Now stop it both of you! Tom, your comments were a bit 'over the top.'
I heard Bruce say that he settle for the death of just one anti-Semite, not
a nation full.
Like the Chinese proverb, 'A journey of 1,000 miles begins with the first
step.'
Regards, Bob S.
From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Andre,
on 17 Sep 03 you wrote in pentax.list:
>Heiko, you have tried the "normal" *ist-D lens on a MZ body. Can we
>see a picture that shows the "circle" it projects on a 24 x 36 film?
I have tried that. I don't have the prints yet, but the FAJ 18-35 is not
a special lens for DSLRs (as the
No, actually I was talking about the LEDs. I still have to try out fresh
batteries. Though it would be disappointing since my LXen have nice bright
LEDs. Perchance the CLA in south Florida was not thorough I would hope
that this would not me be the case since I have had quite a few screwmou
Hi Marnie -
At 02:54 PM 9/17/2003 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My eye didn't know where to go. The wide angle semi-distortion seemed to give
the Pano two centers of interest, if you know what I mean -- a center of
interest both left and right. Or maybe it's because you shot two river
heads. I
This one time, at band camp, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> haven't seen a post in about 2 hours - something's not right...
Works here in Australia
Kevin
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- Original Message -
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Try this:
> Put your best lens on your camera.
>
> Put a short roll of fine grained film (it doesn't matter what type) into
> your camera.
> Take pictures of the same scenen hand held, at 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250,
1/125,
> 1/60,
It could be that both batteries were not at full strength, but I pulled two
sets out of a couple of my LXen and thought that the MX drain would be less
and I would be okay. I have a battery tester. Maybe I should pull the
batteries out of all my LXen and get the best pair into the MX...
César
Pa
Wow, Keith,
You must be a doctor or something, eh?
But, seriously, I know several others who have reported fewer colds once they started
wearing hats once the weather gets cold. I have two theories.
One is that since up to 25% of body heat is lost through the head during cold weather,
a hat
wi
--- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The same can be said with film. You can put a faster
> film in the camera (or
> dial up the ISO with the intention of "push
> processing") until you get a
> shutter speed you think you can hand hold.
Predicting the light condition of the subject is
di
Hi!
Here's the correct URL:
http://pug.komkon.org/01jul/IceFlwer.html
Congratulations.
Boris
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KW> Well, after being advised a year ago that an image of mine was selected for
KW> publication in Outdoor Photographer, "Your Gallery" section,
That wasn't the reason why I abandoned Nikon for Pentax, but
it was probably *one* of the reasons. Now Pentax have done
it, and Canon and Minolta did it a long time ago, I have
nowhere to go!
You can always go LEICA, the final destination...
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
haven't seen a post in about 2 hours - something's not right...
--
"Hell is others"
-Jean Paul Sartre
Ooooh, yes! I think pairs would be a wonderful theme. Can we
have it?
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
- Original Message -
From: "Lon Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: Pairs
> I smell a pairs theme c
Back in the mid eighties, Minolta was popping out APO lenses faster than a
welfare momma popped out babies. I queried the local rep about just how
apochromatic their APO lenses were.
Apparently, not as apochromatic as the designation implied.
In fact, not really apochromatic at all.
Just somewhat b
Graywolf,
You wrote, "... I also find it funny but not amusing that the Jews figure somehow it is everybody else in the world's fault that they didn't have the courage to fight back while they were being killed by the millions. Everybody else should have to pay for the shame that they won't even a
That is exactly what I expected since I am used to the ones in the LX. I
thought about battery strength, but since I took the batteries out of one of
my LX I thought they would be fine in the MX.
César
Panama City, Florida
-- -Original Message-
-- From: Łukasz Kacperczyk [mailto:[EMAIL P
Herb Chong a écrit:
it's the focus ring. Sigma lenses mostly have the same clutch.
No, the Sigma lenses haven only a "semi clutch"
The fosus ring is disengaged, but not the body af switch.
Michel
Cotty wrote:
>
> You're kidding. Now I see why folk
are upset.
Now Pentax users know *exactly* how Nikon users felt when
the F80 (N80) was introduced, with its deliberately designed
inability to meter with pre-autofocus Nikkors.
