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From: george de fockert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 4:24 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Favourite K mount normal lens poll
A50 2.8 MACRO IS NOT A NORMAL LENS.
IT WILL NOT PERFORM AT INFINITY AS
WELL AS THE
On the Kodak Web site they also have a full frame '11MP' chip:
http://www.kodak.com/US/plugins/acrobat/en/digital/ccd/kai11000.pdf
From DPReview: 35mm format, 10.8MP. It is designed for professional
digital still camera applications, according to the sheet. Could this
be the sensor in the
Rob wrote:
RB I did wonder if this was the sensor for the 1Ds, but that is apparently
RB a CMOS, so this must be going elsewhere... (plse Pentax???)
No, it's still interline CCD, the same old RGGB architecture, and
this may explain the rather slow fps rate. BTW, lots of performance
On September 08, John Mustarde typed:
But I'm Pentax worst customer. I've only bought a $500 PZ1p and a $950
A* 200/4 Macro as new items. All my other Pentax cameras and lenses
and accessories have been bought second-hand, so Pentax has not really
generated much direct revenue from me.
It's
Thank you for taking the time to comment on my effort.
I actually was uncertain on the focus for this shot, whether it should
be all equally sharp or whether the forground fence or the distant
sculpture should stand out a bit by being a bit sharper. Since the
obelisk is a much more photographed
http://www.photo.net/canon/lens-motors
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/10/02 06:39PM
On Tue, 10 Sep 2002, Christopher Lillja wrote:
Read When a 'USM motor is not a 'USM' motor on Photo.net...
Do you have a link? I couldn't find it.
chris
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From: Andrea Rocca
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 9:32 AM
Hallo everyone,
As I am seriously considering buying an MZS mainly because of its low
weight and magnesium shell - I was wondering if some current user could
clarify a few points for me. The first is the
As far as aperature readout is concerned, wouldn't
that be a function of camera software? I don't see how
it would require a new mount to be able to correctly
read an off-the-wall aperature setting.
Nick Wright
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Yahoo! - We Remember
9-11: A
Well, one gan get M f/3.5 for around $50 and K f/2.5 $100 (that's pretty much what I
have paid recently for these), so,
quite a bit more depends on how you calculate: on one hand, it's twice as much;
otoh, its only $50 extra.
However 3.5 and 2.5 are *very* different beasts: one is slow, small
Hi Rob,
You've brought up an interesting point. Well, to me anyhow! g
By your statement ...I assume that the Takumar doesn't employ SMC
coatings, you made me wonder why you would assume such a thing.
So I checked all my M-42 Takumar lenses, and some do indeed include
the SMC coating, so just
Canon does (develops) their own sensors ; a company that size can. They may even do
their own fab. Nikon doesn't buy off the shelf parts. Kodak will probably come out
with a new DCS camera.
I would be amazed if Pentax came out with anything more sophisticated than a DZLR.
From: Rob Brigham
Hi everybody,
I am happy, and I thank everybody who has so far joined this Favourite
K mount normal lens poll. It seems to me that this poll is indeed some
success. So far I have collected the votes of
Glen O'Neal, Brendan, Mike Ignatiev, gfen, Jose R. Rodriguez, David
Brooks, Fred, Andre,
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From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 11 September 2002 17:38
To: Pentax List
Subject: RE: How did you start photography
fearing a Zenit would chew my film up, as inevitably they would.
Anyone with experience of these alien devices masquerading as
FA 43/1.9
A 50/1.2
FA 50/1.4
tv
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From: Arnold Stark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 12:43 PM
To: PDML
Subject: Favourite K mount normal lens poll - 2nd message
Hi everybody,
I am happy, and I thank everybody who has so far
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From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 6:39 PM
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Subject: RE: Orgin Myths
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From: Chris Murray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Heh, I'm only 21!
snip
- chris (youngest PDML'er so far?
