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Hi, It is truth that old K, M lenses are built very well. My SMC K 135/2.5 is built like a tank and other my K i M lenses are very good in this respect. Alek Uytkownik Pl Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: Alek wrote: Thank you! so for the price K35/3.5 is great and if one can afford to buy FA version it pays. I shall try to find old for beginning. The problem with AF lenses (most of them anyway) is that they are AF lenses; loose, rattly, and focuses past infinity. Unfortunately, I've discovered that initially tight AF lenses develop looseness over time. It may well be that some newer AF designs are potentially beter optically, but getting the best out of them is more of a hassle. Older, MF lenses are built to last forever and my experience is that they do and never ever get out of alignment or develop rattles. Pl --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Masz do pacenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - za konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank
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On Thursday, December 12, 2002, at 02:57 PM, Lon Williamson wrote: I have never had the nerve to shoot over 1X. How fiddly is doing this? You'll definitely want to use a tripod. Dan Scott
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Alek wrote: Thank you! so for the price K35/3.5 is great and if one can afford to buy FA version it pays. I shall try to find old for beginning. The problem with AF lenses (most of them anyway) is that they are AF lenses; loose, rattly, and focuses past infinity. Unfortunately, I've discovered that initially tight AF lenses develop looseness over time. It may well be that some newer AF designs are potentially beter optically, but getting the best out of them is more of a hassle. Older, MF lenses are built to last forever and my experience is that they do and never ever get out of alignment or develop rattles. Pål
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The problem with AF lenses (most of them anyway) is that they are AF lenses; loose, rattly, and focuses past infinity. Unfortunately, I've discovered that initially tight AF lenses develop looseness over time. It may well be that some newer AF designs are potentially beter optically, but getting the best out of them is more of a hassle. I have noticed this too but I do not think that the degree of looseness is a measure for the degree of durability. I think they are designed to become looser with use (to keep friction as low a possible). Once they have become loose it stays like this. However,there is a big difference between built quality among the various AF lenses. You have to pay much for built quality (I estimate that today a lens with a built quality comparable to that of the K-lenses is at least 4-5x more expensive than it was in the eighteens). Older, MF lenses are built to last forever and my experience is that they do and never ever get out of alignment or develop rattles. I aggree. But in those days, lenses were not categorized into consumer and pro lenses. Those who could afford the fast version bought a slower version of a lens. Both were made according to the same (high) standard. Today, the consumer is feeded with junk lenses while the right stuff has become excessively expensive considering the prices from the eighteens. Alexander Pål __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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I agree with all those positive comments about the 30mm/2.8 lens (particularly about it's great range of tonality). I just want to add that it also delivers remarkably high quality over-life size macro shots (in reverse mode on a bellows or extension rings). I have used this lens for 4x or 5x life size macro shots and I am quite pleased with the results. Enjoy, Alexander Bob wrote: Hi Thibault The 30mm is probably one of Pentax's most under-rated lenses and one of their best. I have one and have been singing great pleasures of joy since I bought it. I am sure that this lens was a all stops pulled design and I would be interested how the 31mm limited compares. I personally don't think the 30mm could be significantly bettered by the 31mm or competing lenses near that focal length. Bob Rapp - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 8:35 PM Subject: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? I had read many good things before buying my 30/2.8 and all I can tell is that I wasn't disapointed by the qualities of this lens. Although it is especially sharp, as the MTF tests can indicate, it has also a very strong visual sharpness and a great range of tonality. The rendering of out of focus scenes is also quite pleasing, especially close focus scenes. Mechanically the lens is awesome and still very light, lighter than K 28/3.5. The characteristic I like most about this lens is the very low distortion you get given the relative wide angle of the lens. Buildings and lines near the edges of the frames are rendered very linear, making this lens a very good lens for street photography. I have yet to see a lens of the same angle and size with so little distortions. The fact that the lens is quite rare explains its high price on the used market but it is also due to its qualities. Thibault Grouas. Well the 30mm is more of a substitute, and a much superior one at that, for one of the K or M 28mm lenses. That said I can only second the assessment that this is a great lens. It may be overlooked due to it's relative rarity. At 09:36 AM 12/10/2002 -0500, you wrote: In a message dated 12/10/02 7:05:32 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As Bob Rapp said, a Pentax-M 35mm f/3.5 is a superior lens, and better than most other 35 mm lenses from anyone. That is HIS opinion. It is also my opinion. I have 35/3.5 lens and agree that it is a very good lens. But one lens that seems to get overlooked here on a regular basis is the 30/2.8. If you are a believer in lens tests, this is the one to get. Vic __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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On Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at 01:41 AM, Ken Archer wrote: Keep looking. They are available. I have been watching ebay for a couple of years for a K3.5/35. I found one a month ago on ebay for $30 in mint condition. Only the plastic cap had a little silver lettering rubbed off on it. On Tuesday 10 December 2002 01:04 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So good luck in looking for K35/3.5 lens. I also plan to replace my M35/2.8 with any K 35mm or even FA35/2.0 in future. Alek -- Ken Archer Canine Photography San Antonio, Texas Business Is Going To The Dogs Hey Ken, On our next get together let's each shoot a couple frames of the same subject with the K35/3.5 and the FA 35/2. That ought to show a little of the similarities and differences between the two (@ f/3.5 and down). What do you think? Dan Scott
Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why?
Well the 30mm is more of a substitute, and a much superior one at that, for one of the K or M 28mm lenses. That said I can only second the assessment that this is a great lens. It may be overlooked due to it's relative rarity. At 09:36 AM 12/10/2002 -0500, you wrote: In a message dated 12/10/02 7:05:32 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As Bob Rapp said, a Pentax-M 35mm f/3.5 is a superior lens, and better than most other 35 mm lenses from anyone. That is HIS opinion. It is also my opinion. I have 35/3.5 lens and agree that it is a very good lens. But one lens that seems to get overlooked here on a regular basis is the 30/2.8. If you are a believer in lens tests, this is the one to get. Vic
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Is FA 35/2.0 better than highly recommended K35/2.0 and K35/3.5 lenses?Which is the best? Alek Uytkownik Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 08:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FA35/2.0 which is probably very good. Alek No _probably_ about it Alek. Just, FA35/2.o which is very good. vbg Dan Scott --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Masz do pacenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - za konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank
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Only if you need auto focus. The 35 f3.5 is in a league of its own - try and buy one in the K mount! Bob Rapp - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:49 PM Subject: Re: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? Is FA 35/2.0 better than highly recommended K35/2.0 and K35/3.5 lenses?Which is the best? Alek Uytkownik Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 08:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FA35/2.0 which is probably very good. Alek No _probably_ about it Alek. Just, FA35/2.o which is very good. vbg Dan Scott --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Masz do pacenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - za konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank
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I do not need AF! I just want to have great 35mm lens. I own M35/2.8 and probably K 35mm are better... Any opinion? Alek Uytkownik Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: Only if you need auto focus. The 35 f3.5 is in a league of its own - try and buy one in the K mount! Bob Rapp - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:49 PM Subject: Re: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? Is FA 35/2.0 better than highly recommended K35/2.0 and K35/3.5 lenses?Which is the best? Alek Uytkownik Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 08:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FA35/2.0 which is probably very good. Alek No _probably_ about it Alek. Just, FA35/2.o which is very good. vbg Dan Scott --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Masz do pacenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - za konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank ***r-e-k-l-a-m-a** Masz do pacenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - za konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank
Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why?
