I'm sitting here wondering about using the A mode with multiple segment
metering etc, and also realising we can analize this issue to death. The
bottom line of course here is how accurately are your photos exposed in real
life. The whole thing was designed to work together and to the best of my
Hello Rob, any update ?
I am searching for tips to clean/lubricate/repair lenses.
I have found service manuals for bodies (thank's Marks Roberts !), but
no fior lenses :-((
Michel
On 20 Oct 2002 at 8:49, Michel Carrère-Gée wrote:
Subject: help to re-assemble SMC-A 50/1.7
Well, today I took one hard look at the lens mount picture, trying
to figure if there's the slightest difference from the KAF mount, and
if not could a new mount go away with the existing KAF contacts?
Any of the supposedly new KAF3 features - electric diaphragm
actuator, IS or USM -
Taz wrote:
T I'd like to here from others shooting slide
T film and their opinion of when using the A mode on the lense. What
T percentage of the time is the metering/exposure spot on for your slides?
T And which model of camera are you using for slides.
My MZ-5N overexposes slides in
on 13.03.03 9:40, Alin Flaider at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My MZ-5N overexposes slides in multisegment if there's more than 4
stops in the contrast range. I assume it does so because it's
multisegment is biased for negative film. Hence I exclusively use
spot for metering slide film.
I hear
Hi Gang:
Well, I've been following the latest of Pentax's
new *ist D digital camera. I certainly would have
liked to save my money 'til the release of this camera
later this year. But I just had my first baby and I
needed a new digital fast! I am soo tired of
the wait and expense
Pål wrote...
This is pretty much what I have been suggesting for awhile now.
I know. I didn't believed you at first, but since all Pentax distributores -
except Pentax U.S - tells the same story, then I'm starting to believe you
more and more. :-)
Anyway, the *ist D was initially made with the
Bill Owens wrote...
According to what I consider a reliable source, NO ONE at Pentax USA
knows, or has heard anything about, a KAF3 mount.
I'm not surprised. They usually doesn't know a thing before the product is
ready to be released. Pentax Japan is famous for having the tightest lips in
W. Krasowski wrote...
I can't believe it and I am very surprised - I just made today
many tests with bracketing and manual exposure correction with my Pentax
MZ-5N, Takumar SMC 300/4 lens and m42/K adaptor (original Pentax adaptor,
made in Japan). The tests show me clearily that I MUST manually
Hello gang,
I wrote yesterday that I've asked Pentax Scandinavia about the lens
compatibility on the *ist. I've just found out that I probably won't get any
answer this week, because they're out of the office. They're at the CeBIT
show in Germany until this friday.
Best wishes,
Roland
From: Pande [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 00:55:50 -0800 (PST)
So my question to you guys is: do you
think that the new Pentax *ist D with its Philips CCD
sensor will do better with regard to artifacts?
The *ist D uses a Sony CCD sensor, a tweaked version of the one in Nikon
D100. No
THE EXPOSURE IS THE EXPOSURE.
Are you saying the MZ-S intentionally
overexposes color negs? If so that
sucks, thats something the photographer
should decide, not the camera.
JCO
-Original Message-
From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 3:48 AM
on 13.03.03 10:29, J. C. O'Connell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
THE EXPOSURE IS THE EXPOSURE.
Are you saying the MZ-S intentionally
overexposes color negs? If so that
sucks, thats something the photographer
should decide, not the camera.
No, I am not saying this. But matrix metering works by
From: Roland Mabo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If the MZ-5n reads the film type from the film canister, then it should be
able to switch between a bias towards slides (positive) or print
(negative)
film.
Hi Roland,
I hope it reads, but using the negative film when shooting with
m42/K adaptor (Pentax
Relax, it's about multisegment. This *is* supposed to do the thinking
for you. If you want to be in full control of exposure, switch to
spot or CW.
Servus, Alin
JCO wrote:
JCOC THE EXPOSURE IS THE EXPOSURE.
JCOC Are you saying the MZ-S intentionally
JCOC overexposes color negs? If so
Roland wrote:
RM If the MZ-5n reads the film type from the film canister, then it should be
RM able to switch between a bias towards slides (positive) or print (negative)
RM film.
