviously wouldn't work if the #2 bidder didn't already have several LXen. But still, if you get really desperate, it is a possibility . . . Stan Chris Niesmertelny wrote: What's the deal with strap lugs for the LX? Rarer than a Ruth's Chris porterhouse, and just about as expensive. I thought I was out of my mind for bidding $36 for a set on ebay...and now I've been outbid. Please, Oh Great LX brethren, Cans't thou telleth me where I may findeth the little buggers for less than a well-used Spotmatic? If one of you has an extra set, would you like to sell them to me? I would like to take the camera out of the house eventually... Chris - 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. - 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 Lycos thang (again)
On Sat, 20 Jan 2001 12:35:50 -0600, "William Robb" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark, if you can tell me how to exclude an entire directory from a harvester (gads, I wanna be back on the farm!!) I will look at it most carefully. User-agent: * Disallow: /DirectoryNameAndPath/ - 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: Read This
--- Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, There have been a number of you who have written to me, asking that they be able to be on the list without getting all the email, . Well, I did it. . Thanks, Doug! You are the great one! Alexander The part about subscribing: Same as it ever was. Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subscribe pentax-discuss-nomail in the body of the mail. No subject line is necessary. You'll get a confirmation number and instructions to send it back. Do so. Please keep in mind that majordomo will not unsubscribe you from this list or the digest list if you switch to the nomail list. You have to do that yourself. Another service brought to you by List Guy. later, Doug -- Douglas Forrest Brewer Ashwood Lake Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alphoto.com - 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. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - 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.
FS: Skylight Filters
I have two skylight filters I'd like to offer to the list: 1: 67mm Hoya Super Multi Coated, Skylight 1B, used once 2: 67mm Cokin (glass) Skylight 1A - excellent condition Both are in their original cases. I'm not sure what these cost new, or what they're worth used, but here's the deal: You decide what they're worth to you. Best offer by 9:00am PST takes 'em, either both or individually. Please reply to the address below, not to the list. -- 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: uh oh
I don't know why, but cameras that automatically wind the film have problems with the reusable plastic canistors. The metal ones are fine. Any canistor works great in a manual wind camera. Todd At 01:19 PM 1/19/01 -0600, you wrote: I will defiantly make sure Jesse has a camera. No if ands or buts about it. I would like to know why a camera wouldn't completely rewind a roll of film though som - 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: 100% finders
On Sat, 20 Jan 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I have a small objection to putting black borders around less than full frame images. I was taught that the black border, apart from any aesthetic qualities, indicates that the the print is full frame, and that no cropping of the image was done. Perhaps in today's world, where old customs are readily discarded, putting a black border around any sort of print is probably an accepted practice. However, I won't do it. If even the smallest part of the image has been cropped, there'll be no border around my prints. But if you see a black border, you'll know for sure the image was printed full frame. Black borders are something of a sign that says "This is what I saw, this is what I printed." That's the spirit. However, I hear even Cartier Bresson's printer used to fake the black border on some cropped images. Me, I'm sometimes tempted to print the extra part of the image that my Polaroid scanner creates. It has just that messy full frame look to it, and that's what it is I guess. Maybe I'll cut and paste a few of those and make myself a ready-to-use set of fake black borders for my prints... j -- - Juan J. Buhler | FX Animator @ PDI | http://www.crosswinds.net/~jbuhler - - 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: SFXn: YAD (Yet Another Decisions post)
I quote from Carl Shipman's book on Pentax cameras: "Clear Button- To the right of the viewfinder eyepiece, a button labeled C "clears" the camera settings, when pressed. In the "clear" condition, the Drive Mode is set to single-frame, Exposure Compensation is zero and the Self-Timer, if set is canceled. If the lens Aperture Ring is on A, programmed automatic using the Normal program is set. If the Aperture Ring is set to an f-number, aperture-priortiy is set." Jim A. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 12:02:08 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SFXn: YAD (Yet Another "Decisions" post) Ooops, I forgot to ask about one other thing. There is a little button just beside the rubber eyepice, a very small white button with "C" written on it I think. Whatd does it do? Thanks - 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. - 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.
