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Prof Write was a decent word processor and the other software in the PFS series were good as well - PFS Plan as a spreadsheet and PFS File for a database. File was a flat file rather than relational but did have some handy form filling capabilities. -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 25, 2015, at 2:18 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: The first word processor I used was Professional Write (aka Pfs:Write). It had a *VERY* typewriter like interface that allowed you to adjust margins tabs on a ruler that ran across the top of the screen. Simple controls - Ctrl+B for Boldface, Ctrl+U to underline ... Ctrl+Enter started a new page. All the controls were simple toggles so Ctrl+B turned it on and Ctrl+B again turned it off. It also supported Cut/Copy and Paste (Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C Ctrl+V) and you could use a mouse to position the cursor drag to select text. The thing that WordPerfect had going for it was the number of printers it supported, and Professional Write could use any printer that had a WordPerfect driver. On 3/24/2015 11:01 PM, John Coyle wrote: First WP software I used was WordPerfect - the name tells a lie, it was an absolute nightmare to use compared with Word, when Word arrived I switched in a heartbeat! I also used Lotus WordPro, not as good as Word in some ways but had advantages in others - like allowing me to define a custom envelope size before Microsoft acknowledged sizes other than American. Sill use it for some purposes - you can tell it was well-written software when it was created in 1997 and still works on Windows 7. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ralf R Radermacher Sent: Wednesday, 25 March 2015 7:20 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Am 24.03.15 um 21:43 schrieb steve harley: i chose Amiga for the affordability, the multi-tasking OS and the fact it did four channels of 8-bit digital audio Not to forget the graphics. Far better than what any IBM compatible PC had to offer, at least in the early days. In the end, I had an A3000T with a 50 MHz 68060 accelerator board. The absolutely brilliant Shapeshifter (some sort of Parallels to make Mac OS run on an Amiga) made it the fastest 68060 Mac that Apple never built. Word Perfect as a word processor wasn't that bad either. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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What appealed to me was how much like writing on a typewriter it was. On 3/26/2015 8:01 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Prof Write was a decent word processor and the other software in the PFS series were good as well - PFS Plan as a spreadsheet and PFS File for a database. File was a flat file rather than relational but did have some handy form filling capabilities. -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 25, 2015, at 2:18 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: The first word processor I used was Professional Write (aka Pfs:Write). It had a *VERY* typewriter like interface that allowed you to adjust margins tabs on a ruler that ran across the top of the screen. Simple controls - Ctrl+B for Boldface, Ctrl+U to underline ... Ctrl+Enter started a new page. All the controls were simple toggles so Ctrl+B turned it on and Ctrl+B again turned it off. It also supported Cut/Copy and Paste (Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C Ctrl+V) and you could use a mouse to position the cursor drag to select text. The thing that WordPerfect had going for it was the number of printers it supported, and Professional Write could use any printer that had a WordPerfect driver. On 3/24/2015 11:01 PM, John Coyle wrote: First WP software I used was WordPerfect - the name tells a lie, it was an absolute nightmare to use compared with Word, when Word arrived I switched in a heartbeat! I also used Lotus WordPro, not as good as Word in some ways but had advantages in others - like allowing me to define a custom envelope size before Microsoft acknowledged sizes other than American. Sill use it for some purposes - you can tell it was well-written software when it was created in 1997 and still works on Windows 7. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ralf R Radermacher Sent: Wednesday, 25 March 2015 7:20 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Am 24.03.15 um 21:43 schrieb steve harley: i chose Amiga for the affordability, the multi-tasking OS and the fact it did four channels of 8-bit digital audio Not to forget the graphics. Far better than what any IBM compatible PC had to offer, at least in the early days. In the end, I had an A3000T with a 50 MHz 68060 accelerator board. The absolutely brilliant Shapeshifter (some sort of Parallels to make Mac OS run on an Amiga) made it the fastest 68060 Mac that Apple never built. Word Perfect as a word processor wasn't that bad either. Ralf -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I am far-sighted and require reading and computer glasses (two different prescriptions) for close seeing. As with a few others I prefer to use my camera without glasses, which I've done by adjusting the diopter for the viewfinder and by learning how to work the thing mainly by feel. I can chimp the histogram and general composition by observing the fuzzy image on the LCD. But while doing studio work I really need to see that darned LCD in sharp focus so I can better judge how my lighting is working. The solution I finally arrived at -- after trying and giving up on flipping glasses on and off -- is a Hoodman loupe, like this one: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/899483-REG/Hoodman_h32_Hoodloupe_3_2_DSLR_LCD.html I just keep it within reach and pop it over the LCD when I need to see it in detail. It also blocks out light, and the extra contrast (especially outdoors) is very welcome. Highly recommended! On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 7:46 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Well I got a wake-up call yesterday. I haven't used the mirrorless Fuji A-1 since my cataract surgeries. Now both eyes are 'fixed', but I can't see close-up or read newspapers, without reading glasses! The Fuji A-1 still works fine, but has no viewfinder. You do all your composition (and any manual focusing) on the rear screen. Unfortunately, my arms need to be about 6 inches longer to put the rear screen in focus. Not a problem with the K-3, but now I need glasses for the Fuji! I don't think I'm gonna keep the Fuji A-1 or the Pentax K-01 (also no viewfinder). And chimping will be a problem on the K-3... Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 4:58 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Using a Pentax K-3 now along with a K-5IIs, a K-5, and a Fuji mirrorless A-1 (rarely). I had some minimal experience with my Dad's Kodak Retina IIIc and fell in love with 35mm slides. I started with a new Pentax ME and got sucked into LBA by the line-up of M lenses. This list provided much enablement over the years and helped explained how my Super Program worked. PZ-1, PZ-1p, ME Super, LX'en, then Pentax digital because I couldn't leave the lenses behind. The Fuji A-1 is a lovely LITTLE camera that I tried based on Brewer's and Cotty's testimonials. But I still can't leave my Pentax lenses behind. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 2:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 2015-03-24 21:01 , John Coyle wrote: First WP software I used was WordPerfect i started with RUNOFF on a Dec-20, and then Scribe, also nroff on a PDP/11; these were essentially full time reveal codes -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I KNOW she's a keeper. After 50 years, you don't have to try to convince me. We were in Singapore (for my work) over our 30th anniversary, and she said that it was time to replace our stereo. After I explained the voltage difference, she said than I should get a new camera. It was either an LX or a Z-1. I knew the accessory door that the LX opened, and opted for the Z-1. After the first two dealers did not have the lens I wanted, I figured a new body was enough. She was the impetus of continuing the hunt. I still can't take pictures that come up to the quality of my equipment. Larry in Dallas -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 11:55 AM To: PDML Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Enjoyed your Pentax navigation history. Have you ever posted an image to the PDML? A point that really stood out was that, at one point, your wife actually CONVINCED you to up grade to a Z-1. She is certainly a keeper, Larry. Several time now I've I had to convinced my wife that I need a camera upgrade. I do a great grovel. Jack - Original Message - From: larry larryl...@sprintmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 8:22:08 AM Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? My main camera is a K3. This has come after a long evolution. In 1968, I bought a Spotmatic so that I would be able to take pictures of my soon to be born child. (This past summer, my wife took her (our daughter's) daughter to look at possible colleges.) After many years of wonderful service, in 1985, I replaced it with a Super-Program (one of my co-workers convinced me that I needed a more automatic camera). It was a lot easier to get what I wanted, and I could use all my Spotmatic lenses. Later, on a business trip to Singapore, my wife convinced my to up-grade to a Z-1. Now I had autofocus. Than came my unfortunate involvement with this list. I short order, I had bought used versions of KX and MX. The KX was like a K-mount version of a Spotmatic and the MX was just a beautiful body. After years of digital envy, I bought an ist D. It met my needs, and I could mount all my lenses with their original capabilities (other than power zoom). A bout in the hospital made the shake reduction capability of the K10D necessary. The dam had burst. This was soon followed by (after appropriate price reductions) a K7 (smaller and lighter and now my granddaughter's camera), and a K5 (better resolution) and the K3 (great no-flash capability). As I aged, I've simplified. Now I use a very wide zoom lens (18-250) on the K3. Am I always happy with the results? No. I'm just not unhappy enough to want to carry more equipment. A camera, its lens and a tripod has to be enough! Larry in Dallas --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks Bruce, I just ordered one. Bob S. On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I am far-sighted and require reading and computer glasses (two different prescriptions) for close seeing. As with a few others I prefer to use my camera without glasses, which I've done by adjusting the diopter for the viewfinder and by learning how to work the thing mainly by feel. I can chimp the histogram and general composition by observing the fuzzy image on the LCD. But while doing studio work I really need to see that darned LCD in sharp focus so I can better judge how my lighting is working. The solution I finally arrived at -- after trying and giving up on flipping glasses on and off -- is a Hoodman loupe, like this one: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/899483-REG/Hoodman_h32_Hoodloupe_3_2_DSLR_LCD.html I just keep it within reach and pop it over the LCD when I need to see it in detail. It also blocks out light, and the extra contrast (especially outdoors) is very welcome. Highly recommended! On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 7:46 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Well I got a wake-up call yesterday. I haven't used the mirrorless Fuji A-1 since my cataract surgeries. Now both eyes are 'fixed', but I can't see close-up or read newspapers, without reading glasses! The Fuji A-1 still works fine, but has no viewfinder. You do all your composition (and any manual focusing) on the rear screen. Unfortunately, my arms need to be about 6 inches longer to put the rear screen in focus. Not a problem with the K-3, but now I need glasses for the Fuji! I don't think I'm gonna keep the Fuji A-1 or the Pentax K-01 (also no viewfinder). And chimping will be a problem on the K-3... Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 4:58 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Using a Pentax K-3 now along with a K-5IIs, a K-5, and a Fuji mirrorless A-1 (rarely). I had some minimal experience with my Dad's Kodak Retina IIIc and fell in love with 35mm slides. I started with a new Pentax ME and got sucked into LBA by the line-up of M lenses. This list provided much enablement over the years and helped explained how my Super Program worked. PZ-1, PZ-1p, ME Super, LX'en, then Pentax digital because I couldn't leave the lenses behind. The Fuji A-1 is a lovely LITTLE camera that I tried based on Brewer's and Cotty's testimonials. But I still can't leave my Pentax lenses behind. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 2:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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My main camera for many years was an MX (I still have it). When I finally decided to buy an autofocus camera, I bought a second hand SF1n. After only a couple of weeks of use, the film transport became faulty so I returned it to the store and exchanged for a Minolta Dynax/Maxxum 600si. Later on I sold that when the MZ-S came out and I still had quite a few Pentax lenses. When I wanted to go to a digital SLR, however, there was no Pentax offering so I ended up buying a Canon EOS-10D in 2003. I have had various Canon DSLRs ever since. Even though I now have a K3, I am still of the opinion that the Canons are far better for action shots than the Pentax will ever be. I currently have a K3, an EOS 1Dx and a Fuji X20 as my main three cameras. wendy On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Wendy Beard Carp, Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Snacks, huh? Likely to be washed down by a variety of Napa Valley vintage wines. Sounds delicious! Would love to be there, but...as Johnny Carson was want to say, I'll be busy sorting my sox. I know it'll be a glorious success, Ann! Jack - Original Message - From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 8:21:51 PM Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Quoting John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au: First WP software I used was WordPerfect - the name tells a lie, it was an absolute nightmare to use compared with Word, when Word arrived I switched in a heartbeat! I also used Lotus WordPro, not as good as Word in some ways but had advantages in others - like allowing me to define a custom envelope size before Microsoft acknowledged sizes other than American. Sill use it for some purposes - you can tell it was well-written software when it was created in 1997 and still works on Windows 7. I liked Wordperfect - as a DOS wordprocessor it was extremely powerful. Never tried Word for DOS, though. Once Windows 3 arrived Word trumped just about everything else. Wordperfect just took too long to make the transition. