Re: PZ1-p and MS-S usage for Infrared film

2002-05-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at 09:00 AM, Mick Maguire wrote: > I believe Aaron saw this on somebody's > film recently. It would seem that the data imprinting is not the only > culprit, but that the camera uses IR to keep track of film / frame > positioning as well. Yep, the MZ-S fogs Kodak HIE a

Re: Film for graduation

2002-05-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at 02:50 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > > I don't see much point to using slide film at that speed. I would > consider the Fuji 800 or 1600 stuff (Aaron probably knows the exact > name - Nxx - I wish they were a little easier to remember) or consider > Kodak 800 Portra or

Re: Re[2]: 6X7 Negs and the epson2450

2002-05-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at 10:49 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > One test that I did where I was less > happy with my scans was to compare an 8X10 print from the scan and an > optical one from the lab. In my case, the lab prints were visibly > sharper than my scanned prints. Yeesh, that's bad. Ov

Re: Who's going to Grandfather Mountain?

2002-05-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 20, 2002, at 11:25 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Wondering who's going to this year's Grandfather Mountain Nature > Photography > weekend June 1-2. I'll be heading down there a few days early (probably > Tuesday, May 28) to get in some hiking and photography days before the > offici

Re: Toronto PDML Images Online Now

2002-05-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 20, 2002, at 12:23 PM, Brendan wrote: > Definitly nuts. At least it wasn't as bad as the store > keeps at the > market, now they really thought we had lost it. You should have told them you were tourists. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscrib

Re: Movie preview

2002-05-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at 06:39 PM, William Robb wrote: > Oh MAN They made him look just like me, right down to the > blue vest. > I think I am in for an interesting summer.. We'll start calling you "Uncle William". -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail L

Re: So 35mm isn't dead after all?

2002-05-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 20, 2002, at 05:53 AM, Pål Audun Jensen wrote: > Personally, I want a camera l would like to use the next 20 years or > so; just like my LX. This was a large factor in my decision to purchase a new 67 rather than a 67II: the 67 was a tried-and-true design that has shown that it

Re: Faded Memories

2002-05-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 20, 2002, at 06:48 PM, William Robb wrote: > Batch to batch variations were pretty big, and they were always > trying new formulations of either emulsion or chemistry. The > technology of colour negative photography was still pretty > young. When I was a newly-born baby, my fathe

Re: Toronto PDML Images Online Now

2002-05-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 20, 2002, at 09:53 AM, Jeff wrote: > Hang with geeks and become one. I'm sorry, but I am still King Geek. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gal

Re: London PDML gathering

2002-05-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 20, 2002, at 04:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I was highly > impressed by Imax... the brotherhood format of the motion picture > industry > :) The comparison is more apt than you might imagine: Imax uses regular 70mm film, but sideways (like a 6x7 camera) as opposed to v

Re: Victoria Day - Film Developing :)

2002-05-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Sunday, May 19, 2002, at 07:01 PM, frank theriault wrote: > A few sprinkles (nothing to worry > about), but fer gawd sake, it snowed!! Yes, only a few flakes, but > several > times today, it snowed! On May 2-4. Yeah, Vanessa and I are going, "We'll get married in early summer, it won't b

Re: Provia F ; was 2450Slide Attempt

2002-05-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 16, 2002, at 11:32 PM, Bill D. Casselberry wrote: > > The colors were right on, perhaps it was the midday and/or > woodsy background on them. Or perhaps they just require a > stronger light - against a bright light they do come up nicely. While not as flat as

Re: Toronto PDMLers: Gallery opening tonight

2002-05-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 16, 2002, at 10:32 PM, David Chang-Sang wrote: > > I did get in touch with a friend who wants to go see the exhibit (and we > will, hopefully this weekend) so that I can show her 1) What Aaron can > do on > an Epson 7000 and... > 2) all about Bleach By Pass :) Had some guys arg

Re: Toronto PDMLers: Gallery opening tonight

2002-05-16 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 16, 2002, at 05:29 PM, frank theriault wrote: > Can't promise anything, but I may be there... (should have given more > notice, Aaron!) I should really go to at least one Contact event! I seem to recall posting the information about this show originally on May 1st. So, Fran

Re: Adobe Photoshop 7 Retail - Brand New - Only $39.95!