Pentax Discuss Digest
Hello, Thanks for undertaking this sometimes thankless task. Is there any chance that you can add a listing of the subject lines of each of the enclosed mail messages at the beginning of the digest? This would be a big help. It's the only thing I miss about the old list. Best wishes, Lee - 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: SFXn: YAD (Yet Another Decisions post)
a.k.a. "Reset" It's not a camera. It's a computer that handles film! g Collin At 01:30 PM 1/20/01 -0800, you wrote: I quote from Carl Shipman's book on Pentax cameras: "Clear Button- To the right of the viewfinder eyepiece, a button labeled C "clears" the camera settings, when pressed. In the "clear" condition, the Drive Mode is set to single-frame, Exposure Compensation is zero and the Self-Timer, if set is canceled. If the lens Aperture Ring is on A, programmed automatic using the Normal program is set. If the Aperture Ring is set to an f-number, aperture-priortiy is set." Jim A. *** "The accumulation of all powers legislative, executive and judiciary in the same hands . . . may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny." --James Madison, Federalist 47 - 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: LX Repairs in Australia
Hi, Let me know how much it costs as i was considering sending my LX to them to get serviced. Thanks - Original Message - From: "Peter Loveday" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Pentax List" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 11:02 PM Subject: LX Repairs in Australia Has anyone else put an LX in for repairs/CLA recently in Australia? I put mine in about 2 months ago for CLA, and to fix the shutter lock and sticky mirror, at CR Kennedy's (like there's anywhere else to go here :), and I've still not got it back... it was sent to Sydney, and they say they're waiting for parts there. Its hard to tell if this is just a line because they're being slack bastards, or if there is some sort of shortage of LX parts. Just wondering if anyone has had similar experience recently? Love, Light and Peace, - Peter Loveday - 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. - 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: Pentax Discuss Digest
Lee, the config file is refusing to honor my request to do just that. I must not be holding my mouth correctly or something. I'll take another look at it. Doug At 4:40 PM -05001/20/01, Lee Simpkins caused thus to appear: Hello, Thanks for undertaking this sometimes thankless task. Is there any chance that you can add a listing of the subject lines of each of the enclosed mail messages at the beginning of the digest? This would be a big help. It's the only thing I miss about the old list. Best wishes, Lee -- Douglas Forrest Brewer Ashwood Lake Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alphoto.com - 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: 24-90 (now getting annoyed)
Hmmm. Guess I was too subtle. I see Lawrence has answered your question. As to the digest question, I'm not sure what you mean, though I'm guessing you want some sort of MIME thing going on in the digest? Doug "Annoying" Brewer At 4:11 PM -07001/20/01, Joseph Tainter caused thus to appear: Geez - would you guys please read more carefully? I said 58 mm. was A Pentax standard, not THE Pentax standard. Another old Pentax standard is 49 mm., of which most of us also have many filters. There are other sizes that Pentax uses regularly. If the 24-90 has, on the other hand, a front diameter of 62 mm., it would be worth looking further to see if Pentax really designed and makes the lens. That said, can anyone answer my original question? BTW, thanks very much, Doug, for the no-mail option. Thanks to that, I'm back on the list. Now, is there any chance that some mayordomo programmer might put in an option to allow us no-mailers to reply directly to discussions threads? Joe -- Douglas Forrest Brewer Ashwood Lake Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alphoto.com - 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: trying to get an image into photoshop 5.5 ot btw
Hi, girl Write me privately tell me what kind of scanner you have - if you want we can talk on the phone while you are doing it. It is a snap if you know what you are doing but if you are new to it it aint so obvious.. my phone number is 212-598-9713 I can call you back on my cell phone cause I have motor mouth rates on the weekend Happy to help ann jeepgirl wrote: I want to submit an image to pug. i am trying to get it to fit pug standards, but I have no clue how to get it to load into photo shop. any ideas. - 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. - 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: SF Bay area nature pics
In a message dated 1/20/2001 7:44:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi! I'm a longtime lurker on the PDML. I put together a set of nature and outdoor pics taken around the San Francisco Bay Area. The images were (almost) all made with Pentax gear. http://www.westerickson.net/mark/bayarea/bayarea.html Let me know what you think! Mark: Very nice photos, indeed. (And, a very nice use of the FA* 85/1.4 for scenics, and of the A* 200/4 Macro for non-macro as well as macro shots). Good job. Elephant seals? Fred - 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: Pentax FA 35 mm f2.0 Al
Hi Friends! I have bought a new Pentax FA 35mm f2.0 Al lens. What are good and bad points of this lens? Off subject. How do I access Pentax digest? I have subscribed to it but do not know how to access it? How can I access the old posts from 1999 to 2000 AD? With thanks Good: it rocks! great lense. Bad: terrible lense shade, 6 blade aperture My first lense for my ZX-5n, I like it a lot, better than the 35mm T* on my T4-Super. Dan Scott [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: No Macs? THAT'S poverty
Dan Scott writes: While I might have painted the cases of my two previous Macs, painting the case of my G4 would be sacrilege! And my ZX-5n looks so cool sitting next to it, too. :-) Okay, now I'm going to have to paint my Z-1p. Or at least paint flames on my FA100/2.8 macro lens, hot-rod style :) If only I could find a good hard-wearing paint, and decide on a colour scheme, I might even consider it! Cheers, - Dave Auto paints. I once airbrushed a claw foot bathtub using auto paints. Pretty durable stuff. Epoxy paints if you want paint that will outlive your lense. Whichever, do it in a well ventilated place, or you'll end up with fewer brain cells than you started with. Dan Scott [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: Better Eyecup?