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I traveled the WordStar-WordPefect route. Still use WordPerfect (X6) today. Like the reveal codes and -- for me -- the ease of mixing pictures and graphics with text in reports. Also use Word a lot for client work. Otis On 3/25/2015 12:09 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: On Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:21:51 +1100 Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: I liked Wordperfect - as a DOS wordprocessor it was extremely powerful. Never tried Word for DOS, though. Once Windows 3 arrived Word trumped just about everything else. Wordperfect just took too long to make the transition. i quite liked wordperfect too on DOS. extremely powerful and it was a quite a transition from something else called wordstar. circa 1991, my doctoral thesis was written using wordperfect. a little after windows came and conquered, i switched to linux. ~subash Quoting John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au: First WP software I used was WordPerfect - the name tells a lie, it was an absolute nightmare to use compared with Word, when Word arrived I switched in a heartbeat! I also used Lotus WordPro, not as good as Word in some ways but had advantages in others - like allowing me to define a custom envelope size before Microsoft acknowledged sizes other than American. Sill use it for some purposes - you can tell it was well-written software when it was created in 1997 and still works on Windows 7. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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My main camera is a K3. This has come after a long evolution. In 1968, I bought a Spotmatic so that I would be able to take pictures of my soon to be born child. (This past summer, my wife took her (our daughter's) daughter to look at possible colleges.) After many years of wonderful service, in 1985, I replaced it with a Super-Program (one of my co-workers convinced me that I needed a more automatic camera. It was a lot easier to get what I wanted, and I could use all my Spotmatic lenses. Later, on a business trip to Singapore, my wife convinced my to up-grade to a Z-1. Now I had autofocus. Than came my unfortunate involvement with this list. I short order, I had bought used versions of KX and MX. The KX was like a K-mount version of a Spotmatic and the MX was just a beautiful body. After years of digital envy, I bought an ist D. It met my needs, and I could mount all my lenses with their original capabilities (other than power zoom). A bout in the hospital made the shake reduction capability of the K10D necessary. The dam had burst. This was soon followed by (after appropriate price reductions) a K7 (smaller and lighter and now my granddaughter's camera), and a K5 (better resolution) and the K3 (great no-flash capability). As I aged, I've simplified. Now I use a very wide zoom lens (18-250) on the K3. Am I always happy with the results? No. I'm just not unhappy enough to want to carry more equipment. A camera, its lens and a tripod has to be enough! Larry in Dallas --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Bob Sullivan wrote: Well I got a wake-up call yesterday. I haven't used the mirrorless Fuji A-1 since my cataract surgeries. Now both eyes are 'fixed', but I can't see close-up or read newspapers, without reading glasses! After having vision that pretty much didn't change for 30 years, mine is shifting a little bit year by year. At my last appointment the optometrist asked how long I had worn transition (self darkening) lenses because my eyes showed almost no sign of cataracts. I started to need progressive lenses just before I turned 50. It's quite frustrating, while my distance vision has been somewhere between what chart? and what wall? since I was a teenager, I could always focus down to about 3-4 inches without glasses, now I can barely get closer than 8, which makes all sorts of close up detail work much tougher. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Enjoyed your Pentax navigation history. Have you ever posted an image to the PDML? A point that really stood out was that, at one point, your wife actually CONVINCED you to up grade to a Z-1. She is certainly a keeper, Larry. Several time now I've I had to convinced my wife that I need a camera upgrade. I do a great grovel. Jack - Original Message - From: larry larryl...@sprintmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 8:22:08 AM Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? My main camera is a K3. This has come after a long evolution. In 1968, I bought a Spotmatic so that I would be able to take pictures of my soon to be born child. (This past summer, my wife took her (our daughter's) daughter to look at possible colleges.) After many years of wonderful service, in 1985, I replaced it with a Super-Program (one of my co-workers convinced me that I needed a more automatic camera. It was a lot easier to get what I wanted, and I could use all my Spotmatic lenses. Later, on a business trip to Singapore, my wife convinced my to up-grade to a Z-1. Now I had autofocus. Than came my unfortunate involvement with this list. I short order, I had bought used versions of KX and MX. The KX was like a K-mount version of a Spotmatic and the MX was just a beautiful body. After years of digital envy, I bought an ist D. It met my needs, and I could mount all my lenses with their original capabilities (other than power zoom). A bout in the hospital made the shake reduction capability of the K10D necessary. The dam had burst. This was soon followed by (after appropriate price reductions) a K7 (smaller and lighter and now my granddaughter's camera), and a K5 (better resolution) and the K3 (great no-flash capability). As I aged, I've simplified. Now I use a very wide zoom lens (18-250) on the K3. Am I always happy with the results? No. I'm just not unhappy enough to want to carry more equipment. A camera, its lens and a tripod has to be enough! Larry in Dallas --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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The first word processor I used was Professional Write (aka Pfs:Write). It had a *VERY* typewriter like interface that allowed you to adjust margins tabs on a ruler that ran across the top of the screen. Simple controls - Ctrl+B for Boldface, Ctrl+U to underline ... Ctrl+Enter started a new page. All the controls were simple toggles so Ctrl+B turned it on and Ctrl+B again turned it off. It also supported Cut/Copy and Paste (Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C Ctrl+V) and you could use a mouse to position the cursor drag to select text. The thing that WordPerfect had going for it was the number of printers it supported, and Professional Write could use any printer that had a WordPerfect driver. On 3/24/2015 11:01 PM, John Coyle wrote: First WP software I used was WordPerfect - the name tells a lie, it was an absolute nightmare to use compared with Word, when Word arrived I switched in a heartbeat! I also used Lotus WordPro, not as good as Word in some ways but had advantages in others - like allowing me to define a custom envelope size before Microsoft acknowledged sizes other than American. Sill use it for some purposes - you can tell it was well-written software when it was created in 1997 and still works on Windows 7. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ralf R Radermacher Sent: Wednesday, 25 March 2015 7:20 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Am 24.03.15 um 21:43 schrieb steve harley: i chose Amiga for the affordability, the multi-tasking OS and the fact it did four channels of 8-bit digital audio Not to forget the graphics. Far better than what any IBM compatible PC had to offer, at least in the early days. In the end, I had an A3000T with a 50 MHz 68060 accelerator board. The absolutely brilliant Shapeshifter (some sort of Parallels to make Mac OS run on an Amiga) made it the fastest 68060 Mac that Apple never built. Word Perfect as a word processor wasn't that bad either. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Since this thread has devolved into a personal history of photography ... 1. 1959 - Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash inherited from my grandmother when I was 9 years old. I don't know what happened to the flash attachment. I might not have ever had it. 2. Early 60s - Various Kodak Instamatic (126 cartridge) cameras shared with family. 3. Early 60 - Various Kodak 110 Instamatic cameras shared with family. 4. ~ 1968 Praktika SLR (most likely Praktika FX). I used it until some time in the early 70s when the shutter became wonky. I was directed to a guy who did camera repairs out of his garage to have it repaired. I kept calling to see if he got it fixed he was always still working on it up until the time he moved without leaving a forwarding address. 5. 70s - More Kodak 110 Instamatic cameras, now all of my own. 6. 70s - Various Polaroid 600 instant cameras. 7. 1984 - Pentax A3000 (from the PX at Ft Bragg, NC) - didn't have it long because it was basically a point 'n shoot dressed up as an SLR. After about 6 months I had saved up enough to buy ... 8. 1985 - Pentax Super Program - Between Auto Manual modes you could get Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual Shutter Priority AE + Bulb flash synch. 9. Mid 80s early 90s - Added another Pentax Super Program; Auto 110 Super (all the lenses except the zoom + flash winder); LX; K1000 SE 10. 2003 - PZ-1p - finally broke down moved up to auto focus. If you ever wanted proof that better equipment does NOT make you a better photographer. 11. 2004 - *ist-D - local dealer got it just about a week before I was to deploy to Iraq. OTOH, chimping does offer instant feedback if you learn to use the histogram you can get a second chance to get it right this time. 12. 2007 - K10D 13. 2010 - K20D 14. 2014 - K-3 15. 2015? - I'm saving up my box-tops to see what SantyClaws (yes, I know there ain't no sanity clause) is bringing me for Christmas this year! -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Wearing some now... Bob S. On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 6:15 AM, Yolanda Rowe ypr...@gmail.com wrote: As another who's had cataract surgery, I completely understand the arm length conundrum. The surgeon and I compromised; the right eye can focus @ about 18 inches, but it's not enough to mess around with camera displays or tiny fonts. I've found some non-prescription readers by Foster Grant that are meant to help with reading, using a computer and looking at someone across the desk. They help with the eye fatigue and eyeglass switching. My husband purchased some, too, so mine are safe. Yonnie On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 6:07 AM, Yolanda Rowe ypr...@gmail.com wrote: Still Pentax after all these years. The first one I had in my mitts was a K1000 circa 1978. There are a few K1000s, a Spotmatic (or two) and an SF1n hanging around here. Their digital stable mates are: *istDS (2; one on loan to a cousin and my son shoots w/the other), K10D, K20D, K-5 and K-3. Depending on the task at hand, one of the last four will be in my hand. My favorite to shoot with is still the K20D when it's just for fun; it feels right in my hands. Yonnie On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 2:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Am 24.03.15 um 00:13 schrieb steve harley: late 1960s … Kodak(none) PentaxTI (none)DEC (none)Alpha-Micro CanonIBM MamiyaAmiga Olympus Apple CanonToshiba YashicaApple Canonno change Pentaxno change … present DEC - Amiga - Apple. :-) Same here. I should have been one of very few people who've ever had a Nikon LS-30 hooked up to an Amiga 3000T/060. Via Shapeshifter, of course. Worked perfectly. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Still Pentax after all these years. The first one I had in my mitts was a K1000 circa 1978. There are a few K1000s, a Spotmatic (or two) and an SF1n hanging around here. Their digital stable mates are: *istDS (2; one on loan to a cousin and my son shoots w/the other), K10D, K20D, K-5 and K-3. Depending on the task at hand, one of the last four will be in my hand. My favorite to shoot with is still the K20D when it's just for fun; it feels right in my hands. Yonnie On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 2:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Am 24.03.15 um 12:25 schrieb Paul Stenquist: I took my first digital stills with a video camera, a black box that I think was called Seeing Eye and an Apple IIc. Yep. Video frame digitisers. All the rage in those days. Had one hooked up to a b/w video camera and used R, G, and B filters to take colour pics. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I took my first digital stills with a video camera, a black box that I think was called Seeing Eye and an Apple IIc. Paul via phone On Mar 24, 2015, at 6:23 AM, Ralf R Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote: Am 24.03.15 um 00:13 schrieb steve harley: late 1960s … Kodak(none) PentaxTI (none)DEC (none)Alpha-Micro CanonIBM MamiyaAmiga Olympus Apple CanonToshiba YashicaApple Canonno change Pentaxno change … present DEC - Amiga - Apple. :-) Same here. I should have been one of very few people who've ever had a Nikon LS-30 hooked up to an Amiga 3000T/060. Via Shapeshifter, of course. Worked perfectly. