I like that opinion. I also have a question of sorts, I thought a good 14MP
full frame sensor would meet or defeat the finest grain 35mm films? If not,
it's close. So if, as Glen says, 30MP+ come out (will they be like computer
CPUs?) when and what will be enough? Unless you want something
I think this is the correct way to describe it. There is indeed increased resistance
before the shutter releases - semantics or no semantics.
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
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Lähettäjä: Pål Jensen [EMAIL
Perhaps the whole camera industry would turn out to be like the PC industry.
There would only be a very few chip makers survived, and eventually
dominated by 1 or 2 companies (like Intel vs Motorola, nVidia vs ATI). Then
all the camera makers would be like motherboard or graphics card
Arnold Stark wrote:
However, the F* lens has one disadvantage, too: To switch from auto
focus to manual focus and vice versa, pulling/pushing the ring on the
lens is not sufficient, the focus switch on the camera must be
operated, too. On the FA* lens, pushing/pulling the focusing ring is
Thats true Len.Thirty five years into it and still learningg
Dave
Begin Original Message
From: Len Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
As for camera advertising, they've always promised great pictures.
There
has never been an emphasis on knowledge, skill, or talent needed to
take
them.
Len
I prefer 6x7, simply because you get more negative. To my mind, 645
isn't enough of a departure from 35mm to warrant a switch. Pentax 6x7 is
very affordable, which is another plus.
Paul Stenquist
Steve Pearson wrote:
I'm still on the hunt for a Medium Format setup. I
would like to hear
Subject: Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?
Best? Well, the 6X7 yields larger negative/positive. Thats the
extents of it's plusses. The 645 is smaller and lighter. Has
more features, more automation like motor drive. And don't
forget the DOF issue. For the same image you get less DOF with
Oh, just an FYI for Canadians. I cannot remember, but one member I've
discussed with on previous occasions. I bitched loudly at Pentax Canada, and
probably just from luck, they got *new* brochures for 35mm lenses. It looks
like the same old one, until you look closer and see the additional new
- Original Message -
From: Pål Jensen
Subject: Re: Pentax future: advanced and classy or cheap and
shoddy? [was: RE: Hypothetical Question]
Dan wrote:
I just looked at Pentax's lenses on BH, are there more
lenses than
they list? They show 8 pages of lenses for Nikon, 6 pages
each
Oh lord - got my name on a thread. Yuck, yuck, and double yuck.
Let this one fade, please. I got no quarrel with Bruce or anyone else.
I just occasionally feel the inner need to post a rebuttal when I
think the slanted sound-bites are too far off-base.
--
John Mustarde
www.photolin.com
Ok, but how does that relate to North Americans? I hope we get them all
too.
I like AF TC's although I've *just* bought one that is not..I like a FA
17mm f/2.8 (non-fisheye) but that would cost a bundle I'm sure. Ya, drop
the power zooms, save batteries! Kill Tameron definitely. And stock
- Original Message -
From: Paul Eriksson
Subject: Re: ZX-5n Replacement Lens ??
Why Bruce, why?
This was determined this past summer when I had to send all 3 of
my LX's into the repair shop for their tri annual repair.
While my cameras have a repair cycle of less than three years
Hey Bill, when you looked at the Canadian site, did you notice something
odd? Nice new site, but they don't list a single flash unit!!! Some stupid
over-sight I suppose.
Brad
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From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 22,
- Original Message -
From: William Robb
Subject: Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?
along with a Moanfrotto 028 tripod and 025 head.
Freudian slip?
It is a very heavy tripod.
William Robb
tom wrote:
You've got it backwards. There's a huge difference between 35mm and
645, but there's *not* a huge difference between 645 and 67.
The difference between 645 and 35mm wasn't enough for me. However, the
difference between 35mm and 6x7 was enough to make me want to make the
move.
- Original Message -
From: Brad Dobo
Subject: Re: Pentax future: advanced and classy or cheap and
shoddy? [was: RE: Hypothetical Question]
Hey Bill, when you looked at the Canadian site, did you notice
something
odd? Nice new site, but they don't list a single flash
unit!!! Some
If your Weston works, it should be fine. Antique, even. And it can be restored (not
cheaply).
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
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Lähettäjä: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Is there a possibility that the foam mirror bumper/light shield needs
replacement in your Super Programs/ Super A's? Has it frayed away or gotten
hard?
