Ayash,
I have a A100/2.8 Macro which is just great.
It goes 1:1, but I rarely use it that way.
I took a butterfly at 1:1 last week.
It looks like a monster!...bug eyes hairy feet.
More important, you should think about your working distance.
A 50mm Macro works very close to the
Paul ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
How rare are black MX bodies? i have one, but its not mint, i assumed they
were just as common as silver.
They were an extra US$ 5 or so when the MX was new.
Of course, we frugal Yank's bought only the silver ones.
So the black are more rare and
Hi.
as someone who shoots a lot of macro stuff, I'd seriously recommend the
Tamron 90/2.8, which is 1:1, and is a fabulous portrait lens to boot. Its
exceedingly sharp edge to edge, and has a 55mm front end, which fits most
ring flashes out of the box. It comes in Manual and autofocus
Thankyou. I love Agfa. It is the only film I use now.
I use HDC Plus. Is that the new film you are thinking
of? I suppose it is fairly new to New Zealand. The US
has probably had 6 different versions since then. I
have never really been much into Kodak.
Jody.
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On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Jan van Wijk wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 14:18:43 +0530 (IST), Ayash Kanto Mukherjee wrote:
Suppose I need a longer working distance than 1 feet, then you
should ask me to go for 200 mm Macro lens. In order to solve the problem
in cheaply, suppose I use a teleconverter
Anyone know how the Slinky was invented?
-- Original Message --
Obviously an engineer, Bill. How about just unwinding
it back on itself. Although I think it is going to be
impossible to describe over email.
Jody.
Collin wrote:
Anyone know how to untangle a Slinky?
Hi Collin,
HA! I've
Wrigley Field. :)
Top of John Hancock Sears.
Many places along the lake.
So much fun.
Collin
At 10:25 PM 6/24/01 -0500, you wrote:
I, well, we actually, will be going to Chicago the first week of
September. Since we have never been there, I'd
like to know some good places to burn some film
Paul ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
How rare are black MX bodies? i have one, but its not mint, i assumed
they were just as common as silver.
They were an extra US$ 5 or so when the MX was new.
Of course, we frugal Yank's bought only the silver ones.
So the black are more rare and
I finally got around to developing and scanning my black and white (Pentax
645, Ilford Pan-F) from Grandfather Mountain. I'm still not thrilled with
my bw scans; although I'm getting quite good at color work in Photoshop,
I find that I have a much easier time getting my black white work to look
On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ayash,
I have a A100/2.8 Macro which is just great.
It goes 1:1, but I rarely use it that way.
I took a butterfly at 1:1 last week.
It looks like a monster!...bug eyes hairy feet.
Amazing! you can those very fine hairs on the feet.
From: John F. DeLoach [EMAIL PROTECTED]
SNIP previous message from 17/6/01
Maybe this will help!
http://www.teachingtools.com/SlinkyShindig/slinky.html
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyone know how the Slinky was invented?
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And it has to be a 1000 f1.0 :)
Jody.
OUCH
Ok, new PUG rule. If you want to use an MZ-S for
submissions, it
has to have had a gen_you_wine Pentax lens on it for
the
submission to be valid...
HAR!!
William Robb
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Gianfranco Irlanda said:
Hi John,
Maybe the shot isn't that sharp, but it's very
pleasant indeed. I like it (I usually dislike
butterfly photos, but this one is very nice).
Gianfranco
John Mustarde said:
We went to the Memphis, Tennessee zoo a couple of
weeks ago. They also have a
With only five rolls through the camera and one awaiting processing,
I routinely get 37 frames with the first two having the initial roll
information. No overlapping seen, and even spacing noted.
César Matamoros II
Panama City, Florida
Actually I am sure a real photographer uses a simple
pin-hole camera consisting of a shoebox with a hole
poked in it. Surely this is the only way to have
absolute control of shutter speed and aperture without
having to conform to the numbers on the dial :)
Jody.
From: Creature's Comfort
A
A Nikon obviously, judging from all your previous
posts.
Jody.
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Everybody guess what I gonna buy tomorrow !!!
