Hi all,
Alexander Krohe wrote:
I think also lenses of the same generations may have
individual coatings.
It is not unreasonable to think that lenses with different focal lengths
also have slightly different SMC versions.
Cheers,
Boz
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Hi all,
Arnold Stark wrote:
I believe that the SMC Pentax 1:1.2 50mm is the later version of
the K50/f1.2 because the mm in the name of K series lenses exists
only for K series lenses that were still made while the M series
lenses were already there.
Am I the only one who has noticed the
Tom, Rob,
I'm 99% sure that the Minolta Dimâge Dual have no focussing lens
inside.
Here's two things I have done to improve sharpness in mine:
Placed it on an old mouse mat to dampen vibreation, and then weighed
it down with a few encyclopedia volumes.
A couple of times a year, I use a
Which one is a viewfinder camera? The Bessa L has no viewfinder or rangefinder, the R
has a combined range-viewfinder and the M has rangefinder but no viewfinder. With L
and M you have to use accessory viewfinders.
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at
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From: Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have the LX wink, I also have a deepened enjoyment of the MX. Does
that
make sense?
Absolutely.
I enjoy both a lot.
IMO, the MX also deserves a dedicated wink.
Jostein ;-)
http://oksne.net
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That price is probably in the range. I paid $399 in excellent condition for
it two months ago with the help of eBay. The lens is quite nice.
Frits Wüthrich
Christien Bunting asked:
What are the differences between these various lenses ?
I'm looking at a used Pentax 400mm A F/5.6 for
How does the SMC-A 400/f5.6 compare to the K 400/f5.6 and this Sigma 400/5.6
APO Macro? Specifically wide open.
Frits Wüthrich
Doug Franklin wrote:
Hi John,
On Fri, 21 Dec 2001 19:05:19 -0600, John Mustarde wrote:
Your Sigma AF 400/5.6 APO Macro will be a pleasant surprise in terms
of
Hello Tim,
The seller mail-adress is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (yes, Sweden). I don't
know if it is sold or not.
I haven't actually seen the body, I only know what the seller has told me.
The reason why I backed of, is that electrical problems on old cameras makes
me suspicious.
Best regards
Anders
I have never seen a MZ-S real life, but it would make sense to me the
writing is done during the film transport immediately after taking the
exposure. Waiting to print during rewind would require the storage of the
data in memory for all shots, and think about the additional hassle for mid
roll
I know the SMC A 400/5.6 focuses much closer than the K. The k's minimum
focus precludes bird or small game shots without an extension tube.
That's been somewhat of a pain for me.
Frits J. Wüthrich wrote:
How does the SMC-A 400/f5.6 compare to the K 400/f5.6 and this Sigma 400/5.6
APO Macro?
Hey, that was enough for me, wimp that I am. :-)
Bill, KG4LOV
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From: Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: I have gained respect for the pros
Three weekends?!?
wimp.
At
Frits,
That was my opinion too. However, since many of the folks here are much
more knowledgeable I wanted to verify and have a basis for backing up my
claim before I opened my mouth.
Bill, KG4LOV
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I have never seen a MZ-S real life, but it would make sense to me the
Paul.Not sure about that.I never use the scale to media
box,but i dont see why you would need to.
Dave
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Thanks for help guys, one more questions though. When i resize it to say
300dpi, should i still tick the 'Scale to Media'
MS 76 batteries are correct.
Good price, and I still have a liking for the old ME.
Regards, Bob S.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I went to a Pawn Shop in Burnaby just before closing tonight, and asked
about a Pentax ME + M50/1.4 lens they were for $165CDN. Checking the camera,
all I could see
Congratulations! :-) I'll bet you are stoked (I would).
Dan Scott
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Tom wrote:
I got an e-mail yesterday from Idaho Magazine. They have decided to use one
of my shots for the January cover. The one they chose is:
http://www.peaceoflight.com/WinterSports/GirlBlueSled.htm
MX motor drive, don't let it get away! It's very fast - 5 fps at
maximum - and the user can vary the speed up to the max.. It also allows
burst mode whereby by the user dials in a predefined number of frames. When
you choose continuous over single shot and you hold the shutter release
I have noticed that scanner mfr.'s use the term interchangeably. For
instance Minolta lists their scanner resolutions in dpi.
Not trying to be nit-picky... I promise I'm not... but if the product
manufacturers who write the specs call it that, I guess it's not wrong to
use the term. In essence
Tom wrote:
Though I likely will never own one, it seems that imprinting at rewind would
be problemmatic and needlessly complicated.
Can anyone explain this myth? To mee it seem ten times more problematic to imprint
data during wind than rewind.
