Re: A35-105 f3.5 is a varifocal?

2003-10-22 Thread Alan Chan
Pentax A35-105 f3.5, purchased from KEH in 'bargain' condition. When I change the zoom, the focus seems to change. For example, at 105mm focused out at 20', after zooming out a bit it will clearly focus well below the 20' mark on the focus scale. I find that I cannot trust the scale near the 35mm

Macros

2003-10-22 Thread scars
Hello all, I know there have been already thousands of discussions about macros, but I can't remember what the conclusion was ^^ so what do you think about the PENTAX K VIVITAR MACRO 2,8/100? How much is a reasonable price for it? (at ebay, no professional foto dealer) There's als a PENTAX

Re: Re[2]: Scanning 6x7's

2003-10-22 Thread David Mann
Rob Studdert wrote: On 20 Oct 2003 at 22:25, Bruce Dayton wrote: Feeling left out, I also use an Epson 2450. Me too, Nikon LS-8000 I might as well join in. Agfa Arcus 1200. Could have bought a cheap drum scanner not long ago but decided against it as I'm not quite that serious :)

Re: Sell me your useless film cameras

2003-10-22 Thread John Francis
What I meant is that it should be spec.ed at the number of independent |full color| output pixels I'm sorry, but you're several years too late with this argument. The pixel count on all digital cameras (with the exception of BW cameras and one one other case mentioned below) is the count

Re: question about AF-140C ring flash

2003-10-22 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 21.10.03 23:36, Bob Walkden at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had one for a short time until it was stolen with the rest of my stuff. I didn't get chance to use it very much, but it was easy to use. It has modelling lights; it also has 2 flash tubes so you can switch one off to get some

Re: Sell me your useless film cameras

2003-10-22 Thread dagt
Fra: alex wetmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Matt Bevers wrote: This of course doesn't mean that taking a BW photo on a 6MP camera results in a 2MP file. If you are using a red, blue, or green filter it effectively does. Only it is a little worse for red and blue and better

Re: Sell me your useless film cameras

2003-10-22 Thread dagt
Only if the filters are perfect, which they are not. The blue and green sensors will see some red light, but at a much lower intensity than the red sensors. The Bayer algorithm is to some degree able to use this data in building the image. DagT Fra: mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED] my example

Re: *ist D: Enabled!

2003-10-22 Thread Juey Chong Ong
On Tuesday, Oct 21, 2003, at 23:30 America/New_York, Bucky wrote: That's a total of 18 batteries to keep everything running. I now have 5 chargers and 20-some NiMH AAs. Ouch! It's time they started making chargers that take more batteries. btw, you might want to look into a battery pack. --jc

Re: *ist D: Enabled!

2003-10-22 Thread Bill Owens
Radio Shack sells one that will charge 8 at a time. Bill - Original Message - From: Juey Chong Ong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 9:50 AM Subject: Re: *ist D: Enabled! On Tuesday, Oct 21, 2003, at 23:30 America/New_York, Bucky wrote:

Re: Sell me your useless film cameras

2003-10-22 Thread graywolf
BW only DSLR? Kodak made a series of them. The last one was dropped only recently. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/cameras/dcs760M/dcs760mIndex.jhtml Maybe you can find a used one. alex wetmore wrote: It would be nice if one could buy a BW only digital camera that didn't

Re: *istD @ 3200

2003-10-22 Thread Juey Chong Ong
On Tuesday, Oct 21, 2003, at 19:17 America/New_York, Bill Owens wrote: Looks like you're as impressed as I am at the results at 3200. And the beauty of it is, next shot, spin the dial for a different ISO without changing film. Takes every bit of 5 seconds to do it. It would have been even

Re: mounting really big prints

2003-10-22 Thread graywolf
Yes those are the usual mounting materials for murals. Masonite is more durable, Gaterboard easier to handle. If they are NOT going to be framed they need a second sheet mounted on the back or they will warp. Thick 1 Gaterboard seems to work best for that use. tom wrote: I have a client who

RE: Macros

2003-10-22 Thread Butch Black
Hi, I have the M 100/4.0. It does a nice job on close up and macro, only goes to 1:2 without an extension tube. Adequate but hardly outstanding as a landscape lens at infinity focus, I will change to my M 135/3.5 for landscapes instead of using the 100.

