Does anybody here have both of them yet?
Len
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Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 6:36 AM
To: pdml
Subject: Pentax FA 24-90 vs. Tamron SP 24-135
Has anyone compared these two lenses?
Frank
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Here is another one I have heard: White cats with blue eyes are
deaf. True ar false?
Mostly true. I don't remember, off hand, the exact path from genes to
color and hearing, but the white color is caused by a genetically
controlled suppression of the
The PZ-1p is still available through BH in New York. (Noticed that it
was still in stock this weekend while checking on the availability of the
MZ-S.) Other major outlets should also have it in stock.
Alexander Grigolia
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That's a good place to find out more about the bags but Adorama
and BH sell them at better prices than Micro-Tools does.
Len
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I think that what makes this tough to do, if I understand the
problem, is that, until a password is entered, the machine will
not boot from anything. That makes it difficult to load and run
password cracking software.
Len
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My parent's cat Archie (Archimède) :
http://mapage.noos.fr/odarrouzet/archie.jpg
Olivier.
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Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
FB-1 (excellent, boxed with manual) + FC-1 (excellent, boxed with
manual): $250 FE-1 (excellent, boxed with manual): $140
Hvor er du, egentlig? Jeg kunne være interessert i FB-1/FC-1, men jeg
har ikke prøvd dem i praksis, og ville ønske å titte på dem før
Canislupus,
I'm not sure where you are located, but the American
version (PZ-1p) is still available at many major
camera retailers in New York City. After seeing the
disappointing specs (apart from apparently high build
quality) of the MZ-S, I just bought another PZ-1p from
BH for $480 USD.
Yes, true. Just as a comparison I looked at the Domke F2, BH has it for
$84.95. The same bag from Jessops here in the UK is £130.99, that is about
$186.40.
One of the advises I got was to look around in a shop and try them, which
was very good advise. I also bought my LowePro Orion that way when
Hi Team,
I have an LX body for sale that has definitely seen better days, it could be
repaired however it is probably more suitable for parts. It would be easier to
describe the problems it doesn't have than those it does.
Good points:
Chassis, strap lugs, back + pressure plate, bottom
A scroll of mail from Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sat,
26 May 2001 14:43:51 -0400
Read it? y
At 07:02 PM 5/25/2001 -0500, you wrote:
On Fri, 25 May 2001 19:33:11 -0400, Peter Alling wrote:
Naw, you just had to much LDS in the 60's. :-)
I think you mean LSD.
Not at all. I was quoting
Wouldn't you rather deal with Burlington Camera?
They are very nice to deal with.
Jeff
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Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: Who's gonna be first with an MZ-S?
Mark Erickson wrote:
Pål,
Hi,
What Bob said g.
After reading Bob's message and his comments about the Domke straps,
I realized that the strap on my Domkes are so comfortable and easy
to use (i.e., no twisting) that I don't even think about them. The
strap on the Tamrac has always been a bit of an annoyance, something
Greetings! What minimum equipments will you take to travel to UK and France
for one month with your wife children? Pictures will be taken for
recording the vacation i.e. wife children in front of Eifel Tower. Will
you take a good PS like Olympus Stylus Epic or a Pentax with 35mm f2.0
lens
Actually the breed I'm referring to is larger, Maine Coon Cats get to be
about 30 to 35 pounds
this one gets into the 45 to 60 pound range.
At 06:07 AM 5/28/2001 -0700, you wrote:
I believe they are Maine Coon cats. From what I understand they are the
largest domestic cats around. I would love
On Thu, 24 May 2001 18:54:34 -0700, you wrote:
Does the bag have a Pentax logo on it that can be seen while
carrying it? What material is it made from? Does the camera shop
have a web site - I'd like to see a picture of the bag.
their site is www.arlingtoncamera.com but you would have to
At 10:02 PM 5/28/2001 +0800, Dave wrote:
A scroll of mail from Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sat,
26 May 2001 14:43:51 -0400
Read it? y
At 07:02 PM 5/25/2001 -0500, you wrote:
On Fri, 25 May 2001 19:33:11 -0400, Peter Alling wrote:
Naw, you just had to much LDS in the 60's. :-)
I
Who´d need both? And why?
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen
-Alkuperäinen viesti-
Lähettäjä: Len Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Päivä: 28. toukokuuta 2001 15:04
Aihe: RE: Pentax
zxcv ar2 wrote:
Greetings! What minimum equipments will you take to travel to UK and France
for one month with your wife children?
