Safe return.

2002-06-03 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
As promised to the Owens', here is my post to the list to say that I have arrived at home safe and sound. I will be subscribing shortly on the 'good' account shortly. César Panama City, Florida P.S. I almost waited until I got out of N. Carolina

OT: Test message.

2002-04-05 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Since I have your attention... No messages since yesterday, still subscribed... ? Cesar - 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

Thanks for all the Tucson tips.

2002-04-01 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
I wanted to take a breather and thank everyone who sent me information about Tucson. I ended up taking in the Fourth Avenue Street Festival on two separate occasions, San Xavier de Brac Mission, a walk about downtown Tucson, the Sonoran Desert Museum, The Saguaro National Monument,

RE: Skinning your 6x7 -- and gluing the skin back on

2002-03-27 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Aaron Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 5:05 PM On Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at 04:29 PM, Christian Skofteland wrote: Or you could get snakeskin! I was thinking of blue plush, myself. -Aaron Face it, you guys just cannot stay away from those skins! As an

RE: Snorkelling Camera

2002-03-21 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 4:27 AM Hi Allen, Allen Murray wrote: Mike, Were you equally disappointed with the above and below water shots? I know the camera is not terrific on land. I didn't really use it much below water. I bought it because

RE: A little help from the group.

2002-03-20 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
evaluate the K 200/2.5 depending on if you want a K lens and how beat up it is. Stan From: Matamoros, Cesar A. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 19:40:43 -0500 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A little help from the group. I have made

A little help from the group.

2002-03-19 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
I have made it to Tucson. What does it say about me that I have hit about five camera stores already? I have limited Internet access at the moment and as such cannot look through the archives and other sources. Therefore I am hoping to hear from the collective group. I have

RE: I'm baaaaack.

2002-03-12 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Thanks Cotty, I was one of the ones interested in the UK get together. I will check your site when I get a chance. After this trip I cannot think of another one yet. But with the dates I can see what I can do about getting over that way. Yes the trip was

RE: I'm baaaaack.

2002-03-12 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 7:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: I'm back. On 12 Mar 2002 at 1:14, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote: Fellow Pentaxians, For anyone interested, I am back from my 16-day journey to Honduras

RE: I'm baaaaack.

2002-03-12 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Bob, Good to be back. Though it would have been better to stay there. I got to see the start of the brotherhood. I think I left in time on that one. There you are talking about my snake LXen :-) It got quite some stares while in Honduras though. They handled great

RE: I'm baaaaack.

2002-03-12 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Aaron Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 8:24 AM On Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at 01:14 AM, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote: Okay, there is no way that I can look over the past two weeks of messages, what have I missed? How much of the Brotherhood happened

RE: Spotmatic Enabled

2002-02-21 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
here ppro -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matamoros, Cesar A. Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 11:37 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Spotmatic Enabled I will definitely let you know

Ta ta for a bit.

2002-02-21 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Thanks for all the good tidings. I am signing off. I'll drop a line upon my return and hopefully a few days afterwards I will have some photographic images to share with the group. Play nicely, Cesar Matamoros II Panama City,

Taking an interlude from the PDML.

2002-02-20 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Just a little note to let those who may be interested that I will be unsubscribing from the list tomorrow sometime. I fly out Friday morning to spend two weeks in Southern Honduras with my father, who is there for a month. I will be back in town on 11 March. I am taking

RE: Taking an interlude from the PDML.

2002-02-20 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 1:20 PM Have Fun Dave Begin Original Message From: Matamoros, Cesar A. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 13:06:06 -0500 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Taking an interlude from the PDML. Just

RE: Taking an interlude from the PDML.

2002-02-20 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Aaron Reynolds [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 1:49 PM On Wednesday, February 20, 2002, at 01:06 PM, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote: I fly out Friday morning to spend two weeks in Southern Honduras with my father, who is there for a month. I will be back

Camera aesthetics.

2002-02-19 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Had a 'date' with a fellow photographer on Sunday. We were going to take some shots in a planned community about an hour west of here. I knew that she shot Minolta autofocus. As I was preparing my camera gear I was torn. It was either take the two snake-skinned LXs or the two

RE: Spotmatic Enabled

2002-02-19 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Christian, I trick shown to me is to remove the base plate and soak it in Coca-Cola. Don't let it sit there forever though. I had to do this with one of my Spotmatics and the cover came out cleanly. It may not take a truckload, but it would sure feel like it... but I do

RE: Spotmatic Enabled

2002-02-19 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
I don´t recall offhand. I tried a couple of minutes at a time. -Original Message- From: Christian Skofteland [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 2:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Spotmatic Enabled Thanks. It's sitting in a cup of Coke right

RE: Camera aesthetics.