The 5N does *not* read the exposure latitude from the cannister, to
make distinction between negative and
Well, today I took one hard look at the lens mount picture, trying
to figure if there's the slightest difference from the KAF mount, and
if not could a new mount go away with the existing KAF contacts?
Any of the supposedly new KAF3 features - electric diaphragm
actuator, IS or USM -
Hi Keith,
On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 13:09:51 -0800, Keith Whaley wrote:
Speaking of which, could someone please tell me about why CCD sensor
sizes are shown as a fraction.
For instance, 1/2.7 inch.
This is, of course, reducible to 0.3704. Roughly.
Which represents what? The area of the chip? 0.3704
Bill Owens escribió:
I had a similar problem using color negative film when I had a Z5n. Seems
as though the meter is maybe calibrated for slide film. No major problem
though, just set the ISO manually one stop faster.
Just the contrary. It is calibrated for negative film, hence it
KT Takeshita escribió:
1. Pentax cameras are actually calibrated for either negative or positive
film. I do not remember which one, but from what you and others are saying,
it must be calibrated for slides. I thought it was the other way around
though. I got exact EV range over the
Gary L. Murphy escribió:
We had to put Luckie, our baby, to sleep today. She had been with us for
15 years and was really a HUGE part of our family. Looking back, I'm so
thankful I found the PDML and was able to place a photo of her in one of
the PUG galleries. (Labled The Boss)
I am
I assume your townscapes were uniformly lit for multisegment to
expose correctly.
No, they were not. It was a bright sunny day - with many highlights and deep
shadows.
Have you ever tried backlights or images with
shadows? Then will burn out the highlights.
But that has nothing to do with
Dear All,
I own M35/2.8 but think about buying A version to have spot/matrix on my PZ1 and more
flexibility on Super A. Could you write any opinions/official tests of the lens?How
does it performe in comparisno with K 35mm lenses and FA 35/2.0 one? Is it of the same
quality like M version? Or
From: Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 13:13:50 +0100
Just the contrary. It is calibrated for negative film, hence it
overexposes.
Then why doesn't my MZ-5n overexpose slides?
I've found my MZ-5n to be *neutral*. It neither overexposes or underexposes.
The images are faithful
I still believes in KAF3 mount in the *ist D, the one that they will
produce. Pentax has *not* said what the lens mount type is. They claim KAF
for the filmbaed *ist, they have given *no* information of the mount on the
*ist D. Why? Probably because they're still working on it. I believe they
Try Stan's site: http://www.concentric.net/~smhalpin/
Cheers,
Bob
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear All,
I own M35/2.8 but think about buying A version to
have spot/matrix on my PZ1 and more flexibility on
Super A. Could you write any opinions/official tests
of the lens?How does it performe
From: W. Krasowski [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 10:44:44 +0100
I hope it reads, but using the negative film when shooting with
m42/K adaptor (Pentax original) it just overexposes me every
picture by +1EV. I have made many tests and I am sure what
I am writing about.
I haven't tested
Roland Mabo escribió:
From: Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 13:13:50 +0100
Just the contrary. It is calibrated for negative film, hence it
overexposes.
Then why doesn't my MZ-5n overexpose slides?
I've found my MZ-5n to be *neutral*. It neither overexposes or
Roland wrote:
RM When shooting into-the-sun, I get an exposure that's +0.5 EV more than I
RM would like. If I switch to centreweighted metering, I get a heavy
RM underexposure (-2 EV or more), so the multisegment metering is closer to how
RM my eyes really saw the scene.
Well, you may like
From: Roland Mabo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I haven't tested my MZ-bodies with screwmount lenses, but my bodies does
not
overexpose with my M (28 f/2.8, 135 f/3.5), A (50 f/2), F (100-300
f/4.5-5.6) and FA (28 f/2.8, 50 f/1.7, 135 f/2.8, 28-105 f/3.2-4.5 AL IF)
lenses.
Mine MZ5N also works perfectly
The standard recommendation in photo books is to underexpose slides
slightly. No meter is perfect and it seems like it's harder to understand
multisegment metering than centreweighted metering. Centerweighted metering
tries to expose everything as medium grey and with centreweighted metering,
From: Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Bug in light metering on 5N body???