As Bob Rapp said, a Pentax-M 35mm f/3.5 is a superior lens, and better than most other 35 mm lenses from anyone. That is HIS opinion. It is also my opinion. How much superior is totally dependend on what the user does with it. There are several features or qualities about lenses and how they perform. What is important to YOU is only known by you. If you want mid-range sharpness, that lens has few equals. If you want good bokeh, you'll have to listen to those who know ~ I don't pretend to be a lens expert NOR a bokeh expert. Do try to understand one thing, and this does not only apply to lenses: there is no such thing as best over all others. There is only better than something else. What might turn out to actually BE best for YOU, may not be agreed upon by somebody else. They may have reasons to say it is NOT best, for them. It's that reason that no-one can absolutely say This [whatever] is the very best. It cannot be true for everyone, for all circumstances. So, having said that, I'd try to stay with the question Which lens is better for me, than any others I know about? Also, don't forget, price enters into it as well. There are probably special lenses that have incorporated certain design features in them, that are quite superior to most if not all other lenses of it's type. But the cost is very very high. For instance, if you only get more sharpness from that extra money, may not be worth the high price. No-ne can answer that question for you. Take all you learn and think on it. Only you can decide. Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not need AF! I just want to have great 35mm lens. I own M35/2.8 and probably K 35mm are better... Any opinion? Alek U¿ytkownik Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa3: Only if you need auto focus. The 35 f3.5 is in a league of its own - try and buy one in the K mount! Bob Rapp - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:49 PM Subject: Re: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? Is FA 35/2.0 better than highly recommended K35/2.0 and K35/3.5 lenses?Which is the best? Alek U¿ytkownik Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa3: On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 08:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FA35/2.0 which is probably very good. Alek No _probably_ about it Alek. Just, FA35/2.o which is very good. vbg Dan Scott
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I have a friend with the M35/2.8 and I have the Super Takumar 35/3.5 which is supposed to be the same optically as the K35/3.5 (except no SMC) and the Super Tak is definitely a better lens, though the M35 is not bad. If you can find the K35 at a good price, I would pick it up. I'm still looking for one myself, I got the Super Tak because the K is so scarce, and I haven't regretted it at all. William in Utah. 12/10/2002 4:06:33 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not need AF! I just want to have great 35mm lens. I own M35/2.8 and probably K 35mm are better... Any opinion? Alek Uytkownik Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: Only if you need auto focus. The 35 f3.5 is in a league of its own - try and buy one in the K mount! Bob Rapp - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:49 PM Subject: Re: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? Is FA 35/2.0 better than highly recommended K35/2.0 and K35/3.5 lenses?Which is the best? Alek Uytkownik Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 08:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FA35/2.0 which is probably very good. Alek No _probably_ about it Alek. Just, FA35/2.o which is very good. vbg Dan Scott --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Masz do pacenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - za konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank ***r-e-k-l-a-m-a** Masz do pacenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - za konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank
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It was K35/3.5 I think. I see what you mean it is difficult to say it is the best lens etc. But taking into consideration only sharpness, resolution and color rendition one can show which is better. I know the price of FA 35/2.0 ( do not know average price of K35/2.0) but I just wanted to know which you recommend. Of course if old K35/3.5 will turn out just a little bit worse than new FA 35/2.0 I would buy old one. I usually use this focal length for landcapes and speed is not so important for me. Alek com napisa: As Bob Rapp said, a Pentax-M 35mm f/3.5 is a superior lens, and better than most other 35 mm lenses from anyone. That is HIS opinion. It is also my opinion. How much superior is totally dependend on what the user does with it. There are several features or qualities about lenses and how they perform. What is important to YOU is only known by you. If you want mid-range sharpness, that lens has few equals. If you want good bokeh, you'll have to listen to those who know ~ I don't pretend to be a lens expert NOR a bokeh expert. Do try to understand one thing, and this does not only apply to lenses: there is no such thing as best over all others. There is only better than something else. What might turn out to actually BE best for YOU, may not be agreed upon by somebody else. They may have reasons to say it is NOT best, for them. It's that reason that no-one can absolutely say This [whatever] is the very best. It cannot be true for everyone, for all circumstances. So, having said that, I'd try to stay with the question Which lens is better for me, than any others I know about? Also, don't forget, price enters into it as well. There are probably special lenses that have incorporated certain design features in them, that are quite superior to most if not all other lenses of it's type. But the cost is very very high. For instance, if you only get more sharpness from that extra money, may not be worth the high price. No-ne can answer that question for you. Take all you learn and think on it. Only you can decide. Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not need AF! I just want to have great 35mm lens. I own M35/2.8 and probably K 35mm are better... Any opinion? Alek Uytkownik Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa3: Only if you need auto focus. The 35 f3.5 is in a league of its own - try and buy one in the K mount! Bob Rapp - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:49 PM Subject: Re: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? Is FA 35/2.0 better than highly recommended K35/2.0 and K35/3.5 lenses?Which is the best? Alek Uytkownik Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa3: On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 08:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FA35/2.0 which is probably very good. Alek No _probably_ about it Alek. Just, FA35/2.o which is very good. vbg Dan Scott --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Masz do pacenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - za konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank
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So good luck in looking for K35/3.5 lens. I also plan to replace my M35/2.8 with any K 35mm or even FA35/2.0 in future. Alek Uytkownik William Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: I have a friend with the M35/2.8 and I have the Super Takumar 35/3.5 which is supposed to be the same optically as the K35/3.5 (except no SMC) and the Super Tak is definitely a better lens, though the M35 is not bad. If you can find the K35 at a good price, I would pick it up. I'm still looking for one myself, I got the Super Tak because the K is so scarce, and I haven't regretted it at all. William in Utah. 12/10/2002 4:06:33 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not need AF! I just want to have great 35mm lens. I own M35/2.8 and probably K 35mm are better... Any opinion? Alek Uytkownik Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: Only if you need auto focus. The 35 f3.5 is in a league of its own - try and buy one in the K mount! Bob Rapp - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:49 PM Subject: Re: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? Is FA 35/2.0 better than highly recommended K35/2.0 and K35/3.5 lenses?Which is the best? Alek Uytkownik Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 08:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FA35/2.0 which is probably very good. Alek No _probably_ about it Alek. Just, FA35/2.o which is very good. vbg Dan Scott --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Masz do pacenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - za konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank ***r-e-k-l-a-m-a** Masz do pacenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - za konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Masz do pacenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - za konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It was K35/3.5 I think. I see what you mean it is difficult to say it is the best lens etc. But taking into consideration only sharpness, resolution and color rendition one can show which is better. I know the price of FA 35/2.0 ( do not know average price of K35/2.0) but I just wanted to know which you recommend. Of course if old K35/3.5 will turn out just a little bit worse than new FA 35/2.0 I would buy old one. I usually use this focal length for landcapes and speed is not so important for me. Alek Visit this site for data on that series of lenses: http://www.concentric.net/~Smhalpin/BriefComments.html#35 mm f/3.5 Here's a few quotes folks have said about the k35mm f/3.5, as taken directly from the site I list above: John Vanderaalst - The K3.5/35 is probably one of the cheapest in the K-series, and also one of the best. I have the K3.5/35 as well as the M 2/35 and to tell you the truth, I like the K3.5 better...sharp, contrasty, insensitive to back-light. The contrast of the K3.5 is that good that focussing is, despite its limited aperture, quite easy. Yoshihiko Takinami - I have/had K35/2, K35/3.5, M35/2, M35/2.8 and FA35/2AL. Go for K35/2 if you do need the extra speed. Go for K35/3.5 if you do need fine prints. I prefer K35/3.5 to K35/2 in point of center resolution/sharpness and better correction of aberrations. Yoshihiko Takinami (again) - very little light-fall-off even at wide open, amazingly sharp, good color rendition, great color saturation, scarce distortion, natural bokeh, great resolution Yoshihiko Takinami (again) - . . . one of the best Pentax lenses. . . Its color rendition and 3-dimensionality are really great. FA35/2AL is superior to K35/3.5 in point of correction, color saturation, and uniformity of image all over the frame. They are the two best 35mm (focal length) lenses Pentax ever made, IMO. David Collett - If you get a chance buy a 35/3.5, IMO it is the best cheap 35mm second hand lens you can buy. It has good contrast and is very sharp between f5.6 and f11. This may push the price up then perhaps I can sell mine for an inflated price and buy a[new] FA35/2 :-) Timo Hartikainen - a really great lens! . . . I'm very pleased. The image quality is really good, even at f3.5. . David Mann - . . .Its small, light and really sharp. * * * * * keith whaley com napisa3: As Bob Rapp said, a Pentax-M 35mm f/3.5 is a superior lens, and better than most other 35 mm lenses from anyone. That is HIS opinion. It is also my opinion. How much superior is totally dependend on what the user does with it. There are several features or qualities about lenses and how they perform. What is important to YOU is only known by you. If you want mid-range sharpness, that lens has few equals. If you want good bokeh, you'll have to listen to those who know ~ I don't pretend to be a lens expert NOR a bokeh expert. Do try to understand one thing, and this does not only apply to lenses: there is no such thing as best over all others. There is only better than something else. What might turn out to actually BE best for YOU, may not be agreed upon by somebody else. They may have reasons to say it is NOT best, for them. It's that reason that no-one can absolutely say This [whatever] is the very best. It cannot be true for everyone, for all circumstances. So, having said that, I'd try to stay with the question Which lens is better for me, than any others I know about? Also, don't forget, price enters into it as well. There are probably special lenses that have incorporated certain design features in them, that are quite superior to most if not all other lenses of it's type. But the cost is very very high. For instance, if you only get more sharpness from that extra money, may not be worth the high price. No-ne can answer that question for you. Take all you learn and think on it. Only you can decide. Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not need AF! I just want to have great 35mm lens. I own M35/2.8 and probably K 35mm are better... Any opinion? Alek U¿ytkownik Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa3: Only if you need auto focus. The 35 f3.5 is in a league of its own - try and buy one in the K mount! Bob Rapp - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:49 PM Subject: Re: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? Is FA 35/2.0 better than highly recommended K35/2.0 and K35/3.5 lenses?Which is the best? Alek U¿ytkownik Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa3: On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 08:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FA35/2.0 which is probably very good. Alek No _probably_ about it Alek. Just, FA35/2.o which is very good. vbg Dan Scott --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Masz do¶æ p3acenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - za3ó¿ konto http
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As Bob Rapp said, a Pentax-M 35mm f/3.5 is a superior lens, and better than most other 35 mm lenses from anyone. That is HIS opinion. It is also my opinion. I would say that Bob's opinion has been stated by a number of us, too. I think K 35/3.5 owners are happy owners. Fred
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Keep looking. They are available. I have been watching ebay for a couple of years for a K3.5/35. I found one a month ago on ebay for $30 in mint condition. Only the plastic cap had a little silver lettering rubbed off on it. On Tuesday 10 December 2002 01:04 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So good luck in looking for K35/3.5 lens. I also plan to replace my M35/2.8 with any K 35mm or even FA35/2.0 in future. Alek -- Ken Archer Canine Photography San Antonio, Texas Business Is Going To The Dogs
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In a message dated 12/10/02 7:05:32 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As Bob Rapp said, a Pentax-M 35mm f/3.5 is a superior lens, and better than most other 35 mm lenses from anyone. That is HIS opinion. It is also my opinion. I have 35/3.5 lens and agree that it is a very good lens. But one lens that seems to get overlooked here on a regular basis is the 30/2.8. If you are a believer in lens tests, this is the one to get. Vic
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Hi! Just for the record my name is Boris :). You might say I switched from Zenit ET to PS to Video and then finally back to Pentax. So in one sentence my story was just written. For more you can visit my web page at GeoCities. My main reason for choosing Pentax was backward compatibility with lenses. I chose __not__ to buy Nikon F-80 because it couldn't measure light with non-autofocus old lenses. No disrespect to Nikon brand here. --- Boris Liberman www.geocities.com/dunno57 www.photosig.com/viewuser.php?id=38625
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On Saturday, December 7, 2002, at 12:23 AM, Lon Williamson wrote: Simon King makes sense with his twelve points UNTIL: My name is Simon, and it's been 3 weeks since my last Pentax purchase... The 12 Steps (1 thru 10, yes, we've all been through that, but goldangit:) 11. Seek through photography to improve your art, not your Pentax collection. Now clog whang it all, Simon, this one froze my buttons. Heck, half the reason I get on here is to hear the collective wisdom whisper in my ear: Buy the K 28 3.5 (all the other 28s are Pentax toads, Nikkon beaters for sure, but PENTAX toads) etc... etc.. etc.. And now someone DARES say that maybe shooting what you got is the way to go. Be careful, be very careful, Simon, or you'll end up like Johnston, owning a Tak 50mm and some old Spottie, and saying he doesn't want any more. lol. Lon Johnston is always saying that (until he sees a new'un g). Dan Scott
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I switched to Pentax because the famous Alpa Reflexes don't work in the cold. And I happened to have an ME Super knocking around. Don Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002
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On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 08:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FA35/2.0 which is probably very good. Alek No _probably_ about it Alek. Just, FA35/2.o which is very good. vbg Dan Scott
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Hi! Well, I wanted a SLR, but hadn't the money to buy a new one. My father had 2 old lenses (Pentax 135mm and 50mm) which he gave to me, and so I ended up buying a used ME body... that's it... but I'm very happy how it turned out ^_^ bye Katrin On Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:59 AM, Lon Williamson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: For me, Pentax was a no-brainer. My wife shot a K-1000 as a reporter for half a decade, so when I got the bug, I studied a little bit, and the PDML more than anything put me in K-mount. My first camera was a KM, and I was hooked. Those of you who have dabbled in the NCMO world, why are you here now? Hi, my name is Farmina Manahesh Robertson, and I shoot Pentax because __ -Lon
