Re: Spotted on eBay

2001-06-09 Thread Rory Flynn
I saw one of these (or something very similiar) on the street recently. What I saw was certainly large enough to be more than 35mm format, and looked a lot more impressive than the picture suggests. If nothing else the owner/carrier looked the part - a bit like one of those French extreme sports

re: suggested student cameras?

2001-04-11 Thread Rory Flynn
You don't specify an SLR - so what about a rangefinder such as the Voigtlander Bessa R. Especially if acquiring something secondhand requires a leap of faith. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget

RE: LX: testing a used one

2001-03-27 Thread Rory Flynn
As far as I know it goes like this; -if the batteries are dead, and the speed is shorter than 1/30 (?) the mirror will stay up as a "change your batteries" warning. - the same may happen in aperture-priority mode? And the exposure will change during exposure in aperture priority because the

Re: Robocameras - was: eBay madness,

2001-03-02 Thread Rory Flynn
But in the meantime it is descriptive, and fun - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Rare (?) lense

2001-02-10 Thread Rory Flynn
I was in Frankfurt recently and visited Foto-Brell. They have a screwmount Pentax 85mm designed for use with UV light. Anybody with time and a Leica monkey on their back might also visit Foto Hobby (about 300m up the street) who appear to have unlimited Leica gear, and parts, and original

No Subject

2001-02-06 Thread Rory Flynn
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OT: Looking for advice on C 41 chemistry Black and White film

2001-02-06 Thread Rory Flynn
There are 3 of these BW/C41 films (Iford,Kodak, Konica), any thoughts on the respective merits? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Shutter speed = focal length = no shake

2001-01-23 Thread Rory Flynn
Somebody once told me (I read?) that a useful rule of thumb to avoid camera-shake was to use a shutter speed greater than the focal length. My Digital Ixus has a focal length range of 5.4mm-10.8mm and I can get shake. Was the original advice true because of some fortunate relationship