Re: 3-day weekend mid-August

2004-07-16 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: The M75-150 is FS as the A100/2.8 covers it well and I really need something a little longer, in the 300-500 range. I still have that SMCK 400mm f5.6 available - when you sell those two drop an email Bill mailto://[EMAIL

Re: New toy

2004-07-16 Thread David Mann
On Jul 16, 2004, at 2:39 AM, Cotty wrote: - Dave (hates camcorders and, by association, all who wield them) Interesting. Why? Before I put my foot in it any further I'd better point out that I'm talking about those little video cameras that people buy at department stores. I guess that I just

RE: Bellows and *ist D

2004-07-16 Thread Leon Altoff
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 00:35:09 +0100, Nick Clark wrote: Works fine so long as you want to copy a section of the original. I haven't yet worked out a lens combination to give a full 35mm frame on the APS sized sensor (magnification 0.67). You also need to attach the adaptor ring to the camera

Re: OT:The PDML is Dying

2004-07-16 Thread Anthony Farr
A couple of hours ago I wrote, Bruce R. still lurks here as you've discovered, but we don't hear so much Nikon uber alles as we once did. Since, and without checking my mail to see if anyone actually has taken offence, I realised that I had unintentionally alluded to a repugnant ideology. I

Re: Unspecified

2004-07-16 Thread brooksdj
The fountain of knowledge has failed me miserably. I have just been given an Olympus P400 dye sub printer, and have a few questions The colour coming off it is not quite right (no surprise), but the profiling available in the driver seems rather

Re: OT - thought i might bid...

2004-07-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/7/04, Anthony Farr, discombobulated, offered: Cotty, Did you happen to look at iagarengio's other auctions? Review his feedback? Consider how long he's been an eBay member? With over 32,000 quids worth of gear (as of now) all closing tomorrow, I wonder where he will be after tomorrow.

RE: Bellows and *ist D

2004-07-16 Thread Leon Altoff
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:38:22 +0200, Jens Bladt wrote: Thanks a lot Nick and Leon. I don't quite understand it all, mainly because I just ordered the *ist D, but haven't got it yet. Isn't it possible to use normal TTL metering, i.e. with a FA280T flash or a Pentax dedicated Metz flash? There are

Re:

2004-07-16 Thread Lon Williamson
Here's an unsophisticated approach that I use to tame one of my printers using third party inks: I simply converted a photo to BW, then used a curves layer to get the thing to print as neutral as possible. I saved the curve, and load it in on any picture associated with that printer and those

Re: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread John Mustarde
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 06:24:05 -0500, you wrote: Kinda ugly, but plastic! $225 buys a VERY nice ME Super, complete with CLA. Or almost a CLA'd Super A, yeah, yeah, thats the ticket! Don Yeah, but you don't get that incredible rubberized 35-70/3.5-4.8 Macro zoom, ya know... Actually, the

Re: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/7/04, John Mustarde, discombobulated, offered: Actually, the best bargain in a film camera would be a used PZ1p for around $300 - 400. Crikey, are people still spending this much on a film camera? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

optimal lens performance with extension

2004-07-16 Thread Tom Reese
I've been trying to figure out the meaning of the somewhat cryptic instructions contained in the various Pentax bellows units and extension tubes. Some of the instructions give me the impression that the focusing rings of all lenses should be set at infinity when used with extension tubes

Re: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread Keith Whaley
An excellent deal! Yes, you can get a used Pentax body for about the same price, but this is new! Folks complain when they now have another choice for fitting those K-mount lenses to? Seems to me it's nothing but a good thing... Whoever did the adv. copy did have a little problem figuring out

Re: Olympus P400 Printer

2004-07-16 Thread William Robb
Thanks Lon. Thats probably as good an answer as I am going to get. I was thinking along the same lines. Did you make an action out of it? Bill - Original Message - From: Lon Williamson Subject: Re: Here's an unsophisticated approach that I use to tame one of my printers using third

Re: SMC-FA* 200mm macro

2004-07-16 Thread John Mustarde
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:30:53 -0500, you wrote: Very happy. Can't wait to get out into the field in the next few days and really test it out. Haven't got a 67mm UV filter on it yet, so it's not going near the great outdoors yet. Don't tempt fate I always believe! Do yourself a favor - buy some