2002-05-16 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 16, 2002, at 01:13 PM, Rob Brigham wrote: > http://www.optinfreebies.com/ps7/order.html > > They use pay-pal. Does that mean it is safe? I am tempted to go for > it, but dont know anything about them or pay-pal. Looks like something that was supposed to be bundled with a comp

Re: Toronto PDMLers: Gallery opening tonight

2002-05-16 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 16, 2002, at 10:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Quick question though: I've got my K1000 with me... is it bad > karma/against house rules etc. to photograph the opening/attendees in a > reportage style ? Not as far as I know... -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Disc

Toronto PDMLers: Gallery opening tonight

2002-05-16 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Though the show actually went up on Monday, Marco Veltri's show has its opening night reception tonight from 6 to 9 at Gallery 401, in the building at 401 Richmond (where Gallery 44 is). I'll be there from about 8:30. Anyone who's interested in seeing Marco's fantastic bleach bypass work sho

Re: new additions to the camera bag

2002-05-15 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at 09:33 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Metering the palm of > your hand and open up one stop will give a good exposure. Well, maybe if Brendan was caucasian... ;) -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net an

Re: leaving the list for a while

2002-05-15 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at 09:39 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > When you say owning Pentax gear, does that have to be a Pentax camera > and lens? I have a Pentax screwmount lens but no > camera..BUT I have this adapter which allows me to use this lens on > a different brand camera.

Re: Weekend happenings...

2002-05-15 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at 06:55 PM, Pat White wrote: > Very nice shots, Aaron! Hope you weren't banging around the delivery > room with a tripod, although the pictures look sharp enough for one. > That's the 800-speed film for you. Well done. Thanks! No tripod. Mostly 1/30 at f2.8 or

Re: A*85/1.4 - one for $1,100+, one for $438

2002-05-14 Thread Aaron Reynolds
>> All because the seller restricted his market to Germany. >> Tell me why he did this? Might just be eBay Germany's default setting. 90% of auctions I've been interested in have said "Will ship to USA only", but of the couple of dozen I've asked, only one said that they would NOT ship to

Re: Advice Needed For Student

2002-05-14 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Sunday, May 12, 2002, at 12:52 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > How about a brick of some decent film instead of another lens? I totally second this. Or a gift certificate for processing & printing at a local lab, or for darkroom time at a rental place. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-

Re: Advice Needed For Student

2002-05-14 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Sunday, May 12, 2002, at 11:33 AM, William Robb wrote: > Think simple, elegant and reliable. I don't think the K1000 gets > the respect it deserves. It has all the features one needs for > photography, in a simple, clean, well laid out body. It would be > nice if it had direct DOF preview, ra

Re: IR and MZ-S (was RE: (2): Last Call, Torontonians)

2002-05-13 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 13, 2002, at 09:43 AM, tom wrote: > Was it the frame counter or the data imprinting? It was both...the frame counter from the bottom, the data imprinting (set to the lowest setting, I was told) from the top. Pretty gruesome. Not advisable unless you intend to crop panoramas ou

Re: Medium Format - I can see clearly now...

2002-05-13 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, May 10, 2002, at 06:57 PM, Jeff wrote: > I don't care much about the green color cast in the RSX. Eek! That's not your RSX, that's a warning sign at your lab: either the colour developer time was too short or the temperature too low, or the colour developer is close to exhaustion,

Re: Last Call, Torontonians

2002-05-12 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Sunday, May 12, 2002, at 08:36 AM, David Chang-Sang wrote: > Maybe Aaron (post wedding nuptials) will make it out next time - Past June 15, I should be able to make it out to just about anything. Until then, I'm on honeymoon in Prague. ;) But I'll take lots of pictures with my 67 while I

Re: Perfect Proof Prints

2002-05-10 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 9, 2002, at 10:37 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I like making larger proof prints though. 5x7 is about as small as I'd > care to make, although the full-frame on an 8x10 is more satisfactory. Amen. Last time I made a print smaller than 8x10 of my own work was November, when I

Re: Hey, Aaron (and other TO folks)

2002-05-07 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 6, 2002, at 06:33 PM, Jeff wrote: > Are we invited to take some compromising shots? Won't be that compromising...it'll be a geek party. ;) -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't for

