Re: Info needed Pentax Ricoh

2001-01-22 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 1/21/01 11:21:58 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Guess that makes 27 manufacturers of K-mount lenses. It also proves, if there ever was a doubt, that the PENTAX "K" mount is the most popular (and copied) lens mount ever. *Which also indicates there are

Re: Pentax clubs, where next to meet

2001-01-22 Thread Chris Niesmertelny
There are likely as many different sites for a Pentax love-fest as there are members of the list. Utah sounds great Buffalo Pound Lake sounds great Grandfather Mountain sounds great My suggestion is good 'ole Atlantic City, NJ... before you fall off your seats... Great architecture (if not

Re: Info needed Pentax Ricoh

2001-01-22 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 1/21/01 11:22:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The only way to reach 22 or 25 or any such large number is to count rebadged cameras or those that have made K mount lenses but no bodies. The original list of 22 (now 27) manufacturers *was* confined

RE: EV ?

2001-01-22 Thread Frank Knapik
Thanks for the reply Len. Francis - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.

Re: Stop bath and vinegar

2001-01-22 Thread Mike Johnston
Well, I guess for 20 odd years then the prints have just been developing a bit more in the fix. I use rapid fix, tho, and that's pretty strong so I think it stops quickly enough. Never refresh chemicals, always start new. Annsan, You've been stopping your prints with water. No harm

Re: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 1/21/01 11:55:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'll third that! Welcome aboard Mark! Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

Re: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread Rob Studdert
On 22 Jan 2001, at 5:05, Shel Belinkoff wrote: It was asked: For information purposes only: does anyone, other then we macro shooters, accustomed as we are to crawling on the ground in search of tiny flowers or even smaller insect-type critters, ever shoot from a tripod *without*

Re: The perfect viewfinder

2001-01-22 Thread Norman Baugher
Or my Canonet... Norm From: Shel Belinkoff Mike Johnston wrote: --would have a line where showing where the image is 100%. Sort of like the Leica framelines. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Re: most serviceable (practical) screw mount camera

2001-01-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Tiger Moses (and Mike, too) wrote: I have always heard the SP500 had a click past 500 onthe dial and it was 1/1000, it was easier to label as a lesser camera to make it cheaper, than to actually make a crippled shutter...can you verify? I keep hearing this...and I keep forgetting to

Re: OT: Digital image volatility

2001-01-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Bruce Dayton wrote: The only thing I've seen with my 870 is when I print on non-epson paper. The recent Ilford matte is especially bad (too bad, I really like the finish). What I have seen is a bronze looking color shift on really dark brown/black areas. I have had the best luck with

Re: Pentax clubs, where next to meet

2001-01-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Chris Niesmertelny wrote: And, of course, gambling. I'm so THERE! Where and when? Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.

Re: most practical screw mount camera

2001-01-22 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 1/22/01 1:27:11 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://arnhem.telekabel.nl/~pjonkman/index2.html ... the UnOfficial Spotmatic Pages Thanks Bill! Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: Spotmatic auction for a good laugh

2001-01-22 Thread Norman Baugher
That was actually pretty funny Norm From: Bill Owens Someone had to forward this sooner or later. Check out the ugliest Spotmatic in the world http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1207364130 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: Spotmatic auction for a good laugh

2001-01-22 Thread Cy Galley
So which of us won - Original Message - From: "Norman Baugher" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 8:42 AM Subject: Re: Spotmatic auction for a good laugh That was actually pretty funny Norm From: Bill Owens Someone had to forward

Re: Pentax clubs; Was: Re: new Asahiflex!!!

2001-01-22 Thread Steve Larson
Did someone say "Las Vegas"? I`ll go for that!!! My wife`s idea of camping is when room service is 10 minutes late. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: "Norman Baugher" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 5:33 AM Subject:

RE: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Shel wrote: It was asked: ...Ever shoot from a tripod *without* extending its legs? Certainly. I try to use the least leg extension possible when using a tripod, and it's not unusual for me to use no extension at all. Sometimes I want a different perspective, other times it's because I

Re: Cable release; was Tripods, cable...

