Re: PUG Deadline Approacheth.....

2002-04-20 Thread Steve Larson
Hey Bill, Great, I`m glad you got the warmed up! I just kind of miss Wheatfields promotion of PUG, telling us when the deadline approaches, so I`ll do it (if I remember every month ;) ) Love those Grandfather Mountain pics, and the group shots, make sure you get some group shots for us to see.

Re[2]: MZ-SD?!?!

2002-04-20 Thread Bruce Dayton
Frantisek, The MZ-S imprints exposure information (meter mode, shutter speed, f-stop, exposure compensation) in between the sprocket holes. If you turn on the date back, it functions like all other date backs - ruining your pictures with a boldly printed date in the frame area. Bruce Dayton

Re: MZS-D?!?!

2002-04-20 Thread camdir
But doesn't the MZ-S imprint the date/time INTO the frame area?!? Seems like quite stupid when they could imprint it into the sprockets area, where it would be MUCH MORE useful for pro/semi-pro/whatever photographers. Or does it do it this way? Frantisek. The info is imprinted between the

RE: Rare 35mm lenses (was Re: Melbourne lens shopping + Beethoven's Ninth.)

2002-04-20 Thread £ukasz Kacperczyk
Wasn't Canon lens a f/0.95 and not f/0.79? I'm pretty sure it was. Lukasz -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mishka Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 7:01 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Rare 35mm lenses (was Re: Melbourne lens shopping +

Re: Analog TTL flash correction

2002-04-20 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Avca But the camera will give you the metering including this exp comp factor, Avca right? Avca So, if you want fill flash, you put 1/4x and then add two stop to what the Avca meter tells you is the right exposure in manual mode? Avca Regards´ That's my understanding of it, and also the way I

Re: Weird OT film question

2002-04-20 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Hi, Chromogenic films use silver just as well... But in the final processing steps, it's bleached and activises the dyes (probably there is less silver than in traditional BW films though) I think the digital Xray is much more promising for them. Fra - This message is from

Re: Rare 35mm lenses (was Re: Melbourne lens shopping + Beethoven's Ninth.)

2002-04-20 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
I never could understand why people pay so much for these, except the consumerism and lust factor. I mean, the 1.8/85 is great lens (the very similar or same Zeiss/Zeiss Jena design is great) but a lens designed mainly for wide open performance with use of advanced glass types like the 1.2 or 1.4

Re: Leaving the List

2002-04-20 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Daniel, bye! Enjoy the free time of being offlist as you will find you have much more time left for actual *photography* ;-)) Should you decide you are feeling you need another dose of the drug, there is a solution for you which I once used with moderate to

Re: Delta 3200; was: Fast film recommendations?

2002-04-20 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
t I can't get Delta 3200 to look decent above ISO 1250, and HP5+ looks like crap under every t circumstance. Tom, what do you develop it in? I have had excellent results with HP5+ in Microphen, sometimes even up to 3200. Quite small grain, good tonality. Especially at 1600 it looks nice to me.

Re: New Camera, New Format

2002-04-20 Thread Cotty
Cotty has a Lubitel? Nope. :-) ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://www.macads.co.uk - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,

RE: Delta 3200; was: Fast film recommendations?

2002-04-20 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Frantisek Vlcek I said: t I can't get Delta 3200 to look decent above ISO 1250, and HP5+ looks like crap under every t circumstance. Tom, what do you develop it in? I have had excellent results

Re: New Camera, New Format

2002-04-20 Thread Bill Owens
Cotty has a Lubitel? Nope. Pentacon 6? Bill KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

PENTAX FS in UK: heads up!

2002-04-20 Thread Cotty
Okay, a quick heads up before I sit through the PUG and lavish praise... UK AP came through the door this morning - all serious buyers will have had a chance to get what they want by now (subscribers usually get the mag on a Saturday morning, sometimes Monday, it arrives into the shops on

Re: New Camera, New Format

2002-04-20 Thread ERNReed
In a message dated 4/20/2002 9:09:38 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Cotty has a Lubitel? Nope. Pentacon 6? Maybe a Yashica Mat? (Surely *not* a Seagull TLR.) ERNR My photographs hang on the virtual walls at http://members.aol.com/ernreed - This message is

WTB: Camera Straps

2002-04-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Looking for Spotmatic-era, thin leather camera straps. If you've got any, please contact me off list. Thanks! -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to

OT: FS S/M outfit

2002-04-20 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Got a good one today, for anyone wanting it. Vivitar XC-3, black body. shutter speeds from 4 to 1/1000 sec. + B M iso 25 - 3200 some brassing on edges shutter lock switch A X syncs as well as hot shoe. handy film box lid holder on the back. horizontal cloth shutter Can't

Re: We have the Limited 31 how good was/is the 30?

