RE: The smallest survey

2001-11-01 Thread Kent Gittings
Yeah but those aren't Auto 110 specific items. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bill Owens Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 1:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: The smallest survey Anybody think of anything I either

RE: the smallest survey

2001-11-01 Thread Kent Gittings
Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anybody think of anything I either don't have or forgot to mention? Kent Gittings kodachrome 64 in 110? kind regards Peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions

RE: Expensive BW film!

2001-11-01 Thread Kent Gittings
It's a decent lens that is rated only a little less than the more expensive 17-35/2.8-4. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Coyle Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 12:31 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Expensive BW

RE: Only using my prime lenses - I promise

2001-10-31 Thread Kent Gittings
to indistinguishable from much better lenses if you don't blow them up bigger or look at them with a good loupe on a light table. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paris, Leonard Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 3:15 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Only using my prime lenses - I promise

2001-10-31 Thread Kent Gittings
like within the zoom range and change the perspective relative to the background by zooming as you change distances and locations relative to the subject. Unfortunately most first time users with a zoom never consider or develop that. Kent Gittings. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Only using my prime lenses - I promise

2001-10-31 Thread Kent Gittings
I looked at one of the 20-35/2.8s and found that the sharpness wasn't as good as the 20-35/3.5-4.5 I already had. Tests seem to bear this out although in most cases it might not show up on film as much. Made me decide to keep my slower version till I could afford a Sigma 17-35/2.8-4 instead. Kent

RE: New Favorite Body Roll Call !!!! (Yes, I am a masochist)

2001-10-31 Thread Kent Gittings
as I have a Spotmatic F MD in my collection also). Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lon Williamson Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New Favorite Body Roll Call (Yes, I am

RE: Only using my prime lenses - I promise

2001-10-31 Thread Kent Gittings
use them anymore. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Only using my prime lenses - I promise Well, all this prime v zoom stuff is useless

RE: Only using my prime lenses - I promise

2001-10-31 Thread Kent Gittings
Who says you have to stay in one position to use a zoom? If you treat the zoom as a bag full of primes you can learn additional skills. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 11:10 PM

RE: Tamron SP 300mm f2.8

2001-10-31 Thread Kent Gittings
on a tripod in front of my Super A MD pointing at my front bird feeder. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Max McRae Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 1:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tamron SP 300mm f2.8 Guys, I saw a used

RE: Tamron SP 300mm f2.8

2001-10-31 Thread Kent Gittings
(I have one). Works good if you like using a 300/2.8 lens without a monopod at least. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alan Chan Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 4:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Tamron SP 300mm f2.8

RE: The smallest survey

2001-10-31 Thread Kent Gittings
Anybody think of anything I either don't have or forgot to mention? Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Ewins Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 5:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The smallest survey Forgive the pun

RE: Digital backs

2001-10-31 Thread Kent Gittings
I think it is built from multiple smaller ones. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Collin Brendemuehl Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 9:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Digital backs Here's something to look at: Fuji

RE: Re[2]: Pentax AF viewfinders

2001-10-29 Thread Kent Gittings
be on the print. He was a little perturbed because he wasn't sure he liked 100% after that. Go figure. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob Walkden Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 1:17 PM To: lbparis Subject: Re[2]: Pentax AF viewfinders

RE: Photos of Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis

2001-10-29 Thread Kent Gittings
to be standing under the ozone hole in Antarctica. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert Harris Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 6:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Photos of Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis From

RE: Photos of Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis

2001-10-29 Thread Kent Gittings
on camera gear or more on astronomy equipment. By the way as a kid I lived in Maine for a few years. South of Machias in a town called Bucks Harbor. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steve Sharpe Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001

RE: full frame on digital slrs

2001-10-29 Thread Kent Gittings
as normal and it could be built on a body not much larger than the film versions of the respective cameras. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of john.vanderaalst Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 9:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject

RE: One UGLY slr...

2001-10-29 Thread Kent Gittings
Maybe ugly but you notice Nikon made the shutter angle and location exactly the same as the F100/F5. Smart move I'd say. This is the kind of things a good design team should pay attention to. But it's looks might take some getting used to. And the limited lens range. Kent Gittings -Original

RE: 'analogical' lenses coating and CCD, not fully compatible?

2001-10-29 Thread Kent Gittings
of a wave of sodium light. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Peifer, William [OCDUS] Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 11:42 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: 'analogical' lenses coating and CCD, not fully compatible

RE: Got a cheap film scanner...

2001-10-29 Thread Kent Gittings
Actually Brendan I have an old Umax SCSI scanner I'm not using now either. I think it is a 600S model. I replaced it with a USB Epson with an add on film scanner module. I was using the Vuescan software with it in fact. Let me know if you have an interest. Kent Gittings -Original Message

RE: Flocking Material

2001-10-29 Thread Kent Gittings
Known variously as irregular surface baffling or random surface baffling. Or Quaker Oats baffling if your brand conscience. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Johnston Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 2:18 PM To: [EMAIL

RE: OT: Ill-timed failures

2001-10-26 Thread Kent Gittings
an entire company just to get the rights to their code because they couldn't do it for the same money or less on their own. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of lbparis Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 7:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject

RE: Pentax digital info

2001-10-26 Thread Kent Gittings
than Pentax's. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 9:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax digital info From what little more I've been able to dig up I'm pretty sure

RE: K2 shutter vibration question

2001-10-26 Thread Kent Gittings
stopped and then pull it away to start the exposure. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Peter Spiro Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 11:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: K2 shutter vibration question Various tests have found

RE: DOF and format size (was: Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.)

