Pentax Canada do not unfortunately import the black version, but I have seen
one. A fellow who had purchased it abroad brought one into my store a
couple of times.
Darren
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Just a test...
Gianfranco
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Hi,
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In a message dated 1/25/01 1:20:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
were people in the mosque aware of you taking photographs? If so, were
people included in the photographs and how did they react? This is something
I've wanted to do for
Hi all,
I've been lately shooting some C-41 BW film in a portrait workshop I'm
attending, and trying to make something nice of it in the other one, BW
darkroom.
It is really "A Kind Of Magic" (just to keep with musical references)!
I'm not an emotional type but seeing the image you shoot come
Besides, Pentax upgraded SMC multicoatings with each new
generation of lenses, and this is obvious with FA lenses performing
visibly better in this respect than their 20 years old ancestors.
Now latest FAs and Limiteds come in ghostless SMC flavor and owners
attest it's truly superior.
Q: What's the fastest (box rated) film you've ever shot?
What's the slowest?
The fastest I've ever shot is P3200 at its rated speed of 1000, and the
slowest is ASA 25--Kodachrome, plus some experiments I did with Agfapan and
Tech Pan years ago.
Keeping in mind that I'm a diehard
It is now officially announced on the Pentax Japan homepage at:
http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2001/200102.html
Maybe someone can translate this for us?
Best wishes
Wieland
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Hi Mafud!
I'd be curious to hear your opinion on Agfa Portrait (aka Agfa XPS).
Have you used it at all? I think Supra has it beat in terms of grain,
but there is something wonderful and smooth about the tonal range in it.
Anyhow, I ask because I had a wonderful experience photographing a man
Mark Roberts wrote:
There are several people on this list who use 4000 dpi film
scanners. And Kodak photo CDs can be made for anyone. And who
says you have to scan your film at all?
I was gonna say that it's the same argument as "Why spend money for good
lenses when all you're going to do
"Alexandre A. P. Suaide" wrote:
Hello all,
what do you think about the Sigma 28-105 F2.8-4 I am thinking
to buy this lens to replace my pentax FA 28-70 F4. In the 28-70 range,
is the sigma as good as/better/worse than pentax?
Thanks for any advice,
It is seriously worse. Are
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 07:19:31 -0600, Mike Johnston wrote:
If you want to see a BEAUTIFUL Pentax, check out:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1209964408
Agreed. After looking at it I can understand why it's bringing the amount that it
is..
Later,
Gary
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Mike J. wrote:
LIST ETIQUETTE:
People, please limit your "snips" to six lines or less.
This, as a general advice, is not a good guideline.
Rather, make sure that you quote enough to make your own message understandable, be it
one or sixty lines.
The previous message is quoted simply to
There are several people on this list who use 4000 dpi film
scanners. And Kodak photo CDs can be made for anyone. And who
says you have to scan your film at all?
I was gonna say that it's the same argument as "Why spend money for good
lenses when all you're going to do is make 4x6s?" :)
But
I have a friend who does photography for hire (he doesn't like photography,
he just wants to make money doing it -- I know, that's kinda wierd) who
bought one of those zooms, and he's had nothing but problems with it. He may
have gotten a really bad sample, but it has had numerous repairs and has
In a message dated 1/25/01 10:38:02 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Please leave me out of your "we" category, for there have been many times
that I've made a photograph without looking through the viewfinder, or with
very little thought to the actual composition.
Roger the former chemist wrote:
As a former chemist, let me offer a few suggestions to those
using glacial acetic acid:
[Excellent rules for home use of CH3COOH snipped]
Bill the presently-employed-as-chemist humbly inquires:
Has any home darkroom enthusiast on the list ever used -- or
Just a few thoughts on Photodo ratings and MTF.
Zoom lens vary MTF performance with focal lenght.
Lens such as the FA28/70 F4 are quite poor at the 28mm
end and good at the 40-70 end. Tamrons 28-200 is good
at the 28-85 range and then seems rather poor at the
200 end. The average rating is
Richard Saunders wrote:
snip
There is hearsay of much cross manufacturing between
companies, Hoya makes lens for Leica Minilux, Tokina
made lens for Rollei, the Rolleinar's and some of the
older Leitz ones. Carl Zeiss lens being coated by
Fuji, yet Fuji lens have a typical Japanese warm
From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If most films can resolve less than most lenses, and most scanners
can resolve less than most films, why are prime lenses considered superior
to good zooms? It would seem at first glance that the extra lens sharpness
of a prime would not translate into
Thanks, Lasse.