[snip]
I would take a PZ1-p, a 28-200 zoom for general snap purposes, and a
couple of primes -- 20 and 35, mainly for indoors when wider and/or
faster lens
Hi,
Frits writ:
However I am stuck with those local shops here in the UK.
next time you're in London on a weekday you could visit KJP/Calumet in
Drummond Street. They usually have an excellent range of bags, including
most of the Domkes.
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This is true. I have a Panasonic laptop that suffered a BIOS corruption and
wouldn't even accept password on boot up. No go, no way. Then the b*stards at
Panasonic charged me $100.00 to fix it even though it was in warranty. (They
claimed that I must have accidentally changed my password - a
Cats, cats, cats, cats, cats, cats, cats, cats, cats, cats!
Doesn't anybody here like dogs?
RK
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When I was in college, my parents moved back to the UK for work. Before I
went over to visit, I bought an SLR and a 28-80 Zoom. I later added a
70-200 Zoom. Both of them were the slow non SMC Pentax/Takumar zooms, and
they covered most of my needs. I didn't know much about photography when I
The original question was about comparing these two lenses. I'd
think that in order to compare them, someone would have to have
both of them. Is there anyone on the list that can give us a
comparison like that? I'd be most interested too. I haven't
read any magazine reviews comparing these
I've been fighting my new-found frugality over the purchase of the
77mm limited, and my frugality finally lost. If you don't hear from
me in the next couple days it's because I'm watching out the window
for Mr. FedEx :-)
Amy
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Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 1:41 AM
Subject: Re: More Cat Pics
Treena Harp writes:
Himilayans, aren't they? One of my brothers-in-law has one, and it's
huge.
It's VERY aggressive. It's
Buy It Now set at $2575
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1241567262
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Jeff Tokayer wrote:
Wouldn't you rather deal with Burlington Camera?
They are very nice to deal with.
Please tell me that you're kidding. I look too young to shop there: I'm
either ignored or outright told to get lost. After a couple of times
you take the hint and don't go there anymore.
Lokk here: www.MZ-S.com
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Jeg er i Svolvær som jo som kjent er langt fra Drammen. Sportsøkeren funker slik at du
kan se søkerbildet selv om kameraet ikke holdes helt inntil øyet. Dessuten kan
søkestykket roteres slik at du kan titte inn fra alle mulige vinkler.
Hva hadde du tenkt å bruke det til?
Pål
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Arrgh!
Sorry about that private exchange in Norwegian, folks -- my fault, for
forgetting that this particular mailing list tricks my email program
into sending all replies to the list.
I'll take my discussion with Pål offline, now. :-)
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The basic difference is this: hackers build
Pål,
Great site from our friends down under!
Now how about USA and Europe producing something on the MZ-S.
(USA isn't even accepting emails today, a holiday.)
Regards, Bob S.
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Lokk here: www.MZ-S.com
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I would say the minimum would be a small SLR body, and a fast prime like a
35mm F2.0 or 50mm F1.4, F1.7, etc. Next step up might be a smaller zoom
such as the 28-70mm F4. Maybe throw in a 135mm prime, and an ultrawide if
you have it, and you still have a pretty light kit. You might also bring
Len Paris writes:
I think that what makes this tough to do, if I understand the
problem, is that, until a password is entered, the machine will
not boot from anything. That makes it difficult to load and run
password cracking software.
Duh Sorry, I mustn't have been thinking :)
Hi all,
I tested the full range of shutter speeds of my Z-1p and two K2's on Sunday.
I haven't got time right now to put up the full results but the general conclusion
is that the Z-1p is dead-accurate from 1/1000 out to 30 seconds (the worst is
about 1/6th-stop out). The faster shutter
Pentax-A 2X-S converter, practically speaking Mint, boxed w/original leather hard
case, strap and manual.
$ 175.
Pål
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Hey Gang,
Just got an FD-1 off of ebay with an FD-2 . . . the FD-2 is useful to
me, but I have no use for the FD-1 . . .
. . . so I have an FD-1 Magnifinder for use with the LX and FB-1
finder base . . . asking $75 U.S. plus shipping (priority ground in USA
is 3.50 via usps).
Let me
Jeff Tokayer wrote:
I'm sorry I opened up a can of worms.
Usually, I stop ther 3 or 4 times a year to browse, when I'm in the area.
I find their knowledge and awerness towards Pentax gear higher than many
other GTA dealers.
Heh, no worries. I do know that they've got a lot more Pentax
Spotted on eBay. BIN of, $595.00
Pentax LX # 5281794, pro built camera, interchangeable prism system, with FA-1W
Prism, built-in diopter, no ding, no dent, no brassing, camera is fully functional.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1241741659
Later,
Gary
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Boy, NOW I AM COMMITTED! :-)
Tom C.