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 13:43:03 +0100
I don't mean it overexposes all the time. But in matrix metering mode,
it usually overexposes, usually 0.5 EV, in contrasty scenes. This is at
least my experience, with the
Hi Roland,
Roland Mabo wrote:
I still believe in KAF3 mount in the *ist D, the one that they will
produce. Pentax has *not* said what the lens mount type is.
A sceptic might say that there is no Kaf3 mount in the works. He might
then add that Pentax is not saying because they are not sure
From: W. Krasowski [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 14:03:28 +0100
Mine MZ5N also works perfectly with KA, KAF,
KAF2 etc lenses but it sucks with srew mount
m42 lenses - that is what I said!
I wonder if this problem can be related to the mechanical aperture coupling
with the K-adapter?
From: Bojidar Dimitrov [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 14:07:35 +0100
A sceptic might say that there is no Kaf3 mount in the works. He might
then add that Pentax is not saying because they are not sure if it will
be the crippled Kaf or Kaf2 without power-zoom.
I am tipping towards the
At 03:36 AM 13/03/2003 -0500, you wrote:
My ZX-L manual says the camera needs at least f/5.6 for autofocus to work,
but I've seen lenses listed, like the Sigma 170-500mm, that go to f/6.3
and are supposed to be AF lenses. Does AF really work at f/6.3? I know
for sure it doesn't work at f/8
I
There you go, thanks,
Ken
On 03.3.13 7:18 AM, Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
KT Takeshita escribió:
1. Pentax cameras are actually calibrated for either negative or positive
film. I do not remember which one, but from what you and others are saying,
it must be calibrated for
Roland Mabo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Just the contrary. It is calibrated for negative film, hence it
overexposes.
Then why doesn't my MZ-5n overexpose slides?
Because the camera isn't calibrated for either slides or negatives. No
camera is. Here's an excerpt
There is no coupling, only physical attachment of the lens to the body.
Meter reading are are the stop-down variety, done at the shooting aperture.
BR
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wonder if this problem can be related to the mechanical aperture
coupling with the K-adapter?
Hi all,
I have a Manfrotto 029 and a Manfrotto 501 video head. I want to
use the 501 in portrait mode and be able to pan up and down. I also
want to mount a cable release to the pan arm. Should I try to mount
the 501 onto the 029, or is there some special doodad that will let
me do that with the
Roland Mabo escribió:
An exposure of +0.5 EV is, in my opinion, better than an exposure of -2 EV
(which a centerweighted metering can do). No meter is perfect, but I've
found multisegment metering to be closer to reality. If you don't like, then
use centreweighted or spot. That's the
What you want them [Pentax] to do, what they can do and what they will
do aren't necessarily related. Market demand isn't a business case for
Pentax being able to make more money by offering those technologies.
BR
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I understand your scepticism, but I believe that
Mine MZ5N also works perfectly with KA, KAF,
KAF2 etc lenses but it sucks with srew mount
m42 lenses - that is what I said!
I wonder if this problem can be related to the mechanical
aperture coupling with the K-adapter?
Surely it can!
I own original Pentax m42_to_K mount adaptor. I
you have to post an example. JPEG artifacts are not that easy to see until you go to
the really high compression ratios.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Pande [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 03:55
Subject: Couldn't Wait for the
has anyone in this discussion been measuring exposure and density or are they just
looking at the results? just looking means you are biased by what you remember of the
scene.
Herb.
- Original Message -
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday,
Hi, gang.
Thanks for all your answers. It's whatI supposed. But
I didn't knew the process was different
Regards and thanks again
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Hi, gang.
Thanks for all your answers. It's whatI supposed. But
I didn't knew the process was different
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On 03.3.13 9:06 AM, Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What you want them [Pentax] to do, what they can do and what they will
do aren't necessarily related. Market demand isn't a business case for
Pentax being able to make more money by offering those technologies.
This has always been
Notice the variations he found between one Nikon F100 and another F100 -
and this is a much higher-end camera than the ZX-5n.
They might be higher end, but they're also Nikon's, so I'm not surprised.
:-) Guess that I have a good MZ-5n then... and it seems to like Agfa film.
Best wishes,
Roland
From: Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 09:06:21 -0500
What you want them [Pentax] to do, what they can do and what they will do
aren't necessarily related. Market demand isn't a business case for Pentax
being able to make more money by offering those technologies.