2002-04-20 Thread Paul F. Stregevsky
I don't have Stan's collected comments in front of me, so mine may overlap. I should add that I'm becoming a fan of using in-between focal lengths (like 30 or 31) to replace a pair (28 and 35): From Pentax catalog: The perfect solution for those trying to choose between the 35 and 28mm focal

Re: Super Program buyer

2002-04-20 Thread Paul F. Stregevsky
William, I was wrong. I was thinking of my Yashica Electro rangefinders. On the original full-size models (45/1.7 lens), click stops were every 1/3 stop. On the later, slightly smaller GL, this was changed to half-stops. William Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Curious. I have both the older

Re: Super Program buyer

2002-04-20 Thread Paul F. Stregevsky
One of mine has developed this problem. I think it began when I stuffed the camera into my lunch bag. Some foodstuffs may be clogging it up. One thing I forgot to mention about the Super Program, is that the film speed is a pain in the neck to change. It takes two hands, and even then,

SMC 120/2.8K (was: Re: Melbourne lens shopping + Beethoven's Ninth.)

2002-04-20 Thread Paul F. Stregevsky
The 120K is the big brother of the legendary 105/2.8K. Every bit as good, according to those who have owned both. If you're just starting to build a set of primes, the 120 can replace a 100 and 135. You can then get a 90/2.5 or 2.8 macro, which perhaps will satisfy your craving for an 85/1.8.

Re: WTB: Camera Straps

2002-04-20 Thread Otis Wright, Jr.
Early last year, I picked up four or five from e-bay auctions to replace some worn out and lay in a supply of spares. Typical e-bay, they cost more than they should, but it was worth it to close out the mission. Haven't been watching lately, but you might have some luck there. Otis Wright

Re: Vivitar 135mm/1.5?

2002-04-20 Thread Paul F. Stregevsky
It was not muticoated, apparently. From the Third Party Lens megasite (URL not at hand): From third-party lens site: I should mention that there were a few even faster 135mm f/1.8 and even f/1.5 lenses made by Vivitar in 1968, using the preset T-mount. But these lenses were much poorer

April PUG review from Cotty - better late than never?

2002-04-20 Thread Cotty
Well, it's a Saturday afternoon, I've just vacuumed the house top to bottom, the Mrs. has buggered off to the shops and the lad has a friend to play and they're outside terrorising the neighbours (hilk hilk). Must be time to settle down with a good Brownian Motion producer - say a really nice

Re: Rare 35mm lenses (was Re: Melbourne lens shopping + Beethoven's Ninth.)

2002-04-20 Thread Paul F. Stregevsky
Hey--Who is this guy who's trying to inject a dose of commonsense into our support group? Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i feel like i am completely missing something here. are these lenses collectibles (i wasn't aware pentax glass has this status) or simply so much better than competition

Re: Rare 35mm lenses (was Re: Melbourne lens shopping + Beethoven's Ninth.)

2002-04-20 Thread Paul F. Stregevsky
A US website listed a K28/2, same condition, same price, once in 1999, again in 2000. Each time, I discovered it a few day after the lens was sold. I also missed one in Finland. I finally found one on a Kansas site for about $260. It's still the costliest lens I own below 200mm. I just

Re: Delta 3200; was: Fast film recommendations?

2002-04-20 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
t HP5+? I've developed it in everything...it just doesn't like me I would say, stick with your favourite and use only it ;) If HP doesn't work for you, you could spend years tuning it when your already nice TX works nicely for you. It's only those darkroom freaks who spend more time in the

Re: new lens - Vivitar Ser 1 105/2.5 Macro

2002-04-20 Thread Christian Skofteland
You'll love it! Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Mike Ignatiev [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 6:36 PM Subject: new lens - Vivitar Ser 1 105/2.5 Macro Just got it in the mail. Boy, it is a beauty! Rock solid

Pentax morning...