Oops, I forgot the number : Pentax eyecup M Item #1208915092 Sorry, getting old :) fredd There's one on eBay for the moment. NIB, $1.00 ends in 3 or 4 days. fredd Dan, If you can find an Eye Cup M, that's your better choice, but they might not be available any longer. - 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. Thanks Fredd, I guess I missed that boat. Checking just now, it's up to $21.50 with eight days left to go. Maybe this will be the first $100 eyecup in history? ;-) Dan Scott [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.
Walk a mile in a magazine editor's shoes
There are no dumb questions! O, I don't know about that --Mike - 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: contrast control flash with ANALOG flash
I haven't tried it myself, but since it is TTL, the camera would control it, so I think it would probably work. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 4:28 PM Subject: Re: contrast control flash with ANALOG flash At 12:56 20.1.2001 -0600, you wrote: I have the 555, and it's not digital. The same adapter I use with a ZX5n and a PZ1p can be used with my SFXN and my 645 -- which is actually pretty handy, since it kept my investment in modules small. With its manual sync chord I can also use with a K1000 and a Yashicamat. I get very good results with it, although I do wish it had more dedicated functions for Pentax. I could see using it for contrast control with the pop-up flashes of the PZ or That's what I had in mind - AT555 (with analog module) as main light, either bounced or held off-camera, and the RTF (pop-up flash) providing fill light. Is that possible, on the SFXn? Even if the module is analog? the SF, but I don't know how you'd do it with an FTZ flash unless you used the 500's slave function. Thanks! Frantisek - 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. - 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: SF Bay area nature pics
Wonderful photographs. I live north of you, up in Oregon. Haven't been to the coast in awhile. I like how well the shot using the Yashica T4 Super came out since I own one myself. One day I'll get a chance to head west to the Oregon coast. Hopefully, it won't be raining at sunset. Jim A. From: "Mark Erickson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 16:43:44 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SF Bay area nature pics Hi! I'm a longtime lurker on the PDML. I put together a set of nature and outdoor pics taken around the San Francisco Bay Area. The images were (almost) all made with Pentax gear. http://www.westerickson.net/mark/bayarea/bayarea.html Let me know what you think! --Mark - 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. - 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.
Focusing Screen
What is the difference between the FS-50 and FS-60 screens? I noticed on Bojidar Dimitrov's site that the FS-60 is listed for the PZ-1p and the "50" for the PZ-1. Is this correct, and would I also assume that by using the FS-60 in a Z-1 that I would in fact have to compensate the exposure by -1 EV? Later, Gary - 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: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #72
on 1/20/01 3:28 PM, pentax-discuss-digest at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your entire post on this topic was eloquent, Mike... and certainly one which reflects my own point of view. Thanks, annsan. --Mike - 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: trying to get an image into photoshop 5.5 ot btw
sure if you can teach me how i'll gladdly do it. I am laid off right now. and I only have 36 pagesof managerial finance homework, so give me something fun to do... som - 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: trying to get an image into photoshop 5.5 ot btw
Well, you have to scan it and save it. Most scanners come with a PhotoShop Plug-in that you install. Then, when you scan the photo it will automatically open it in Photoshop. But Photoshop can open almost any image type that a scanner can produce. Once you've opened it in Photoshop, you simply resize it with the "Image Size" control to fit the PUG standard. Paul jeepgirl wrote: I want to submit an image to pug. i am trying to get it to fit pug standards, but I have no clue how to get it to load into photo shop. any ideas. - 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. - 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: trying to get an image into photoshop 5.5 ot btw
okay the image was scanned at my mom's house and emailed to my computer. I can get it to open in micrografix picture publisher, but I can't get it to save. - 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: trying to get an image into photoshop 5.5 ot btw
i have the image in PhotoShop. I finally opened it in paint and saved it as a jpeg. then went from there. now to figure out how to get the white edge off of the sides of the picture. - 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.
