OK, here's a question for any PZ-1p users out there -- have any of you had
the mirror stick while using the camera? We got the mirror unstuck by just
holding down the shutter release, and the camera is back to normal, but have
any of the rest of you had that happen? If so, does it happen often?
Hello again,
I forgot to say that I had no lenses on any bodies, only body caps, so all
the bodies were compared in the same condition.
The difference was there with lenses too.
Aleksandar
Hello,
Just sold my new MZ-S and SMC24-90 (I finally decided that plasticky AF
cameras with small
Pål Audun Jensen wrote:
Perhaps that digital binocular and the two 645 zoom lenses? Don't hold your
breath; the rumor mill says Pentax have nothing much for PMA.
In that case, perhaps someone who is going there can take a look-see at the
Sigma/Foveon digital body that there was some
Oh, I wasn't aware that there are so many types. I have four or five
Pentax k-mount bodies that I'd like to store without lenses, so I guess
I'm looking for k-mount body caps.
I would suggest, Steve, trying to find the screw-in (they're
really bayonet-in, I guess) body caps. They're always
Godspeed, my friend.
Thanks,
Ed
http://lightandsilver.com
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I hope one of you bought that K SMC 30mm that just
sold BIN for $133.50 on Ebay after a little over 2
hours.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1334181564
That was quite a good deal for someone.
Cool lens.
Yes indeed.
Fred
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The black ones are sure pretty.
Indeed they are, Bill. ;-)
One of these days, I must have a chrome body fire sale.
But ~hopefully~ without a fire first...
Fred
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In a message dated 2/20/2002 4:18:09 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
For me, shooting a fast lens wide open is a loss of a frame
I can't agree more..for me a fast max aperture lens makes for
a nice bright viewfinder, easier focusing...BUT DON'T SHOOT
THERE
You may say I'm getting old.
Call me a school ma'am if you wish.
But boys, can we please have a break from the word sucks and its variants.
I am so tired of hearing the phrase this and that sucks.
Use your imagination. Be eloquent. There are many more words out there.
Brighten up my day and use
Yes, film scanner have been falling in price quite a bit. I have a
Polaroid SS4000, and except for Polaroid going out of business, I
recommend it. It can be had for about $500, I think, and it comes with
Silverfast.
Now, since you have a 67, you might want to look into a scanner that
can do
For those of you who remember my questions a few weeks ago about how to send
money to Argentina, the answer is to be part of an exceptional group of
individuals like the PDML.
The problem was how to send payment so that it would arrive in the form of U.S.
dollars. This is important because of
On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
IAC, I can think of a number of instances where I'd
have liked an optic from one company on a body from another. There are
certainly a few Olympus lenses I'd like to adapt to the K-mount,
likewise for some Leica glass. And let's not forget that
Hi, Wendy,
Can we say that something we really like a lot doesn't suck? Or am I missing
your point? vbg
regards,
frank (whose new: MX definitely doesn't suck)
wendy beard wrote:
You may say I'm getting old.
Call me a school ma'am if you wish.
But boys, can we please have a break from the
On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Marcus wrote:
I hope one of you bought that K SMC 30mm that just
sold BIN for $133.50 on Ebay after a little over 2
hours.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1334181564
Cool lens.
Paid $99 for mine, and only because I told the seller that it was
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From: Frantisek Vlcek [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: A K [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: February 20, 2002 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: Tamron 24/2.5
Thursday, February 21, 2002, 12:35:02 AM, A wrote:
AK Hi,
AK I've beeen offered a Tamron 24/2.5 for 45$.
AK It is an old version with
Minolta MD mount...
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From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: Tamron 70-210 zoom - does adaptall 2 adapt to OUR cameras?
The adapter that is on there now is a M-MD (finally looked at
What an ebay RUSH I just had
I enabled myself tonight to buy an
kewl PENTAX screwmount lens, 135-600mm
F6.7 Super-Multi-Coated-Zoom Takumar:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1332161161
This monster will be good for the horse races where
I usually used a 400 or 500mm.
This site takes you to my first paid photography gig.
Essentially, I got to eat everything I shot.
It was a good day for Pentax, a better day for my belly.
These were taken about 3 years ago w/ a ZX-M.
http://www.compfoods.com
He just got the website up and running, though I wish I could do
Hi;
Got my lenses from KEH today. I ran a quick roll through the ME with all 3
lenses. They all look sharp and contrasty, at least at f8. If the weather
cooperates I'll try to shoot a roll or two Sat. with various apertures,
focus points, etc. From my previous post I had asked about KEH's
Frankly, I like the phrase, Sucks haddock! Of course, Sucks like Skippy
on haddock! is pretty good too. Then there's, Takes to it like a haddock
sucking Skippy!