Re: As promised

2003-10-22 Thread Larry Levy
What the hell are you talking, bar after the game, anyway? In ~our~ softball league (back when I played), we had the first 1/2 dozen ~during~ the game. That way you don't have to hurry to the bar... vbg -frank REPLY Then why are you playing? In the leagues I'm used to, the entire object of

Re: GFM gear Newbie Question

2003-10-22 Thread Peter Jordan
Apologies for the stupid question, but if all PDMLers are invited, to the GFM, where and when is it? Most folks seem to have their planning well advanced, but some of us must have missed out on the original details. Peter - Original Message - From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

RE: mounting really big prints

2003-10-22 Thread tom
Yeah, I'm leaning to wards the 1 gatorfoam. They say it doesn't warp, is that bs? The colorplak thing looks interesting. tv -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes those are the usual mounting materials for murals. Masonite is more durable, Gaterboard

Re: GFM gear Newbie Question

2003-10-22 Thread Bill Owens
Easy question to answer: http://www.grandfather.com/events/nphoto.htm Bill - Original Message - From: Peter Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 10:39 AM Subject: Re: GFM gear Newbie Question Apologies for the stupid question, but if all

Flash on *istD

2003-10-22 Thread Rob Brigham
I know the *istD does some compensation on the AF360FGZ - bit weird seeing it in action. It confused me for a while, until I downloaded and English manual and had a read about this. At first I thought I might have had a fault as the flash kept telling me I had a 58mm lens when I had the 24-90 set

Re: What to do/see/photograph in San Diego?

2003-10-22 Thread Francis Alviar
A quick scan on google provided these: The Botanical Building The Hall of Champions Sports Museum The House of Pacific Relations International Cottages Inc. The Japanese Friendship Garden The Museum of Photographic Arts The Museum of San Diego History The Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and

Re: What to do/see/photograph in San Diego?

2003-10-22 Thread Larry Levy
Check out the Del Coronado hotel on Coronado Island. REPLY Just don't stay there. The charm fades really quickly when you realize it's you room for a w - e - e - k. I had the pleasure of running a uers' group conference there once. It wasn't a good working hotel. Larry

Re: Flash on *istD

2003-10-22 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 22.10.03 17:22, Rob Brigham at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To me it looks like Pentax have got it wrong. A 24mm lens on the istD should require a flash angle equivalent to a 35mm lens. I think Rob it is not wrong. The values shown, shows rather field of coverage of the flash. Thus 85mm flash

Re: What to do/see/photograph in San Diego?

2003-10-22 Thread Keith Whaley
Mediocre service, for what you pay? keith whaley Larry Levy wrote: Check out the Del Coronado hotel on Coronado Island. REPLY Just don't stay there. The charm fades really quickly when you realize it's you room for a w - e - e - k. I had the pleasure of running a uers' group

RE: Flash on *istD

2003-10-22 Thread Rob Brigham
I think so, but it is confusing the hell out of me at the moment. I just don't see how they could have got this so wrong?!? How could they realise it was worth compensating, then compensate the wrong way? Surely I am missing something? Mind you, it shouldn't matter if the flash FOV is wider

Re: GFM gear Newbie Question

2003-10-22 Thread Peter Jordan
Thanks. Looks good, but clashes with my son's 18th birthday. Perhaps next year? Peter - Original Message - From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 3:58 PM Subject: Re: GFM gear Newbie Question Easy question to answer:

Re: Flash on *istD

2003-10-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:08:26 +0100 Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think so, but it is confusing the hell out of me at the moment. I just don't see how they could have got this so wrong?!? How could they realise it was worth compensating, then compensate the wrong way? Surely I am

Re: Re :OT: 80 Miles Per Hour

2003-10-22 Thread Alin Flaider
mishka wrote: m and saw the signs speed limit strictly enforced, i realized new m york cops do have a sense of hunor. You meant honour, right!? ;o) Coming from a country struggling to rebuild its infrastructure, I shouldn't have been too shocked by the state of NYC roads. Yet it often

RE: Flash on *istD

2003-10-22 Thread Rob Brigham
Yeah, this would check that the flash beam is not narrower than it needs to be, but I am concerned that the opposite is hapenning. The flash beam if left unchanged from normal behaviour would be wider than necessary, and Pentax seem to have adjusted it to be even wider rather than narrower.

Re: Flash on *istD

2003-10-22 Thread Boris Liberman
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:39:11 +0100 Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, this would check that the flash beam is not narrower than it needs to be, but I am concerned that the opposite is hapenning. The flash beam if left unchanged from normal behaviour would be wider than necessary, and

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2003-10-22 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, the 2003 exhibition opened in London last week, and I went to see it today. It's up to its usual extremely high standard, and I recommend to everybody. You can see it here: http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wildwin/2003/ Velvia and Sensia seem to be the films of choice, as usual. As far as I

Book suggestion please

2003-10-22 Thread Paul Eriksson
Could anyone please suggest a photoshop book for beginers, both when it comes to photo editing and the software. thanks Paul _ Concerned that messages may bounce because your Hotmail account has exceeded its 2MB storage limit? Get

RE: Book suggestion please

2003-10-22 Thread tom
The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers - Steve Kelby -- Thomas Van Veen Photography www.thomasvanveen.com 301-758-3085 -Original Message- From: Paul Eriksson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 12:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Book suggestion

Re: Flash on *istD

2003-10-22 Thread brooksdj
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:39:11 +0100 Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But with DSLR it would cost virtually zilch to make a try! Boris Well it would cost $2599.00(Canadian) for the first shot anyway.vbg Dave(just being a pain)Brooks

Hypermanual

2003-10-22 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Great feature. I've never had one of the Pentax bodies with it but ... I did get to use a TLR with it! Yes, on some the ss aperture can be locked together. Turn one and the other moves. It's a very practical feature, whether mechanical or electronic. CRB

Re[2]: Flash on *istD

2003-10-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
Rob, Back when I had some AF360FGZ's, I find a setting on them to tell them what kind of film format was being used - 35, 645, 67. By setting that, the zoom head on the flash would show correct focal length for the format being used (85mm on 35, 165 on 67). My hunch is that they just have the

Re: OT: metering with 2x TC question

2003-10-22 Thread graywolf
f5.6. Just divide f-stop by 2. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now that i have the 200 f 4 and the 2x converter to use on my SP 500, i though a trip to the zoo soon might be in order to try and get some lions,tigers and bears,oh my. However the

RE: Re[2]: Flash on *istD

2003-10-22 Thread Rob Brigham
That would make sense, but I am sure the flash head reads 58mm when I have my 24-90 at 90mm. This agrees with the chart, but not with what you/Wylwester/I think it should work. -Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 October 2003 18:06 To: Rob

Re: As promised

2003-10-22 Thread graywolf
Kegger League, man. It is the losing team that pays for the keg. But it was always bought up front and the losers reimbursed whoever actually paid for it. Then they passed a law against alcoholic bevs in the public parks most places. The kids today have no idea all the rights they have already

Re: Flash on *istD

2003-10-22 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Definitely looks, to me, as if they have got the column headings reversed. A simple typographical mistake. Maybe your 360 has a typo in the LCD 8-) m Rob Brigham wrote: That would make sense, but I am sure the flash head reads 58mm when I have my 24-90 at 90mm. This agrees with the

