Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo
On Thu, 15 Apr 2004, Jim Apilado wrote: Is this Vancouver, BC? I thought the zoo was gone. Jim A. Had a few hours walk this Saturaday and took some pictures. To my surprise, I was able to take sharp pictures by handholding my 200mm 300mm. Camera shake used to be a problem with me so I usually had the tripod with me, but not this time (left in the car because of the weight). Any comments welcome. :-) http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/vancouver_zoo Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan You're probably thinking of the small zoo at Stanley Park in downtown Vancouver. The Zoo that Alan's pictures are from is out in the suburbs of Vancouver. It used to be known as the Vancouver Game Farm, but now its called the Greater Vancouver Zoo. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Rock 'n' Roll with Rodinal
On Wed, 11 Feb 2004, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Just to add a little diversity to the threads here: Last night I processed a few rolls of APX 100 in Rodinal while watching the Roy Orbison BW Night DVD. What a pleasant experience ;-)) Who still processes their own BW negs? shel I do! In fact, I started doing it because of this list. I think I'll be doing it for a long time too, I also print my own B+W. Its been a long time since I have had a roll of color film in my pentax. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Bears! was: [Re: Who else?]
On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, William Robb wrote: Since we got the crew, we have done all of our camping in bear areas. It's seems that BC works best for us, and it's a bear area. Bears and dogs don't get along so well, and this has had some interesting effects on our camping experience. Being awakened be the dogs going off when they are telling a bear that they are looking after business in their part of the world is pretty exciting. OTOH, bears are, like most animals, pretty lazy, and will take the path of least stress. We don't give them any reason to come near us, and every reason to stay away. It's worked so far. Smells that will attract a bear to your tent include, but are not limited to food, cooking smells (don't ever cook close to your tent, even if you are not in a bear area), some cosmetics (yup, people do take em camping), and menstruation of all things. The black ones are mostly vegetarians, so you generally have to piss them off somehow to get them to attack you. The brown ones can be really nasty creatures, and don't take a lot of provocation to get really piss faced. I don't ever really feel safe in grizzly country One of the worst things you can get in your tent is a bear cub. The worst thing that could happen to you out in the back country of BC is to startle a bear. They don't like that :) Best thing to do if you are out in the woods is make noise, they will stay away. If you get bear spray, test it out before you pack it up (too make sure that the spray mechanisim works). I don't recommend bear bangers anymore to reasons below. The bears in BC have started to become smarter, pretty soon they'll be driving cars! In Whistler, they had to make bear proof dumpsters because the bears kept getting into them. It only took a day or two for the bears to figure out how to open the new ones! In The East Kootneays of BC, the bears are now attracted to gunfire, because they associate that with a fresh hunting kill. Hunters in the area now have to move their kill ASAP, or else the bears will get them. Luckily for me, they have yet to associate the whir of a fly reel with a freshly caught salmon :) I've been really lucky, I travel the backroads and hike, bike, fish in pretty remote areas and I have yet to come across a bear (knocks on wood). I have seem LOTS of bear tracks and poop. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Panorama project
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003, Mark Roberts wrote: I'm still fine tuning it, but here's how my latest panorama project looks at the moment: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pghsmall.jpg 5 slides combined into one shot. Nice work. I like it. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Jeff's TOPDML on Photo.net
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, frank theriault wrote:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=355370
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I further broke several Photo.net rules by attributing the photos to me.
Since I didn't want to register the camera used (DigiElph) to my name, I
said they were taken by my little Minolta HiMatic F ('cause I had to say
something).
