Sorry gang. Just trying to see if I'm still subcribed. I've been away for
3 weeks and had mail bounced in my absence. (storage exceeded)
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From: Donald Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 8:07 AM
Subject: TEST
Sorry gang. Just trying to see if I'm still subcribed. I've been away
for
3 weeks and had mail bounced in my absence. (storage exceeded)
Don
Hi John
Check:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1242947732
Don
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Excellent stuff. I was close to bidding on an SMC 100 Takumar bellows
lens bellows recently for the lens alone (I already have a bellows).
The 100 bellows lens is high on my
Greetings all
Interesting concept,
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1242534084
but how could you ever hand hold this thing. Note there is no tripod mount. I would
love to
see a photo taken with this lens. I bet it would be real sharp. Are any of you
familiar with
this
A really big cat:
http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/bigcat.jpg
That's not a cat ! It has to be a mutant snow leopard. g
Don
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Greetings all
Well it's official. I'm now a proud owner of a LX. I was lucky enough to get a very
clean LX
with a A50/2 lens and grip B at a BIN of $500.00 from a Bob Poe auction. (He even
threw in a
strap, velet bag, and manual) I now know what all the fuss is about. It is a
beautiful
Greetings
Do any of you learned Pentaxians have a clue as to what this may be?
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1240609387
Hope you're enjoying your long w/e.
Don
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Greetings All
Most of you seasoned LX owners probably know this information inside and out, but to
those who
have just bought or are contemplating buying their first LX, I found the subject to be
very
informative.. Enjoy.
Greetings
In view of the recent thread re: underwater photography, this man does it with a LX
Don
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Whoops, forgot the URL sg --sheepish grin
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/underh20/housing/htmls/wife.htm
Don
From: Donald Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 9:14 PM
Subject: LX - another interesting link
Greetings
In view of the recent
Hi Bob
Are you saying that June 21st is midsummer in the northern latitudes or in general?
June 21st
is definately the 1st day of Summer where I come from.
Don
Hi,
it won't be very impressive in Northern latitudes.
(and it's midsummer, not the 1st day of summer)
---
Bob
So much for the 'Dull' Listg I don't know of anyone who does *NOT* believe that
June 21st
is the first day of summer and December 21st is the first day of winter ! Yes I know
that
there are those who believe that the summer and winter solstice's are midway through a
natural
cycle but it's
Greetings All
A short time back, someone had asked for the meaning of various acronyms used on this
list.
Many responded in kind but I have stumbled across the definitive guide
http://www.geocities.com/ben-fuzzybear/acronyms.html
Don
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Greetings All
For all the idealists out there, imagine the impact:
From the folks who gave us the Y2k Punt! dance:
ROLL YOUR OWN BLACK OUT ~ THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER
JUNE 21, 2001 THURS EVE,
7-10PM worldwide, all time zones
In protest of George W. Bush's energy policies and lack of
Hi Rebecca
I tried to answe this yesterday from work, howver, my ISP wouldn't allow me to
transfer to
PDML. Anyway, here's my 2 cents worth...
Don
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From: Donald Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 15:19
Subject: Re
Hi Gang
This one was close.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1237282607r=0t=0showTutorial=0ed=990
033460indexURL=0rd=1
The difference was 30 seconds. I was bidding from work and it took forever to refresh
from my
last successful bid. Even with the price going up $100.00
the aperature and let the the camera set
the
shutter? I plan on using it on a ME Super and K2.
Thanks again, and have s great weekend.
Don
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From: Donald Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 6:36 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 400 /5.6 lens
Hope. Not there now g
Actually I,ve been watching this for a while. I thought JCO would start a last minute
charge
but with only 2 hrs left, I couldn't afford waiting to see if the reserve was met and
then
losing to a last minute BIN. Can't count the times this has happened. It looks like
Hi Bill
Would this be it??
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1235297674
Don
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From: William Kane [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 6:12 PM
Subject: WTB 3 pin cord
Hey gang,
I'm looking for the 3 pin
Hi Frank
Maybe it's an American vs. Canadian thing. I went to a Jays game at the old CNE
Stadium with
my 400-600 reflex on a monopod and got some great shots without being hassled.
Don
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From: Frank Theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday,
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Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: Gianfranco's The Jewel
Donald Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've made my comments to Gianfranco off-list as to what I thought of his
image. I also queried
his use of a 645 lens on a 35 mm body. I didn't know they were compatable
No reserve, but check out the shipping charges.
Don
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1236337490
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I would imagine that there are a few people on this
list that would be interested. How much are you asking for
it?
Regards,
Don
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From:
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 9:27 PM
Subject: Telephoto Lense
I have a
I've made my comments to Gianfranco off-list as to what I thought of his image. I
also queried
his use of a 645 lens on a 35 mm body. I didn't know they were compatable. My
question to the
group is: Is there technical/creative merit for using a 645 lens on a 35 mm body, or
do people
do it
It's not too bad Cory. You're suffering from
an incurable condition my wife fondly calls;"male blindness". You know:
'honey, have you seen my shirt?' 'It's right there in the closet'.
'I don't see it' you reply', and she promptly marches in and pulls it from the
hangar and hands itto you
Congrats Steve
I was watching that one too, but it was the 0 feedback that prevented me from jumping
in. Let
us know how everything works out.