That wasn't the reason why I abandoned Nikon for Pentax, but
it wa
- Original Message -
From: "Paul Delcour"
Subject: Tripod use
> Hi all,
>
> there is an unwritten rule saying the focallength in mm, ie 200, makes
1/200
> as the minimum shutterspeed to be used handheld. But a 500mm at 1/500 may
> not be OK. Weight is a factor, as is position. If your h
Dag,
I've come to think that wars, now and thru the ages,
were carried out by peoples who KNEW they were right.
Regards, Bob S.
From: Dag T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Even my kids are starting to recognize that wars are started by overdoing
the revenge.
___
>
> Carry a good quality tripod, and learn how to use it to your advantage.
>
> William Robb
>
>
When I first started out in photography and bought a book by John Shaw on
nature photography those were almost his exact words.
Christian
Cotty wrote:
>
> On 17/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
>
> >Flat trailer trash dolls are not sold here.
> >Even fully deflated, the better samples have
> >_some_ shape. I should know. I own 524 of
> >'em.
> >
> >lol. -Lon
> >
> >Cotty wrote:
> >> Hey, those Trailer Trash blow-up dolls
frank theriault wrote:
>
> I'm with you, Keith. I'm a hat guy, whether I've got a camera or not.
>
> I have a sort of Indy Jones fedora that does a great job of shading light for when I
> have the MX or Spotties. Baseball caps help a great deal, too (but not as much as
> the
> fedora). Unfo
I'm with you, Keith. I'm a hat guy, whether I've got a camera or not.
I have a sort of Indy Jones fedora that does a great job of shading light for when I
have the MX or Spotties. Baseball caps help a great deal, too (but not as much as the
fedora). Unfortunately, my berets and my Nepalese goat
Hi all,
there is an unwritten rule saying the focallength in mm, ie 200, makes 1/200
as the minimum shutterspeed to be used handheld. But a 500mm at 1/500 may
not be OK. Weight is a factor, as is position. If your hands are steady you
can go to a lower speed. I used to use 1/8 with 28 or 24mm and
On 17/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
>Well, after being advised a year ago that an image of mine was selected for
>publication in Outdoor Photographer, "Your Gallery" section, it finally
>appeared in the October 2003 issue. Check out pages 80/81 of that issue -
Well done Ken. I'll keep em pee
OK, some pics with more DOF and detail at the corners - the resolution
of this little beastie seems quite good! Various ISO ratings and
hopefully EXIF data on all the new ones...
> -Original Message-
> From: Rob Brigham
> Sent: 17 September 2003 13:30
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: R
Thanks Ken,
You mentioned several months ago that it would be in OP, and I've been looking,
in vain. I was afraid that I'd missed it or something. Now I'm relieved to
find that I haven't.
I think I may have already congratulated you, but what the hell, I'll do it
again! It's a great photo, and
On 17/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
>Flat trailer trash dolls are not sold here.
>Even fully deflated, the better samples have
>_some_ shape. I should know. I own 524 of
>'em.
>
>lol. -Lon
>
>Cotty wrote:
>> Hey, those Trailer Trash blow-up dolls do pack quite flat, can I get one
>> as
On 17/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
>Cotty schrieb: No??? Why not?
>
>Well, in maual mode, the *ist D simply does not meter with any lens that
>is not set to "A" position. Why they chose tthe *ist D to behave like
>this, only the Pentax engineers would be able to explain.
>
>Arnold
You're
- Original Message -
From: "Ramesh Kumar"
Subject: Re: Tripods usage with DSLR
> Say I am using 100mm lens and I also want aperture to
> be f8. With this setting shutter speed is too low to
> take handheld shots, in such cases i can just
> increase the ISO till shutter speed becomes mo
On 17/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
>istD or any equivalent DSLR seems to reproduce decent
>outputs at higher ISO(say 400+) speeds.
>
>In outdoor photography, for an amature photographer,
>if the focal length of the lens is less than 135mm, I
>think tripod may not be a real necessicity.
