f/1.2 vs. f/1.4 (was: Re: the ultimate digital potrait lens)

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe it's only a half-stop from 1.2 to 1.4. Here's how f/stops compare. I don't remember where I got these numbers. I may have derived them, so feel free to question them. f/1.2 is 0.45 stop faster than f/1.4 f/1.4 is 0.62 stop faster than f/1.8.

f/1.0 vs. f/1.2 (was: RE: the ultimate digital potrait lens)

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
JCO wrote: BTW, if you need an extra stop over a F1.4, then a F1.0 is the answer. Canon just released a EF 50mm F1.0, $2500 list price. I doubt that Canon's 50/1.0 is geared toward serious photographers who find f/1.2 limiting. It sounds more like fuel for a pissing contest. Who buys the

Re: Quote of the day

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
You don't get a second chance on first impressions. ...unless you're Bill Murray on Groundhog Day.

Re: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Mike wrote: I personally don't expect the *ist D to be less expensive than the 10D. As long as it's not too much more, it will be all right. I doubt anyone would bother about an extra hundred dollars when it comes to buying the camera that's right for them. for them--but they will look closely

OT: Insane pricing of audio cables (was: Re: *ist D lens compatibility)

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Heck, that's nothing. Ray Kimber of Kimber Kable marketed a pair of speaker wires that cost $15,000. I'm NOT making this up. Anyone who thinks he can hear the difference between a $15,000 pair of speaker wires and a pair costing $150 of that should be required to first take a blind listening test

*ist D's ISO range (was: Fw: unanswered and unasked)

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I raised the question twice, I believe, in the days before you joined. I do a lot of shooting at ISO 800 to 1250. It would be a pity if the *ist D could not be used to shoot indoor school plays. There is no secret method for goosing the ISO speed. Whatever Pentax delivers, we'll be stuck with.

Re: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
In the perfume world, where image is everything, discounts are shunned. Companies might offer a rebate, or a bonus, but that high selling price adds valuable mystique.

What camera is this used on/for?

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I agree with Fred appears to be the original magnifier, used for the K series and Spotmatics. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2915712799category=15240 You also ask: How does it attach to the camera? Does it take up the hot shoe? No, it slips over the eyepiece, flipping down

Re: Kodak Portra 400 BW

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I read some nice things about it at photo.net. Do a search. Excellent tonality.

OT: an X without a Y

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion. -- Jed Babbit (Former US Under-secretary of Defense) Reminds me of the 1970s T-shirt and bumper sticker: A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.

Re: Preping for the *ist D

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Jan van Wijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't buy CF-cards in advance, even more that with camera's the prices on memory stuff including CF keeps dropping. Wait as long as you can afford to ... Good prices can be found at http://www.ecost.com . Click on Digital Media Blowout or search for the

Re: Shoveling in Chicago

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Got 12 inches here, but I don't use it as a rule. Boom boom. A couple weeks ago, one of the US television networks showed the funniest moments in game show history. In one scene, The Newlywed Game's Bob Eubanks asked, Where did you get married? Upstate New York, answered the bride. Did it snow?

Re: more boring numbers

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
JCO wrote: f/2 +0.666 = f/2.519 f/2.8+ 0.666 = f/3.563 Thanks, JCO. Now I know that if I add a 1.7X TC to my SMC 200/2.5K, I'll get a 340/3.6. That sure beats a 300/4.5, which at any rate is really only 280mm.

Re: Price undercuts

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
At 08:29 PM 3/5/2003 +0300, you wrote: Sorry Paul, but this doesn't sound right. One cannot literally lose on every such sale of software, unless the price was lower than that of a bunch of empty floppies (wholesale). Of course, they could lose money on the product, but not like this, and

Re: On Topic or Seeking some advise

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Boris, 50mm is too long for crowded shots. Many street shooters prefer 35mm, or even 28. My 35 (SMC 35/2) is very long, even without its metal hood. A shorter 35, or a pancake (Pentax 45/2.8, Ricoh-Chinon 40/2.8, Ricoh 28/2.8, or Cosina-Porst-Vivitar 40/2.5) with the hood off. On the other hand,