2002-02-19 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
tom [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] key-pecked on Tuesday, February 19, 2002 3:41 PM On 19 Feb 2002 at 14:05, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote: Had a 'date' with a fellow photographer on Sunday. We were going to take some shots in a planned community about an hour west of here. I knew that she

RE: OT:Thanks to the list

2002-02-15 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
RK, This is something that I have always liked about my culture (hispanic). When greeting there is always the hug. And like you mentioned I am sure that when the time comes when all I have of my father are the memories, I will always recall the strong hugs from him.

RE: Why do you choose or stay in Pentax ?

2002-02-02 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
]] On Behalf Of Matamoros, Cesar A. Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 10:39 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Why do you choose or stay in Pentax ? snip I also have a Nikon F3 system that was given to me. There is one lens that stands out from the rest, snip - - This message

RE: Why do you choose or stay in Pentax ?

2002-02-01 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
A better late than never reply. As I sit here with a little bit of time on my hands looking at my LXs with a 31 Limited and a 77 Limited on them. I have enjoyed photography since I was a child. I recall having some monstrosity of a camera and using bw film. I have to ask

RE: Why do you choose or stay in Pentax ?

2002-01-29 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
So how do you fit that into the conversation? César -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 3:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Why do you choose or stay in Pentax ? For me, it comes down

LX winder and remote cords.

2002-01-25 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
I am hoping to solve a winder problem and a remote cord mystery, with your help. I have a winder that will work on my two better-conditioned LXs, but will not on the two that have seen the most (ab)use. On the two that it will not work, if I loosen the winder I can get it to

RE: LX winder and remote cords.

2002-01-25 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
;-) Thanks again, Cesar -Original Message- From: Bob Walkden [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 2:52 PM To: Matamoros, Cesar A. Subject: Re: LX winder and remote cords. Hi, I think what you have is the remote battery pack, which

RE: The new LX Grips

2002-01-20 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Rob, Coool! It looks comfortable, which is what is important. I am trying to imagine what it would look on my snake skin LXs. It really sticks out on a regular LX. What a great idea. Since you want feedback, the only thing I find out of sorts is the way it obviously

RE: What kind of Hand Held Meter do you use?

2002-01-18 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Sorry for the late reply. Been actually busy at work ... I still have time for the PDML though. I have a Sekonic Studio Deluxe L-398 which is the predecessor of the curent L-398M Studio Deluxe II. I bought this meter used in, I believe 1985. It has traveled with me throughout

RE: Didn't someone want a 135/1.8?

2002-01-18 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
First item posted onEBay? Just a guess, I don't go to EBay other than to look at interesting items mentioned here. -Original Message- From: Stan Halpin [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 8:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Didn't someone want

RE: How many 35mm lenses do you own?

2002-01-15 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Subject: How many 35mm lenses do you own? snip 1. How many 35mm Pentax-compatible lenses do you own? Include screwmount and K mount. 27 - 17 k-mount, 10 screwmount 2. How many primes? 21 - 11 k-mount, 10 screwmount 3. How many zooms?

RE: Old Slides?

2002-01-14 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
I had an Instamatic as a kid. I have an album with photos taken with that Kodak. I still have that camera. Also the Hawkeye Instamatic that I think my sister got from sending in proof of purchases from Sugar Smacks cereal boxes (if memory serves me right.) I never shot slides. It was

RE: A few inexpensive lenses

2002-01-12 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Paul, Though I shouldn't, I am interested in the 85/1.9. Let me know if it is still available. Thank you, César -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 7:26 PM

RE: A few inexpensive lenses

2002-01-12 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Oops! Sorry, should have gone to Paul only. Too early in the morning to be responding to mail I guess. César -Original Message- From: Matamoros, Cesar A. Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 7:59 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: A few inexpensive lenses

RE: Bargain at KEH

2002-01-09 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
I have purchased quite a few lenses and a couple of cameras in 'bargain' condition. They have worked wonderfully and most importantly the optics were excellent. Cosmetically they were not gems, but as some can attest to here, I am not the easiest on my equipment so they would mot remain

Scanner access at work.