2001-01-22 Thread Mark Roberts
On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 09:14:03 EST, you wrote: In a message dated 1/22/01 1:30:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just wanted to remark the fact that a working, if not nice, cable release can be self constructed with no more the 3$ expense, an hour time and a little

Re: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread Tiger Moses
Fact - Not fiction: Weekend before last I taught my future wife photography, and started her out with a SF-10 and Pentax 28-200 and a $24 Velbon SGB-3 tripod (the tripod was found at Salvation Army Store!). She used 100 Speed film that day. We visited an old spanish mission and did many

Re: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
"Peifer, William [OCDUS]" wrote: I had a short telescope (er, long-focus telephoto lens) on my cheapy Velbon tripod one night, taking shots of the crescent Moon. No leg extension, and *definitely* no center post extension. My neighbor was taken aback when he saw my apparently lifeless body

Re: OT: Digital image volatility

2001-01-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Yes, there were some problems with the initial batch of 1270 inks. That problem, much like the problems with colour print materials from the mid '70s, has apparently been licked. Do you have a source for this? AFAIK, the problem (glossy prints fading to orange) is still there. Epson was

Reportage Websites

2001-01-22 Thread Norman Baugher
Hey Bob W., thanks for posting the link to the reportage.org site. I checked out the catacombs piece last week. Since them I've been having reoccurring nightmares about working in one...G Norm

Re: Formatting discussions - a suggestion

2001-01-22 Thread Joseph Tainter
I should have clarified that I'm a no-mailer, so I read the messages in my browser - Netscape 4.7. And, yes, sometimes I'm a no-brainer, too. Joe - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the

Re[2]: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, dosk wrote: [...] Pretty hefty? You better believe it. I really do not want to walk around, say, NYC, all day with a 30" long 12-15 lb weight on my shoulder. (Might as well be in the military again!) Which is why I'm now considering several (relatively inexpensive) tripods that extend

Re: OT: Digital image volatility

2001-01-22 Thread Juan J. Buhler
On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, Aaron Reynolds wrote: [about the Epson 1270 orange shift] This comes from the sometimes-friendly people at Epson Canada. Interesting. From what I hear, Epson never completely acknowledged the problem explicitly. Even when I called for my refund they used plently of

Re: Pentax clubs; Was: Re: new Asahiflex!!!

2001-01-22 Thread jeepgirl
I'd sign up in a heartbeat. I bet I could learn loads from the likes of you guys/gals - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.

Re: Ebay! Item #1208414897

2001-01-22 Thread Michel Adam
On the Ebay subject, how does one get the COMPLETE listings, when searching? It seems that some cookie is set that normally restrict the items displayed to either the US site, UK site or the German site. Any way around that? Michel - Original Message - From: "William Kane" [EMAIL

Re: Ebay! Item #1208414897

2001-01-22 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Hi Bill, (German is not my mother tongue so I may have missed something.) Roughly it translates: Exakta zoom with the unbelievable range of 650-1300mm! at aperture 8-16. Because of the T2 mount system the lens can be attached to 19 different camera systems by the appropraite T2 adapter. The

Re: Info needed Pentax Ricoh

2001-01-22 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
I would think that the M42 screw mount was the most popular SLR lens mount of all time. There must have been at least a hundred companies that made lenses in the Praktika screw mount (of which Pentax is just one). For modern lenses you may be right. --Tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a

RE: How fast does an electronic shutter fire?

2001-01-22 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Hi all, Thanks to all who responded to my original post on lag times between "pressing the button" and exposing the film. Those two web sites were quite useful and interesting, and I was especially impressed with the high-speed imaging experiments of the young students. I was surprised to find

Re: Who here uses a monopod? Was: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 1/22/01 11:26:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ---Who here use's a monopod? And why on earth why? (But I would change the subject title here to "Monopods?", before it gets to unwieldy...) Skip I do Skip, all the time. It goes where I go. Spin that

Re: OT: Digital image volatility

2001-01-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
"Juan J. Buhler" wrote re: PiezographyBW: I'm getting results I could never get with my limited darkroom experience, without the mess or the fumes. How is it, cost-wise, in the real world? I was looking at converting one of my old printers to it. Yeah, the Epson system is not at all

RE: 24-90 in the UK - Just spoken to Pentax

2001-01-22 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
For those that are interested, I have today spoken to Pentax UK regarding the expected availability of the new 24-90 zoom in the UK. I was told that they do not yet have any idea of either the release date or expected price, and that they don't expect anything to be confirmed until

Re: Cable release; was Tripods, cable...