True,
Frantisek,
I have a F-803, and it is by far my favorite bag. I have replaced the insert, now it
has 3 padded compartments, and I usually pack there an LX, 2-3 extra lenses, meter and
a Bogen table top tripod. The middle compartment is large enough to fit vertically LX
with 50mm mounted or a
Roland wrote:
The MZ-50 was Pentax first attemp in the low end SLR field, and this was actually a
Dynax 303 competitor with manual features!
I'm happy that Pentax leaves the absolute low-end SLR field and begins a little step
higher.
REPLY:
I believe you're right. I don't think the bottom
Mark wrote:
MZ-S
*ist
ZX-L (MZ-6)
ZX-60 (MZ-60)
Any new cameras introduced will be in addition to these.
REPLY:
But this is in total contradiction to the signal made by both the Pentax boss and
Pentax UK. They want to reduce the number of models (Pentax UK says three and that
seems
Bill wrote:
According to what I consider a reliable source, NO ONE at Pentax USA knows,
or has heard anything about, a KAF3 mount.
REPLY:
Well, A Pentax source I know says the FA J lenses uses a totally new protocol for
apertrure control. Whether this is KAF3 or not is another matter.
Pål
Use a grey card and standardize on distance, lens. My F-100 does take
superior exposures on Velvia over my 5n.
Bob
- Original Message -
From: Roland Mabo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 6:39 AM
Subject: Re: Bug in light metering on 5N body???
From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 15:54:03 +0100
Well, A Pentax source I know says the FA J lenses uses a totally new
protocol for apertrure control. Whether this is KAF3 or not is another
matter.
If Pentax are moving towards a more electronic lens mount, then the
Sylwester Pietrzyk a écrit:
on 13.03.03 9:40, Alin Flaider at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My MZ-5N overexposes slides in multisegment if there's more than 4
stops in the contrast range. I assume it does so because it's
multisegment is biased for negative film. Hence I exclusively use
spot for
Only 78 days til the start of this year's Grandfather Mountain Nature Photo
Weekend. Any newbies coming? We'll miss Tom this year, so we need
someone else to be gate boy and maybe get a free breakfast.
Bill
Roland wrote:
RM True, but I have no doubt that Pentax *can* offer those technologies. (they
RM have patents for USM and IS). Then the question is - are they going to do
RM it?
Indeed, when!? Was there a better time then the launch of a the
first DSLR, together with a new SLR class?
I'm
Gary,
I know your loss, Sam was also with us for 16 years and his sister Maxine
for 15, they were family and will never be forgotten. There photos bring
back fondest memories. Please accept our deepest sympathies.
Kindest regards,
Ziggy
We had to put Luckie, our baby, to sleep today. She had
zoomshot wrote:
Gary,
I know your loss, Sam was also with us for 16 years and his sister Maxine
for 15, they were family and will never be forgotten. There photos bring
back fondest memories. Please accept our deepest sympathies.
Ziggy,
Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness. It means more
Anyone done resolution tests comparing
the K 50/1.4 to the A/M optics?
Results?
TIA,
Collin
The real reason Pentax is still in business: I want it cheap, little,
light and cheap!
BR
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm not cheap, but I want the optics to be. :-)..
Lets see what we have;
*ist lens description, multi country, this way or that.
*ist D lens description
Some duff pictures of a lens mount
And we may have KAF3or we may have a mount, give me that grey steed,
what a ride...
My source says it is but my source says it doesn't
I don't agree with you here. I believe that they care about
USM and IS,
simply because they've seen a lot of adverts from Canon and
Nikon about
this. And they probably have heard from the clerk behind the
counter at the
local photo store that this one has USM, and this doesn't,
Hi,
I going to do some real-life tests in the near future with both my
50mm's.
My impression up to now is, that the FA 50/1.4 is way better than the M
50/1.4 - esp.
contrast wide open flare.
Thomas
collinb schrieb:
Anyone done resolution tests comparing
the K 50/1.4 to the A/M optics?
Roland,
I have to agree with you. People who buy SLR cameras with
interchangeable lenses usually read at least one of the photography
magazines that are available at magazine stands, so they know more than
some folks give them credit for.
Len
---
I don't agree with you here. I believe that
Only 78 days til the start of this year's Grandfather Mountain Nature Photo
Weekend. Any newbies coming? We'll miss Tom this year, so we need
someone else to be gate boy and maybe get a free breakfast.
