Re: FS: *istD, FA*24, FA* 28-70, DA 14, plus

2005-06-29 Thread Chad
Shipping a lens to Siberia, no thats cool. :) Chad Paul said: I shipped my Tamron 200-500/6.3 to Siberia. US Air Mail shipping was $40. It arrived in good condition three weeks later.

Re: FS: *istD, FA*24, FA* 28-70, DA 14, plus

2005-06-29 Thread Chad
Mark, Glad the lens made it. I'm sure you will enjoy it. BTW, were you not taught not to gloat? :) Chad On 6/29/05, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, it's MINE, ALL MINE!! Sorry. Forgot to add: Bwahahahahahaha! There. I feel

Re: FS: *istD, FA*24, FA* 28-70, DA 14, plus

2005-06-28 Thread Chad
claims, even when insured, was a joke from what I understand. Some just gave up trying to get their money. It seems USPS, or any carrier for that matter, blames the carriers of other countries and vice versa. Chad

Re: FS: *istD, FA*24, FA* 28-70, DA 14, plus

2005-06-25 Thread Chad
, Chad

FS: *istD, FA*24, FA* 28-70, DA 14, plus

2005-06-24 Thread Chad
. Thanks for looking, Chad Richardson

Re: Re: Storing lenses in Pelican case

2005-06-08 Thread Chad
with an insecticide. ;-) That should do it. Chad

Re: Re: Storing lenses in Pelican case

2005-06-08 Thread Chad
Damn Rob, I can't have any fun. :) The Pelican cases are waterproof, and insecticide is mostly water..shoot, I guess I'll take your advice. Chad On 6/8/05, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been storing my lenses and bodies in Pelican/UK cases for many years and they have done

Storing lenses in Pelican case

2005-06-07 Thread Chad
occur by storing a lens in a Pelican case which has foam? Has anyone heard of foam causing damage, ie possible fumes, to a lens? Chad Richardson

Re: Storing lenses in Pelican case

2005-06-07 Thread Chad
Thanks Paul P.J. This is modern foam, ie not from the 70's :). This is the foam that is supplied with the case from Pelican. I figure as long as the foam does not out gas, and I keep enough silica in the case I should be alright for use as storage. Sure would save time. :) Chad On 6/7/05

Re: Hello and Sensor cleaning

2005-05-02 Thread Chad
The CO2 blowers I use are moisture and residue free. They have been filtered. I wonder if the pressure might cause damage? Chad

Re: Hello and Sensor cleaning

2005-05-01 Thread Chad
find very little on this subject here or elsewhere on forums. I wonder why? Have I just been lucky all this time? Chad I'm also currently using an inexpensive anti-static sensor cleaning brush on my *ist D sensor. It works OK but I have had some stubborn specs on the sensor that needed

Re: FS: Pentax FA 24-90/3.5-4.5 Lens

2005-03-19 Thread Chad
Thanks John. Hope you are getting some use out of that lens. :) Chad On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:16:32 -, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having recently bought a lens from Chad, I can vouch for the quality of his gear, and his patience in dealing with my rather complicated payment

FS: Pentax FA 24-90/3.5-4.5 Lens

2005-03-18 Thread Chad
to ship within the U.S. Payment to be made via a instant cash Paypal transfer(I do not accept credit cards) or by money order/cashiers check. Send a Email if interested. Thanks, Chad Richardson

Pentax D-FA 100/2.8 Macro. WAS: Which Macro lens do you like?

2005-02-23 Thread Chad
as how Shels's auction for a A 100/2.8 is so popular, re $$$, my choices are the Pentax D-FA, FA, and the Tamron SP 90/2.8. I'm still looking into the Tamron. Any input on the D-FA will be most useful. Thanks, Chad

Re: Which Macro lens do you like the most?

2005-02-15 Thread Chad
that some non-Pentax lens are good as well. Never really considered that until now. AF is not a requirement. It will be used mostly for macro. Next on the list after this purchase is a regular telephoto. :) Longer than 100mm of course. Chad

Which Macro lens do you like the most?

2005-02-14 Thread Chad
on a digital and film bodies if it makes a difference. Thanks, Chad

Re: To Mac Users

2005-02-01 Thread Chad
Windows. I work on both platforms. Thanks, Chad On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 09:22:24 -0800 (PST), Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shel, I worked for Apple for over a decade and put a lot of time into various aspects of the OS and Development Tools efforts for

FS: Pentax DA 16-45mm 4.0 ED AL

2005-01-28 Thread Chad
, or money order/cashiers check. If interested please send Email. Thanks, Chad

Re: How about the FA28-70 AL

2005-01-27 Thread Chad
for this reason. I bought this lens new when it first came out. It is now useless due to no fault of my own. Chad Toralf Lund wrote: Regarding my other post about zoom lenses, how about the FA28-70 AL? I mean, what experiences do you lot have with it? How does it compare to that other lens

FS: Pentax FA 28-105 F4-5.6 (Pentax Made)

2005-01-21 Thread Chad
. Asking $85 plus your choice of shipping. Thanks, Chad

Re: FA 28-70mm 1:4 AL Repair parts

2005-01-20 Thread Chad
Peter, I have a 28-70/4 that I cannot use anymore. Maybe you can use it for parts? Just an idea. Fungus started growing on one of the back elements. Everything else is fine on it. Don't ask me how this happened. I have no idea. Chad On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:25:07 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL

Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments

2005-01-10 Thread Chad
. It was just an idea. :) After reading the comments here, I'm going to pickup a few more primes and keep the Pentax digital zoom. That zoom comes in handy sometimes. Thanks, Chad

Re: Sigma 2.8 Zoom lens comments

2005-01-10 Thread Chad
Thanks for info. I'll look up the lens in the archive. Chad On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 11:56:03 +0100, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Monday, January 10, 2005, 1:40:41 AM, Geheim wrote: G The comments so far do not surprise me much. It was just an idea I had G :) I'm hoping someone that has

New Member - ME SE restoration question

2004-08-24 Thread Chad Kealey
), are there any other seals that should be replaced? Any tips, advice, or warnings I should be aware of? Thanks for any help that you can provide. -Chad Kealey

Replacing light seals on an old ME

2004-08-21 Thread Chad Kealey
for the back cover and the mirror cushion, are there any other seals I should replace while I'm at it? I'd prefer to keep disassembly to a minimum. -Chad