>
>T
and get more image noise and other things that come along with that increase
in ISO. if there wasn't any penalty, they wouldn't have set the default ISO
to 200. highest quality means lowest ISO for any given camera.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: "Ramesh Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To
Nope. Boosting ISO to get the shutter speed you want causes
underexposure, all else being equal. You should not, repeat:
NOT adjust ISO to boost your shutter speed just to keep hand-holding.
Really.
-Lon
Ramesh Kumar wrote:
Let me make it clear..
Say I am using 100mm lens and I also want apertur
Mark, I don't know much about this #4 question, either.
Apparently, any lens-body combo has an axis about
which it can be panned that minimizes distortion for
reconstituting panoramas. I think "nodal point" is part
of the technical discussion.
This is a thing I've read about and couldn't grasp.
An
Herb wrote, regarding panorama software:
> Photoshop Elements 2.0 has this as a builtin function. it is one of few
> places where Elements has something that isn't at all in full Photoshop. it
> takes me about 10 minutes on average to stitch a 4 -6 photo panorama using
> specific software. the tim
Cotty schrieb: No??? Why not?
Well, in maual mode, the *ist D simply does not meter with any lens that
is not set to "A" position. Why they chose tthe *ist D to behave like
this, only the Pentax engineers would be able to explain.
Arnold
I shoot sporting type of events with my DSLR and i use a sturdy monopod for most
of it.Unless i really need to move around a lot then i hand hold.Its not bad to do at
1/1000 or 1/1250.
I sometimes shoot pictures for work related things and then i use a tripod,Manfotto
028 as
we tend to take a seri
amateur or pro has nothing to do with it. depends on what you do. i shoot
many exposures in the 10 second range.
Herb...
- Original Message -
From: "Ramesh Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 1:43 PM
Subject: Tripods usage with DSLR
> I
Hate to tell you this, Cotty, but I get no photos when I go to your auction.
Cotty wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2952024579
Leica CL + 40mm Summicron C for sale on eBay. My auction. Thanks.
Cheers,
Cotty
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Let´s face it, who would say NO if some maniac gave you unlimited
resources to do what you wanted, and it didn´t hurt anyone just then.
In addition this particular maniac was about to conquer the world, so
you were on winning side. The rhetorics were there, but nobody, not
even the US or the B
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: First Pano Try
> I was shooting between 20 and 24 with the FA 20-35 zoom. There was lots
of
> distortion of near objects,
Hi!
I stand corrected.
Boris
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MCG> William Robb a écrit:
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Boris Liberman"
>> Subject: Re: OT: leaving old Copal electronic shutter cocked: Allowed?
MCG>
>> The parts of the mechanism that cares
You ought to go over to rec.photo.equipment.large-format, Rob.
There has been a lot of posts over the last few year about the use of
APO in lens advertising. Apparently in advertising speak it does not
necessarily mean apochromatic. However it does seem to universally mean,
"It costs more". Sor
*istD or any equivalent DSLR seems to reproduce decent
outputs at higher ISO(say 400+) speeds.
In outdoor photography, for an amature photographer,
if the focal length of the lens is less than 135mm, I
think tripod may not be a real necessicity.
This comes as big relief for me because I need not
The * is the thing. Originally (the M300/4.0) the * meant that the lens
contained exotic glass (or non-glass) elements. Now it just seems to
mean it is the top of the line, as many of the special things it meant,
like aspheric elements, are now even in cheap lens. On the other hand,
some of the
Some pairs are of objects that can also stand alone:
Pair of hard boiled eggs.
Pair of dancers.
Pair of kidneys.
Pair of salt & pepper shakers.
Pair of hunters.
Some pairs are of objects that have no meaning alone:
Pair of scissors. (Ever heard of on
On 17/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
>Lets' go for it. Holga on the home page and Nikon/Pentax are both 'other
>brands'.
Chinon, surely.
Cheers,
Cotty
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I could get an *istD because I have three F Pentax lenses. But I have five
K primes that I really love, which won't work on the D, so I guess I'll be
content to shoot digital with my Optio 230 Pentax.
Jim A.
> From: Arnold Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Wed, 17 S
>>>This would really be a very drastic way to have the *ist D meter with K
>>>and M lenses at alle apertures. However, it would only work in Av mode.