I am definitely a no-show :-(
BUT the Mrs has just landed a job, and if all goes well, I
Colin,
Try here;
http://www.takinami.com/yoshihiko/photo/lens_test/pentax_normal.html
Anyone done resolution tests comparing
the K 50/1.4 to the A/M optics?
Results?
TIA,
Collin
Nothing wrong with small and inexpensive cameras. If I want a large and
expensive camera, I'll use my 67 and get a larger negative. If I wanted
or needed a 35mm robocamera, I'd buy a Nikon. I'm not bitter about
Pentax's decision not to make an F5 clone. And people seem to keep buying
the
Hi,
So *ist works well with M lens? How do you like the camera?Have you tried AF etc?
Alek
Uytkownik Roland Mabo [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa:
Then they are not compatible. Pentax has always meant compatible to allow
you make use of a lens turning a lens into a fixed aperture makes it
relatively
Tell us more
Ziggy
Only 78 days til the start of this year's Grandfather Mountain Nature
Photo Weekend. Any newbies coming? We'll miss Tom this year, so we
need someone else to be gate boy and maybe get a free breakfast.
I am definitely a no-show :-(
BUT the Mrs has just landed a job, and
-- -Original Message-
-- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-- Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 12:38 PM
-- To: Pentax List
--
-- Only 78 days til the start of this year's Grandfather
-- Mountain Nature Photo
-- Weekend. Any newbies coming? We'll miss Tom this year,
-- so we need
--
Hi,
Have you tried any other 35mm from Pentax?Any comments..
Alek
Uytkownik Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa:
I\'ve never handled the 35mm A version but in general you can assume that
optically
it will be at least the equal of the M and somewhat inferior in build and
focus feel.
There are
Excellent, thanks , Chris!
keith whaley
Chris Brogden wrote:
On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 13:09:51 -0800, Keith Whaley wrote:
Speaking of which, could someone please tell me about why CCD sensor
sizes are shown as a fraction.
For instance, 1/2.7 inch.
This is, of course, reducible to
I have a Sigma 100-300 zoom that tops out at 6.3 at the 300 end and it
AF's fineas long as the light is pretty good, and you don't want to
beusing this thing if it isn't.
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FAX: (540)
On March 13, 2003 11:38 am, Roland Mabo wrote:
For example, I have a M 28 f/2.8. I want to use it on the *ist, because of
the lovely character the M 28 has. Now, I set the lens at f/2.8 and the
*ist displays a shutter speed of 1/125. But I don't want to use it at
f/2.8, I want more
Hi
I also believe that USM and IS is huge advantage when new buyers want to buy sth.and
shop-assistants also advise them to choose Canon for such a reason-fast, silent and
many pros use it and lots of people want to have what pros have. They just see what
camera makers are very popular where
On March 13, 2003 12:38 pm, Chris Brogden wrote:
Nothing wrong with small and inexpensive cameras. If I want a large and
Like he said.
Nick
Hi
I am also very interested in the results, I wonder if you have A50/1.4 and how it
performes in the comparison with K, M and FA lenses 1.4 and 1.7
Alek
Uytkownik Thomas Stach [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa:
Hi,
I going to do some real-life tests in the near future with both my
50mm\'s.
My
HI
What about optical quality of A35/2.0?Similar to FA version?
Alek
[EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa:
\'ve never handled the 35mm A version but in general you can assume that
optically
it will be at least the equal of the M and somewhat inferior in build and
focus feel.
There are exceptions but
i'm still planning, but everything is uncertain.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 11:10
Subject: 78 Days and counting
Only 78 days til the start of this year's Grandfather Mountain Nature Photo
I don't agree Bob, because a ghost refers to an image of an existing
and (relatively) identificable object, like the form of the aperture
or some bright light that is part of the subject. And this is, I
think, why the word ghost has been chosen to depict the effect.
Lens flare as it is
Michel wrote:
MCG DX code don't contain slide or negative data, only:
MCG - Iso setting: 2-6
MCG - film length: 8-10
MCG - exposure lattitude: 11-12
Hi Michel,
The exposure latitude is good enough to make the difference between
slide and negative film. If it is 3 EV it's negative film.