lens for sale, also 2x converter
Spotted in my local store this afternoon: Pentax SMC-M 50mm f1.7 $19.95 Vivitar 2X teleconverter - A mount $29.95 Both appeared to be in good shape. If interested call Mitch or Jeff, 816.505.9989 Mon-Sat, 9:00 am - 6:00pm, US Central Strd Time (I'll be out of town this week and so cannot serve as an intermediary . . .) Stan - 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: Guess what? Granny kept the negatives too!
In a message dated 1/20/01 5:28:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (1) It can take a lot of work to transfer images from one format to another. I freely admit this, but expect this to become much easier in the future with the development of new software and storage techniques. Taking liberties with your quote (above), I'll add the needed caveat directly: (1) It can take a lot of work (and money to buy the new imaging system e.g.: HDD to new DVDR) to transfer images from one format to another. I freely admit this, but expect this to become much easier (but not less expensive) in the future with the development of new (expensive) software and (new, expensive) storage techniques (read: devices). Said Mafud, kowtowing deeply, meanwhile offering profuse apologies to Chris for his unauthorized editing of Chris' statement. Nothing is going to get "cheaper," we'll just more for our money, as in a 20 GIG HDD today for $100 vis-a-vis a 10 GIG HDD for $150 a year ago. The amount of time it takes for the transfer, after we've sunk a few hundred bucks in the new archiving system, will also be costly. If DVD becomes VDVD or ODVD (Video or Optically recorded DVD), that new system will cost more than some will pay. By the time VDVD or ODVD becomes cheap enough for all to afford it, what do you want to wager that another that new system, this time maybe LDVD (Laser DVD) won't be sprung on the consumer? And after LDVD? Another and another and another... Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Granny reaches under her bed, pulls out one of her many shoeboxes... Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [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: 50mm f1.7 plus 2x converter - odd combination for travel
50mm f/1.7 with 2X converter makes perfect sense to me. Instead (or in addition) you could use a 1.7X converter to approximate an 85mm . . . Stan Anupam Routh wrote: Greetings! I have finally managed to join the group after many tries since the new move of pentax NG to PDML.net. Can one use FA 50 mm 1.7 lens plus 2X Tamron converter as 100 mm telephoto lens outdoor during traveling to Disneyland or to Europe. The reason for this odd posting. I generally travel with three primes - FA 35, FA 50 FA135mm f2.8. I read somewhere that Pentax stopped producing FA 135 mm f2.8. I have this lens. I need it to take pictures of daughter dancing in the school auditorium. I am using it last one half years. I do not want to damage this lens during travel. With thanks. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail - 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. - 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: SF Bay area nature pics
Hi! I'm a longtime lurker on the PDML. I put together a set of nature and outdoor pics taken around the San Francisco Bay Area. The images were (almost) all made with Pentax gear. http://www.westerickson.net/mark/bayarea/bayarea.html Let me know what you think! --Mark Hi Mark, Glad you decided to de-lurk, the water is fine. Nice photos. Your seal pics are my favorites on your page. I also like the T4 Super shot. Dan Scott [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: trying to get an image into photoshop 5.5 ot btw
CLick on Size, then "trim" then back to the image -you just use the mouse to draw the edges, kind of. ya can still call if you are stuck annsan jeepgirl wrote: i have the image in PhotoShop. I finally opened it in paint and saved it as a jpeg. then went from there. now to figure out how to get the white edge off of the sides of the picture. - 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. - 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: Riches incalculable
Maybe we should all go through this day realizing that we often tend to think about what we don't have, and looking instead at what we DO have. Ever since I started my little cognitive experiment, I have felt privileged just to walk through the grocery store realizing that I can buy anything I feel like buying. It's a nice feeling. 2.4 billion people on this planet live on less than $1 a day. Just the ability to walk into a well-stocked grocery store with enough money in your pocket to buy whatever you want places you squarely amongst a very small fraction of the world's wealthiest people. Just a thought, --Mike Amen, brother. Dan Scott [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 perfect viewfinder
Rob Studdert wrote: On 20 Jan 2001, at 0:09, Mike Johnston wrote: Shel, The perfect viewfinder: --would show maybe 110%-120% of the frame, so you could see around your picture like you can with a rangefinder camera. --would have a line where showing where the image is 100%. --would have all but the center 92% slightly darkened or shaded so you could tell where a slide mount would fall. With HUD style indicators over the transparent frame like the M6 exposure meter LEDs :-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 Fax +61-2-9554-9259 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html Flashing "Crap" indicators wouldn't be bad, either. It'd certainly save me a lot of film. :-) Dan Scott [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: Wahoo!