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On Mon, 28 May 2001 15:13:59 -0600, William Robb wrote:
Yes. I love dogs. They are far better companions than cats.
Here's where I have to disagree with you, Bill. :-)
Later,
Gary
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At 03:36 PM 05/28/2001 -0500, you wrote:
Actually the breed I'm referring to is larger, Maine Coon Cats get to be
about 30 to 35 pounds
this one gets into the 45 to 60 pound range.
While enormous, still a far cry from an 87 pound cat...I wonder how big the
litter box is? (and who has to empty
These are the conditions:
1 - You must answer off-list exclusively. On-list votes will not be included.
2 - You must choose Your Favorite Pentax Lens. ONLY ONE. Yes, ONLY ONE.
3 - It must be original, no third-party allowed.
4 - Primes and zooms.
5 - You must specifiy: Tak, Super Tak, SMC Tak,
The only magazine that might do a comparative review would be U.K.'s
Practical Photography - likely as part of an overall review of such
zooms. Also, watch Photodo, although they seem to be behind the curve on
new lenses.
The June 01 Popular Photography reviews the Tamron 24-135, rather
After seeing the
disappointing specs (apart from apparently high build
quality) of the MZ-S, I just bought another PZ-1p from
BH for $480 USD.
This is precisely what I did, too, and for the same reason. I also
bought a second FA Power
Hi,
I broke down and bought one of these as I could never find a K85 f 1.8.
I have yet to receive it, but did I pick the wrong one?
Is the SMC Tak 85 mm f 1.8 the closer relative to the K85 f 1.8?
How much difference in quality is there?
Regards, Bob S.
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Thanks for all the help.
I was able to reset it by
removing the CPU board
for a short period of time.
It's an older unit -- 386sx20.
Easier to reset than some newer ones.
Collin
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zxcv ar2 wrote:
Greetings! What minimum equipments will you take to travel to UK and France
for one month with your wife children? Pictures will be taken for
recording the vacation i.e. wife children in front of Eifel Tower. Will
you take a good PS like Olympus Stylus Epic or a Pentax with
Any official word yet on the availability of the 'Limited' lenses in a
black finish? I seem to recall seeing pictures of the lenses in black, but
have never heard anything official.
I would definitely prefer a black finish to go with my PZ-1p. I also
don't care for a silver finish
Bob wrote:
I broke down and bought one of these as I could never find a K85 f 1.8.
I have yet to receive it, but did I pick the wrong one?
I wouldn't say you picked the wrong one, it is an m42 Pentax
However, I believe that the SMCTak 85mm f1.8 is the considered
Boy, this is getting as exciting as a Canon vs. Nikon thread.
Bob (who loves cats but does not jabber about it).
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At 09:16 29/05/01 +1000, you wrote:
On 28 May 2001, at 14:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Pål,
Great site from our friends down under!
Now how about USA and Europe producing something on the MZ-S.
(USA isn't even accepting emails today, a holiday.)
It's a pity that they (our PEntax
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Is the SMC Tak 85 mm f 1.8 the closer relative
to the K85 f 1.8?
Yes. That be the one.
How much difference in quality is there?
Don't really know, Bob. But my recollection of the time when the
SMC Tak 85/1.8 hit the streets is that everyone was singing its
Frits J. Wüthrich wrote on 27 May 2001 16:34:35:
Till now I have used the LowePro Orion bag, a hip pack.
I am very pleased with the build quality, and also by the
idea of a hip pack, however it becomes a bit too small.
Since I don't see anything bigger with LowePro, I
looked
at Tamrac and found
I understand that we have a slightly better chance of seeing black limited lenses here
in the USofA than we do of seeing a silver MZ-S, and the chances of us seeing a silver
MZ-S are pretty small.
Black limiteds =would= be cool, IMO.
Doug
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Subject: Super Takumar 85mm f1.9
Hi,
I broke down and bought one of these as I could never find a K85 f 1.8.
I
I received the Spotmatic F, lenses and flash today from the auction I won.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1236238488
The SPF shutter/mirror was jamming (which I fixed), and the SMC Tak 55mm
f1.8 lens had the filter ring dented from the camera being dropped. The rear
James Adams wrote:
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What recourse have I got.
stay away from over-hyped internet auction sites? :^(
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Sent: May 28, 2001 8:32 PM
Subject: Limited Lenses in Black Finish?
Any official word yet on the availability of the
'Limited' lenses in a
black finish? I seem to recall seeing pictures of the lenses
in black,
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