2002-01-09 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Woohoo! I had to tell someone who would appreciate it, so here it is. With the squadron photographer using the Nikon D1X and D1H exclusively, and the problems getting all the software to work on his computer, I offered to host the film scanner on my desktop. I now have,

RE: What did we shoot this weekend?

2002-01-07 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Paul Stenquist [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] asked - Did anyone shoot film this weekend? snip Paul Actually I was going to take out the two newly skinned LXs, one with color slide the other with bw and just take some shots. This plan was slightly changed when I went to the Post Office

From the September PDML outing.

2002-01-07 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
I finally got around to putting up a quick little page with a few shots from my September trip north. Let´s you look at a couple of our fellow PDMLers. The shots are digital and non-Pentax but the subject is on topic. The page is at http://cesar_abdul.homestead.com/pdml_md.html

Camera comparison during PDML gathering.

2002-01-07 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
On my latest trip north in December I got together with two PDMLers. Each one separately. During the second visit, this one with Ed Mathews, we started comparing his Nikon F100 and my MZ-S. I threw up a page with photos of them side by side. No specification comparisons are made.

RE: Camera comparison during PDML gathering.

2002-01-07 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
: Re: Camera comparison during PDML gathering. Cesar; We should have taken side-by-side comparrisons of your beat-to-hell LX with my pristine example! Christian - Original Message - From: Matamoros, Cesar A. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Pentax' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday

RE: The Wonderful MX

2002-01-03 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Christian Skofteland [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] I love mine too! I think the best thing about the MX is the sound of the mechanical shutter at slow speeeds. Christian skofteland - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] A few weeks ago I bought a

RE: Newly skinned LXs.

2002-01-02 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
From: David S. [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] They look distinctive and different but I prefer the original black and have no desire to change mine. I am also not sure that I would want to bid on an LX with that appearance if it was on ebay. David S. - David, Not that any of my

RE: Newly skinned LXs.

2002-01-02 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Cesar; Why? Why? Why? At least they are still LX's Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Matamoros, Cesar A. [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is finally time for me to comment on my Pentax Christmas, basically because it occurred

RE: Newly skinned LXs.

2002-01-02 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
an LX whose skin is coming off, and wouldn't mind getting a new 'look' for it. Illinois Bill Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote: It is finally time for me to comment on my Pentax Christmas, basically because it occurred after the fact. After spending the holiday with my family

RE: Newly skinned LXs.

2002-01-02 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Tom, The only other Pentax camera that he has skins for that are not on the site is the MX. He says he needs to update the site to include it. César Matamoros II Panama City, Florida -Original Message- From: aimcompute

RE: Resolution (New Year's, that is...)

2002-01-02 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Only in the sense that I want to get all my photos that are loose into albums. I believe that I have everything up to 1999 in albums. It seems like a never-ending task, but I will just take it one roll at a time. I promise not to let people know how the project is coming along.

RE: Newly skinned LXs.

2002-01-02 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
tom [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote: Imagine my surprise on finding two new sets for the LX 'under the tree.' I took my original and second LX and used the White Cobra and Grey Sea Snake skins. Don't worry Shel, your LX is still in its original form

RE: RE: Newly skinned LXs.

2002-01-02 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Christian, I had noted some of the lizard skins but my friend who gave them to me said that the skins were more along my personality. She described it as unique but not showy. I don't know how to take that. I will try to remember to cart the two with me the next northern trip

RE: Newly skinned LXs.

2002-01-02 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Rob Studdert [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Wednesday, January 02, 2002 5:14 PM On 1 Jan 2002 at 11:28, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote: As to the replacement around the memo holder - you use a sharp knife to cut along the holder. The replacement leather does not go underneath the holder. I

RE: Newly skinned LXs.