Re: Re :OT: 80 Miles Per Hour

2003-10-22 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Alin Flaider wrote: mishka wrote: m and saw the signs speed limit strictly enforced, i realized new m york cops do have a sense of hunor. You meant honour, right!? ;o) Coming from a country struggling to rebuild its infrastructure, I shouldn't have been too shocked by the

Re: New to the list

2003-10-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Cotty wrote: In fact, age 10 until now, and then beyond. Who knows what awaits us after this life ? Frankencot. Scary. LOL. The voices in my head keep telling me I'm on the right track. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

RE: US PDMLers: need help please

2003-10-22 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
-- -Original Message- -- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 7:13 PM -- -- On 20/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: -- -- P.S.: I took a sacrilegous turn (sold my LX), so I can not -- longer add -- the LX wink (for those who remember). But if you

RE: Digital vs Film observation

2003-10-22 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
That is my plan. Mind you I only have five of them, not as many as some others. They still get their workouts. Spotmatic, SV, S1a, S1a, S3, Cesar Panama City, Florida -- -Original Message- -- From: Daniel J. Matyola [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 12:38 PM

RE: As promised

2003-10-22 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
-- -Original Message- -- From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 5:35 PM -- -- -Original Message- -- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- -- Guy in the green shorts should have been sliding anyway. -- -- I don't know, he seems to

Re: OT: metering with 2x TC question

2003-10-22 Thread Mike Ignatiev
2x converter lets 1/4 light through. Therefore, your lens should be at f/5.6 instead of f/11 Best, mishka If i'm reading say, 1/250 f 11,what do i set the lens at.If the converter is letting in 1/2 the light as Tom R mentioned,it is now an F8 lens,so should i set the aperature ring on F

RE: As promised

2003-10-22 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Somehow Frank, you strike me as one who would hurry to the bar afterwards anyway... César -- -Original Message- -- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 6:27 PM -- -- Hi, tom, -- -- I know, no spikes in softball. Actually, I think they're --

RE: *ist D: Enabled!

2003-10-22 Thread frank theriault
Trial prep is a huge PITA. But, as long as you have that retainer in your trust account, and interim bill aggressively, you'll see tangible fruits of that time spent not shooting with your *ist D. Not only that, but you won't look like a dork in court when opposing counsel asks that awkward

RE: Flash on *istD

2003-10-22 Thread Rob Brigham
Oooh!! Welcome to the new brotherhood! -Original Message- From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 October 2003 21:45 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Flash on *istD Rob, the AF500FTZ reports zoom position as 35mm equivalents. Eg. displaying 28mm

Re: Hypermanual

2003-10-22 Thread Francis Alviar
It looks like I have a lot of reading to do. I just bought my friend's PZ-1P. From the initial inspection it appears to be a robust, capable camera. I can't wait to try it out for our trip to Disneyland. I may have to put off my *ist D dreams on hold for a while. Francis

Re: Book suggestion please

2003-10-22 Thread Kenneth Waller
I second Cotty's choice. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 2:10 PM Subject: Re: Book suggestion please On 22/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Could anyone please suggest a photoshop

RE: As promised

2003-10-22 Thread frank theriault
Yeah, I'd ride to the after-game bar as fast as I could, on my bike (it isn't against the law to ride a bike after drinking, BTW - it's not very smart either, but the likelyhood is that the only person you'll hurt is yourself). But, I exaggerated a bit. We only had a couple of beers each at

*ist D shutter delay?

2003-10-22 Thread Dave Miers
Hi All The previous posts regarding LCD delay reminded me of one of my major concerns wth Digital Cameras. Both digitals I've owned so far have a very aggravating shutter delay. Timing your shot and getting the moment can be a very aggravating problem. Anticipating the moment is difficult

Re: *ist D shutter delay?