Re: Hey, Aaron (and other TO folks)

2002-05-06 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, May 3, 2002, at 09:49 PM, frank theriault wrote: > > Except for Aaron, everyone seems to like May 11. I think I might be able to at least show up for some of it, though we are in the final stages of wedding planning, so much of my weekend time is consumed with flower and cake choice

Re: Kerosene Safelight

2002-05-06 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 6, 2002, at 01:43 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Perfect for dodging and burning. BTW, did I tell you I have a kerosene > powered TV? Takes forever to warm up, but when it does, the picture has > a beautiful, transcendent glow to it, like the much ballyhooed Leica and > Hasselblad

Re: Question Regarding Developing Tanks

2002-05-06 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 6, 2002, at 11:26 AM, tom wrote: > Jobo tanks are IR tight. They claim it and I've tested it. Dave Brooks can vouch for that: his IR was developed in a Jobo plastic tank. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Re: Question Regarding Developing Tanks

2002-05-06 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 6, 2002, at 11:26 AM, tom wrote: > Are you talking about reels or tanks? Aaron is not paying attention today and is talking about reels when the question is about tank lids. Coffee needed. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http:

Re: Running Film Through The Spin Cycle

2002-05-06 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 6, 2002, at 07:46 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > With Studional do you get full film speed? Can you achieve subtle > detail in the shadows, especially good differentiation between Zones > 1,2, and 3? Full film speed, for most films I would say yes. Delta 100 seems a little slow i

Re: MF: Pentax 67, 6x7 and 67II compatibility

2002-05-06 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 6, 2002, at 10:42 AM, Jan van Wijk wrote: > Can the older viewfinders (non-TTL) for the 67 and 6x7 be used on the > 67II ? > > I'd like to know since I might be getting an older 6x7 or 67 and if I > get additional > viewfinders with that, will they work on the 67II if I ever get

Re: Film scanners

2002-05-06 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, May 3, 2002, at 06:26 PM, Ryan Charron wrote: > If you've got a medium format camera, you might as > well > go for a real medium format film scanner. > You'll never be sorry you did. The scans must be > awesome! (excuse me, I'm licking my lips and lusting > here) Ryan, I had a Sprint

Re: Stan H Tinkers In Toronto

2002-05-06 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, May 3, 2002, at 11:05 PM, frank theriault wrote: > Wasn't that just around the time that Stan ~dropped~ the 645? (ouch) Note to self: do not buy any 645s from Stan. ;) -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow

Re: REPOST:Best Soup for Tri-X & Plus-X

2002-05-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, May 3, 2002, at 03:12 PM, tom wrote: > Yeah, but you use a Jobo and agitate constantly! I do now, and I also recognize that many developers are worthless in the Jobo for precisely that reason. I love Rodinal in hand tanks. I hate Rodinal in the Jobo. -Aaron - This message is fro

Re: REPOST:Best Soup for Tri-X & Plus-X

2002-05-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, May 3, 2002, at 10:26 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I don't recommend a pre soak. It has, for me, upset the development > time and i could never get consistent results. It has been said that > when the film has received a pre soak, uptake of developer may not be > consistent. I have

Re: REPOST:Best Soup for Tri-X & Plus-X

2002-05-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, May 3, 2002, at 12:11 PM, tom wrote: > One flip is about 1 or 1.5 seconds of agitation, amounting to 2 or 3 > secs of agitation per minute. I've never seen a recommendation for > less than 5 secs of agitation per minute unless you're doing something > weird like stand developing. Sur

Re: Sorry,more home proccessing

2002-05-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, May 3, 2002, at 08:06 AM, David Brooks wrote: > Hi all.I am going to assume that one pre mixes > his or her chemicals for home developing prior > to starting the proccess. > My ??? to those is,whaat do you use as far as > chemical holders and what is a good way to get > the chemicals,

Re: REPOST:Best Soup for Tri-X & Plus-X

2002-05-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 12:56 PM, Evan Hanson wrote: > Aaron you're a genius the words I was looking for but couldn't > find are "my base isn't clear enough". What causes that? Overdevelopment of some kind. How is your agitation? Are you aggressive at all? Are you precise with dilutio