2002-01-01 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
On 1 Jan 2002 at 1:50, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote: I wonder how the LX owners will react. Just remember that underneath the new skins they are still an LX ;-) Seeing my original with in White Cobra I really noticed how worn the camera is, still does not deter me from taking it out

RE: MZ-S Sighting

2001-12-29 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
harald asked about the MZ-S: Hi all, snip One thing I couldn't figure out was how you would set the camera to prewind the film to a specific frame number. (read about it) Is it actually possible to use part of a roll of film, rewind it, and then later put it back in the camera, advance it

RE: Need Advice (was:Re: PZ-1p review)

2001-12-29 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Stan, I know that the stores in NYC can be quick in terms of answering questions since they are pushing amounts of photographic equipment at low prices. You are not really paying for service and they are usually very crowded and busy. But ... I do have to point out that I

RE: Re: PZ-1p review

2001-12-26 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
It is not in answer to your question, but an observation on some shops here in NYC. Electronic shops abound here and I could not help but look in the windows to see if they had any Pentax cameras. I saw the occasional ZX-70 or such, and a few ZX-5n but I was surprised to see a

Photographic moments.

2001-12-21 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
I figure it is time to take a break from my idyllic and leisurely vacation and relate, to people who will appreciate it, my time at BH on Wednesday. Since I was in the neighborhood I figured it would not hurt to stop in and look around. I instantly went up to the used

Pensando en ti.

2001-12-21 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Albano, Estoy aqui en NY con la familia de vacaciones y pasando las pascuas. Aqui es posible ver las noticias en español de Univision en vez de las noticias de la prensa nacional en ingles. Ayer vi las noticias de tu pais y de Buenos Aires en particular. Espero que estes bien

RE: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-13 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
From: Joseph Tainter [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] The new thing is that ever since September I have always been denied hand inspection of film. The only ones they will inspect are when I am carrying ASA 3200. Not like before when I could claim that it is within the guidelines

December PUG assignments - Buhler and Larson

2001-12-12 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Sorry for the delay. I've been busy traveling and am finally with the folks in NYC for most of the holidays - woo hoo! So without further delay... Santa Cruz, CA, 2001 - Juan Buhler, USA The first thing that caught my attention was the overall appearance of the shot. I am

Another PDML outing!

2001-12-12 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Tuesday afternoon I got together with fellow PDMLer Ed Mathews in Baltimore, Maryland. What a wonderful time. The weather was wonderful, except for the slight haze. We ended up going to an older section of Baltimore and taking some shots around the docks. This is an area he

RE: MZ-S Film-rewind Problem (was/still is MZ-S Imprinting Proble m)

2001-12-11 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, Just spoken to Pentax UK and their MZ-S Expert *assured* me that the data imprinting happens on a per-frame-shot basis, NOT during the film rewind. So we're now back to TWO questions: 1. Anyone had any problems with MZ-S film rewind (particularly - though not only -

RE: New Pentax digital SLR

2001-12-11 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
From: Jeff Tsai snip... btw, I got my first picture published in Car Driver this month! Look for the write-up on the TMS by Peter Lyon; I took the prototype Skyline GT-R pic for the article! Cheers. Jeff http://www.lumine.net/driving/ Jeff, Congratulations! I will have to look

RE: How sealed is the MZ-S ?

2001-12-11 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
From: Christien Bunting [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Anyone wants to share there views on the build of the MZ-S ? Why isnt it tropicalised ? Chris - Original Message - From: Christien Bunting [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 12:15 PM Subject: How

RE: Pentax Ads

2001-12-10 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Dave Weiss queried Hey, snip Say, here is a potential dumb thread, how would you advertise your favorite pentax camera? It has got to be better than the croc hunter ad. Maybe we could award a prize for creativity. I have a few items floating around dave Dave, I mentioned this

RE: New Pentax digital SLR

2001-12-09 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Mark wrote: So you are right - it does not make sense to devote a lot of effort to building a high end digital that will soon be obsolete. However, given the inevitability of digital, some articulation of a plan to adapt to the new technology from Pentax would be wise. Given that

RE: Pentax

2001-12-06 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 10:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax Sorry for this OT post, but I really like Pentax cameras, lenses, etc, and have taken some great pix over the years with them. I wonder if

RE: Photofinishing

2001-12-06 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 1:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Photofinishing In a message dated 12/6/01 10:35:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: even the pro labs for 4x6's Isaac,

RE: Photofinishing

2001-12-06 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 3:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Photofinishing - Original Message - From: Matamoros, Cesar A. Subject: RE: Photofinishing Interesting. My pro lab charges the same

RE: Photofinishing

2001-12-06 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 3:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Photofinishing - Original Message - From: Matamoros, Cesar A. - Just wanted to say thank you for clearing that up for me. Maybe next

A PDML luncheon.