Re: On Topic or Seeking some advise

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The idea of (candid/stealth) street photography keeps crossing my mind more and more often. Since I never did this, I am asking those of you who are experienced in such a thing for advise. Namely, would ME Super and 50/1.7 lens be a good way to start. I

Re: *ist D price issues

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
The basic problem is that a DSLR costing $1500 USD is not inexpensive. As someone recently pointed out, a Spotmatic probably cost a higher percentage of median take-home pay than a DSLR costs today. The problem is, housing, driving, college, and healthcare cost much more, and we want many more

Re: *ist D price issues

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Pål wrote: By putting it into an irresistible, sexy body (look at the Optio S). Who would you date; a sexy playboy model or an ugly rocket scientist? Im shallow enough to make that decision a no brainer, and so are most people. If only life were a James Bond film, where the rocket scientist (or

Re: K loupe compatible with Yashica and Canon?

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I couldn't say. But I do know that Minolta eyepiece accessories will fit Ricoh SLRs.

Unsubscribing

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I have a rare chance to earn some overtime pay in the weeks ahead. That will leave no time, I'm afraid, for PDML. So farewell, until ... ? [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: The LCD of the *istD can obvioulsy be used as a viewfinder

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Diagnostician's version of Occam's razor: When you hear hoofbeats, don't think 'Zebra.' That's exactly why I fear that the ISO range will top out at 400: If it were higher, Pentax would have said so.

Re: Olydak

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Rüdiger wrote: look at the 2.8/300. It has a filter size of 112mm like the a 35mm 2.8/300 and it is no smaller. The lenses should have the size of the Pentax 110 Pocket system, as this has also a factor of 2. So the diameter should be only 56 mm. The diameter would be 56mm if the Olympus lens

Re: 85/1.8 v. 85/2 for portrait - EX: Tradeoffs: old vs. new,

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I wrote: Its diaphragm has something like 12 blades, for incredibly even lighting. Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul, what does a round aperture have to do with even lighting (over the frame?)? Quite a bit, I thought. I believe that Contax has always stated this in its T*-series

Where DLSRs will be bought (was: Re: More *ist D from PMA)

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
In the USA, many buyers shop for a digital camera in an electronics superstore like Best Buy-not in a camera store. If a DLSR gets under glass at those stores, it will greatly affect that brand's DLSR market share.

Why do digital zooms start so unwide?

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
On an SLR zoom, we expect the focal range at 28mm, even 24 mm. Yet on nearly every digicam, the zoom starts at an equivalent focal length of 35 to 38mm. Why so unwide? I think it's that, early on, the camera is specified to have a prescribed zoom ratio-say, 4:1-and the marketing people tell the

Idiosyncrasy (was: Re: All Is Right In The Pentax World!)

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Pål wrote: The Limited lenses: more idiosyncratic than anything else! Well, don’t forget that 1990s Olympus “retro” point-and-shoot that was shaped like an old flashbulb and had an equally bizarre name. What was it again?

Is zoom quality better with a small frame size?

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Could a zoom lens designed for an APS-sized sensor have less distortion or vignetting than a zoom lens designed for full-frame 35mm? In other words, is it easier to design a no compromise 5:1 or 10:1 zoom for the smaller format? Would a hood, for example, be able to work well over a greater range

RE: Olydak

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Steve Desjardins wrote: It seems like Olympus did the obvious/safe thing and created an interchangeable lens version of the E-10/20. They must have made some other changes, because their E-10 literature claims that interchangeable lenses cannot ensure the proper lens-to-CCD distance within

Re: How about a 600/2.8 or a 100-400/2.8-3,5?

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Pål wrote: “In fact some Pentax users wait out the *ist D and when they see it they buy a Canon.” I could be wrong, but I suspect that most shoppers will try to read about the various DSLRs on the Web before buying. Most will find hands-on reviews that evaluate the cameras strictly in terms of

Re: Olydak

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In other words they aren't taking advantage of the format, They're still selling 35mm lenses on a sub 35mm format. It's nice to have a longer lens but you can already do that with Nikon, Canon, and soon with Pentax. I thought it was all about smaller,

Re: Brand names (WAS: Re: How about a 600/2.8 or a 100-400/2.8-3,5?)