2002-04-20 Thread Timothy Sherburne
Hello all... This morning I had to renew my driver's license. Since mine is really old and Oregon as since upgraded to the fancy credit-card style licenses, I had to go in, get my picture taken and pay a bunch o' money. Hohum, I'm thinking. But, I'm making that goofy only-on-your-drivers-license

The Ultimate Point Shoot Camera

2002-04-20 Thread William Robb
HOBO 8x10 Point Shoot Camera http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1347611983 Brother William - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at

Re: Rare 35mm lenses (was Re: Melbourne lens shopping + Beethoven's Ninth.)

2002-04-20 Thread Mishka
my sincerest apologies to the listers! so i'm shutting my mouth and going to burn some film: got 3 new lenses this month, and i have a feeling they are dying to refract some light... - Original Message - From: Paul F. Stregevsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday,

RE: April PUG review from Cotty - better late than never?

2002-04-20 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
I am blushing all over! Thanks Cotty for taking the time to comment. Frits Wüthrich Cotty wrote: Woodscape Frits W Always a sucker for a big fat close up of a tree trunk, this one's a beauty. Nice work (as usual!). Cotty - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

The Last Temptation of Dagor77.

2002-04-20 Thread William Robb
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1347364890 William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: Rare 35mm lenses (was Re: Melbourne lens shopping + Beethoven's Ninth.)

2002-04-20 Thread Fred
got 3 new lenses this month, and i have a feeling they are dying to refract some light... Sounds like a good month, Mishka !!! Time to take the new glass out for some refractive therapy (good for them and good for you - g). Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: April PUG review from Cotty - better late than never?

2002-04-20 Thread Steve Larson
Hi Cotty, Thanks for the kind words, I feel very honored finally making the Cotty list (even if it did take a minute to decide if you liked it ;) )! The shot was supposed to resemble human form, I saw bottoms in the viewfinder, then I saw female anatomy (upper) on the print. Steve Larson

RE: Rare 35mm lenses (was Re: Melbourne lens shopping + Beethoven's Ninth.)

2002-04-20 Thread Jose R. Rodriguez
Most of Pentax's K Series Lenses are highly sought after because they exude quality and performance. Many people purchase these lenses (e.g., K28/2.0, K30/2.8, K35/2.0, K50/1.2, K85/1.8, K105/2.8, etc...) and will never sell them (I won't sell mine either...); when they occasionally do show up

Re: Asahi patent for image stabilization....

2002-04-20 Thread Ryan K. Brooks
Crazy idea: Couple the IS optical train with a negative element (all in body) and then couldn't you put a full-frame image on a non-full frame image sensor? On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Alan Chan wrote: Could it be that they are working on image stabilization within the body of the camera that will

Re: Anybody selling ME Super??

2002-04-20 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Don't worry, it's absolutely alright to post WTB/FS stuff. We've been sort of trying to encourage FS Fridays, but there's no enforcement. I may have an ME Super that comes in at that price with an A 50mm f2. It came in to our place on Wednesday, and I may have a local buyer, but if that

Re: Re[2]: MZ-S Opinions

2002-04-20 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, April 19, 2002, at 12:10 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: The LX gang has a long lead on the Brotherhood for obsession. They have been obsessing since I joined the list quite a long time ago. They even have the LX wink. That's why we need Brotherhood hats. Heck, they even infected me --

Re: Photoshop question

2002-04-20 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, April 19, 2002, at 05:00 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: I have the tryout version of photoshop. I cant seem to find it. What is the sequence on the menus? I have to go look...I always just hit apple-L, the keyboard shortcut. Probably ctrl-L in Windows land. Just a sec. Image --

Re: MZ-S Focus Select in use is a moot point.

2002-04-20 Thread Brendan
Actually I would have a very good use for selectable focus points after today. I found myself using only the center sensor on my MZ-3 and PZ-20 then recomposing each shot. Most shots would have had my point of focus using one of the outer sensors or upper center sensor on the MZ-S it would have

MX Winder

2002-04-20 Thread ukasz Kacperczyk
What should I check when buying a MX Winder (with or without the camera)? ukasz - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: New Camera, New Format

2002-04-20 Thread Mishka
that sounds like rolleicord? do i get a candy? - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 4:16 PM Subject: Re: New Camera, New Format Nope. I said cheap, but I said quality also. Think entry level of

Found a usable Local mini lab

2002-04-20 Thread Brendan
It's the same Rapid photo that did my purple lady bug reprints, the manager said that he'll offer me a small discount and scan my negs at 6mp ( 3072*2048 ) rather than the normal 1536*1024 for the photo cds. I just dropped off 4 rolls of fuji 160 NPC and he said he'll reprint as many times as it