Regards,
Piss Face
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be
Jos from Holland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Paul,
What is special about this lens? And why you call it a bargain?
Jos,
The SMC 35/2K is regarded as the third-best Pentax 35mm lens ever made; the
two best are the 35/2 FA and the 35/3.5K. So the 35/2K is the best 35 that
is both fast and manual
tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There's a huge difference between 35mm and
645, but there's *not* a huge difference between 645 and 67.
I'm with Tom and Pål. The difference between 645 and 67 isn't enough to
justify the extra bulk and weight when I'm hiking and/or climbing mountains.
If I worked
Steven I use the old Sekonic 162 Auto Leader 3
units. They've got 3 light level settings available
and are very practical units for around $20 or so.
Collin
I think the tripod collar helps to balance and center the mass of
camera+lens over the center of support. I would not use any lens over 200mm
if it doesn't have a tripod collar (and anything faster than 200/4) simply
because I don't want to put torsional force on the lens mount. I can
understand
In a message dated 12/22/02 12:53:16 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think the tripod collar helps to balance and center the mass of
camera+lens over the center of support. I would not use any lens over 200mm
if it doesn't have a tripod collar (and anything faster than 200/4) simply
because
- Original Message -
From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?
tom wrote:
You've got it backwards. There's a huge difference between 35mm and
645, but there's *not* a huge
I'm not trying to be a wise guy here, but aren't the tree tops moving a fair
bit even on still days? What were your shutter speeds? (And sorry if
you've already addressed this point - I'm a bit behind on reading the
digests.)
[...]
Getting sharp images with long lenses is an exacting task,
Good Point, never thought about it that way, but
all the AW bags are very much larger than this model.
If it looks like rain, which in summer it always does,
I'd probally do the same. But my favourite season is
autum anyway for more reasons than the pretty colours.
Every have a lens or camera's
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From: Piss Face
Subject: Re: Lens sharpness vs. camera shake
Is there a possibility that the foam mirror bumper/light
shield needs
replacement in your Super Programs/ Super A's? Has it frayed
away or gotten
hard?
There have been a lot of comments about the
- Original Message -
From: Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?
On Sun, 22 Dec 2002, Pål Jensen wrote:
Steve wrote:
I'm still on the hunt for a Medium Format setup. I
William wrote:
As an example, this past fall, I hauled my 6x7 with meter prism,
45mm, 75mm, 105mm, 135mm, 165mm and 200mm up a 15km mountain
hike, along with a Moanfrotto 028 tripod and 025 head.
I'm 45 years old, 30 pounds overweight and definitely not in top
physical condition.
Well, I
Frank (or anyone):
Can you tell me if the Yashica Mat LM has a self timer
on it? I have actually been thinking serious about
the Yashica Mat's, namely the 124, and would like to
use it primarily for portraits of my family.
Thanks for confirming my hunch. I think the
Brotherhood will have to
- Original Message -
From: Pål Jensen
Subject: Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?
William wrote:
As an example, this past fall, I hauled my 6x7 with meter
prism,
45mm, 75mm, 105mm, 135mm, 165mm and 200mm up a 15km mountain
hike, along with a Moanfrotto 028 tripod and 025 head.
On Sun, 22 Dec 2002, Pål Jensen wrote:
Best? Well, the 6X7 yields larger negative/positive. Thats the extents
of it's plusses.
Not true. Besides, the whole point of moving up to MedF is to get larger
negs.
Huh? Isn't true that 6X7 yields a larger negative? I'll be damned.
You
- Original Message -
From: Chris Brogden
Subject: Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?
What did I dismiss except for 6X6? Are you having a bad
day?
Dismissing 6x6 is a fools game. It's hard to think that
Hasselblad and it's users has had it wrong for the past half
century, with no
I'm chiming in with
6x6 (even though it's not the Medium Format Of Choice by most around here
as far as I can tell) ;-)
I've used the 645N - nice camera, AF was cool - but I didn't like the fact
that I had to do all the twisting with that box in order to go from
Landscape to Portrait and back. I
The best thing about Nikon shooters is that so many of them are real
gentlemen.
BR
From: John Mustarde [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Let this one fade, please. I got no quarrel with Bruce or anyone else.
Nope. On just about every used camera that I get I change the mirror foam to
a home made custom one that slows down the mirror more gently.