So, who's Skippy?
Regards,
Bob...
From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Wendy thinks our vocabulary sucks haddock!]
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Have a safe trip. Sounds like fun.
William in Utah.
Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote:
Just a little note to let those who may be interested that I will be
unsubscribing from the list tomorrow sometime.
I fly out Friday morning to spend two weeks in Southern Honduras
with my
After almost two years of heavy use, my pz1p did what
sounds like almost the same thing. I took a picture,
the mirror never went back down. But, in my case, no
amount of firing the shutter or wiggling the mirror
had any effect. I sent it to Pentax USA, it was back
just like new in about 3-4 days.
On Wed, 20 Feb 2002 16:20:11 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Thanks Shel
I went and bought it. It cost me the princely sum of AUD $120, which
equates to about $6.71 USD :-)
It is in exceptionally good condition, so I'll play with it on the
weekend.
Cheers
It's a great lens! It, and the
I sold a pentax s2 a few days ago on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1331214090
I see its back again on sale with description upgraded from what it was:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1333739285
The prism housing dent is pretty much still
(1) have now found out that the adapter that is already on this lens is
for Minolta (M-MD)
Jeff, I did plan to take the M-MD off and replace it if I kept the lens
:)
Actually, I plan to take it to BH and ask if they will trade for the K
mount
or consider the M-MD a trade-in or something.
At 10:03 20-2-2002 -0500, you wrote:
From: Mick Maguire [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Camera aesthetics.
Is that your MZ-S you are describing as well used and a little dented Wendy?
;0)
Regards,
/\/\ick...
My MX, actually, but the description could equally be applied to myself :-).
I'm
Hey! Now I just need to buy a pair of Pentax binoculars and my poor
little Yashica will be ready for the big time with SMC GLASS
;-)
William in Utah.
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
This is either ludicrous or very clever, but I'm sure you'll enjoy the
creativity and ingenuity. It's a
The original Super Takumar 28/3.5 lens takes the round 58mm lens hood.
I have one for mine. Later 28/3.5 Super Takumars and SMC Takumars take
a square 49mm hood.
On Wednesday 20 February 2002 08:22 pm, Butch Black wrote:
Hi;
The only other problem was that I ordered a metal lens
hood for
On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, William Johnson wrote:
Hey! Now I just need to buy a pair of Pentax binoculars and my poor
little Yashica will be ready for the big time with SMC GLASS
A pair of Pentax *digital* binoculars. :) Now you, too, can have a
digital back for your TLR.
chris
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Portugese and Spanish spoken here
ppro
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Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 11:37 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: Spotmatic Enabled
I will definitely let you
The pentax manual is OK for the price (smiling) - You should check mine - much
better quality!
ppro
http://whitemetal.com/pentax/index.htm
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I predict the repliers to this be whistling dixie' all over the place.
Ciao,
Graywolf
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From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 9:03 PM
Subject: A
The vinegar works in a matter of minutes.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christian Skofteland
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 11:58 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Spotmatic Enabled
Thanks Paul, J.C., Cesar, Mick,
At 21:49 20-2-2002 -0500, you wrote:
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: A plea from the heart
Hi, Wendy,
Can we say that something we really like a lot doesn't suck?
No, you may not.
Though being Canadian, you'd probably say sock , eh?
(well, that's what it sounds like they
Looks like you should have asked more for it. (Then again this
auction isn't over yet and the new owner might not meet his reserve.
At 09:54 PM 2/20/2002 -0500, you wrote:
I sold a pentax s2 a few days ago on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1331214090
I see its back
Hi, Shel.
There is no longer anything being produced by the company that is
of any interest to me, and I suppose I'm not alone with those
feelings.
No, I can say with certainty that you're not.
The sad thing is that, without more Pentax gear to move into, I'm
looking to move out of Pentax
I think we already have the lenses 31,43 and 77. Now all we need is the
body. If they released an FM3A equivelent, then i'd buy one.
Regards,
Paul
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Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 4:03 PM
I know, I wish I could currently afford it.
At 09:39 PM 2/20/2002 -0600, you wrote:
Just some unsolicited enablement from a disinterested party . . .
I have 2 P645 and several of the prime lenses. It is a good system, I
particularly like the dual tripod mounts which allow a very quick switch
Shel asks:
So, what do you think?
I think Pentax sucks.
:-)
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Hi all,
I have an opportunity to practice some self-enablement on a couple
of 6x7 lenses.
The first is a Takumar 90mm f/2.8. I've been looking for a 90/2.8
since I bought the body about 6 months ago. Is the Takumar lens any
better or worse than the newer design, or does it only differ in
Brendan wrote:
Fuji Velvia Rules, I say no more.