2001-01-22 Thread IronWorks
I'm sorry that this is a stupid question, but where are these pins? I don't see them on my ZX-50. Maris - Original Message - From: "Vadim Meleshuk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 11:07 AM Subject: Re: Cable release; was Tripods, cable... |

SV: Pz-1p Panorama Mode

2001-01-22 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi Amazing. Who did that? BR Jens -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]P; vegne af Frank Knapik Sendt: 22. januar 2001 22:07 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Pz-1p Panorama Mode Hello. I took some pictures with the panorama mode on and when the photos

Re: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 1/22/01 7:34:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There's an unused plastic tarp in my garage, and just the other day I was thinking that I had no use for it. Take along a lightweight blanket Shel. That tarp will get cool to the touch and miserable late

RE: Ordered TC fPantax (Why?)

2001-01-22 Thread David Viles
I think you made a good choice. The 50 mm with the 2x will be a lot smaller than the 100/2.8 Macro is. Now if you want Macro, you can't beat the 100/2.8. David Viles -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of dosk Sent: Thursday, January

Re: telephoto zoom lens- Sigma auto/Tokina manual

2001-01-22 Thread Scott Dillard
I am going to try this one more time. I hope to get a reply this time. At least I think I am doing this right. I see the message on my e-mail list, oh well. I'm still waiting for some advise either way. - Original Message - From: "Scott Dillard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
tom wrote: Bob's right of course. I have 2 tripods, and will probably get a 3rd sooner or later. Ya know, I was thinking that I have but two 'pods, but upon reading your message I thought about it for for a bit and realized that I have five. There's the Bogen/Manfrotto 3228W, the

Re: Pentax clubs; Was: Re: new Asahiflex!!!

2001-01-22 Thread Bill Owens
Did someone say "Las Vegas"? I`ll go for that!!! My wife`s idea of camping is when room service is 10 minutes late. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California Sounds like her idea of "roughing it" would be flying coach and staying at a Holiday Inn? Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is

Re: Who here uses a monopod? Was: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread John Francis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 1/22/01 11:26:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ---Who here use's a monopod? And why on earth why? (But I would change the subject title here to "Monopods?", before it gets to unwieldy...) Skip I do Skip, all the

Re: SV: Pz-1p Panorama Mode

2001-01-22 Thread Robert VanNatta
Rite aide does mine. Jens Bladt wrote: Hi Amazing. Who did that? BR Jens -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]P; vegne af Frank Knapik Sendt: 22. januar 2001 22:07 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Pz-1p Panorama Mode Hello. I took some

Re: Pz-1p Panorama Mode

2001-01-22 Thread Robert VanNatta
the one hour processors I do business with are doing this regularly now. IT is something to remember if you get caught without a telephoto lense strong enough for the job. --- Kick the camera to the Pan mode --- and the drug store will blow up your negative 2.5 times as much, and then take

Re: Who is Currently Compiling the Pentax Lens List?

2001-01-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "David A. Mann" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 3:37 AM Subject: Re: Who is Currently Compiling the Pentax Lens List? William Robb writes: He is on vacation, but he is doing the body count. That sounds like a

Re: Ebay! Item #1208414897

2001-01-22 Thread Cy Galley
Exakta zoom with the unbelievable focal length range from 650-1300mm with luminous intensity 8,0-16,0. The objective with the respective T2-Adapter can be attached by the T2-Anschlusssystem to 19 different camera systems. The adapter for Pentax bayonet is contained in the price. Further

MY WEBPAGE WITH PHOTOS

2001-01-22 Thread canislupus
and BTW, how do I use the metatag NOIMAGEINDEX? Does it go like this: meta name="NOIMAGEINDEX" value="1" or how? Thanks Fr. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users'

Re: MY WEBPAGE WITH PHOTOS

2001-01-22 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Jan 2001, at 1:34, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and BTW, how do I use the metatag NOIMAGEINDEX? Does it go like this: meta name="NOIMAGEINDEX" value="1" or how? META NAME="robots" CONTENT="noimageindex" The CJZ Sonnar 180 sure has good flare control :-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE

Re: Want to buy Pentax Z-5p PZ-1p SE

2001-01-22 Thread Alan Chan
There was a PZ-1p SE? I have only seen Z-1 SE only. It is in silver colour. regards, Alan Chan If anyone on the list has the Pentax Z-5p or PZ-1p SE (Ltd) bodies for sale, please email me offline. I am interested in buying these bodies. Thanks! Robert James [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Got it! SFXn 1st impressions

2001-01-22 Thread canislupus
At 17:36 22.1.2001 -0600, you wrote: Congratulations on the SFXn. I enjoy the heck out of mine; hope you enjoy yours, too. Thanks ;) It sure is a different experience from the K2DMD, but I like it so far. Only if the RTF didn't set f/2.8 1/60s when ambient light is f/2.8 1/8s ... I was hoping it

Re: OT: Digital image volatility

2001-01-22 Thread Juan J. Buhler
On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Mark Roberts wrote: Yikes! Epson *did* explicitly acknowledge the problem and they have publicly announced the fix. You can indeed find a *lot* of web pages on Epson's "conspiracy" and "coverup" of this problem. There are almost as many web pages on this as there are on

Re: Short telephoto lense recommendations - And where to buy a (new) LX

2001-01-22 Thread Alan Chan
Any thoughts on the merits of the 135 f2.5 versus the faster 85 and more compact 135 f3.5? Practically, 135mm is significantly longer than 85mm. If you have one lens for portrait only, I'd say 85mm is more useful. I had the SMC-M 135/3.5 which was very sharp but with dull colour reproduction.

WTB badly: PE2D Sunpak TTL modul + cable

2001-01-22 Thread canislupus
Hi! I need Sunpak dedicated module for my Pentax, it's module # PE2D, and the connecting cable, it's Extension cord #11. Preferably from Europe, as shipping from over could kill me ;) Or I would be much grateful if somebody sees it in any online shop and gives me notice. Thanks a lot!

Re: Pentax clubs; Was: Re: new Asahiflex!!!

2001-01-22 Thread Steve Larson
Hi Bill, Holiday Inn and coach are not a problem, she just does`nt do camping, although I still have a lot of camping gear. Maybe some day she`ll try it again, she had a bad experience camping once. Las Vegas still sounds good, great place to shoot night shots, casino gambling shots, and a vast

Re: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread SETH
- Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 8:13 AM Subject: Re: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...? Me too, most of the time, even though one of my tripods + head will extend to 235cm (~92.5") with a 10kg

Re: Short telephoto lense recommendations - And where to buy a (new) LX

2001-01-22 Thread Rob Studdert
On 22 Jan 2001, at 16:39, Alan Chan wrote: Any thoughts on the merits of the 135 f2.5 versus the faster 85 and more compact 135 f3.5? I shot a series of portraits over the weekend whilst at a lunch time get- together with friends using the SMC-P135f2.5 wide open. I could not have obtained

Re: OT:Monopods(was: Why do we?)

2001-01-22 Thread John Poirier
HI- A monopod is also convenient if you have lots of snow. Just drive it in firmly and you have a quite solid support for anything up to a moderate telephoto or a TLR. In the right snow conditions, which we have for about 4 to 5 months of the year, a monopod will stand very nicely on its own.

Re: OT: Digital image volatility

2001-01-22 Thread Juan J. Buhler
On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Aaron Reynolds wrote: How is it, cost-wise, in the real world? I was looking at converting one of my old printers to it. Yeah, the Epson system is not at all designed to pull out a black and white print (though I've made some nice chocolatey-brown duotones). It is not

Re: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread SETH
- Original Message - From: "dosk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 12:26 PM Subject: Re: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...? 3. Usually, unless the subject is really close, the height of the tripod doesn't affect point of view

Re: OT:Monopods(was: Why do we?)

2001-01-22 Thread John Francis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 10:11 23.1.2001 +1000, you wrote: On 22 Jan 2001, at 14:26, dosk wrote: Here's a chance for another new thread; ---Who here use's a monopod? And why on earth why? (But I would change the subject title here to "Monopods?", before it gets to unwieldy...)

Re: Toxicity (was Warning!)

2001-01-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
mike wilson wrote: Hi, Sorry folks, but I think you are not being forceful enough about using Glacial Acetic Acid. This is an _extremely_ nasty chemical whose _fumes_ will damage your eyes. I would not dream of opening a bottle in the confined space of a darkrooom. The smell (and the

Re: Cable release; was Tripods, cable...

