Re: Limited Bags

2002-04-22 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
Tiger: >Is everyone's the same as mine: Yes Pål - 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: SMC vs C-n-n Coatings (from C-n-n FAQ)

2002-04-22 Thread Sas Gabor
Hi, On 22 Apr 2002 at 18:18, Mishka wrote: > playing devil's advocate, according to > http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/mf/coatings.html > there's no significant improvement in flare resistance between single- and > multicoated optics, in lab tests at least. granted, it talks mostly about > primes,

Re: OT: Agfapan APX 100 Pro film.

2002-04-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Sure ... it'll be an education. I'll try a print with both the condenser and the dichro heads. Do you know on what paper/grade the print was made? It's possible your lab just used the wrong grade of paper. Bruce Dayton wrote: > > Shel, > > If it's ok, I'll send a 6X7 neg and one of their pri

Re: SF1 or MZ-5N, that is the question!

2002-04-22 Thread Sas Gabor
Hi, The main differences are: - The SF1 is bigger, heavier, has more metal in it. - The SF1 has a better finder, with interchangeable screens. - The SF1 has better "in focus" indicator. Not a singke dot (like MZ5n), but with two additional arrows showing the direction to turn the focus ring. - T

Re: OT: Agfapan APX 100 Pro film.

2002-04-22 Thread William Johnson
It's the only film I have used in my Yashica D tlr. I really like it quite a bit and haven't seen any reason to try anything different, at least in 120 format. 35mm, that's a different story (I have 4 different b&w films loaded right now in various cameras) but I use it quite a bit here too (whe

Re: C41 BW film (was Re: Color is So Much Easier)

2002-04-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Mark ... Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Mark Cassino wrote: > Yow - I just ran some tests and the grain reduction on Vuescan is indeed > clobbering the detail. I was scanning for web display and resampling the > images down to ~640 x 480 - at which point they look OK - but I cou

Re[2]: OT: Agfapan APX 100 Pro film.

2002-04-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
Shel, If it's ok, I'll send a 6X7 neg and one of their prints so you can see how they did. Bruce Monday, April 22, 2002, 8:29:34 PM, you wrote: SB> Send it on ... SB> PO Box 1489 SB> El Cerrito CA 94530-4489 SB> BTW, APX 400 is a pretty grainy film with, I think, great tonality. I'd SB>

Re: OT:www.shootSMARTER.com??????

2002-04-22 Thread Chris Murray
On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I received it also and couldn't figure out where they got my email address > either. I got it. Deadbeat spammer probably got it out of the archives. I'm not sure if they display the email address or not. But if you are looking for a lot of email ad

Re: OT: Agfapan APX 100 Pro film.

2002-04-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
James, I have shot one roll of the 400 speed. What I got back from my lab was not a pretty sight. It seemed to be very contrasty and heavy looking. Not at all what I expected. I have since found out that they develop with Kodak HC-110 Dilution B. I don't know how compatible it is with that.

Re: OT: Agfapan APX 100 Pro film.

2002-04-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Send it on ... PO Box 1489 El Cerrito CA 94530-4489 BTW, APX 400 is a pretty grainy film with, I think, great tonality. I'd not use it with HC-110, but, with larger negs, the results practically glow with Rodinal 1:100. For most of the photography I do, APX 100 with Rodinal 1:100 gives superb

Re: OT: Agfapan APX 100 Pro film.

2002-04-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I use a lot of APX 100. James Adams wrote: > > I've just bought a roll of Agfapan APX 100 Pro 120 film to try out my > Ricohflex TLR camera. Has anyone used Agfapan APX Pro film? Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff

OT: Agfapan APX 100 Pro film.

2002-04-22 Thread James Adams
I've just bought a roll of Agfapan APX 100 Pro 120 film to try out my Ricohflex TLR camera. Has anyone used Agfapan APX Pro film? James - 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 Use

Re: Boat anchors

2002-04-22 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
>In a message dated 22/04/02 14:27:33 GMT Daylight Time, Dave writes: > ><< I'm sure you'll have a good market for boat > anchors. >> Uhmm... do you have the details available about the holding properties of the said item as a boat anchor ? I'm especially interested about the holding power in roc

PUG ?