Re: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
I paid $750 US for a 75mm f2.8 for the 67, when I could easily find a 75mm f4 for half that. So it's worth at least double to me. ;) -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Penta

Re: 120 film - developing tanks and reels

2002-05-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 02:33 PM, Cotty wrote: > > LOL! Can I just send the derned thing to you, you load it, send it > back?? Sure. Please be sure to include some form of bribery in the package. Cookies are effective. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To uns

Re: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 03:49 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > As for the cost in weight and size, well, again, if you need the speed, > then you put up with the size and weight. However, many - not all, > maybe not even most - people who use fast glass also have slower, > smaller, lighter lens

Re: Film scanners?

2002-05-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, May 3, 2002, at 01:53 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I agree. I tried Vuescan on a Mac and found that it offered no advantage > over the Epson or Agfa software I had been using. But I do the real > correction work in PhotoShop as well. I generally try to get just a > somewhat low contras

Re: Hey, Aaron (and other TO folks)

2002-05-02 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 05:59 PM, frank theriault wrote: > I was making a delivery on Front Street at Jarvis, and noticed that > they're opening a Spring Rolls right next to St. Lawrence Market. Seems > to be the same outfit as the one on Yonge, judging by the signage. > > There's way more

Re: good deal on a non MLU 6x7?

2002-05-02 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 12:24 PM, gfen wrote: > Since I primarily see this with the 105 f2.4, which seems to almost be > the > default lens with this, which is preferable the newer one or the older? I don't think they changed anything other than cosmetics and maybe coatings. I have a ne

Re: Are We Merely Mortal?

2002-05-02 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 08:34 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Comment found on the Leica list: > >> But the Hasselblad, like the Leica, >> uses its glass to give a transcendent glow, >> a luminous quality that is not to be >> found in other cameras meant for mere mortals. > > Is The Brotherhood

Re: REPOST:Best Soup for Tri-X & Plus-X

2002-05-02 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 10:37 AM, tom wrote: > Then you saw our responses? Why are you asking again? Well, I for one asked what he was using now, and that info has been added to his repost. Ok, so, Evan, how do your negs look right now? How clear is the base? How heavy is the highligh

Re: Shooting Today

2002-05-02 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 10:37 AM, tom wrote: > I'd go for Xtol herethe point at which xtol seems to work better > with D3200 is at around 800 or 1000, in my experience. > > I'd try Xtol 1:1 9 min at 68 degress. > > Then again, I haven't actually tried it. I've done it at 800, but > don'

Re: good deal on a non MLU 6x7?

2002-05-01 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at 09:52 AM, gfen wrote: > > How to tell a MLU from non-MLU unit? Is it possible by the name? IE, if > it > says Honeywell, can I assume its a non-MLU, if it says Asahi Pentax it > could go either way, but if it says Pentax its definalty a MLU? Not really -- the Honey

Re: Free film/Cheap film

2002-05-01 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at 10:12 AM, Rob Brigham wrote: > No, I am not seeing those colours in the neutral. I am not talking > colour cast here, just that these colours tend to have slightly greater > punch. It is well known that Kodak is warmer than fuji in general isnt > it? Every film i

OT: Contact, in Toronto

2002-05-01 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Contact, the big Toronto photo exhibition, gets rolling this month. The schedule is available at http://www.contactphoto.com , or you can pick up a program guide at any LCBO. Anyhow, for those who were interested in the bleach bypass stuff I was processing and printing here, Marco's show runs

Re: Best Soup for Tri-X & Plus-X

2002-05-01 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at 08:57 AM, Evan Hanson wrote: > Feeling comfortable enough now to start experimenting in the > darkroom, can anyone recommend alternate chemicals and/or > dilutions for Tri-X and Plus-X. What are you using now, and what do you like and dislike about it? Don't wanna

Re: "Crash Course" in 6X7

2002-05-01 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at 02:38 PM, Dan Kirsch wrote: > As for finding a good deal on a 6x7 w/MLU (rather than wanting to buy a > new 67II), let me ask another question -- Bruce mentioned an AE prism > II...which sort of matches my remembering that I've seen an AE prism > (not II, meanin