So, if you guys don't say anything, I won't either. vbg
An LX should be enough to keep me quiet :)
- Chris
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Re: Cleaning the CCD
On Fri, 21 Nov 2003, Bucky wrote: As an aside, the place I phoned to get the supplies is probably the most pro-oriented shop in Vancouver, which seems to translate into the fact that they hold Pentax 35mm (or D-SLRs) in a certain amount of contempt. They asked me what I had - D1, D100, Canon monster, and I said, Nope, Pentax. He made that scoffing noise: Pfft! - one of those little star thingies, whatever they call 'em? Yup, said I. He asked, You got dust on it already? I said, Yup. He said, I didn't think those things had been out long enough to have dust on them. Sheesh, which store was that? Now I remember why I buy on ebay and mail order. Chris in Surrey, BC :) -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: raw conversion (was Undersharpening)
On Thu, 6 Nov 2003, danilo wrote: btw, how many of you use linux for graphic manipulation issues? ciao Danilo. I only seem to use Linux or OpenBSD these days... I use the Gimp (www.gimp.org) for image manipulation, and X-Sane to do my scanning. I also use imagemagick (www.imagemagick.com) to batch resize my images. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Published
On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The current (December 2003) issue of Hooked on the Outdoors magazine contains my Oct. 1998 Cumberland Falls moonbow photograph. I never heard of this magazine until its director of photography emailed me a couple of months ago to ask about using that photo -- he'd found it on my website. Technical details: Time exposure made with Pentax IQZoom WR90, on Fuji colour negative film. ERNR Congrats! - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
RE: Dolly Sods Wilderness (long)
On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Rob Brigham wrote: Mark, I just read an article on luminous which has finally got me working sensibly with layers. I think it would be of great benefit for you and any others with dark areas in photos - extracts a surprising amount of detail! http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/u-contr ast-masking.shtml Another MUST READ for any DSLR users. Thanks for pointing out that URL. I just edited a few images from my Optio S. Wow. It brings out a lot of detail from a dark area. (its a little different using The Gimp, but almost the same if you know where everything is). Thanks! -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Optio S
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan mentioned his Optio S today. I'm sad to report that the Optio S is off with my daughter now. The thing is so damned cute that I'm thinking about buying another one and chucking film entirely... (well not really) (g) I had it around my neck for the past two days, and I couldn't tell I was carrying a camera. Plus, I get 4 megapixels when I take a photo and a 12X zoom. If I could resolve to live with that level of resolution, a digital SLR would be pointless. The Sony S85 I picked up for myself is 4 megapixels, compact, and has some additional features, but looks like a 6x7 compared to the Optio S! I'm beginning to think of digital in terms of snapshots and film in terms of serious pictures where magnification and detail will be enjoyed. That Optio S is sure a sweetheart! I'm really happy with mine. Its nice to have a camera with me at all times. I was out shooting with my 35mm gear this weekend, and I put the optio S in my camera bag and couldn't find it LOL. I've only had it for a month, and I'm up to 900 images on it. All snapshots, but it will allow me to almost always shoot black and white now :) Actually, I'm shooting more film now than before I got the S. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Optio S - Additional memory
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Kenneth Waller wrote: I will be purchasing an Optio S shortly and want to purchase additional memory - 256 mb. Any yeas, nays or suggestions? Vendors to stay away from/or recommended? Kenneth Waller I have a Sandisk 256MB SD card in mine, no problems. I think I paid $139.00 Canadian bucks. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
*ist D and BIG Glass
I saw this in the dpreview.com pentax forums: http://www.schmidtprint.com/istd.htm Pentax 600 ED:IF F4 and *ist D. rant This list has given me an unhealthy lust for the ist D, and I didn't want to go digital. My Optio S reminded me of how fun it is to have instant results. Anybody want to give me $2000 Canadian? I think I'm going to have to take the jeep out this weekend and shot off some black and white film. /rant - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
5 days to pug deadline
5 days to pug deadline. So all of you guys with the *ist D better get to work! - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Pentax Promo in Canada
On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, frank theriault wrote: Hi, All, Do you want the long story? No? I don't blame you. I was at the photo lab today (sold a coupla prints - woo hoo!), and whilst waiting for Robert to finish with another customer, I picked up a Canadian mag called Photo Life (or some such name). First thing I notice is a full page ad for the Optio S, right near the front of the magazine. That's good, thinks I. Then, one of those absolutely annoying advertising cards falls out of the magazine. I pick it up (because my mother taught me not to be a litter bug), and I notice it's a subscription card for the magazine. I turn it over, and it says in big letters: SUBSCRIBE AND YOU MAY WIN A PENTAX SLR. Curiosity piqued, I read on, and it seems that they're giving away an MZ S and an FA 24-80 zoom, along with bags, tripod, strap, that sort of stuff. They tout it as Pentax' pro level 35mm SLR. So, kudos to the promo department of Pentax Canada. At least they're trying... cheers, frank The last time I picked up an issue (over six months ago) they had a survey card that you could fill out for a chance to win an MZ-S, FA24-90, and AF360 flash combo. I always see a lot of pentax ad's in that magazine. And as a side note, thats probably one of the best photo magazines around (IMHO) due to the focus on taking pictures rather than gear. - chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: So Wheres all the Wonderful Art?