Your head is a lot cooler than mine these days. I definitely need to take
some lessons from you.
Below...
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From: "Lasse Karlsson" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mike J. wrote:
LIST ETIQUETTE:
People, please limit your "snips" to six lines or less.
This, as a
In the UK silverprint at www.silverprint.co.uk list
500g for about 7 UK pounds and they recommend 20g per
litre for use. An excellant website and catalogue
well worth a browse for home printers.
--- "Peifer, William [OCDUS]" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Roger the former chemist wrote:
As a
"Brewer, Doug" wrote:
...
Staying on the property is much more fun; you can hang with your Pentax
posse until late in the night. Heck, we've been known to sit up until 10:30
or so.
...
Hey everybody,
WILL YOU STOP THAT?
You're making me furious! Last time I saw more than one
Agfa Portrait was too low contrast for my pallete but
rather unique, Kodak Porta 160NC is my current poison
for portriats.
--- Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Mafud!
I'd be curious to hear your opinion on Agfa Portrait
(aka Agfa XPS).
Have you used it at all? I think Supra
So what are we saying? Expense zoom's and prime's are
much better than cheap zooms, cheap Zoom's at there
worst focal lenght are poor, even on 4x6" colour
prints.
I like the test method of writting on the back of the
prints, suffling and sorting on percived "goodness". I
used the same test for
In a message dated 1/26/01 5:23:56 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Stepping gingerly off soapbox,
"Author, author!"
Mafud
Zawadi Imaging Media Company
Atlanta, Houston, Ontario, CA, Naples, FL
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on 1/26/01 8:37 AM, Wieland Willker at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It is now officially announced on the Pentax Japan homepage at:
http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2001/200102.html
Maybe someone can translate this for us?
Here is a quick and dirty one. This is essentially the same as
Bob Blakely wrote:
...
Regards,
Bob...
Give blood. Play hockey.
...
Do you do it at the same time? Sounds painful... ;-P
Flavio
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Phillip Feichko wrote:
I have a a Pentax zx-10 that has dust trapped inside of the viewfinder. I'm not
sure viewfinder is the correct term here but the dust spots are definately not on
the mirror or the glass directly above the mirror. They seem to be trapped
between the eyepiece and the
what do you think about the Sigma 28-105 F2.8-4 I am thinking
to buy this lens to replace my pentax FA 28-70 F4. In the 28-70 range,
is the sigma as good as/better/worse than pentax?
Far worse. That's why you can find so many of those on the used market.
Stay with the lens you already
Hi all!!
This is what I can do best. If there're strange
expressions or terms, please tell me (or don'ts);
*
35mm AF SLR Standard Zoom Lens
SMC PENTAX-FA Zoom 24-90mm f3.5-4.5 AL [IF]
January 2001
PENTAX releases a high-spec'd standard zoom lens varying
from wide
Hi Mike ...
It's always a pleasure to get your morning rant in my mailbox.
I do look forward to your messages. Along with my morning
coffee, your morning messages help to get me going.
You said, Re fast films:
--Most films are overrated anyway.
Over the years I've come to the same
Mike Johnston made some good points, but I feel the need to throw
in a contrasting perspective.
Mike Johnston wrote:
Re fast films:
--Most films are overrated anyway.
--Most photographers are unreasonably attracted to the idea of "pushing,"
i.e., deliberate underexposure.
Except that it's
Midwest Photo still has a big bin of that discontinued film
available. Unfortunately, in single rolls, $3.99 US each.
If you want/need a bunch, ask for Abdi. He's pretty good
to work with.
http://www.mpex.com
Collin
--
-- "They have vanquished freedom
and have done so to make men
I've got an A35/2.8 coming this week.
Think I'll part with the A28/2.8 and
replace it with the A24/2.8.
Anyone know where to find one?