2003-10-22 Thread bucky
David, In my hands, the *ist D's behavior is indistinguishable from a regular SLR with respect to shutter lag - it fires instantly upon pressing the release, provided you have the focus set. I would not have bought it were it otherwise. Quoting Dave Miers [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi All The

Re: *ist D shutter delay?

2003-10-22 Thread alex wetmore
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003, Dave Miers wrote: The previous posts regarding LCD delay reminded me of one of my major concerns wth Digital Cameras. Both digitals I've owned so far have a very aggravating shutter delay. Timing your shot and getting the moment can be a very aggravating problem.

NorCal PDML Meet Pictures

2003-10-22 Thread Eactivist
I finally have some pictures from the Northern California PDML Meet up. http://members.aol.com/doepage2/PDML/ Some people pixs, more scenery pixs, and a humorous (to me, anyway) accompanying little story. Nothing fantastic photograph-wise, but some passable. *Unfortunately some of the jpegs

RE: As promised

2003-10-22 Thread Haller, Thomas
Hey Frank, ... (it isn't against the law to ride a bike after drinking, BTW - it's not very smart either, but the likelyhood is that the only person you'll hurt is yourself). I believe that in most states in the U.S., once you carry your weight on the bicycle you are considered to be

RE: New to the list

2003-10-22 Thread Steve Desjardins
How many spouses are coming to GFM?

RE: As promised

2003-10-22 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Haller, Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey Frank, ... (it isn't against the law to ride a bike after drinking, BTW - it's not very smart either, but the likelyhood is that the only person you'll hurt is yourself). I believe that in most states

Re: *ist D shutter delay?

2003-10-22 Thread Bill Owens
Once focus is set, there is no lag. Same as my film SLR's Bill - Original Message - From: Dave Miers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 6:03 PM Subject: *ist D shutter delay? Hi All The previous posts regarding LCD delay reminded me of one of

Re: New to the list

2003-10-22 Thread Bill Owens
Phyllis will probably be up Friday evening. Debbie will be there won't she? Bill - Original Message - From: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 6:28 PM Subject: RE: New to the list How many spouses are coming to GFM?

RE: As promised

2003-10-22 Thread Haller, Thomas
Thanks Tom! He's Canadian. It's total anarchy up there. And it's not far from it down here either! I have a friend who tried to ride his bicycle legally, but he was rammed so many times by other bicyclists that he gave up! I call it Suicide by Bicycle around here! :-) - THaller

Re: *ist D shutter delay?

2003-10-22 Thread Herb Chong
any DSLR should be at least as fast as the film SLR equivalent. the reason that PS digital cameras are so slow is because they use the image sensor for focusing. Herb - Original Message - From: Dave Miers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 6:03

Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2003-10-22 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Wednesday, October 22, 2003, 9:07:28 PM, you wrote: I enjoyed looking at these: http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wildwin/2003/ad_picnumb.dsml?catdescrip2=aiteposdescrip2=rupicnumb=16 http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wildwin/2003/ju_picnumb.dsml?catdescrip2=10yauposdescrip2=rupicnumb=75

Question on *istD lensmount

2003-10-22 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Since this camera has a smaller than 35mm frame size sensor there is a possiblity that pentax will ( or already has) issue lenses that only cover the smaller sensor. If this is true I am assuming there would be some kind of mechanical keying such that any kmount lens, even the ones covering the

Re: Question on *istD lensmount

2003-10-22 Thread alex wetmore
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Since this camera has a smaller than 35mm frame size sensor there is a possiblity that pentax will ( or already has) issue lenses that only cover the smaller sensor. They have already announced the DA 16-45mm lens that only projects enough to cover

Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2003-10-22 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Bob Walkden wrote: The shot of the beetle drinking dew is, of course, much better on the wall than on a screen. There's still no substitute for a real exhibition! It should be up here by the end of the year, I think. Me too. When I first looked at it on the wall of the exhibition I

RE: New to the list

2003-10-22 Thread tom
I might talk #7 into coming down, we'll see. tv -Original Message- From: Steve Desjardins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes. We'll actually both get there on Thursday and claim a tent spot. I was just curious if anyone else was treating their wife (of hubby if applicable) to

Re: What kind of Monarch?