On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Paul wrote: So quite a few pdml'ers have digital SLR's which makes it much easier to post your images. So my question is where is all the wonderful images your all shootings with your new cameras? Regards, Paul If anybody needs a place to put the pictures online, let me know. Perhaps we should set up a pdml *ist D gallery. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: FS Vivitar 100mm/3.5 Macro on Ebay
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Herb Chong wrote: a bunch of people got direct emails from you bypassing the mailing list. however, you intended it, that is what happened. Herb - Original Message - From: Gary Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 3:29 PM Subject: Re: FS Vivitar 100mm/3.5 Macro on Ebay At 11:02 AM 9/25/2003 -0400, you wrote: I sent the notice to three mail lists: PDML and two Pentax groups on Yahoo that I am also a member of. That was it. If that offends you, I'm sorry but it's hardly what I'd call spam. It looked like a BCC to the list, hence bypassing any filters that were based on the to/cc feilds, that probably why it looks like a direct message to you. If you take a look at the Reply-To: feild, you will likely see [EMAIL PROTECTED] hth - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: More serious competition for *ist-D - Kiss Digital/300D
On Tue, 26 Aug 2003, Jostein wrote: Well certainly, an *istD has less bagage to it's name than KISS. http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=KISSString=exact This camera can't be meant to be anything more than a ps with a bayonet lens mount. Otoh, I'm sure it'll drag a lot of users into the DSLR market. Jostein - Pictures at: http://oksne.net - Maybe it will come with face paint? KISSKnights in Satans Service (band) - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Happy Birthday Canada
On Tue, 1 Jul 2003, frank theriault wrote: OTOH, I've never been out West. Gotta see the Rockies and the Left Coast some day; I hear there are a few photo ops out there! vbg I've never been out East, furthest I've been across Canada is to Saskatchewan to see the Grandparents. Maybe we need a cross Canada exchange program so that we can see the other coast :) If any eastern PDML'ers head out this way, I'll take you into the BC back country for some *real* photo ops. Here's some left coast for you, I was watching cruise ships head out a couple of weeks ago, I was playing with my FA20-35 that I bought from tv. http://apeman.org/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album53 (bad scans from cheap scanner). Happy Birthday Canada! And good luck to the team in Prague, hopefully it will be Canada Day come July 2nd!! Cheers! - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: OT: Image Management
On Tue, 27 May 2003, Herb Chong wrote: a print catalog is easier to produce than one searchable on a web site. Thumbs Plus is adequate for me right now for managing everything i have on my computer when i am the only one doing the browsing and searching. the problem i have is how to get the collection of images i want to make available for stock out onto the web such that someone can search or browse for the image they want. Thumbs Plus can't do it except on the computer running Thumbs Plus. their web solution requires running Microsoft IIS as the web server, and that is unacceptable to me. that, plus the product is still in beta. something that runs on Apache web servers with a combination of Java, Javascript, CGIs, Perl and MySQL is what i am searching for. IMatch that Tom recommends generates a web site that allows someone to browse by category to find images, but provides no search capability. i need the search capability. i haven't studied the generated HTML yet, but perhaps i can extensively edit a template using IMatch to write my own search capabilities. i need to read what gets generated. right now, i assign sheet and frame number for my scanned slides and camera image number for my digital images in Thumbs Plus. since i haven't shot any assignments and don't think i will for a long time, i don't need to worry about job numbering. if i did, i would manage within Thumb Plus for now. i have this notion that maybe what i am looking for isn't out there in a way that i want and i may have to write my own. the problem with that isn't that i don't know how as much as it will take a bunch of time. i have a start on an application that will read a Thumbs Plus database and generate a web site of the kind i want that will run on the kind of web server that i want. Canto Cumulus, from the trial edition i installed and what i read in the documentation about their Web Publisher option looks like what i want. combined cost of about $600. maybe, but i can't tell yet. i would prefer off-the-shelf. if i went with Cumulus or IMatch, i would abandon Thumbs Plus. trouble is, i really want two different things, a program to manage all my images, and another one to manage and publish some of my images. the requirements for each are different. Thumbs Plus seems to fit my needs well enough for managing. it's the publication part that i'm missing. Herb... Herb - I don't know if it will meet all of your criteria or not, but Gallery http://gallery.sf.net/ might fit the bill, its free too :) it's php based, and it has a search function, weather or not it searches how you want it to I do not know. I use it on my own site, and I installed it for my 4x4 club's website (which now has over 4000+ images in it) and it works great! hth - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Moving on!