2002-04-22 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
I just got my slide film back from processing. There are a couple of nice images of the comet Ikeya-Zhang taken with the LX + A* 300/2.8 and my tracking mount (exposure time about 5-6 minutes on E100SW). I'd like to (finally) submit my first image to the PUG, now that I have this lovely Expressi

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread camdir
< Japanese woman's voice was that of the president's secretary.>> The Minolta AFS-V (-voice)..."road firumu..use frash" and possibly one more message "rens crap" - yes it is, isn't it. Cute. Kind regards Peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http

Re: SMC vs C-n-n Coatings (from C-n-n FAQ)

2002-04-22 Thread Bob Blakely
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Bob Blakely wrote: > > "...it was Asahi Optical that developed and patented the current process that makes such accurate coatings mass producible." > > Well, I'm under the impression--from the Contax or Zeiss list, I think--that Pentax didn't really improve upon it al

Re: SMC vs C-n-n Coatings (from C-n-n FAQ)

2002-04-22 Thread Bob Blakely
US Government thinks so. Photo reconissance folks think so. I think so. Transmission increases with with multicoating over single coating, so physics says flair has to decrease. From: "Mishka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > playing devil's advocate, according to > http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/mf/coati

Re: SF1 or MZ-5N, that is the question!

2002-04-22 Thread Bob Rapp
At least they have not scrapped the old items! Bob > I was in Melbourne. They even have some uncommon accessories in their long > forgotten inventory. > > regards, > Alan Chan - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions

Re: Rare lens cap?? HAR!

2002-04-22 Thread Bob Rapp
Could this turn into a "rare piece" of cardboard or a 70,000 canon Digital? Bob - Original Message - From: "Stan Halpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > on 4/22/02 4:12, Norman Baugher at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1348002440 > > > > He's stil

Re: Hood depth

2002-04-22 Thread Fred
> I`ve been looking for one of those VS1 90-180 hoods that say > "Vivitar Series 1" on it. I picked up a 72mm Vivitar hood on ebay > that`s about 1 and 3/8' total length, that works well, but I still > want one (actually three) that say "Vivitar Series 1" on it. How > deep is the one that says "Vi

Re: SMC vs C-n-n Coatings (from C-n-n FAQ)

2002-04-22 Thread Mishka
could be many things. bad design. no hood (or front element sticking up). were they zooms 25 element/24 groups zooms? dunno. - Original Message - From: "Alan Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 12:19 AM Subject: Re: SMC vs C-n-n Coatings (from C

Re[4]: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
Alan, The LED's were what caused me to buy an MX in the first place. I was using an Olympus OM-1 at the time and was shooting quite a bit of lower light stuff. I couldn't see the black needle very well and started looking around for alternatives. At that time, I really like those glowing LED's

Re: SMC vs C-n-n Coatings (from C-n-n FAQ)

2002-04-22 Thread Alan Chan
>I recently saw a spectral response diagram of the standard SMC and the >"gostless" coatings. The response was very even over the visible spectrum >with the exception that the gostless has a sharper UV cut-off than the SMC. Does that mean with ghostless coating, SMC lenses would be even more flar

Re: SMC vs C-n-n Coatings (from C-n-n FAQ)

2002-04-22 Thread Alan Chan
>As I understand it (could be >wrong), it was Asahi Optical that developed and patented the current >process >that makes such accurate coatings mass producible. I further understand >that >(at least for some time), companies that desired to produce accurate >multicoatings paid a royalty to Asahi

Re: Limited Bags

2002-04-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
Tiger, I only have the 43, but it is as you described. Bruce Dayton Monday, April 22, 2002, 8:58:21 PM, you wrote: TM> I am now the proud owner of all three limited lenses. TM> My questions is about the nice leather pouches they come in, TM> I wasn't expecting them to be all different. TM

Re: SMC vs C-n-n Coatings (from C-n-n FAQ)

2002-04-22 Thread Alan Chan
>playing devil's advocate, according to >http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/mf/coatings.html >there's no significant improvement in flare resistance between single- and >multicoated optics, in lab tests at least. granted, it talks mostly about >primes, but still, is it that big of a deal, really? If

Re: SF1 or MZ-5N, that is the question!