Re: OT: Smoking Mustang WAS:Smokin' E-10

2004-07-16 Thread Keith Whaley
cbwaters wrote: Yeah, sounds dumb now but I was 16, broke, and on the way to my girlfriends' house (her parents were seldom home)... kinda puts a little thing like a smoke filled car in perspective doesn't it? [smile...] Yup. keith

RE: Bellows and *ist D

2004-07-16 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks, Leon 1 mm crop. That's actually very good and mostly acceptable, isn't it. Would you say it's easier/faster than scanning the slide? You need to remove the K mount ring from the bellows, mount that on the camera then place the camera and ring on the bellows. You have to do this with the

Re: PAM - Yabbi2

2004-07-16 Thread Lon Williamson
The 50's style works for me. Nice shot. On 16/7/04, Simon King, discombobulated, offered: Hi All, Our second son Josh, just learning the head control to track and smile at his 2 1/2 year old brother... http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~sking/josh/pages/bedsession01.htm I was going for a 50's

Re: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 16/7/04, John Mustarde, discombobulated, offered: Actually, the best bargain in a film camera would be a used PZ1p for around $300 - 400. Crikey, are people still spending this much on a film camera? I'm now working part-time at a camera store and I can tell

RE: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread ernreed2
Kim Sherman posted: Apologies if the list has seen this info already. I just saw it on the LUG (Leica Users Group) and wanted to pass it along. No financial interest in Rich Pinto's business, ya da ya da --- Kobayashi goes K with the VSL43: revive those Pentax K lenses!

OT: photoshop question

2004-07-16 Thread Tom Reese
My SO is having a problem with Photoshop CS that she can't solve. I poked around in there a little to try to solve it but after 20 yrs of dealing with lousy software, hardware and bugs my frustration tolerance with computers is so low that I had to quit. Her problem is that after she makes her

Re: Olympus P400 Printer

2004-07-16 Thread Lon Williamson
You don't need an action. Convert one photo to BW that has a lot of tonal range, make one curve, fiddling and printing til you reach as neutral as you think you can get, save that curve, and use it thereafter on every other photo. Making the curve may require quite a few test prints, so do a

Re: SMC-FA* 200mm macro

2004-07-16 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Yeah, I 'm thinking about that too... Cheers Shaun John Mustarde wrote: On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:30:53 -0500, you wrote: Very happy. Can't wait to get out into the field in the next few days and really test it out. Haven't got a 67mm UV filter on it yet, so it's not going near the great outdoors

Re: Pentax is Dying?

2004-07-16 Thread Tom Reese
Joseph Tainter checked his mailbox everyday for four months for lenses that never came then wrote: I am frustrated beyond description about being unable to buy the lenses I want. I need them soon. Why is Pentax doing this? I am puzzled that few on the list seem to think this is something worth

Re: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Well used LXs seem to go for about that all the time on ebay, not to mention many many other film bodies. The real money of course is in the lenses, like it always has been. A. On 16 Jul 2004, at 14:52, Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 16/7/04, John Mustarde,

Re: OT:The PDML is Dying

2004-07-16 Thread b_rubenstein
My knowledge of German is limited to subtitles in old war movies, but it only looks like what you wrote means something like Nikon rules all. I don't think that putting that in German makes it offensive; although I do understand the inference. So no offense taken, no apologies needed. It

PAW: New Macro Test

2004-07-16 Thread Steve Desjardins
I have a new link: http://home.wlu.edu/~desjardins/ This is with the new A50 2.8 macro. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Camera Gear Insurance

2004-07-16 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Does anyone in Australia have a recommended/preferred insurer or method of insurance for their camera gear? Cheers Shaun John Mustarde wrote: On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:30:53 -0500, you wrote: Very happy. Can't wait to get out into the field in the next few days and really test it out. Haven't

Re: Pentax is Dying?