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Hi John, Welcome to the list. Another Brit - we'll soon be challenging the yanks for top spot ;-) Not a million miles away, either - I'm just the other side of Oxford from you. Best, Cotty My name is John Whicker. I live in Aylesbury, UK, not far from London. I have lurked here for quite a few weeks now and this is my first posting. I have used Nikon 35mm equipment for more than 15 years, and Olympus OM for more than ten years before that, but I had always wanted to own and use a Spotmatic and Super-Takumars since my teens. I bought one a year ago and was hooked! Now I have changed completely from Nikon to Pentax bayonet and use an LX and a Super A plus a few fine SMC Pentax lenses. I changed to Pentax because of the lenses. Most Nikon lenses don't have good out of focus effects. Many Pentax lenses do. Choose carefully and they are among the best this side of Leica and Contax, for very little money! Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/ Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/
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Hi, my name is Arnold Stark, and I shoot Pentax because Pentax gives me excellent, beautiful lenses and good, small bodies at prices that I can afford. My first SLR was a Ricoh KR10-X with a Tokina zoom in 1988, but within 7 months I had picked up a Pentax-A 1:1.4 50mm, a Pentax-A 1:2.8 28mm, and a Super A. Arnold
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I switched to Pentax because 126 just didn't cut the mustard. Peter
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And they didn't do a 1000mm lens for it either, right? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 05 December 2002 10:42 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? I switched to Pentax because 126 just didn't cut the mustard. Peter
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- Original Message - From: Peter Subject: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? I switched to Pentax because 126 just didn't cut the mustard. Wouldn't it have been easier to change mustards? William Robb
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And they didn't do a 1000mm lens for it either, right? lmao
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- Original Message - From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 12:58 AM Subject: Who has switched to Pentax and why? For me, Pentax was a no-brainer. My wife shot a K-1000 as a reporter for half a decade, so when I got the bug, I studied a little bit, and the PDML more than anything put me in K-mount. My first camera was a KM, and I was hooked. Hi, my name is Kristian-Heinrich Schuessler, and I switched from EDIXA to Pentax because I got better lenses and TTL-Lightmetering maybe in the year 1960? Later I changed from M 42 to K-bajonett and now own (no collection) all in use some K2- and K2 DMD-Bodies, one LX, one PZ-1 p, one MZ-3 with databack, and a great list of different lenses, all original from PENTAX. Kristian-Heinrich with best greetings from Black Forest/Germany
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At 12:19 AM 05/12/2002 -0500, you wrote: Bravo! Someone who can actually read the title of a thread, and one of the few who responded that did switch to Pentax. I did notice that no one has yet mentioned switching brands for Pentax AF gear. BR Me, I did. I switched from Minolta AF when the MZ-S came out. I have since sold my Minolta 600si and lenses and bought another MZ-S body (thanks, Andre!) Really and truly I didn't so much as switch to Pentax, but switch ~back~ as my manual stuff was a pair of MXes and an LX with various lenses. Wendy Wendy Beard, Ottawa, Canada http://www.beard-redfern.com
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Hi, my name is Farmina Manahesh Robertson, and I shoot Pentax because __ [Ooh, it's my turn?] Er, hello. My name is Fred. And I've been shooting mostly Pentax for quite a while now. [I don't have to be here, since I can easily give up photography anytime I want to.] [Really.] I did use some OM gear at one time, but eventually I replaced even that last OM-1 (my last non-Pentax holdout, used to the end for astrophotography) with my first LX (also a great camera body for astrophotography). I originally started on the fabled 12 Lenses plan, but I have long since graduated to gee, I'm not sure exactly just how many lenses are kicking around here I may need help, though, brothers and sisters, since I've been spending a little bit (OK - a ~lot~) of time lately with some old VS1 and AT-X lenses. K-mount, to be sure, but... [further rationalization deleted] ;-) Fred
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Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: why this obsession with feel? Good question. Focus feel has never been visible in any photograph I've ever taken. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
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On Thu, 05 Dec 2002 10:04:58 -0500 Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: why this obsession with feel? Good question. Focus feel has never been visible in any photograph I've ever taken. It's probably two things: something that feels good inspires more confidentiality in the gears abilities to last and, secondly, it makes it a more pleasureable experience using it. Obsession...hmm...a strong word to use, I think
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Hi, What was the price of A50/1.4? Alek Uytkownik Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: Hi, my name is Arnold Stark, and I shoot Pentax because Pentax gives me excellent, beautiful lenses and good, small bodies at prices that I can afford. My first SLR was a Ricoh KR10-X with a Tokina zoom in 1988, but within 7 months I had picked up a Pentax-A 1:1.4 50mm, a Pentax-A 1:2.8 28mm, and a Super A. Arnold --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Masz do pacenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - za konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank
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Good point. My Sigma 70-300 APO (the older MF version) has _terrible_ feel, flares badly, wobbles, and is butt-ugly. But I find it a useful lens and am unlikely to ever purchase another 70-to-Something zoom. In fact, the major reason I purchased the Pentax A 35-70 f4 last week was to use both in a 2-lens kit for those times when primes are just too much hassle. -Lon Mark Roberts wrote: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: why this obsession with feel? Good question. Focus feel has never been visible in any photograph I've ever taken.
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And Pentax gear is better than Minolta's? Some people believe that MZS is worse than Dynax/Maxxum 7, not mentioning 9 Alek What about lenses?Minolta has now some great lenses Alek Uytkownik Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: Sorry Wendy, I was thinking of serious camera brands, like EDIXA. BR From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Me, I did. I switched from Minolta AF when the MZ-S came out. I have since sold my Minolta 600si and lenses and bought another MZ-S body (thanks, Andre!) --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Masz do pacenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - za konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank
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In 1988 the A50/f1.4 cost me 330 DM new. Arnold Hi, What was the price of A50/1.4? Alek
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Hi, I see. Thank you! Alek PS Which Limited lenses do you have? Is 43/1.9 much better than A/FA 50/1.4 or 1.7? Uytkownik Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: In 1988 the A50/f1.4 cost me 330 DM new. Arnold Hi, What was the price of A50/1.4? Alek --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Masz do pacenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - za konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank
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Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Good question indeed, and certainly a valid personal philosophy. I suppose for me it's because the pictures I take are 60% of my enjoyment of my photography hobby, while the experience of operating the camera and appreciating it as a mechanism accounts for the other 40%. for me, the discussions on focus feel are like discussing the paint job on a race car. Herb...