2002-04-22 Thread Alan Chan
>Too bad you don't live in Australia. The still service all those models! I >had a new meter movement assembly fitted to my KX just last week and a SV >serviced and adjusted 2 weeks before that! > >North America seems to have a "throw away" policy. After all, who has their >colour TVs repaired? I

Re: Limited Bags

2002-04-22 Thread Alan Chan
>31mm - maroon leather, gold letter on outside, ball to tighten >the lens: PENTAX stamped on cap, green flocking in cap, green FINGER dot Have yet to find out. :( >43mm - brown leather, "PENTAX" on stamped in leather, rectangle to tighten >the lens: PENTAX painted in black on cap, black flocki

Re: Rare lens cap?? HAR!

2002-04-22 Thread T Rittenhouse
I do think this whole thread is ridiculous. He had a BIN of $15ppd. Now, if he had listed it as $5 + $10ppd no one would have thought it was out of line. Local camera stores get 7-8 bucks for camera brand rear caps like that one plus sales tax. Many Ebay dealers charge $15 or $20 for shipping and

Re: Re[2]: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread Alan Chan
>I think over time, my favorite viewfinder has been the MX with a plain >grid screen. Quite minimal and not in the way. Aperture, shutter >speed, simple meter (match diode or needle) and that about covers it. Somehow I have never liked the LED setting of the MX. It's just not very user friendl

close encounters of the bug knid

2002-04-22 Thread Brendan
a few more shots using the Sigma 70-300 APO with the close up adaptor, all on the tripod at F16, the shutter was around 1/20 to 1/45, Fuji NPS 160 film. I was impressed by how much sharper it is on the tripod vs hi hand held shutters, the DOF is even less than before but it is noticably sharper, t

Re: Vivitar 285 flash info./manual?

2002-04-22 Thread Steve Pearson
Ann: Thanks for the info. Just curious-did the 28mm diffuser come with the flash when you bought it? Or is that an accessory item you purchased later? The reason that I ask is that I can see where there is a slot to put it, but mine does not have the diffuser itself. Is that something that I

Limited Bags

2002-04-22 Thread Tiger Moses
I am now the proud owner of all three limited lenses. My questions is about the nice leather pouches they come in, I wasn't expecting them to be all different. Is everyone's the same as mine: 31mm - maroon leather, gold letter on outside, ball to tighten the lens: PENTAX stamped on cap, green

Re: OT:www.shootSMARTER.com??????

2002-04-22 Thread Timothy Sherburne
I didn't get it. If it really is spam, then the spammer could have mined your email addresses from a rec.photo.* newsgroup if you post there. You can mask or scramble your email addresses if you post to those groups... t On 4/22/02 5:14 PM, frank theriault wrote: > Not me. Which proves that at

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread Mishka
This is a bit offtopic. A friend of mine got a Nissan Z300, 20-something years old. Used to be very luxurious, now a piece of junk. Anyway, it has a woman voice for a "friendly reminder" whenever anything goes wrong. Last time he drove me from New Haven to Boston (almost 2hrs drive), a pin on the

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Matt, Since we were (I think) talking about the MX, what other info could you possibly display, on a mechanical camera? regards, frank Matt Bevers wrote: > As for info, I see shutter and f-stop being a bare minimum, especially > useful, if like me, you are just starting. > -- "The optimi