>>>In manual mode the meter would still be OFF. And you would have to use
>>>your "crippled" lenses with real aperture metering, only, on your fi
Nice analysis, Marnie. The sad part is that proaganda does not need to
be done all that well to work. Yes, that surely is the sad part, the
human mind will slip easily into insanity if everyone around them is
doing it too.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It is certainly a powerful record, and I appre
At 09:18 AM 9/16/2003 -0400, Lon Williamson wrote:
HI Lon -
There's obviously a lot more to doing these than I've contemplated - and it
looks like I did just about everything wrong this time...
In regards to your questions -
1) What focal length? I've heard it said that going below 50mm is no
OK, i have been planning to get a set. now i know i have to get one at a
time.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: "Paul Eriksson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: istD with old lenses and/or extension tubes
> Yes, but
On 17/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
>I want to buy an article in the USA. Anyone willing to transport it to
>the UK? Very lightweight, packs quite small.
Hey, those Trailer Trash blow-up dolls do pack quite flat, can I get one
as well?
Cheers,
Cotty
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Rob wrote:-
> 63,64 at 1600 ISO also still have the EXIF.
>
Rob, I have downloaded a number of your images and see that images
IMGP0047, IMGP0049, IMGP0063 and IMGP0064 all have EXIF information
attached to them. Not sure about the rest as I only downloaded the
larger files.
I used Picture Wind
Ya!
Kill all the Germans they knew what was going on. Kill all the Japs they
knew what was going on. Kill all the Italians they knew what was going
on. Kill all the Russians they knew what was going on. Kill all the
Muslims they know what is going on. Kill everyone they know what is
going on.
>However, one could by a cheap short extension tube
> get rid of the coupler
> in it
> and use it with a lens. You will lose infinity focus
> though but your lens
> will be intact.
Few days back, Mark had posted a review of *istD. In
that review author expressed similar solution.
Thanks
Ramesh
-
Well pants developed from legging which came in pairs. There are two
lenses in a pair of glasses as opposed to one in a glass (monocular).
Kidneys do come in pairs. and scissors are basically two knifes on a
hinge. However as far as I know line pairs consist of two lines with a
space in the mid
William Robb a écrit:
- Original Message -
From: "Boris Liberman"
Subject: Re: OT: leaving old Copal electronic shutter cocked: Allowed?
The parts of the mechanism that cares are the shutter springs. Electronic
shutters don't have them.
1- The Pentax M serie haven Seiko MFC-xx shutter
Yes, but only the individual tubes, the 25mm and I think 12mm. The set of
three tubes are not AF. Here's the link to the 25mm af tube...
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=71521&is=REG
/Paul
From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PRO
Hmmm... this camera does have one mechanical setting:
1/90th second, works without batteries. Does that change
the equation? It also works in Bulb without batteries.
-Lon
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: "Lon Williamson"
Subject: OT: leaving old Copal electronic shutter co
<< It doesn't bother me, but it could be seen as almost
an insult to Pentax that they are insignificant compared to Nikon, and
it certainly makes it less easy to find for people visiting your
homepage. >>
Exactly! Less easy to find, so when you _do_ find it, oh much rejoicing and
Pimms all ro
- Original Message -
From: "Lon Williamson"
Subject: OT: leaving old Copal electronic shutter cocked: Allowed?
> My new-to-me Rikoh XR-2 has a vertical
> Copal CSS-E electronically controlled shutter.
>
> Will leaving this cocked weaken anything?
> I downloaded the manual from butkus.or
- Original Message -
From: "Boris Liberman"
Subject: Re: OT: leaving old Copal electronic shutter cocked: Allowed?
> Though my ME Super is still in repairs I do remember that I
> always tried to cock the shutter only just before the shot. You see,
> my understanding is that the whole
- Original Message -
From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Can't say I have. Am I missing something?
>
> keith
>
No you don't... :-)
It's just according to one particular writer that they be mentioned in
pairs...
Cheers
Jostein
> Jostein wrote:
> >
> > - Original Message --
Rob wrote:-
> Srgb I think.