Collin
--
-- "They have vanquished freedom
and have done so to make men happy."
the Grand Inquisitor in "The Brothers Karamazov"
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I tried to get the guy to pull down the messege but I didn't get a
twitch out of him.
Does anybody know of him or who posted that message? It ha to be
somebody from the list...the site's URL rings a bell, somehow.
TIA, Flavio
Hello,
in the page
http://www.cyberphoto.se/sigma/pzsigma.htm
I've
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From: "Bob Walkden" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 9:58 AM
Subject: Re[2]: OT: Mosque photos (was : Have you ever shot at or
above 1/2000th sec and...
Dear Bob,
I wrote to
[EMAIL
I think both AOL MSN are crap. Sorry.
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That does it! I'm going to run over all my zooms with a truck as soon as I
get
home! Actually thank you for this insight.
Tom C
Aaron wrote:
But I'll tell ya...regardless of how unsharp your film is and how lo-res
your scanner is (or how unsharp your enlarger lenses are), if you really
Hi Dan, I've studied composition formally I guess (does umpteen years of
art school count?) and read a number of books on the topic. Since I teach
art and photo now and again I try to keep up with the topic. Any particular
reason or just curious? Jim
Hi Jim,
Both, I guess. I'm coming up on 6
Conrad Samuels wrote:
Alexandre:
I owned one in Nikon fit. It was acceptable at 28mm but soft at 105mm. I
sold it. In general the edge definition was always below centre.
Thanks everybody who answered me about this lens. I will skip it
Alex
--
Bob Walkden wrote:
in fact, considering this a little further I must have shot above
1/2000 hundreds of times. Consider the Sunny 16 rule. Even with ISO 25
film if you want shoot at f/1.4 on a bright day you're already at
1/4000.
Hi Bob ...
What cameras have you used that have allowed you
3nd attempt at sending this one.
Well... I don't totally agree with that. I think that the more you think
when taking the picture the better... usually.
However I do think that technicalities could get in the way of making a
great composition, i.e., you may have a technically perfect picture
Thanks for the translation.
With 2 Asperical, an ELD element and IF it would
appear to be a simular technolgy to the latest Tokina
AF280 ATX28-80/2.8 and Tamron 28-200 both very well
reviewed lens.
Having already got the 20-35/4 takes the shine off it
for me. It's a bit like having the FA35/2
Hi all,
I just received a used SMC-A 70-210/4 that I purchased last week on eBay.
Don't think I got any great bargain at $130, but probably as good a price
(or better?) as something in similar condition from KEH, etc. The barrel's
in great shape cosmetically, the glass looks excellent
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 09:52:27 -0700, aimcompute wrote:
I think both AOL MSN are crap. Sorry.
Yeah, so what else is new? :-)
Later,
Gary
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Mark Roberts wrote:
Zoom lenses will "curve your spine,
I can vouch for the accuracy of this statement.
(although I suspect a 600/f4 has ortopaedic side-effects, too!)
--
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(650)933-82952011 N. Shoreline
Hi guys,
I have a SMC F 70-210/4-5.6 that I bought used. The
lens looks great, but the focusing ring makes a loud
sound when hits the ends. I mean, when the PZ1
autofocus hunts and goes to the end of the rotation
it's like not having any cushion between the plastic
and the metal inner barrel. Is
On 26 Jan 01 13:09:35 CST, Anupam Routh wrote:
Hi Friends!I saw in KEH website a used autofocus 70-200 f4-5.6 lens. Where can
I get some information about this lens. What was the optical quality, weight
and the original price of this lens? How it differs from new F 80-200 f4.7-5.6
lens? With
OK - let me rephrase that. That does it! I'm going to run over all my
CONSUMER-GRADE zooms with a truck as soon as I
get home! :-)
Tom C.