See you
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Some engineer had been experimenting with different kinds of springs
when he accidentally dropped his slinky and it did its walk down the
stairs routine. He took it home to his kids and they launched it with
their approval. Later, he moved approximately 700 of them in one week
through a NY
Dan Scott wrote:
Hi Ed,
Way cool opportunity. Makes me want to gas up the
truck, grab my gear, and go.
How did you shoot? (available light or flash, film
speed, etc.)
Dan Scott
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Obligatory bug joke:
The answer is, Its butt.
Hey Dan:
It was a spur of the moment
On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Terence Mac Goff wrote:
Hi.
as someone who shoots a lot of macro stuff, I'd seriously recommend the
Tamron 90/2.8, which is 1:1, and is a fabulous portrait lens to boot.
The minimum focussing distance for this lens is 11.4 inch. Is it enough
to take shots of
petit miam wrote:
I'd like to see you get a wall into a developing
tray/tank :)
Silly, you don't put the wall in the tank, you use brushes (or brooms,
depending on the wall size) to paint the developer on when you're done exposing.
A fellow who used to work for Ilford UK a while back was
Jaros3aw Brzeziñski wrote:
I don't know what type of film you are using: negative or
transparency; if the latter, then I would try a more saturated brand. Although I'm
not
particularly fond of this film, Kodak's Ektachrome 100SW (saturated warm) might fill
the bill. Ektachrome 100VS is
petit miam wrote:
Thankyou. I love Agfa. It is the only film I use now.
I use HDC Plus. Is that the new film you are thinking
of? I suppose it is fairly new to New Zealand. The US
has probably had 6 different versions since then. I
have never really been much into Kodak.
Agfa have just
At 19:12 25/06/2001 +0530, Ayash Kanto Mukherjee wrote:
The minimum focussing distance for this lens is 11.4 inch. Is it enough
to take shots of butterflies, bees and other insects without scaring them
away? Mark Casino has always used 200mm f/4 Macro to take shots of
sensitive insects which has
--- Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Many thanks for your comments and views. I should
keep my close-up filters
aside in the corner of my darkroom and allow the
dust to settle on it.
N!!
Jody (whose silent scream was probably heard in
I think there is 10 years between 25 and 26 :)
--- Paul Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think you really start to notice the birthdays
after 21. they go by
faster.
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New to the pentax world so forgive me if this is an obvious answer but What
are the main differences between the MX and my K-1000. From a
user-interface perspective, they look almost identical -except for what I
assume to be a self timer on the front...
Mike Y.
- Original Message
Thankyou. I love Agfa. It is the only film I use now.
I use HDC Plus. Is that the new film you are thinking
of? I suppose it is fairly new to New Zealand. The US
has probably had 6 different versions since then. I
have never really been much into Kodak.
Jody.
No, I think he is talking about the
On Mon 2001-06-25 (18:12), Raimo Korhonen wrote:
I have both lenses and I also did a little comparison. The lenses have
quite similar quality, the 24-90 perhaps having a little bit more
contrast and sharpness. The difference is not big but the new lens is
much lighter (due to more plastics)
Cool.. thanks!
Mike
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: MX Question. (Was Re: Black MX Body Ex+)
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 11:37:11 -0400
Externally, from a user-interface perspective, the MX is *much* smaller
than the K1000 and has a
On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, petit miam wrote:
--- Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Many thanks for your comments and views. I should
keep my close-up filters
aside in the corner of my darkroom and allow the
dust to settle on it.
N!!
We've come a long way together, baby (Fat Boy Slim dixit)...
Please send the messages to me directly, to not disturb other
members,thanks.
Also, I've not included 110 and digital cameras, just because I started
this
way, and I didn't want to change in the middle of the way.
Also, if you
These are the conditions:
1 - You must answer off-list, right to me.
2 - You must choose your favorite emulsion (35 and 120/220 allowed. Color
and b
and w)
3 - You must choose ONLY ONE (color print OR slide OR b and w, etc).
4 - You must have personal experience with it.
WINNER by now: Tri-X
Hello!
Is it safe to use older, hi-voltage (around 100-200V) flash on SFXn? The
manual (which I finally got) doesn't say anything bout it. I do have a safe
flash (big Sunpak G4500DX), which has just 5V, but it's so big I don't take it
every time. I would like to bring my old small
Hi everyone,
Thanks for helping me out with my last question. I am guessing the camera
that
my sister gave me is a M-42 mount. (its a SP1000)
I have another question for ya'll though.