Re: Pentax Fan who uses his LX 2000

2002-04-22 Thread Christian Skofteland
I used to Work for Marriott and one of my jobs as "Guest Service Agent" at a Bethesda hotel was to go over to Bill Marriott's house and park cars for his holiday party. His house was an automobile enthusiasts dream. Each bay of his garage (which is attached to his living room) was filled by some

OT: Stamp Series on American Photographers

2002-04-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
This was brought to my attention earlier today: "The United States Postal Service is releasing a stamp of Man Ray. The final installment in the Classic Collection series debuts in June, 2002 with the release of the Masters of American Photography pane of 20 stamps featuring a wide variety of bla

Re: Ansel Adams on "The American Experience"

2002-04-22 Thread Rfsindg
Bill, It was an interesting show, but 2 hours I think...8-10PM last night. You may need that 2nd showing yourself. I guess St. Ansel was something of a character. I tried to attend the exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago Saturday, but it was too crowded with viewers to be much fun. Regards,

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Here! Here! (or is it Hear! Hear!?? T Rittenhouse wrote: > > I demand, DEMAND, I say, a reliable way to frame and focus, and would prefer > that anything else they stick in there not get in the way of those. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss M

Re: Pentax Fan who uses his LX 2000

2002-04-22 Thread Rfsindg
Christian, I knew a McDonald's executive who was sinfully rich. He was in his early 60's and raced an old Lotus Elan. One Saturday on the way to McDonald's my boys spotted a red Ferrari. It was in front of us and we were surprised to see it turned into the McDonald's in front of us. My fri

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread wendy beard
At 14:40 22-4-2002 -0400, you wrote: >From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >There's been a fair amount of discussion and commentary about the >quality and amount of information available through various Pentax >viewfinders. Apart from exposure information, what information do you >look for

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

2002-04-22 Thread Matt Bevers
Wow - my first PUG and I get such a thoughtful and useful review on the famous "Cotty List." The praise made my day and the suggestions have motivated me even more than I already was. I missed this month's PUG, but I'm looking forward to coming up with something for June. Thanks so much. -matt

Carsen-Polaris 135mm/1.8

2002-04-22 Thread Timothy Sherburne
Hello all... I noticed this lens selling on eBay recently; did anyone on the list get it? Does anyone have experience with that manufacturer? It sold for $147 which is amazing compared to some other lenses in that length and speed.

Re: SMC vs C-n-n Coatings (from C-n-n FAQ)

2002-04-22 Thread Bob Rapp
Found, the link for spectral response. From the gang at AOHC. http://digilander.iol.it/aohc/images/ghost01.gif 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 the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread Matt Bevers
I also have no trouble with the f-stop reading in the MX viewfinder, and I'll agree that the LEDs are a bit hard to see in bright light. Would a rubber eye-cup help this problem? As for info, I see shutter and f-stop being a bare minimum, especially useful, if like me, you are just starting. I'

Re: price for M135/3.5

2002-04-22 Thread Matt Bevers
I got mine for $35 off ebay about a month ago with great glass but a minor "clicking" noise when focusing, the list assured me this was not a problem. The first images from it confirm that it's not a problem. -matt on 4/22/02 11:44 AM, Jeff Post at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I bought my about

Re: Tokina AT-X 17mm

2002-04-22 Thread wendy beard
At 12:08 22-4-2002 -0400, you wrote: >The Tokina SL-17 is an old design. I've read that it's the same lens >that's sold as the Vivitar 19mm. > >The Tamron SP 17/3.5 gets the highest marks for geometric accuracy--as one >might expect, with its 82mm filter size. (Right? I'm going from memory.) >

Re: PDML NW US and BC users

2002-04-22 Thread Patrick White
>>> We got talking about getting together with other PDML member for a day out. >>> What would you BC, WA and OR PDML members feel about getting together like >>> the Toronto group did last weekend? >Saturday the 27th is the 22nd annual Camera & Photographic Swap Meet in >Puyallop, Washington. (We

Re: Vivitar 285 flash info./manual?