Cesar
1. FA 43/1.9
2. A 50/1.2 Special (the metal one)
3. K 50/1.4
Lukasz
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From: gfen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
So, I've got to play photog at an upcoming wedding
reception (they already
know they get what they pay for), and while I'm not willing
to buy lots of
new gear for something like this, it IS an opporunity to
slip something
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From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 2:51 PM
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From: Cesar Matamoros II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Heh, I'm only 21!
snip
- chris (youngest PDML'er
Hi,
I have to ask a really stupid question: A lot of you folks have PZ1p's. are
they still in production?
Margo
Margo,
No, they have been out of production for some time. There might still
be some new stock on shelves somewhere. You can always check the
larger mail order places first.
Bruce
Wednesday, September 11, 2002, 12:08:37 PM, you wrote:
MEG Hi,
MEG I have to ask a really stupid question:
Rodelion wrote:
Isn't a Takumar like, uh... not so very coated, a Super Takumer a bit coated
and a SMC Takumar very coated...?
Dunno! That's why I asked. Someone here will know, no doubt in my mind...
keith whaley
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From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
no
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From: Margo Ellen Gesser [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 12:08 PM
Subject: PZ1p
Hi,
I have to ask a really stupid question: A lot of you folks have PZ1p's.
are
they still in production?
Margo
I'm not necessarily a MZ-S defender but they sound pretty predictable to me ;-)
At 04:00 PM 9/11/2002 -0600, you wrote:
I am still griping about the MZ-S. I bought two at my lab (not my $$)
and took them to Mali last January. I complained that when you put them
in a back pack, the camera can
No blasting needed, but I've never experienced your problems with the MZ-S
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From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 6:00 PM
Subject: Vs: MZ-S durability
I am still griping about the MZ-S. I bought two at my
I'm 30. Am I an old fart already?
Cory Waters
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From: Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
SNIP
By the way, I seem to be really young here :) Everyone is talking about
Pentax cameras I never heard nor seen. I'm 27, anyone here around that
age
or am I hangin' with a bunch
If you're asking that question the answer is probably yes. Sorry...
At 07:13 PM 9/11/2002 -0400, you wrote:
I'm 30. Am I an old fart already?
Cory Waters
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From: Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
SNIP
By the way, I seem to be really young here :) Everyone is talking
On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 19:13:29 -0400, CBWaters wrote:
I'm 30. Am I an old fart already?
It depends on you. I've been an old fart since about age 22. :-)
Achieved curmudgeon status during adolescence (great curmudgeon genes
in my family :-)!
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Yes, the ZX-M (and the rest of the ZX/MZ line, I assume) behaves the same
way.
On 9/11/02 4:31 PM, Doug Franklin wrote:
On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 15:21:53 -0700, Timothy Sherburne wrote:
Doesn't the display on the MZ-S turn itself off after a few seconds anyway?
The viewfinder display does,
Arnold,
You ought to have the folks respond to you personally.
I'm getting tired of hitting the delete key. g
Regards, Bob S.
On 11 Sep 2002 at 4:41, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
I guess I am a no compromise guy when it comes to lens usuage.
I dont want a compromised lens that can do it all. I'd rather
have the true macro for closeup and a conventional design
for infinity. That way each lens is optimized for the job at
I've got the 2.5 Takumar bayonet (not the SMC), and it's not a bad lens.
Fairly sharp, but since it's not multi-coated, I expect it might flare; I've not
had that problem yet, because so far I've only shot with the sun at my back
(since I know it's not SMC).
I think it's thought of as a dog
On 11 Sep 2002 at 20:25, Brad Dobo wrote:
I can't speak on the technical parts, as I really don't
understand them, and haven't been using Pentax for as long as most here have.