Neither my subjects or my style usually lend themselves to tripods so hand
holdability is important to me.
BR
From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Is there
Anyone got an extra they would like to sell me?
Thanks,
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
Hi, Steve,
Yup, my LM has a self-timer, so I assume the 124 and 124G has one, too.
As you probably know, the 124's have a coupled meter, which the LM and
EM don't. That's a huge convenience, but you'll probably end up paying
from $150 to $200 or more, if you pick one up on eBay.
That's still a
Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've figured out that I can climb more mountains more often the lighter weight I
carry.
Exactly. For any given amount of weight/volume, you can carry more equipment
with the 645 system than with 67. Or, for any given, equivalent set-up, a
645 system will
jcoyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mark, could you contact me off-line please? I tried to send you a message
but got it rejected as it does not have RFC2554 certification (?)
I'll send you a note privately, but for you and anyone else who has problems
reaching me in the future, I have an alternate
I just keep a good plastic trash bag stuff in the outside pocket, if it's
just spitting, you're fine, any more, and I can pull it out and make my own
AW flap. It's not pretty or as easy, but it's a few pennies that give me a
lot of comfort.
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From: Feroze Kistan [EMAIL
I wish Pentax made a 24-105 constant-aperture f4 AF lens. This would be a
great everyday lens, and at f4, hopefully not too heavy, and not too
expensive. Also, it would be a true zoom, so, when needed, you could
critically focus at 105, then zoom back to the framing you want.
To PDMLers with
Hi all, another quick question for all you MX owners.
I just picked one up, and find that the light meter is
reading -1 stop, as compared to my trusty Super
Program, with the same lens on both bodies. Is this
normal? Or, is the meter off and I should just know
to adjust for every shot? Should
William wrote:
Dismissing 6x6 is a fools game. It's hard to think that
Hasselblad and it's users has had it wrong for the past half
century, with no one catching on, other than one Norwegian.
I didn't dismiss 6X6. I said it was a waste of space. It is. Either you crop the film
or you crop
Bruce wrote:
The best thing about Nikon shooters is that so many of them are real
gentlemen.
I certainly know one exception
William wrote:
The difference in kit weights is 2722g.
2,7 kg is about all I want ot carry. Your math would have looked quite different if
you included one or two of the 500g Pentax 645 zoom lenses
Pål
I too have a Minolta (the Dimage multi-pro). I paid for Vuescan when
I bought it (about a year ago) and while I got it to work (not easy,
requires turning off some of my Mac extensions and retarting each
time), I found I use the Minolta software instead. The only thing I
CANNOT GET RIGHT (my
Steve,
This question comes up quite often. I am reposting one of my recent
replies. I believe it to be objective and points out the differences
as I went through this process about 1 year ago.
If you compare the 67II to the 645nII (both current models), aside
from the difference in negative,
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I cannot seem to make good silver halide film (tri-x, HP-5, you
name it) negatives (or positives!) scan well. I've tried Vuescan,
the Minolta software, and I've tried scanning in RGB as well as in
BW. Nothing seems to work. I can get good
It's been a while, but I am back. I missed receiving PDML news, but was
unable to subscribe due to a rather fatal virus attack. Still not been able
to rebuild my old system, but managed to knock up a P200mmx. The bios is
not upgradable, so can't use my 40GB HD, it has all my old PDML emails and
reading -1 stop, as compared to my trusty Super
Program, with the same lens on both bodies. Is this
normal? Or, is the meter off and I should just know
to adjust for every shot? Should I have it adjusted
at a store?
I just shot a roll of slides and they will be back
next Friday to
Good advise indeed.
-Original Message-
From: Brad Dobo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 22 December 2002 21:32
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Lowepro Mini Trekker
I just keep a good plastic trash bag stuff in the outside
pocket, if it's just spitting, you're fine, any
Paul Eriksson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I tried it on it was to short for me, not comfortable at
all. By the
way, I'm 5 11. Otherwise it's a good bag for a god price.
Hi Feroze,
I too find it a bit too short (I'm 180cm), nevertheless it's my
main backpack.
Never experienced any
David A. Mann a écrit:
Hi guys,
Now that I'm on holiday I've been thinking. I reckon it's possible to
put a shutter release button into the base of the Z-1p grip strap, for
use in portrait orientation.
All I need is a suitable switch I can fit, and a butchered cable switch F
to connect into
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