On Thu, 3 Apr 2003, Ken Archer wrote: Gawd, how I love the smell of napalm in the morning. ps: Do we have any old movie goers out there that remember where that came from? I think it was: Apocolypse Now A great movie. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Acros processing
On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, collinb wrote: His best results with Acros -- use T-Max developer. I'll get the specifics later. But apparently T-Max is the best thing around for shadow detail with Acorss. (He's probably used everything but Pyro!) Anyone else tried this? Results? Collin I've only developed two rolls of Across 100, but both were done in T-Max Developer 1:4. I remembered that I liked it, and they printed nicely. I don't have a scan handy, as they were just playing with the film. I am going to try it in HC-110 next. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: New Velvia 100 - official info
On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Maciej Marchlewski wrote: Hi! At: http://www.fujifilm.com/JSP/fuji/epartners/PressCenterDetail.jsp? DBID=NEWS_543027 you can find information about new Fuji films, includinf Velvia 100ISO: Woo!! And there is a new Astia 100F too! Thats good news. And it has an RMS of 7! Read further down on the fuji page for this. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
RE: OT Pentax wife
On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Paul Franklin Stregevsky wrote: Do Pentax wives play the same games played by Pentax husbands: having equipment sent to their work address so their spouses won't know? [EMAIL PROTECTED] And hope that your spouse isn't a very skilled with google! The list is archived ya know! ;-) - chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Digital Ownership Up
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Dan Scott wrote: Never take what big coporations say at face value. Even if they acknowledge that they are lying, it's a safe bet that they are lying about what they claim to have lied about. My wife is a systems analyst for a major insurance company. She and her fellow employees were told the company wasn't competitive, profitable, or able to keep its head above water for much longerlayoffs had to be made. They cut 15-20% of their workforce (amazing how many of those let go were within a year or two of retirement). A few weeks after the layoffs, the company newsletter was raving what a great year the company had and how they were in very good shapeespecially compared to their major competitors. Dan Scott In general, all marketing points 180 degrees to a problem! I forget where I originally read this, but for the most part, can be applied to any press release. ie: new and improved so there were problems with the old version? Just something to keep in mind. - chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re:Fuji's new chip
On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, Mike Johnston wrote: Bill, Yeah. There's a guy who sells a Photoshop action that does this, but I forget his name. It blends two separate exposures to create effectively ideal dynamic range. His plugin is just for PCs so I didn't pay too enough attention. Plus of course it can't be used for anything that moves, since you need to expose two pictures. --Mike That would be Fred Miranda, you can get it at his website ($$) at: www.fredmiranda.com - chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
RE: Poopular!
The Har© was made poopular by William Robb, who, I think, atributes it to someone else. Well, if you live in Canada, our Prime Minister claims to be Very poopular wij da canadians pepholes. ;-) Gotta get scanning for the pug now! - chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
xmas lights
Hi All - I have a couple of ideas to photograph christmas lights, and was wondering if there is some magic formula (ie: like 1/iso @ f16 for the moon). I want to try and do this handheld, I really don't want to walk around with my tripod all night. I was thinking of using Portra 400VC, or Fuji Provia 400F. Also, I was wondering if something similar would work with kodak HIE, it might be a worthy experiment. any thoughts? - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Pentax D10?
On Tue, 3 Dec 2002, Brendan wrote: It's probably the digital back shown in the movie 'Fem Fatale' , as bad as the movie was it did show off some Pentax gear that I never knew existed ( he plugged his 645 into a mac and dwonloaded pictures to it, hum ) I thought that was a little odd too. It looked like he was using a pz1p with a big zoom on it too to spy on that hot chick. I didn't think it was a bad movie though, it had two hot models in it and pentax gear! - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Pollitically Correct
On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Bob Blakely wrote: From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's hard to keep up with, though, when your tendency is to use accepted clinical terms rather than what the political sensitive types treat as a flavour of the week adjective. Folks who have assumed room temperature are no longer to be referred to as dead. They are metabolically challenged. Folks who rob, steal kill and assault are no longer to be referred to as criminals, they are morally challenged. Folks are no longer to be referred to as argumentative, obnoxious and/or disrespectful, they are socially challenged. Your film isn't slow, it's photonically challenged. I'm not insane, I'm reality challenged. If it hasn't been pointed out already, there is a great George Carlin bit called Softing the language its quite funny, but the sad part is that it is true! Cheers! - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Lowepro SF Reporter 100? (Was Re: OT: Domke Bags)
On Tue, 12 Nov 2002, Pat wrote: My new question: Has anyone used the smaller version of the Reporter series (100 200)? I believe David Brooks wrote something about this in the past? I have a Lowepro SF 200. I find the size just right for me. I've taken it through crowded antique shops full of crap that I can't afford to replace with no problems. I usually carry 3 lenes and one body and tons of film, but there is room for a second body if I cut down on film a bit. Nice bag. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Pentax annonces digital SLR