Does anyone have this lens Pentax SMC-FA 80-320mm f/4.5-5.6 AF Zoom Lens?
If so do you like it? Can you use
Routinely getting extra frames is nice but suppose that you get a roll
that
is just a bit shorter than normal and you only have 36 1/2 frames. The
modern cameras would have no problem with this but some older cameras will
strip their gears when a person tries to advance a frame past the end
I've just got back from the Champ Car race weekend at Portland
(where I briefly met Gerald Cermak), which was the first opportunity
for me to use my MZ-S.
Initial impressions - the focus mode selection switch is a great
improvement over the PZ-1p; it's much harder to move it accidentally.
Nice idea, but really not practical.
Collin
At 04:29 PM 6/25/01 -0400, you wrote:
Reading bits a pieces of the discussion regarding the quite possible
development of a CCD back by members of this very list got me thinking of
some other useful possibilities. Right now a super program is
The clutch on mine does change position that easily. maybe it will in time
:)
- Original Message -
From: Jan van Wijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 3:30 AM
Subject: Re: Macro lens: Some insight needed!
On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 19:12:59 +0530 (IST),
I have the Sigma 105 mm f/2.8 MACRO, its build quality is pretty good, not
up to FA* standards, optically its very sharp with what i would consider to
bev not bad bokeh. Im unsure wether i like the manual/auto focus clutch
mechanism, but thats only because i'm comparing it to the ones on the FA*
On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 12:25:35AM +0300, Philippe Trottier wrote:
If the camera breaks it need to be fixed, or the user need to be fixed for
trying to
stretch a film.. I always had the extra frame (I usually blank shoot it) and
if there
is tension in the middle of the frame. just press the
On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, B. K. Lane Sr. wrote:
Thanks for helping me out with my last question. I am guessing the camera
that
my sister gave me is a M-42 mount. (its a SP1000)
Yup, that's correct.
If so do you like it? Can you use it inside much? I dont mean a really dark
place but like a
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(lots of awesome stuff sniped)
Hopefully within the next couple of galleries
we will be changing the method of submission to the gallery, and
sadly, putting most of the PUG Enabler Team out of work. It
really depends on how quickly I can learn how to run
- Original Message -
From: Francis Tang
Surely on a camera like the MZ-S, you'd expect it to be able
to automatically rewind the film when it reaches the end, right?
If you're expected to prod the rewind button when you reach the
end, then doesn't that defeat the purpose of the
Bruce wrote:
The body does not have any flash compensation - I'm hoping that the new
flash has it. This is one area where I prefer my PZ-1p. It worked just
fine with my FTZ500.
This is a major loss for me also.
Flash compensation is a must for weddings.
Looks like I'll have to fork out for
Ayash Kanto Mukherjee wrote:
as someone who shoots a lot of macro stuff, I'd seriously
recommend the
Tamron 90/2.8, which is 1:1, and is a fabulous portrait
lens to boot.
The minimum focussing distance for this lens is 11.4 inch. Is
it enough
to take shots of butterflies, bees and other
Thanks to ALL for the replies! I've made note and hope I'll bring back some great
images to share.
I'm planning on taking the below gear. If you have suggestions, I'm all ears. :-)
Z-1
FA 28-80
FA 70-200 - (or FA 80-200)
Vivitar 19-35
AF330-FTZ
Sekonic L398M
Since we'll be flying, I don't
Jumping spiders, on the other hand, are absolutely impossible for me.
They
have stunning vision for an insect. They get scared and run away when I
get
within about 3 ft (1m) of them and get scared and move way sooner than
that.
-smile- insects have 6 legs, spiders are not insects...
Phil
-
On Sun, 24 Jun 2001 at 15:05:17 +0530 (IST), Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[macrophotography: shallow depth of field, long exposure times; will
a true macro lens help?]
The optical formulas relating depth of field to aperture, focal
length, and magnification are complex, but
On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
Might be a worthwhile investment to hang onto for future use.
