Re: Quality of pentax teleconverters.

Verge, I had an AF 1.7 TC until very recently. Overall, I was pretty happy with the results it could produce when paired with a Tokina 300mm F2.8 ATX lens. The AF is never going to rival a dedicated lens, but if you use the MF barrel to quick focus, and then let the AF adaptor take over for the

Quality of pentax teleconverters.

Right now I use a Sakar 1.7 teleconverter and its not horrible but I wouldn't mind upgrading to something of better optical quality. I've been looking for one the well regarded kenko/tamron pro ones but they are pricey and hard to find in pentax mount. What are the pentax ones like for optics

Re: Vivitar Series 1 19-35mm AF

Thanks Tim... Tim Sherburne wrote: Hi Shaun... Actually just sold the MF version of this lens (I believe the AF/MF versions are the same optically) to make room for the DA 16-45. Optically, the lens is decent, and the build quality, while nothing to get excited about, certainly won't crumble to dus

Happy 4th July!

Happy 4th July to all the Yanks on the list! Cheers Shaun -- _ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: A Day at the (Bike) Races

Those are great Frank. Like the blurry look of some of the shots, makes them look really dynamic. Great work. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: July 1st was the Annual CHIN Radio Bicycle Race; a Canada Day tradition. It has now become the Ontario Criterium Championship. As I knew at least 1/2 doze

Re: Z1-P repair & looking for parts or part camera

Thats the thing there is no unknown and extensive problems, I used it for a couple months until I got tired of buying batteries for it and decided to look into getting it fixed. It wasn't dropped in a lake, it was sitting in a shallow puddle and the one corner got wet so that one board got corr

PAW: a bit theatrical

sorry if you see it twice: Hi Photo lovers: 3 pictures from a series with the ME Super shoot the last 1 august 2003 (Swiss national day), visible only in selected theatres :-) http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2495777 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2495780 http://www.pho

Re: OT Recreational activity

--- JosteinPx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LOL > Well I'm not the winner... 68 meters and giving > up... > > Still laughing, though. > Jostein, Yeah, I gave up at around 48 meters. Standing and walking just didn't seem worth the effort after a while. I got to a point that there didn't seem a

Re: Vivitar Series 1 19-35mm AF

Hi Shaun... Actually just sold the MF version of this lens (I believe the AF/MF versions are the same optically) to make room for the DA 16-45. Optically, the lens is decent, and the build quality, while nothing to get excited about, certainly won't crumble to dust when you're not looking. All in

for Peter and his dog

Hi Peter I wish you and your dog all the best and you have my ful sympathy. These decisive struggles are really cruel! I hope, your dog can show you somehow what's best. You followed your heart, but maybe you have to do him another favour and let him go as a true proof of your love. greetings Mark

Re: OT Recreational activity

--- Tom Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > good one! if you still have nothing better to do > then you can try this one: > > http://www.ircuser.org/files/beerandweapons.swf > > Tom Reese Tom, Might I remind you this is a family list? There are those here that might find your link highly of

Re: OT Recreational activity

--- Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got about 6 meters then started having GFM > flashbacks and fell off my > chair > Norm > (just missing me knocking tv over) Silly Norm, GFM never happened. It was all just a scary dream: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2447419 -t

RE: SF1n Opinions

Hi Don I have the former Pentax SFX and agree fully with your impressions. Beside the noise of the shutter and film winding and the aperture not being visible in the viewfinder, I enjoy the SFX. With a zoom lens, a monopod and Pentax AF280T flash, it is indeed big and heavy :-) To travel very light

Re: A Day at the (Bike) Races

--- "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Damn, I wish I'd said that. > Peter, Yeah, 'cause what are your chances that you'll ever have that opportunity again? (to tell me that my photographs are in focus) Not very high, I'd say! cheers, frank = "The optimist thinks this is th