Re: Update on 'dead' 6x7

2002-05-01 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at 11:23 AM, David Brooks wrote: > Dumb MF quiry.Does this(prisim) change the camera from > a top view to a '35mm type' of view? Yep. My 67 has a non-metering prism on it -- I think you looked through it at the first Toronto PDML meet. Unless you were one of the

Re: Canadian Ebayers

2002-05-01 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at 08:27 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > Same with packing peanuts and styrofoam sheets. Some shops throw > them away by the bag-full. To me, it's free packing material. That > stuff ain't free. Any local PDMLers who want stuff like that, let me know, I'll save

Re: OT: Audiophile stuff

2002-05-01 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, April 29, 2002, at 06:35 PM, gfen wrote: > For the record, a third of the film isn't mine.. as for the rest of > it, I > figured it was time to stock up. :) My refrigerator doesn't hold food, > I'm > too busy buying film, but it will look pretty impressive in that geekish > way. An

Re: How Much Film Do You Carry

2002-05-01 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, April 29, 2002, at 10:32 PM, Bob Blakely wrote: > Do NOT try to pull Portra! Pulling colour neg in general is a Really Bad Idea: the positives (minor grain improvement, lowered contrast) are outweighed by the negative (genuinely horrid colour shifts, often impossible to fully corre

Re: Provia 1600F? (Was Re: Pentax-A* 1200/8 ED IF)

2002-05-01 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, April 29, 2002, at 11:19 AM, Mishka wrote: > I could have been hallicinating, but I think I remeber seeing Provia > 1600 last weekend at local photo store. I could swear I saw that, but > now I cannot find any mention of that even on FujiFilm web site. Kinda > makes me wonder what the

Re: How Much Film Do You Carry

2002-05-01 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, April 29, 2002, at 07:50 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: > > Generally the 5 roll boxes are known as Pro-Packs around here, a brick > is > twenty rolls each in their individual boxes and all bound in plastic > shrink > wrap, looks like a brick :-) ...and a case is five to ten of those brick

Re: CLA charged by Pentax Canada?

2002-05-01 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, April 29, 2002, at 05:59 PM, William Robb wrote: > All three of mine are at the Mississauga facility right now. I > should have a pretty good idea in a couple of weeks. Definitely let us know. Mine needs a once-over, too. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

Re: For Aaron:OT Re:blocked mail

2002-04-30 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at 12:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There are instances where sites are "accidentally" blocked or have been > fixed; it takes a bit of time to get them taken off the lists. This > happened to one of my accounts. But I think it's now up to Aaron's ISP > to > ex

Re: Re[2]: The old digital/film debate

2002-04-30 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Sunday, April 28, 2002, at 09:06 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Because of the ease of duplication > (scanning) and the acceptance of crap by the customer, once they get > their prints, you will rarely see any more orders. So it might be > better to charge an hourly rate or at least charge for y

Re: Portriga Rapid Alternatives

2002-04-30 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Shel, I'll also suggest Ilford's warmtone offerings. They have a whiter base than Portriga Rapid, but not pure white. Has Portriga Rapid been discontinued now? Last I heard, Agfa Canada just wasn't importing it in quantities under a case, which is a lot of paper. -Aaron - This message is fr

Re: K28/3.5 the good, M28/2.8 the bad, what about A28/2.8?

2002-04-30 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Saturday, April 27, 2002, at 08:56 PM, William Robb wrote: > >> What's wrong with the M28/2.8? > > I still haven't figured that one out yet, and I have the really > bad one with the chromey racing stripe. > Perhaps it isn't razor sharp wide open. How many M28mm f2.8s are there? I've seen two

Re: I'v got the start now

2002-04-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Saturday, April 27, 2002, at 03:58 PM, frank theriault wrote: > > Better check with Aaron. He told me earlier in the week that he's > starting > "summer hours" this weekend, meaning "closed most Sundays". I guess > now that > the Sheridan students are gone for the summer, there's only us p

Re: Sorry OT:No more Buddy

2002-04-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Saturday, April 27, 2002, at 03:53 PM, Jeff wrote: > Yea, that could be just as painful. > Aaron didn't feel sorry about your cat? Bummer. Hey now! It was tough for me, cuz Dave had downright adorable pictures of him. Poor kitty, looked like my mom & dad's cats. -Aaron - This message is

