67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread J and K Messervy
I'm watching an auction for a Pentax 67 MLU with metered prism. No lens and it has a grid focussing screen. It is local so I can pick it up. It is currently at AUD 142.50 with 30 minutes to go. That is really cheap. I'm torn though...do i bid or do I wait and go with a 645? They both have

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread David Savage
At 01:55 PM 5/10/2006, J and K Messervy wrote: I'm watching an auction for a Pentax 67 MLU with metered prism. No lens and it has a grid focussing screen. It is local so I can pick it up. It is currently at AUD 142.50 with 30 minutes to go. That is really cheap. I'm torn though...do i bid or

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread J and K Messervy
- From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 4:07 PM Subject: Re: 67 to bid or not to bid At 01:55 PM 5/10/2006, J and K Messervy wrote: I'm watching an auction for a Pentax 67 MLU with metered prism. No lens and it has

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread John Celio
My thinking is if you're going to go medium format, get the bigger one. Agreed! From my experience scanning and printing from my own 6x7 negs and 6x4.5 negs from a former coworker, the 6x7 negs produced much better BIG enlargements. Of course, not many people print really really big, so it

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread David Mann
On Oct 5, 2006, at 6:55 PM, J and K Messervy wrote: I'm watching an auction for a Pentax 67 MLU with metered prism. No lens and it has a grid focussing screen. It is local so I can pick it up. It is currently at AUD 142.50 with 30 minutes to go. That is really cheap. I'm torn

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 05/10/06, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Before today, I was intently searching eBay for a used Fuji 6x17 medium format panoramic camera. THAT would be awesome! Problem is if you need to digitize it's a PITA to scan the frames, 170mm is too long for most of the dedicated MF desktop

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 5, 2006, at 8:20 AM, John Celio wrote: My thinking is if you're going to go medium format, get the bigger one. Agreed! From my experience scanning and printing from my own 6x7 negs and 6x4.5 negs from a former coworker, the 6x7 negs produced much better BIG enlargements.

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 5, 2006, at 10:26 AM, Digital Image Studio wrote: On 05/10/06, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Before today, I was intently searching eBay for a used Fuji 6x17 medium format panoramic camera. THAT would be awesome! Problem is if you need to digitize it's a PITA to scan the

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread mike wilson
From: Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/10/05 Thu AM 09:26:45 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: 67 to bid or not to bid On 05/10/06, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Before today, I was intently searching eBay for a used Fuji 6x17 medium

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting J and K Messervy [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I decided not to rush things. Tempted as I was, I let it go. It went for $229.50 Aus...that is a real bargain for someone! I'll still leaning for 645 for modern features and less vibration. In the end, I suspect I'll get whichever I can get the

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 05/10/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you are in the market for a 6x17, the word digitise [or even digitize 8-)] is probably not in your vocabulary. Usually they are drum scanned, even ten years ago more people were scanning 6x17 than enlarging to chemical print. -- Rob

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread graywolf
Naw, everyone (except me) has a 5x7 or bigger enlarger? Bet they would look nice as 2.5x7.5 contact prints though. -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Digital Image Studio wrote: On

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread graywolf
Any 5x7 film scanner should work fine GRIN. BTW, can you really call a 2.25 x 7 inch negative medium format? Roll Film, yes; but medium format? -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Digital

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread David Savage
On 10/5/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: J and K Messervy I'll still leaning for 645 for modern features and less vibration. The 6x7 does not have a vibration problem. ...lets roll the video Dave ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 05/10/06, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any 5x7 film scanner should work fine GRIN. BTW, can you really call a 2.25 x 7 inch negative medium format? Roll Film, yes; but medium format? My flatbed :-) http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson%20V700/page_1.htm -- Rob Studdert

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread graywolf
Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: J and K Messervy Subject: Re: 67 to bid or not to bid I'll still leaning for 645 for modern features and less vibration. The 6x7 does not have a vibration problem

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 05/10/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The 6x7 does not have a vibration problem. The P645 has less again, and my M7 has none :-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 10/5/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: J and K Messervy Subject: Re: 67 to bid or not to bid I'll still leaning for 645 for modern features and less vibration. The 6x7 does not have a vibration problem. Last year Bill graced us

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread David Savage
On 10/5/06, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 05/10/06, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any 5x7 film scanner should work fine GRIN. BTW, can you really call a 2.25 x 7 inch negative medium format? Roll Film, yes; but medium format? My flatbed :-)

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread graywolf
Yah, but my Universal Press, had a 2.8 lens and shot 6x9 trannies as well as 6x7 negs and 3.25x4.25 Polaroid. Sigh, I miss that beast. Vibration? An eight pound camera with a leaf shutter, you have to be kidding. -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: graywolf Subject: Re: 67 to bid or not to bid Sure it does, Bill, all those people on the internet, who have never even held one of the cameras, can not be wrong. Besides, even they admitted that it was only at slow speeds on a flimsy, for that camera

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: 67 to bid or not to bid The 6x7 does not have a vibration problem. Last year Bill graced us with a little quicktime movie he made featuring a coin balanced on the focusing screen of his 67. I borrowed the movie

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread Mark Roberts
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 11:38:06 -0600, you wrote: From: Scott Loveless The 6x7 does not have a vibration problem. Last year Bill graced us with a little quicktime movie he made featuring a coin balanced on the focusing screen of his 67. I borrowed the movie for a discussion on another camera

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread John Celio
Before today, I was intently searching eBay for a used Fuji 6x17 medium format panoramic camera. THAT would be awesome! Problem is if you need to digitize it's a PITA to scan the frames, 170mm is too long for most of the dedicated MF desktop scanners, so you have to stitch or scan with a

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J and K Messervy Subject: Re: 67 to bid or not to bid I'll still leaning for 645 for modern features and less vibration. The 6x7 does not have a vibration problem. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread Mark Roberts
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 21:34:43 +0800, you wrote: On 10/5/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: J and K Messervy I'll still leaning for 645 for modern features and less vibration. The 6x7 does not have a vibration problem. ...lets roll the video At GFM

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 06/10/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At GFM this year Bill confessed that trying the experiment with the coin rotated 90 degrees from the orientation shown in the video yields very different results. Still a cool video. I might do the same text with my Mamiya 7 supported on a

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread J and K Messervy
Interesting...I'd love to get my hands on an example of both the 67 and 645 to test them out. - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 11:43 PM Subject: Re: 67 to bid or not to bid On 10/5

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: 67 to bid or not to bid On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 21:34:43 +0800, you wrote: At GFM this year Bill confessed that trying the experiment with the coin rotated 90 degrees from the orientation shown in the video yields very different

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb wrote: From: Mark Roberts On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 21:34:43 +0800, you wrote: At GFM this year Bill confessed that trying the experiment with the coin rotated 90 degrees from the orientation shown in the video yields very different results. Still a cool video. I wasn't at GFM this

Re: 67 to bid or not to bid

2006-10-05 Thread David Mann
On Oct 5, 2006, at 10:46 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Problem is if you need to digitize it's a PITA to scan the frames, 170mm is too long for most of the dedicated MF desktop scanners, so you have to stitch or scan with a high res flatbed film scanner which sort of defeats the advantage.