On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Christian Skofteland wrote: Why can't you still use Pentax gear? So what if they stop making it. All the Pentax gear I have is out of production. Lenses? I believe Pentax has made a great lens in every focal length. Yes some of them are dogs but the same focal length that has dogs also has gems. Not to mention other manufacturer's lenses. Please dump your Pentax gear so that I can buy it cheap! Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] I would probably keep my gear, I'd never get back anything close to what I paid for it. I picked pentax because I liked the product. Hopefully, they are just talking about all of the ps cameras that they have. Actually I would just move to a 67 or a 645 (pentax of course). That big negative is really appealing. I may dump a lens or two to help finance it, but I have been selling computer equipment instead :) - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Rebel Ti starts to copy MZ-S
On Thursday, October 3, 2002, at 09:50 AM, Robert Soames Wetmore wrote: Wow, that looks truly awful and gimmicky. It should sell extremely well. RSW For some reason, this camera makes me think that it won't be long before Canon is running TV ads with Britney Spears holding a Rebel Ti. There are a lot of 10-12yr old girls who havn't gotten their parents to buy them a SLR yet. ;- - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/
Re: Pentax ads
On Wed, 18 Sep 2002, dick graham wrote: This was 11/2 ago and the last SLR ad they have run. No MZ-S ad has every run! DG At 10:14 PM 9/17/02 -0400, you wrote: **Note, I tried this as an attachment but didn't think it would work, and it didn't :)** http://members.rogers.com/brad.dobo/images/Pentax.jpg PhotoLife, a Canadian photography magazine, has an add for the MZ-S, or other pentax cameras every 2nd issue or so. The magazine, with Pentax are giving away a MS-S, BG-10, AF360FGZ combo as well. Aside from that, its a good magazine, it dosn't focus on equipment either like the others, its about taking pictures. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/
Re: thoughts on fuji across
On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Brendan wrote: I just fired off 2 rolls of this stuff and I'm mimpressed alot, just very long wash time, ( purple tinge for 20 min ) but it's nice. Anyone have other opinions? I just shot two rolls of Across 100. What developer did you use? I havn't developed mine yet, and I am still debating which one to use. Of course no one locally has the fuji developers (if they even exist beyond the inside of the box). I currently have T-Max, HC-110, and DD-X. Not sure which to choose from. I havn't decided which one I want to try yet :) Maybe I should go get another roll and try all 3! - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/
Re: FG grip
On Wed, 28 Aug 2002, Ronald de Leeuw wrote: Goodday, I'm considering a FG grip for my MZ5, and I'm wondering if it would give me any advantages in handling? I guess there's a shutter button on the grip, anything else on it? Does it really make vertical shooting easier, and doesn't it make the camera too heavy? If you've got some experience on this one, please share it. I can pick up a good-as-new one for about $60. Thanks, Rodelion. I just got one for my MZ-50. There is no shutter button, but it adds weight and size. I find that it makes the camera feel more balanced, esp. with a heavier lens mounted on it. YMMV, in terms of the weight, I like it, others may not. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/
RE: Making prints...
On Thu, 6 Jun 2002, tom wrote: Are they all at zero? yes. You probably need to play around with exposure and contrast. Take a neg and make a decent print, noting the time (X)...make another print at .65X, then one more at 1.5X. The .65x should look too light, the 1.5x one should be too dark. OTOH, you may decide your first one sucked and 1.4X is the way to go. Then dial in about 50 units of magenta and print one at 1.3X. This one should look contrasty. Dial out the magenta and dial in 50 units of yellow. Print that at 1.3X. This one should look flat. Don't do test strips here...look at the whole print, and don't be afraid to waste a little paper. If you're feeling adventurous, try developing the prints at 30, 60 and 120 seconds and see if those make any differences. That should give you an idea of what your head can do and how the various controls work. To figure out what a good print looks like, you need to go look at some decent prints. Thanks, I will try out these suggestions, I have lots of paper so I'll just have to waste more ;) I'll have to find a gallery or something, or ask the lab that I goto if they have any prints that I could see. Thanks - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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-7 question
On Mon, 27 May 2002, James Adams wrote: Hi, What is the MZ-7 like? I was in downtown Vancouver today, and noticed a Body with Battery Pack for around $170 CDN(It's negotiable). I tested it with my SMC-F and Takumar-F zooms, and everything appeared ok. Is this worth getting? James If its in good shape that sounds like a good deal. They are around 400+ cdn new. Its one of the lower end bodies, but it does not have the crippled lens mount like the mz-50,30 do. I'll go get it if you don't ;) - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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: building a darkroom timer
On Mon, 27 May 2002, Scott Nelson wrote: Hi Chris Good luck with your little project, but I don't think it will save you very much money. I built a electronic release for my MZ-5n because I thought the $45 cdn was too much to ask for what is essentially only a two stage switch. Mine cost about $20 in parts, but took a few hours to put together. Net savings effectively zero, and the switch is butt ugly, but it was fun to build. Is the idea that the timer automatically turns off the light source? - If not you may as well just buy a kitchen timer. -Scott The fun is in building the thing. But the more I look at it, it may not be worth it. I thought about building the cable release, but mine would have been a lot bigger than the pentax one so I just bought it :) The enlarger I bought has no on/off switch, but I suppose i could use a power bar or something as an on/off mechanisim. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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: building a darkroom timer
On Mon, 27 May 2002, Len Paris wrote: Nope, it's not necessary to use that short of an exposure, generally speaking. That's why enlarger lenses have adjustable apertures. Thanks! now I am off to create the frankentimer! - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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: an abused MX
On Tue, 14 May 2002, [iso-8859-2] £ukasz Kacperczyk wrote: Just take a look at that 'beauty'! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1352872804 Thats Damn Ugly! How about a KX belt buckle instead? lol http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1352909249 Now I have seen everything. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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 .