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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As another who's had cataract surgery, I completely understand the arm length conundrum. The surgeon and I compromised; the right eye can focus @ about 18 inches, but it's not enough to mess around with camera displays or tiny fonts. I've found some non-prescription readers by Foster Grant that are meant to help with reading, using a computer and looking at someone across the desk. They help with the eye fatigue and eyeglass switching. My husband purchased some, too, so mine are safe. Yonnie On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 6:07 AM, Yolanda Rowe ypr...@gmail.com wrote: Still Pentax after all these years. The first one I had in my mitts was a K1000 circa 1978. There are a few K1000s, a Spotmatic (or two) and an SF1n hanging around here. Their digital stable mates are: *istDS (2; one on loan to a cousin and my son shoots w/the other), K10D, K20D, K-5 and K-3. Depending on the task at hand, one of the last four will be in my hand. My favorite to shoot with is still the K20D when it's just for fun; it feels right in my hands. Yonnie On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 2:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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A brief history of my Pentax-time: P30T - MX - (+K2+Spotmatics) - MZ-5 - MZ-S - *istD - K10D - K5 And now waiting on FF to get some more use of my old lenses. Never use any film nowadays. Henk Malcolm Smith schreef op 21-3-2015 om 08:59: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Having not worn glasses for most of my life, suddenly a few years back, I found myself needing glasses to read work at my desk - a cheap pair of drugstore glasses worked for awhile. Eventually I needed something more serious for close-up and distance - prescription bifocals were what I went with and suddenly found myself tripping on curbs etc. Finally I got a pair of progressives and despite warnings about 'trip effects' I instantly became accustomed to them. I'm still somewhat uncertain when it comes to checking focus thru the viewfinder - to wear glasses or not to wear glasses and adjust the viewfinder accordingly - mostly I view thru the viewfinder without glasses. Glasses are one of the biggest PAIN IN THE ASS about getting old ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? I've used progressives for almost 20 years. It took about 5 minutes for PJ's psychedelic trip effect to go away; and they let me see my iPhone, computer monitor, and scene out the window clearly. Expensive buggers, though. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:40 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Trifocals and yes that is a thing. There are also progressives if you like the psychedelic trip effect all the better. On 3/23/2015 11:28 PM, Bill wrote: On 23/03/2015 9:18 PM, Bruce wrote: I was thinking more of the opposite and just putting the reading glasses on and using the screen instead of having to take the reading glasses on and off constantly to go between the viewfinder and review screen. But I do understand the short arm issue very well. Some of the people in my wife's office have computer glasses, which have a slightly closer diopter for the main part of the lens, and a conventional bifocal diopter for the bottom. Apparently you lose infinity focus, but for around the house or office they are great. I suspect that studio photographers would find them more useful than landscape photographers. bill -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 24 Mar 2015, at 23:30, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: [...] Glasses are one of the biggest PAIN IN THE ASS about getting old ! You're wearing them in the wrong place, Ken. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I wore those expensive rascals prior to the surgeries. Nearsighted as a bat all my life. Using computers and doing course work in my late 30's pushed me into bifocal territory. I hated them, but loved the progressives. I think I may end up with a prescriptive pair. Time will tell. On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: I've used progressives for almost 20 years. It took about 5 minutes for PJ's psychedelic trip effect to go away; and they let me see my iPhone, computer monitor, and scene out the window clearly. Expensive buggers, though. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:40 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Trifocals and yes that is a thing. There are also progressives if you like the psychedelic trip effect all the better. On 3/23/2015 11:28 PM, Bill wrote: On 23/03/2015 9:18 PM, Bruce wrote: I was thinking more of the opposite and just putting the reading glasses on and using the screen instead of having to take the reading glasses on and off constantly to go between the viewfinder and review screen. But I do understand the short arm issue very well. Some of the people in my wife's office have computer glasses, which have a slightly closer diopter for the main part of the lens, and a conventional bifocal diopter for the bottom. Apparently you lose infinity focus, but for around the house or office they are great. I suspect that studio photographers would find them more useful than landscape photographers. bill -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I've used progressives for almost 20 years. It took about 5 minutes for PJ's psychedelic trip effect to go away; and they let me see my iPhone, computer monitor, and scene out the window clearly. Expensive buggers, though. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:40 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Trifocals and yes that is a thing. There are also progressives if you like the psychedelic trip effect all the better. On 3/23/2015 11:28 PM, Bill wrote: On 23/03/2015 9:18 PM, Bruce wrote: I was thinking more of the opposite and just putting the reading glasses on and using the screen instead of having to take the reading glasses on and off constantly to go between the viewfinder and review screen. But I do understand the short arm issue very well. Some of the people in my wife's office have computer glasses, which have a slightly closer diopter for the main part of the lens, and a conventional bifocal diopter for the bottom. Apparently you lose infinity focus, but for around the house or office they are great. I suspect that studio photographers would find them more useful than landscape photographers. bill -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Trifocals and yes that is a thing. There are also progressives if you like the psychedelic trip effect all the better. On 3/23/2015 11:28 PM, Bill wrote: On 23/03/2015 9:18 PM, Bruce wrote: I was thinking more of the opposite and just putting the reading glasses on and using the screen instead of having to take the reading glasses on and off constantly to go between the viewfinder and review screen. But I do understand the short arm issue very well. Some of the people in my wife's office have computer glasses, which have a slightly closer diopter for the main part of the lens, and a conventional bifocal diopter for the bottom. Apparently you lose infinity focus, but for around the house or office they are great. I suspect that studio photographers would find them more useful than landscape photographers. bill -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Quoting John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au: First WP software I used was WordPerfect - the name tells a lie, it was an absolute nightmare to use compared with Word, when Word arrived I switched in a heartbeat! I also used Lotus WordPro, not as good as Word in some ways but had advantages in others - like allowing me to define a custom envelope size before Microsoft acknowledged sizes other than American. Sill use it for some purposes - you can tell it was well-written software when it was created in 1997 and still works on Windows 7. I liked Wordperfect - as a DOS wordprocessor it was extremely powerful. Never tried Word for DOS, though. Once Windows 3 arrived Word trumped just about everything else. Wordperfect just took too long to make the transition. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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First WP software I used was WordPerfect - the name tells a lie, it was an absolute nightmare to use compared with Word, when Word arrived I switched in a heartbeat! I also used Lotus WordPro, not as good as Word in some ways but had advantages in others - like allowing me to define a custom envelope size before Microsoft acknowledged sizes other than American. Sill use it for some purposes - you can tell it was well-written software when it was created in 1997 and still works on Windows 7. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ralf R Radermacher Sent: Wednesday, 25 March 2015 7:20 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Am 24.03.15 um 21:43 schrieb steve harley: i chose Amiga for the affordability, the multi-tasking OS and the fact it did four channels of 8-bit digital audio Not to forget the graphics. Far better than what any IBM compatible PC had to offer, at least in the early days. In the end, I had an A3000T with a 50 MHz 68060 accelerator board. The absolutely brilliant Shapeshifter (some sort of Parallels to make Mac OS run on an Amiga) made it the fastest 68060 Mac that Apple never built. Word Perfect as a word processor wasn't that bad either. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:21:51 +1100 Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: I liked Wordperfect - as a DOS wordprocessor it was extremely powerful. Never tried Word for DOS, though. Once Windows 3 arrived Word trumped just about everything else. Wordperfect just took too long to make the transition. i quite liked wordperfect too on DOS. extremely powerful and it was a quite a transition from something else called wordstar. circa 1991, my doctoral thesis was written using wordperfect. a little after windows came and conquered, i switched to linux. ~subash Quoting John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au: First WP software I used was WordPerfect - the name tells a lie, it was an absolute nightmare to use compared with Word, when Word arrived I switched in a heartbeat! I also used Lotus WordPro, not as good as Word in some ways but had advantages in others - like allowing me to define a custom envelope size before Microsoft acknowledged sizes other than American. Sill use it for some purposes - you can tell it was well-written software when it was created in 1997 and still works on Windows 7. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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For digital, only Pentax. Still have the *istD along with the K10D as my most used camera. cheers, frank On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I haven't had any surgery, but am near-sighted. I have contacts that are set up in a monovision approach much like what your surgeoon did. So one eye sees close and one far. But the close is not good for detailed chimping or detailed use of a smartphone or tablet. So I end up with a pair of reading glasses hanging around my neck. So the problem becomes with photography one of having to take the glasses off to see through the viewfinder and then having to put them on to really examine the playback screen. The on/off on/off came become tedious. It would be easier to always have them on or always have them off. This is leading me towards not using the viewfinder or not using the playback screen. When shooting fast moving things - especially sports, it is not too bad because I don't have time to chimp much. But when doing more slow, deliberate work, this becomes bothersome. At this stage, I am doing less and less of the sports stuff and more and more of the deliberate stuff. In trying to use my K5iis in live view, I find it to be a bit clumsy and frustrating dealing with focus and the general ease of use. I guess the real fix to this is to just grow longer arms! -- Bruce On March 24, 2015 4:15:29 AM PDT, Yolanda Rowe ypr...@gmail.com wrote: As another who's had cataract surgery, I completely understand the arm length conundrum. The surgeon and I compromised; the right eye can focus @ about 18 inches, but it's not enough to mess around with camera displays or tiny fonts. I've found some non-prescription readers by Foster Grant that are meant to help with reading, using a computer and looking at someone across the desk. They help with the eye fatigue and eyeglass switching. My husband purchased some, too, so mine are safe. Yonnie On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 6:07 AM, Yolanda Rowe ypr...@gmail.com wrote: Still Pentax after all these years. The first one I had in my mitts was a K1000 circa 1978. There are a few K1000s, a Spotmatic (or two) and an SF1n hanging around here. Their digital stable mates are: *istDS (2; one on loan to a cousin and my son shoots w/the other), K10D, K20D, K-5 and K-3. Depending on the task at hand, one of the last four will be in my hand. My favorite to shoot with is still the K20D when it's just for fun; it feels right in my hands. Yonnie On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 2:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Sent from Kaiten Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I concur. Don't recall any psychedelics, mind you. Fine for the camera viewfinder but I have to remove them when using binoculars. Alan C -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 5:05 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? I've used progressives for almost 20 years. It took about 5 minutes for PJ's psychedelic trip effect to go away; and they let me see my iPhone, computer monitor, and scene out the window clearly. Expensive buggers, though. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:40 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Trifocals and yes that is a thing. There are also progressives if you like the psychedelic trip effect all the better. On 3/23/2015 11:28 PM, Bill wrote: On 23/03/2015 9:18 PM, Bruce wrote: I was thinking more of the opposite and just putting the reading glasses on and using the screen instead of having to take the reading glasses on and off constantly to go between the viewfinder and review screen. But I do understand the short arm issue very well. Some of the people in my wife's office have computer glasses, which have a slightly closer diopter for the main part of the lens, and a conventional bifocal diopter for the bottom. Apparently you lose infinity focus, but for around the house or office they are great. I suspect that studio photographers would find them more useful than landscape photographers. bill -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I've worn glasses since second grade as I have strong astigmatism in the left eye. One correction sufficed until I was about forty-eight, then I went to progressives. I have no problem working reflex optical, EVF, LCD, or rangefinder optical with my glasses on, although I'm not able to see 28mm frame lines in the Leica RF .. Doesn't bother me anyway, I know what the lens is seeing or use an accessory finder or the LCD. No problem with iPhone or iPad either. If I need more magnification for critical focus, I pull out a magnifying glass and use the LCD on the cameras. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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My optometrist made me a set of glasses that achieve optimum focus at 18 inches, specifically for working on my desktop computer. They’re also okay for use with the phone, since focus is decent up to about 12 inches, and they’re fine for chimping. I have a separate set that were meant for driving and achieve optimum focus at about 15 to 20 feet, but I use them mainly for watching television. On Mar 24, 2015, at 11:26 AM, Yolanda Rowe ypr...@gmail.com wrote: I wore those expensive rascals prior to the surgeries. Nearsighted as a bat all my life. Using computers and doing course work in my late 30's pushed me into bifocal territory. I hated them, but loved the progressives. I think I may end up with a prescriptive pair. Time will tell. On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: I've used progressives for almost 20 years. It took about 5 minutes for PJ's psychedelic trip effect to go away; and they let me see my iPhone, computer monitor, and scene out the window clearly. Expensive buggers, though. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:40 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Trifocals and yes that is a thing. There are also progressives if you like the psychedelic trip effect all the better. On 3/23/2015 11:28 PM, Bill wrote: On 23/03/2015 9:18 PM, Bruce wrote: I was thinking more of the opposite and just putting the reading glasses on and using the screen instead of having to take the reading glasses on and off constantly to go between the viewfinder and review screen. But I do understand the short arm issue very well. Some of the people in my wife's office have computer glasses, which have a slightly closer diopter for the main part of the lens, and a conventional bifocal diopter for the bottom. Apparently you lose infinity focus, but for around the house or office they are great. I suspect that studio photographers would find them more useful than landscape photographers. bill -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 2015-03-24 5:39 , Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 24.03.15 um 12:25 schrieb Paul Stenquist: I took my first digital stills with a video camera, a black box that I think was called Seeing Eye and an Apple IIc. Yep. Video frame digitisers. All the rage in those days. Had one hooked up to a b/w video camera and used R, G, and B filters to take colour pics. i chose Amiga for the affordability, the multi-tasking OS and the fact it did four channels of 8-bit digital audio (crude now, but amazing for the time); i did have a friend whom i inspired to buy an Amiga to do video and animation and we had a jolly time playing with that; i still run into Video Toaster enthusiasts who don't know it originated with Amiga -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I almost bought an Amiga, but then I was exposed to Quark Word Juggler for Apple II series. It was far and away the best word processor of the early '80s. That made Apple a must have for me. Paul via phone On Mar 24, 2015, at 4:43 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2015-03-24 5:39 , Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 24.03.15 um 12:25 schrieb Paul Stenquist: I took my first digital stills with a video camera, a black box that I think was called Seeing Eye and an Apple IIc. Yep. Video frame digitisers. All the rage in those days. Had one hooked up to a b/w video camera and used R, G, and B filters to take colour pics. i chose Amiga for the affordability, the multi-tasking OS and the fact it did four channels of 8-bit digital audio (crude now, but amazing for the time); i did have a friend whom i inspired to buy an Amiga to do video and animation and we had a jolly time playing with that; i still run into Video Toaster enthusiasts who don't know it originated with Amiga -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 2015-03-24 11:31 , Bruce wrote: So the problem becomes with photography one of having to take the glasses off to see through the viewfinder and then having to put them on to really examine the playback screen. i have a strange presbyopia such that after about age 50 i couldn't focus near nor far without 1.5 power reading glasses, but i prefer to look through the viewfinder with naked eye, and just adjust the diopter so what i do is simply push the glasses down my nose by way of how i bring the viewfinder to my eye; i tip my head down a little too, and look through the viewfinder over the top of the glasses frame, then i can easily tip my head back and view the scene or the display with glasses -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Am 24.03.15 um 21:43 schrieb steve harley: i chose Amiga for the affordability, the multi-tasking OS and the fact it did four channels of 8-bit digital audio Not to forget the graphics. Far better than what any IBM compatible PC had to offer, at least in the early days. In the end, I had an A3000T with a 50 MHz 68060 accelerator board. The absolutely brilliant Shapeshifter (some sort of Parallels to make Mac OS run on an Amiga) made it the fastest 68060 Mac that Apple never built. Word Perfect as a word processor wasn't that bad either. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:26:20 -0400 P.J. Alling wrote: Currently? I use the K3, usually with the DA 18-135. For light travel the original Q, with the new wide-angle zoom or the standard prime. Started long ago with a Pentx MX (1977), and have used at least 5 different film cameras, like ME, LX, PZ1, MZ3 and even a 67II. Started digital with the *istd, then a K10, K7, K5, and now the K3 ... Collected something like 35 lenses over time, some manual focus some FA, quite a few DA ones, and also have the three FA limited lenses. So it is unlikely I will 'jump ship' anytime soon :) Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com Flickr : jvw_pentax -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I already told the story that I now have a Canon digital slr. My other photography items: an infrared wildlife camera that I sometimes set up in the backyard. I've captured foxes, raccoons, opossums and deer with it. No coyotes yet though I have heard them howl in the woods behind the house. a helmet cam video camera that I sometimes use when I'm riding. the videos are fun to watch for maybe a minute then they get boring. a digital tape video camera that I mostly use for filming my grandchildren. Occasionally for filming my golf swing and bowling form. On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 6:54 AM, Jan van Wijk pen...@dfsee.com wrote: On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:26:20 -0400 P.J. Alling wrote: Currently? I use the K3, usually with the DA 18-135. For light travel the original Q, with the new wide-angle zoom or the standard prime. Started long ago with a Pentx MX (1977), and have used at least 5 different film cameras, like ME, LX, PZ1, MZ3 and even a 67II. Started digital with the *istd, then a K10, K7, K5, and now the K3 ... Collected something like 35 lenses over time, some manual focus some FA, quite a few DA ones, and also have the three FA limited lenses. So it is unlikely I will 'jump ship' anytime soon :) Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com Flickr : jvw_pentax -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 2015-03-21 1:59 , Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? i currently use Pentax and an iPhone here is an undated chronology my transitions in camera brands; i'm taking the question literally and not detailing model nor type to make it odder i've synced the list with the transitions of computer brands i have primarily used late 1960s … Kodak (none) Pentax TI (none) DEC (none) Alpha-Micro Canon IBM Mamiya Amiga Olympus Apple Canon Toshiba Yashica Apple Canon no change Pentax no change … present -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Well I got a wake-up call yesterday. I haven't used the mirrorless Fuji A-1 since my cataract surgeries. Now both eyes are 'fixed', but I can't see close-up or read newspapers, without reading glasses! The Fuji A-1 still works fine, but has no viewfinder. You do all your composition (and any manual focusing) on the rear screen. Unfortunately, my arms need to be about 6 inches longer to put the rear screen in focus. Not a problem with the K-3, but now I need glasses for the Fuji! I don't think I'm gonna keep the Fuji A-1 or the Pentax K-01 (also no viewfinder). And chimping will be a problem on the K-3... Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 4:58 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Using a Pentax K-3 now along with a K-5IIs, a K-5, and a Fuji mirrorless A-1 (rarely). I had some minimal experience with my Dad's Kodak Retina IIIc and fell in love with 35mm slides. I started with a new Pentax ME and got sucked into LBA by the line-up of M lenses. This list provided much enablement over the years and helped explained how my Super Program worked. PZ-1, PZ-1p, ME Super, LX'en, then Pentax digital because I couldn't leave the lenses behind. The Fuji A-1 is a lovely LITTLE camera that I tried based on Brewer's and Cotty's testimonials. But I still can't leave my Pentax lenses behind. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 2:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I was thinking more of the opposite and just putting the reading glasses on and using the screen instead of having to take the reading glasses on and off constantly to go between the viewfinder and review screen. But I do understand the short arm issue very well. -- Bruce On March 23, 2015 4:46:25 PM PDT, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Well I got a wake-up call yesterday. I haven't used the mirrorless Fuji A-1 since my cataract surgeries. Now both eyes are 'fixed', but I can't see close-up or read newspapers, without reading glasses! The Fuji A-1 still works fine, but has no viewfinder. You do all your composition (and any manual focusing) on the rear screen. Unfortunately, my arms need to be about 6 inches longer to put the rear screen in focus. Not a problem with the K-3, but now I need glasses for the Fuji! I don't think I'm gonna keep the Fuji A-1 or the Pentax K-01 (also no viewfinder). And chimping will be a problem on the K-3... Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 4:58 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Using a Pentax K-3 now along with a K-5IIs, a K-5, and a Fuji mirrorless A-1 (rarely). I had some minimal experience with my Dad's Kodak Retina IIIc and fell in love with 35mm slides. I started with a new Pentax ME and got sucked into LBA by the line-up of M lenses. This list provided much enablement over the years and helped explained how my Super Program worked. PZ-1, PZ-1p, ME Super, LX'en, then Pentax digital because I couldn't leave the lenses behind. The Fuji A-1 is a lovely LITTLE camera that I tried based on Brewer's and Cotty's testimonials. But I still can't leave my Pentax lenses behind. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 2:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Sent from Kaiten Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 23/03/2015 9:18 PM, Bruce wrote: I was thinking more of the opposite and just putting the reading glasses on and using the screen instead of having to take the reading glasses on and off constantly to go between the viewfinder and review screen. But I do understand the short arm issue very well. Some of the people in my wife's office have computer glasses, which have a slightly closer diopter for the main part of the lens, and a conventional bifocal diopter for the bottom. Apparently you lose infinity focus, but for around the house or office they are great. I suspect that studio photographers would find them more useful than landscape photographers. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I've been fascinated by the replies. I appreciate the question has been asked before, but it's good to see where people are in March 2015. One of the subjects that came up here time and again, and caused me considerable concern in the months before the *ist D was launched, was how technology was going to render new DSLRs obsolete within months of them coming out, they would lose all their value and/or they would break down or be unreliable and expensive to repair. Yet I look through your replies and see that whilst technology has indeed moved on at a considerable pace, the older DSLRs are still useful and regularly used cameras. My oldest DSLR is my K7, yet it doesn't feel outdated in any way. Values of older DSLRs have dropped, but they haven't become the worthless pieces of scrap I feared they may have been only a few years after they were new on the shelf. Also interesting to note is how many folk still have a Pentax somewhere in the line up (if not the only camera), and how other formats and camera designs are popular - and what excellent results they produce. And of course...film is still not dead! Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 3/22/2015 5:27 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:05 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:33 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 21/03/2015 4:22 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: I was getting increasingly frustrated by Pentax's lack of a lens in the 35/1.4 range. If you don't mind manual focus only, you might want to take a look at this: http://www.zyoptics.net/product/mitakon-speedmaster-35mm-f0-95/ Not available in K mount. Sorry, I've misread M43, thought it was M42. Easy mistake. Only 1 millimeter difference. Well since the we abbreviate all things, and it's just too hard to type out Practica/Pentax Screw mount, as opposed to at least three other screw mounts I can think of off the top of my head, these problems will continue to happen. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 21 March 2015 at 10:09, Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: Don't think switching brands would make me a better photographer. A Mark! from a master. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I got started with 'serious' photography with a MX in 1982 and then added a ME Super in 1983. Then Super A, LX, MZ-5, MZ-S, *istD, K10D, K20D, K-5, K-5IIs and K-3. I stopped shooting film as soon as I got my *istD and now I use both the K-5IIs and the K-3, quite often together with different lenses on them. Not to speak of the many Asahiflex, S-series, SP-series and more old glories I bought for collecting/research into AOC history. But never truly used them, just a few rolls for fun. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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As long as a DSLR still functions it won't loose all value, but it may become impossible to monetize that value. It's interesting in a way that a thing can be technically obsolete without being functionally obsolete. Because I own one, I've done a little research into the Kodak medalist, and it's successor the Chevron, the Medalist was technically obsolete when the Chevron it's nominal replacement was introduced. The Medalist was still just as capable of taking excellent photographs as before, and in many ways was a superior piece of equipment, Cheverons have not aged well, especially since the sported an advanced leaf shutter boasting a maximum, and at the time unheard of, shutter speed of 1/800. Unfortunately those shutters were prone to catastrophic failure if a second set of shutter blades that made that astonishing shutter speed possible were not absolutely free of contamination. As an aside Kodak tended to reuse names, Medalist was used on three entirely different format still film Cameras, a line of BW photo paper, and a line of slide projectors. Chevron on at least one film camera, an 8mm movie camera and a line of slide projectors. It makes web searches for information interesting. On 3/22/2015 6:04 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: I've been fascinated by the replies. I appreciate the question has been asked before, but it's good to see where people are in March 2015. One of the subjects that came up here time and again, and caused me considerable concern in the months before the *ist D was launched, was how technology was going to render new DSLRs obsolete within months of them coming out, they would lose all their value and/or they would break down or be unreliable and expensive to repair. Yet I look through your replies and see that whilst technology has indeed moved on at a considerable pace, the older DSLRs are still useful and regularly used cameras. My oldest DSLR is my K7, yet it doesn't feel outdated in any way. Values of older DSLRs have dropped, but they haven't become the worthless pieces of scrap I feared they may have been only a few years after they were new on the shelf. Also interesting to note is how many folk still have a Pentax somewhere in the line up (if not the only camera), and how other formats and camera designs are popular - and what excellent results they produce. And of course...film is still not dead! Malcolm -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Damn, how did lose become loose??? I'd swear that Thunderbird's spell checker has it in for me. On 3/22/2015 10:15 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: As long as a DSLR still functions it won't loose all value, but it may become impossible to monetize that value. It's interesting in a way that a thing can be technically obsolete without being functionally obsolete. Because I own one, I've done a little research into the Kodak medalist, and it's successor the Chevron, the Medalist was technically obsolete when the Chevron it's nominal replacement was introduced. The Medalist was still just as capable of taking excellent photographs as before, and in many ways was a superior piece of equipment, Cheverons have not aged well, especially since the sported an advanced leaf shutter boasting a maximum, and at the time unheard of, shutter speed of 1/800. Unfortunately those shutters were prone to catastrophic failure if a second set of shutter blades that made that astonishing shutter speed possible were not absolutely free of contamination. As an aside Kodak tended to reuse names, Medalist was used on three entirely different format still film Cameras, a line of BW photo paper, and a line of slide projectors. Chevron on at least one film camera, an 8mm movie camera and a line of slide projectors. It makes web searches for information interesting. On 3/22/2015 6:04 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: I've been fascinated by the replies. I appreciate the question has been asked before, but it's good to see where people are in March 2015. One of the subjects that came up here time and again, and caused me considerable concern in the months before the *ist D was launched, was how technology was going to render new DSLRs obsolete within months of them coming out, they would lose all their value and/or they would break down or be unreliable and expensive to repair. Yet I look through your replies and see that whilst technology has indeed moved on at a considerable pace, the older DSLRs are still useful and regularly used cameras. My oldest DSLR is my K7, yet it doesn't feel outdated in any way. Values of older DSLRs have dropped, but they haven't become the worthless pieces of scrap I feared they may have been only a few years after they were new on the shelf. Also interesting to note is how many folk still have a Pentax somewhere in the line up (if not the only camera), and how other formats and camera designs are popular - and what excellent results they produce. And of course...film is still not dead! Malcolm -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:05 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:33 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 21/03/2015 4:22 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: I was getting increasingly frustrated by Pentax's lack of a lens in the 35/1.4 range. If you don't mind manual focus only, you might want to take a look at this: http://www.zyoptics.net/product/mitakon-speedmaster-35mm-f0-95/ Not available in K mount. Sorry, I've misread M43, thought it was M42. Easy mistake. Only 1 millimeter difference. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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-Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P.J. Alling Sent: 22 March 2015 14:26 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Damn, how did lose become loose??? I'd swear that Thunderbird's spell checker has it in for me. It's enforcing web standards. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Quoting P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: Well since the we abbreviate all things, and it's just too hard to type out Practica/Pentax Screw mount, as opposed to at least three other screw mounts I can think of off the top of my head, these problems will continue to happen. Being the pedant that I am, it amuses me that we call it the Practica/Pentax screw mount rather than the Contax screw mount, which would be more correct. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I don't have a mirrorless system select or otherwise. If you can't mount it on a K-3 it's useless to me. On 3/22/2015 12:09 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Mar 21, 2015, at 8:53 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: In fact it appears to only be available for select mirrorless systems. Very select. Seems to available for all three major mirrorless mounts: Sony E / M43 (Olympus and Panasonic) / Fuji X. What's so select about that? It can also be adapted to Nikon 1 mount too. Voigtländer has a whole range of f/0.95 lenses for Micro-FourThirds: 10mm f/0.95 (coming soon) (20mm EFoV) 17mm f/0.95 (35mm EFoV) 25mm f/0.95 (50mm EFoV) 42.5mm f/0.95 (85mm EFoV) I understand videographers love them. G -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:33 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 21/03/2015 4:22 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: I was getting increasingly frustrated by Pentax's lack of a lens in the 35/1.4 range. If you don't mind manual focus only, you might want to take a look at this: http://www.zyoptics.net/product/mitakon-speedmaster-35mm-f0-95/ Not available in K mount. Sorry, I've misread M43, thought it was M42. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 21/3/15, Malcolm Smith, discombobulated, unleashed: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? Video: Sony, Canon, GoPro Stills: Fujifilm (and Pentax *istD! by the Mrs - still going strong) Yes it has changed, it used to be Pentax through and through. I bought the 2nd generation affordable DSLR when it came out after the Canon D30, the D60. Started buying Canon glass, although adapted some Pentax lenses at the same time. Then sold that and got a 1DmII and some L glass. This was when I had plenty of disposable cash er I mean credit. Subsequently sold everything and now have a Fuji X-E1 mated to a Pentax 24/2.8 as a street camera, with a Helia 15/4 for other stuff and an X-10 for the pocket. Plans for the future? Will at some point pick up an X-100T for street and replace the X-E1 with an X-T1 (or its successor) in a few years when I retire and have more time for stills. I have no plans at this time for another Pentax, but I could still be persuaded. I see nothing in the current lineup that would sway me. Always happy to have my mind changed. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hello my name is Don and I am a cameraholic. Ironically my 1st serious film camera was a Ricoh. I bought it because I had access to a couple of Pentax screw mount lenses. When I went digital I went Pentax because of those same lenses. Today I use K-3 K-5 and now Q7. But those big boys seem a little bulky for air bus travel so I ventured into M4/3 with the Olympus line. So today Pentax 60% Oly 40%. Too many lenses for both systems to list. (see 1st words of this post) BTW I never go shooting with one of each - too many differences in buttons menus. I get confused between the 2 Pentax camera because the back-button focus is not the same place on both cameras. Frankly after they are in Lightroom I never look at which camera took the photo except when I am posting to PUG or the Annual. With all this equipment I should be better than I am, But its just a hobby. On 3/21/15 10:40 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 1Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 10:58:19 -0400 From: Ken Wallerkwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Message-ID: CB8041D18A6541A2BDF42B9AE98B74F2@kena60ebc3b689 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Currently using a K3, with a K20D as backup. Since my Spotmatic days in the late 60's I've had an ES, MX, PZ-P, PZ1P, MZ-S, Olympus Stylus Epic, Optio S, *ist D K10D. Recently added a Nikon Coolpix P7100 mainly due to its lightweight and optical viewfinder. The K3 is responsible for about 98% of my current shooting. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Malcolm Smithrrve...@virginmedia.com Subject: What does everyone now use? Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax*most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I'm using the K3 and K5 as back up. When I do shoot these days , I'm very happy with the k3 results. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 2:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Currently? Digital: K-5II with my battered and broken K20D as backup, (that camera took a lickin' and is still tickin')* and my still working fully functional *ist-DS** for shooting places I just don't want to risk even the K20D. I also have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late), Film: LX with film loaded that I haven't actually taken a photos with in some time, an MX in the same boat, and a Kodak Medalist II that I shoot a roll of Classic film with every couple of months, sad to say I have no way of scanning the genitives, so after processing them I admire the tonalities and then file them away for later... * Partial list of damage, broken SD card door, out of alignment AF point indicators, cracked, (very), eyepiece glass, (in bright sunlight the view can be described as psychedelic. Repair would be so much more than replacement. ** There is a weird esoteric ritual having to do with alkaline batteries that must be performed before the camera will operate with Lithium batteries after it's been sitting a while. It's sad when we get old... On 3/21/2015 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 21/03/2015 9:33 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: I really should read these things before I hit send. At least then someone would read them. Sorry Peter, you really left yourself open for that one. bill On 3/21/2015 11:26 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Currently? Digital: K-5II with my battered and broken K20D as backup, (that camera took a lickin' and is still tickin')* and my still working fully functional *ist-DS** for shooting places I just don't want to risk even the K20D. stroleI also have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late),/strike Film: I have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late), LX with film loaded that I haven't actually taken a photos with in some time, an MX in the same boat, and a Kodak Medalist II that I shoot a roll of Classic film with every couple of months, sad to say I have no way of scanning the strike genitives/stirike, negitives so after processing them I admire the tonalities and then file them away for later... * Partial list of damage, broken SD card door, out of alignment AF point indicators, cracked, (very), eyepiece glass, (in bright sunlight the view can be described as psychedelic. Repair would be so much more than replacement. ** There is a weird esoteric ritual having to do with alkaline batteries that must be performed before the camera will operate with Lithium batteries after it's been sitting a while. It's sad when we get old... On 3/21/2015 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 3/21/2015 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm I'm still using Pentax (K-3, waiting to see what the FF camera is going to be). I have some non-Pentax lenses that I use with it. I keep a 2MP Canon A60 in the car for my just in case a 747 lands on the highway in front of me camera on the theory that it's so far behind the times that it's not worth anyone stealing. I also have my *ist-D, K10D K20D for backup. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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It seams that I can't even spell strike consistently some days. On 3/21/2015 12:14 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: I wondered if genitives was a name for something we weren't supposed to see. g -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 8:33 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I really should read these things before I hit send. On 3/21/2015 11:26 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Currently? Digital: K-5II with my battered and broken K20D as backup, (that camera took a lickin' and is still tickin')* and my still working fully functional *ist-DS** for shooting places I just don't want to risk even the K20D. stroleI also have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late),/strike Film: I have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late), LX with film loaded that I haven't actually taken a photos with in some time, an MX in the same boat, and a Kodak Medalist II that I shoot a roll of Classic film with every couple of months, sad to say I have no way of scanning the strike genitives/stirike, negitives so after processing them I admire the tonalities and then file them away for later... * Partial list of damage, broken SD card door, out of alignment AF point indicators, cracked, (very), eyepiece glass, (in bright sunlight the view can be described as psychedelic. Repair would be so much more than replacement. ** There is a weird esoteric ritual having to do with alkaline batteries that must be performed before the camera will operate with Lithium batteries after it's been sitting a while. It's sad when we get old... On 3/21/2015 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Pentax, and no. Don't think switching brands would make me a better photographer. Jostein Den 21. mars 2015 08.59.13 CET, skrev Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Still sticking with Pentax -the K-3 is my goto camera these days though I shoot a good bit of film and have probably used the Mz-S mostly this past month or so. On 3/21/2015 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I really should read these things before I hit send. On 3/21/2015 11:26 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Currently? Digital: K-5II with my battered and broken K20D as backup, (that camera took a lickin' and is still tickin')* and my still working fully functional *ist-DS** for shooting places I just don't want to risk even the K20D. stroleI also have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late),/strike Film: I have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late), LX with film loaded that I haven't actually taken a photos with in some time, an MX in the same boat, and a Kodak Medalist II that I shoot a roll of Classic film with every couple of months, sad to say I have no way of scanning the strike genitives/stirike, negitives so after processing them I admire the tonalities and then file them away for later... * Partial list of damage, broken SD card door, out of alignment AF point indicators, cracked, (very), eyepiece glass, (in bright sunlight the view can be described as psychedelic. Repair would be so much more than replacement. ** There is a weird esoteric ritual having to do with alkaline batteries that must be performed before the camera will operate with Lithium batteries after it's been sitting a while. It's sad when we get old... On 3/21/2015 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I wondered if genitives was a name for something we weren't supposed to see. g -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 8:33 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I really should read these things before I hit send. On 3/21/2015 11:26 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Currently? Digital: K-5II with my battered and broken K20D as backup, (that camera took a lickin' and is still tickin')* and my still working fully functional *ist-DS** for shooting places I just don't want to risk even the K20D. stroleI also have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late),/strike Film: I have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late), LX with film loaded that I haven't actually taken a photos with in some time, an MX in the same boat, and a Kodak Medalist II that I shoot a roll of Classic film with every couple of months, sad to say I have no way of scanning the strike genitives/stirike, negitives so after processing them I admire the tonalities and then file them away for later... * Partial list of damage, broken SD card door, out of alignment AF point indicators, cracked, (very), eyepiece glass, (in bright sunlight the view can be described as psychedelic. Repair would be so much more than replacement. ** There is a weird esoteric ritual having to do with alkaline batteries that must be performed before the camera will operate with Lithium batteries after it's been sitting a while. It's sad when we get old... On 3/21/2015 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Am 21.03.15 um 08:59 schrieb Malcolm Smith: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? My SLR photography started around 1980 with a Nikkormat FT2. Sold it shortly afterwards because I was young and out of money. Next were a Praktica and then a Voigtländer VSL 1. The latter broke while on holiday in Boulogne in 1996. We hopped across the Channel to look for a quick replacement and found a second-hand P50 at Jessops in Maidstone. Then in 2001 I inherited a complete Contarex outfit with the famous 21 mm Biogon and more assorted Zeiss glassware from 35 to 250 mm. Loved and used it until around 2005 but became problematic as noone was left to repair it in Germany. Still had the P50 and a few lenses, so I sold the Contarex gear and got myself a LX and a MX plus some more glass. The LX proved too large for my hands and I only kept it for a few weeks. Still had some money left from the sale of the Contarex gear and used it to buy a *istDS. The rest, as they say, is history. *istDS - K10 - K20 - K-7 - K-5 - K-3. Been using them all almost exclusively with the trusted SMC-M glass. On a sideline, there was some medium format but none of it by Pentax. Lubitel - Yashica Mat 124G - Kiev 60 - Exakta 66 - Noblex 150 + Gaoersi 617. Sold the Noblex when they stopped production without keeping a single spare part and the Gaoersi went soon afterwards because the same could be done with digital and stitching - or so I thought... Ageing eyes having more trouble focussing while higher camera resolution demands even more precise focus setting, I recently acquired some autofocus glass: a Sigma 10-20, a DA 18-135, a HD 55-300 as well as the budget DA 35 and 50 mm lenses. Hadn't thought about it at the time, but besides of being great lenses they serve the double purpose of stopping me from buying any new FF camera should it be brought out later this year. So, still with Pentax, happier than ever with the K-3, and no plans to change brands. Why should I? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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K7 with HD 55-300 most of the time now. That combo will have to see me out. My first SLR was an S1a in 1964. Shutter ripped in 1980 so I bought a Praktica MTL5B body to go on with. Later moved to K-mount with a S/H ME-Super even later S/H P30 Z70's + a plethora of mainly after market lenses. Briefly tried a Canon 1000D body using M42 K-mount lenses with adaptors which works well but is a lot of PT. Returned to Pentax 3 years ago with a S/H K110D which is my back up. Alan C --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I wrote: My SLR photography started around 1980 with a Nikkormat FT2. Sold it shortly afterwards because I was young and out of money. Next were a Praktica and then a Voigtländer VSL 1. The latter broke while on holiday in Boulogne in 1996. We hopped across the Channel to look for a quick replacement and found a second-hand P50 at Jessops in Maidstone. Forgot one that's still dear to my heart. Between the Praktica which went the way of all Prakticas after a few rolls and the Voigtländer, I had a Fujica ST605N, a very compact SLR with M42 thread, actually as small as an M-series Pentax, with a wonderfully bright viewfinder for this period. It's still sitting on top of my photo cupboard in the living room with some of my other retired cameras. There's also a Minox 35GT I got from my father that never worked correctly. Would have loved to use it but when the metering went erratic just after the shutter had been repaired I gave up on it. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Jostein Øksne wrote: Pentax, and no. Don't think switching brands would make me a better photographer. Jostein In my case, getting a camera from another manufacturer was the result of Pentax not having what I wanted in their line up. I have a K3, but a better photographer would take superior pictures with an *ist D, I'm really trying to upgrade the photographer before buying additional equipment (work in progress). Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? Pentax since 1971. I moved into Nikon as well in 2001 as Pentax did not have a digital camera out and i wanted to go digital with my horse photography. I still have nikon and a G3 that has been converted to IR as well as pentax digital Dave Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Currently using a K3, with a K20D as backup. Since my Spotmatic days in the late 60's I've had an ES, MX, PZ-P, PZ1P, MZ-S, Olympus Stylus Epic, Optio S, *ist D K10D. Recently added a Nikon Coolpix P7100 mainly due to its lightweight and optical viewfinder. The K3 is responsible for about 98% of my current shooting. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com Subject: What does everyone now use? Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Steve Cottrell wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? Video: Sony, Canon, GoPro Stills: Fujifilm (and Pentax *istD! by the Mrs - still going strong) Yes it has changed, it used to be Pentax through and through. I bought the 2nd generation affordable DSLR when it came out after the Canon D30, the D60. Started buying Canon glass, although adapted some Pentax lenses at the same time. Then sold that and got a 1DmII and some L glass. This was when I had plenty of disposable cash er I mean credit. Subsequently sold everything and now have a Fuji X-E1 mated to a Pentax 24/2.8 as a street camera, with a Helia 15/4 for other stuff and an X- 10 for the pocket. Plans for the future? Will at some point pick up an X-100T for street and replace the X-E1 with an X-T1 (or its successor) in a few years when I retire and have more time for stills. I have no plans at this time for another Pentax, but I could still be persuaded. I see nothing in the current lineup that would sway me. Always happy to have my mind changed. I have a GoPro which I was given as a present 18 months or so ago and have yet to get out of the box. I often forget I've got it. As for Pentax, I'm only really interested in an upgrade at some distant point in the future of the K3 in DX sensor format - should they make one. It's very interesting the way your plans are heading and from reviews I've seen of the equipment, I can see why. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I've been almost exclusively Pentax since I acquired my first Honeywell Spotmatic back in 1966 I currently use my K-5 II S for almost everything, although I have a GoPro that I use for underwater shots and movies. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Mar 21, 2015, at 9:36 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
On 21/03/2015 1:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use,
and has it changed over the years?
Brief history:
Early: Kodak Brownie of some sort
Early 1960’s: Kodak 35mm zone focus
1967ish: Nikkormat + 50 105. Constant issue with the metering, sold
it and
1978ish: Olympus OM-1 I liked the feel, but not the
metering.
In the same
general time frame I had two Minox 35mm - Great cameras!
1982ish: Pentax ME-Super. My brother told me to do it.
{late 80s into the 90s, more 8mm video than
film.}
1992: Inherited my father’s ME and ME Super and several lenses.
1994: Sold most of my father’s gear and my own, bought
Pz-1P.
1998 2nd Pz-1P to use while the first one was off
being repaired. Since then have never had fewer than 2 cameras.
Late 1990s bought 4-5 LX, sold 3-4 of them, eventually got to the
point where I had one very-late production version.