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Oh, Mrs. Reed ~ if you've never handled an MX before, believe me, you'll LOVE it! I've had many mechanical cameras in the past 50 years, but when I handled my first MX, I was pretty certain I'd found the mechanical SLR I'd been looking for! Something about it. I agree, I have not yet handled an LX, like you have. I'm scared to! There goes my camera $$ for some time to come! g [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, my name is Eleanor. First 35mm camera was a Voigtlander rangefinder (old metal Made In Germany fixed-lens variety.) When I decided to move up to an SLR, I bought a K1000 because I could use my dad's screw-mount lenses with an adapter. Over time I've been through a variety of K-mount bodies -- I had one Sears-by- Ricoh body as backup to the K1000 and another Sears-by-Ricoh to replace the K1000 after it was stolen; then traded in the first Sears on an ME Super and all my 35mm SLRs since then have been Pentax: another ME Super, P30t, Super Program, PZ-1, Program Plus, ZX-5n, KX, LX. (And I expect an MX at my door sometime today.) Everything I've ever been looking for in a camera has been available in the Pentax system (except for a mechanical rangefinder) so I've never had reason to switch. If they ever do come up with a rangefinder, expect this fella to be first in line at the inaugeration, money in hand! My father, in the meantime, has moved from a screw-mount body to a K1000 and now owns the M42-to-K adapter I bought back in '82 with my K1000. He may yet show up on the PUG. ERNReed http://members.aol.com/ernreed keith whaley
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LOL. The dorks here now are gonna insist that you buy a Pentax 6x7, enter the Brotherhood, and wear purple robes at ALL TIMES. grin. tom wrote: My name is Tom. 5 or 6 years ago you dorks made me buy a Program Plus.
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I switched from Minolta AF when the MZ-S came out. I have since sold my Minolta 600si and lenses and bought another MZ-S body (thanks, Andre!) Well, as a follow-on Wendy, I received yesterday night a MZ-5n (from Michael S. who probably left the list after going digital and selling his Pentax stuff) and wow! I was looking for this MXish feeling... Now, hunting for a 24-90mm. I think I will have to sell some lenses and buy it new as you don't see any on eBay, probably because people keep them. Andre --
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-Original Message- From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] LOL. The dorks here now are gonna insist that you buy a Pentax 6x7, enter the Brotherhood, and wear purple robes at ALL TIMES. grin. I've already got 2 645n's, and a robe I borrowed from The Willard, so I think I'm all set. tv
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This is the Pentax mailing list and one is obliged to disparage all other camera brands. BR From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] And Pentax gear is better than Minolta's? Some people believe that MZS is worse than Dynax/Maxxum 7, not mentioning 9 Alek What about lenses?Minolta has now some great lenses Alek
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On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Lon Williamson wrote: LOL. The dorks here now are gonna insist that you buy a Pentax 6x7, enter the Brotherhood, and wear purple robes at ALL TIMES. grin. Tom's already a member of the Little Brotherhood... Our negs may not be as big, but..uhm...well, err.. Our depth of field is much larger? Or something like that.. :) -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com- photography and portfolio.
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for me, the discussions on focus feel are like discussing the paint job on a race car. I don't buy that analogy. Paint on a car is cosmetic. Focus feel in a lens is ~functional~. I think, if you want to stick to a race car analogy, focus feel is more like steering feel, or the feel of the gear shift lever in action, etc. Fred
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I think this is true only when posting to PDML. When I have something important (to me) happening in front of a lens, I: a) do NOT think what camera I have b) Do NOT worry about the lens c) Do NOT remember that I wasn't as kind to my second grade teacher as I should have been. d) Do MOT worry that that stupid plastic zoom som'bitch currently mounted may not be the appropriate lens. Shooting is different from posting, and more fun to boot. None-the-less, PDML is a hoot. And I'm thinking of only shooting with the M 28 f2.8 for a while because it's bad and because when I'm shooting wide angle my shots all look like they were taken by a 4-year-old. -Lon Fred wrote: for me, the discussions on focus feel are like discussing the paint job on a race car. I don't buy that analogy. Paint on a car is cosmetic. Focus feel in a lens is ~functional~. I think, if you want to stick to a race car analogy, focus feel is more like steering feel, or the feel of the gear shift lever in action, etc.
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-Original Message- From: gfen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Lon Williamson wrote: LOL. The dorks here now are gonna insist that you buy a Pentax 6x7, enter the Brotherhood, and wear purple robes at ALL TIMES. grin. Tom's already a member of the Little Brotherhood... Our negs may not be as big, but..uhm...well, err.. Our depth of field is much larger? Or something like that.. :) No, we get all the chicks cuz we're not wearing those stupid robes! tv
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William Robb looks DEVASTATING in his robes, and Cassleberry looks like Cassleberry in a purple robe (grin - Cassleberry's one of my favorite folks here - always upbeat and takes good shots. No offense.) I tried a Brotherhood robe on once and _liked_ it, but my God the very thought of buying all that stuff all over again... I'd go for the chicks except I love my wife and she stores a baseball bat on HER side of the bed. No, we get all the chicks cuz we're not wearing those stupid robes! tv
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I have almost no experience with the M35/f2.8, except that a lot of such lenses on the market do have a sticky aperture. The K35/f3.5 is indeed very very sharp, but f3.5 is a little bit slow sometimes. The only comment that I can give on the K35/f2 so far is, that it is an extremely beautiful lens. Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: I also have SMC K28/3.5, M35/2.8, SMC K105/2.8 AND SMC K135/2.5, not bad gear I think. I have read that SMC K35/3.5 or 2.0 is much better than M35/2.8 lens. have any opinion? Alek
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Purple? What has The Brotherhood come to? Will the KoolAid now match the robes? :-) Collin From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] LOL. The dorks here now are gonna insist that you buy a Pentax 6x7, enter the Brotherhood, and wear purple robes at ALL TIMES. grin.
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Purple? What has The Brotherhood come to? Will the KoolAid now match the robes? :-) Collin From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] LOL. The dorks here now are gonna insist that you buy a Pentax 6x7, enter the Brotherhood, and wear purple robes at ALL TIMES. grin.
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I switched from Nikon AF to Pentax AF and I did it for the same reason as John--most Nikon lenses don't have good out of focus effects. I am new to photography and even newer to Pentax, but from what I have seen so far: Pentax has nice, small bodies with useful features and nice, small prime lenses with good bokeh. Plastic autofocus lenses don't bother me. The only thing I miss about Nikon is the Nikon automatic flash system which was perfect in nearly every situation. Michael Cross Bruce Rubenstein wrote: Bravo! Someone who can actually read the title of a thread, and one of the few who responded that did switch to Pentax. I did notice that no one has yet mentioned switching brands for Pentax AF gear. BR From: John Whicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] My name is John Whicker. I live in Aylesbury, UK, not far from London. I have lurked here for quite a few weeks now and this is my first posting. I have used Nikon 35mm equipment for more than 15 years, and Olympus OM for more than ten years before that, but I had always wanted to own and use a Spotmatic and Super-Takumars since my teens. I bought one a year ago and was hooked! Now I have changed completely from Nikon to Pentax bayonet and use an LX and a Super A plus a few fine SMC Pentax lenses. I changed to Pentax because of the lenses. Most Nikon lenses don't have good out of focus effects. Many Pentax lenses do. Choose carefully and they are among the best this side of Leica and Contax, for very little money!