2001-01-22 Thread IronWorks
Thank you for answering a stupid question - my son lost my instruction manual (for the second time) and I'm waiting for my new one to arrive from Pentax. Maris - Original Message - From: "Cy Galley" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 6:14 PM Subject:

Re: Ebay! Item #1208414897

2001-01-22 Thread Joseph Tainter
P.S. The seller has 72 negative feedback comments in the last six months - but many, many more positive ones. Still, I've never seen so many negatives for someone still in business. The comments are all in German, which I studied in high school but can now recall only a few words of. Joe - This

Re: Toxicity (was Warning!)

2001-01-22 Thread William Robb
Words to live by. Thanks JoMac - Original Message - From: "Joseph McAllister" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 7:36 PM Subject: Re: Toxicity (was Warning!) And: eat eggs for breakfast every day; use butter, it's better; drive 5-10 mph over the

Re: Discontinued film format

2001-01-22 Thread William Robb
Thanks Chris and james and Darin and Tiger and Juan. I think we have a source for the stuff in there someplace. Bill Subject: Re: Discontinued film format On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, William Robb wrote: Does anyone know if there is still a source for 620 film? I know it can be respooled from

Re: Dealing with Pentax USA repairs

2001-01-22 Thread Steve Larson
Hi David, I would`nt wait any longer, call them, it`s free. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: "David P. Chernicoff" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 5:03 PM Subject: Dealing with Pentax USA repairs Anyone have any

Re: OT: Digital image volatility

2001-01-22 Thread Dan Scott
Yikes! Epson *did* explicitly acknowledge the problem and they have publicly announced the fix. You can indeed find a *lot* of web pages on Epson's "conspiracy" and "coverup" of this problem. There are almost as many web pages on this as there are on UFOs and Elvis sightings. - And no one ever

Re: Short telephoto lense recommendations - And where to buy a (new) LX

2001-01-22 Thread CetusPhoto
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Any thoughts on the merits of the 135 f2.5 versus the faster 85 and more compact 135 f3.5? [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Practically, 135mm is significantly longer than 85mm. If you have one lens for portrait only, I'd say 85mm is more useful. I had the SMC-M 135/3.5

Re: MY WEBPAGE WITH PHOTOS

2001-01-22 Thread tom
Good pics, good start... tv [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, it's still a big work in progress. But a quick hack of it is hopefuly online, with just few photos. http://www.volny.cz/ffranta/index.html And now the comments! ;) Frantisek - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail

OT: Closed Cell Foam

2001-01-22 Thread Doug Brewer
Seems a while back someone (Shel? Bill R?) posted a couple ideas for finding closed cell foam. Care to replay them? Doug -- Douglas Forrest Brewer Ashwood Lake Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alphoto.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: Pentax clubs; Was: Re: new Asahiflex!!!

2001-01-22 Thread Bill Owens
Mine is going camping with me to the Grandfather Mtn Nature weekend. We used to really enjoy it when we lived in Virginia and I'm really looking forward to it again after I retire. I recently got the off axis guider for the scope, now all I need are a few warmer nights to practice with it

Re: MY WEBPAGE WITH PHOTOS

2001-01-22 Thread Dan Scott
Well, it's still a big work in progress. But a quick hack of it is hopefuly online, with just few photos. http://www.volny.cz/ffranta/index.html And now the comments! ;) Frantisek Hi Frantisek Thanks for putting those up. The mist shots have a nicely romantic feel to them. And as Rob

Re: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread Dan Scott
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Although I've not used these stands much, they are great for getting down and close in many situations without resorting to using bulky or cumbersome tripods. How about an image of your rig so we can see how and what you did? It's quite simple: Get a piece

Re: Ebay! Item #1208414897

2001-01-22 Thread Paul Jones
i wonder what its like opticaly - Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 1:05 PM Subject: Re: Ebay! Item #1208414897 P.S. The seller has 72 negative feedback comments in the last six months - but many, many

Re: Pentax clubs; Was: Re: new Asahiflex!!!