Late 1990s or early 2000s Pentax 645
2001: 2@MZ-S
Then, as they came available, Optio 330, Optio 550, 2@*istD, K10D, K20D, K-5,
K-5ii, K-3. Then the 645Z. And the WG-3 just for fun.
So, current set is WG-3, K-3, and 645Z. I am still working through how to best
use the two DSLRs, but my interim solution is to use the 645Z a) mostly with
tripod, and b) mostly for wider shots (equivalent to a 35mm full frame range of
35-150mm). The K-3 is for wider (DA-15mm and 21mm lenses) and longer. I have
35mm, 50mm and 100mm macros for the K-3 and 120mm macro for the 645z; I suspect
for macro shooting I’ll mostly be using the 645z + 120mm as primary with K-3 +
100mm as secondary.
I could probably switch if I had to, but the Pentax gear is familiar and
comfortable to use. And I have no complaints.
I do use the WG-3, occasionally use my phone for grab shots, occasionally use
my wife’s Leica D-Lux, occasionally use LiveView on the K-3 and 645Z. So I do
know how to look at an LCD screen. But I think I will stick with DSLRs with
optical viewfinders for as long as they are available.
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On 21/03/2015 1:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? Up until a couple of years ago I was using Pentax exclusively. Anyone who has read my ravings knows that I like fast standard lenses, and that I was getting increasingly frustrated by Pentax's lack of a lens in the 35/1.4 range. My local pusher had a deal on where one could buy a Fuji X-Pro 1 body and a 35/1.4 was tossed in as part of the package. The retro look of the camera appealed to me, so I bit and purchased it. I was content to use the Fuji from time to time when it was the best tool for the job, but then they came along with the X-T1, which appealed to my Pentax LX fetish. Of course, Fuji had another good deal on, I think I got a battery grip tossed in as part of buying the camera, and I also bought the 23/1.4. Anyway, one thing led to another and I ended up with 5 lenses in pretty short order, and over the past year have been using the Fuji a lot more than Pentax. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Or seems, either. g -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 9:59 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: It seams that I can't even spell strike consistently some days. On 3/21/2015 12:14 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: I wondered if genitives was a name for something we weren't supposed to see. g -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 8:33 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I really should read these things before I hit send. On 3/21/2015 11:26 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Currently? Digital: K-5II with my battered and broken K20D as backup, (that camera took a lickin' and is still tickin')* and my still working fully functional *ist-DS** for shooting places I just don't want to risk even the K20D. stroleI also have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late),/strike Film: I have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late), LX with film loaded that I haven't actually taken a photos with in some time, an MX in the same boat, and a Kodak Medalist II that I shoot a roll of Classic film with every couple of months, sad to say I have no way of scanning the strike genitives/stirike, negitives so after processing them I admire the tonalities and then file them away for later... * Partial list of damage, broken SD card door, out of alignment AF point indicators, cracked, (very), eyepiece glass, (in bright sunlight the view can be described as psychedelic. Repair would be so much more than replacement. ** There is a weird esoteric ritual having to do with alkaline batteries that must be performed before the camera will operate with Lithium batteries after it's been sitting a while. It's sad when we get old... On 3/21/2015 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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:-) On Mar 21, 2015, at 4:36 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I take issue with that, it's spelled correctly, it's just not the right word. On 3/21/2015 3:47 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Or seems, either. g -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 9:59 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: It seams that I can't even spell strike consistently some days. On 3/21/2015 12:14 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: I wondered if genitives was a name for something we weren't supposed to see. g -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 8:33 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I really should read these things before I hit send. On 3/21/2015 11:26 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Currently? Digital: K-5II with my battered and broken K20D as backup, (that camera took a lickin' and is still tickin')* and my still working fully functional *ist-DS** for shooting places I just don't want to risk even the K20D. stroleI also have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late),/strike Film: I have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late), LX with film loaded that I haven't actually taken a photos with in some time, an MX in the same boat, and a Kodak Medalist II that I shoot a roll of Classic film with every couple of months, sad to say I have no way of scanning the strike genitives/stirike, negitives so after processing them I admire the tonalities and then file them away for later... * Partial list of damage, broken SD card door, out of alignment AF point indicators, cracked, (very), eyepiece glass, (in bright sunlight the view can be described as psychedelic. Repair would be so much more than replacement. ** There is a weird esoteric ritual having to do with alkaline batteries that must be performed before the camera will operate with Lithium batteries after it's been sitting a while. It's sad when we get old... On 3/21/2015 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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My first camera was a Kodak Instamatic 100 that I bought for $15 (a summer's worth of lawn mowing). Hey, photography is fun! My father had a Kodak Pony that frustrated him; it fascinated me. Camera #2. My girlfriend (now wife) got a Mamiya-Sekor DSX 500 as a graduation gift. I used it more than she did. When the M-S died in a fall, I bought a Pentax Super Program (a much better-built machine than the Nikon N2000 that the store also had for me to play with). I bought a second one; gave it away; still have the first one (to beaten up to sell). Then PZ-1 (sold), PZ-1p (sold), ist-D, K10D (nice camera; my son is using it now), K-7, and K-5. I have no plans to buy another camera until Pentax comes out with an answer to the Fuji mirrorless models. Sometimes an impulse strikes, though… Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 4:14 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Mar 21, 2015, at 12:59 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: It seams that I can't even spell strike consistently some days. MARK!! On 3/21/2015 12:14 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: I wondered if genitives was a name for something we weren't supposed to see. g -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 8:33 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I really should read these things before I hit send. On 3/21/2015 11:26 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Currently? Digital: K-5II with my battered and broken K20D as backup, (that camera took a lickin' and is still tickin')* and my still working fully functional *ist-DS** for shooting places I just don't want to risk even the K20D. stroleI also have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late),/strike Film: I have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late), LX with film loaded that I haven't actually taken a photos with in some time, an MX in the same boat, and a Kodak Medalist II that I shoot a roll of Classic film with every couple of months, sad to say I have no way of scanning the strike genitives/stirike, negitives so after processing them I admire the tonalities and then file them away for later... * Partial list of damage, broken SD card door, out of alignment AF point indicators, cracked, (very), eyepiece glass, (in bright sunlight the view can be described as psychedelic. Repair would be so much more than replacement. ** There is a weird esoteric ritual having to do with alkaline batteries that must be performed before the camera will operate with Lithium batteries after it's been sitting a while. It's sad when we get old... On 3/21/2015 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Paul Sorensonpentax1...@gmail.com wrote: or seems, either.g This is a very tough audience! Or sew it seams. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? This should get a lot of traffic, it's a question about the two favorite subjects of the PDML, cameras and ourselves. My first camera, summer of '73 was an Argus C3. For my bar mitzvah that fall I was given a Minolta SRT-101. For many years I shot primarily with Minolta, occasionally borrowing Dad's Spotty II when I needed to use his 70-210. After a burglary, where I lost several camera bodies and lenses, I started replacing them with Nikon film gear because I had always wanted Nikon. I tried using it for a while, but where using the Minolta required little conscious intervention on my part, everything on the Nikon was backwards. Somewhere around 2006 I picked up a Lumix FZ20 from a friend and started playing with digital. I upgraded to an FZ50 which I loved for everything but low light work. When it got stolen, I decided to get a low end DSLR to tide me over until they had come down in price enough that I could afford to buy a body with the performance that I wanted. I figured that the kit lens, and maybe one or two others would do everything I needed. I was debating between the Nikon D40 and the Canon. My hands on experience with the low end Rebels made my skin crawl, there was nothing about the way that camera felt that appealed to me. I was nearly sold on the D40 with the 18-200. The salesman gave me some reasons why Canon was better than Nikon (mostly better service), and I was strongly considering that, but not convinced, when I heard him discussing the Pentax K100 with another customer. The K100D super seemed to have many advantages over the D40, which would not work well anyways with my collection of AIS lenses, it was also less expensive. It seemed like a good deal to tide me over. Overnight, I went from playing with cameras sporadically to shooting about 100 frames a day. Any time I had a few free minutes, I'd go for a walk and look for things to photograph. The kit lens sucked at low light, so the following week I bought an FA31. I'm currently shooting with a K-5 II. I'm frequently disappointed by the broadness of its autofocus areas, as it will often focus on the wrong thing, something not even close to where the focus point theoretically was. I'm often tempted to get a Nikon body that will work with my AIS lenses, a D7100 or something, but even the used ones haven't fallen under my financial pain threshold yet. This past year, most of my gear purchases have been lighting equipment. My two next big purchases will likely be the Sigma 18-35 1.8 and the Sigma 35/1.4. My K-5 has occasionally been unreliable. If it gets too bad, I'll probably get a K-S2 to tide me over until the FF body drops to an affordable price. Since I always carry a camera with me, I am occasionally tempted by one of the smaller formats, such as u4/3 or Fuji. There do need to be some serious changes in my personal finances before I start dropping money on such toys though. For a lot of the hand held low light work I do, Pentax really does seem to have the best performance on the market. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I’ll play. I’m now using th K3, primarily with DA* zooms, but I occasionally use an FA or K prime. My backup is a k5, and I also have a K7 that Grace is going to use quite soon. I sold all my other digitals: a pair of istDs, a K10 and a K20. I till have an LX, an MX, a couple of Spotmatic Fs (used those quite a bit), a couple of Spotmatics, a Leica IIIf RD, and a few other odds and ends. Still shoot film now and then with the Leica, just for grins. Started quite a bit more than half a century ago with a cheap 610 film box camera, then some Kodak 127 cameras, a Nikon SP2, a Speed Graphic, Mamiya C2 and C220 TLRs, a Rolleicord, a Pentax H3v, a Mamiya 1000ST, a Fuji 801, and a Pentax 6x7 with a case full of lenses. Made the most money with the last three, excluding the digitals. Love the K3. Will probably buy a full frame Pentax if the price is right. Will probably buy it even if the price is wrong. But Robb will beat me by a few days at least:-). Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I take issue with that, it's spelled correctly, it's just not the right word. On 3/21/2015 3:47 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Or seems, either. g -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 9:59 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: It seams that I can't even spell strike consistently some days. On 3/21/2015 12:14 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: I wondered if genitives was a name for something we weren't supposed to see. g -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 8:33 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I really should read these things before I hit send. On 3/21/2015 11:26 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Currently? Digital: K-5II with my battered and broken K20D as backup, (that camera took a lickin' and is still tickin')* and my still working fully functional *ist-DS** for shooting places I just don't want to risk even the K20D. stroleI also have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late),/strike Film: I have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late), LX with film loaded that I haven't actually taken a photos with in some time, an MX in the same boat, and a Kodak Medalist II that I shoot a roll of Classic film with every couple of months, sad to say I have no way of scanning the strike genitives/stirike, negitives so after processing them I admire the tonalities and then file them away for later... * Partial list of damage, broken SD card door, out of alignment AF point indicators, cracked, (very), eyepiece glass, (in bright sunlight the view can be described as psychedelic. Repair would be so much more than replacement. ** There is a weird esoteric ritual having to do with alkaline batteries that must be performed before the camera will operate with Lithium batteries after it's been sitting a while. It's sad when we get old... On 3/21/2015 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? Pentax (K-3, with K20D backup). Pentax is my third brand after Kodak (early 1970's), and Praktica (mid 1970's). Then no shooting at all for 25 years. A Kodak Junior Six-20 Series II (from 1940 or so) hand-me-down was my first. I actually developed the 620 film myself. Still have it as a prop. Pretty little thing. A Praktica LTL 35mm was my second; a Xmas gift. Shot some Ilford bw that I developed and sometimes printed, and mostly Kodachrome 64 slide. Other than a few happy accidents, I produced nothing of note and learned little about photography. Still have the Praktica too; also a prop. I stopped shooting altogether in the early 1980's in favour of my career. Picked it up again in 2007, got excited about digital and bought a K100D Super. Began to learn what photography was really about. Career started to suffer. :) -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Quoting Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Since you asked... Currently - Olympus OM-D E-M10. I bought it a few months ago because I need a lightweight system for an upcoming tour in noth-west Australia where weight restrictions will mean that the K-5 will probably stay home. The E-M10's menus are complex compared with those of the K-5 so I need the practice. The Q and a couple of lenses complete my current systems, although I still have a K200D, *ist D and *ist DS that get a run occasionally. Other than the Oly, I've been pretty much exclusively Pentax since the S1a in the late 60s - apart from a brief trip into the world of Ricoh with an XR2 in the 70s. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Mar 21, 2015, at 12:59 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: It seams that I can't even spell strike consistently some days. MARK!! On 3/21/2015 12:14 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: I wondered if genitives was a name for something we weren't supposed to see. g -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 8:33 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I really should read these things before I hit send. On 3/21/2015 11:26 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Currently? Digital: K-5II with my battered and broken K20D as backup, (that camera took a lickin' and is still tickin')* and my still working fully functional *ist-DS** for shooting places I just don't want to risk even the K20D. stroleI also have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late),/strike Film: I have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late), LX with film loaded that I haven't actually taken a photos with in some time, an MX in the same boat, and a Kodak Medalist II that I shoot a roll of Classic film with every couple of months, sad to say I have no way of scanning the strike genitives/stirike, negitives so after processing them I admire the tonalities and then file them away for later... * Partial list of damage, broken SD card door, out of alignment AF point indicators, cracked, (very), eyepiece glass, (in bright sunlight the view can be described as psychedelic. Repair would be so much more than replacement. ** There is a weird esoteric ritual having to do with alkaline batteries that must be performed before the camera will operate with Lithium batteries after it's been sitting a while. It's sad when we get old... On 3/21/2015 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Ive been using my istDS for eight years with zero problems or complaints. But then on the other hand, Im really only doing family snaps and ebay photos. jco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I forgot to add, Ive been waiting for full frame to upgrade but it took much longer than expected. On 3/21/2015 5:07 PM, J C OConnell wrote: Ive been using my istDS for eight years with zero problems or complaints. But then on the other hand, Im really only doing family snaps and ebay photos. jco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: I was getting increasingly frustrated by Pentax's lack of a lens in the 35/1.4 range. If you don't mind manual focus only, you might want to take a look at this: http://www.zyoptics.net/product/mitakon-speedmaster-35mm-f0-95/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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We've had this question before, but here goes: First camera was a Voigtlander Vito CD, basic rangefinder, extremely well made, but fixed lens. Got camera envy when a friend was using a Spotmatic, but I couldn't afford one so got an SV instead, which I loved and kept until it was stolen in 1975. Finances dictated something cheaper than a Pentax, so I picked up a Fujica ST605N, good camera and M42 compatible. Later, finances improved, so I went back to Pentax with an ME, then another ME as part of a deal with a whole bunch of K-mount lenses, finally MZ5 (sold later), MZ-S which I still use regularly, and then an *istD - still my only digital SLR, and continues to work well (not flawless, the ability to magnify an image on screen has disappeared!). Overtime I've picked up several Spotmatics, including a battered ElectroSpotmatic, another SV, and a Super Program, all of which I've given a work-out at one time or another. Others I've used or owned include a Rolleicord, Fed4L, Optio 430 RS and Optio S1 - nice camera, good results, but lousy battery life! Any time soon, I'll get some fresh chemistry and have a print session - the smell of hypo can be addictive! John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Malcolm Smith Sent: Saturday, 21 March 2015 5:59 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: What does everyone now use? Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Pentax K3 currently. It didn't change much over the years, expect now I also have a Sony RX100 II. On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Using a Pentax K-3 now along with a K-5IIs, a K-5, and a Fuji mirrorless A-1 (rarely). I had some minimal experience with my Dad's Kodak Retina IIIc and fell in love with 35mm slides. I started with a new Pentax ME and got sucked into LBA by the line-up of M lenses. This list provided much enablement over the years and helped explained how my Super Program worked. PZ-1, PZ-1p, ME Super, LX'en, then Pentax digital because I couldn't leave the lenses behind. The Fuji A-1 is a lovely LITTLE camera that I tried based on Brewer's and Cotty's testimonials. But I still can't leave my Pentax lenses behind. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 2:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Most of what I use on a daily basis now is either a Leica X typ 113 or a Leica M-P typ 240. Next to those two, an Olympus E-M1 for my more technical needs. I've been through a vast number of different cameras over the past 52 years of taking pictures, but Nikon and Leica were my mainstays through most of the time from 1969 to 2002. I bought a Pentax *ist DS in 2004 because Canon wanted too much money for their relatively crappy 14mm L lens—the DA 14/2.8 plus an *ist DS body was less expensive than the Canon lens, and the Pentax lens and body performed better. I shot with Pentax DSLR gear exclusively for a few years, then in 2007 acquired a couple of Panasonic L1s and an Olympus E-1. Still have the E-1, still shoot with it occasionally. Added an E-5 to the kit in 2010, but then I closed the photo business and wanted something more compact. I went back to Leica after pitching around with a few other things. The Ricoh GXR was great and reminded me again that the M-mount lenses were really what I was after. Bought the M9 in 2012 and never bonded with it, it just didn't respond like my M4-2 and prior film Ms did, but it sure made nice photos. In 2013, Olympus finally came out with the fusion camera that worked with my remaining pro-grade FourThirds lenses as well or better than the original cameras did, so I bought that as my modern, technical system. It's just great. Earlier this year, my M9's sensor was diagnosed as needing replacement. I had a choice to let them do that for free or take a generous trade-in to buy the latest M-P typ 240. It was a lot of money, I went back and forth on it for a bit, but in the end I decided it was worth it. It was: this is the digital Leica M I was hoping for. The more I use it, the more I want to use it. G On Mar 21, 2015, at 12:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 21/03/2015 4:22 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: I was getting increasingly frustrated by Pentax's lack of a lens in the 35/1.4 range. If you don't mind manual focus only, you might want to take a look at this: http://www.zyoptics.net/product/mitakon-speedmaster-35mm-f0-95/ Not available in K mount. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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In fact it appears to only be available for select mirrorless systems. Very select. On 3/21/2015 11:33 PM, Bill wrote: On 21/03/2015 4:22 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: I was getting increasingly frustrated by Pentax's lack of a lens in the 35/1.4 range. If you don't mind manual focus only, you might want to take a look at this: http://www.zyoptics.net/product/mitakon-speedmaster-35mm-f0-95/ Not available in K mount. bill -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Mar 21, 2015, at 8:53 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: In fact it appears to only be available for select mirrorless systems. Very select. Seems to available for all three major mirrorless mounts: Sony E / M43 (Olympus and Panasonic) / Fuji X. What's so select about that? It can also be adapted to Nikon 1 mount too. Voigtländer has a whole range of f/0.95 lenses for Micro-FourThirds: 10mm f/0.95 (coming soon) (20mm EFoV) 17mm f/0.95 (35mm EFoV) 25mm f/0.95 (50mm EFoV) 42.5mm f/0.95 (85mm EFoV) I understand videographers love them. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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My first SLR was a Practica screw mount camera. My father introduced me to photography with it. I was hookedon SLR's from that point on. Later I bought a Canon A-1 and found myself really missing all manual - match needle metering. So I sold the Canon equipment and bought an Olympus OM-1. I really liked that camera. It served me well until I started shooting some theater stuff. The black needle for metering was not visible on the side as spot lights were dominating the center of the image. So I started searching for a match needle system that was visible in low light - stumbled upon the Pentax MX. Switched systems and was pretty happy with it for some time. Later I somehow decided that I needed a Nikon and so got the FM which had lights somewhat similar to the MX. Used that for a few years. At that point I was married and our first child came along and now I wanted my wife to be able to take pictures as well. She didn't like the manual camera. I looked around again and decided that Pentax was the way to go for us and switched back and got a SuperProgram. This camera we used for quite some time. From that time forward I purchased many different Pentax film bodies - ZX-10, ZX-5, ZX-M, PZ-1p, MZ-S, MX again. Then at Bill Robb's gentle prodding I ended up getting two Pentax 67ii's for wedding and portrait work. Loved them - in spite of the size and weight. Then digital came along. I could choose any system because I had sold off all my 35mm gear. I must have gone into the store 10 times trying different bodies and finally ended up with the *istD- it just felt and worked better than the Canon and Nikon bodies at that time. Been with Pentax digital since. After two *istD's and got a K10D, then a K20D, then a K5 and finally the current K5iis. I also got my daughter hooked (she shoots weddings and portraits) - she is using a K20D and K7 at this time. -- Bruce On March 21, 2015 12:59:13 AM PDT, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which serves a different purpose. Malcolm -- Sent from Kaiten Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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OK - I'll play. Currently I use our little 4/3 Olympus E-PL1 about as much as I use the K-5. But that's not very much - I've hardly picked up a camera for over a year now. I'm tempted by the K-3 and the 150-450 zoom, but I'm unlikely to buy anything unless I get back into the habit of taking photographs, and even then I suspect I'm more likely to buy an OM-D (probably the M1) and a decent lens to use with it. I'll hold on to the K-5; I've got a whole lot of lenses I'm not going to replace with another brand (including the DA* zooms and the 250-600). I've been with Pentax since 1972 (my first paycheck from a full-time job went on a Spotmatic II with the 50mm/f1.4), and the K-mount since buying an MX in 1976. Over the years I've bought an ME, an ME Super, a Super Program, a PZ-1p and an MZ-S. The MX has been with me as a backup body much of the time until the MZ-S arrived. Then in 2003 I bought a *ist-D, and I've shot maybe three rolls of film since then. I picked up a K-10D when they came along, and most recently a K-5. Prior to Pentax I started in photography with a Brownie 127 when I was around 7 or 8. My first 35mm camera was a Halina Paulette Electric. I don't remember exactly how I lucked into that - I believe it came from a school classmate at an end-of-term bring-and-buy sale. It must have been almost new when I got it, and it was a pretty nice camera for the time (1967) - a built-in (uncoupled) exposure meter, a 45mm/f2.8 lens, and a shutter that had speeds from 1/30 to 1/250. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