Well, it's not in mint condition, since while the glass and mechanics
are great, the barrel shows quite a bit of brassing. But it was not
bad for $99. I wouldn't expect to sell it for
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I finally got around to developing and scanning my black and white (Pentax
645, Ilford Pan-F) from Grandfather Mountain. I'm still not thrilled with
my bw scans; although I'm getting quite good at color work in Photoshop,
I find that I have a much easier time
I just sent out the confirmations from the email links on the
July gallery pages. If you didn't get a confirmation, and think
you should have, please drop me a line at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks
Bill
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Hi Team,
Fingers crossed I will be in NY, London, Portsmouth, Dublin, Galway and
possibly Paris soon and I would like to organise meetings with fellow list
members wherever possible. Please drop me an email privately if you would
like to try to set up a meeting in one of these locations.
On 24 Jun 2001, at 23:09, PAUL STENQUIST wrote:
New York is a photographer's dream:
Thanks all who replied for all the excellent NY travel tips, I will contact those
listers who we interested in a meeting privately.
Cheers,
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
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McRae, Max MS wrote:
Bruce wrote:
The body does not have any flash compensation - I'm hoping that the new
flash has it. This is one area where I prefer my PZ-1p. It worked just
fine with my FTZ500.
This is a major loss for me also.
Flash compensation is a must for weddings.
Looks
On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 16:15:26 -0800, you wrote:
Oh, and dragonflies.. just require some stalking and spending some time
finding their favorite lookout point. The ones with lookouts farthest from
the water seem to be the easiest to shoot too (probably more tired or
something).
Dragonflies
I attended a filk music convention this weekend (if you're not sure what
filk is, see http://www.radix.net/~dglenn/defs/filk.html). I was there
for the music rather than hunting photographic subjects, but I did try
to photograph photographers during concert sets.
In the main concert room, there
On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 17:29:13 -700, you wrote:
SNIP
No matter what lens you use, you will have
shallow depth of field when you are working at near lifesize
imaging. There is simply no way around this
Yep. Stack two US copper pennies together. Look at them
edge-on. The thickness of two pennies is
Before any of you guys worry aobut my having posted my
phone number to the whole damn list - it is a listed number but my address
is NOT. OF course I meant to reply to Rob alone, forgetting that if I just hit the
reply button when something comes from the lsit it goes right back there.
so don't
Pentax K 135mm f/3.5
Has a BIN price of, $55 + $5 shipping.
Looks to be in real good shape.
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Later,
Gary
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Ann Sanfedele wrote:
so don't call unless you are Rob ;)
annsan
Man...Rob gets to go to NY and the UK, *and* he gets your number. Must
be the accent.
tv
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does the lens this guy is describing really existthe description sounds
like he's reading off of the lens hood and not the lens. I can't tell what is
really there by the picture.
Brent
tom wrote:
Ann Sanfedele wrote:
so don't call unless you are Rob ;)
annsan
Man...Rob gets to go to NY and the UK, *and* he gets your number. Must
be the accent.
tv
LOL ! - but I have to think about it - you know he said he wasn't going
to bring a Pentax. geesh.
ann
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Sorry you had a bad day Glenn. I've gone out shooting twice in the last
couple of days, and had a pretty good time despite not getting the shot
I wanted.
Yesterday I went down to the Washington Monument to get a shot Jeepgirl
said was impossible. The shot was there but there are some timing
Ann wrote, Rob wrote, Tom wrote..now I write. I was planning a trip to
the states but NY leg will be cancelled. I will take a camera or two plus a
swag of lenses. Instead of NY I will stop by Monument Valley and the
Canyolands in Utah.
Sorry Ann!
Bob Rapp
- Original Message -
From:
Glen wrote:
But I guess the weekend wasn't a complete loss photographically.
I learned a little more about how _not_ to pose models, and I got
some photos of a cortal for my musical instruments page.
Hey--knowing what not to do is very important (I'm just starting to
compile my list).
Dan
Surely on a camera like the MZ-S, you'd expect it to be able to
automatically rewind the film when it reaches the end, right? If you're
expected to prod the rewind button when you reach the end, then doesn't
that defeat the purpose of the auto-rewind feature?
Hi Frank,
I think I'd expect (and
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