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Pål wrote: Nikon, on the other hand, is by far the most valuable name associated with photography there is according to marketing and branding specialists. Forget Hasselblad and Carl Zeiss, they aren't even in the ballpark. Canon is nowhere near Nikon in this regard but the brand name is now

Re: Pentax glass, old vs. new (Re: *ist D lens compatibility)

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The older teles were very nice, and the newer ones that I've used are on par or better. Mark Roberts added: And the Limiteds (wide, normal and tele) are in a class by themselves. Most of us would agree with the PDMLer who wrote that the SMCs were superior in build

FW: Re: *ist D lens compatibility

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Jostein wrote: Buying even a relatively cheap DSLR is such an investment that it seems pretty wasted to top it off with ultra-cheap consumer grade lenses. Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm connecting two computers to our good speakers. The setup requires several pairs of cables, and the more I

Re: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Back in the early 1990s, when Borland's Quattro owned the PC database market, Lotus tried to steal market share by offering a deep introductory discount for Lotus's new product to anyone who would send in Page 1 of the Borland Quattro manual. Lotus would lose on every such sale, but they figured

Re: Five things I love about Pentax

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
1. the LX (and its huge auxiliary viewfinders) will be there when my eyes will need one in a few years 2. SMC 3. great prime lenses, both in manual focus and autofocus 4. the fact that the Ricoh XR-P can use Pentax lenses 5. the long-lived continuity of the K mount

Re: Vignetting and aperture blades

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I guess I was wrong. I was unable to find the correlation between number of blades and evenness of illumination. Only these comments, which suggest that the Sonnar lens with more blades may be worse: From http://www.photo.net/contax/t3 The recomputed Sonnar lens of the T3 has virtually no light

Re: *ist D Pentax prime lenses

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Paul Eriksson wrote: Does anyone have experience with the Tokina or the Tamron? Cotty don't you have the Tokina (ATX version) for your D60? The Tokina AT-X 17/3.5 is said to be outstanding. Unfortunately, Tokina has never made it in Pentax mount. The earlier Tokina SL-17 (RMC) is not nearly as

Re: Jerusalem Snow

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
My son lives in Jerusalem. He tells me that many of the zoo animals were filled with anxiety by the strange stuff.

4 megapixels is enough, said Olympus (in 2000)

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
In the Camedia E-10 press conference on 22 August 2000, the President of Olympus, Mr Masatoshi Kishimoto gave the following remarks. We will stop the research on high resolution CCD. We have been continuously developing high quality digital camera with high resolution CCD. But E-10's 4M pixels

Re: FS: Cosina 50mm F1.2

2003-03-04 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Ryan Brooks wrote: I've got a brand new Cosina F1.2 (yes, 1.2, not the Ebay 1.2) 50mm = lens for sale in K-mount. Got some beautiful picks with this guy, very warm = lens. Asking US$90. [Paul Franklin Stregevsky] Ryan, Surely you mean 55/1.2, not 50/1.2, yes? 58mm filter, right?

Re: my 35-45mm digital dilema what lens???????

2003-03-03 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
adphoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i love using depth of field and a very bright viewfinder so my choices are: vivitar 28mm 1.9 series 1 ** vivitar 28mm 2.0 ** sigma 28mm 1.8 pentax 28mm 2.0 pentax 30mm 2.8 pentax 31mm 1.9 limted pentax 24mm 2.0 sigma 24mm 1.8 vivitar/kiron 24mm 2.0

Re: K 400-600/8-12 Reflex

2003-03-03 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
IL Bill wrote: Anyone have any information on the above lens? I have seen Boz's site on it, but want to know more from someone who's actually used it. You want me to have actually used a lens before I pontificate on its merits or lack thereof? There go three-fourths of my postings. :)

Now it's Rollei's turn (was: Re: OT: More Leica Lust)

2003-03-03 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3354item=2915311123; rd=1 If you have trouble copying and pasting the link, it's item 2915311123, titled ROLLEI RANGEFINDER 35 RF NEW JUST RELEASED!!! (Thanks, Daphne!) Watch Stephen Gandy (http://www.cameraquest.com) drool over this one!