But it seems to me that Pentax would piss off their hard-earned customers by
coming out with another camera and
At 19:40 11-9-2002 -0400, you wrote:
I am still griping about the MZ-S. I bought two at my lab (not my $$)
and took them to Mali last January. I complained that when you put them
in a back pack, the camera can turn itself on. (Well, actually, the
switch is designed so that unintentional pressure
On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:20:56 -0400, wendy beard wrote:
It could just be the action of putting them in or pulling them out of the
case/bag which turns them on.
For some reason, the way I pick up and put down the camera is such that
I sometimes flip the switch accidentally.
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
On 11 Sep 2002 at 21:33, Doug Franklin wrote:
On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:20:56 -0400, wendy beard wrote:
It could just be the action of putting them in or pulling them out of the
case/bag which turns them on.
For some reason, the way I pick up and put down the camera is such that
I
Except for the Medium format lenses which were branded Takumar for
a much longer time.
...and which have always stood for quality in the Pentax medium
format lens lineup.
Fred
As I think I said earlier, I've never had the camera accidentally turn off
or on. However, since I've had the MZ-S I frequently FORGET to turn it off,
and it stays on for long periods of time. I have the battery grip, and
normal Duracell batteries in it. I've got lithiums now to replace it,
As one Pentax customer, I would care. I bought the MZ-S because it was the
latest and greatest sort of thing, it's only a camera and I didn't _need_
itI also bought the AF360FGZ for it, release cable, release timer (still
waiting on it). Had I known (if our speculations are correct :)) that
Oh, and Rob, really, I just get going on some passionate subjects, I know
I'm not a good photographer, I just like it. And when I said I understood
you and didn't like it, I was referring to what Pentax may do (just like you
said)
Anyhow, peace out,
Brad
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From: Brad
Brad,
I hate to break it to you, but I'm pretty sure that a few years *after* the
new flagship comes out, there will be a newer, even better one.
And so on, and on, and on...
Well, the truth is, realization of this simple fact was enough to keep me
from buying a PC until I absolutely *had to*
Rob mentioned a price for a new LX of $US1500. Leaving exchange rates etc
aside for a moment, I remember being quoted $3900 Australian dollars for a
new LX in 1993. Admittedly it was at a camera store located in a 50,000
population regional center, so there is no doubt that I could have done
Hey Mishka,
Of course I understand that, we'd all be in the dark ages if things didn't
keep improving. :) All I ask (to the camera gods) is that I want to enjoy
having the top Pentax, for a couple years anyhow.
Brad Dobo
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From: Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL
Okay, it's off-topic, but I figure there are probably a bunch of
PayPal users here besides myself:
I just got this rather clever message claiming to be from PayPal.
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Sep 11 22:57:03 2002
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 19:58:02 -0700
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: URGENT:
Brad,
I just put my first set of lithiums in my BG-10 after several sets of
alkalines. The biggest reason for me is weight not battery life.
Bruce
Wednesday, September 11, 2002, 7:52:22 PM, you wrote:
BD As I think I said earlier, I've never had the camera accidentally turn off
BD or on.
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From: Shaun Canning [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 12:02 AM
Subject: RE: Orgin Myths -- The Finale? :)
Roll on Photokina and put us all out of our bloody misery
Can I get a big 'Amen'? :)
Btw, once that is over,
Brad,
You gotta try the 67II or 645nII. When you deal with that big
viewfinder and big negative, suddenly the bells and whistles on the
35's suddenly doesn't seem quite so important. Talk about feeling
like you got the top of the line...
Brother Bruce :)
Wednesday, September 11, 2002,
Yep Bruce, that's true, and nice for the cold winters we get here as well.
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From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 12:07 AM
Subject: Re[2]: Vs: MZ-S durability
Brad,
I just put my first set of
Hehe...ya, I bet. I've looked them over in stores. But even I have my
limits. I shall wait until I am at least a decent photographer before
moving to MF.
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From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 12:10
On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 00:03:09 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
a href=http://www.paypalsys.com/ ...
That's a common scam. One must be ever vigilant. It's been pulled
with PayPal accounts, AOL accounts, and others.
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
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