2002-04-22 Thread Bolo
> Also, I assume the 285 is the newer version of the > 283? Are they rated the same in terms of power > output? The 285HV and the 283 are both current production models. The GN of the 285HV @ 50mm zoom is the same as the GN of the 283. The 285HV has a built in manual optical zoom on the flash

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread T Rittenhouse
I demand, DEMAND, I say, a reliable way to frame and focus, and would prefer that anything else they stick in there not get in the way of those. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - This message is from the Pentax

Re: SMC vs C-n-n Coatings (from C-n-n FAQ)

2002-04-22 Thread Bob Rapp
I recently saw a spectral response diagram of the standard SMC and the "gostless" coatings. The response was very even over the visible spectrum with the exception that the gostless has a sharper UV cut-off than the SMC. Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go

Re: SMC vs C-n-n Coatings (from C-n-n FAQ)

2002-04-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bob Blakely wrote: "As I understand it, the concept of multicoating was originally developed by NASA." Yes, it was developed by OCLI (Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. at http://www.ocli.com/ in California. "...it was Asahi Optical that developed and patented the current process that makes suc

Re: Hood depth

2002-04-22 Thread Steve Larson
Peter, I`ve been looking for one of those VS1 90-180 hoods that say "Vivitar Series 1" on it. I picked up a 72mm Vivitar hood on ebay that`s about 1 and 3/8' total length, that works well, but I still want one (actually three) that say "Vivitar Series 1" on it. How deep is the one that says "Vivi

RE: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread TM
In response to this thread- I prefer to have shutter speed, aperture and exposure info in the viewfinder, LCD/LED is fine- never had a problem with that, even in direct bright sunlight, but I'm not a prodigious photographer, so I haven't been in situations like that very often. Taka - This messag

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Mishka" wrote:would you like it to beep you: "bob, there's a great photo you are about to miss, grab the camera and run to the intersection of A and B... NOW!" I recall when the Japanese camera companies agreed upon a set of icons to signify the basic 20 or so messages, such as "film empty"

Re: Help! I need a filter friendly ULTRA-WIDE

2002-04-22 Thread andre
Thanks Dave. I almost got the lens (18mm 3.5) from their site, but a Japanese buyer had ordered the lens a bit before me. Good luck to him. A few months ago, I was also supposed to get this lens from the personnal stock of a mainstreet seller, but he decided to sell all his Pentax gear at o

Re[2]: Tokina AT-X 17mm

2002-04-22 Thread andre
>andre wrote: >If this is the case, Bruce, Vivitar's marketing strategy is >surprising: write 19mm on a lens that could be called 18mm or 17mm ! > >Andre, > >This could have been part of the marketing agreement with Tokina. > >In the same way, perhaps, Kino Optical had to call its Kiron 105mm >m

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
SB> So, what do you look for and prefer, and why? 1) aperture, either tru window or electronically (as I have now only manual pentaxes and other cameras - it's tru a window) 2) shutter speed. I love the match needle metering as on LX or K2DMD (two different incarnations of it though), but would

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread Mishka
sometimes i like having a grid. sometimes i think that a split image is annoying. do interchangeable screens can count as a part of a viewfinder? i guess, the ideal solution is what MF cameras (usually) have: by swapping screens/prisms one can get as much or as little info as is appropriate at the

Re: SMC vs C-n-n Coatings (from C-n-n FAQ)

2002-04-22 Thread Mishka
playing devil's advocate, according to http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/mf/coatings.html there's no significant improvement in flare resistance between single- and multicoated optics, in lab tests at least. granted, it talks mostly about primes, but still, is it that big of a deal, really? - O

Re: Vivitar 285 flash info./manual?