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Date: Friday, January 26, 2001 1:02 PM
There's a swedish second-hand store on the web, that has had the good
fortune to purchase the remains of a bankrupt camera store. The main
reason I'm posting about it, is that those remains included a number
of brand new MX winders! I've already ordered one for myself, so now
I figure it's safe
Anupam Routh wrote:
Hi Friends!I saw in KEH website a used autofocus 70-200 f4-5.6 lens
Anupam,
I think this is a non-SMC, Takumar lens. Check Stan Halpin's site
(http://www.concentric.net/~smhalpin) for reviews of this and many, many
more Pentax lenses. He has a link to Boz Dimitrov's
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 13:13:08 -0700, aimcompute wrote:
OK - let me rephrase that. That does it! I'm going to run over all my
CONSUMER-GRADE zooms with a truck as soon as I
get home! :-)
No need to do that. Just ship them over my way. :-)
Later,
Gary
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Bob Blakely wrote:
The "fleck" is undoubtedly a small chip of anti flat black from inside
housing of the
lens. It will not affect picture quality at all, even wide open. Is it
worth taking apart
to fix? Not for any operational or quality purpose. If it really bugs you
(does me) then
it might be
Flavio, Kodak's T400CN has become one of my favorite
films, especially for portraits. The tonality can be
beautifully smooth, even creamy. Very flattering.
It also has superb latitude. It's rated at 400, but I
always shoot at 800 and have it processed normally.
The negs are beautiful--nice
I'll be happy to run it over with my truck. :-)
Tom C.
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From: Peifer, William [OCDUS] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Friday, January 26, 2001 1:59 PM
Subject: RE: Questions on SMC-A 70-210/4
Bob Blakely wrote:
The "fleck" is
At 06:36 25.1.2001 -0600, you wrote:
So it is not an ED lens afterall.
Alan,
There's not much need for a lens that only goes to 90mm to use ED glass,
which is used for the aberration correction in long telephotos. Lack of ED
glass is no indication of low quality in this case.
--Mike
I
Take, thank you very much!
I was suspicious because somebody once mentioned to me that most 3rd party
manufacturers don't honour the words APO as apochromatic and correcting for
three colours. If SIGMA says it though, I think I will believe them :)
With regards,
Frantisek
At 22:04
At 15:17 25.1.2001 -0500, you wrote:
Still a snowstorm for me and my IE 5.5. Although it did take a lot longer
to load this time.
Thanks,
Ed
AAARGH! ;) Have you tried to reload / refresh the page? you might be
getting the old, unworking version from your browser's or firewall's cache.
The
Sorry for enlarging the list with my non-working for some web page. All who
have problems accessing it, please respond to me privately, to
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Thanks and sorry.
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Bob Blakely wrote:
From: "Flavio Minelli" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bob Blakely wrote:
Give blood. Play hockey.
...
Do you do it at the same time? Sounds painful... ;-P
Yes. Playing hockey and giving blood is the same thing!
And teeth, don't forget the teeth. Oh, and skin, too.
Dan Scott
on 1/26/01 9:47 AM, K.Takeshita at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In addition to 2 Aspherical glasses, an extra low dispersion glass
Perhaps I shouldn't have used the terminology "glass" here. Instead, it
should have been "lens", as in a stricter sense, we do not know if they are
"glasses". I am
So sayeth Mafud:
When was the last time *you* (or any of us) got up off our dusty's and drove
down (over-up) to the library and perused the many tomes on photography
residing therein? Or reread the books (not magazines) on photography in your
own house?
Adults get to the "I don't need to read, I
"J. C. O'Connell" wrote:
I finally scored a mint original black Spotmatic so damn pretty
that I had to create a little web photo/page just for it.
Sid Replies:
I hate you too. But, I have a camera that looks pretty sexy too. (As a
matter of fact, JCO, I think I told you about, and even
Well,
I dug out the issue of Foto Magazin in which I read about problems
with Pentax name. It is an issue from june 99, released in tribute to
50 years anniversary of the magazine. Inside, they write about all
the milestones in photo industry during this 50 years since 1949. For
year 52
Tom C. wrote:
I'll be happy to run it over with my truck. :-)
Bill frantically replies,
AAGGG!! Not my new zoom!!!
Besides, you'd probably bust a tie rod running over this behemoth! Talk
about a big hunk o' glass!!
-- Bill
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Oh, most certainly it can be done for under $350. In fact there are two
different ways to go about it, and end up under $100.
First, the webcam I bought for $50 came with software for quick and dirty
webcam, by simply having the computer log on to your ISP every X minutes and
uploading a new
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Wish I had seen this when it was posted.