Re: MX Winder

2002-04-20 Thread Bob Rapp
With. Make sure that it fires correctly in the continuous mode. Bob - Original Message - From: ukasz Kacperczyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 7:00 AM Subject: MX Winder What should I check when buying a MX Winder (with or without the

Re: Shooting the Moon

2002-04-20 Thread William Kane
Whoops, That's my fault. Putting words down without thining . . . at any rate, I found out my 4 telescope has an f-stop of f13. This means it's a little less light (1stop) than the moony-11 rule suggests . . . . . . I was thinking though, for proper exposure, weather a full moon or a

Re: Shooting the Moon

2002-04-20 Thread Bill Owens
. . . I was thinking though, for proper exposure, weather a full moon or a 1/4 moon, shouldn't the exposure always use the moony-11 rule? I'm supposed to be measuring the reflected light . . . If I compensate for less light of a 1/4 moon, I'll get the dull 3/4 in a good exposure, but the

The Don's Photo show

2002-04-20 Thread William Robb
Just got home from the Don's Photo show here in town. Nice little show. Representatives from Kodak, Nikon, Fuji, Canon, Leica and Pentax, among others. Didn't stop at the Canon booth. I grabbed an F100 off the Nikon table to show someone what a cow it was beside and MZ-S (much to the chagrin of

Re: New Camera, New Format

2002-04-20 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
At 05:49 PM 4/20/02 -0400, you wrote: From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New Camera, New Format Cotty has a Lubitel? Nope. Pentacon 6? Maybe a Yashica Mat? (Surely *not* a Seagull TLR.) Nope. I said cheap, but I said quality also. Think entry level of quality...

Re[2]: Film Travel

2002-04-20 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, I'd forgotten about that. How could I? I ordered 70 rolls of Kodachrome from 7dayshop a few months ago. They arrived in 70 separate envelopes. The postman let me keep the sack... --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Saturday, April 20, 2002, 7:13:19 AM, you wrote: 7dayshop take about a

Tokyo Lucky Homie (was 67 Hat For the Homies

2002-04-20 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, I picked up a copy of the April French 'Photo' today (in Paris g). There's a long article about Nobuyoshi Araki, with many photos. In 2 of the photos his 6x7 is showing. He's not wearing a propeller beanie; he's wearing an airline captain's hat, and in another picture some devil's horns. The

Re: The Don's Photo show

2002-04-20 Thread ERNReed
In a message dated 4/20/2002 4:49:50 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I also saw what might well be my first digital camera. The Lisle Kelco guy had a (soon to be released) Leica Digilux I digital camera. It is a bit big, has a Leitz 2x zoom lens (I think it was 22mm to

Re: Pentax 6x7 extension tubes

2002-04-20 Thread Joseph McAllister
on 04/11/02 08:06, Ryan K. Brooks opined: - Mine is the same way. - Is there an outer-bayonet extension tube? Yes. I have two, but I think there are three. Ask Pentax for a copy of the consumers Price List and Catalog, or look it up online www.pentaxusa.com.

Re: Tokyo Lucky Homie (was 67 Hat For the Homies

2002-04-20 Thread Bruce Dayton
Bob, I am NOT shaving my head! Brother Bruce Saturday, April 20, 2002, 3:11:00 PM, you wrote: BW Hi, BW I picked up a copy of the April French 'Photo' today (in Paris g). BW There's a long article about Nobuyoshi Araki, with many photos. In 2 BW of the photos his 6x7 is showing. He's not

Re: The Don's Photo show

2002-04-20 Thread Paul Jones
I've played with it, It does manual focus by making a beep noise when the shot is in focus. It was based on getting the centre of the viewfinder in focus. If it has a real manual focus through the viewfinder then i'd buy one. Its the exact same camera as the panasonic Lumix and the panasonic is

RE: Photosamples of Pentax lenses needed

2002-04-20 Thread Albert Fekson
Thanks Tom, this lens will suit me just fine, light traveling is what it's for. Should make a nice companion for FA 24 f/2, FA 50f/1.7, and FA 28-70 f/4. Albert - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget

Re: PUG down again? and I'm back :)