Re: OT Re: Fw: Nondeliverable mail

2002-04-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 06:20 PM, Steve Larson wrote: > Does that person start with "M"? s, don't say his name. It's like the Scottish play thing. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Re: Photo CDs

2002-04-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 11:10 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Speaking of negative and slide scanners, the price Club here in Canada > has a > line in stock I never heard of for only $199. Cdn. For you Americans > that's > pretty damn cheap. The box says it has a 4.2 dmax. Not bad Wh

Re: I'v got the start now

2002-04-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Saturday, April 27, 2002, at 04:12 PM, David Chang-Sang wrote: > I may trip out that way tomorrow afternoon (if I get time) because I'm > hunting for the same equipment :) Summer hours: closed on Sunday. Sorry, man, I'm catching up on my sleep. I did make a rare Saturday appearance today,

Re: ME Super (et al) Shutter Speed Buttons

2002-04-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Saturday, April 27, 2002, at 12:36 AM, Fred wrote: > But I LOVE those little buttons... Me too! -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.kom

Re: Choices for Multigrade Filters

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 02:44 PM, Brendan wrote: > Have any advise for a toning agent for the agfa rc > paper? Sistan. I probably have some, though it isn't on the shelf. Remind me next time you're in. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: Enlarging Lens for 6x7

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 03:50 PM, gfen wrote: > OK... both of the bodies I looked through had needle meters in the > bottom > section, but neither of them seemed to change when I moved around or > swapped settings. Does the non metering prism still have the display, > but > its just non-

Re: Split Image Or Not Split Image

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 02:09 PM, Bolo wrote: > [ It's pretty cool BTW > -- with the 67ii finder and lenses you can literally see the focus > "walk" across a cluttered ground and see just one particular line of > it in focus at a time ]. Yeah, I love the way things just 'snap' into focu

Re: LX/MX Screens: which is your favo(u)rite/most used

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 10:29 AM, Jeff wrote: > Is the Toronto PDML coming along? Never been to Prague. I suppose, if you buy your own tickets and stay in a different hotel and we don't let Vanessa know about it and say that it was a gigantic coincidence, sure, you could come to Prague.

Re: Kenko Converter

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 01:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Just what is an "international" credit card? One that has ties to shady underground organizations run by "foreigners", I suspect. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pd

Re: LX/MX Screens: which is your favo(u)rite/most used

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 10:07 AM, mike wilson wrote: > I've got an acquaintance who will swap you one for Vanessa. HAR! Uh, I think if I did that, the wedding would be off... -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and f

Re: Favorite wide lens?

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Previously I'd have said 24mm, but the novelty of the wideness has worn off, and I think that 35mm really is my favourite focal length, not just for wides, but overall. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directio

Re: Choices for Multigrade Filters

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 02:20 AM, Brendan wrote: > I'll trade you some of my mechanical skills for some > of your > Photography experience :-) Uh, Shel, don't take that deal... -Aaron ;) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Re: Portrait lens recommendations?

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 01:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I hope so. I was just trying to make the point that users shouldn't > blame a > lens for not being sharp is they don't test it under proper > conditions. I > would not want the 85mm f2 or any other Pentax lens getting a bad rap

Re: The Digital Look vs. The Film Look

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Someone I shot for wanted that look that current NHL photographs have, which is basically the digital look. I achieved it by blasting out the highlights and blocking up the shadows, throwing away much of the tonal range of the original transparency, to make the colours seem very clean and pur

Re: Enlarging Lens for 6x7

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 09:57 AM, gfen wrote: > I have no idea how to > lock the mirror up, and the "sales" person couldn't figure it out, > either. Okay, holding the camera, your right hand middle finger should be able to reach a teeny tiny switch on the side of the mirror box. Flip i

OT Re: Fw: Nondeliverable mail

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 04:44 PM, Bill Owens wrote: > Or else Aaron got tired of my boring mails and filtered them out ;-) HAR! I have exactly two people in my killfile, and I assure you that a) you are neither of them, and b) they are both the same person anyways. -Aaron - This mess