David
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Thanks Jackie. Option 1 sounds a little better, since time is in short
supply. I wonder though if any manufacturer has a shrink-wrapped/no
computer needed solution. You have made me think though. I do have a
computer I could virtually dedicate to this.
Tom C.
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Is the FA 24-90 going to be available everywhere at the end of the month, or
just in japan?
-paul
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Wish I had seen this when it was posted.
Yikes! Me too.
Occasionally someone who doesn't realize what they have sets a
"buy it now" price too low. I got a virtually mint (seems as if
it
In a message dated 1/26/01 9:39:51 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think that large pictures should be viewed from a lager distance.
I agree. Photographers (slide shooter's mostly) speak about "grain" in prints
but as you suggest, they oft times view 11 x 14 and larger
On 01/25/2001 20:23, Mike Johnston opined:
I guess since I have a 4-year degree in photography and a now-20-year career
as a photographer, I'd have to say I've done both as well. However, I never
consciously think of the term "composition" and it enters into my thinking
almost not at all. To me,
In a message dated 1/26/01 1:27:24 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Now I plan to do some more, with XTOL diluted (which is said to give
normal-contrast 0.65 gamma with Tech pan, and this film is _slightly_
similar.
You might post the results to the PUG when you're
Hi JCO,
Gorgeous piece of hardware, nice lens too. Congrats to you!
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
JCO wrote:
I finally scored a mint original black Spotmatic so damn pretty
that I had to create a little web photo/page just for it.
Check it out at:
Hi Shel,
Actually, the initial point of this discussion was this:
"I'm curious as to how many people in this group of photographers have had
formal training in composition or have intentionally sought out info about
it on their own?"
Regards,
Dan Scott
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Shel:
I suspect that
--Some "box speeds" are advertising copy, not ISO ratings (this is a fact).
Are you talking about the films designed to be pushed (i.e. Ilford Delta
3200, TMZ (TMax p3200), and Provia 1600), where shooting at the "box
speed" requires push-processing, or are you referring to other films
as
William Robb wrote:
I don't know if this has anything to do with this thread,
but I have a story to tell.
Several years ago, I was visiting a friend in Vancouver. One
day we took a trip up to Shannon Falls. I had the 6x7 along, and
was shooting Ilford FP-4. I came out of that day
Chris, a little disappointed, writes ...
Features of Pentax FA Zoom 24-90mm 3.5-4.5 AL[IF]
snipping occurs here
angle 84-27 degrees
So in other words it covers 9mm less than they say it does??? If this
covers 27mm, what does a 28mm lens cover? How about the FA* 24/2?
Mike,
"I'm aware that you didn't ask me... " Well Buddy... I'm afraid I'm going
to have to take a look-see at your membership card.
grin
Your list is exactly what I was hoping would turn up. The only one on it
I've read is "Zen and the Art of Archery" but, if the others on your list
are of its
I'm looking for several different screens, and would like to
acquire two or three of each. I may have some screens or other
items to trade, or I can pay cash. Here's what I'd like:
SG-20
SD-11
SE-20
SD-21
Please reply off list. Thanks!
--
Shel Belinkoff
Who's the "*you*" you are so pompously trying to instruct and correct? I'm
dosk, and I didn't write any of what you quote me as saying below... Check
for the quote marks before you go off on such a high hat, superior
tangent! And I "Must Now" not do anything, just because you think and say I
Asahi Pentax S3 SET w/3 lenses Meter ,MINT
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Gary
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Mafud writes:
When was the last time *you* (or any of us) got up off our dusty's and drove
down (over-up) to the library and perused the many tomes on photography residing
therein? Or reread the books (not magazines) on photography in your own house?
We go to the library quite often and I
Mike Johnston writes:
I've tested lots of lenses in 12 years of writing for photography magazines, and
the 43mm Limited is the most flare-free lens I've ever tested. Number one.
Stop it... you're making me want one even more :)
Cheers,
- Dave
David A. Mann, B.E.
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Hi Shel,
At 26 Jan 2001 19:29:54 -0800,
Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote;
I'm looking for several different screens, and would like to
acquire two or three of each.