2004-07-16 Thread Steve Desjardins
Another: Pentax is doing fine as a company but is beginning to de-emphasize their photo division, or at least moving to a leaner photo division.. Possible explanations that come to mind: demand has suddenly skyrocked and Pentax can't ship fast enough (yeah right) labor troubles, political

Olympus P400

2004-07-16 Thread wendy
William Robb wrote: The fountain of knowledge has failed me miserably. I have just been given an Olympus P400 dye sub printer, and have a few questions The colour coming off it is not quite right (no surprise), but the profiling available in the driver seems rather crude. The fellow who

Re: Pentax is Dying?

2004-07-16 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Or Pentax is about to bring out a whole new line of lenses and cameras and is depleting current stock in the run up... A. On 16 Jul 2004, at 15:37, Tom Reese wrote: Joseph Tainter checked his mailbox everyday for four months for lenses that never came then wrote: I am frustrated beyond

Re: Pentax is Dying?

2004-07-16 Thread alex wetmore
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004, Tom Reese wrote: demand has suddenly skyrocked and Pentax can't ship fast enough (yeah right) I think this might actually be the case for some of the popular lenses. I ordered my FA 35/2 in Feb or March and it showed up in April. During that time everyone showed it as

Re: 3-day weekend mid-August

2004-07-16 Thread Norm Baugher
I'm referring to road trip shooting, driving the back roads, stopping, taking a short hike, shooting from the side of the road, or inside of a nation/state park, etc. If I want to do something for a day or two, I'll leave the gear in the hotel. Of course I would not leave expensive gear in

Re: PAW: New Macro Test

2004-07-16 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
The 50mm is a macro range I have never used, and this is a really nice shot with it. Cheers Shaun Steve Desjardins wrote: I have a new link: http://home.wlu.edu/~desjardins/ This is with the new A50 2.8 macro. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington,

PAW:Waiting to go on.

2004-07-16 Thread brooksdj
http://www.caughtinmotion.com/paw/brothers.JPG My first attempt at fill flash and night skies.Just a bit of levels and a touch of the fill flash plug in on the sax players face in Elements and i think i got it ok. Flash was at 45 degree

Re: OT:The PDML is Dying

2004-07-16 Thread Anthony Farr
Thanks for understanding, Bruce. As for Pentax Sucks, apparently a lot of Pentax diehards feel the same at present. It might be all about the glass, but you gotta hang the glass on something, after all. regards, Anthony Farr - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My knowledge

Re: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread Keith Whaley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] Or, if you want a new basic plastic camera, somewhat less ugly, the Pentax ZX-M is still on the market; BH lists it, with a zoom, for a little under that $225. Same retro controls and, I believe, same top speed of 1/2000. Guess they're depending on Pentax's

Re: OT: photoshop question

2004-07-16 Thread wendy
From: Tom Reese Her problem is that after she makes her adjustments to the image and clicks the print button Photoshop adds a strong purple cast to the image. This cast shows up in print preview as well as in the actual prints. She can save the image to disk with Photoshop and the image

Re: Camera Gear Insurance

2004-07-16 Thread Rob Studdert
On 16 Jul 2004 at 21:35, Dr. Shaun Canning wrote: Does anyone in Australia have a recommended/preferred insurer or method of insurance for their camera gear? In the past I have used AIS Insurance, they offer a specialist policy for photographers. Contact George Roth [EMAIL PROTECTED] for

Re: Bellows and *ist D

2004-07-16 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Jens Bladt a écrit : Thanks, Leon 1 mm crop. That's actually very good and mostly acceptable, isn't it. Would you say it's easier/faster than scanning the slide? You need to remove the K mount ring from the bellows, mount that on the camera then place the camera and ring on the bellows. You

Re: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread Don Sanderson
Check the viewfinder specs before buying a ZX-M! It's kinda dark, BUT, it's really small! I can't see a thing through it. Compared to a Super A it looks like you put a 50/1.4 on the SA and 28/4 on the M. Even though you had a 50/2 on both! If you do want one I'll sell mine cheap! I really can't

Re: Alpa / Pentax

2004-07-16 Thread Peter J. Alling
Alpa had their own bayonet mount. Late in the Alpa company's life they bought a Chinon Mematron body, (I believe, but it could have been something else), with a more Alpa like Prism housing and re-badged it with the Alpa name. It used M42 mount lenses. The two other links were just Japanese