>
> Some of the bigger ones over 1Mb are straight from the camera (2, 44, 47
> and 49 at least - because the filenames are still in caps).
Thanks for the info. I have downloaded a couple of the larger files (the
one of the pretty little girl) which has all the EXIF
But if you want to use the 200mm with this converter, it's usually for long
distance shots, isn't it (that's at least what I should do). So there is a
lot of focussing at infinity. That should be okay. But its possibly harder
to get a great composition. That should be the price one pays.
Hans b.
-
Never in dim light, but also (some) trouble in bright light.
Hans B.
-Oorspronkelijk bericht-
Van: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Verzonden: woensdag 17 september 2003 12:50
Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Onderwerp: Re: An outing with an MX.
You say this was in the evening. In dim li
Typical - I got version 7!!
> -Original Message-
> From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 17 September 2003 16:37
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Re[2]: Ist D production samples (WAS: UK Street
> Price of*ist D)
>
>
> you need PSP 8 to save the info after manipulatio
B&H doesn't seem to sell the AF ones. are you sure?
Herb
- Original Message -
From: "Paul Eriksson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: istD with old lenses and/or extension tubes
> Yes they do, they even autofocus!
you need PSP 8 to save the info after manipulation. i use Ulead
PhotoExplorer 8 to do this work. i am sure there are freeware ones too.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 10:47 AM
Subject: RE: R
Hi!
On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 15:47:16 +0100
"Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Is there a product which lets you browse this stuff? I have just
tried
this and it seems OK, but it's a pain to have to open each image one
by
one then bring up information, then go into EXIF information. What
wou
Have found the browser in irfanview which helps. Have found images
63,64 at 1600 ISO also still have the EXIF.
Are there any that you specifically want it for?
> -Original Message-
> From: Rob Brigham
> Sent: 17 September 2003 15:47
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Re[2]: Ist D pr
Hi folks,
About César's comment: "I had a lot of problem seeing the exposure
indications of the MX."
Gee, maybe he means the shutter speed and aperture indications, huh?
- THaller
Yes they do, they even autofocus!
/Paul
Herb Chong wrote:
don't the Kenko tubes for Pentax have the right contacts?
Herb
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Is there a product which lets you browse this stuff? I have just tried
this and it seems OK, but it's a pain to have to open each image one by
one then bring up information, then go into EXIF information. What
would be ideal would be if PSP indicated the presence of EXIF data in
the browse window
At 10:27 AM +0200 9/17/03, Anders Hultman wrote:
> http://www.milestone-media.com/main/main/photo_gallery.html
I've always wondered how one take pictures of lightning. I see you have a
good picture there (number 2). Did you keep the camera open and hoped for
a flash?
That is about it.
How many
Hi!
I use IrfanView (www.irfanview.com) as my standard viewer. It is
freeware and it is excellent program, it truly is. Among other things
it can show EXIF info of JPG file.
Boris
No.
Arnold
This would really be a very drastic way to have the *ist D meter with K
and M lenses at alle apertures. However, it would only work in Av mode.
In manual mode the meter would still be OFF. And you would have to use
your "crippled" lenses with real aperture metering, only, on you
Srgb I think.
Some of the bigger ones over 1Mb are straight from the camera (2, 44, 47
and 49 at least - because the filenames are still in caps). I don't
know how to view the exif data, so I can't check at the moment. Most of
the smaller filesizes are where I rotated the image and resaved - Pai
> On 16/9/03, pentax-discuss-d-
[EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
> Thish man noes wut heesh tawkin about, hic.
>
> >
> >And, that lens! By far the sharpest that I own. Even over at LUG, it
> >has a great reputation. One of the best that Leica ever made, is ho
"Frank Wajer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I just realised that the extension tubes won't work with the ist D, because
>they do not have the A contacts. Any lens connected through the extension
>tube will not work correctly on the istD, because it will look like an M
>or K lens to the bo
Exactly what you say about NetCOMM is what keeps me using my version
(4.79 for the Mac), altho' I'm aware that it's a dead end product.
It's official that it will not be supported with upgrades or bug fixes
any more.