Dear All,
I own M35/2.8 but think about buying A version to have spot/matrix
on my PZ1 and more flexibility on Super A. Could you write any
opinions/official tests of the lens?How does it performe in
comparisno with K 35mm lenses and FA 35/2.0 one? Is it of the same
quality like M version? Or
Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Speaking of which, could someone please tell me about why CCD sensor
sizes are shown as a fraction.
For instance, 1/2.7 inch.
This is, of course, reducible to 0.3704. Roughly.
Which represents what? The area of the chip? 0.3704 square inches? Or,
inches
This is plain wrong. The newbies don't buy IS or USM but they buy
in the system that has IS/USM. The ones that care to read a bit
before committing to buy will always come across something
like the current article at NYIP on how to buy your first slr;
not an exact quote but it
I have come to the conclusion that if Pentax, or any other camera
manufacturer, were to introduce a 14MP DSLR, with a12-600/f1.2 zoom,
effective motordrive of 36 fps, and price it at $300.00 USD, there would
be
people on this list who find something to bitch an moan about it!!!
Bill
Only
Only 78 days til the start of this year's Grandfather Mountain Nature
Photo Weekend. Any newbies coming? We'll miss Tom this year, so we
need someone else to be gate boy and maybe get a free breakfast.
I am definitely a no-show :-(
BUT the Mrs has just landed a job, and if all goes well, I
Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bill wrote:
According to what I consider a reliable source, NO ONE at Pentax USA knows,
or has heard anything about, a KAF3 mount.
REPLY:
Well, A Pentax source I know says the FA J lenses uses a totally new protocol for
apertrure control. Whether this is
...So for me it's 443 days and counting until I can buy a ticket and get
on a nice big airplane and fly over that great big lake and land in North
Carolina and hire a busted up pick-up truck and then chew on a long piece
a grass all the way up to the ol Blue Ridge Parkway (cuz then A'll fit
Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mark wrote:
MZ-S
*ist
ZX-L (MZ-6)
ZX-60 (MZ-60)
Any new cameras introduced will be in addition to these.
REPLY:
But this is in total contradiction to the signal made by both the
Pentax boss and Pentax UK. They want to reduce the number of models
(Pentax
Hi,
This is totally non-Pentax related, but I'm taking advantage of a captive
audience _and_ the fact that the group is responsive and highly
intelligent, unlike hte majority of website and newsgroup users out
there..
So, I've started doing some 4x5 contact printing on Ilford multigrade RC
Thanks, Mark. That is one of those answers you just have to happen to
know. Logic doesn't help without the history lesson!
That's a good site. Explains it clearly.
Now tell me something else...
All other things being equal, suppose you have 3 camera bodies with 2,
3 and 4 megapixel CCD sensors.
On 03.3.13 0:38 PM, Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nothing wrong with small and inexpensive cameras. If I want a large and
expensive camera, I'll use my 67 and get a larger negative. If I wanted
or needed a 35mm robocamera, I'd buy a Nikon. I'm not bitter about
Pentax's decision
All,
Digital Photography Review (http://www.dpreview.com) has a really nice
little wrap-up of the 2003 PMA show. Phil Askey is relatively unbiased
regarding brands, so it's nice to see that Pentax figures prominently the
wrap-up article. In particular, the *ist D, Optio S, 450, and 550 all get
Do you have an enlarger with a dichro head, or at least some contrast
filters?
Use those to change the color of the light. You want more magenta for
more contrast.
If you're using room light for this, it gets a bit more difficult
though.
The whole point behind multigrade paper is that you can
Cotty wrote:
Mutley snigger
Pardon the digression, Mr. Cotty, but that sounds
terribly like an English place name, one where
DCI Barnaby and Sgt. Troy might go to investigate
strange goings-on... ;-)
Stephen
This is good news, BUT!! the 550 still doesn't have a
hotshoe :-( thats all it's missing to eat up the G3
--- Heiko Hamann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi,
I'm just back from my Cebit visit. It was a perfect
day and I presume a
great success for Pentax. The best: I was allowed to
handle a
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Heiko Hamann) wrote:
- I took a SMC-M 50/1.7 with me ;-) and they let me attach it!
Unfortunately it didn't work because of the early production stage. But
I was told, that it will work in the final modell. Anything else would
be madness... they said.
- Now the bad news:
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