Re: OT: photoshop question

2004-07-16 Thread Rob Studdert
On 16 Jul 2004 at 9:08, Tom Reese wrote: Her problem is that after she makes her adjustments to the image and clicks the print button Photoshop adds a strong purple cast to the image. Go into color settings and select colour management off then see if the problem remains. I suspect there has

Re: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread Rob Studdert
On 16 Jul 2004 at 9:53, Mike Nosal wrote: I don't understand the reason for this - Cosina's recent cameras have been about filling a niche - affordable Leica screw and M-mount cameras, a modern M42 camera. But this is just plasticky, ugly and expensive for the features. The only reasoning I

Re: OT:The PDML is Dying

2004-07-16 Thread Peter J. Alling
Actually his Nikon mania isn't what got to me, it was that he was extremely insulting when he wanted to be, and sometimes when he didn't. If you ignored this when he was trying he resorted to name calling, and expletives. Butch is just forgetting how long he's been here. I don't remember the

FS: SMCK 400mm f5.6

2004-07-16 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
as stated, the said lens w/ case caps and in very good condition and a 77mm UV filter for it. Bill mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread Antonio Aparicio
You may be joking but I think it is only a matter of time (years) before Cosina or someone else does just that. Certainly a digital k-mount body would sell really well I think, particularly as Pentax themselves seem intent on either ignoring their own manual focus k-mount clients, or treating

Re: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread Peter J. Alling
Since Cosina has been supplying K mount cameras to Vivitar for years this comes as no surprise. kim sherman wrote: Apologies if the list has seen this info already. I just saw it on the LUG (Leica Users Group) and wanted to pass it along. No financial interest in Rich Pinto's business, ya da ya

Re: Alpa / Pentax

2004-07-16 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Peter J. Alling a écrit : Alpa had their own bayonet mount. Late in the Alpa company's life they bought a Chinon Mematron body, (I believe, but it could have been something else), with a more Alpa like Prism housing and re-badged it with the Alpa name. It used M42 mount lenses. The two other

RE: Waiting to go on.

2004-07-16 Thread Don Sanderson
Most excellent shot! I've had little luck with this type of shot, I usually blow out the subject! Don -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 4:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW:Waiting to go on.

Re: PAW: New Macro Test

2004-07-16 Thread Steve Desjardins
What's interesting is that you can actually make out the hexagonal pattern in the bokeh. BTW, these flowers are EVERYWHERE in Rockbridge county right now. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/16/04 12:16PM Hi! SD I have a new link: SD http://home.wlu.edu/~desjardins/ Hey, this time it worked. It looks

Re: PAW: New Macro Test

2004-07-16 Thread alex wetmore
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004, Steve Desjardins wrote: What's interesting is that you can actually make out the hexagonal pattern in the bokeh. BTW, these flowers are EVERYWHERE in Rockbridge county right now. They are lilies and this is the time of year for them. I shot this one on a hike two weeks

OT: Test

2004-07-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I am not receiving messages from the list. If this gets through, I request that someone please reply to the list with a cc to my email address to let me know. Thanks, Dan

Re: Waiting to go on.

2004-07-16 Thread Keith Whaley
Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: Dave wrote: ...Flash was at 45 degree and a bounce card(the Cotty bouncy thingy)manual and around 1/60 or so. Nice shot Dave. Can you explain what the Cotty bouncy thingy is please?!? tia, tan. Dave, don't you DARE! Gotta remember, she's a young thing...or

Re: OT: Test

2004-07-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/7/04, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, offered: I am not receiving messages from the list. If this gets through, I request that someone please reply to the list with a cc to my email address to let me know. Reading you loud and clear Dan Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Waiting to go on.

2004-07-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/7/04, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, offered: Dave, don't you DARE! Gotta remember, she's a young thing...or however that song goes... She's not *that* young, so I guess that just makes her a thing. Cheers, Cotty oh boy am I gonna pay for that ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: Test

2004-07-16 Thread Anthony Farr
It got through. regards, Anthony Farr - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 2:10 AM Subject: OT: Test I am not receiving messages from the list. If this gets through, I request that someone please reply

Re: PAW:Waiting to go on.