Re: Paw: Big Bug

--- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I guess this is a dragon fly. I usually shoot these > kinds of things > with my Vivtar 90/2.5 macro But I had the FA > 28-105/ 3.5-4.5 mounted > so I shot the sucker. She's a real looker. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2495465&si

Re: PAW - Mother and Child

--- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A couple of years ago Steve Larson and I got > together for breakfast and a > trip to the zoo in Santa Barbara, California. We > had a grand afternoon, > and Steve subsequently posted a few of his pics from > that day. This is one > of the shots fro

Re: 43 Limited (WAS: Opinions wanted: 16-45 vs. 20-35 vs. 24-90)

Pretty much what I have felt about these 2 lenses too. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan The 43mm LTD is the only one of the series that I've owned and subsequently sold. IMHO it's surrounded by more hype than its performance deserves. It is small though and it performs far better than the si

Re: SF1n Opinions

I got mine rather late in Pentax history. It is a heavy beast. And, like you said, the AF is very noisy. My first AF camera was the Canon EOS-RT, the one with a pellicle mirror. I think Canon did a much better job with their first AF cameras then Pentax. My favorite Pentax AF is the PZ1-p. J

Re: PESO: guess what

--- cbwaters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here: > http://community.webshots.com/photo/158943380/158943947KKOkBC > > Took this a couple days ago at work. It came out > better than I thought it > could. > Cory, 1) I don't have an office, 2) That's a really cool photograph!, 3) I'm guessing

Vivitar Series 1 19-35mm AF

Anybody know anything about the Vivitar Series 1 19-35mm f3/5-4.5 AF lens? I am on the lookout for another wideangle zoom in this range. I did have a Tokina 19-35 and stupidly sold it. Any opionions/comparisons? Cheers Shaun -- _ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O.

Re: PAW - Another shot of Kathy and her niece

Hi! SB> But Boris, I cut off the top of Kathy's head, and you can't see their feet. SB> How could you possibly like such a photograph As a mathematician, Shel, I have to point out that no matter how many examples can be brought towards the claim, it will never be a proof thereof. On the contrary

Re: A Day at the (Bike) Races

--- David Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wow frank, these seem to be in focus! q-: > > I like the stop sign one too. David, If you look closely, you'll see some blur in some of the shots - one in particular has my "signature". Seriously, this is my first bike race in a long time (not cou

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

Glad he is Ok. Better get him some medical insurance though. -- Peter J. Alling wrote: I wouldn't feel too bad, last Sunday night my dog after being more or less a dog, (in other words normal), began showing signs of distress, by 1AM his breathing was labored and he barely responded to any stimul

Re: A Day at the (Bike) Races

--- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >annsan sez: > >Naah -- THIS is the best one of that lot : > > > >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2495231 > > Mark agrees with Annsan on this one! Great shot! > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photogra

Re: A Day at the (Bike) Races

See what happens when you take the workshops at GFM? (grin) BTW, the best workshops there were the shop talk at PDML central. -- David Nelson wrote: Wow frank, these seem to be in focus! q-: I like the stop sign one too. David Mark Roberts wrote: Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Cotty wrot

Re: A Day at the (Bike) Races

Frankie, I liked the one that was a blur... Norm frank theriault wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=410200

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

Peter, sorry man, tough sitchjust remember, you can always earn the money back, but you can't earn your friend back. Norm Peter J. Alling wrote: I wouldn't feel too bad, last Sunday night my dog after being more or less a dog, (in other words normal), began showing signs of distress, by 1AM

Re: Opinions wanted: 16-45 vs. 20-35 vs. 24-90

Gianfranco queried: "How's the handling? On the shelf it looked quite big mounted on the *ist D. I read on the KMP (thanks Boz!) that it weighs almost the same as the 24-90, but it is a bit longer." It handles fine. The zoom ring is quite large and easy. The focus ring seems fine to me. I don't ha

