This topic came up before but it didn't answer my own question. I have a ME-Super,
PZ-10, and a ZX-M. If I get a small non-dedicated flash from Metz, Vivitar or Sunpak,
will the unit possibly fry my newer cameras (PZ-10 ZX-M)? Has anyone had problems
using non-Pentax flashes?
Thanks for
Most newer flashes are safe. Any flash with a trigger voltage under 10 volts
should be fine.
Check this URL http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html
Jeff.
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 2:20 AM
Subject: Flash
Hi,
TM wrote:
I recently got a Canon 1250U2F which has a 35mm adapter
and found that the scans are rather soft even at 2400
dpi and they definitely don't appear acceptable for printing,
unlike the digital photos I've downloaded from my digital camera,
even at 2MP.
I think this is a
Hi,
Margo Ellen Gesser wrote:
someone fumbling with a Nikon F5
I seem to recognise someone there
mike
looking in a mirror
I find my epson works great for 35mm at
2400 ppi but its S L O W ...
(10 minutes for a 35mm color neg 2400 ppi)
JCO
Feroze Kistan wrote:
Any advice on a good 100mm Macro would be
greatly appreciated. I have to shoot anything from jwellery to cell phones
to groceries.
The Pentax 100mm f/4 macros are lovely little lenses which are very
reasonably priced if you can find one. They go 1:2. All the 100mm
Mark Roberts wrote:
Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The real digital slr is expected by many to be shown at this years
Photokina show by the end of the month.
Personally, I expect the new digital SLR to be *announced* at Photokina
but not shown until PMA early next year.
I'm not
Bill D. Casselberry wrote:
1200mm is my favorite available focal length for this
sort of thing. I had two 2x'ers on a 300mm f4 once and
did this again.
Peter, have you sold that 1000mm yet? :)
Oh boy, 4000mm f/32...
cheers,
- Dave
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ (out of date)
The only paper I've found that produces results better than or equal to
Epson is Ilford Fine Art, a water color style paper. Other Ilford sheets
that I've tried on my 1200,including most of the Galleries, are not the
equal of the Epson papers.
Paul
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
So far I've found the
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Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 3:15 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Shooting Sunrises/sunsets
Bill D. Casselberry wrote:
1200mm is my favorite available focal length for this
sort of thing. I
Sounds like I'll stick with epson. I just
bought a pack at Walmart for $15 and it
sure beats the hell out of any of the other
premium papers by the Kodak, HP etc.
Is there an online or mail order shop that
sells the epson paper at a good price?
I'd like to buy 100 sheet boxes of the stuff.
JCO
If you dont mind using a bellows
the same lens came in a bellows
mount too. But it's a preset...
You might want to get a 50mm MACRO
too for the larger items. The 100mm
angle of view is too narrow for some
shots. I've gotten great results with
the SMCT 50mm F4. Dont know if any
of the K lenses
Hi,
For those interested (and able to use it - deliveries to the UK
only) this e-tailer now has Technical Pan and HIE in stock.
mike
The limiter places an end of the focusing range a certain fixed distance
(1 meter or so, I don't remember). If you're south of that it work as an
upper limit, if you're over that (when you set it) it's the lower one.
No way to change the placement in the focusing range.
I hope I'm not wrong.
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Try doing a live backup of an Oracle 7.x or earlier Data Base instance
using the UNIX
tape backup utility, without shutting down the data base. You get garbage
after you
restore the tapes the instance is no longer useable. The DBA knew that
From DPReview:
Sinar has today announced the development of a digital back (for medium
format cameras) with an amazing 1-shot resolution of 22 million pixels.
Even more interesting is that the sensor used by the camera is the Kodak
KAF-22000CE CCD sensor which has a pixel area of 4080 x 5440 and
Using non dedicated Unomat b24auto with my MZ-M for first half year
there where no problems, but then, shutter start to behave weirdly.
After talking with the serviceman, I changed the flash to Pentax one
(201) and the problem goes away.
Ed
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It will probably hit the market somewhere in the vicinity of $30 grand too.
I have seen other digital backs going for $25k.
Cheers
Shaun Canning
PhD Student
Department of Archaeology
School of European and Historical Studies
La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, 3086.
Phone: 0414-967644
e-mail:
maybe the Pentax 67D isnt that far off after all
JCO
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From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 4:30 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: New 120 Digital sensor - not Pentax but a step in the right
direction from Kodak...
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From: TM [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 12:47 AM
Subject: Flatbed scanners for 35mm
Anyone here use a flatbed other than the Epson 2450
for 35mm negatives?