OT Re: Fw: Nondeliverable mail

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Thanks. Sorry to clutter the list with this. -Aaron On Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 03:41 PM, Bill Owens wrote: > Nope, still bouncing Aaron. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pe

Re: e-Bay heads-up for 645 buyers

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 09:00 PM, Mishka wrote: > it's not just Pentex, it's "Pentex 645 Boday" ! This has me thinking of the episode of 60 Minutes where they took hidden cameras into the high pressure New York electronics shops that sold "Panasoanic" phones and the like. -Aaron - Th

Re: Plastic Developing Reels

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 11:02 PM, William Robb wrote: >> > > Thanks Tom. Something else to consider spending money on... AAH CRAP, me too. Shel, I've always dumped my film into the photoflo off of the reels when using plastic, for exactly this reason. In school, I saw plastic reel

OT Re: Fw: Nondeliverable mail

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 04:04 PM, Chris Murray wrote: > On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Bill Owens wrote: > >> Nope, still bouncing Aaron. >>> --Transcript of session follows --- >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> 553 5.3.0 Rejected - see http://dsbl.org/faq-listed.html >> Received: from HPAuthorize

Re: Kenko Converter

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 01:50 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 25/04/02 18:45:56 GMT Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Also, we do not ship > outside of the United States nor are we set up to accept international > credit > cards. ...except they sell to a

Re: LX/MX Screens: which is your favo(u)rite/most used

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 10:53 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > BTW I must have missed which wide-angle you got... No, no, still just the 75mm. That's wide, just not SUPER wide. I'm trying to scrape together funds for a 45mm f4 before my treck to Prague in June, but seeing as how I'm g

Re: Enlarging Lens for 6x7

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 08:39 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Working with Bruce's 6x7 negative I found that I'd prefer a little more > space between the lens and the easel than I get with an 80mm lens. BTW, > those big negs are nice Shel...your resistance is slowly dissolving...you will

Re: What is the most quiet body?

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Is it funny that I have the quietest Pentax (the ME Super, actually two of 'em) and the loudest Pentax (the 67), and that nowadays the determining factor in which to take with me is their sound? -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.n

Re: Enlarging Lens for 6x7

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 06:18 AM, Alan Abbott wrote: > I have only just started out printing my own B&W so apologies if this > is a > silly question. > Why use a longer focal length lens and have to raise the head/drop the > print > so far rather then use a shorter focal length and have

Re: For Aaron

2002-04-25 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 11:05 AM, Bill Owens wrote: > Aaron, > > Here's the response I got from my off list email to you. Thanks, Bill. Are messages off-list to me still bouncing? -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net an

Re: M6 - Boy am I *dumb*

2002-04-25 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 10:10 AM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: > Who was it that thought ... In case anyone thinks I'm singling someone out for embarrassment, I'll point out that simple math eluded me in a series of posts where I continually confused the numbers 12,800

Re: Split Image Or Not Split Image

2002-04-25 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Up until 1998, every SLR I had ever used had a split image focusing screen. Then, I got a Pentax 67. At first I was disoriented with the 67, and was concerned about being able to focus. For a time I considered buying a different screen for it. Then I stopped thinking about it, and just USED

Re: OT: E6 processing at home: worth my trouble for30 rolls a year?

2002-04-25 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at 11:42 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Have you tried the > Tetenal kits ? They look as though they area available in small pack > sizes. Agfa sell a 500mL kit, which they say is good for four rolls. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

Re: 67 Experience

2002-04-25 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at 04:30 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Speaking of the 67 experience, I received the neg and print you sent. > Arrgh! The print is pretty poor. It looks like it was made on a color > paper as there are some strands of hair with an auburn tinge to them. ...leading t

Re: LX/MX Screens: which is your favo(u)rite/most used

2002-04-25 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at 02:16 PM, Christian Skofteland wrote: > 3. The grid on the LX screen REALLY helps me with composition (my > greatest > challange). Not only that, since using it, I've had fewer tilted > horizons! Me too. Now that I finally have a wide angle lens for my 67, I

Re: More on E-6 processing

2002-04-25 Thread Aaron Reynolds
32 C may be enough, you'll simply have to adjust your processing times to compensate. Temperature consistency is the most important part. Agfa's E-6 kits have suggested times for 30 C and 38 C. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.n

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