Re: I think i need a metering course.long

"Grayish dull picture" Dave, you did do Auto Levels in PS, right? I find that necessary for nearly every image. Some do better with Auto Contrast, but often AL and AC give the same results. A few images are fine or even better without either. I can't tell what metering you used. I have few

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

Yeah, you would, Peter. I'm so sorry... It comes at one time or another to every loving pet owner... keith whaley Peter J. Alling wrote: I wouldn't feel too bad, last Sunday night my dog after being more or less a dog, (in other words normal), began showing signs of distress, by 1AM his breathing

Re: Test of FA 135 f2.8

Steve, could I talk you into doing another crop? Something near one of the edges of the image. Joe

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

Should the photo be better balanced, it would be out of balance, Dag. As it happens, even without checking when making the foto, the distance from the top left edge to the light area, and from the bottom right edge to the base of the railing, are within about 1/8-inch of each other, affording a s

Re: Test of FA 135 f2.8

Steve, thanks very much. It was kind of you to go to this much trouble. Yes, at f2.8 the weakness is quite slight. It is not that much weaker than the other apertures. It looks like the lens is useable wide open. I don't recall the url, but there is a web site where Pentax users have placed test

Re: A Day at the (Bike) Races

Damn, I wish I'd said that. David Nelson wrote: Wow frank, these seem to be in focus! q-: I like the stop sign one too. David Mark Roberts wrote: Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Cotty wrote: On 3/7/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, offered: http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_

Re: Paw: Big Bug

Yes that is a big bug. Nicely captured though. Paul Stenquist wrote: I guess this is a dragon fly. I usually shoot these kinds of things with my Vivtar 90/2.5 macro But I had the FA 28-105/ 3.5-4.5 mounted so I shot the sucker. She's a real looker. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2

Re: PAW - Kathy and Her Niece

Wow! Thanks, Dan. I needed an "atta boy" today. ;-)) Shel > [Original Message] > From: Daniel J. Matyola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 7/2/2004 11:59:19 AM > Subject: Re: PAW - Kathy and Her Niece > > Shel: > > This is actually one of my favorite pictur

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

That's completely illogical. Many people, in buying a DSLR, will have exhausted their funds. John On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 13:08:38 -0400 (EDT), John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Peter J. Alling offered for our consideration: Canon only wins in image quality if you're looking for over sharpen

Re: Z1-P repair & looking for parts or part camera

Consider the extensive and unknown problem of the camera, perhaps it would be easier to buy an used Z-1p which costs at most C$400/US$300 now in mint condition. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Yeah it seems so and it makes sense but I can't say its not annoying, there is no visible damag

RE: SF1n Opinions

The eyepiece appears scratch free but it's so dirty on the inside it's hard to tell yet. It needs a good cleaning, I'll get around to that as soon as I make sure it basically works. I have the 2CR5 grip, that'll get it down about 72 grams to an even 700, still a hefty body! Don -Original Mess

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #657

Just been to see TIOBE at Manchester (Cotton) Exchange. Highly recommended. Then spent a day in thunderstorms waiting (unfruitfully) for some people to fly kites so that I could photograph them. Not reommmended at all. mike John Forbes wrote: Lovers of Wilde will recall Lady Bracknell's dict

RE: SF1n Opinions

1.) It's HEAVY (Has the AA battery grip) I remember the standard grip was 2CR5. The AA grip is an optional accessory. 6.) It seems to have a nice well rounded feature set except for MLU and DOF preview. These 2 features used to be a luxuary for Pentax 135 system. 10.) (Have I mentioned that it's HE

Re: Confused! please help - 645 75mm 2.8 LS

- Original Message - From: "John Whittingham" Subject: Confused! please help - 645 75mm 2.8 LS > OK I'm reading through the literature on the 645 I bought (no manual) and I > really fancy a leaf shutter lens 75mm f2.8 LS and it says that it can be used > with flash sync up to 1/500 sec.