RE: The Hundred Percenters

2003-03-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I have a question for the hundred percenters. Let's say you viewed the following on a good color monitor: - a dozen high-quality images that had been shot with black and white film, and - a dozen high-quality images that had been shot with color print film, then saved in grayscale. Then I

Re: Good news for Pentax: Bad for Minolta

2003-03-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Taz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm new to the list and have been spending the evening looking at some of your posts. The introductions of the *ist and *ist-D seem to be bringing in an unusually large number of new names to PDML. Welcome aboard, Taz. You wrote: I have Minolta and Pentax gear...

Re: Good news for Pentax: Bad for Minolta

2003-03-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Ah--Minolta autofocus. Never mind. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Hands up and be counted

2003-03-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I don't personalise it, in 1968 the Spotmatic cost about 8 times the average weekly wage in England. Today, the *ist D at US$1300 will cost about three times the Australian industrial average wage. OK, now we're talkin'. That's impressive. [EMAIL

Re: Good news for Pentax: Bad for Minolta

2003-03-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
From what I've seen, people may be buying SLRs, but they aren't using them on a regular basis. I seldom see another SLR at public events. I don't see them out on the street. When I shoot a school event, I'll see maybe three or four other SLRs. One will be autofocus; the rest are vintage models

Re: The Hundred Percenters

2003-03-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Fair enough, William; I'll recast the question: Let's say you viewed a high-quality printout on high-qulaity paper of an uncompressed, high-resolution digital scan of a dozen... William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unfortunately, since there is no way to view an image on a computer monitor

Re: All Is Right In The Pentax World!

2003-03-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems that in _many_ products, failing to offend has become more important than managing to thrill. I agree. A recent article in Time or Newsweek examined precisely this point in explaining why owners of Volkswagen Passats LOVE their car on an emotional level that

Re: 200 dpi monitors? (was: Re: The Hundred Percenters)

2003-03-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you have a monitor that does 4K x 3K. they exist. Herb, 12 megapixel displays don't exist, except possibly in the rarefied world of grayscale medical CRTs. Even then, I doubt it. Maybe you're thinking of virtual desktops. On older operating systems, companies

Re: Daylight Fill-Flash w/ 280 on Super Program

2003-03-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
The Super Program is my mail flash camera, and now I know why I haven't managed to use fill flash: I don't take it off of autoexposure. No wonder people buy newer camera bodies; fill flash needn't be calculated: You can just tell the camera, Make it so. Right? At least, the Ricoh XR-X3P (their

Re: vs1 28mm 1.8 72mm filter

2003-03-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
The ad is mistaken; it is the classic 28/1.9. There is no Vivitar 28/1.8. The only 28/1.8 lens I'm aware of is the new Sigma autofocus. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2915155403category=46 87 is this a new version

FS: some classic lenses

2003-03-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Stan, Your ambivalence toward selling the 85/1.8K tells you all you need to know. Don't do it! You'll regret it. I sold my 85/1.8 screwmount, and even though I don't like using screwmount adapters, that lens was simply the best-built lens I've ever used; I still mourn for it. At least the

Re: 200 dpi monitors? (was: Re: The Hundred Percenters

2003-03-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Herb, Your first link didn't work for me (too long, even though I copied and pasted it?), but the second link did: http://www-3.ibm.com/solutions/lifesciences/solutions/medical.html OK, it's the T221 flat-panel, the same model I was talking about, now available for about $7000. But it's 9.2

Re: 200 dpi monitors? (was: Re: The Hundred Percenters)

2003-03-02 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bandwidth and optical resolution are two different things, just because a monitor can sync to a HF signal doesn't mean that it can resolve it. In fact sync-ing to a frequency that is higher than the phosphor triplets can resolve leads to moire patterns

RE: K 85/1.8 vs screw 85/1.8 or 85/1.9

2003-03-01 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Levente -Levi- Littvay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, but based on its appearance they are QUITE different. So you say optically they are identical? You have another option: Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 85/1.8 (multicoated, 58mm filter, Manual/Auto switch), available in M42 screwmount (but not K

Re: What film do you use?