2001-01-22 Thread Steve Larson
Does the wife like to shoot too? That`ll be fun. Those astro photos will be tack sharp with the guider and 800 speed. Should be pretty dark up there at night. I`ll have to go to Grandfather one of these years, I`ve never been to the east coast. Got my Spot back, tip top shape, and shutter speeds

Re: Pentax clubs, where next to meet

2001-01-22 Thread Chris Niesmertelny
Norm, this time I'm gonna win. I can feel it. "Uh, how much for these two strap lugs?" But I'm serious about the outing, though. And if I bring my wife, she'll finally get to do something with me and my camera that doesn't involve ticks and swarming flies, or crawling around on my belly in

Re: LX Strap Lugs

2001-01-22 Thread Chris Niesmertelny
Uh, I had -S- on the brain...I meant Peter at camera-direct...I hope he's not lurking here somewhere. SETH, Stan and Shel... Thanks for the responses on finding LX strap lugs. I did contact Steve at www.camera-direct.com and I'll be picking up a few from him soon. Stan, I thought about

RE: Short telephoto lense recommendations - And where to buy a (new) LX

2001-01-22 Thread J. C. O'Connell
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 9:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Short telephoto lense recommendations - And where to buy a (new) LX I think that both the 85mm and 135mm

Re: Grandfather Mountain (was Re: Pentax clubs)

2001-01-22 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
Well they claim it is the world's only privately owned mountain. We could stage a coup, oust the owners, declare independence, and throw rocks down the mountain at the tanks when they try to arrest us. Or, we could just take a lot of photo, enjoy some good company, and then go home. Since it

Re: Formatting discussions - a suggestion

2001-01-22 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
Weird! I have my formating set to 64 characters yet this truncated. OTH, the sencond post in reply to Ann's did not. ??? -Tom Tom Rittenhouse wrote: Not really. The problem is you have a lot of truncated tag ends of lines. It would be better if every body set their outgoing text to

Re: Discontinued film format

2001-01-22 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
Another option (if you are handy and the camera is not too valuable) is to use a dremel tool to grind out the base of the camera enough to clear the larger flange of 120 film spools. Photography on Bald Mountain use to do this with Kodak Metalist cameras only they disassembled the camera and

Re: types of magnifiers

2001-01-22 Thread Rfsindg
Robert, There are basically two types of finder windows and two types of magnifiers fit on them. The K2, KX, KM, and K1000 (and maybe even the Spotmatics) use a slightly smaller one. The ME, MX, ME Super, Super Program, Program Plus, and PZ-1 all use a slightly bigger one. The bigger ones

Re: Go to sleep (WAS: Wake up) -- OT

2001-01-22 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
Humm... I am going to have to look into this. I had never heard off any way you could reduce you tax to less than zero. Except for income averaging, but they still don't send you cash. As I said before the poor do not have tax accountants to tell them how to maximise their after tax income.

Exposure advice needed.....

2001-01-22 Thread dosk
Okay my well informed citizens of Pentaxia, I need some help with yet another one... I just put a Tamron 7 element 2x TeleConvertor on my FA 50mm f1.4, and am absolutely delighted with what I now find in my ZX-M's viewfinder! But some questions The 2x increases the focal length to

Re: OT: (Somewhat) Is this true for you?

2001-01-22 Thread Dan Scott
Have you found for yourself an ideal "focal length" eye? I was shooting with the 50mm and liking it a lot, but there was just a little something missing... And then the 2x TC was delivered and everything got so much better. I mean, the 50 seemed a little wide, seemed like most of the things I

Re: Pz-1p Panorama Mode

2001-01-22 Thread Robert P. VanNatta
RE: pans in an album. --- I nearly always end up in the Pan mode with my super wide angle (15mm) and even at 20 mm. Keeps my toes out of the photo. I shot a wedding reception that way, and my wife resolved the mounting problem with a paper cutter--- she whacked them in half and

Re: OT: (Somewhat) Is this true for you?