2002-04-20 Thread Jostein
Welcome back, Ann! The PUG and the AutoPug is on each side of the Atlantic...:-) Here's a link for your bookmarks: http://oksne.net/autopug/pugform.asp Best, Jostein http://oksne.net - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 19,

Re: New Camera, New Format

2002-04-20 Thread Cotty
Diana? Pardon me? ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://www.macads.co.uk - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: New Camera, New Format

2002-04-20 Thread Cotty
Cotty has a Lubitel? Nope. Pentacon 6? Maybe a Yashica Mat? (Surely *not* a Seagull TLR.) Nope. I said cheap, but I said quality also. Think entry level of quality... Ah. An old Rolleiflex! I nearly went that way. But if I'm going to take landscapes I need mirror

Re: MX Winder

2002-04-20 Thread Cotty
What should I check when buying a MX Winder (with or without the camera)? £ukasz They're pretty much bulletproof in my experience, with one notable exception: the battery door is prone to breaking. The plastic / polycarbonate material where that the thumbwheel screws into will eventually

Re: The Don's Photo show

2002-04-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: The Don's Photo show In a message dated 4/20/2002 4:49:50 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I also saw what might well be my first digital camera. The Lisle Kelco guy had a (soon to be released) Leica

Re: The Don's Photo show

2002-04-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Jones Subject: Re: The Don's Photo show I've played with it, It does manual focus by making a beep noise when the shot is in focus. It was based on getting the centre of the viewfinder in focus. If it has a real manual focus through the viewfinder then

Re: Delta 3200; was: Fast film recommendations?

2002-04-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
I bought a roll of Verichrome Pan the other day. Didn't know they still made it, but I guess it's available in 120. I did a model shoot today, but stuck with my Plus-X. Perhaps I'll try the Verichrome Pan tomorrow. I'm not sure if XX is available in the US. Haven't seen it in a long time. Royal X

Re: New Camera, New Format

2002-04-20 Thread Cotty
that sounds like rolleicord? do i get a candy? No no no! A guy called Zac told me that I'd have to use my Brain for the Zone system... ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK

Re: New Camera, New Format

2002-04-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Think entry level of quality... A Mamiya TLR, perhaps a C220. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: PUG down again? and I'm back :)

2002-04-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Thanks Jostein, I finally got through just a few mins ago.. and both auto and pug seem fine again. I have submitted :) annsan Jostein wrote: Welcome back, Ann! The PUG and the AutoPug is on each side of the Atlantic...:-) Here's a link for your bookmarks:

Re: The Last Temptation of Dagor77.

2002-04-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Love it! Thanks for sharing this with us, Wheatfield. annsan William Robb wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1347364890 William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Re: Tokyo Lucky Homie (was 67 Hat For the Homies

2002-04-20 Thread Robert Harris
Bruce Dayton wrote: Bob, I am NOT shaving my head! It is not necessary. Just give it time and Mother Nature will take care of it for you. Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit

RE: New Camera, New Format

2002-04-20 Thread £ukasz Kacperczyk
What you need mirror lock-up on a TLR for??? And now for my guess - Kiev? Lukasz -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Cotty Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 12:46 AM To: Pentax List Subject: Re: New Camera, New Format Cotty has a Lubitel?

Re: Delta 3200; was: Fast film recommendations?

2002-04-20 Thread Bob Rapp
Too bad Verichrome Pan is being discontinued. An old technology film with a long toe and very smooth transistion to high lights. Bob - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 4:58 AM Subject: Re: Delta 3200; was: Fast

Re: WTB: Camera Straps

2002-04-20 Thread frank theriault
Damaged filters? Now thin leather straps? I'm becoming curiouser and curiouser... -frank Shel Belinkoff wrote: Looking for Spotmatic-era, thin leather camera straps. If you've got any, please contact me off list. Thanks! -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds.

Re[2]: Tokyo Lucky Homie (was 67 Hat For the Homies

2002-04-20 Thread Bruce Dayton
Robert, All my older brothers still have full heads of hair (oldest 52) and my dad (78) still has a full head of hair. I am not planning on the natural course. So far, no signs at all. No thinning, no nutin. Brother Bruce Saturday, April 20, 2002, 4:10:53 PM, you wrote: RH Bruce Dayton

Vivitar Series 1 135 2.3 VMC Pentax - MINT

2002-04-20 Thread ukasz Kacperczyk
Looks nice. Not mine. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1347633200 £ukasz - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: Pentax morning...