I recently got a Canon 1250U2F which has a 35mm adapter
and
The limiter places an end of the focusing range a certain fixed distance
(1 meter or so, I don't remember). If you're south of that it work as an
upper limit, if you're over that (when you set it) it's the lower one.
No way to change the placement in the focusing range.
I hope I'm not wrong.
Hi friends,
Among the other things, here are the final report and pictures about the
2002 edition of the Pentax Day:
http://digilander.libero.it/pentaxday/index.htm
Cheers,
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
Have you noticed Pentax there?
http://www.femmefatale.nl/
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
I'm very pleased with Priority (USPS) service. The packaging they
provide is also a big plus for my requirements. I send four or five
Priority packages a week. Can't remember any real problem(s), except
for items sent to one of my associates in another state who quite
frequently receives
In my website (link below), you'll find my article about the Optio 230,
published in Spotmatic magazine.
Cheers
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
Personally, I expect the new digital SLR to be *announced* at Photokina
but not
shown until PMA early next year.
or announced at Photokina, shown at PMA, and made available to purchase
October 2003. How 'bout it?
Peter
You're absolutely correct Margo. It's just that some people are more
interested in the image they project rather than the images they take.
There's that superbrand affiliation thing popping up again. Basking in
reflected glory so on.
Peter
Or even just mentioned in passing to confirm there is still some life to
the project would be something!
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Sent: 06 September 2002 11:10
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: new digital SLR
Personally, I
What bodies are faster?
What is the fastest PENTAX for spooling off 24/36 frames?
LX with motor drive would still be the fastest by one fps (5 fps vs. z-1p 4
fps). I think the MX motor drive produced about the same frame rate, however
I have never owned one so I couldn't be sure.
Mostly good experience with USPS here. But they did once take over 5 WEEKS to
get a Priority Mail package to me from Seattle. I recall hearing about someone
else (a PDML'er, I think) who received a Priority Mail package that spent 8-10
months on its way to him and contained a lens that had become
J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sounds like I'll stick with epson. I just
bought a pack at Walmart for $15 and it
sure beats the hell out of any of the other
premium papers by the Kodak, HP etc.
Is there an online or mail order shop that
sells the epson paper at a good price?
I'd like
My motor drive A's only do 3.5 fps.
Are you powering them with super batteries? g
The LX motor drive is a bit faster.
Regards, Bob S.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My Motor Drive A for the Super A/Super Program does 5 fps
in high as well.
According to inside information great news are expected at Photokina. Pentax is
holding the cards closely, but they will show a product or products in products
segment(s) they have previously not been present in. It is believed that this is
digital slr(s). Of course it could be scanners (or
Of course a product segment they are not currently present is is the
'top level pro SLR' - maybe the flagship will be there too!!!
Oh, and the C-SLR and BS-SLR would be new segments...
We live in hope. Thanks for the encouragement.
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From: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL
This topic resurfaced recently on the Nikon MF digest . I believe both
Paramount and Bob Monaghan have interesting reading.
The safe voltage for Canon appears to be 6v!
Kind regards
Peter
That would at least cause me some joy...
and stop the anguish of getting rid of some BEAUTIFUL equipment :)
Cheers,
Dave
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From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 6:10 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: new digital SLR
Or even
Jeff.
Sounds like a better way to go than Greytech.
Dave(hoping to have computer all to him self tonight
and scan)Brooks
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From: Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 20:38:18 -0400
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Epson 2450
For those who care, I
Actually from almost any viewpoint this is the surfing movie. Blue crush
is more or less eye candy.
At 01:46 PM 8/31/2002 -0500, you wrote:
At 11:25 AM 8/31/2002 -0400, you wrote:
Last weekend, I saw the movie Blue Crush. It's all about women surfers. The
Another excellent surfer movie is
There was talk that the 645nii has power outlet sockets for a digital
insert on luminous landscape. Has anyone confirmed this? Pål?
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From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 06 September 2002 15:24
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Pentax WILL (most
I think that it might be a different problem. Digital backs are of real
use in the studio. From what I know of them they use a lot of processing
power and a lot of electrical power. Pentax produces what have been
acknowledged as field cameras. Maybe film still rules in the field with MF.
That's quite reasonable actually. Most if not all the MF digital backs
are tied to a PC too I believe.