I heard that Pentax will release some new types of screens
for LX, advanced "natural bright matte" screens, one of
which
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Juan J. Buhler wrote:
So, the real focal lenght of this lens is, in the short end:
f = 43mm / (2 * tan(84/2)) = 23.88mm
and at the long end:
f = 43mm / (2 * tan (27/2)) = 89.55mm
Well within the usual margins.
Thanks for working out the math! I'm afraid my
I got 2 this past week. KM w/ A35/2.8, P30 w/ A28/2.8
They'll be split up and resold as soon as they arrive.
But I'm keeping the A35/2.8, by golly! :)
Collin
At 07:38 PM 1/26/01 -0500, you wrote:
From: "David P. Chernicoff" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: It appears that good deals can be found on
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Bill D. Casselberry wrote:
Chris, a little disappointed, writes ...
So in other words it covers 9mm less than they say it does??? If this
covers 27mm, what does a 28mm lens cover? How about the FA* 24/2?
Not to Worry, Chris. These are angle of view
I have sent the confirmations out for the February gallery. If
you have not received a confirmation, it may be because of the
following:
1) You failed to submit
2) I failed to receive your submission
3) You did not put your email address in the body of your
submission, and I didn't go digging
At 02:28 PM 1/26/01 -0500, you wrote:
Just an FYI for people planning on using
Pentax USA for LX repairs.
They contacted me, by phone, 4 business days after receiving the camera.
The cost for what they termed significant repairs to the
shutter mechanism (it had the stocky shutter problem, and
At 02:26 PM 1/23/01 +0100, you wrote:
I have just found out an interesting bit about
the Spotmatics and that is that it uses
Mercury batteries (e.g. PX625), which are not produced anymore (at least
not in Germany).
It is therefore quite difficult to get those batteries and keep the
Spotmatic
Mark Cassino has muttered..
I use DA312 zink-air hearing aid batteries. They do not last very long at
all (I get a couple month out of htem with light use of the camera - they
will die on their own accord once you pull the tab and allow air to access
them.) But, at about $1 a battery it's
Shel:
How does using a tripod or a monopod have a deleterious effect
on image quality?
I've argued this one till I'm blue in the face over on the Leica list, and
if you think what you've seen from me so far are rants, well, you wouldn't
want to open your e-mail to my real rants. Suffice to
At 10:15 PM 1/26/2001 -0500, Mark Cassino wrote:
You must be getting some significant repairs... I had the mirror mechanism
replaced, a routine CLA, repair to the ISO / Compensation knob, and
replacement of the TTL flash circuitry done for $130 back in December.
I understand (from one of the
Anybody need one of these? Or know what it's worth. I found one in the
bottom of a stores box of camera odds ends and I don't need it. Box is a
little worn but the clip looks new (to me). Just email if interested.
JeffW.
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Dan Scott wrote:
Don't lenses age over time, too?
Maybe what you are seeing is the
difference caused by the coatings
on the older lenses oxidising over time?
I've not heard of coatings oxidizing. However, I've purchased
new M-series lenses within the last year or so, as well as
having
Shel wrote:
You are wrong g ... but only on a small point. Pentax made a
35mm/1.4, but it was in an M version, not an A series. And
there were very few made as it was only made as a "prototype".
You can find it here:
http://www.phred.org/pentax/k/lenses/prototypes/index.html
Stop,
I can get anyone interest one for $350 US
This has to be the most solid 50mm lenses I have ever held,
it has some serious weight to it.
A great sample...no major markings, glass was flawless
Pentax caps
If you want the fastest lens petax ever made for 35mm, this is it!
Only one available!
I
JCO wrote:
I finally scored a mint original black Spotmatic so damn pretty
that I had to create a little web photo/page just for it.
Check it out at:
http://www.gate.net/~hifisapi/SPOTMAT.HTM
Fair Warning: You just might want one too once
you see it. This could get expensive.:)
Mafud wrote:
You must now find a better word for what we do, if not "compose." We *never*
deliberately point the camera at something and just shoot.
"We" don't? I do. Every great 35mm photographer I've ever interviewed
does...at least some of the time.
We always look
thought the
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