Try this: Go to a used computer or electronics shop and get a thing known as an "EPROM". It has a little window in it whereby the chip's circuit is visible. Get close to this and vary the angle of your light source. Add a polarizer for more variety. Fun. In a geeky sort of way. Sounds cool. Dan Scott [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.
OT: Re: Guess what? Granny kept the negatives too!
On Sat, 20 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taking liberties with your quote (above), I'll add the needed caveat directly: (1) It can take a lot of work (and money to buy the new imaging system e.g.: HDD to new DVDR) to transfer images from one format to another. I freely admit this, but expect this to become much easier (but not less expensive) in the future with the development of new (expensive) software and (new, expensive) storage techniques (read: devices). Said Mafud, kowtowing deeply, meanwhile offering profuse apologies to Chris for his unauthorized editing of Chris' statement. *L* Ok, everyone seems to think that I'm knocking conventional film as a storage medium for the masses, when I'm not. Film is nice. I like film. Film is fun and good and sweetness and light and stuff like that. g Negatives are good for a lot of things, including Granny keeping her negs in a shoebox under the bed, though odds are she's lost them years ago (not your granny, necessarily). g Film storage is good for some things, digital storage for others. Digital equipment can be expensive, but once you have the equipment you can shoot as much as you want and not have to pay for film and developing, which can add up very quickly. There's advantages to each system. If DVD becomes VDVD or ODVD (Video or Optically recorded DVD), that new system will cost more than some will pay. By the time VDVD or ODVD becomes cheap enough for all to afford it, what do you want to wager that another that new system, this time maybe LDVD (Laser DVD) won't be sprung on the consumer? And after LDVD? Another and another and another... And who knows... your CD's might still be readable under these systems. Please realize that I'm not saying that digital archiving is the most cost-efficient, low-maintenance system that there is. I believe that someday it probably will be, but definitely not yet. I'm only saying that, for those people who can afford it and have the time to transfer the images a few times in their life, digital storage has several advantages over film. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Granny reaches under her bed, pulls out one of her many shoeboxes... ...only to find that a mouse has nibbled away at most of the few negatives of hers that had survived the fire, the move, and general neglect (with absolutely no offense meant to Mafud's, or anyone else's, granny) g. chris P.S. Can we *please* label all of these as "OT"? I don't want to piss more people off than I have to. :) - 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: LX Flash Recommendations
Mark Cassino writes: So - are there some more powerful (gn 40 or more) third party flashes out there that are compatible with the LX? I have a Sunpak Auto 444D (otherwise known as a B3600DX). GN is 36 which might not be quite powerful enough for you, but you can get a zoom head for 35mm to 135mm coverage which will bring up the GN at longer distances. The zoom head has a built in reflector which is great for bounce flash, and even has slots for filters. Any Sunpak DX flash will be LX- compatible using the PT-2D shoe adaptor. Looking at my Sunpak catalogue you could also try the Auto 555 (G4500DX) which has a GN of 45 metres. That's a "potato masher" though. The 120J TTL is pretty powerful but it's a different type of flash again and might not be as versatile to you as a "normal" flash. There doesn't appear to be much available in Sunpak shoe-mount flashes with the kind of GN you're looking for. Unfortunately that's the only brochure I have immediately available :) Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann, B.E. email [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ "Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up, while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield - 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.