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From: Peter Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 06 September 2002 15:45
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Pentax WILL (most likely) show a digital SLR at
Hopefully the idiot who posted the auction hasn't noticed yet,
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2050970860
AtA BOY
Dave
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From: David P. Chernicoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 10:50:27 -0400
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: What to do when someone steals your images for ebay
Hopefully the idiot who posted the auction hasn't noticed yet,
Mark wrote:
I am expecting an announcement of a digital SLR but no prototype but who knows?
Again, this is possible. Something is going to be shown and the expectations are high.
It was assumed to be a digital slr. Anyway, if Pentax do not release a digital slr
now, I for one expect an
IMHO - I gotta put in my vote for an inexpensive film scanner over any
sort of flatbed. I have an HP S20xi for 35mm and an HP 7400c with trans
adapter for medium format. The S20 simply works better/faster. It's
worth the extra $200 over the Epson flatbed. Get a cheap flatbed to scan
larger
Liked the carefully packed part :)
Mishka
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From: David P. Chernicoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 10:50:27 -0400
Subject: What to do when someone steals your images for ebay
Hopefully the idiot who posted the auction hasn't noticed
Thw question is : How do I effectively match color on screen with color on
paper?
the question is 1/3 solved already. your printer comes with color profiles
that you should use to start with. they are designed for the majority of
inks and paper combinations made by Epson. your calibration
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That's quite reasonable actually. Most if not all the MF digital backs
are tied to a PC too I believe.
the most recent Kodak one isn't. don't know about battery life though.
also, a mere $12K list.
Herb...
And probably fixed ISO too?
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From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 06 September 2002 16:13
To: INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Pentax WILL (most likely) show a digital SLR at
Photokina!
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From luminous landscape
(http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/645nii.shtml):
It has been said that because it lacks interchangeable backs, in the
future the Pentax 645 won't be able to take a digital back. Nonsense.
While it's unlikely that third parties will modify their digital
Hi friends,
Here below you'll find the text on an article by me, published in Spotmatic
magazine No.33, about new developments by Pentax.
Is it of any interest to the current discussion about Photokina stuff?
Bye,
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
David P. Chernicoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hopefully the idiot who posted the auction hasn't noticed yet,
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2050970860
He's noticed but he can't change his listing because he's already received a
bid. He claims to have apologised (have you
From Pål
- but they will show a product or products in products segment(s) they have
previously not been present in.
They would be also new in IS and USM
Regards
Rüdiger
Quoting Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
There shoudn't be any extra battery drain when using an external flash,
since the camera uses a dry contact to trip the flash.
You may have have a defective camera.
No, the manula clearly sates that there is more battery drain with an external
flash
M.
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And probably fixed ISO too?
see one of the most recent two Shutterbug magazines. i think variable ISO.
i'm not yet a MF guy. may become one in a few years, but not yet.
Herb
Rumours for the opposition too:
I have been hearing some rumors about leica having a new dSLR which
will be showed for the 1st time in photokina.
Is anyone knows some thing about this?
At 11:21 AM 9/6/2002 -0400, you wrote:
David P. Chernicoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hopefully the idiot who posted the auction hasn't noticed yet,
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2050970860
He's noticed but he can't change his listing because he's already received a
bid. He
Hi,
On 6 Sep 2002 at 16:35, Rob Brigham wrote:
I have been hearing some rumors about leica having a new dSLR which
will be showed for the 1st time in photokina.
Hmmm, an R8 digital...
I hope it would be far too expensive to even think about it
for me, or I might become faithless to my
I have the same flash, and I haven't noticed any more drain on the camera
batteries than with no flash (I use it on an ME Super and a P30T).
The flash itself does tend to go through AA's pretty quickly though...
NiMH cells and a charger are a good investment. I keep two sets in
rotation.
-Mat
On the whole, looking at the past twenty years (about as long as
I've really been paying attention), USPS seems to mostly get things
right.
On the other hand, a few particular post offices reek, it's possible
to get stuck with a bad mailman, and there are glitches here and
there in the system.
On Thu, 5 Sep 2002 16:58:23 +0200, Feroze Kistan wrote:
One question for MZS owners, what is the battery life on the
camera, I have a Z70 an K1000 (my grandfathers) and well I
get about 20 36 rolls fore I have to make the battery man rich
I haven't had mine long enough to kill a set of
Jostein wrote:
Today I browsed through the websites of 3rd party makers of
digital backs. What really struck me was that Pentax is the _only_
MedF brand they don't deliver for. If they can make solutions for
Contax or Bronica, why not for Pentax?