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I have the one with the silver ring, older, supposedly better. I'm gonna do it ANYHOWS. grin. Mark Roberts wrote: There are two different versions of the M28/2.8 (with different optical designs) and the consensus is that one of them is good. Sorry if that spoils your plan... ;-)
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I'm in the process of selling an Olympus 35-S rangefinder, and I'm almost regretting it! I have a soft spot in my heart for quiet rangefinders, I do. I'd love a Leica if I didn't already dislike the design...I might have purchased one. If Pentax ever came up with a rangefinder, I'd buy one in a heartbeat! Perhaps an early Contax, like a IIc or something? Rangefinder, leaf shutter, excellent lenses, decent reliable meter... It also occurred to me, the LX must be almost exactly the same size and 'feeling' as the MX, in which case you _already_ know what I mean... keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith Whaley posted: Oh, Mrs. Reed ~ if you've never handled an MX before, believe me, you'll LOVE it! It's here. We're getting acquainted. I've had many mechanical cameras in the past 50 years, but when I handled my first MX, I was pretty certain I'd found the mechanical SLR I'd been looking for! Something about it. I agree, I have not yet handled an LX, like you have. I'm scared to! There goes my camera $$ for some time to come! g I really, really like my LX. Everything I've ever been looking for in a camera has been available in the Pentax system (except for a mechanical rangefinder) so I've never had reason to switch. If they ever do come up with a rangefinder, expect this fella to be first in line at the inaugeration, money in hand! My (former) photography professor spotted me one day with my Canonet and said, Can't believe you have something that doesn't have Pentax written on it! It seems I have a reputation. ERNR
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On 5 Dec 2002 at 11:14, Herb Chong wrote: for me, the discussions on focus feel are like discussing the paint job on a race car. I disagree, using the race care analogy I'd liken it more to the feel of the feedback through the steering wheel and pedals :-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html
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On 5 Dec 2002 at 10:04, Mark Roberts wrote: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: why this obsession with feel? Good question. Focus feel has never been visible in any photograph I've ever taken. I think you'd be wrong if you looked at it from a technical perspective. I would guess that loose focus translates to slop in the mechanical integrity and hence the potential for de-centering of the optical elements and ultimately a reduction in image quality. Cheers, RobRob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html
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My name is Simon, and it's been 3 weeks since my last Pentax purchase... The 12 Steps 1. Admit that you are powerless over your compulsive behaviour with Pentax - that your lives had become unmanageable. 2. Come to believe that a Power greater than ourselves (SO or Bank Manager) could restore you to sanity. 3. Make a decision to turn your will and our lives over to the care of SO/Bank Manager 4. Make a searching and fearless moral inventory of Pentax collection 5. Admit to your SO/Bank Manager, to ourselves and to the PDML the exact nature of our wrongs. (eg Why do you need 3 x 135 2.8's?) 6. Become entirely ready to have SO/Bank Manager remove all these excesses. 7. Humbly ask SO/Bank Manager to remove your shortcomings. 8. Make a list of all persons you have harmed on Ebay and become willing to make amends to them all. 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. 10. Continued to take a Pentax inventory. 11. Seek through photography to improve your art, not your Pentax collection. 12. Having had an awakening as the result of these steps, carry this message to others and to practice these principles in all our affairs. -Original Message- From: Ken Archer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 5 December 2002 3:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? My name is Ken and I am a Pentaxaholic. I started at the top with Pentax 40 years ago and I liked it there. I have owned a Pentax ever since. -- Ken Archer Canine Photography San Antonio, Texas Business Is Going To The Dogs
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On Thursday, December 5, 2002, at 08:16 PM, Simon King wrote: My name is Simon, and it's been 3 weeks since my last Pentax purchase... The 12 Steps 1. Admit that you are powerless over your compulsive behaviour with Pentax - that your lives had become unmanageable. 2. Come to believe that a Power greater than ourselves (SO or Bank Manager) could restore you to sanity. 3. Make a decision to turn your will and our lives over to the care of SO/Bank Manager 4. Make a searching and fearless moral inventory of Pentax collection 5. Admit to your SO/Bank Manager, to ourselves and to the PDML the exact nature of our wrongs. (eg Why do you need 3 x 135 2.8's?) 6. Become entirely ready to have SO/Bank Manager remove all these excesses. 7. Humbly ask SO/Bank Manager to remove your shortcomings. 8. Make a list of all persons you have harmed on Ebay and become willing to make amends to them all. 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. 10. Continued to take a Pentax inventory. 11. Seek through photography to improve your art, not your Pentax collection. 12. Having had an awakening as the result of these steps, carry this message to others and to practice these principles in all our affairs. One day at a time. Dan Scott
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- Original Message - From: tom Subject: RE: Who has switched to Pentax and why? No, we get all the chicks cuz we're not wearing those stupid robes! Chicks, schmicks. Give me a pretty sheep anyday. WW
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On Wed, 04 Dec 2002 18:58:45 -0500 Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For me, Pentax was a no-brainer. My wife shot a K-1000 as a reporter for half a decade, so when I got the bug, I studied a little bit, and the PDML more than anything put me in K-mount. My first camera was a KM, and I was hooked. Those of you who have dabbled in the NCMO world, why are you here now? Hi, my name is Farmina Manahesh Robertson, and I shoot Pentax because__ -Lon Hi, my name is Thomas, and I shoot Pentax because Olympus gave up on film-SLRs a long time ago ...did that make any sense to you? :)
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Hi, my name is Bill. I switched from Nikon to Pentax for the lenses. William Robb
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Same story here. My wife had a k-1000 and a couple lenses. It was just natural to build from there. Her biggest complaint now is I have taken over her hobby:) Jim Fellows - Original Message - From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 6:58 PM Subject: Who has switched to Pentax and why? For me, Pentax was a no-brainer. My wife shot a K-1000 as a reporter for half a decade, so when I got the bug, I studied a little bit, and the PDML more than anything put me in K-mount. My first camera was a KM, and I was hooked. Those of you who have dabbled in the NCMO world, why are you here now? Hi, my name is Farmina Manahesh Robertson, and I shoot Pentax because __ -Lon
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I could have typed your message for ya, Robb! BTW, thanks for being here. Lon William Robb wrote: Hi, my name is Bill. I switched from Nikon to Pentax for the lenses. William Robb
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Hi, my name is Bob. I started with Pentax in 1967. In 1972 all my equipment was stolen. At that point, I could have switched to Nikon. I didn't because they had UGLY cameras and horible lenses (in comparison). Bob Rapp
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My name is John Whicker. I live in Aylesbury, UK, not far from London. I have lurked here for quite a few weeks now and this is my first posting. I have used Nikon 35mm equipment for more than 15 years, and Olympus OM for more than ten years before that, but I had always wanted to own and use a Spotmatic and Super-Takumars since my teens. I bought one a year ago and was hooked! Now I have changed completely from Nikon to Pentax bayonet and use an LX and a Super A plus a few fine SMC Pentax lenses. I changed to Pentax because of the lenses. Most Nikon lenses don't have good out of focus effects. Many Pentax lenses do. Choose carefully and they are among the best this side of Leica and Contax, for very little money! John - Original Message - From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 11:58 PM Subject: Who has switched to Pentax and why? For me, Pentax was a no-brainer. My wife shot a K-1000 as a reporter for half a decade, so when I got the bug, I studied a little bit, and the PDML more than anything put me in K-mount. My first camera was a KM, and I was hooked. Those of you who have dabbled in the NCMO world, why are you here now? Hi, my name is Farmina Manahesh Robertson, and I shoot Pentax because __ -Lon