2002-04-22 Thread Steve Pearson
Thanks Len for the reference! Do you know what the difference is between the 285 & the 285HV? Also, I assume the 285 is the newer version of the 283? Are they rated the same in terms of power output? Thanks again for your help! --- Len Paris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, take a look h

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Lukasz, I'm with you on this one: I've had no trouble reading the f-stop in the MX viewfinder. With the possible exception of when the ring is "between stops", and the numerals aren't in the lttle viewer's "area". No problem moving the ring 1/2 stop one way or the other, to see where I am,

Re: SMC vs C-n-n Coatings (from C-n-n FAQ)

2002-04-22 Thread Bob Blakely
As I understand it, the concept of multicoating was originally developed by NASA. Their process for generating an even coat of the desired angstroms thickness was unbelievably difficult and costly, but it did demonstrate the effectiveness of multiple coatings to match the impedance of free space t

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Lukasz, Funny, with regard to match-needle versus LED (at least in the MX), I'm the opposite of you: In bright sunlight, I find it much easier to see the match-needle in my Spots; sometimes the led's of the MX can be washed out in bright sunlight (you may remember we had such a discussion h

Re: SMC vs C-n-n Coatings (from C-n-n FAQ)

2002-04-22 Thread Alan Chan
>http://www.photozone.de/canonFAQ.htm#3Q4c And that makes me wondering, is good coating so difficult or expensive to develop that even big player like Canon could not do it? regards, Alan Chan _ Join the world’s largest e-mail se

Re: Harsh Bokeh in K 105/2.8

2002-04-22 Thread Alan Chan
>Yuck! With bokeh like that, who needs enemies? I'll stick with >my FA*85 for beautiful bokeh. Actually I managed to take a few harsh bokeh photos with this lens too. :( regards, Alan Chan _ Join the world’s largest e-mail

Re: Vivitar 285 flash info./manual?

2002-04-22 Thread Len Paris
Well, take a look here: http://primco.org/photo/galleries/vivitar_285_manual/ You ought to be able to figure it out with this. Len --- - Original Message - From: "Steve Pearson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Mail List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 4:08 PM Subje

RE: (slightly) View from a windmill

2002-04-22 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
I am also interested to see those photo's! Frits BTW, this email is about photography, so it should not be marked as OT. Many OT messages are not marked as such, and many on topic messages are marked as OT. I had to switch off my mail filter, because it was useless this way. > -Original Mes

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
And what facts are those, Friday? "Bill D. Casselberry" wrote: > > SuperProgram - ... just the facts, ma'am! > -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - This message is from the

RE: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread Łukasz Kacperczyk
Your post is really puzzling to me, for I see the f-stop very clearly. I'm curious if anybody else has this problem. Lukasz -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alexander Krohe Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 10:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject

RE: Pentax Fan who uses his LX 2000

2002-04-22 Thread Paris, Leonard
I'm sure there are wealthy people who regularly shoot pictures with all of the commemorative edition Leicas, Rolleis, and Hasselblads they own, too. I've seen wealthy businessmen wearing solid gold Rolex wristwatches with the time on them twenty or more minutes wrong, too. Len --- -Original

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, I like it to say "That's a great photo, Bob. Press the shutter...NOW!". Apart from that I'm becoming more of a minimalist (or should that be 'less of a minimalist'? Is that a paradox? Perhaps 'less of a maximalist' is best). Whatever. I've always appreciated the efficient simplicity of the

RE: Item # 1348002440

2002-04-22 Thread Paris, Leonard
It could be an important cap for a diehard collector, one that must have as close to the original cap as possible for the year of manufacture of the lens he intends to put it on. In that case, it could be seen to be reasonable. I know i don't need one but someone may need one. Len --- -Orig

Re: Hood depth

2002-04-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, the Contax No. 5 67mm hood that I ordered from Cole's Camera had been sold. Just as well; 86mm width is awfully imposing and inconvenient. I misspoke when I said I was considering the Nikon HN-23. I meant to write HN-13. That does fit a 72mm filter ring, right? And it's plenty long? One s

Re: MF equivilent site to Boz's K mount pages?

