Hi,
I think that you are right. The dual cable release is required to close
down the aperture and open the shutter simultaneously.
If the lens mount of the bellow unit has that lever which causes the lens
aperture to remain open even if you rotate the aperture ring higher
f/numbers, then it
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It reminds me of some recent scandal in Poland. A guy from Italy sold
cameras named Canomatic (ever
just another reason why the screwmount
Pentax lenses are superior. They all
have a manual aperture switch built into the lens
( at least the auto aperture ones do).
JCO
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Sid,
Dual cable release is nice to have, but not a must.
You can substitute two cable releases.
You just have to push the lens one first before you fire the camera one.
Regards, Bob S.
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I'm looking at a pentax bellows II unit on ebay. It does not include the
dual
Hi All,
Hope everyone's enjoying the weekend.
I just bought a gold reflector umbrella on a whim. I plan to use it with my
flash (G/N: 32m)
Can anyone tell me how I many stops I should adjust for it?
Thanks,
Simon
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buy a flash meter dude.
jco
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Subject: Basic umbrella reflector question
Hi All,
Hope everyone's enjoying the weekend.
I
There is a button to which the cable release attaches to close the aperture and the
button can be operated with a finger, too. I have never used the dual cable release
anyway.
All the best!
Raimo
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We don't have a clue as to the reflectivity of the umbrella and
that's not the only parameter involved, so there's no real hope
of calculating a correction factor. Do as J.C.O said, get a
flashmeter.
Len
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Hi,
I have a PZ-1 that is eating up batteries (probably I use the flash
quite often and leave the camera on once in a while). The batteries
are quite expensive in this part of the world (approx 5 times the
cost of a Kodak 100 print film), and I get only 6-8 rolls out of one.
So I have decided
If Pentax doesn't introduce new Limited lenses in September
Lenses - as in more than one? I doubt it - Pentax has so far only released
one Limited Lens lens at a time.
And just curious - had Pentax NOT released any Limited Lenses, would you
have changes already?
Patrick
And it is professional, too - but which profession is it, the oldest or...
must be the oldest - pay your money and get
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On Fri, 9 Aug 2002, William Robb wrote:
It is a 4x5 field camera, made of the finest Japanese cherry
wood, with gold plated brass fittings.
It is both a pleasure to use, and to see.
Have you ever compared it to a Shen Hao? I was giving thought to both of
them for awhile, and the SHen has
On 10 Aug 2002 at 10:09, Raimo Korhonen wrote:
I have had no problems with 4/135 Tele-Elmar.
I had no real problems with my old 4.5/135 Hektor but I sure do prefer my
SMCPA*135f1.8 for focus accuracy and speed :-)
Cheers,
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10
Hi Bill,
Many thanks for the explanation. I will follow the lines
With regards,
Ayash.
On Fri, 9 Aug 2002, William Robb wrote:
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From: Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
Subject: Twin flash for Macro: Some thoughts
Hi Ayash:
You had best use both flash units in
Boy..
I tend to flip flop more than a fish out of water sometimes
But I guess that's what this learning thing is all about.
Here's the scenario:
after having the LX for a few months (I like it, I do.. honest.. hear me
out) I'm starting to realise that I may not be using it to it's FULL
I am able to understand it now.
Many thanks again.
With regards,
Ayash.
On Fri, 9 Aug 2002, William Robb wrote:
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From: Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
Subject: Re: Twin flash for Macro: Some thoughts
Ayash, with the setup Warren describes, the bellows factor and
guide
Hallo Warren,
Many thanks for your comments. I have to find out the basic exposure
correctly now. With the help of Bill and you, things look much simpler
now.
No, completed calculations and refering to nomogram.
With regards,
Ayash.
On Fri, 9 Aug 2002, W.Xato wrote:
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002
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From: gfen
Subject: Re: Most Used Body Survey Results UPDATE 17
Have you ever compared it to a Shen Hao? I was giving thought
to both of
them for awhile, and the SHen has better movements, while the
Tachihara is
about a pound and a half lighter.
The Shen Hao
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From: John Coyle
Subject: RE: New Limited Lenses?
I don't see the point of going to Leica, where you're range of
focal
lengths is basically limited to 35-135, I believe, and you are
going to
shell out big bucks to get into the system at all.
I can see the
Dave, what you need is a Texas Leica G.
I have the samples to prove it.
Jeff.
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Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 10:58 AM
Subject: Thinking of relinquishing the LX :(
Boy..
I tend to flip flop more than
I have several cameras and lenses for sale or exchange for Pentax gear.
Prices don't include shipping expenses.
Pentax SFX AF SLR + SMC Pentax-F AF zoom 35-70 mm. 3.5-4.5 (a really
good zoom, IMO) + original Pentax soft camera case + two battery
holders: the standard one for a lithium battery
I've been offerd (by phone) a 70-210 Kiron in Pentax K mount. The filter
size seems to be 55mm.
The only reference on eBay is for the 62mm filter size model.
Any advise?
Jeff.
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From: David Chang-Sang
Subject: Thinking of relinquishing the LX :(
So.. now I'm thinking I may go back to the all manual (save
for the meter)
K1000 that I did love dearly. I mainly shoot people... I
mainly shoot BW
(occaisional color) - I use a Vivitar 283
I feel that you can do all the things with LX that you want to do with
K1000 so I
suggest you to keep the LX and use it though you are not using it to its
full potential.
But just keeping an LX and not using it, is not good at all and selling it
is a disaster because it is an asset though I
Just now, a silly idea struck my mind.