2003-10-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
I don't think it's a butterfly. I think it's a moth, although a very nice and colorful moth. Good shot. p;aul Thomas Haller wrote: Hey does anyone know what kind of Monarch butterfly this is? It's been hanging around my yard. I've never seen a wing pattern like this...

Re: As promised

2003-10-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: tom Subject: RE: As promised He's Canadian. It's total anarchy up there. We prefer to think of it as being open minded. William Robb

Re: *ist D shutter delay?

2003-10-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Dave Miers Subject: *ist D shutter delay? Hi All The previous posts regarding LCD delay reminded me of one of my major concerns wth Digital Cameras. Both digitals I've owned so far have a very aggravating shutter delay. Timing your shot and getting the

FA 50/2.8 Macro

2003-10-22 Thread ukasz Kacperczyk
Hi there, I have an opportunity to buy this lens in ex + condition for the equivalent of $188. Is this a good price? And another question - I love 50/55mm lenses. Really liked my M 50/1.7, was very fond of the FA 50/1.4, and now I'm a proud (and happy) owner of one K 55/1.8 and one K 50/1.4.

Re: *ist D shutter delay?

2003-10-22 Thread Dave Miers
Thanks everyone that replied to this post so quickly! They were very positive answers since I had heard that the earlier Canons also suffered from shutter lag. Now all that I have for an excuse is lack of full frame sensor and most importantly MONEY! It would really be better for my wallet if

wide angle tele lens

2003-10-22 Thread arnie
list i need a wide angle to tele lense say from 24 to around 100. any recommendations? thanks arnie

Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2003-10-22 Thread John Francis
The shot of the beetle drinking dew is, of course, much better on the wall than on a screen. There's still no substitute for a real exhibition! I assumed this to be the case. While I expect to disagree with the final placing quite often (I much prefer the jackrabbit to the pelican, as just

RE: FA 50/2.8 Macro

2003-10-22 Thread David Madsen
I got to shoot one of the FA 50mm macro lenses for a day a few years ago. I took some flower photos at my grandfather's garden and made him a 12x18 print of my favorite shot. The detail was amazing. I was no where near full macro, maybe 18 inches, and every little detail in the flower and it's

Re: NorCal PDML Meet Pictures

2003-10-22 Thread John Francis
I finally have some pictures from the Northern California PDML Meet up. http://members.aol.com/doepage2/PDML/ Some people pixs, more scenery pixs, and a humorous (to me, anyway) accompanying little story. Nothing fantastic photograph-wise, but some passable. A little better than

Re: *ist D shutter delay?

2003-10-22 Thread John Francis
One thing which make shutter lag bad on PS cameras is that the CCD in them is always live, updating the LCD. When it is time to take the picture they need to turn off the CCD for a short amount of time to let it clear it's registers and go completely black. I don't think this can be the

Re: Hypermanual

2003-10-22 Thread John Francis
It looks like I have a lot of reading to do. I just bought my friend's PZ-1P. From the initial inspection it appears to be a robust, capable camera. It is. For many things it's the most capable automatic camera that Pentax offer. As a recent thread discussed the MZ-S can surpass it in

Re: As promised

2003-10-22 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:23:03 -0400, graywolf wrote: They ought to volt every incumbent out ... If you're gonna volt them, you don't need to wait for the election. :-) And I agree with you, BTW. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ -- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free by Grisoft's AVG. Checked by AVG

Re: *ist D shutter delay?