Pål
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Frits wrote:
I have never seen a MZ-S real life, but it would make sense to me the
writing is done during the film transport immediately after taking the
exposure.
Waiting to print during rewind would require the storage of the
data in memory for all shots, and think about the additional
Bill wrote:
There was a thread recently about MZ-S data imprinting and whether it was
done at time of exposure or during rewind. I can now answer the question.
At work tonight, I put the MZ-S in our dark box, opened the back and removed
about half a roll. Stuck it in the film processor
Hi Frits,
On Sat, 22 Dec 2001 10:14:19 -, Frits J. Wthrich wrote:
How does the SMC-A 400/f5.6 compare to the K 400/f5.6 and this Sigma 400/5.6
APO Macro? Specifically wide open.
I couldn't tell you, since I've never owned or used the SMC-A 400/5.6
... I did a couple of shots this
In a message dated 12/22/2001 8:11:51 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
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MS 76 batteries are correct.
Good price, and I still have a liking for the old ME.
Regards, Bob S.
Also: EPX76, SR44, G13, RS76, V76PX, and S76. All are the same but come from
different
That's an amazingly good lens, and the kit offered is superb. It's one
zoom amongst a few very select zooms, that I'd like to have in my
collection.
Fred wrote:
Well, your URL is still missing a '?' between the .dll and the
View. Here is correct the URL:
Cotty,
I love ya like a hen loves her chicks, but some of us
are, as we say on this side of the pond, poor as Afgan
rats after the hay rack got bombed.
So I'm wondering, all you LX smirkers out there,
if you had to replace your LX with ONE, ONLY ONE, other
Pentax that existed prior, to, say,
Hi Shel,
I took a peak at the lens. What do you think was the first thing that
crossed my mind? Gosh, Shel ought to buy this one. If I wasn't trying
to put four kids through college and fill out my 6x7 kit at the same
time, I'd be bidding on it. If it's really as good as it sounds, it
could
Lon,
My second choice was and is the Super Program (Super A).
It has lots of features including TTL flash and DOF preview.
And when you just need some snapshots (like for Tom C's cover photos),
you can use a full program mode.
Regards, Bob S.
Lon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) asked Cotty:
So I'm
In a message dated 12/22/01 8:25:26 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
IMHO, this exactly the reason that I would *not* want to use this
feature! I can't think of anything worse than suddenly being stopped from
shooting - fiddling with the dial could result in a lost
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From: Lon Williamson
Subject: What cameras OTHER than the LX rate at least a half
wink?
So I'm wondering, all you LX smirkers out there,
if you had to replace your LX with ONE, ONLY ONE, other
Pentax that existed prior, to, say, 1990, what would it
be?
6x7.
So I'm wondering, all you LX smirkers out there,
if you had to replace your LX with ONE, ONLY ONE, other
Pentax that existed prior, to, say, 1990, what would it
be?
-Lon, who, every time he THINKS he is enabled, finds that he
is not. lol.
The screwmount SV, I think. But then I am a sad
William Robb wrote:
6x7.
Yes, but
Paul
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So I'm wondering, all you LX smirkers out there, if you had to
replace your LX with ONE, ONLY ONE, other Pentax that existed
prior, to, say, 1990, what would it be?
Without hesitation the Super A or Super Program.
;^} (that's a Super A wink - g)
Fred
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Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Regardless, the dataimprinting emitter is located where the film comes
out of its casette. This means that the area of the film being exposed
has already moved past the sensor. Hence, the only way to pair up the
data and the frame exposed is during rewind
This make no sense. It is imprinting on rewind that make mid roll change
and roll number count totally hassle free. Think of what happens: every time
you open the back door of your camera the memory is getting cleared. This
mean that you can reload a film 36 times if you like and the camera will
Bill, KG4LOV
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Bill wrote:
There was a thread recently about MZ-S data imprinting and whether it
was
done at time of exposure or during rewind. I can now answer the
question.
At work tonight, I put the MZ-S in our dark box, opened the back and
removed
about half a
Tom wrote:
Though I likely will never own one, it seems that imprinting at rewind
would
be problemmatic and needlessly complicated.
Can anyone explain this myth? To mee it seem ten times more problematic to
imprint data during wind than rewind.
Pål
There are 11 sensors at the bottom of
It was rewound from the take-up spool. The MZ-S DEFINITELY IMPRINTS
EXPOSURE DATA AT THE TIME OF EXPOSURE
Bill, KG4LOV
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From: Tom Rittenhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: MZ-S
Paul Wilkinson explained he re-winded the film before removing the film out
of the camera, so it could be very well Pål is correct. I assumed printing
was done after rewinding the full film, but it would make more sense to do
it after the rewind of a partially exposed film and not wait. Although
Tom,
What I noticed is that it looks like it was set-up for a cover shot. That
is, I can easily visualize where they would put in the magazine title, story
names, etc, (all that lettering) as the left hand side of the picture and
upper part lack some detail. I might be mistaken, but I think
I think one of the MZ-S owners need to do this: remove the film in a dark
bag at frame 35, rewind it outside the camera manually into the canister
before processing it. And then let us know what happened.