Why SLRs are not made on wooden chasis in a metal casing? The vibration
damping performance will be quite good, I hope.
- Ayash.
On Sat, 10 Aug 2002, William Robb wrote:
The Shen Hao wasn't being made when I bought the Tachihara. From
what I was able
I hate you Jeff :-)
Dave
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Dave, what you need is a Texas Leica G.
I have the samples to
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Subject: Re: Twin flash for Macro: Some thoughts
Hi Bill,
Many thanks for the explanation. I will follow the lines
Talking about lines, think about attaching a string to your
flash once you have figured out your exposure calculations.
Ooooh,
Look it's even got Acronymic Design. Now what good is an acronym
to a camera?. Maybe they ment Ergonomic?
IL Bill
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Dave,
Since you already own it, why keep changing. I assume it will work
for the type of photography you do as well as the K1000 or is there
something unique about it that the LX can't do.
Since you have the LX, why not expand your horizons just a bit at a
time? Take one feature and learn how
Just use the LX to do what you want it to do. At least, if you
should ever need it's special abilities, they will be there. If
you get rid of the LX, there's no way to add those capabilities
into the K1000 when you find that you need them.
If you need the money that selling the LX will provide
I don't use a lot of the features on the LX. I would get rid of my PZ1-p
before I parted with my LX.
Jim A.
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Subject: Thinking of relinquishing the LX :(
Len Paris wrote:
If you need the money that selling the LX will provide for
paying the rent or feeding your family, sell the LX.
Wrong advice Len. Should be sell the family.
Bob
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Got back from work to see my sister had called
erlier.Seems the latest roll she ran through
her SV was blank,noe pictures recorded.She is
new to SLR photography so we went through some
things and seems she loaded and set ISO etc
properly(the first 2 rolls she took all came
out fine)
Now
Since, you are too critical about flash to subject distance, I will
strictly follow the lines.
Many thanks again.
With regards,
Ayash.
On Sat, 10 Aug 2002, William Robb wrote:
Hi Bill,
Many thanks for the explanation. I will follow the lines
Talking about lines, think about
Or shoot a roll of a slide film and bracket. If you position the umbrella
10' from a subject, your flash/umbrella Guide Number will be 10 x F-number
of a slide you like the best.
Alex
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Dave,
I'm coming from the same place Bruce is.
Time to expand your photographic horizons and push your limits.
Get a cheap AF200T flash and try some TTL flash photos.
You will be amazed by how easy it is to get good shots.
Get a tripod and try some of those long exposure, night shots.
Get a
What's the idea behind contemporary lens hoods that look like a
flower blossom as opposed to older style lens hoods like the
collapsible rubber ones?
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On Sat, 10 Aug 2002, David Brooks wrote:
I told her i have had scratched film before but
have never 'erased pictures'.I drove over to
the 1 hour place in town i used and told the
story to them(both are serious ameutur/semi pro
photo people)and they looked at me like i had 2
heads.
They
For those that live in Toronto, was wondering if you could suggest any good
labs for print film?
I've currently been developing at Blacks, but have found them to be kind of
expensive compared to say Wal-Mart or other places (10-12 bucks for a roll)!
Anyone had experience with Blacks? Is their
What's the idea behind contemporary lens hoods that look like a
flower blossom as opposed to older style lens hoods like the
collapsible rubber ones?
More efficient.
If the film surface was round, a round hood would be perfect. A
square film format would asks for a square hood or a
Leica never, ever made a camera like the PZ or the LX, either.
Leica offers real product support to their customers, and never
made a camera that required service every 1500 exposures.
William Robb
Good thing, too. If what I hear about the reliability of the R series is
true.
My Leica
coverage matches the rectangular view angles
of the lens, thus providing better
shade on the top and bottom of the image over
a circular hood.
jco
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My Blad required service every other year, too. If you are
going to run as much film through a camera as a working pro, you
should expect to have to maintain your camera bodies. If you
are going to shoot four or five rolls of film a year, like most
ordinary citizens, then maybe you could get
Yes! Absolutely! And the tulip hoods take into account that
the diagonal is the widest angle, as well.
Len
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Subject: RE: Lens Hoods
coverage matches the
Warren wrote:
Hi, I have a couple of systems (Olympus 35m and P645)
but am considering a switch to digital in 35mm if
Pentax ever comes out with the full frame digital SLR.
Well, the full frame digital slr, as shown at Photokina 2 years ago, has been
shelved. It is expected that Pentax
William wrote:
I can see the point. Build quality and product support are very
important. Pentax doesn't want to offer support to owners of
cameras prior to the present MZ series.
Maybe true in Canada (for all I know).
I have one LX, at the repair shop that may be unrepairable, due
to
Thanks to all who've replied,
As I have limited funds*, I'll start with the suggestion of shooting a
bracketed roll (estimating the 50% loss)
Cheers,
Simon
* Flash meters are expensive, right?
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They seem to think they proccessed it wrong and
are duping a newbie,my thinking exactly.
Comments?/
I dunno. My experience when working at a minilab tends to make me think
they really believe that. My manager (?) once attempted to process a roll
of Tri-X in C-41 chemicals. The
Dear Alexander,
I sympathize with your feeling towards Pentax and their speed of Ltd. lens
production. I keep waiting for to see what they will do to the ZX-5n or if a
Ltd. body will come out. I too have thought about jumping ship, but have
decided to stay the course.
When you compare Pentax
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Subject: OT:Saturday Smile
Got back from work to see my sister had called
erlier.Seems the latest roll she ran through
her SV was blank,noe pictures recorded.She is
new to SLR photography so we went through some
things and seems she
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