2004-07-16 Thread Bruce Dayton
Dave, I'd say you got it about right. The exposure on the subjects and the night sky work well together. Nice job! At first I thought I didn't like the bass player being so prominent, but then after looking a bit more and hiding him behind my hand, I think he adds to the scene - reinforces the

Re: Smokin' E-10

2004-07-16 Thread John Francis
cbwaters wrote: I agree. Old Sound guy adage: All electronics are filled with smoke. If the smoke gets out, it's going to be expensive to fix. OTOH, My Mustang filled with smoke one day while I was driving over a bridge... I pulled over and shut the car off expecting a

Problem with the listI

2004-07-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I am still not receiving messages from the list. I sent a test message to the list, requesting replies to the list and to my personal email address. I never saw my post or any relies to the list, but two members were kind enough to reply to my email address, saying that the saw my post, so I

RE: Waiting to go on.

2004-07-16 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
A certain old, pommie bald guy wrote: She's not *that* young, so I guess that just makes her a thing. Cheers, Cotty oh boy am I gonna pay for that Oh, boy, will you ever! You wait 'til I see you on MSN Messenger next time - I have *just* the smiley for you! BUT, I'll be gentle with you,

Re: 3-day weekend mid-August

2004-07-16 Thread John Francis
Rob Studdert wrote: On 15 Jul 2004 at 21:43, Norm Baugher wrote: Exactly, if you're traveling by car, load up as much gear as you can, then when you go out to shoot bag up just what you need. If I do this I'm always concerned about the safety of what I have left back in

Re: Alpa / Pentax

2004-07-16 Thread Jim Apilado
I saw an Alpa body, that took M42 mount lenses, at a swap meet a few years ago. It looked like the Chinon Mematron. I owned a Mematron body because it allow AE with pre-SMC Super Takumar lenses. The camera came out, I believe, shortly after the ES Pentaxes were introduced. The AE on the Chinon

Re: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread John Francis
On 16/7/04, John Mustarde, discombobulated, offered: Actually, the best bargain in a film camera would be a used PZ1p for around $300 - 400. Crikey, are people still spending this much on a film camera? Heck, a used MZ-S will set you back rather more than that.

Re: Problem with the listI

2004-07-16 Thread Anthony Farr
Daniel, It's possible that your ISP is treating PDML mail as spam, based on the quantity of posts coming in, or that PDML is being relayed to you via an ISP that is blacklisted by your ISP as a known souce of spam (that 2nd suggestion is pure speculation). Contact your ISP to find out if they

Re: 3-day weekend mid-August

2004-07-16 Thread John Francis
I'm referring to road trip shooting, driving the back roads, stopping, taking a short hike, shooting from the side of the road, or inside of a nation/state park, etc. If I want to do something for a day or two, I'll leave the gear in the hotel. Of course I would not leave expensive

PESO - Lucie

2004-07-16 Thread Cotty
http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/reportage/images/pic24.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: Waiting to go on.

2004-07-16 Thread Cotty
On 17/7/04, Tanya Mayer Photography, discombobulated, offered: A certain old, pommie bald guy wrote: She's not *that* young, so I guess that just makes her a thing. Cheers, Cotty oh boy am I gonna pay for that Oh, boy, will you ever! You wait 'til I see you on MSN Messenger next time - I

Re: PAW: New Macro Test

2004-07-16 Thread Steve Desjardins
Nice shots. We have some this color too, but more of the deep orange ones. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/16/04 11:55AM On Fri, 16 Jul 2004, Steve Desjardins

PAW - Another found object...

2004-07-16 Thread DagT
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2531829size=lg DagT

Re: Problem with the listI

2004-07-16 Thread Steve Desjardins
Of course, given our recent discussions, his ISP may be right. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/16/04 12:59PM Daniel, It's possible that your ISP is treating PDML mail as spam, based on the quantity of posts coming in, or that PDML is being relayed to you via an ISP that is blacklisted by your ISP as a

RE: Waiting to go on.