Frits Wüthrich
This is precisely what I did, although with a partial roll. The data
So I'm wondering, all you LX smirkers out there,
if you had to replace your LX with ONE, ONLY ONE, other
Pentax that existed prior, to, say, 1990, what would it
be?
Super A/Super Program.
regards,
Alan Chan
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Chat with friends
Bill wrote:
It was rewound from the take-up spool. The MZ-S DEFINITELY IMPRINTS
EXPOSURE DATA AT THE TIME OF EXPOSURE
Sorry, but this has been tested by others proving that when the film is NOT rewounded
theres no data printed. In addition, other test also prove that the film is
Bill wrote:
There are 11 sensors at the bottom of the MZ-S, just below the guide rails.
Evidently these sensors are what imprints the exposure data between the
sprocket holes.
The eleven sensors are not sensor but electrical contacts for the databack. They are
also outside the film path so
Mark wrote:
I just checked my MZ-S and the data imprinting emitter is not where the film
comes out of the cassette, it's on the other side right next to the take-up
spool.
This is NOT the dtataimprinting emmitter but the sprocket hole sensor. The data is
imprinted on the top of the film.
645, i'm pretty sure it came out prior to 1990?
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From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PDML Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 6:34 AM
Subject: What cameras OTHER than the LX rate at least a half wink?
Cotty,
I love ya like a
Frits wrote:
I assumed printing
was done after rewinding the full film, but it would make more sense to do
it after the rewind of a partially exposed film and not wait.
Yes, that's exactly what happens. It prints the data for the frames exposed after the
film was loaded. If you expose
Mine reminds me of a P30, minus the plastic film advance leaver. The most of
the MZ series would have less metal, but in my opinion they still feel
better built.
Regards,
Paul
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From: Raimo Korhonen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Saturday, December 22,
Thanks Lon Dave.
This one was ideally set up for the cover. They only cropped a little.
Purely accidental on my part.
Wet-ware? :-)
I hadn't thought of the yesteryear angle Dave. The magazine has a
definite bent towards Idaho history and the past two covers have been sepia
tone photos from
Hi people. Last summer I did the test for 2 weeks each day, and if my
alzeimer dont confuse me I can remember that film cutted on darkbox and
putted in a chassis didn´t show any exposure data, but if you want I can
make the test again next Monday.
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I think one of the MZ-S owners need to do this: remove the film in a
dark
bag at frame 35, rewind it outside the camera manually into the canister
before processing it. And then let us know what happened.
It has been done and it didn't print on those frames.
Pål
It did on my MZ-S.
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Hi everyone and Happy Holidays
I have a Pentax Super A with a problem. I need to move the film
advance two times to get a shot. The meter looks like is working fine.
Is there any good place to send this camera, also called the black
super program? Also my Pentax PZ1p has the plastic
Fred...
Thanks, I saw that.
When I access remotely my text window is not large enough to send the link
unbroken...
Brendan
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A black body MX with winder...
Brendan
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So I'm wondering, all you LX smirkers out there,
if you had to replace your LX with ONE, ONLY ONE, other
Pentax that existed prior, to, say, 1990, what would it
be?
Well, I suppose I'd have to find another LX. Well, really ;-)
Malcolm
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Angel,
You do not have a problem with your Super A/Super Program. It is operating
properly. Pentax added this feature to prevent very long exposures as you
tried to wind the film for the 1st shot on the roll. As an ME user, I would
load the film, shut the door, and press the shutter
Paul ...
The lens is really as good as it sounds. When I complain about the
mediocre zooms that are generally available for 35mm use, it's lenses
like this one that I use as a point of reference for quality zoom
optics. Build quality is excellent, focus feel is excellent, image
quality is
Bill,
Sounds like a pretty fool proof experiment!
Thanks for clearing that up.
Regards, Bob S.
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I placed the MZ-S and a 126 holder in a dark box. I opened the back of the
MZ-S, cut the film at the cassette and pulled the film off the take-up
spool. I then rewound
Bill wrote:
It did on my MZ-S.
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Bill wrote:
It did on my MZ-S.
But not on others who tested it. Sombody must have done some mistake in their testing
procedure or Pentax have changed the design of the MZ-S. Theres no way my MZ-S could
imprint data except on rewind.
Again there is the posibility that your MZ-S is
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