2003-03-01 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
All C-41 color: For low-speed outdoor, Kodak Royal Gold 100 or Kodak Portra NC 160. However, I just bought a brick each of Fuji Reala 100 and Agfa's 160 pro color film; the Agfa is said to blow away the competition in lpm resolution. For medium-speed outdoor and indoor with flash, Kodak Portra NC

Re: Do you speak/write Italian? OT

2003-03-01 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Check out these online translation sites that handle Italian: http://babelfish.altavista.com/ http://www.translate.ru/ Designed for Russian speakers, but usable by the rest of us. I've used it when writing to a Russian dealer. The site appears to have changed its home-page interface. Can one of

Re: =?x-unknown?q?P=E5l's_lust_for_Sexy_Camera?=

2003-03-01 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
1. Canon Elph (APS). 2. Yashica Samurai (half-frame). 3. Rollei A110 (110). 4. Contax T* (35mm) 5. Olympus XA (35mm) Pål Jensen wrote: I expected something with built in lust factor. Something that made peole say wow! with first sight. Something sexy that they had to check out. Lawrence Kwan

Frame size (was: Re: Position: *ist-D D10)

2003-02-28 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 22:45:48 -0500 Bill wrote: I just looked it up. APS negative is16.7 x 30.2mm, half frame of course is 18 x 24, making the half frame about 16% smaller than APS. And Minox subminiature size is, I think, 8 x 11mm. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Ricoh KR-5 Super III

2003-02-28 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I'm not familiar with that Ricoh body; it may have sold under one name in North America, and another name elsewhere. For example, the XR-M in the USA is called the XR-X elsewhere. To see where that body fits into the Ricoh lineup, and to read the manual, see http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ . By

Re: FA 300/4.5 question

2003-02-28 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Thomas wrote: Still, I like the F more than the FA because of it's sturdy tripod mount. I'm waiting for someone to buy one of each size of Canon's three auxillary tripod mounts, find out which one (if any) fits the FA 300/4.5, and inform the list. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

ON and OFF symbols (was: Re: *ist D photos)

2003-02-28 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 0 and 1 as equivalent to off and on connect only after you have been around computers. the ISO committee that decided this along with a lot of other symbols were aiming for a lot lower. since none of you guys bother reading the documentation for the symbols

Re:Test

2003-02-28 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
My posts don't seem to be making it through. Make sure your email program is in Plain Text or Simple Text mode. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Hands up and be counted

2003-02-28 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
John Coyle wrote: In 1968 ... A Spotmatic in England at that time cost 122 pounds and a bit - six weeks of my pay, rounded. An *ist D is forecast to be priced about US$1300-$1500: let's strike an average at $1400. I currently pay myself a basic wage of US$635 per week, and take profit-sharing of

Re: No Flash that reverts to Flash (was: Re: Hands Up II: What About the Film *ist?)

2003-02-28 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 19:57:12 -0500 From: Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Caveman wrote: I definitely hope that the pop-up flash on the *ist could be permanently turned off ;-) If not, then some duct tape will certainly solve the problem ;-) I can't help but share this cartoon, reprinted in the

re: Effective WHAT? (Digital *ist)

2003-02-26 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you talking about the post you quoted or about apparent focal length? I'm not sure what you mean by interpolated... Chris, I was not referring to your superb explanation about a DSLR's cropping effect, which I've saved for future reference. Rather, I'm

Re: *ist D photos

2003-02-26 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Ken, When PDMLers of the future examine the archives, they will credit you for revealing the first photos of the *ist D. Thanks from all of us. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: *ist D photos

2003-02-26 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Ken Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I just fell in lust again.for the tenth time today. In the 1970s, lyricist/composer Stephen Schwartz (Pippin, Working, Pocahantas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame) wrote a song, Proud Lady. Sung by a brash young man (She calls me a swine--she's mine!),

Re: OT: How things change so quickly

2003-02-25 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I wrote: I bought my first hard drive in 1991. It was 105 megabytes and cost $725, or $7 a megabyte. At Best Buy this week, you can now buy a 120 gigabyte hard drive for $100. That's nearly 7,000 the capacity for less than 1/10 the price (in real dollars). Oops! I was mixing and matching the

Re: MF Normal Lens

2003-02-25 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Joe Wilensky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In that case, get an original K-series SMC 55/1.8. It's the closest you'll come to the screwmount Tak feel in a K-mount lens (albeit with a rubber-texture focus ring) and the same lens formula as the Super-Tak (but with multicoating). I think they're usually

Miranda (was: Re: ebay item question)

2003-02-25 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Steve ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Miranda lenses, BTW, are superb. Miranda used to own Soligor. All of Soligor's great C/D lenses should be available in Miranda mount: the 28/2, 35/2, 100/2, 135/2, 200/2.8, and assorted zooms. . [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How to unsubscribe?