2001-12-06 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
I got back a little while ago from a fantastic time in the Inner Harbor, Baltimore and lunch with our very own Christian Skofteland. While waiting for him to show up near the Torsk submarine (on display in the harbor) I had the opportunity to observe the seal feeding and took a

RE: Pentax

2001-12-06 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 4:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax get ahold of an LX, and *then* you'll FEEL like a great photographer!! Cotty, If I keep hanging around hereof course, no

RE: A PDML luncheon.

2001-12-06 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Thank you for the greeting. I guess you can say that the LX is my gift to myself - as I ignore all the screwmount lenses I got recently. My hope is to make it to Italy in the near future again. This time without a tour group and truly enjoy. Of course that would mean a PDML meeting or two :-)

RE: OT, and ridiculous.......was: Re: flash stuff

2001-12-04 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
My remembrance of Mighty Mouse is that it was the first program my sister and I watched on the family's first color TV. Hey, I'm not that old am I? Not only was it the first color TV, but it was also the furniture style. I still recall my sister and I mesmerized with all the blues and

RE: MX Variations

2001-11-29 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Finally made it back home. Almost made it all the way home with the top down. Finally had to put it up with 50 miles to go :-( At least I drove around Miami yesterday with it down ;-) Finally have my MX in hand and can address this issue. I have a chrome model, bought

RE: MX Variations

2001-11-26 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
I have been holding off on replying until I got home to look at my MX. But I do have an Excel file on my computer with all serial numbers of cameras and lenses. I have a chrome MX. The serial number starts with a 9. César Matamoros II

RE: Tele-Takumar 300 f6.3

2001-11-15 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Bill D. Casselberry [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 7:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Tele-Takumar 300 f6.3 Paul wrote: It takes a smaller filter if memory serves correctly, and other than that, everything

RE: Tele-Takumar 300 f6.3

2001-11-15 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
kind of enjoy it. It does require a slower, more deliberate approach to photographybut then if you have an SV (as I do)...you already know that! Enjoy! Mike Steele --- Matamoros, Cesar A. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To keep a long story short... I was in a store on Sunday

Three more screwmount lenses to use.

2001-11-15 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
With it being overcast here I ended up going into Ft. Lauderdale to take some shots. Not much to speak of but at least I got out. I ended up visiting some pawn shops and camera shops. I think I hit paydirt! I found this neat little camera shop that repairs cameras. They did not

Tele-Takumar 300 f6.3

2001-11-13 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
To keep a long story short... I was in a store on Sunday that is an antique mall. One store front with numerous vendors. A few vendors had some old cameras. One had a Ricoh with a Pentax-A 50/2 on it. This same vendor had a Tele-Takumar 300mm f 6.3 with caps, hood, case and

LX condition (was - Love at the first sight?)

2001-11-12 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Doug, Your categorizing of your LX as BGN or UG made me think of my original LX's condition. Having bought KEH BGN, I know mine is most definitely described cosmetically as UG. With dings and brassing and shiny spots. My other two are in much better shape with the one from I got from

November PUG assignments - Skofteland Waller

2001-11-12 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Now that Ironman Florida is over I can sit down at the monitor and look at the PUG. Io Moth - Christian Skofteland (USA) I have tried just a couple of attempts at macro photography. Nothing truly successful to my eye. I can appreciate the difficulty in doing it with a moving

RE: Attention CANADIANS (MZ-s)

2001-10-30 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Ed, I will back through the beginning of December. I guess I can lug the MZ-S with me ;-) This time with my all my usual backups. Cesar Panama City, Florida P.S. I left the MZ-S behind this weekend when I went out to shoot. I grab ol'

RE: LX battery check?

2001-10-26 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Skofteland, Christian [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 11:47 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: LX battery check? The lock up is a warning that the batteries failed while in auto. Odd that you didn't get the

RE: RE: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one

2001-10-25 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Thanks, About a minute after I sent the message I decided to take my time and check. Thanks for your time, César Matamoros II Panama City, Florida -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one

2001-10-25 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Juan J. Buhler [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:56 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote: Looking at the specifications

RE: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one

2001-10-24 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 7:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one Juan J. Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote

RE: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one

2001-10-23 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Juan J. Buhler [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 5:23 PM Subject: RE: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, John Francis wrote: Longer, effectively. The lens produces an image of exactly the same size, but only

RE: Manual vs. motor

2001-10-23 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Rob Studdert [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 6:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Manual vs. motor On 22 Oct 2001, at 13:24, Mike Johnston wrote: We all have our preferences, and for some they are strong preferences

RE: photographic magazine.....