2003-10-22 Thread John Francis
Thanks everyone that replied to this post so quickly! They were very positive answers since I had heard that the earlier Canons also suffered from shutter lag. Which earlier Canons would this be? I've never heard any complaints of shutter lag from Canon DSLR users, and I hang out with a

Re: FA 50/2.8 Macro

2003-10-22 Thread ukasz Kacperczyk
The lens has a dampening switch on it so when you use it in manual focus it feels like a manual focus lens. That's one of the most important things for me - it's good to know that I'll have an opportunity to handle this lens before buing, though :-) I knew about the dampening swich, but I've

RE: Disclaimers - was: As promised

2003-10-22 Thread frank theriault
I suspect that this may be a response to my riding a bicycle while drunk post. I don't know, because I haven't seen my own post yet, even though I've had an off-list comment. I seem to be missing quite a few posts on this thread. Damn Hotmail! Okay, here goes. First, a disclaimer. Here in

Re: NorCal PDML Meet Pictures

2003-10-22 Thread Keith Whaley
Very good! I really enjoyed the pictures. The MZ/S really IS that good, huh, John? I know Marnie wouldn't fool us... Anyhow, a fun time was had by all, it seems. g Thanks for the report. keith whaley John Francis wrote: I finally have some pictures from the Northern California PDML Meet

Enablement; Re: NorCal PDML Meet Pictures

2003-10-22 Thread ernreed2
Marnie wrote: I finally have some pictures from the Northern California PDML Meet up. http://members.aol.com/doepage2/PDML/ Some people pixs, more scenery pixs, and a humorous (to me, anyway) accompanying little story. Read the humorous little story. Makes me glad that the one time I

RE: New to the list

2003-10-22 Thread ernreed2
How many spouses are coming to GFM? Mine, for one (and the young as well.) Can't leave home without them. (I can hear poor Cesar gnashing his teeth now!)

Re: Macros

2003-10-22 Thread Stan Halpin
on 10/22/03 2:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I know there have been already thousands of discussions about macros, but I can't remember what the conclusion was ^^ so what do you think about the PENTAX K VIVITAR MACRO 2,8/100? How much is a reasonable price

Re: wide angle tele lens

2003-10-22 Thread Stan Halpin
on 10/22/03 6:56 PM, arnie at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: list i need a wide angle to tele lense say from 24 to around 100. any recommendations? thanks arnie FA24-90

Re: FA 50/2.8 Macro

2003-10-22 Thread Robert Leigh Woerner
Considering the fact that I paid $300.00 US for mine I think $188 is a good deal for a great lens. Robert - Original Message - From: ukasz Kacperczyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 7:38 PM Subject: FA 50/2.8 Macro Hi there, I have an

RE: Hypermanual

2003-10-22 Thread Bucky
Congrats. It's a great camera. I just sold both of mine for Pentax's me too digital. I felt more than a twinge of regret letting them go. -Original Message- From: Francis Alviar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22-Oct-03 14:43 To: Pentax Discuss List Subject: Re: Hypermanual It looks

Re: FA 50/2.8 Macro

2003-10-22 Thread Ramesh Kumar
I have this macro lens. I use this for landscape photography too. Recently I started observing the sharpness in edges during projection. I found that sharpness reduction in the edges is apparently, on some cases it is too obvious. I was not comparing the test charts and they were mostly landscape

Re: NorCal PDML Meet Pictures

2003-10-22 Thread John Francis
The MZ/S really IS that good, huh, John? Maybe we need to arrange a mini-PDML meet. You're going to be up in Boulder Creek; Thomas is in Santa Cruz; I'm in south San Jose. You could try the MZ-S and/or the PZ-1p. Or even the *ist-D, if I'm prepared to take my hands off it ... I could probably

Re: NorCal PDML Meet Pictures

2003-10-22 Thread Pat
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 18:21:16 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I finally have some pictures from the Northern California PDML Meet up. http://members.aol.com/doepage2/PDML/ Marnie, Thanks for sharing that. Now I see what I missed. That was the whirlwind weekend I came back from a trip to