2004-07-16 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
OMG - you are so bad! lol. t. -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 17 July 2004 3:21 AM To: pentax list Subject: Re: Waiting to go on. On 17/7/04, Tanya Mayer Photography, discombobulated, offered: A certain old, pommie bald guy wrote: She's not

Re: OT:The PDML is Dying

2004-07-16 Thread Bob W
Hi, Friday, July 16, 2004, 12:51:58 PM, Anthony wrote: A couple of hours ago I wrote, Bruce R. still lurks here as you've discovered, but we don't hear so much Nikon uber alles as we once did. Since, and without checking my mail to see if anyone actually has taken offence, I realised

Re: Smokin' E-10

2004-07-16 Thread Norm Baugher
I had a lot of friends who's cars frequently filled up with smoke. I think they knew why, but could never seem to remember. Norm John Francis wrote: You're kidding! Inside the car? And you never pursued the source? I was astonished by that, too. If something I entrusted my life to on a

Fwd: Pentax gear from South Africa - Nico

2004-07-16 Thread Bob W
Hi, someone called Nico sent me this message. He has some Pentax stuff for sale. If you're interested in it, please contact him on the email address below. Please do NOT contact me. Regards, Bob This is a forwarded message From: Susanna Butler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date:

Re: 3-day weekend mid-August

2004-07-16 Thread Bob W
Hi, Oddly enough, I'll generally leave my gear in the trunk of my car in the hotel car park rather than leave it in the hotel room. If I'm staying at an expensive hotel, of course, I'll check the bag with the concierge. But there's more theft from hotel rooms than from just about anywhere

Need help with image recovery

2004-07-16 Thread Charles Braswell Jr
I know that this has been discussed before but I was hoping someone can tell me if there is a shareware (free) program to recover images that have been accidentally deleted. I have three on a compactflash card that I need to recover. The card has not been written to since I deleted the images and

Re: OT:The PDML is Dying

2004-07-16 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
You posted it on the Pentax Deranged Mailing List BR From: Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] How on earth did my very mild observation about BR, and subsequent apology for a careless allusion, warp into another insultfest.

Re: Need help with image recovery

2004-07-16 Thread Christian
I've had luck with: http://www.z-a-recovery.com/digital_image_recovery.htm However my circumstances were different. I pulled the CF card out of the reader before stopping the device. The card shoed full in the camera but i could not see any images. I did not delete the images. The other

Re: OT:The PDML is Dying

2004-07-16 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
I also know how to trim my responses. BR From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] at least Bruce has the ability to stay on topic. (Now that was an insult).

Re: Need help with image recovery

2004-07-16 Thread Bruce Dayton
Charles, The one I use is not free, but inexpensive. It has paid for itself many times over and found stuff on written to cards that had been used many times. It uses several different methods for recovery. http://www.datarescue.com/photorescue/ HTH, Bruce Friday, July 16, 2004, 11:01:34

Re: PAW:Waiting to go on.

2004-07-16 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My first attempt at fill flash and night skies.Just a bit of levels and a touch of the fill flash plug in on the sax players face in Elements and i think i got it ok. Flash was at 45 degree and a bounce card(the Cotty bouncy

Re: PAW: New Macro Test

2004-07-16 Thread Gonz
Cool. A close diagnol crop making the pollen things (are they called stamens or something) pointing straight down would be a even better shot IMHO. rg Steve Desjardins wrote: I have a new link: http://home.wlu.edu/~desjardins/ This is with the new A50 2.8 macro. Steven Desjardins Department

Re: Pentax is Dying

2004-07-16 Thread Joseph Tainter
Collin wrote: It's been stated that they have large back-orders on istD bodies. If true it may likely be the same scenario for the lenses. No, not dying. Just unable to adjust to the volume of growth that's coming with popular new products. They may need an influx of cash in order to manage the

Re: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread edwin
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:52:46 -0400 From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New Pentax body from Cosina Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On

'57 strat

2004-07-16 Thread edwin
As I search unsuccessfully for some used K-mount gear I find myself wondering if there's a market for vintage re-issue lenses, the way Fender Guitars put out 1957 and 1962 replica models when they discovered that everybody preferred older guitars to the current models. Presumably Japan is being