Most likely because they don't want them
David wrote:
Now we look at Pentax - Great 67, decent 645, and lots of support from a
lot of users out thereBUT no interchangeability. Only inserts.
While it probably could be done, it would have to be done with Pentax's
blessing and with their help. Pentax engineers would have
Rob wrote:
There was talk that the 645nii has power outlet sockets for a digital
insert on luminous landscape. Has anyone confirmed this? Pål?
It's the contact for the remote releases.
Pål
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From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 19:32:36 +0200
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Pentax WILL (most likely) show a digital SLR at Photokina!
David wrote:
Now we look at Pentax - Great 67, decent 645, and lots of support from a
Hi again gang,
No takers yet for my pristine LX with Motor Drive and NiCad Pack LX +
charger, so I now offer them individually to the list.
eBay is the last stage if no takers, this weekend prolly Sunday evening
GMT.
All prices are rock bottom discount for the list, so unfortunately no
Remember the MZ-D, with the 6mp sensor that the contax
dslr now uses, it was finished and ready. Pentax just
decided that the price was not in line with the market
trend and getting the chips was not easy either.
Pentax has a finished DSLR that only needs a cheaper
chip or different market to
My pov would be that Pentax does not have a DSLR
They scrapped that project - they have made nary a sound about it since
then and as such have not released any info stating that they do plan on
resurrecting or even pursuing a new digital body.
So.. without a piece of equipment to show for it
So what would be a recommended flatbed scanner to produce somewhat
reasonable quality 35mm scans for about $150? If the Canon is no good,
I need to find something else.
HP?
Epson?
Microtek?
Which model?
Taka
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From: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:
Right..
Brendan wrote:
Remember the MZ-D, with the 6mp sensor that the contax
dslr now uses, it was finished and ready. Pentax just
decided that the price was not in line with the market
trend and getting the chips was not easy either.
Pentax has a finished DSLR that only needs a
epson 1250, but be aware that the film scans will have
some scan lines.
--- TM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So what would be a recommended flatbed scanner to
produce somewhat
reasonable quality 35mm scans for about $150? If the
Canon is no good,
I need to find something else.
HP?
Epson?
I don't think that one is available any longer.
How about a HP 3570c?
Taka
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From: wendy beard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 8:12 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Flatbed scanners for 35mm
I have the same one. It's not bad at all.
I'm
Taka wrote:
So what would be a recommended flatbed scanner to produce
somewhat reasonable quality 35mm scans for about $150?
Hi Taka,
I'm actually satisfied with results from my Canoscan D660U, but I may not be
as critical as other users. I paid about $120 or $130 for it about a year
(??)
Dario wrote:
Other
interesting patents (US 6370333, US 6393219) are for a multipoint autofocus
system.
Is this different from whats being used on the MZ-S? Cross sensors? Number of points?
Another patent (US
6388738) deals with a rangefinder. This could be the long rumored Pentax
I got only about 20 rolls of 36 exposures from my first set of AA batteries in the
BG-10 grip. I did not get much more from the MZ-5n and Fg grip.
On the other hand, my 24 year old ME is on the 3rd set of batteries and also the
winder batteries seem to last for ever.
All the best!
Raimo
Hello out there in Pentax-Land.
Does anyone have any experience with both of the following lens
designs, and (if so) could compare them -
The Pentax FA / Tamron 28-200/3.8-5.6 (I understand that these are
the same lens)
- versus -
The Sigma 28-200/3.5-5.6
Yes, I understand that these
The general feeling is that the original Tamron/Pentax were dogs. The later
Tamron is much better. I know little about the Sigma other than I would
never buy a Sigma consumer lens - which this is.
Bob
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday,
Brad,
Well put.
Mishka
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From: John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 8:47 PM
Subject: RE: MZ-S users and the speculation on DSLRs
Hi Brad:
For me, digital is becoming less and less attractive since I got the
MZ-S
That was a long message, but I enjoyed it :)
I feel exactly like you, and while I don't have an extensive lens
collection, I get by, and I love the MZ-S (with grip, almost essential).
You are SO correct about digital cameras, they do go completely obsolete,
and I can't see them having any resale
So in conclusion to my query, I did a bit more research and got
an Epson 1660 Photo. It cost $30 more than the Canon 1250U2F, but
it is much better.
Advantages of the Epson over Canon:
1. Can scan up to 6 frames at once
2. No manually moving the frames in the negative holder
3. Sharper negative
I also forgot- thanks to all who replied, it was very helpful and
very timely. Have a good weekend!
Taka
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