2001-10-26 Thread Kent Gittings
or positive image and see if it holds as you get larger blowups compared to using an enlarger on the original negative. Anybody want to do a report on this? Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anthony Farr Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 1

RE: Pentax digital info

2001-10-26 Thread Kent Gittings
think are made by using multiple smaller arrays. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 9:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Pentax digital info I considered that but my sources tell me

RE: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one

2001-10-26 Thread Kent Gittings
line simply because the potential buyer list is much larger. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chaso DeChaso Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 4:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one Wasn't there a time

RE: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one

2001-10-23 Thread Kent Gittings
. In fact a 3 MP with interpolation to 6MP would be good, like the Fuji, while saving a significant cost over a full 6 MP camera. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of aimcompute Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 2:03 PM To: [EMAIL

RE: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one

2001-10-23 Thread Kent Gittings
some ,like the Nikon D1 series, comes in bodies with 2 different arrays with different sizes and therefore different multiplication ratios. Most fall in the 1.2-1.5 range. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matamoros, Cesar

RE: Ebay Offender list?

2001-10-23 Thread Kent Gittings
Just look at their feedback. If they have few and some are bad avoid them. If they have lots and a few are bad usually they are Ebay marketers and you can't please everybody. Meaning there are just as many if not more rotten buyers as sellers. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From

RE: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-23 Thread Kent Gittings
hardware is in the design and manufacture of a new version of the same chip array with some new performance like increased sensitivity to various light levels and reduced noise. Like going from the regular to the Kodak E CCD chips. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one

2001-10-23 Thread Kent Gittings
Also the focus ability of the lens depends on the registration distance to the film plane. All the lenses would no longer focus at the normal ranges. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mick Maguire Sent: Tuesday, October 23

RE: Manual Focus Bodies Lenses

2001-10-22 Thread Kent Gittings
Simpler more archaic solution to film advance. I'd compare a high end AF camera to a manual one as the difference between a revolver and an assault rifle or sub-machine gun. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff

RE: Manual Focus Bodies Lenses

2001-10-22 Thread Kent Gittings
causing factors. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ed Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 9:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Manual Focus Bodies Lenses -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: LX aperture priority shutter speeds

2001-10-22 Thread Kent Gittings
This is correct. Pentax models that have aperture priority have been stepless since the days of the first ES camera. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of PAUL STENQUIST Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 7:58 AM To: Pentax List

RE: Help with MZ-S AF hunting problem

2001-10-22 Thread Kent Gittings
to not include the function built in on the MZ-S because of the improved low light performance of the new system. Doesn't mean it won't benefit in some situations from having a spotbeam available. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Karasch

RE: Cheating

2001-10-22 Thread Kent Gittings
Kiev 60 ( 5 lenses) Minolta Maxxum 9 (all my pro lenses are for this) Minolta Maxxum 700si (2) (backups or alternate films) Minolta RD-175 (digital 35mm body) (have to practice till a newer Pentax/Minolta body comes out) Fuji MX-1200 (pocket digital) Kent Gittings -Original Message

RE: Back from vacation - equipment experiences

2001-10-22 Thread Kent Gittings
MZ-S excepted but I have no knowledge of it's specs in that area). One reason people use those cameras is because they know they will still function under adverse conditions a normal camera will not. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf

RE: Back from vacation - equipment experiences

2001-10-22 Thread Kent Gittings
Also remember in photography the important thing is the shot itself not what equipment you have to use to get it. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 10:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Manual Focus Bodies Lenses

2001-10-19 Thread Kent Gittings
Pentax, Minolta, and Nikon all still make manual gear in 35mm. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:16 AM To: Pentax List Subject: Manual Focus Bodies Lenses Does Pentax now

RE: 43/1.9 Limited versus any Pent ax 50mm

2001-10-05 Thread Kent Gittings
glass formulations to save a buck or two in later generation of the same lens. Especially if you can't tell much difference shooting. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 10:32 AM

RE: gear ratio

2001-10-05 Thread Kent Gittings
700si Maxxum 9 Other: Yashica Electro-35 Kiev 60 I could always use a few more of the right type. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bill Owens Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 11:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: gear ratio

RE: 43/1.9 Limited versus any Pent ax 50mm

2001-10-05 Thread Kent Gittings
I've never liked the narrow focus ring on the F but the lens performance has always been top notch. I also have A50/1.4 and older SMC-T 50/1.4s both of which are great. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brendan Sent: Friday

RE: MZ-S; Built to last

2001-10-05 Thread Kent Gittings
was zero maintenance and less losses. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 11:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MZ-S; Built to last Bad analogy ... Timing belts are used because

RE: MZ-S; Built to last

2001-10-05 Thread Kent Gittings
each frame. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jeff Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 11:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MZ-S; Built to last My Ricoh XR-X uses an optical sprocket system to advance the film. Less moving

Items for sale

2001-10-04 Thread Kent Gittings
also for a small added charge (optional second Battery Grip Fg available). Was my wife's camera and she has something else now. Kent Gittings ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely

RE: More Limited products from Pentax

2001-10-04 Thread Kent Gittings
The joke goes: There are 2 kinds of people. Those that divide people into 2 groups and those in the other group. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Clive Williams Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 4:25 PM To: Pentax Discuss

RE: The 5n could be the best if ...

2001-10-03 Thread Kent Gittings
or an AF lens in manual mode. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brendan Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 12:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: The 5n could be the best if ... Actually axe the mz-30, move the mz-7 into it's

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