2001-10-23 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Paul Jones [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 8:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: photographic magazine. Oh yeah the best part is they dont look like camera bags. if anyones interested in having a look at them then

RE: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one

2001-10-22 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
The 'magnification' factor is one of the reasons I have not truly looked at a digital SLR. I have started to enjoy wide angle shooting and would not relish having to get a 17mm to get a 25mm. And I have heard of the problems with distortion with the 17mms. People have corrected this

Airport travelling with camera gear.

2001-10-01 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
This past few days I have flown out of Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) in Baltimore, Maryland and LaGuardia (LGA) in New York City. I told you I would comment on the photographic experience. I don't know if this has been touched on since I still have over 100 messages to go

RE: UBERdigicam, some meanderings from Wheatfield Willie

2001-09-26 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
comments below From: Len Paris [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Subject: Re: UBERdigicam, some meanderings from Wheatfield Willie - Original Message - From: Paul Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: UBERdigicam, some meanderings from Wheatfield Willie That is a quite impressive

A trip to BH.

2001-09-26 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
While in Manhattan with my sister this past Sunday we happened to be in the area of BH (okay, maybe it was within a mile.) With my sister's trip to England next month I decided it was the perfect time to get her an early Christmas present and purchase a 35mm PS. Anyhow, with

RE: Inspection of Camera Gear at Airports

2001-09-20 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Lawrence Kwan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 3:00 AM On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Kenneth Waller wrote: I travel with camera gear as part of my job. Have just been advised that if you have any electrical devices with batteries

RE: Inspection of Camera Gear at Airports

2001-09-20 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 9:10 AM I'll be taking a flight with all my gear in about a week and I'll report to the list what it's like. (Unless military attacks are taking place on Afghanistan, in which case

RE: Battery Pack FG

2001-09-19 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Paul Jones [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 7:55 AM Subject: Re: Battery Pack FG In Australia I paid $70au for it, which is about $37us. $110us is a joke. [Cesar writes ] The original price was about US$100. There was

RE: Visiting PDML'er - a little ray of sunshine

2001-09-19 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Jody [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 4:20 AM Subject: Re: Visiting PDML'er - a little ray of sunshine --- Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SNIP We both shot a few frames and pretty soon I'll post a couple so you

RE: THE NEW PENTAX

2001-09-17 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Jeff [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 11:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: THE NEW PENTAX Mike, I'll be the first to say that I'm eagerly waiting to see what Pentax's pro digital line will offer. Being in Japan,

RE: September PUG from Cotty

2001-09-17 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Cotty [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 1:27 PM To: Pentax List Subject: September PUG from Cotty I finally got to sit down and go through the September PUG. Another fascinating collection as usual! There wasn't one image

RE: Visiting PDML'er - a little ray of sunshine

2001-09-17 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
-Original Message- From: Ann Sanfedele [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 1:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Visiting PDML'er - a little ray of sunshine FOr 4 hours this afternoon I dined, laughed, photoed and walked (and walked and walked and

RE: MZ-S Odditties

2001-09-10 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Andy, It is a Pentax Function 1. Along with the film depletion it is also the focus confirmation and error beep and was the first thing I disabled on the camera -- therefore I have never heard it. Cesar Matamoros Panama City, Florida Back

RE: MZ-S Odditties

2001-09-10 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
It is Pentax Function 11. It states it is for the illumination button's function during wireless operation. This disables the flash to fire, or the button to fire a rest or modeling flash. I recall seeing the flash occur when I ran the first roll through and was interior test

My PUG commentaries - O. Mullis, S. Larson, J. Brooks.

2001-09-09 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Sorry for the late posting. I am travelling on business/pleasure, still taking time to check out the PUG and commenting. I cannot leave the photography too far behind ;-) Ollen Mullis -- Fat Drop in Strange Terrain This is one of those images you either love or hate and the emotion will also

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