Ilford Delta 3200, recommended soup.
Hey All - I have a roll of ilford delta 3200 that needs developing, what would you recommend to soup it in for fine grain and its true speed? (I shot it at 3200). That datasheet says DD-X. Also, if it is DD-X, is it a good developer for most all other ilford films? I'm also getting 3 rolls of film back (2 reala, 1 provia 400F + photo CD's for each). I shot them with the Tokina ATX 28-70/2.8 that I bought off ebay last week, I can hardly wait to see the results! Thanks! - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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: Ilford Delta 3200, recommended soup.
On Thu, 2 May 2002, Paul Jones wrote: Hi Chris, Check the archive, there was a big discussion on Delta and Developers a week or two ago. Regards, Paul Thanks Paul! I am surprised that I didn't take notice, but this has to be te busiest list that I have ever subscribed to lol. and its not about computers! thanks again - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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:www.shootSMARTER.com??????
On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I received it also and couldn't figure out where they got my email address either. I got it. Deadbeat spammer probably got it out of the archives. I'm not sure if they display the email address or not. But if you are looking for a lot of email addresses of camera enthusiasts, then he hit the jackpot. I bloked him from my mailservers at work (I work for an ISP) :-) - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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: Tokina 28-70 F2.6-2.8 on eBay
On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Mark Erickson wrote: There's a Tokina 28-70 F2.6-2.8 on eBay with a BIN price of $285. Seller claims that it is new old stock. It's been up for a couple of days, so I figure it's fair game for posting to the list. By all accounts, this is a really nice lens and it looks like a pretty good price, too. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1347091335 I've been looking for a good fast zoom, Thanks for passing that along, I did the BIN. thanks - chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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: Tokina 28-70 F2.6-2.8 on eBay
On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Brendan wrote: Chris I think your going to like that zoom, I just developed a roll shot with the older version of that lens, I'm impressed to say the least over any other zoom I have. Thats good to hear. I thought I recalled your message talking about a lens like it or just like it. I can hardly wait to get it. Another toy! - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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: PDML NW US and BC users
On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Patrick White wrote: I'd like to do that. When and where? Seattle? Mt. St. Helens? The weather is starting to improve quite a bit lately too. I'm not sure what James had in mind for a location. Maybe somewhere in the Vancouver area, Our friends to the south can take advantage of the Cheaper dollar up here ;) And there is no shortage of places to photograph. - chris Surrey, BC -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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: Where to buy Pentax in Vancouver
On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Alan Chan wrote: Unfortunately, MZ-S is just too expensive here in Vancouver. My solution is to buy oversea when I left Canada for more than 7 days (get $750 duty free), but the question is, I don't know when (perhaps never?))? Shops that I usually visit are LensShutter, Kerrisdale and InterPro. Seems to me that Kerrisdale is slighty cheaper, and InterPro is the cheapest. Just in case you do not know, all brand new Pentax cameras and lenses are covered by 1 year international warranty. However, if purchased in Canada, you will get an extra 1 year Canadian warranty too. Thanks Alan - Kerrisdale and Lens and Shutter have it listed on their sites, Kerrisdale is 20 something dollars cheaper. My mother has a summer place in WA state, but I would like to buy Canadian with a Canadian Warranty. I take my gear off road quite often, so it see's a lot of use and abuse, the extra year made be needed. I guess I will have to call a few dealers and see if they will order it in for me :-( Thanks! - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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 .