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Funny you should mention it. My first camera was a Miranda G. In 1974, on my Honeymoon in NY City, I traded the Miranda G for an OM-1 with the Zuiko 50/1.4. To compare the Miranda with the Olympus is like comparing Rod Stewart with Pavarotti. The 50/1.4 Zuiko gave me the best KR64 shots ever. It was one sweet lens. A couple of years later I got the hots for the MX, which was as small or smaller than the OM-1. Instead of buying the MX, I ended up getting the Ricoh XR-1. I figured if I build up a collection of K mount lenses, eventually I'll get a Pentax camera. Not before I traded the XR-1 for an XR-1s and then upgraded to an XR-X, that I eventually got my first Pentax camera. It was a Program Plus mated to a 40/2.8 Pancake lens. Coudn't pass up the deal, at $90 CDN. The rest is history.. Jeff. - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 9:22 PM Subject: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? - Original Message - From: Lon Williamson Subject: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? Yup. Oly is my second choice. Cool!! My first bought with my own money camera was an OM-1, with a 50mm f/1.4 lens. Never could get used to the shutter speed dial. Switched to Nikon a couple of years later. My dad bought the Olympus A huge time later, like 15 years, I borrowed the OM-1 and the 50mm lens for a day and went shooting. Took some of my best pictures ever that day. I had forgotten how incredible the Zuiko 50mm lens was. William Robb
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Hi, my name is Brad Dobo, and I shoot Pentax because I wanted to join this group and be abused. :-)
Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why?
Hi, My name is Mike, and I switched to Pentax because JCO sent me an old user he used to carry around his truck so I could try the old screwmount lenses. I did a flurry of great work with that camera and really enjoyed it. I think I'm about to buy a Konica Hexar RF, as I saw one in Chicago over the Thanksgiving break and was smitten with it. I used to shoot Leicas (M6 and M4), CLE, and the original Hexar, and the Hexar RF seems to combine a lot of the best features of each. Also, my first camera was a Konica T3, purchased as a gift from my father when I was 16, so I have a soft spot (in my heart, not in my head g) for Konica. Still love the old screwmount stuff, though. Pride of place is now held by a nearly collectible chrome ESII that I will not be parting with. --Mike
Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why?
Hi My name is Paul. I used to shoot a spotmatic and 50/1.4 Tak at school, then years later i was heading off on a trip and bought a new Pentax SLR to take on the holiday, then joined this list a while later. Now i should mostly Pentax 645 and Leica M. Not really much pentax 35mm anymore. Regards, Paul - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 2:03 PM Subject: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? Hi, My name is Mike, and I switched to Pentax because JCO sent me an old user he used to carry around his truck so I could try the old screwmount lenses. I did a flurry of great work with that camera and really enjoyed it. I think I'm about to buy a Konica Hexar RF, as I saw one in Chicago over the Thanksgiving break and was smitten with it. I used to shoot Leicas (M6 and M4), CLE, and the original Hexar, and the Hexar RF seems to combine a lot of the best features of each. Also, my first camera was a Konica T3, purchased as a gift from my father when I was 16, so I have a soft spot (in my heart, not in my head g) for Konica. Still love the old screwmount stuff, though. Pride of place is now held by a nearly collectible chrome ESII that I will not be parting with. --Mike
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Hi, my name is Bob and you should know that the Konica RF is not compatible with Leica lenses. The flange to focal plane distance is different. Bob - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston I think I'm about to buy a Konica Hexar RF, as I saw one in Chicago over the Thanksgiving break and was smitten with it. I used to shoot Leicas (M6 and M4), CLE, and the original Hexar, and the Hexar RF seems to combine a lot of the best features of each. Also, my first camera was a Konica T3, purchased as a gift from my father when I was 16, so I have a soft spot (in my heart, not in my head g) for Konica.
Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why?
I used my fathers Konica equipment before I bought my own camera, it had manual metering and shutter priority modes. I do not like shutter priority, didn't like what Canon had Nikon was too expensive so I bought a Pentax camera. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
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Why not a Bessa R-2? Bob Rapp wrote: Hi, my name is Bob and you should know that the Konica RF is not compatible with Leica lenses. The flange to focal plane distance is different. Bob - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston I think I'm about to buy a Konica Hexar RF, as I saw one in Chicago over the Thanksgiving break and was smitten with it. I used to shoot Leicas (M6 and M4), CLE, and the original Hexar, and the Hexar RF seems to combine a lot of the best features of each. Also, my first camera was a Konica T3, purchased as a gift from my father when I was 16, so I have a soft spot (in my heart, not in my head g) for Konica.
Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why?
Hi my name is Shaun, and I am an Pentax-addict. I blame my parents. They bought me my first fix when I was only a kid. A K1000 that served me well for many years. After that it was a down-hill struggle with dependence until I reached the pit of despair that I am in now. After the K1000, there was an MV, then an Me, a couple of Me-Super's. I managed to kick the habit for a while, but it eventually won. I then moved onto the designer gear, which if anything is more addictive. I bought a z-10 in 1991 to travel with. Then came a Z-1 in 1992. Then another small hiatus while my career got in the way. But that's all behind us now...in the last 12 months I have become a full-blown addict again. First came an LX, then a Z-1p, 7 or 8 lenses, 2 flashes, bits, pieces,. I am afraid I am lost to the dark side forever Young Skywalker. Cheers Shaun Paul Jones wrote: Hi My name is Paul. I used to shoot a spotmatic and 50/1.4 Tak at school, then years later i was heading off on a trip and bought a new Pentax SLR to take on the holiday, then joined this list a while later. Now i should mostly Pentax 645 and Leica M. Not really much pentax 35mm anymore. Regards, Paul - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 2:03 PM Subject: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why? Hi, My name is Mike, and I switched to Pentax because JCO sent me an old user he used to carry around his truck so I could try the old screwmount lenses. I did a flurry of great work with that camera and really enjoyed it. I think I'm about to buy a Konica Hexar RF, as I saw one in Chicago over the Thanksgiving break and was smitten with it. I used to shoot Leicas (M6 and M4), CLE, and the original Hexar, and the Hexar RF seems to combine a lot of the best features of each. Also, my first camera was a Konica T3, purchased as a gift from my father when I was 16, so I have a soft spot (in my heart, not in my head g) for Konica. Still love the old screwmount stuff, though. Pride of place is now held by a nearly collectible chrome ESII that I will not be parting with. --Mike . -- Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services High Street, Broadford, Victoria, 3658. www.heritageservices.com.au/ Phone: 0414-967644 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My images can be seen at www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=238096
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Hi Bob, Hi, my name is Bob and you should know that the Konica RF is not compatible with Leica lenses. The flange to focal plane distance is different. Thats debateable, my Hexar RF seemed okay when the RF was aligned correctly. Only problem was with any slight bump (or for no reason) and the RF went out of alignment. http://www.dantestella.com/technical/flange.html Regards, Paul - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston I think I'm about to buy a Konica Hexar RF, as I saw one in Chicago over the Thanksgiving break and was smitten with it. I used to shoot Leicas (M6 and M4), CLE, and the original Hexar, and the Hexar RF seems to combine a lot of the best features of each. Also, my first camera was a Konica T3, purchased as a gift from my father when I was 16, so I have a soft spot (in my heart, not in my head g) for Konica.