Re: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread ernreed2
Don said: Check the viewfinder specs before buying a ZX-M! It's kinda dark, BUT, it's really small! I can't see a thing through it. Compared to a Super A it looks like you put a 50/1.4 on the SA and 28/4 on the M. Even though you had a 50/2 on both! If you do want one I'll sell mine

FS Friday: 645 gear

2004-07-16 Thread Albano Garcia
Hi gang, FOR SALE: Fuji GA645zi: Autofocus (with manual override), zoom 55-90, black titanium body, motorized advance, data imprinting, easy loading system and a large list of pluses. A lovely compact and light pro medium format camera. A couple of reviews:

K105/2.8

2004-07-16 Thread J. C. O'Connell
anybody know what a K105/2.8 in near mint condition is going for lately? I couldn't find any data at ebay. Must be rare. JCO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 3:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: '57

Re: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread Alan Chan
I'll second that!!! MZ-M is the only camera I must use a 2X magnifier to focus accurately. It is a fine camera otherwise. A pity. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Check the viewfinder specs before buying a ZX-M! It's kinda dark, BUT, it's really small! I can't see a thing through it.

RE: New Pentax body from Cosina

2004-07-16 Thread Alan Chan
Well I thought if they made their TM in K mount (not even KA) I would snap one happily. http://www.cosina.co.jp/tm-silver/index.html Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Like this: http://www.photovillage.com/html/vsl43.html _

Re: Pentax is Dying

2004-07-16 Thread Alan Chan
3. Pentax is scaling back. They will produce new lenses, like the DAs, at a steady pace, but will not produce enough to meet sudden surges in demand. (Foolish, if you ask me, since the demand is now. If not met now, the demand may not exist when production becomes adequate.) Some news from

Re: Pentax is Dying?

2004-07-16 Thread Alan Chan
there are probably other equally plausible explanations. I share your frustration. Maybe they have been in the process of replacing the FA lenses? Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan _ STOP MORE SPAM with the MSN Premium and get 2

Re: Pentax is Dying?

2004-07-16 Thread DagT
På 16. jul. 2004 kl. 22.48 skrev Alan Chan: there are probably other equally plausible explanations. I share your frustration. Maybe they have been in the process of replacing the FA lenses? That would be nice, a set of DA prime lenses with the Quick shift focus and the 14mm build. Let´s face

Re: Pentax is Dying?

2004-07-16 Thread alex wetmore
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004, Alan Chan wrote: there are probably other equally plausible explanations. I share your frustration. Maybe they have been in the process of replacing the FA lenses? Pentax usually isn't full of surprises. We heard about the DA lenses 4-6 months before they were released,

Re: Bellows and *ist D

2004-07-16 Thread Leon Altoff
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:20:20 +0200, Michel Carrère-Gée wrote: You don't need to make hole in the mount, just put a piece off Scotch: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/krg/pentax/multizone.htm (French, translate by babelfish) Download a gauge for hole or insolators:

Re: Camera Gear Insurance

2004-07-16 Thread Leon Altoff
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:35:44 +0800, Dr. Shaun Canning wrote: Does anyone in Australia have a recommended/preferred insurer or method of insurance for their camera gear? Shaun, My household insurance - which is only available through brokers and is called Gold Star - is very good. A bit on the

WTB remote cord

2004-07-16 Thread John Daniele
Hi I am looking for a 4p remote cord Pentax LX motor drive to IR remote any luck Thanks JD

Re: optimal lens performance with extension

2004-07-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: William Robb Subject: Re: optimal lens performance with extension What about when lenses are reversed? Should macro lenses be set at infinity or at the closest focusing position? Bill the dumbass said Closest. Look at what happens when you focus a

RE: K105/2.8

2004-07-16 Thread Don Sanderson
That's quick thinking but I think you y'all might be funnin' me. Don (Born at night, but..) -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 6:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: K105/2.8 - Original Message - From: Don

Re: Camera Gear Insurance

2004-07-16 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Thanks Rob, I'll email him Monday for a quote. Cheers Shaun Rob Studdert wrote: On 16 Jul 2004 at 21:35, Dr. Shaun Canning wrote: Does anyone in Australia have a recommended/preferred insurer or method of insurance for their camera gear? In the past I have used AIS Insurance, they offer a

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