Re: Almost OT: which telescope for a beginner

2003-10-08 Thread Dave Evans
One can get a very deal of enjoyment from a 60mm (diameter)f10 refractor. Look at the Orion website (as an example) or a Sky and Telescope magazine. Best regards, Dave ___ From: Gaurav Aggarwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To:

Mating connector for winder

2003-10-08 Thread Dave Evans
Anyone know where I can locate a connector mating to an MEII winder? Dave

lens repair/replacement ?

2003-04-05 Thread Dave Evans
I have owned a Tamron 70-210 F3.5-4 (adaptall) for several years, and have used it extensively. Good optics, and will go to 1:2 without attachments. Unfortunately, a tripod leg collapsed, and the outcome was a lens with the adaptall cocked about 10 degrees off-axis. I could not easily disengage

Re: FS: Right angle finder

2001-08-08 Thread Dave Evans
if it's the model I have, it is quite expensive--- not sure, maybe $200 or so new. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/08/01 02:16PM I have listed a Pentax Right-Angle Finder on EBay at http://cgi.ca.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1262479504 This item fits any Pentax SLR camera from the last

Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with arant at the very end.

2001-07-16 Thread Dave Evans
rambling? maybe, but you ramble very coherently. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/16/01 10:16AM Yes, but auto-everything cameras in the hands of someone who knows how to use a fully manual camera can be an even more formidable weapon. Remember that there is no requirement to use the automation. However,

Re: 18% Gray (the TRUTH!)

2001-07-13 Thread Dave Evans
bill- you've very good. fairly ill, but good [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/13/01 11:13AM Albano wrote: Somebody knows if ALL cameras and ALL incident meters are calibrated for 13 percent? All Asahi cameras or just modern ones? All meters? Gossen? The real reason for this

Re: Salvaging unprocessed overexposed negs ?

2001-07-03 Thread Dave Evans
just tell them that you shot both at 100. - 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.komkon.org .

MX?

2001-05-03 Thread Dave Evans
Item #1233190886 on Ebay I wonder what is for sale? comments? - 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.komkon.org .

Re: RE: Nikon's New Manual-focus SLR kicks butt!

2001-04-25 Thread Dave Evans
There are Nauga farms throughout the western United States to supply hides. The wild Naughas are intended to be left alone. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/21 1:29 PM On second thought, it wouldn't surprise me much to learn there is an animal rights group dedicated to stopping us from using the hides

Re: Spot Metering Question

2001-04-24 Thread Dave Evans
My first thought is that, no matter the meter, it thinks the subject is 18% gray (or13%, depending on your local guru). [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/24 12:22 PM Finally found the group after quite a while. I remember somebody posting a correction chart when spot metering. Example, add 2 stops if

Re: Fast, Clean Glass* (200/2.8A*, 300/4A*, 300/2.8A*) at RitzCamera online

2001-04-24 Thread Dave Evans
Probably not nuts, Paal. Your postings seem coherent. But, then. I have personal article insurance on all my camera stuff. All the reputable commercial sources for a Pentax A300 F4 seem to show the lens at $650 and up. I have the insurance level for that lens at $700. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Plus-X

2001-04-12 Thread Dave Evans
HC110 is an adjustable, but usually quite high contrast, developer. I used it years ago for astrophography- with Plus-X. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/12 1:47 PM Per the inquiries from Shel WW: In the Plus-X work I've done, development was with the standard Kodak chemicals and by the book. That

Re: Cable Release

2001-03-15 Thread Dave Evans
Depending on the construction of the metal release, it can be much better. I have four different metal releases. They all have different flexibilities. The only problem with air releases is the limited lifetime (loses air integrity). [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/15 8:01 AM Is the air bulb type of

Re: Candy

2001-03-15 Thread Dave Evans
Check on Jelly Bellies (Fairfield or Suisun City, CA), Gummy Bears, etc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/15 7:49 AM There's a little project I'm working on in which I'll be photographing candy, like MMs, jelly beans, and the like. I just bought a bag of MMs and was disappointed because there are just a

Re: Cable Release

2001-03-15 Thread Dave Evans
Probably not, espcially with a little aging. Pneumatics are very useful in design, but unlike water and other liquid fluids, gaseous air is quite compressive. A very short line could be very quick, 20-foot or so probably not. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/15 9:05 AM Gerald Cermak wrote: yes, much

Re: which teleconverter for 300mm lens?

2001-03-09 Thread Dave Evans
"S", definitely the S. I've used a 1.4 and 2 on my A*300F4 for 16 years now- great lens. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/09 2:11 AM Hi, which teleconverter should I use with the A* 300mm f/4 lens, the S or L version? What is difference between the T6-2x converter and the othe 2x converters? bye,

Re: Grip for Super Program or Super A

2001-03-09 Thread Dave Evans
If you mean the front, one-screw and pins grip, me also. I missed out on an auction on Ebay recently. I think the two of them went for ~$17 each. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/08 9:57 PM Hi, I'm after a grip for a SuperProgram or Super A. If any one has one or know any leads on one. Thanks - This

Re: Gone for a while

2001-03-09 Thread Dave Evans
The best to you and your daughter. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/06 7:08 AM Good luck Mafud and congratulations on the marriage of your daughter. Evan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good-bye all. For the next two months or so, I'll be off the PDML list. I'm marrying off my youngest (33) ( #5 of 5)

Re: Help please - MX overlapping frames

2001-02-16 Thread Dave Evans
Sounds almost like the advance side hardware is slipping. Had the problem on one of my cmeras. A tech fixed it during a CLA- involved a very small part (gear?). [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/16 6:31 AM Hi all Maybe someone can help me fix my MX. It started with uneven frame separation; now it is worse

Re: cities vs. no cities

2001-02-14 Thread Dave Evans
I thought it was a private listing, with name and location. If it's a website with email listings, leave me out. Too much drivel could come from this. Every peddler in the world selling anything vaguely related to photography would have easy hunting. A captive audience. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Metering question....

2001-02-14 Thread Dave Evans
Short version: A separate spotmeter (fixed focal length) reads a small angle of view (1 degree, 3 degrees, 10 degrees. etc). An in-camera spotmeter reads a small centered part of the viewfinder image. The absolute angle depends on the focal length of the attached lens. Very useful or high

Re: Wanted Super A plate and advice

2001-02-08 Thread Dave Evans
Hard to believe, but there never was a cover for the hole- I asked Pentax USA the question 15 years ago, and that was the answer. Dave Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/08 4:08 AM Hi, I am after the screw in plate that cover the motor drive whole on a Super A, i assume one of a Program Plus

Re: Use of a backup body (MZ-M in my case)

2001-02-01 Thread Dave Evans
Anytime I go more than a short travel distance from home, I carry a second body. Not only for a possible second film loaded, but even a new camera can have mechanical or electrical problems, or have enough features that serious reading time is required. In the mean time, you might want to

get a grip

2001-01-29 Thread Dave Evans
Actually, I'm looking for a super prgram (etal?) front grip. Any thoughts for a location to buy one? - 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

Re: Ebay insanity

2001-01-25 Thread Dave Evans
Now we're talkin' real dirt. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/25 1:08 PM I don't know, if you play your cards right you can get a really really nice 1998 tractor, plow, belly mower, and box for less than a thousand bucks... - This message is from the