RE: 43 Limited (WAS: Opinions wanted: 16-45 vs. 20-35 vs. 24-90)

But photodo & CAPA Japan do not rate it that well. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan When it first came out the 43mm f/1.9 ltd was crowned as the world's best standard lens by Amateur Photographer in the UK, displacing their previous best, the Contax 50mm f/1.4 Planar.

RE: 43 Limited (WAS: Opinions wanted: 16-45 vs. 20-35 vs. 24-90)

Other than the wide open sharpness (really a f2 lens in practice), distortion was a little high as well. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Oh really? The 43 Limited is my favourite Pentax lens. It is a fantastic performer. It's wide open performance is not as good as the 31 or the 77 but s

Re: A Day at the (Bike) Races

--- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Best shot of the day: > > > > All good, well done! Thanks, Cotty! I think that's my fave of the day, too. For a doggie lens (which the Vivitar 3.8 19mm is), it does the job as long as sharpness is

Re: MF digital backs

You, I mentioned a few days ago about the 6 MP backs for MF cameras. In retrospect, I don't think I quite expressed myself correctly. I do agree with Robb that I see little point in a 6mp 35mm sized sensor in an MF back. It actually has 5 GB of storage in the back so it's not intended as a hig

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #657

Lovers of Wilde will recall Lady Bracknell's dictum that it was not possible to marry anybody whose origin was a terminus. Terminals, or termini, are the end of the line. Stations are merely halts. John On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 22:00:23 +0100, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Just to combin

Test of FA 135 f2.8

Joe, The test is at http://home.wlu.edu/~desjardi/ I used the minimal allowable compression on the crops. I would say you can get good 8x10's at wide apertures, but I may not be picky enough. BTW, the in camera sharpening is set to high. I also caught a problem after I made the page. I forg

Re: A Day at the (Bike) Races

Cotty wrote: > > On 3/7/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, offered: > > >http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=410200 > > > >Feel free to comment, although, > > Best shot of the day: > > > annsan sez: Naah -- THIS is the best one

RE: 43 Limited (WAS: Opinions wanted: 16-45 vs. 20-35 vs. 24-90)

When it first came out the 43mm f/1.9 ltd was crowned as the world's best standard lens by Amateur Photographer in the UK, displacing their previous best, the Contax 50mm f/1.4 Planar. Nick -Original Message- From: "Pål Jensen"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 03/07/04 12:40:47 To

Re: OT Recreational activity

David Miers searched the internet for timewasters and wrote: "Warning, if your opposed to drinking, don't click on this link. Don't say you weren't warned..HAR! http://www.loveandluck.com/HomeRun.swf"; good one! if you still have nothing better to do then you can try this one: http://www.ircus

Re: PESO: guess what

On 3/7/04, cbwaters, discombobulated, offered: >Vee have a wiener! >You get a stunning, absolutely perfect limited edition invisibucket full of >grade A nada! >CW Har, I'm not doing your contests agin Waters. What a gyp! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||==

Re: A Day at the (Bike) Races

On 3/7/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, offered: >http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=410200 > >Feel free to comment, although, Best shot of the day: All good, well done! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: PESO: guess what

Vee have a wiener! You get a stunning, absolutely perfect limited edition invisibucket full of grade A nada! CW - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 4:20 PM Subject: Re: PESO: guess what > On 3/7/04, c

SF1n Opinions

I have at one time or another owned nearly every Pentax SLR made from the Pre-Spotmatic Asahis thru the *ist film camera, EXCEPT a representive from the SF series, a PZ-1p, an MZ-S or an LX. (PZ-1p, MZ-S and LX are still out of range in price.) But being the Pentax addict that I am I picked up an S

A Day at the (Bike) Races

July 1st was the Annual CHIN Radio Bicycle Race; a Canada Day tradition. It has now become the Ontario Criterium Championship. As I knew at least 1/2 dozen participants (most of the ones in red are with the Jet Fuel Coffee Team), I went to socialize, watch buddies race, and take pix. I also too