Re: Hold on - Mike- Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why?
Why not a Bessa R-2? May aswell shoot an M6 then. Bob Rapp wrote: Hi, my name is Bob and you should know that the Konica RF is not compatible with Leica lenses. The flange to focal plane distance is different. Bob - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston I think I'm about to buy a Konica Hexar RF, as I saw one in Chicago over the Thanksgiving break and was smitten with it. I used to shoot Leicas (M6 and M4), CLE, and the original Hexar, and the Hexar RF seems to combine a lot of the best features of each. Also, my first camera was a Konica T3, purchased as a gift from my father when I was 16, so I have a soft spot (in my heart, not in my head g) for Konica.
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'cept it's $480. R Paul Jones wrote: Why not a Bessa R-2? May aswell shoot an M6 then. Bob Rapp wrote: Hi, my name is Bob and you should know that the Konica RF is not compatible with Leica lenses. The flange to focal plane distance is different. Bob - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston I think I'm about to buy a Konica Hexar RF, as I saw one in Chicago over the Thanksgiving break and was smitten with it. I used to shoot Leicas (M6 and M4), CLE, and the original Hexar, and the Hexar RF seems to combine a lot of the best features of each. Also, my first camera was a Konica T3, purchased as a gift from my father when I was 16, so I have a soft spot (in my heart, not in my head g) for Konica.
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Or, if you like Konica, get an Auto S3.Wonderful camera, wonderful lens- awesome size. R Paul Jones wrote: Why not a Bessa R-2? May aswell shoot an M6 then. Bob Rapp wrote: Hi, my name is Bob and you should know that the Konica RF is not compatible with Leica lenses. The flange to focal plane distance is different. Bob - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston I think I'm about to buy a Konica Hexar RF, as I saw one in Chicago over the Thanksgiving break and was smitten with it. I used to shoot Leicas (M6 and M4), CLE, and the original Hexar, and the Hexar RF seems to combine a lot of the best features of each. Also, my first camera was a Konica T3, purchased as a gift from my father when I was 16, so I have a soft spot (in my heart, not in my head g) for Konica.
Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why?
I changed to Pentax because of the lenses. Most Nikon lenses don't have good out of focus effects. Many Pentax lenses do. Choose carefully and they are among the best this side of Leica and Contax, for very little money! John, Welcome to the verbal side of the PDML. Good post, and I couldn't agree more with the above! --Mike Photography is simple. The only complicated thing is keeping it simple. (Ken Archer) * * * Find out about Mike Johnston's unique photography newsletter, The 37th Frame, at http://www.37thframe.com.
Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why?
I used my father's Konica auto S2 throughout University while I worked at the newspaper. When I graduated I bought a Ricoh KR10 with power winder. I later added a Ricoh KR5 Super. When I got a little settled in I sold the KR5 and bought an MX with winder. I eventually sold the KR10 and bought an LX package of goodies, (Camera, winder, FBI with action eyepiece, magni-viewer ... I now us LXs and PZ1s with a whole host of lenses... PS-I just pulled out the old Konica auto S2 with Hexanon 45. f1.8 any comments on this... Vic http://hometown.aol.ca/Pentxuser/myhomepage/artgallery.html
RE: Who has switched to Pentax and why?
Bravo! Someone who can actually read the title of a thread, and one of the few who responded that did switch to Pentax. I did notice that no one has yet mentioned switching brands for Pentax AF gear. BR From: John Whicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] My name is John Whicker. I live in Aylesbury, UK, not far from London. I have lurked here for quite a few weeks now and this is my first posting. I have used Nikon 35mm equipment for more than 15 years, and Olympus OM for more than ten years before that, but I had always wanted to own and use a Spotmatic and Super-Takumars since my teens. I bought one a year ago and was hooked! Now I have changed completely from Nikon to Pentax bayonet and use an LX and a Super A plus a few fine SMC Pentax lenses. I changed to Pentax because of the lenses. Most Nikon lenses don't have good out of focus effects. Many Pentax lenses do. Choose carefully and they are among the best this side of Leica and Contax, for very little money!
Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why?
My name is Pat, and in 1979, I was shooting with a horrible Praktica. I bought it new and the shutter started showing wear and leaking light within a year. I gave it away, then considered the OM-1 and the MX, and went with the MX (preferred the shutter dial location). I used the MX happily for 17 years, then went AF and AE with the MZ-5, but traded it for the MZ-5n in three months. They seem so much like the MX, they're really friendly and familiar, unlike the PZ series, which never tempted me. Last year I got an MZ-S and 6x7, and really enjoy both of them. I never thought I'd buy a camera as expensive as the MZ-S, but I sure don't regret it. The MZ-S and 6x7 both say quality and reliability to me, and they seem friendly. I like that. Pat White
Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why?
Before I used (switched?) to Pentax, I was not serious but still took photographs the odd time (and that does count IMHO). Used a Minolta PnS, a Petri SLR, disposables, etc. Brad - Original Message - From: Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 11:48 PM Subject: RE: Who has switched to Pentax and why? Bravo! Someone who can actually read the title of a thread, and one of the few who responded that did switch to Pentax. I did notice that no one has yet mentioned switching brands for Pentax AF gear. BR From: John Whicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] My name is John Whicker. I live in Aylesbury, UK, not far from London. I have lurked here for quite a few weeks now and this is my first posting. I have used Nikon 35mm equipment for more than 15 years, and Olympus OM for more than ten years before that, but I had always wanted to own and use a Spotmatic and Super-Takumars since my teens. I bought one a year ago and was hooked! Now I have changed completely from Nikon to Pentax bayonet and use an LX and a Super A plus a few fine SMC Pentax lenses. I changed to Pentax because of the lenses. Most Nikon lenses don't have good out of focus effects. Many Pentax lenses do. Choose carefully and they are among the best this side of Leica and Contax, for very little money!