A nex toy for me too!
Hey All - I just picked up a new toy. Its nothing too special. I got the SMC FA 28-200 3.8-5.6 for $431.00 Cad (inc. tax). I bought it so I can be lazy. I think I am going to leave it on the mz-50, and take it out in the backroads when I got 4x4'ng. Something I can leave in the Jeep and not be too concerned with. I shot a roll tonight at the park, I'll find out how it does in a few days when I get my slides back. So far I like its build qual. Feels sturdy. I've read mixed reviews of it. I like the whirr of the IF. lol - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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 .
Where to buy Pentax in Vancouver
Hi All - I'm Looking for a second body, I want to be able to use some of the A series lenses, right now I can only really use the newer FA (to my limited knoledge) with my mz-50. I can't decide which body to buy, I am leaning towards the mz-s, I got to hold one recently and I almost bought it on the spot. But the place where I was looking at it wanted $1700.00 Cad. for just the body. But which body to buy is not really my question, I like to touch things before I buy them, but I have not found a retailer in the Vancouver area that has a good selection of pentax equipment. I'd like to look at the MZ-7, MZ-6, and the MZ-5n before I make a choice, but none of the dealers that I have visited seem to have all of them in stock. Can somebody from the vancouver area recommend a dealer in the lower mainland that has a good selection and decent prices. at $1700 Cad the MZ-S is cheaper to buy online and pay duty+taxes+shipping. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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: Re: Slashdotted! Amy Hughes Lego Church
On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Patrick White wrote: It is a community of outspoken, opinionated critics :-) I used to think that they were just a bunch of close-minded Linux bigots, but recent threads an officemate has told me about dispute that (requiring me to remove the Linux part of my opinion of them :-) While the comments are sort of a loss unless you're into that sort of thing, the articles are worthwhile checking daily just as an technology-awareness sort of thing -- sometimes they get slanted into science fiction, but they almost always provide a non-slashdot link where you can read the actual article. Amy's site may have got slashdotted, but I hope she is taking it as a compliment. That kind of sway with users hasn't been used as a weapon that I'm aware of, and remberances of a dead pet via photography of Lego churches is pretty far off their typical subject matter. If lots of /. readers are checking her site out, it is a significant compliment. Slashdot used to be pretty good. Once they sold the site it started to slide. I don't think its a fault of the authors, but the readership hit a sort of critical mass, where most of them are quite immanture. It's my homepage, and I quite enjoy the stuff they post about lego, it does happen fairly often. Amy did post on that /. thread. It did not appear that she took any offence. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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: Darkroom: Enlarger Question
On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Chris ... Keep it simple, good, and inexpensive - an El Nikkor 50/2.8 is a very fine starter lens. They are generally quite good optically, and they are common, which makes finding a good example relatively easy and fairly inexpensive. It's also good enough to make larger prints. As for an enlarger, there are two ways to look at a first purchase. One way is to buy something inexpensive and simple, to use while you're learning, until you know what you want to do in the darkroom. At that point you'll have a good idea of the features you'd want in an enlarger, how big you'd like to print, and the formats that might be of interest. The other is to spend some money and buy an enlarger that you can grow into. Beselers, Omegas, Saunders, some Dursts, are all common brands with good reputations that offer good quality. So, first decide how you want to proceed, then look in those areas. I guess it depends on what the pockets can afford :) I am going to try to process some of my first bw negs (Tmax 100) this weekend, I have to get a tank, reel, and chem. I have a thermometer, I think that is all i need. The lens lengths confused me, I saw a lot of 50mm so I assumed those were the Standard to start with. I am not sure how they relate to the printing process. I am going to wait another week or so before I get ready to buy an enlarger. Thanks for the help. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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: Thinking about Darkroom
On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Chris ... Do you just want to process film, as your post implies, or do you want to make prints as well? If all you want to do is process film, a darkroom is not necessary. It's pretty easy to set up a small, temporary darkroom. Do you have a light-tight bathroom? How big is it? Check out my setup, which, although it's more semi-permanant now, can still be broken down in about an hour, maybe less (just estimating). With a slightly different arrangement and a single smaller enlarger, the darkroom could be disassembled and the bathroom ready for full use in about 10 minutes. http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom/my-darkroom.html Give us a better idea of what you hope to accomplish, and the experts here can give you some pointers. Hi Shel - I would like to be able to make prints as well, but not needed right away. Long term I would really like to be able to blow up images whenever I feel like it :) Instead of getting a roll back at 4x6, and then picking the one I like, finding the neg, back to the lab etc. For now I thought about just starting to process the negs. thanks - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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: Kodak E-200 up for grabs
On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Mick Maguire wrote: I have 4 rolls of this languishing in my freezer. It expired about a year ago, but has been freezer stored for most of it's life and the last time I used a roll (about 3 months ago) it was still perfect. Does anybody want it, as I cant see me using slide film again in the near future? If you still have it I'm interested. I'm still learning so a deal on slide film is nice to find lol. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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 50mm f/1.4
Is $350/Canadian a good price for the AF 50/1.4 new? What about $230 for a used version? I want a fast prime lens, the 35-80 that came with my mz-50 seems a little lacking in low light :) Thanks -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Kodak Max 400 vs. Royal Gold 400
What are, if any, the differences between Kodak Max 400 and Royal Gold 400. I've shot some Kodak Max 400 (it was on cheap at costco, 2.80$ CAD/Roll) and the results were okay, but I shot some RG400 and the colors were much better. Kodak data sheets are almost identical, except for Royal Gold being part of the Kodak Select Series of films. thanks - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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: HP Photosmart S20 (buy it?!)