2002-04-20 Thread Paul F. Stregevsky
Remember my recent posting about the importance of preserving mundane memories for the future? Well, last year, I handed my camera to someone to snap a picture of me as I got my driver's license photo shot. Paul Franklin Stregevsky - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: 67 Hat For the Homies

2002-04-20 Thread Rob Studdert
On 19 Apr 2002 at 18:43, Aaron Reynolds wrote: Visual puns are the worst kind of puns. ;) So, Shel, do Leica guys wear hats made of feathers and razor blades? No, Tilley's apparently http://www.tilley.com/index3.asp Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT)

RE: Aaron's wedding (was: Re: Shooting memories (was: Re: Your desert-island kit?))

2002-04-20 Thread Amita Guha
Stop trying to tempt me, dammit, I PROMISED, no pictures on our wedding day. Hehe...and Nate has been trying to talk me into carrying my camera on our wedding day. It's what you do, why shouldn't you do it for the wedding? Like I'll have time...although I think I might try to get in a few

Re: New Camera, New Format

2002-04-20 Thread ERNReed
In a message dated 4/20/2002 5:47:04 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ah. An old Rolleiflex! I nearly went that way. But if I'm going to take landscapes I need mirror lock-up... Not with a TLR, you wouldn't. ERNR My photographs hang on the virtual walls at

Re: Pentax morning...

2002-04-20 Thread ERNReed
In a message dated 4/20/2002 7:11:01 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Remember my recent posting about the importance of preserving mundane memories for the future? Well, last year, I handed my camera to someone to snap a picture of me as I got my driver's license photo

RE: MZ-S Focus Select in use is a moot point.

2002-04-20 Thread Gabriel Bovino
I find the 6 point autofocus on the MZ-S annoying at times... but very useful at others. I sometimes like carrying my camera over my shoulder and just let the camera autofocus and shoot, so I can get some candid street shots... Granted they always don't come out perfect or the camera decides to

RE: MZS-D?!?!

2002-04-20 Thread John Coyle
Wrong, I'm afraid, Peter: the date/time imprint is in the lower right fifth of the frame,as is common with most systems. The exposure information is imprinted above the frame area, between the sprocket holes. For that reason, I have swicthed the date/time imprinting off, and occasionally

Re: Re: MX Winder

2002-04-20 Thread David Brooks
Duct tape? Thick fabric tape. Red Green is everywere:) Dave Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: Pentax morning...

2002-04-20 Thread Mishka
ROFL man! you've made my day! - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Remember my recent posting about the importance of preserving mundane memories for the future? Well, last year, I handed my camera to someone to snap a picture of me as I got my

Re: New Camera, New Format

2002-04-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
PMFJI, but why would you need MLU on a Rolleiflex? They don't have a mirror. Cotty wrote: Ah. An old Rolleiflex! I nearly went that way. But if I'm going to take landscapes I need mirror lock-up... -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/

Re: PUG down again? and I'm back :)

2002-04-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Congratulations on your showing at the Scrabble tournament and welcome back. I am sure the powers that be will straighten out the PuG difficulties. Paul Ann Sanfedele wrote: I tried pix, I tried to get just to mine, I tried submission deadline page - all bombed. I'm usually not the very

Re: New Camera, New Format

2002-04-20 Thread Bill Owens
Shel scribbled... PMFJI, but why would you need MLU on a Rolleiflex? They don't have a mirror. Ah, but they do have a mirror, is just isn't a moving one. :-) Bill KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Re: Delta 3200; was: Fast film recommendations?

2002-04-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
The first roll of film I ever shot was Verichrome Pan. It was 610 film in a little box camera that I bought for $2 at Erler's Cameras on 83rd and Stony Island in Chicago. I was 10 years old, so it was 1958. I still have some of the prints from that first roll, but I don't have the camera. Wish I

Re: Vivitar Series 1 135 2.3 VMC Pentax - MINT

2002-04-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Wow, nice piece of glass. Someone who needs a 135 should pick it up. You can't get a better 135 for $200. Paul £ukasz Kacperczyk wrote: Looks nice. Not mine. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1347633200 £ukasz - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Best travel SMC-A zoom Lens?

2002-04-20 Thread Steve Pearson
I'm going on a trip soon might want to buy a good zoom (I know that might be an oxymoron for some people). However, for the sake of travelling light...Does anyone have a favorite SMC-A lens that takes great pictures and is a good focal length for all-around picture taking? Thanks for any