Don
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From: Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 11:02 PM
Subject: I Won a
like to have a look at the lense.
Cya
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From: Donald Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 3:57 AM
Subject: Re: I Won a Big one
Congrats Steve
I was watching that one too, but it was the 0 feedback that prevented me
, California
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From: Donald Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 3:57 AM
Subject: Re: I Won a Big one
Congrats Steve
I was watching that one too, but it was the 0 feedback that prevented me
from jumping in. Let
us know how
Tanya/James
This happened to me when I was away for a month. Turns out if your server
bounces mail because you've excceded your storage, you will be automatically
'unsubscribed' from PDML (at least I was). It was a simple matter of
re-subscribing after I'd deleted the 3000+ posts that had
Hi Scott
I've had good results with the Pentax AF 1.7, and it will actually autofocus
a manual lens if it is fast enough (F4 or faster) I use it with grat results
on my A*200 2.8.
Don
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From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, April 23,
Thanks Gordon
It's exactly what i'm looking for.
Unfortunately, the seller won't ship outside the USA
Don
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From:
Gordon Pender
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 12:30
PM
Subject: eBay item 1231804090 (Ends
Apr-27-01
I just saw one on ebay that had a discalaimer to the effect that the year
could not be set past 1999(not Y2K compiant) but it has a feature most data
backs don't, and one that I would use exclusively if I had one, is that it
can be configured to record exposure information.
Don
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lens here:
(ppro)
(closet K-Mount user)
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From: Donald Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 5:33 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Rare 'Soft K 85 2.2' Lens
I just received this lens from an Ebay auction and was surprised to find
that it
Thanks Todd
Live and learn..
Don
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From: "Todd Stanley" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: Test was(Re: A rare Bellows )
Everything after the item number is random garbage eBay adds to their URLs
Hi Paul
Some news readers are not capable of displaying
graphics. If someone posts a message that has a graphic or html in it, the
reader will detach it from the text and list it as an attachment. It works
this way at my work where we use Lotus Notes. I went to the subject URL
without
Also noted that that 'Texdance" member has a bid on it. I've seen his and
sbarra(Sid)'s name on frequent items I've been interested inG
Don
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From: "Shel Belinkoff" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: 'mint'
Hi John
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I bid on many items early in the auction, just to track the final
price, mostly out of curiosity.
I do the the same, all the while hoping for a miracle.
Heck, I cheerfully bid a thousand bucks on the A* 400/2.8. Think there
was any chance I would win at
Hi Pal
You may want to look at Mark Cassino's page for ideas.
Don
http://www.markcassino.com/essays/insectphoto.htm
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From: "Pl Jensen" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 5:59 PM
Subject: Macro flash bracket
Anyone with tips on a
I know what you mean. I'm currently drooling..er..bidding on a A300*
Don
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That lens was what started me on the slippery
slope - since then I've added three more lenses
with that nice little star as part of the name.
For me, it was
Only 2 days left
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1225997673r=0t=0sh
owTutorial=0ed=986706263indexURL=0rd=1
Don
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Hi Aaron
Just won this lens( A* 200 2.8 ) on ebay and haven't been out with it yet.
To tell you the truth, I'm becoming so enabled lately that I really can't
vote on a favourite yet. 8-)
Don
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From: "Aaron Reynolds" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
Hi Gary
I've had no problems for over a week, however Sympatico did have problems
with their proxy server a while back and there were a whole lot of angry
Canucks in theToronto area. I would recommend you contact your ISP.
Don
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From: "Gary L. Murphy" [EMAIL
Thanks Bob.
Don
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Don,
It's an easy fix. You can still focus the lens manually while it is
mounted
on the 1.7X adapter. So if it doesn't get you there with autofocus, you
do
manual focus and then let the autofocus take over.
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From: "Tanya Russell Mayer" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Could someone please enlighten me as to what a "FG grip" is? Thanks to
all
of you "in the know". :-)
Tanya.
Hi Tanya
The FG Grip is an accessory (most say overpriced) that attaches to the Z-1p
via the tripod
Hi Bob
My question: If you set it to infininity and the adapter cannot make the
fine adjustment, can you focus on the fly or do you have to dismount the
lens and set the approx. distance as John noted?
Don
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Sent:
It has a 'BIN' flash on the 'What's new today' page but when you view the
item there is no mention of a BIN price???
Don
Subject: BRAND NEW PENTAX FA 43 f1.9 Limited Lens,NR
Spotted on eBay with a BIN price of, $350.00
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1225611251
I performed a global search on '*.acl'. Tis is the correct extension for
the 'auto-correct list' file. However, these files were not in the
C:\windows directory, they were in the C:\~\office directory and it wasn;t
called ?user?.acl. I suggest you perform a global search as above to
determine
Hi Jiim
I don't know about the UK. but in Canada there are many city dwellers that
go out of there way to capture the essence of your typical English cottage
garden in whatever space they have available. I'm quite sure that you can
find lots of subject material just walking about with your
Hi Mike
This is by far (imho) one of the most articulate queries I've seen posted to
this group and am looking forward to following the ensuing thread. I think
the subject is of great interest to many of us.
Don
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To: [EMAIL
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