2002-04-22 Thread Robert Harris
Bruce Dayton wrote: > ...just doesn't have quite the ring to it. You mean that in addition to big, klunky cameras, secret passwords and funny hats you will have secret rings, too? Wow. Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and foll

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread Brendan
I like the MZ-3 display ( except in bright light ), it gives shutter, aperture, over under and use flash warning when back lit or shutter drops below 1/focal length. I don't find the display annoying since when I'm in manual I don't even notice it's there. I find displays with the af points that l

Re: Pentax Fan who uses his LX 2000

2002-04-22 Thread Christian Skofteland
I've always said that if I had an LX 2000, Titanium, or Gold I'd use it. Why not? As Cesar told me when I made fun of his beat-to-hell LX: "It's a TOOL!" Having a rare camera and not using it is like the a-holes that have a vintage Ferrari and don't exercise it on the track. Christian On M

Re: Harsh Bokeh in K 105/2.8

2002-04-22 Thread William Johnson
Hi Fred, I wasn't shocked. Mine has done the same thing to me. I'm certainly no bokeh expert, but it seems to me that with mine (and in the web examples that you've shown) that it does very poorly with out of focus specular highlights. I have a couple of informal portraits with some highlighte

Pentax Fan who uses his LX 2000

2002-04-22 Thread Albano_Garcia
A lot of shots (portraits) in the Pentax Fan website are taken with a LX 2000. This is for those who say it's just for collectors! ;-) Albano (with plain-LX wink) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forge

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread David Brooks
Shel,maybe its because i'm use to seeing the info in the D1 viefinder ,but i like to see my Shutter and my F stop at least,and mode i'm in when using this type of camera.Withj the SF-1 i can see my shutter but no f stop.To do this i have to keep the camera pointed to the subject and view the top l

Re: my wife is away.......

2002-04-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bob Rapp wrote: [My wife is away] And I will play! I just won an auction on a 135 f3.5 preset Takumar - complete with original caps and case. It is the 5 element chrome and black, and the glass is clear. Cost? about 20.00 US delivered! I can't wait!!! Bob, If that's all she needs to worry about

Re: Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread Christian Skofteland
I'm sort of a minimalist. I own a LX and MX and their viewfinders, while different, provide the only information I need: Shutterspeed, Aperture and the little flashy light thingies that tell me I'm getting a "correct" exposure. (obviosly the LX's flashy light thingies indicate some other thing

Re: Item # 1348002440

2002-04-22 Thread Norman Baugher
So, the ones I have ARE rare!! Bill, make me an offer... Norm Mick Maguire wrote: > Aaron said: "Should ask him how his cap differs from this:" > > Well, it *is* a different cap. It's a much older incarnation of the cap > currently available, and of a slightly different design. Yes it performs t

Viewfinder Information

2002-04-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
There's been a fair amount of discussion and commentary about the quality and amount of information available through various Pentax viewfinders. Apart from exposure information, what information do you look for and find important. Speaking for myself, all I care to see is a simple display which

RE: Item # 1348002440

2002-04-22 Thread Mick Maguire
Aaron said: "Should ask him how his cap differs from this:" Well, it *is* a different cap. It's a much older incarnation of the cap currently available, and of a slightly different design. Yes it performs the same function and yes it is made by the same company, but it has different wording (Asah

Re: Help! I need a filter friendly ULTRA-WIDE

2002-04-22 Thread RK
I have a Tamron 14/2.8 and while it does have the rear filter provision, (complete with cutting template) it is an extremely efficient flare catcher. Mighty peculiar lens-cap as well, I get a lot of funny looks when I take this off. RK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > What kind of filter are you after

Re: How to use polarizer on rear filter lenses

2002-04-22 Thread Maciej Marchlewski
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I am considering to buy a super wide angle lens (17-20 mm) but many of these > lenses use > rear filters. As I will use this lens mostly for landscapes and, in that > case, polarizer is > essential, how do we use polarizer in such lenses? Is

Re[3]: Tokina AT-X 17mm

2002-04-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
andre, Perhaps Pentax is at fault and their 20 is really 21 or 22? Bruce Monday, April 22, 2002, 9:43:19 AM, you wrote: a> If this is the case, Bruce, Vivitar's marketing strategy is a> surprising: write 19mm on a lens that could be called 18mm or 17mm ! a> Today, 19mm would easily qualif

Re: focus problem w/ 80-200 F4.7

2002-04-22 Thread David Spaulding
Thanks for the replys all... The lens in on its way back to KEH today. Hope I have better luck with the next one, or hope they can repair it. Dave -- David Spaulding Photographer http://d.spaulding.tripod.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://w

Re: SF1 or MZ-5N, that is the question!