Re: Confused! please help - 645 75mm 2.8 LS

Hi Jostein Thanks for the advice, I'm thinhing it probably is manual only for flash but some automation might be nice. Not to worry I'm no stranger to manual photography and hand held meters, I guess I've been spoilt recently with an MZ-3! John -- Original Message --- From: "

Re: I think i need a metering course.long

H... Your *istD histogram display blinks with blown hilites? Geez is there a firmware update I don't know about? rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To discribe my outing for the 200 year anniversary this morning,discouraged. Either i still have not fiqured out

Re: PAW: Pass the Bird, Please

Thank you. On Jul 3, 2004, at 4:15 PM, John Forbes wrote: This is a ridiculous picture, and I love it. John On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:20:40 -0400, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This morning, on a Birmingham, Michigan, street corner: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2468895&siz

Re: OT Recreational activity

Interesting. Didnt know what it was about. When I finally got it, got to about 9meters for a couple of times. Then I made it to 21 the next time and 64 the time following that. Funny. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This post has absolutely nothing to do with photography, but I have the feeling

Re: PAW: Same Hairdresser?

I'm a writer by trade. It's my job to improve the viewer's experience / Paul On Jul 3, 2004, at 4:20 PM, John Forbes wrote: A good example of the (rare) occasion when a good caption improves the viewer's experience. Nice pic, even without the caption. John On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 21:55:43 +0200, Bo

Re: PESO: guess what

On 3/7/04, cbwaters, discombobulated, offered: >Here: >http://community.webshots.com/photo/158943380/158943947KKOkBC > >Took this a couple days ago at work. It came out better than I thought it >could. > >Cory Waters Is it a florry light diffuser, looking straight up?? Cheers, Cotty ___/

Re: PAW: Same Hairdresser?

A good example of the (rare) occasion when a good caption improves the viewer's experience. Nice pic, even without the caption. John On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 21:55:43 +0200, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi! PS> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2407739&size=lg Double chuckle

Re: OT - Saturn here we go...

On 3/7/04, JosteinPx, discombobulated, offered: >Thanks, mate. >It's bookmarked. >Really looking forward to the descent of the Huygens probe. Hopefully my son's internet-blocking software will let it through ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|w

Re: PAW: Quechee Gorge

You were there at the wrong time of day. Go back when the light is better. John On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 07:27:14 -0400, Tom Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Daniel J. Matyola stopped bragging about being the basis for the character "Bluto" in Animal House long enough to write: "Quechee Gorge is one o

Re: I think i need a metering course.long

On 3/7/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, offered: > > To discribe my outing for the 200 year anniversary this >morning,discouraged. [nonsensical rant snipped] >Any help is app. > >Off list if you so desire. > >Dave (really down in the

Re: PAW: Pass the Bird, Please

This is a ridiculous picture, and I love it. John On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:20:40 -0400, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This morning, on a Birmingham, Michigan, street corner: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2468895&size=lg -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client:

Re: OT - Saturn here we go...

Thanks, mate. It's bookmarked. Really looking forward to the descent of the Huygens probe. Jostein - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 10:01 PM Subject: OT - Saturn here we go... > Well, there ar epi

Re: PAW: Here's looking at you Kid.

A nice moment, well-caught, and an apposite caption. The picture works without the caption, but the caption is an appropriate title. Should a caption attempt to be anything more? John On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:16:28 -0400 (EDT), Fred Widall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://www.photo.net/photo

Re: Confused! please help - 645 75mm 2.8 LS

Hi John, The LS lenses have built-in shutters that you have to cock manually by turning a ring. The camera senses whether it's cocked or not. You set the shutter speed on the same ring. It's a long while since I sold my 75 LS, and I cannot recall how it worked with flash, I'm sorry. I have a hunc

OT - Saturn here we go...