On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, Christian Skofteland wrote: I love my older PhotoSmart. It has replaced the crappyscan(tm) that I used to use. I scan only slides and negatives. The only issue I have is scanning prints. It gives me awful lines down the center when it scans prints of any size. I've cleaned it and calibrated it but still those damn lines! I have no issues with slides and negatives however. Mine is an older SCSI version that was given to me free of charge new in box because the previous owner was literally using it as a door stop. The other issue that may or may not be a challenge is the driver/software when using it in windows. It was sort of a chore to set it up (and I'm a UNIX sys-admin!) but once everything was happy it was love at first scan. Hope this helps Christian I bought a used photosmart photoscanner (scsi version), and I was getting these awful 12 pixel wide lines down the left of the slide or negative, about a 1/4 of the image inset. I tried everything, finall took it apart, the lens on the CCD was cracked :( needless to say I got a refund. too bad, it seemed sharp and the colors were good, its just that the line made it unusable. The unit seemed sturdy, if it wasn't for the cracked ccd lens I would be very happy ;) - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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: Too Short Pentax Cable Switch F (Survey)
On Sun, 27 Jan 2002, Ryan Charron wrote: Hello To All, Does anyone out there fell 3.3 feet long is way too short? And if so, what would be your ideal length? I just got mine on thursday. I got to use it to do some longer exposures at night during a snowfall. The length didn't bother me, but I was expecting the shutter release to be more firm, much like the shutter release on my mz-50. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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 .
TTL Meter On MZ/ZX-50
My camera comes with a built in through the lens multi-segment meter, my question is? What the heck is that :) I did a net search, and came up with a site that said it was almost like a spot meter, taking 75% of the reading from a circle about the size of the autofocus markers [ ] and takes the other 25% from the rest of the frame. Does this sound correct? Can I use the camera meter like a spot meter? (is it close enough) Thanks - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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 .
Vivitar Lenses
Hi All - I am looking for a wide angle lens for my MX-50 (ZX-50 in USA). Looking at ebay I see a lot of Vivitar 28mm and 24mm wide angle MF lenses. Are they worth spending the $45.00USD? Or should I save my pennies for a SMC Pentax FA lens? All I have right now is a 35-80, and I am looking for something wider. Are there any recommendations for wide angle lenses? a 17-35mm would be cool, but I don't want to buy junk. Thanks! - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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 .
new to list
Hi All - I just joined the list, and thought that I would introduce myself. I am a new pentax owner, and I am also fairly new to photography, having only used point and shoot cameras in the past. I picked up a Pentax MZ-50 kit with a 35-80 zoom to start out with. I choose Pentax because my father has had the same pentax camera and lenses for over 20 years, and it keeps on going. I'm In the Greater Vancouver area of BC, Canada, so there is no shortage of pictures to take. I am starting to venture out of pict mode now, using Av mode to start out with. :) So far I think my prints are okay, but the lab that I take them to may not be the best. Can you ask almost any lab to not fix the prints and do them as is from the negative? Cheers - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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: Re[2]: Odp: new to list
On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Bruce Dayton wrote: Chris, Sometimes, it is a good idea to actually learn and experiment with slide films. The lab will just process and mount the slides - no machine or human judgement involved. It helps you learn better because you can see the results of your efforts. Also, because the film is less forgiving concerning exposure, you will learn metering techniques more easily. Not only that, you don't have to waste a stack of prints, just throw away the slides you don't like. Can most places process slide film? and I assume prints can be made from slides as well? Thanks for all of your help. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ - 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 .