2002-04-22 Thread David Brooks
Hi John.Some of the technical differences can be seen at: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ I also have a SF-1 but have only handled the MZ-5n. You will sacrifice the weight and grip(both i like) but there is a grip for the 5n.The 5n also has more viewer information,and is quieter,which is why i'm thin

Re[2]: Tokina AT-X 17mm

2002-04-22 Thread andre
If this is the case, Bruce, Vivitar's marketing strategy is surprising: write 19mm on a lens that could be called 18mm or 17mm ! Today, 19mm would easily qualify for a typical "limited" focal lenght... >I did compare it to my FA 20/2.8 and it is wider than that one, so I'm >guessing it is wider

RE: PDML UK 2002 UPDATE AND GOODIES

2002-04-22 Thread Malcolm Smith
Peter, Bring along a 2000mm lens and find out how good my grip is :-) Malcolm > What, a 250-600 - who's going to Pentax to collect it then? Remind me to > bring a set of large pry bars to remove said lens from Mr Cotty's > grasp. I > distinctly recall an ocassion when Nikon offered a loan l

FS: Pentax ME Super Kit

2002-04-22 Thread Francis_Alviar
Good morning to one and all. I am giving list members first dibs on my Pentax gear. I've assembled this gear together in the past few months by buying from other members of the list. I am placing my gear for sale because the wife says it has to go before I can buy a medium format gear. She fin

SF1 or MZ-5N, that is the question!

2002-04-22 Thread Bowman, John
Well, I have a dilemma. My SF1 has been sent for repair as it would kill batteries in a day or two even when turned off. The local Pentax repair shop had to send it to Pentax Canada in Toronto as they feel it is a circuit problem (sounds expensive to me). Otherwise, it would work fine. The local r

Re: PDML UK 2002 UPDATE AND GOODIES

2002-04-22 Thread Camdir
In a message dated 22/04/02 17:09:20 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << UK Pentax Marketing Manager John Dickins has kindly offered the loan of some Pentax cameras and lenses for those attending the PDML UK gathering at Duxford on July 13 / 14th.>> What, a 250-600 - who's going

Re: MF equivilent site to Boz's K mount pages?

2002-04-22 Thread gfen
On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, gfen wrote: > You know, on those days its not practical to lug the 4x5 every Makes me wish I'd have finished typing before I sent it... Anyways, to lug that thing everywhere and have a modern convience or two. -- http://www.infotainment.org "The destructive charac

Re: Item # 1348002440

2002-04-22 Thread David Brooks
I knew someone would ask.Looks like Saskatchewan is off his vacation list. Dave Begin Original Message From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:24:14 -0600 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Item # 1348002440 This just in. I didn't realize that lens caps wer

Re[2]: Tokina AT-X 17mm

2002-04-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
andre, I did compare it to my FA 20/2.8 and it is wider than that one, so I'm guessing it is wider than 18 or 19. Bruce Dayton Monday, April 22, 2002, 8:54:57 AM, you wrote: >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>The Tokina SL-17 is an old design. I've read that it's the same lens >>that's sold as the V

Re: Item # 1348002440

2002-04-22 Thread Norman Baugher
It is rare Bill, I have a small collection that I have built up over my lifetime, if you're nice I might trade you one for a piece of P67 kit... Norm William Robb wrote: > This just in. I didn't realize that lens caps were a collectable > item. I think he was insulted by my query. > > From: Rob

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