One of the Mozilla products (http://www.mozilla.org/) will take up the
slack, howe
Hi,
the English version of our *istD report is ready:
http://www.digitalfotonetz.de/istD-Report.html
The German version can be found here:
http://www.digitalfotonetz.de/istD-Bericht.html
Cheers, Heiko
thanks. i had a look at the center where you would look to see the highest
resolution and you can see some JPEG compression artifacts, so that is why i
asked.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: "Arnold Stark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003
Hi all,
I just realised that the extension tubes won't work with the ist D, because
they do not have the A contacts. Any lens connected through the extension
tube will not work correctly on the istD, because it will look like an M
or K
lens to the body.
Then I read the trick of using old M or K le
Fred wrote:
>
> > ...you'll have the equivalent of a f16 400mm with any if these
> > converters
> Well, a 2X TC used with a K 200/4 would give you 400mm at ~f/8~
> (but, of course, you would then usually stop down, if possible).
>
> Fred
That's one of the real problems with TCs, isn't it.
If
> It is certainly a powerful record, and I appreciate it as much as
> anybody, but let's not kid ourselves into thinking it's an inser's
> view. If she was an insider then she must take her share of the
> responsibility for events. She claimed she was not an insider. Her
> pictures and movies are n
'The binocular thing' depends on how the finder is designed (what percentage of
the film format the finder covers and with what magnification it displays its
image to the eye).
The MX has the highest magnification (0,97x) of all Pentax SLRs (AFAIK) so even
though the 50 is more 'wide angle' than th
Hi!
On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 07:49:36 -0400
Lon Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My new-to-me Rikoh XR-2 has a vertical
Copal CSS-E electronically controlled shutter.
Will leaving this cocked weaken anything?
I downloaded the manual from butkus.org,
and no mention of any problem leaving the camer
On 17/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
>Frank,
>
>You do not know how tempted I am, but I can barely exercise my collection at
>the moment.
>
>I will stay in the Pentax arena for the moment. Though, I love going to the
>Leica Gallery in NYC whenever I get the chance and have to think twice and
It's was late, I was tired what can I say.
At 09:20 PM 9/16/03 -0400, you wrote:
> you'll have the equivalent of a f16 400mm with any if these
> converters
Well, a 2X TC used with a K 200/4 would give you 400mm at ~f/8~
(but, of course, you would then usually stop down, if possible).
Fred
To grasp
The 20th is fast approaching
Cheers,
Cotty
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On 16/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
>I suspect that many of you expect this, but what the hell, I'm nothing
>if not predictable, right?
I'll drink to that.
>
>This is a wonderful camera, as Cotty describes in this auction. It's
>smaller than it looks in the photos - it looks to the unsus
On Tue, 16 Sep 2003, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Sep 2003, Ryan wrote:
>
> > - Original Message -
> > From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 10:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: AF 360 FGZ Flash & Sigma EX 28-70
Cesar Matamoros II wrote:
I had a lot of problem seeing the exposure indications of the MX. Is this
normal?
That's odd. With LEDs you shouldn't have any problems with seeing them
in the dark, though they might be a little less useful in bright
sunshine (still, I've never had any problems with
> http://www.milestone-media.com/main/main/photo_gallery.html
I've always wondered how one take pictures of lightning. I see you have a
good picture there (number 2). Did you keep the camera open and hoped for
a flash? How many troes before you gote one? For about how long time did
you keep the ca
I feel your pain. But let's not go there, and let others bask it the light
from the *istD.
At 12:03 AM 9/17/03 +1000, you wrote:
On 16 Sep 2003 at 15:44, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote:
> So *istD is the only DSLR on the market that is compatible with older
> TTL-only flashes! Nice touch :-)
So I can u
Will I eventually buy the *ist D?
Yes!
Unless Pentax soon presents a follow-up model with better k-mount
compatibility (it would be sufficient TO SWITCH THE METER ON when DOF
previewing in manual and/or AV mode)
Arnold
As reviews of the *ist D are flying in here is my own little contribution.
I have been able to play with the *ist D pre-production model serial
number 5645034 last weekend. I helped Boz in taking pictures for his
comparison with the Canon 10D (see his review at
http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/bodies/d
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