Well, there ar epics aplenty so what the hell... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: PAW: at long last

Boris, Some of the best photographers on this list say very little. Some less good photographers say a lot. Some people, and there are some on this list, are better critics than they are photographers. Some people appear to hold others to higher standards than they hold themselves to. Rem

Confused! please help - 645 75mm 2.8 LS

OK I'm reading through the literature on the 645 I bought (no manual) and I really fancy a leaf shutter lens 75mm f2.8 LS and it says that it can be used with flash sync up to 1/500 sec. and may be used in manual mode. GREAT!! However when the LS is attached to the camera the focal plane shutter

re: at long last

Hi, Boris. I don't mind the old man and the dog being small in the image. There's no law saying that the main subject should be any larger than what's possible to discern from film grain! The question is whether they fill their role in the motif. I think they do. Your suggested tit

Re: Pooch in a Pouch

- Original Message - From: "Malcolm Smith" Subject: RE: Pooch in a Pouch > frank theriault wrote: > > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2492691 > > Another interesting capture. > > I'm beginning to think dogs aren't allowed to walk in Canada. Thats just a weird Easterner ha

Re: OT(Sort of): MF digital backs

Herb wrote: it's possible to jury rig anything. think of the film cassette digital insert for 35mm film cameras. using the PC socket to trigger works. REPLY: I believe it is a better idea for Pentax to make a dedicated digital body for taking 645 system lenses. They could make an elargemnt o

Re: OT(Sort of): MF digital backs

it's possible to jury rig anything. think of the film cassette digital insert for 35mm film cameras. using the PC socket to trigger works. Herb - Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 7:45 AM Subject: Re: OT(So

RE: Pooch in a Pouch

--- Malcolm Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > frank theriault wrote: > > > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2492691 > > Another interesting capture. > > I'm beginning to think dogs aren't allowed to walk > in Canada. > > Malcolm > > Hi, Malcolm, Thanks for your thoughts. I kn

Re: What % AF? (was Af speed of the *ist D)

i use MF mostly when i am doing macro of high depth objects where i need to control what is in focus and in landscapes when i am setting focus at the hyperfocal distance. flowers tend to be done with AF because it's the pistils and stamens that need to be in focus and AF is good at locking in on th

Enabling Thyself...finally!

Almost sounds like what those Nuns and Priests used to tell me would make me go blind Anyway, I have had a couple of long necks of home brew, and finally ordered myself an FA* 200 Macro It should be here soon Damn, why is it taking so long... Impatient already... Shaun-- ___

Re: OT(Sort of): MF digital backs

Herb wrote: the last time this discussion happened, it was concluded that it wasn't technically possible because the 645 system uses inserts and doesn't have a true interchangeable back. they have to release a new 645 camera first. REPLY: The only difference between a film magazine and a film

RE: 43 Limited (WAS: Opinions wanted: 16-45 vs. 20-35 vs. 24-90)

Alan wrote: It is surprising they did not design the optics of the FA43 properly consider it is quite expensive, and their 50/1.7 is quite good. REPLY: Oh really? The 43 Limited is my favourite Pentax lens. It is a fantastic performer. It's wide open performance is not as good as the 31 or th

RE: Pooch in a Pouch

frank theriault wrote: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2492691 Another interesting capture. I'm beginning to think dogs aren't allowed to walk in Canada. Malcolm

Re: PAW: Quechee Gorge

Daniel J. Matyola stopped bragging about being the basis for the character "Bluto" in Animal House long enough to write: "Quechee Gorge is one of my favorite places. Located in central Vermont (USA), near the New Hampshire border, it is where US 4 crosses the Ottauquechee River, 163 feet (54 meter

Looking for an MZ

It seems in France they sell MZ6 + 28-80 at about ?150 in some shops. Now I'm unfortunately not in France but if anyone has an MZ (preferably with a standard AF lens) and wants to sell it (at a reasonable price, knowing it would have to be shipped to Belgium) please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]