2003-02-24 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Steve Pearson wrote: I have tried a few times to unsubscribe, due to the fact that I travel. ... However, for some reason, I can't unsubscribe? Does anyone know who to contact about this problem? It seems like I have seen other posts about this same problem. Steve (and Teresa), Don't feel

Re: Bodies: K2 vs. KX vs. LX

2003-02-24 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
David Barts ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: So, should I even consider a K2 or KX? Absolutely! I owned a KX and found that even when I wasn't using MLU, my prints seemed sharper because of the low vibration. The K2 adds autoexposure. Only the KX allows MLU in real time or with the timer. I sold the KX

Re: Sigma 300-800mm

2003-02-24 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
a moratorium on acquiring fast glass, betting that one day, the 200 and 300mm glass I already own will be magnified by a DSLR at no cost in brightness. If Pentax won't do it, there's always the other guys.[Paul Franklin Stregevsky] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Greyscale image

2003-02-23 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did mike post an image too? Mine was the one with the greyscale image title of the post. Which image are you reffering to? No, Mike didn't post an image; I simply answered in haste and forgot who has posted the image. The image in mind was the original

Question for USA (Miami or near) members

2003-02-23 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 10:49:18 +1000 From: jcoyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dalelabs.com/ in Hollywood, Florida, very close to Miami. John Coyle wrote: Can anyone recommend a good quality lab that can make high quality 8x10's (or larger) from a scanned

Re: Value of K 3,5/18?

2003-02-22 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Peter Smekal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I private person is selling a SMC(K) 3,5/18mm lens in mint condition. He is asking for a bid. Any idea what a 'reasonable' price might be? Peter, I've seen these go for anywhere from US $500 to $900. A few have gone on German Ebay for less, probably because

Re: K-mount lenses that lock on Pentax bodies

2003-02-22 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I believe that any Ricoh-brand lens that features the P setting is in danger of locking onto any Pentax AF body. In other words, any Rikenon P lens. The older, XR Rikenon lenses are safe. Chris raised the larger question: Did Vivitar, or any other company, make lenses for Ricohs that cannot be

Re: Safe payment types. Was: Re:PayPal, C/C, and fees (WAS: RE: FS: MZ-S, KX...

2003-02-22 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Nick Zentena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does the US clear things electronically? I know in the past US sellers didn't like Canadian bank MO because it could take forever to clear. That meant sending Postal MO that would clear quicker. I've heard horror stories about how long personal checks can take

Re: Greyscale image

2003-02-22 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Impressive tonality, Mike. I especially like the detail visible in the corduroy fabric of the dress at the right. You hit the exposure right on the money; nothing is burned out; a stop under, and you wouldn't be able to see the face of the fellow at the left. I can't wait to hear what lens this

Re: Wicked Fujifilm Finepix F700!

2003-02-22 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Rüdiger wrote: I'm not impressed. I see your point, Rüdiger; you have found some true deficiencies in the old and new Fujis. Nevertheless, for my money, Fuji is still the digicam of choice for photographers like me, who like to be able to shoot without flash at ISO 800 to 1600. No other

Distance scale markings (was: Re: More Pentax news/rumors (Now taking a poll))

2003-02-22 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now, when I use small cameras, I find I don't use the scales anyway. For me, they are just another way to confuse me when I should be concentrating on picture taking. I rely on distance markings--and the DOF scale--to get maximum depth of field when shooting

Vivitar Multi Coating (VMC) color, usage

2003-02-20 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Here's the first photo I've seen where you can clearly see the VMC lettering (Vivitar Multi Coating), yet the glass looks yellowish, like a single-coated lens: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2911988064indexURL=2phot oDisplayType=2#ebaylargephotohosting I still find it strange;

Re: OT: PayPal, C/C, and fees (WAS: RE: FS: MZ-S, KX, lots of lenses)

2003-02-20 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Shaun Canning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not offer a 3% discount for people who don't use Paypal. Include the 3% in your original price, then offer the discount. This is a more attractive option for the consumer. They think they are getting a better deal. Shaun, you clever devil: I think