2001-01-22 Thread Colin Linda McKie
dosk wrote: Have you found for yourself an ideal "focal length" eye? I was shooting with the 50mm and liking it a lot, but there was just a little something missing... And then the 2x TC was delivered and everything got so much better. I mean, the 50 seemed a little wide, seemed like most

Re: SF Bay area nature pics and questions about scanning OT

2001-01-22 Thread Mark Erickson
The older images were scanned to Kodak PhotoCD. I have a Minolta Dimage Scan Dual (a low-end film scanner) that I now use to get my pics into digital format. I generally scan and store pictures at the highest resolution that the scanner supports (3504x2336 for a 35mm slide). I resize them for

Re: Pentax clubs, where next to meet

2001-01-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Atlantic City ???!!! Chris Niesmertelny wrote: My suggestion is good 'ole Atlantic City, NJ... Chris, surely you jest! nonononono annsan - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the

Re: Toxicity city

2001-01-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I'm glad to see there are others on the list who feel discretion is the better part of valor regarding darkroom chemicals. To Mike Wilson I say thank you for stressing the dangers. To MIke Johnson I say, it doesn't really matter to me if technically the amount of vinegar I put in the stop isn't

Re: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 1/22/01 5:38:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subj: Re: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...? Date: 1/22/01 5:38:35 PM Pacific Standard Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (SETH) - Original Message - From: "dosk" [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: types of magnifiers

2001-01-22 Thread Robert P. VanNatta
Well--- I got the slightly smaller one that is a bit conical. Wonder if we could get our resident equipment documenter to post some really good photos of the various kinds---including the Now discovered by me Magnifier K. Psst! anyone wanna buy a now documented 'magnifier - k' One must

Re: Formatting discussions - a suggestion OT, obviously :)

2001-01-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Tom Rittenhouse wrote: Ann, part of the problem is AOL 6.0 is crippled. Apparently users can not turn off HTML for their email. That is why the small strange type. Your using large type is the reason even normal text base stuff goes off the screen. Normal plain text stuff DOESNT go off

OT: Las Vegas and Cameras

2001-01-22 Thread Len Paris
Will the casinos in Las Vegas let you wander around shooting pictures of the gambling? How about shooting the shows? Len --- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users'

Re: Who here uses a monopod? Was: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 1/22/01 8:15:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Okay, Malfud. But how is it with slow speeds and wide apertures? Does it help with the dreaded camera shake syndrome..? Yes. For shooting with my 17-28mm wide angle and where one can back up against

Re: OT: (Somewhat) Is this true for you?

2001-01-22 Thread tom
Maybe. Are you sure you have telephoto eyes? Have you tried a WA yet? You hadn't mentioned one, just the 50 and tc. Better hope you like wides, 'cuz if you're a tele guy, you're going to have to sell your car and start lifting weights to get ready for that 600/4. ;) BTW, I like wides. My

Re: OT:Monopods(was: Why do we?)

2001-01-22 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
A couple of other uses for my monopod (a Gitzo with a Bogan ball head) is a hiking stick (I even sometimes use it when I don't have a camera with me), and as a pole to hold up a tarp shelter. As a camera support I find the best way to use it is slanted back towards me leaning into it. This

Want to buy Pentax PZ-1 SE or Z-5p

2001-01-22 Thread RDJ92807
Looking to buy a Pentax PZ-1 SE or Z-5p. I mistakenly requested a PZ-1p SE earlierof which none were made, of course. Sorry! The Z-5p was made for the Japan market only. Please email me directly. Thanks! Robert James - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,

Re: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
Bob Walkden wrote: No. The real answer is to use wolfskin. Why do I find this idea so abominable? --Tom (AKA graywolf) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at

RE: Toxicity

2001-01-22 Thread Dennis Klimovich
John wrote: Coffee as a developer?? Now that _is_ cool. --- Hi John and all. Two years ago I saw (by link from PDMLers) article on the web about real use of coffe as developer... Maybe someone remember where is it? Den - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: types of magnifiers

2001-01-22 Thread David A. Mann
Robert P. VanNatta writes: P.S. -- one more clue. -- the one I got matches Bojidar's photo "magnifer.jpg" depicting a magnifier mounted on a camera (I believe a K2) hidden under the key word "magnifier" on his focusing aids page. I think I've seen one of these in a local secondhand

Re: Why do we? was: Tripods, cable extensions...?

2001-01-22 Thread David A. Mann
Shel Belinkoff writes: There's an unused plastic tarp in my garage, and just the other day I was thinking that I had no use for it. Now I do ... I'm going to toss it into the trunk of my car, along with a few other photo-related items that I always carry, and use it to lie upon when

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