My opinion of Velvia is similar to my opinion of using flash; I
generally dislike it but I'll use it when I need it.
My usual slide film of choice is Kodak E100SW but I've been using a
bit of Provia 100F lately.
Cheers,
- Dave
I for one will be staying out of this, (Damn too late).
At 10:20 PM 2/20/2002 -0500, you wrote:
I predict the repliers to this be whistling dixie' all over the place.
Ciao,
Graywolf
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Pål Audun Jensen wrote:
The 645 users stick more to their cameras. If you ask 6X7
owners why they sell they almost always answer weight and size.
That's interesting. Part of the reason I bought into the Pentax 6x7
system was because of the weight size. The other reason was the
glass.
Glad I could be of help.
BTW, because of one of those I keep forgetting the darn check at work
things, I only deposited it yesterday... So there you go.
j
Mark wrote:
For those of you who remember my questions a few weeks ago about how to
send
money to Argentina, the answer is to be part
Nobody paid list. Figure street price was 40-60% less depending on
the item.
At 09:18 PM 2/20/2002 -0500, you wrote:
What an ebay RUSH I just had
I enabled myself tonight to buy an
kewl PENTAX screwmount lens, 135-600mm
F6.7 Super-Multi-Coated-Zoom Takumar:
Just about my favorite wide angle lens.
At 08:12 AM 2/21/2002 +, you wrote:
Hi all
I have the opportunity to buy one of these at a pretty good price.
Any comments, good or bad?
Cheers
--
Jon Hope
Relax! Take life as it comes! You can't chase the sun, you can't race
the wind!
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I'd like to share a similar story. When I bought my new LX, a list
member asked his niece in Japan to help out, and she was able to secure
what may have been one of the last standard LX produced. Knowing how
much I wanted it, and not wanting to risk losing it while I transferred
funds to her,
I wonder why Pentax hasn't deigned to offer the 77mm and the 31mm in
rangefinder mount.
But, be that as it may, with what seems to be a strong interest in
retro and older style camera gear, perhaps there's a market for the
camera style we're discussing. Maybe not - the Nikon S3 didn't do too
I didn't mean to suggest only a rangefinder, as Pentax is essentially an
SLR company. An SLR might appeal to a greater number of people, and
would certainly be a very welcome addition to the lineup, but a
rangefinder might carve out a new niche for Pentax. Remember, they've
already made the
Ok this is totally off topic. However I've been using Google as
both a search engine and to translate pages for a while now.
Google's been my main search engine for some time now, too (having
replaced AltaVista).
Google offers it's site in a number of different languages. I
never noticed
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David A. Mann
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 12:50 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Pentax 67 lenses
Hi all,
I have an opportunity to practice some self-enablement on a couple
of 6x7
Can the group please advise me as to the differences
of these two lenses? I know what the M A stand
for, I mean in terms of image quality...
Thanks in advance!
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On Thu, Feb 21, 2002 at 12:50:36AM -0500, Peter Alling wrote:
Looks like you should have asked more for it. (Then again this
auction isn't over yet and the new owner might not meet his reserve.
I am quite happy with what i sold it for. I have a super-tak 35/3.5 and
105/2.8 (cleaning marks on
Cleaning marks? Isn't that a euphemism for scratches?
Nitin Garg wrote:
I am quite happy with what i sold it for. I have a super-tak 35/3.5 and
105/2.8 (cleaning marks on it tho!)
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You can't have everything.
On Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:56:59 -0500, wendy beard wrote:
I'm working on distressing the MZ-S. I keep falling over with it in my
hand. One of these days, I'm not going to cushion its landing.
If you are worried about it I could take you MZ-S and keep it safe for
you. I'll treat it very well
on 2/20/02 21:03, Shel Belinkoff opined:
The sad thing is that, without more Pentax gear to move into, I'm
looking to move out of Pentax for my next purchase. It is sad, for the
years I've spent with Pentax have been many ... but now they seem to
only be producing gimmicky cameras with
Yes, an MX with LX build quality. That's what is needed. And some new M
lenses with Limited optical quality. Yes. I would have to get a job.
Ciao,
Graywolf
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From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Yes, that must save them several thosands of dollars every year. Hell, it
must make them several thousand dollars every year.
Ciao,
Graywolf
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From: Ken Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Speaking of digital. I looked up drum scanners on google the other night.
Anyone for scanning a 20x24 negative at 12,000 dpi. Wonder when we will get
a digital SLR that can do that. Oh yes they do multiple sampling too, that
is the will scan the neg many times and combine the images too eliminate
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