RE: OT: PayPal, C/C, and fees (WAS: RE: FS: MZ-S, KX, lots of lenses)

2003-02-20 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ebay doesnt allow that. they ended a bunch of my auctions one time for doing that. I take back all the nice things I just wrote about Shaun's bright idea. :) For some reason, Shaun's attempt to turn the rules upside-down reminds me of a tactic I used to

Re: The FLAGSHIP

2003-02-19 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A camera has to be perceived as a flagship by owners of other brands to have any credibility as a flagship. Agreed. Look how many consumer-grade scanners have been marketed as professional scanners. Or how the Tiger computer catalog will routinely slap

Re: FS: MZ-S, KX, lots of lenses

2003-02-19 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Tom Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can take PayPal but you will need to add the 3% fee. Tom, PayPal does not allow its Premium or Business members sellers to require the customer to pay the 3% fee. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Who shoots Ricoh body with Pentax lenses?

2003-02-19 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Colin wrote: And which bodies are you using? Some of them seem pretty well-built, like the KR-5 KR-10. Some seem pretty mediocre. Recommendations? I'd skip over the commodity-level KR-5, KR-10, and their spinoffs. For me, the 1984 XR-P is the standout choice. See my recent post on that body.

Re: *ist complete specifications

2003-02-19 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vertical shots in mind? If so, how will the camera know you're going vertical? I don't know, but Nikon's F5 also knows when it's being held vertically. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Rubinar... ?? Re: Best cheap telephoto?

2003-02-16 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
arathi-sridhar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.rugift.com/photocameras/pentax_cameras_lenses.htm Wow, I knew about the Rubinars, and of course the Zenitars, but I had no idea that the Rubinar mirror lenses are available in K mount. Not that it makes a big difference, I suppose: You can't

Re: M42 EBC Fujinons

2003-02-14 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody have mucho experience the M42 Fuji EBC Fujinon lens lineup? I just bought an EBC 50mm F1.4 for kicks but havent got a clue about the rest of their lineup. They seem to be pretty scarce compared to the Takumars... I know simply that Fuji made two

Re: If Pentax just made _ONE_ real, old-style Pentax...

2003-02-14 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd even buy a plain vanilla MX if they still made one. Anyone want to speculate what it would sell for if Pentax built one now? (Less than an FM3a, I'm sure... Maybe Pentax should outsource its manufacturing to Cosina. Unfortunately, fine as the new

Re: Hands up who crops? (was: Megapixels required for an 8X10 print?)

2003-02-12 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I own Capturing the Moment, the Newseum's collection of all Pulitzer-prize-winning photos from the 1940s to the late 1990s. In several of the photos that had been shot in crowded scenes with a 20 or a 24, there is no tell-tale line convergence or curvature at the edges. That tells me these photos

Re: Hands up who crops? (was: Megapixels required for an 8X10 print?)

2003-02-12 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
On 12 Feb 2003 at 7:47, I wrote: I own Capturing the Moment, the Newseum's collection of all Pulitzer-prize-winning photos from the 1940s to the late 1990s. In several of the photos that had been shot in crowded scenes with a 20 or a 24, there is no tell-tale line convergence or curvature

Re: Pentax, wake up! (was: K and M lenses are now obsolete)

2003-02-12 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Personally, I've been sitting out this discussion because I have no right to tell Pentax what to make. I've bought exactly one item brand-new that bore the Pentax name: a lens-cleaning cloth. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Coating on Filters?

2003-02-12 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I seldom check a lens's rear element for cleanliness. One of my recurring fears is that in the year 2030, I'll discover that on each of my lenses, the rear element has a big smudge that has been degrading my results for decades. Pat White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or, to put it another way,

Jerry?

2003-02-12 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Jerry in Houston, are you the same PDMLer who used to sign off as Jerry Houston? When I was building my set of K-mount lenses from 1998 to 2000, there were a handful of PDMLers whose comments influenced me the most. Jerry Houston was one of them. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: End of K-mount?

2003-02-12 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The only reason Nikon has them is that MITI forced Canon to share. Could that happen in the USA? I thought that only occurred in Ayn Rand's epic novel, Atlas Shrugged, where Hank Rearden spends years perfecting a copper-titanium alloy (Rearden steel) that

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